For the uninitiated, Pinterest is an online community of image-sharing and collecting that has been consuming my life lately. Like Tumblr, I use it for inspiration, but unlike Tumblr, Pinterest is super easy to organize your interests. While parts of Pinterest are mainly monopolized by the young-mother and hipster DIY demographic, that's no reason for Goths to stay away from it all together. I started using it as an excuse to plan my future house, so I have boards dedicated to my future
Elegant Gothic Dining Room and
Curious Pseudo-Steampunk study among other rooms, but I've branched out and now have boards dedicated to everything from
My Goth Fashion Inspiration and
Gothable DIY crafts to
Pictures of Goths and
Food & Recipes. But where do I get my pins from? Here are some Pinterest boards for Goths that I've been loving lately.
Dark Goth Girls by Jet
Jet, creator and owner of Vampire Freaks, runs a board called Dark Goth Girls which has over 1,000 pictures of Goth girls. Dressed up and dressed down, this is a great board to follow if you want to see some great outfit, make up, hair, and attitude inspiration from some gorgeous Goth girls.
Everyday is Halloween
Kristin Magnuson, owner and artist of Blood Flowers Jewelry, runs Everyday is Halloween, a board of Goth Home Inspiration. Many of her pins are images of Halloween products that could be used year-round, and they range from just inspiration to DIY tutorials and even some Halloween-inspired eats.
Music For the Soul(less)
Celeste Smith, blogger at
Halloween Culture, runs a board called Music for the Soulless which has tons of pictures of Goth music idols, from Patricia Morrison to Nick Cave and more. Great if you're the type of person that laments that the Goth tag on Tumblr has approximately zero posts about actual Goth bands in it.
Little Cabinet of Oddities
This board, curated by
Bloody Emeralds, is a collection of all things weird. From natural oddities to weird odd pieces and pieces of creepy (and beautiful) history, this board has a bit of everything. Fair warning: some of this stuff is not for the faint of heart!
The Curious World of Tim Burton
Vasia runs this board which is a tribute to Tim Burton, with dashes of Helena Bonham Carter an Johnny Depp thrown in for good measure. Not only are there pictures of the man himself, but also pictures of his works new and old and pictures of projects that have been inspired from him (oh, the Nightmare Before Christmas wedding cakes. Be still my heart.)
Cemetery
Cemetery is a board run my
Donna which posts pictures related to cemeteries. Not only are there the usual pictures of headstones, however, there are also pictures of embalming equipment, mourning jewelry, and other aspects of mourning culture.
Bats
Bats is a board by
Laurie which is dedicated to every goth's favorite flying mammal. This board is heavy on bats as decorative and aesthetic elements, but there are some pictures of live-action cuties scattered throughout.
Victorian Mourning
Victoriana Lady, author of International Steampunk Fashions, curates this board which showcases a lot of Victorian mourning customs. This board goes beyond just the dresses (though the dresses are great) to cover letters, gravestones, and other aspects of mourning custom.
Corsets
Ugh, who doesn't love a good corset? This board by
Cora Harrington, founder and lead editor of The Lingerie Addict, covers corsets in all their forms. From pin-up and cosplay to Goth and wedding, there are tons of beautiful pictures and links for perusal.
Are you guys on Pinterest? What have you been pinning lately?