Kate's Gothic and Alternative directory
Kate has been designing and making clothes since she was a child, to begin with she just made clothes for herself for fun. Fast forward a bit, and after graduating from University with a 1st class Honours degree in chemical engineering Kate started making and selling a few garments in her spare time from a workshop in the garage. Things grew from there and a few years very hard work later Kate is Managing Director of one of the the UK's most prominent gothic clothing businesses.
Most of the sites listed here are pretty goth flavoured, if you're looking for something more punk or emo fashion related then you may want to check out this link for a great range of Emo Clothing.
We're always looking for more interesting stuff to add to this page so if you have a page you'd like to see listed here please write to: ben(at)katesclothing.com, but please make sure your link is relevant, emails suggesting sites selling crappy trainers or Viagra get filed under 'die scum die'.
If you only visit one link from this page, make it this one: http://www.wm3.org/ This site is about three kids who were convicted of murder in the US largely because they wore black and listened to heavy metal. If you've ever had any trouble for being 'alternative' count yourself lucky, it could have been worse.
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Pubs and Clubs
Clothing Brands
Bands
Models
Magazines
Photographers
Artists
Online shops
Humour
Resources
Miscellaneous
Clothing Brands
Bands
Models
Magazines
Photographers
Artists
Online shops
Humour
Resources
Miscellaneous
Pubs and Clubs
Heresy, Coventrys Premier Goth/Industrial night
Floorshow - Goth club nights in Newcastle, Sunderland and the North East.
The Wendy House - Sheffield Alternative 80's Goth club
Vagabonds - London Gothic, Industrial and Darkwave club
www.miseryofsound.co.uk Monthly Goth, Deathrock and Horror Punk night in Blackpool with Live Bands.
www.misfest.co.uk Annual Blackpool Goth Festival by the people who bought you Misery Of Sound
www.scruffymurphys.co.uk The best Rock pub in Birmingham
www.scarletpromotions.co.uk Birmingham fetish/goth club - Dare to be Different
Heresy, Coventrys Premier Goth/Industrial night
Floorshow - Goth club nights in Newcastle, Sunderland and the North East.
The Wendy House - Sheffield Alternative 80's Goth club
Vagabonds - London Gothic, Industrial and Darkwave club
www.miseryofsound.co.uk Monthly Goth, Deathrock and Horror Punk night in Blackpool with Live Bands.
www.misfest.co.uk Annual Blackpool Goth Festival by the people who bought you Misery Of Sound
www.scruffymurphys.co.uk The best Rock pub in Birmingham
www.scarletpromotions.co.uk Birmingham fetish/goth club - Dare to be Different
Clothing
Brands
www.necessaryevil.org.uk - Necessary Evil brand website
Unless you've been under a rock for the last few years you'll know about Iron Fist Clothing, we know they're not exactly goth but then
they dont exactly fit it any of the genre pigeon holes and we like that. Have a look at our range of Iron Fist Shoes
Hell Bunny is one of the cutest brands around today, with inspiration taken from punk, street and retro fashion they've got a look all of their own.
Check out a great selection of Hell Bunny stuff at Edge Fashion.
If you're a goth and you have feet the chances are you already know about Demonia Boots, there really isn't anything else like them. If you've
ever seen someone wearing a pair of boots and thought "wow, I want those boots" or "how the hell do they walk in those?" they were probably Demonia Boots
Bands
Losing sun are kick ass.
www.caudapavonis.com - Very cool Bristol based Goth band.
Models
Magazines
TWF Magazine - UK Gothic Magazine featuring lifestyle, music and fashion for the Goth (and related) scenes.
Photographers
Marten Collins-Excellent Fine Art photographer who can provide an extensive range of commercial people photography from flattering promotional shots to catalogue and magazine advertisements. Marten has produced some great images for Kate's Clothing.
