2.1 gothic clothing
The Alley
858 West Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657, US
(312) 883-1800 or (773) 883-1800
Gothic clothing, shoes, and boots for women and men.
Azrael's Accomplice
422 Lovett Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006-4801, US
batty@io.com
Gothic, fetish, and historical style clothing, corsets, and accessories for women and men. Does custom work.Babybat comments: This home-run gothic clothing business is wonderful! I love it to death because it's all so original and beautiful and also of very high quality! I highly recommend this business to any and everyone!
kristy comments: I ordered a dark blue velvet waist cincher from there. It's *great* quality, I got it quickly, and they were very pleasant to deal with.
Trystan comments: I purchased a black PVC waist cincher from here (thru eBay), and it's fabulous! Great construction, excellent fit, and a pleasure to do business with.
The Black Rose
27 Stanley Sidings
Chalk Farm Road
Camden Town
London NW1 8AH
United Kingdom
Phone (shop): +44 20-7482-6111
Phone (mail order): +44 20-7482-5359
Fax: +44 870-056-9048
steve@b-rose.demon.co.uk
Gothic clothing, jewelry, makeup, hair-dye, and accessories for women and men.Cary comments: I just got in several jackets and a shirt that I ordered from Black Rose, and I would recommend them highly to just about anyone searching for gothic clothing. The fabrics are sumptuous, the designs wonderful, and the prices are fairly inexpensive for mail-order. AND, I got my order less than two weeks after I placed it, which is practically a miracle with mail-order stuff. Highly recommended!
Lethargic comments: Every time I get the chance I have to praise the Black Rose. Their quality is excellent, and they are one of the few online shops that has a large selection of men's gothic clothing. Since I'm very tall, they're always willing to make their clothes with extra length at no extra cost. Plus, unlike most online retailers I've dealt with, I have never had any problems receiving my order in a timely manner.
Emmeke comments: I order a lot at The Black Rose in London. The clothes are gorgeous, and the materials are of good quality and very washable (no "I washed it so it disintegrated" with their stuff). Also, they deliver ordered stuff really fast, which is always a great plus.
Dana comments: I'm in Australia and have ordered some stuff from them -- it was good quality and the shipping cost was about $30 all up (after conversion into Australian dollars) -- wasn't charged anything extra for customs or duty as they marked it as a gift. I think they charge the shipping on the actual weight of the items you order.
The Cornerstone Goodgoth.com
P.O. Box 1814
Westfield, MA 01086, US
413-568-1120 (Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM Eastern Standard Time, closed weekends and holidays)
luluwhite@aol.com
Gothic clothing, jewelry, hair dye, makeup, pewter, candles, gargoyles, and cruelty-free goth accessories.Trystan comments: Every time I've ordered from the Cornerstone, I've gotten excellent service and prompt shipping. And they carry funky-colored hair dye at a lower price than anywhere else I've found!
Bijan comments: Mare, the owner, is VERY nice! She had no problems special ordering the things I needed. The shipping was very fast, and I had a pleasant experience.
Craig Morrison Design
Derw Mill South
Pentre Cwrt, Llandysul
Carmarthenshire, Wales SA44 5DB, UK
Phone: 01559 362180
Fax: 01559 362179
info@cmd.co.uk
Spikey latex rubber items, including rucksacks, pouches, hoods, chairs, cushions, etc.
The Dark Angel
Unit 3b, South St.
Halifax, HX1 2EL, England, UK
Phone/Fax: 01422-365879
carri@thedarkangel.co.uk
Catalog £2.50, £3.50 Europe, or $5 US (refundable with first order)
Gothic clothing and accessories for women and men. Does mail-order and is also available in many gothic retail stores.
Divinity Designs
c/o D.E. Designs
515 Manhattan Drive, #203
Boulder, CO 80303, US
sylvia@ntw.net
Gothic clothing and accessories. Does custom work.Lux comments: I've just got to say: Divinity rocks my planet. I ordered from them a few weeks ago & my lurvly pvc circle skirt arrived last week, *very* full & for most of my pvc pieces, this thing was *cheap*. The lady who runs Divinity was also very congenial & had my loot out to me quickly.
