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 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: enquiries@katesclothing.com, but please make sure your link is relevant, emails suggesting sites selling bubblegum trainers or Viagra get filed in the recycle bin.
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Pubs
and Clubs
Clothing Brands
Social Networking
Entertainment
Bands
Models
Magazines
Photographers
Film & Video
Artists
Online shops
Humour
Resources
Miscellaneous
Clothing Brands
Social Networking
Entertainment
Bands
Models
Magazines
Photographers
Film & Video
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
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
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
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
Clothing Brands
www.necessaryevil.org.uk - Necessary Evil brand website for retail and wholesale customers. Online shoppers can buy here
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 to buy.
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
While we're on the subject of boots, we coud hardly fail the mention the giants of alternative footwear: New Rock! we love their wide selection of boots ranging from cowgirl from hell to the awesome Neptuno design. Take a look at a selection of New Rock boots to buy here.
We also love a bit of Criminal Damage Clothing. After a few seasons of more mainstream designs, they have returned to their alternative gothic roots.
Take a look at Criminal Damage clothing to buy here.
www.candyfusion.com Brings you all the latest and trendiest belt buckles on the market.
Visit the Kate's Clothing Page on Facebook
Follow Kates Clothing on Twitter
Check out the Kate's Clothing You Tube Channel Here!
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
- Vapour
Trail Photography Nottingham
based photographer and Jack-of-all-trades, specialising in
alternative/burlesque/fetish portraits and band/gig work.
www.legacyphotography.co.uk Legacy Photography delivering unique visions using alternative and abstract photography
Artists
Roger Wade This guy is awesome, he did all our caricatures for our about us page
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
designer clothes Shop online for a wide selection of fashion boutiques offering an exciting range of designer clothes and fashion accessories at low internet prices and fast home delivery service - internetboutique.net
![Gothic Fairy and Dragon Figurines, Nemesis Now, Alchemy Gothic Jewellery, Gothic Clothing.]( "Dark-Fairy gothic figurines, nemesis now and alchemy gothic jewellery & Clothing")
www.NewRockBootsUk.com Offers the entire, current New Rock Range! Boots, shoes and clothing. Shop securely with great UK customer service.
Rowdydow.co.uk – Purveyors of colour and glitter. Every colour of hair dye imaginable, exciting cosmetics, all vegan and dispatched the same day. Use voucher code: katesclothing for a 5% discount.
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.
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.
Stoke Gothic - serving Stoke's Darker Alternative scene
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 for retail and wholesale customers. Online shoppers can buy here
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 to buy.
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
While we're on the subject of boots, we coud hardly fail the mention the giants of alternative footwear: New Rock! we love their wide selection of boots ranging from cowgirl from hell to the awesome Neptuno design. Take a look at a selection of New Rock boots to buy here.
We also love a bit of Criminal Damage Clothing. After a few seasons of more mainstream designs, they have returned to their alternative gothic roots.
Take a look at Criminal Damage clothing to buy here.
www.candyfusion.com Brings you all the latest and trendiest belt buckles on the market.
Social Networking
Visit the Necessary Evil page on FacebookVisit the Kate's Clothing Page on Facebook
Follow Kates Clothing on Twitter
Check out the Kate's Clothing You Tube Channel Here!
Entertainment
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Badlands Burlesque - The Badlands Burlesque is a skill based male performance troupe, designed to tease the female gaze… No cheap jokes, no lame routines just pure entertainment of the subtly erotic nature. |
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The
Birmingham
Blitz Dames are the khaki
wearing, cake baking, all singing, all skating roller derby league, and
they want you. They are one of the oldest members of the European roller derby family, having fun and skating under the blitz banner since 2006. Whether you’ve a hankering to get into a physical sport to release some aggression, or simply fancy learning to skate, or if you think you’re smart enough to take on a refereeing position, or would like to get involved off skates as fan, scorekeeper or announcer, there’s a place for you in their tribe. |
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Nympherno
Nympherno-available for bookings Bespoke entertainment that includes ... Fire Shows Angle Grinding Stilts and Costume Gogo, Pole and Cage dancing Twisted Burlesque Aerial Hoop Snake performers Body painting |
Bands
www.caudapavonis.com
- Very cool Bristol based Goth band.
Models
Lenore is one of our regular models, specialising in retro and gothic
styles
Maegan Machine is a performer and alternative model
Charlie is one of our male models and he also plays in metal band
Collapse
www.Gooeygrapplinggirls.co.uk
- 3G, the hottest kick ass babes in the South East offering you the
ultimate in Stag events, Hen events, Ladies evenings, Club nights,
Rallies and shows.
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Gorilla21.net is a bi-monthly on line showcase magazine for models. They are a collection of forward thinking and imaginative individuals whose main aim is to offer high quality, moderately priced, photo shoots to people like us and give them a platform to showcase their work. |
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
Pixelsandimages
are web/graphic
design and photographers
based in Birmingham.
They specialise in Photography, web design, build and promotion as well as corporate identity, corporate design, branding, packaging design and logos. They attend various events around the West Midlands photographing interesting people for promotional purposes.
- Abstract Photo. Check out their page
on facebook or www.myspace.com/abstractphoto. Freelance
music photographer, specialising in Rock, Metal, Alternative bands.
Based in BIRMINGHAM, UK. Willing to travel for jobs. Also does
alternative model photography.
- Vapour
Trail Photography Nottingham
based photographer and Jack-of-all-trades, specialising in
alternative/burlesque/fetish portraits and band/gig work. www.legacyphotography.co.uk Legacy Photography delivering unique visions using alternative and abstract photography
Artists
Roger Wade This guy is awesome, he did all our caricatures for our about us page
Film & Video
AKS Film & Video Production - Do you need/want a film or video clip, for your company, band or even just a party, then these are your guys. We can personally recommend them as they did a great job with our party videoOnline 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
designer clothes Shop online for a wide selection of fashion boutiques offering an exciting range of designer clothes and fashion accessories at low internet prices and fast home delivery service - internetboutique.net
www.NewRockBootsUk.com Offers the entire, current New Rock Range! Boots, shoes and clothing. Shop securely with great UK customer service.
Rowdydow.co.uk – Purveyors of colour and glitter. Every colour of hair dye imaginable, exciting cosmetics, all vegan and dispatched the same day. Use voucher code: katesclothing for a 5% discount.
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.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.
Stoke Gothic - serving Stoke's Darker Alternative scene
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
If you fancy learning the very physical art of poledancing then get yourself some pole dancing lessons from Polestars
Kate's Mum wrote a novel 20 years ago and you can download a kindle copy: Design and Chance by Veronica Platzer on Amazon. Find out more about the author at www.veronicaplatzer.info
You can also get free kindle reader software for your PC, Mac, Ipad or smartphone here.