Andy Belladonna One of the UK's best and best known alternative photographers, also check out his myspace
Artists
Roger Wade This guy is awesome, he did all our caricatures for our about us page
Goth Alice
Online shops
www.sewingchest.co.uk-An excellent supplier, great for hard to find eyelet tape, hook & eye tape and corsetry suppies.
www.beeunique.co.uk - Great range of Special Effects Hair dye, UV Bulbs and Punk & Goth Accessories.
www.funkyears.co.uk - Funky Ears sell hand-made items by Kitsch Bitch Earrings, Keyrings, Cord Necklaces & Chokers
www.PyrettasLair.com Based in the heart of Scotland, we sell Gothic & Alternative Clothing and Accessories, Lingerie, Rock Merchandise, Spooky Dolls, Gothic Decor, Pagan Supplies and more!
www.gothicweddings.com - home of the original theatrically themed alternative weddings.
www.headbangersmall.com A great range of official rock & heavy metal merchandise
Belt Buckles Galore Find your perfect belt buckle in our extensive range of belt buckles, including skull buckles.
Realm of Shadows We sell roaring dragons, fierce gargoyles, charming witches, dancing faeries, gorgeous gnomes, the green man, a wide range of extraordinary jewelery, haunted mirrors, swords and armour, odd furniture, books of runes and much much more.
www.Decarabia.co.uk
Darkly elegant, Romantic Gothic & Victorian Jewellery
A Little Black Shop - For Black Candles, and everything you need for your alternative wedding.
www.hairfromhell.com - Beautiful hair falls and extensions hand made to order
Top Quality Body Jewellery - Body Metallics Body Jewellery
Shop. www.bodymetallics.com
Humour
B3ta.com
Resources
Sunlight and shadow Excellent source of information about the gothic subculture, what it is, where it came from and such like. The articles are very well researched and written, have a look and you might just learn something.
BitterFreaks - Get your dose of Alternative, Punk, Goth and Rock Music News, Reviews, Community and Dating Today!
www.darklinks.com - Very extensive site with news and well thought out and relevant links to all things dark, gothic & alternative.
www.stokerockscene.co.uk - Very extensive site with news, chat and gig guide.
www.zyra.org.uk- - Interesting eccentric site with thousands of pages of useful information on a wealth of subjects, oodles of fascinating and amusing items, and an encyclopaedic set of things connected together conceptually, plus a gateway to thousands of places around the world.
www.heavy-metalinks.com- the website for all Heavy-Metal links over the world
Stoke Gothic - serving Stoke's Darker Alternative scene
www.vampireconnexion.co.uk - "The Vampyre Connexion is neither a sanguinarian nor a role-playing society. Our aims are to gather together those with a common interest in the vampire genre, be it the literature, movies, architecture or history."
http://gothic.startheaven.com A great place to start for all kinds of goth info.
Gothic Portal - A deep and varied portal about the gothic culture, fashion, music, dating, decor, miscellany, and even gothic tourism, all by one enthusiast of the dark and morbid culture.
www.punkrockdirect.net Source Of All Things Punk - Videos - Images - Profiles - Reviews - Groups - E-Cards - Chat - Arcade - Avatars - Wallpaper -
Much More.
Miscellaneous
Zed Hair - Go and visit Zed Hair - Bristol's first alternative hair salon for crazy colours, extensions and the latest styles. Quote the code
www.necessaryevil.org.uk - Necessary Evil brand website
Unless you've been under a rock for the last few years you'll know about Iron Fist Clothing, we know they're not exactly goth but then
they dont exactly fit it any of the genre pigeon holes and we like that. Have a look at our range of Iron Fist Shoes
Hell Bunny is one of the cutest brands around today, with inspiration taken from punk, street and retro fashion they've got a look all of their own.
Check out a great selection of Hell Bunny stuff at Edge Fashion.
If you're a goth and you have feet the chances are you already know about Demonia Boots, there really isn't anything else like them. If you've
ever seen someone wearing a pair of boots and thought "wow, I want those boots" or "how the hell do they walk in those?" they were probably Demonia Boots
Bands
Losing sun are kick ass.
www.caudapavonis.com - Very cool Bristol based Goth band.
