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.
Of Moss & Malice: An Autumn Bog Witch Style Guide
Folklore-inspired fashion for wandering woods and weathering the cold
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Every village has a story about a mysterious woman who lives beyond its borders.
She inhabits the cottage at the edge of the woods, where the trees grow crooked and the ground never quite dries. Some say she can cure an illness. Others insist she caused it. Children are warned against wandering too close, though nobody can agree on what happens to those who do…
Meet the Bog Witch.
Inspired by the fearsome women of European folklore, from Baba Yaga's forest dwelling to the Puritan nightmares of VVitch, this darker interpretation of woodland dressing borrows from the wardrobes of women who lived and worked close to the land. Coarse linen, heavy wool, weathered leather and layers built to withstand the elements form the foundation, accompanied by the colours of peat, moss, stagnant water and decaying vegetation.
For late autumn, the Bog Witch emerges in substantial cloaks, long skirts, knitted hoods and boots made for difficult terrain. Her clothing carries the marks of practical use, with a few peculiar embellishments suggesting that the stories told about her might contain a grain of truth.
Practical Magic Returns: Your Witchy Style Guide
Channel Sally, Gillian or the Aunts ahead of the long-awaited sequel
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
With Practical Magic 2 arriving in theatres this September, the spell has been thoroughly renewed. We found ourselves returning to the nostalgia of original film and the wardrobes that made its magic feel so lived in.
At its heart, Practical Magic is a story about women choosing one another. The Owens women survive because they combine their strength; their power grows through sisterhood.
In anticipation of their return, we created three fashion capsules for finding your place in the Owens family. Sally offers witchy daywear built for real life. Gillian takes that magic out after dark. The Aunts dress for midnight margaritas with absolutely no concern for the calendar.
Whichever closet calls to you, wear it in the spirit of the Owens women: entirely yourself and surrounded by women who make you stronger.
Perfume, Composed from the Ground Up: A Conversation with Jill McKeever, Owner and Perfumer of For Strange Women
At For Strange Women, scent begins with raw botanicals, unfolding slowly against the skin
By: The Lace Ledger
Step into a world where perfume begins in the soil.
At For Strange Women, scent is cultivated, gathered, studied and coaxed into form through plant matter that still carries the memory of where it grew.
Each blend is built with intention. Each note arrives with purpose.
For those who find traditional fragrance overwhelming, this approach offers something else entirely. The compositions move gently, settling into the skin instead of sitting on top of it. What unfolds feels personal, shaped as much by the wearer as by the materials themselves. Owner and perfumer Jill McKeever gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her process and what comes next.
Festive, But Make It Fashion: A Gothic Guide to Holiday Dressing
The ultimate guide to looking outrageously good at every holiday celebration
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Holiday season is upon us and, honestly, it’s the best excuse we get all year to sparkle a little harder than usual. It’s the stretch of winter where you celebrate the people you adore and politely unravel with the coworkers you usually only interact with at face value.
It’s gift exchanges, questionable playlists, desserts to die for and the annual reminder that looking stunning is absolutely part of the tradition.
Whatever the invitation says, this is your moment to show up as the most festive, most fashionable version of your gothic self.
Noir Now: Your Shoppable Guide to FW25 Gothic Fashion
When the runway lights dim, the hunt begins. FW25 left us longing for structured suits, sumptuous fabrics and dark romantic details—but you don’t need a couture budget to indulge.
This shoppable edit curates the best ready-to-wear pieces that encapsulate the season’s goth-coded mood without breaking the bank.
Here, you’ll find accessible leather (and vegan leather) jackets, impeccably tailored blazers, romantic lace dresses, gauzy ruffles; each curated both aligned with the season’s trends and to become staple pieces in your wardrobe going forward.
Inherit the Night: Discover Your Gothic Archetype
What does “gothic style” mean? If you ask the average person, they’ll likely describe the trad goths (or mall goths) of our youth – head-to-toe black, piercings, heavy makeup, perceived love of horror movies and heavy metal.
While that archetype does hold space, it’s only one shade in a much richer palette of gothic expression. Some of us are perpetually pensive, some are mischievous, some find joy in seduction, some haunt the board room while others convene with nature and the constellations – and we all have different aesthetics.
We invite you to explore the many facets of dark femininity through archetypal discovery, uncovering which persona resonates with your inner darkness. None of us are only one thing, but each has a dominant current (or two) running through her marrow.