19 Female-Led Gothic Brands We Love
Style, Fashion, Culture, March Issue Amanda Kotiesen Style, Fashion, Culture, March Issue Amanda Kotiesen

19 Female-Led Gothic Brands We Love

An International Women’s Day edit of dark feminine brands defining modern gothic fashion and beauty

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

These are the baddies that get us. The women building the pieces we actually want to wear because they exist inside the same subculture. They understand our references, our humour, our obsessions and our challenges.

They make cool shit that lands because it’s ours—designed by women who understand the pure joy of putting on an outfit that makes you feel totally yourself.

For International Women’s Day, and long after the hashtag fades, we love backing the women-led brands that create exceptional work inside our community, shaping the aesthetic we inhabit.

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Gothic Sleepwear Guide: Decadent Pajamas for the Holidays
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Gothic Sleepwear Guide: Decadent Pajamas for the Holidays

Find your darkly festive Christmas morning ensemble that honours your aesthetic and the spirit of the season

The slow, sacred nature of the holidays ask us to show up in softness, especially in the mornings. Often mainstream sleepwear during this time of year can collapse into the trap of fast fashion: novelty flannel with deafening prints that ends up being tossed or donated after only a handful of uses.

While the thrill of a matching photo moment can be fun, the dark feminine tend to crave something more intentionally curated.

This edit is a way to honour the season without sacrificing your identity. It offers an invitation to choose rest with a point of view. It gives you permission to wake up on Christmas morning in a silhouette that still feel both authentic to your personal style and appropriate for your celebration, whatever it may be.

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