Models
Magazines
TWF Magazine - UK Gothic Magazine featuring lifestyle, music and fashion for the Goth (and related) scenes.
Photographers
Marten Collins-Excellent Fine Art photographer who can provide an extensive range of commercial people photography from flattering promotional shots to catalogue and magazine advertisements. Marten has produced some great images for Kate's Clothing.
Andy Belladonna One of the UK's best and best known alternative photographers, also check out his myspace
Artists
Roger Wade This guy is awesome, he did all our caricatures for our about us page
Goth Alice
Online shops
www.sewingchest.co.uk-An excellent supplier, great for hard to find eyelet tape, hook & eye tape and corsetry suppies.
www.beeunique.co.uk - Great range of Special Effects Hair dye, UV Bulbs and Punk & Goth Accessories.
www.funkyears.co.uk - Funky Ears sell hand-made items by Kitsch Bitch Earrings, Keyrings, Cord Necklaces & Chokers
www.PyrettasLair.com Based in the heart of Scotland, we sell Gothic & Alternative Clothing and Accessories, Lingerie, Rock Merchandise, Spooky Dolls, Gothic Decor, Pagan Supplies and more!
www.gothicweddings.com - home of the original theatrically themed alternative weddings.
www.headbangersmall.com A great range of official rock & heavy metal merchandise
Belt Buckles Galore Find your perfect belt buckle in our extensive range of belt buckles, including skull buckles.
Realm of Shadows We sell roaring dragons, fierce gargoyles, charming witches, dancing faeries, gorgeous gnomes, the green man, a wide range of extraordinary jewelery, haunted mirrors, swords and armour, odd furniture, books of runes and much much more.
www.Decarabia.co.uk
Darkly elegant, Romantic Gothic & Victorian Jewellery
A Little Black Shop - For Black Candles, and everything you need for your alternative wedding.
www.hairfromhell.com - Beautiful hair falls and extensions hand made to order
Top Quality Body Jewellery - Body Metallics Body Jewellery
Shop. www.bodymetallics.com
Humour
B3ta.com
Resources
Sunlight and shadow Excellent source of information about the gothic subculture, what it is, where it came from and such like. The articles are very well researched and written, have a look and you might just learn something.
BitterFreaks - Get your dose of Alternative, Punk, Goth and Rock Music News, Reviews, Community and Dating Today!
www.darklinks.com - Very extensive site with news and well thought out and relevant links to all things dark, gothic & alternative.
www.stokerockscene.co.uk - Very extensive site with news, chat and gig guide.
www.zyra.org.uk- - Interesting eccentric site with thousands of pages of useful information on a wealth of subjects, oodles of fascinating and amusing items, and an encyclopaedic set of things connected together conceptually, plus a gateway to thousands of places around the world.
www.heavy-metalinks.com- the website for all Heavy-Metal links over the world
Stoke Gothic - serving Stoke's Darker Alternative scene
www.vampireconnexion.co.uk - "The Vampyre Connexion is neither a sanguinarian nor a role-playing society. Our aims are to gather together those with a common interest in the vampire genre, be it the literature, movies, architecture or history."
http://gothic.startheaven.com A great place to start for all kinds of goth info.
Gothic Portal - A deep and varied portal about the gothic culture, fashion, music, dating, decor, miscellany, and even gothic tourism, all by one enthusiast of the dark and morbid culture.
www.punkrockdirect.net Source Of All Things Punk - Videos - Images - Profiles - Reviews - Groups - E-Cards - Chat - Arcade - Avatars - Wallpaper -
Much More.
Miscellaneous
Zed Hair - Go and visit Zed Hair - Bristol's first alternative hair salon for crazy colours, extensions and the latest styles. Quote the code
Katesclothingzh08 for a 20% discount on your first appointment, or print this flyer
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