Halloween Oufits: The Witch , The Bat and The Spider

With less than a week to go until Halloween celebrations begin we have put together a few tempting looks to choose from, no matter what you have planned.

Transform yourself into a stunning sorceress, with these spectacular items from The Gothic Shop.  The Maria High Low Sinister Dress is a great place to start with a diamond neckline, criss cross velvet and soft satin with french lace overlay.






Calling all bat lovers, we have a fantastic selection of bat-inspired outfits, accessories and more. We LOVE this Bat Lace Sleeve Long Goth Dress, fitted knit and winged sleeves. The Secret Obession Bat handbag, featuring a halloween style purple and white print of owls, bats, a haunted house





Spin a web to catch your prey with these delightful arachnid designs. Miss Muffet Spider Skirt teamed with Venus Vest will look smashing!

Happy Halloween - The Perfect Halloween Outfit

It's every Goths favourite time of the year - Halloween is approaching!

We are all very excited and love to see the world a little spookier and a little scarier, but in a good way.  Of course, it's time to plan our perfect Halloween outfit, and since we are horribly indecisive about it, we made several versions, and decided to share them with you!

The first one is a sweet little Succubus, just because we feel like being flirty and wicked and having tons of fun! That's why this set has a bondage style top, wicked horns and a distressed looking mini skirt. Of course, a hooded jacket is needed to make that perfect dramatic entrance!

Of course, no Halloween is complete without a proper Witch costume! Even though half of our closet looks like it belongs to a witch, Halloween is the perfect excuse to go over the top and be a little silly, but still look stunning! The slit gown is sure to turn some heads, and we added only a pair of bat shaped earrings as accessories. The moon purse is there so you have some place to keep your essential makeup.

A delicate and ethereal Ghost is always a good choice, and a great excuse to wear one of our favourite dresses ever, the Ophelie, especially paired with some beautiful Alchemy Gothic jewellery.

A black gown for a black veiled Skeletal Bride.  We love playing around with makeup, and this is a perfect chance to try out our skeleton look!

What's Halloween without a Vampire? We reached again for the incredibly flattering and comfortable Ophelie corset dress, and are using our brand new Manic Panic makeup and Alchemy Gothic jewellery to create that perfect Vampire Queen look.

 Ah the ethereal, the tormented, the damned... Fallen Angel. With a ballet inspired dress that flows with every step and thorn-shaped jewellery, you're ready to break hearts and tempt mortals to their downfall!

We decided to test our makeup skills again, this time choosing the Scarecrow as our costume. With a tattered top, a dramatic ragged skirt and crow shaped necklaces by Pendulous Threads and Curiology, all that's left is to find the perfect spooky makeup tutorial!

But sometimes we just want to go for a more relaxed look, so what better way than with a Pirate costume? And while every other pirate out there will be wearing brown and tan, we stay true and go with black and purple with dramatic jewellery!

We left our Zombie costume for last. The witchery dress we fell in love with this summer was made autumn-friendly with this eclectic cardigan, and we completed the look with green and purple makeup and lipstick, and a voodoo doll necklace.

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Halloween: The Vampire, The Zombie or The Warlock

  
Our ancestors believed that on October 31 the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and wreck havoc in the living world, so masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them.

So with old Hallows eve almost upon us,  we thought it fitting to share some outfit ideas   if you are looking for a way to cradle this emerging custom then take a look at these inspiring outfit ideas:

Featured above to get you started with your Vampire inspired style is the  Sinister Hooded Cape, Restyle Satchel, Venetian Mask  and then for the make-up here are the basics which include Stargazer, Manic Panic and HexSoaps.

Or if you are a fan of the sallow walking dead complexion of zombies,  you are in for a real treat with shredded trousers, torn shirts and ripped skirts and skulls.

For the blokes we have selected our best selling items to help you create your look:

Coat:        Men's Long Black Buckle Trench Coat by Dead Threads

Tee:          St Leventius Remains

Trousers:  Black Bondage by Dead Threads

For more visit www.the-gothic-shop.co.uk

**Additional Information from:

Halloween History http://www.halloweenhistory.org/

Universal Monsters

It’s Halloween! And when for those like us, every day is Halloween, it can be a bit tough coming up with something extra special on that day.  So this year, we drew our inspiration from the classic Universal Monsters- Dr Frankenstein, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera and the Wolfman, all in female versions. We had a ball with this, and hope you’ll be inspired too!

We’re kicking it off with Dr. Frankenstein. We didn’t want to go full Victorian for this, but instead opted for a mix of Victoriana, steampunk and a post-apocalyptic coat to provide just that fine line of genius and madness. Tease your hair up for an extra shocking effect. The white streak in it, is optional, and only if you are a fan of the Bride of Frankenstein!