Christine Huneke comments: divinity is excellent!!!!!!!! the order came so fast, i ordered a second time.
Enigma Fashions
PO Box 120204
Chula Vista, CA 91912
Phone/Fax: (619) 425-2892
info@enigmafashions.com
Gothic clothing. Does custom work.
Eye-Spy Eclectics
PO Box 1722
Belton, TX 76513
blackwidow@eyespyeclectics.com
Gothic, cyber, and Gothic Lolita-style clothing: original designs, used/revamped clothing, and items from famous-label retailers. Does custom work.
Gallery Serpentine
123 Enmore Road, Enmore
Sydney, Australia NSW 2042
Phone: + 61 2 9557 5821
Fax: + 61 2 9557 0964
annette@nightmachines.net
Gothic and historical clothing, corsets, and accessories for women and men. Does custom work.Tangent comments: My friend and I just received our order from Gallery Serpentine and... whoohoo! She ordered the steel-boned Edwardian corset in black and a long A-line skirt that fit PERFECTLY. (She's 6 feet tall and can never find clothes long enough.) I ordered the steel-boned Edwardian in green with lace, the pointed PVC waist cincher (which whittles my waist down to nothing!), and the spiderweb top which Annette custom-made for my freakishly long arms. I love that woman. I see a re-order in the near future...
Gypsy Moon
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140, US
(617) 876-7095
spider@gypsymoon.com
Catalog $3
Gothic gypsy clothing for women and men.
Haunted Forest Couture
c/o Valerie Kessler
2545 Hilliard-Rome Road
PMB 110
Hilliard, OH 43026
(614) 876-7725
valerie@wiliqueen.com
Medieval, Renaissance, and gothic clothing for women and men. Does custom work.
Hot Topic
in shopping malls across the US as well as online ordering
Gothic clothing, shoes, boots, and accessories for women and men.
House of Ill Repute
469 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2A9
Canada
Phone: (800) 811-5581 or (416) 203-0170 Fax: (416) 203-6483
hoir@hotmail.com
Catalog $2
Gothic clothing and accessories for women and men.
Inkubus Haberdashery
3199 Commodore Plaza
Coconut Grove, FL 33133, US
(305) 638-4684
Phone: (305) 638-GOTH
Fax: (305) 531-GOTH
malaise@netrox.net
Gothic clothing, jewelry, and accessories for women and men.
Ipso Facto/Fall From Grace
517 North Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92632, US
(714) 525-7865
ipsofacto@earthlink.net
Catalog $2
Gothic clothing, shoes, boots, jewelry, bondage gear, makeup, hair dye, t-shirts, and accessories.
Jeannie Nitro
688 S. Santa Fe, Suite #113
Los Angeles, CA 90021, US
(323) 871-8505
jeannie@jeannienitro.com
Free catalog
Gothic and fetish clothing, shoes, boots, and accessories for women and men. Does mail-order and is also available in many gothic retail stores.Alchemy comments: I ordered the Victorian coat dress from Nitro. While it was rather expensive, the seams weren't altogether that strong, and it began to come apart not too long after I purchased it. The sizes are fine, I've noticed. In short, their clothes are so-so and on occasion not worth their price, IMHO.
Juliette comments: I recently purchased two dresses from the catalog (a vinyl one and a velvet one), and I'm really pleased with both of them. I would say that the sizes are pretty reliable, and unlike some other goth lines, you can actually have a chest and wear them.
Celeste comments: My Jeannie Nitro shoes came today!! They are great!! I ordered the Classified "Maria" shoes and I just love them!! They are very friendly people and kept me updated on my order. The shoes are very nice quality and only cost $25!
