Dead Serious Dress Code: The Gothic Activewear Directory
13 alternative fitness brands and collections for lifting, lunging, stretching and sweating
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
We go to the gym to feel our best, so, what we wear should help us feel like ourselves, too. From yoga and pilates to the weight rack, spin, barre and boxing, there's no reason to leave your personal style in the locker room.
We've rounded up our favourite gothic and alternative activewear brands and collections, featuring everything from romantic, lace-trimmed sets to death metal-inspired gym gear.
Designed with performance in mind and plenty of personality to match, these pieces are ready to work as hard as you do.
Inside Gothleisure™ with Lively Ghosts Founder Lindsay Kaye
The designer reflects on the inspiration behind the brand’s latest chapter
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Few launches have generated as much excitement within gothic fashion circles this summer as Gothleisure™ collection.
The newest addition to cult favourite brand, Lively Ghosts’ lineup, arrives at a moment when people are becoming increasingly unwilling to reserve their favourite aesthetics for special occasions only. Equal parts practical and playful, the collection brings lace, Victorian-inspired details and the brand's signature spooky wink into a category overrun with boring, basic matching sets.
To celebrate the launch, we caught up with founder Lindsay Kaye to discuss the collection's origins, the art of building an entire world through design and where Lively Ghosts is headed next—which, if our conversation is any indication, may involve both yoga mats and red-carpet drama ;).
Alt Activewear for Getting After It in 2026
A Goth-Girl Style Guide and Playlist for Workouts that Bite Back
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Your hair is wrecked. Breathing, heavy. Cheeks, flushed. Body, tired. You have never felt better.
There is a specific peace that arrives after a hard workout. It lives somewhere between exhaustion and clarity. It feels earned.
This edit is for that moment, pairing goth-coded activewear with music that pushes you through the wall and carries you back down.