Midnight Hour Dress - Dragonfly

Midnight Hour Dress by Banned
Secret Obession Bag by Banned
Secret Obsession Wallet Purse by Banned
Model Dragonfly

Halloween Outfit Ideas and a Treat for You

We've just opened our Halloween Category, full of awesome clothing and accessories to create your creepiest Halloween Outfit yet.  Below are some Halloween outfit ideas which we hope will inspire you to create your killer Halloween costume.  Whether you're trick-or-treating, visiting a haunted house, baking spooktacular treats, watching scary movies or partying with ghoulish friends, we'd love to see your photos so please share them with us on Facebook and Instagram.

Creepy and cute

If there is something we goths love, it's pairing creepy and cute together.  Maybe it's because we grew up with Beetlejuice and Tim Burton, maybe it’s because spiders and bats are just so darn adorable (and maybe it's our latest shop addition- Atomic Lace jewellery), but either way, there is always some room for a cute detail or two in our wardrobe.

This time we went all out, dug through our Gothic Shop closet and pulled out our cutest pieces of clothing and jewellery, and created four outfits for you to squee over (we know we did)!

Sinister Winter 2015 - Part 2 - Zaynab - Lady Macbeth

The Newest Sinister 2015 Collection- Part 2

Following on from Part 1, next in line is a gorgeous matching set known as the Zaynab set. The blouse features corset lacing at the front and gives a very feminine silhouette. The neckline, cuffs and hem are trimmed in beautiful lace. The most dramatic part of the blouse are definitely the super long lace sleeves. The matching skirt is of a "fishtail" style. It is tight from the hips to the knees and then flares to the ground, this part is lined in satin and has a lace overlay. This outfit is perfect for an elegant night out or for a special occasion.

Sinister Winter 2015 - Part 1 - Jazmin - Lady Macbeth

The Newest Sinister 2015 Collection- Part 1

Just when you think they couldn’t get any better, the creative minds behind Sinister from Holland come up with amazing new designs that made this Goth's heart skip a beat. I was lucky enough to receive some of the new designs to take product images for The Gothic Shop as well as gorgeous concepts for Sinister which will be shot later this year! These dresses, outfits and accessories are too gorgeous not to be incorporated into a spooky setting and dramatic photographical concept. I already have some amazing ideas for them so keep an eye out on my page this Winter :)

Lilianne Gothic Coat - Maria Amanda

We love this beautiful set of photos of Maria Amanda taken in 2012.  Maria Amanda wears the Lilianne gothic coat by Sinister which can be purchased in sizes uk8-26.

Casual Gothic Wear for Halloween

Heading out for a big night or just chilling with friends this Halloween, we usually begin October with inspirational costume ideas, but end up scrapping them due to lack of time, work or family taking priority.  So we have put together a simple yet comfortable outfit that you can put on in less than a minute.

If you dare to bare your midriff we have the cool Black skull 'n crossbone Long Sleeve  net top over red lining or My Beautiful Maddness Punk Rave Top with black and grey skull print and off the shoulder buckle straps in faux leather.

Team either with a pair of black leggings ,  we chose the ManTrap Gothic Leggings worn with a pair of stylish combat boots. While accessorizing with a gorgeous Brocade Stud Handbag and perhaps even a Cherryloco Choker.

Finish your look by adding Stargazer's Semi Permanent Tattoo Pen with these Red Devil coloured contact lenses,  guaranteed to get you noticed and they can be worn for up to 8 hours at a time.

For more Halloween Inspiration visit www.the-gothic-shop.co.uk.

Ella Amethyst - Trev Wordley - Ophelia by Sinister

In this lovely set of photos Ella Amethyst wears the Ophelia Dress by Sinister.  Trev Wordley Photography.
Black Ophelia Dress
Necklace by Alchemy Gothic.
Darkling Vampire Bat Hairclip by Alchemy Gothic.

Skullspiration from The Gothic Shop

Still stuck on ideas for an outfit for Halloween?  Fear not as we have put together the perfect look featuring a selection of  Skeleton themed clothing which is the epitome of Halloween.  This lasting image of human mortality combines well with themes from the afterlife from super cute and sexy skeleton bodycon dresses to eerie accessories, pop in some goulish contacts and you are good to go!.

All items can be purchased via our website will still plenty of time before Halloween

Clothing:

• Skeleton Tunic Dresses by KreepsVille
• Restyle Skeleton Hoodie and Leggings 
• Skull and Roses Leggings by Banned 
• Skeleton Underbust Corset by Restyle

Accessories:

• Satan's Key to Hell Necklace 
• Osbourne's Black Cross Pendant  Necklace
• I Dieth Skull 'n Bones Strap Wristband
• Bandana Skull Satchel by Loungfly
• Contact Lenses

Get the Zombie Look this Halloween at The Gothic Shop

Get the Zombie look this Halloween by teaming the Blood Splashed white T-shirt with Skull Print slashed Leggings and the Black Rose Hoodie by Spiral Direct.  The Heart's Blood Earrings by Alchemy Gothic are a must and why not add the No Man's Land Skull and Barbs bracelet by Alchemy Gothic.  You'll be the perfect zombie with these Bloodshot Drops Lenses and of course, blood red nails by OPI is a must to enhance those talons of yours ;)  Keep your eyes peeled for more Halloween Outfit Ideas at The Gothic Shop.