Kambriel (formerly Atrocities)
P.O. Box 162
Salem, MA 01970, US
info@kambriel.com
Catalog $5 ($10 outside the US)
Gothic clothing and accessories for women and men. Does custom work.Theda Bara comments: I am in love with Atrocities! Their clothes are simple but very beautiful and elegant, have very good prices, very good tailoring, and whenever you receive your order, you will find little trinkets inside the box with whatever it is that you ordered from them. You can tell that they appreciate their customers, and it usually takes about two weeks for me to receive any packages from them, unlike some other mail-order services... this is a store that will definitely hear more from me!
Lady Bathory comments: Atrocities has some of the best-constructed goth menswear i've seen. Their website only features their waistcoat, pants, poet-style shirt, & the Borgia Shirt, but they do reasonably-priced (relatively) custom stuff... a local fellow had a whole Edwardian suit made for the Gothic Prom, which came out beautifully.
Lip Service
130 S. Anderson St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033, US
Phone: (323) 260-7308
Fax: (323) 260-4970
webkatt@lip-service.com
Gothic and fetish clothing for women and men. Does mail-order and is available in many retail gothic stores.Basinke comments: Lip Service is pretty ubiquitous in the States... pretty much everyone is going to have a piece or two. My kickass PVC jacket with the fake fur collar is made by them. I've had it for about a year, I've worn it out dancing and such, and it seems to be fine -- no runs or rips or whatever. The zipper still holds firmly and the belt loops are on tightly. No -- I take that back, one is coming off. >:( i'll have to sew that back on. I would say the clothes are basic-quality, not crap but not luxury. I have no idea about the service.
Ismene comments: I've never done mail-order with them, but do have two PVC coats from that company. One's a trench coat and the other is shorter and zips up the front. A friend of mine has a fishnet shirt and a mesh shirt by them as well, and those have held up well so far. Overall, the quality seems decent. However, their sizes run small. I had to get a men's large on the trench in order to fit over my shoulders, let alone button up over my chest. The women's large was so tight in the shoulders that I couldn't even cross my arms for fear of the seams splitting. I can zip the other jacket up over my chest, but it isn't particularly comfortable to do so.
Narnia comments: I haven't mail-ordered from them, but I know the quality of the clothes is wonderful. I've had the same vinyl dress from them for 2 years now, and it's still as good as new. I have a fishnet shirt that's at least a year old -- I've caught rings on it, and it's still as good as new. It's a little pricey, but it's totally worth it.
nekochan comments: I've never mail-ordered from them. However, I did purchase this black and red corset from them. It's pretty nifty. It has this double zipper and laces up in the front. It looks really neat, but it doesn't quite function as a corset. From what I've seen in the stores here in Philly that carry Lip Service, they don't necessarily make clothes that will fit as they should. But either way, you should be able to return it if it isn't satisfactory.
AngelofDeath comments: Well, I've had some Lip Service items hold up ok and some fall apart after the first wear. The only way I buy their stuff now is if it's (1) on sale or (2) I can justify paying full price for something I'll probably get one wear out of.
Medusa Clothing
5930 Ians Way
Alexandria, VA 22315
(703) 921-1843 Monday-Friday 9-5 Eastern time
sales@medusaclothing.com
Gothic clothing and accessories with vintage, cyber, and rockabilly influences. Existing pieces can be custom-sized if requested.
Ophelia Unbound
(212) 633-6940
opheliaunbound@yahoo.com
Couture, costume, and wedding clothing with a gothic flair. Does custom work.Azrielabis comments: i'd recommend ophelia unbound. i've done fashion shows for the designer michelle, and her clothes are beautiful and not that expensive for the quality and time she puts into it.
Dan'a comments: i purchased the most wonderful dress, stunning. she let me choose my own colors and fit it especially for me... the prices were soooo very reasonable and the work is INCREDIBLE! so much so that i might actually use it as my wedding dress.
Religious Sex
7 St. Marks Place
New York, NY 10003, US
(212) 477-9037
mail@religioussex.com
Gothic clothing and accessories for women and men.
Retail Slut
7308 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90046, US
Phone: (323) 934-1339
Fax: (323) 934-3293
retailslut@earthlink.net
Gothic and fetish clothing, jewelry, makeup, hair dye, and accessories for women and men.
Rev. J. Belick
P.O. Box 28098
San Jose, CA 95159, US
jbelick@hotmail.com
Gothic, rockabilly, punk, and skater t-shirts, and novelties. Some of these designs are available at Hot Topic, but the shirts are less expensive if you buy direct from the manufacturer.
Shadow Fae
order@shadowfae.com
Gothic and Gothic Lolita clothing for women, men, and children. Existing items can be customized if requested.
Silks and Velvets
c/o Yosa Addiss
700 Mass. St. Suite #105
Lawrence, KS 66044, US
catalog@yosa.com
Custom-made corsets, fantasy gowns, wedding gowns, and historical gowns. Plus-size orders are welcome (up to about a US 24) and no additional charge.Daednu comments: Today I received my second Yosa corset. I previously bought an Antique corset from her. I bought my own brocade, and she made a perfectly fitted corset from it. This time I got a Century corset to wear under a bridesmaid gown. I had it made of black cotton for durability. I couldn't be more pleased with it. It's wonderfully finished and looks beautiful even though it's made of plain cotton. The cotton is a perfect weight, and it fits me like a glove.
Trystan comments: I have several items made by Yosa, and they're all divine! The materials are lush, the construction is precise and exquisite, the fit is amazing (even by mail!), and she's just a dream to work with. Highly recommended!!!
Siren
463 Queen St. West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSV-2A9
(416) 504-9288
info@sirenweb.com
Catalog $10
Large selection of gothic clothing, shoes, boots, corsets, jewelry, and accessories for women and men.Dr. Frank N. Furter comments: I own quite a bit of stuff from the Siren catalog. Yes, my wardrobe is the main reason I'm in piles of debt, but Siren isn't trying to sell you things that you can get somewhere else for half the price. The fabrics they use are gorgeous, and the workmanship is impeccable.
Spider's Web/Spooky Boutique
P.O. Box 421024
Los Angeles, CA 90042, US
(626) 964-8891 (Mon-Sat, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Pacific Time)
spider@spookyboutique.com
Gothic clothing, jewelry, and accessories. Does mail-order and is available at gothic retail stores.Please click here for a thread from a.g.f about Spooky Boutique's service, begun 06/01/02.
Starkers! by Dianna DiNoble
P.O. Box 207, Station B
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2W1, Canada
(416) 871-1675
dianna@starkers.com
Catalog $3
Gothic clothing and corsets for women and men. Does custom work.Carnell comments: I can speak from personal experience since both Catia and I own Starkers! corsets... They are wonderful! Excellently made and beautiful to look at.
Bathsheba comments: I own Starkers! Pandora corset in black satin, I LOVE it. I just wore it Friday night to the Black Tape for a Blue Girl show, and felt quite happy with it. I also own a Dark Garden Amazon corset. While the Starkers corset may not be quite as exquisitely made as the DG corset, it is still quite high quality. Also, the prices at Starkers are much lower than Dark Garden's, especially when the currency conversion is taken into account.
Dionysia comments: on monday i got my new corset from starkers! i wore it for the first time last night to man ray. it's the yummiest thing i've ever seen. it's purple brocade... victorian style, coming up to right under the breasts. i loved what it did to my waist (buh bye tummy!) and the fact i stood up straight for probably the first time in years! i love it i love it :) i'd definitely recommend a corset from starkers!... albeit i don't have much comparison, this being my first corset and all, but all the experience i had with starkers! was positive, from the woman vending at c4, to dianna herself (who i spoke to on the phone), to the corset.
Void Alternative Clothing & Footwear
40 Carlton St.
Nottingham, NG1 1NN, UK
Phone: 0115-952-0039
Fax: 01623-758086
tony@void-clothing.co.uk
Gothic clothing, boots, and accessories for women and men.
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