is whimsigoth the ultimate autumn aesthetic? 🍂🔮🌙 (a study of style)
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- welcome back to a study of style, the series on this channel where we take a look at a specific fashion aesthetic and do our best to break it down. today we take a look at the whimsigothic aesthetic, the latest 90s trend to make a comeback online. with its witchy, medieval, and victorian gothic influences, is whimsigothic the ultimate autumn aesthetic?
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"A woman with a disheveled appearance running away from a castle in terrible weather" is honestly a perfect description for my style
This has to be my favorite comment that I have ever seen. You win.
Give the woman a raincoat! 😁
Mine too!!😃
Yes! Those also have been some of my favorite books! 😂🖤
@@sarahwatts7152 That would totally ruin the look!!😂
I’m so ready to once again be educated by the only and iconic ModernGurl
Yes, I really adore Tessa's thorough, well researched analyses!
@@trinaqwhy do i see you everywhere?
You’re telling me the aesthetic I’ve strived for but never been able to articulate has a name? Why am I just now learning this?!?!? Thank you so much!!!
Great to finally know the word for the aesthetic I just called “Phoebe Buffaey/Stevie Nicks/The Craft/goth/witch/Halloween/autumn/hippie/Buffy the Vampire Salyer” aesthetic xD
I was LITERALLY doing insomnia-fueled research on this aesthetic last night. I'm so happy you posted this!!
I knew this was gaining in popularity when my whimsigoth playlist on Spotify jumped from 10 to 400 likes in under a few weeks! This is my favorite aesthetic and what inspires me most. Love this video ♥️
Moth rather than butterfly 🖤
Back in “the day” the Satanic panic made it actually challenging to dress this way. Looking witchy was very rebellious, especially for one lived in middle America just wearing black nail polish, as a young teen, alone could scare grown professionals into thinking you’re about to Satan them to death 🤣… seriously, you had to be brave to be Gothic or witchy back then!
Now it’s mainstream. Sometimes that surprises me, but mostly I feel overjoyed that we overcame! We ended up changing world fashion, and every generation since ours (gen X) no longer fears the dark side of fashion.
You’re welcome.
As an old 90s Goth, I can tell you that what is seen as a whimsy goth was seen more as renaissance, witchy and romantic at the time. Like late 70s, Kate Bush or Stevie Nicks. We loved it of course! Gothic looks themselves were more Victorian and Edwardian and/or more industrial (the industrial was particularly strong in Germany).
Personally, I always felt a more renaissance, gypsy whitchy look, suited the countryside more and a more pure Gothic look suited the city.
But, there are no rules.
I think what truly makes somebody a goth , whether it’s dressing like a vampire, steampunk, a gypsy, fortuneteller, a Victorian widow, whimsically, romantically, grim reaper-y or just has a deep fascination with Goth-father Peter Murphy. A Goth is someone who would rather be a beautiful moth, than a butterfly, mostly because they are drawn to the mystery
Loved this breakdown of the aesthetic. As someone who's been practicing witchcraft for over 20 years, I've thought a lot about your last point regarding appropriation. When I started, it was not cool to be a witch where I grew up and it was a struggle to stay true to myself in such a hostile cultural climate. I will admit than when witchcraft and witchy "aesthetics" became popular again I had a hard time being tolerant because it seemed like people jumped on a trend for a hot minute rather than actually practicing the craft itself and understanding what it means. There are still people who do this. However, the witch-hunting of the past had little to do with true witchcraft and more to do with misogyny. Therefore, regardless of your status as a practitioner of witchcraft, it really belongs to all women. As Aunt Jet says in Practical Magic: "There's a little witch in all of us."
If you lived in the southern US, the satanic panic never died. My parents never allowed me to watch anything with witchy allusions, which honestly made me more interested in it.
I had no idea this style had a name! I usually dress very pastel and sweet but Ive always had a few pieces like this in my closet to use for Mori/folk style purposes. Ive always been drawn to Medieval cuts with dresses as well so this is definitely a style I see myself growing into/wearing a lot when I'm older.
Good video, I would like to add some other details based on my own study of fashion and counter culture. You can see iterations of this style within goth culture starting in the 80's. Bands like The Mission made a lot of hippie goth rock and Cocteau Twins were known for their ethereal goth sound.
The funny thing about goth culture is it often wasn't goths themselves that came up with names for the various styles they dressed in because dressing goth has never been a requirement to BE goth. Goths always just wore what they wanted and trends formed organically within the community. So it was often people who weren't completely familiar with it who pigeon holed these styles or it was nostalgic goths wanting to put a name to an aesthetic they wore in a previous decade.
You can see mentions of ethereal goth, hippie goth, fairy goth etc. since the 2000's, but it was the 2010's that really got the aesthetics down to a science.
Nu goth really kicked off this trend, but it was the Japanese street styles of the early 2010's that really inspired styles like whimsy goth, fairy grunge, goblin core etc. On tumblr there were a lot of alt kids and goths discovering Dolly kei, Mori kei and natural kei but they wanted a darker witchier spin on it. This gave birth to what we called Strega fashion on tumblr. It was really cool to witness this because it was the first time in a long while that people were interested in Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks again and a lot of people who were genuinely into witchcraft got into it.
I bring up strega and the styles that inspired it because thats where a lot of inspiration for whimsy goth and similar modern styles come from.
I can't tell you the amount of times I've seen old strega or mori kei boards get shared on pinterest with modern tags like "witch core" or "goblin core" its interesting to see how these styles have basically been rebranded by the tiktok generation.
HUGELY recommend the TV show Penny Dreadful. Please, I beg of you. This show is so slept on. If you like Gothic vibes- watch it! Acting, writing, costumes, music, pure brilliance!
I mean... Eva Green alone should've made people watch it... I don't know why that show was so underrated :(
As its name suggests, the Penny Dreadful show is also a big time homage to Penny dreadfuls, the British and Australian equivalent of the (primarily Anglophone) North American dime novels.
I'm so happy that this is regaining popularity because it reminds me how awesome my childhood was. Thank you ModernGurlz for covering this topic🔥✨💖
I grew up on a lot of witch related media as a kid so it makes me happy to se this kind of stuff
You missed a great movie full of this style: PENELOPE! That’s my favorite film for this, they do a great job at it. I’m also loving Claudia’s style in Interview with the Vampire 2022.
Abso! Why don't people recall PENELOPE more!?!?!
Penelope like with Christina Ricci and the pig nose???
Thank you for this video, I am absolutely shooketh by the realisation that this has been one of my favourite styles for YEARS on some subconscious level and yet I never fully realised it and never tried it out?? Literally every piece of media, literature and music you named had a huge influence on me. I guess it just amazes me how it all aligns - Florence/Stevie/Kate, Shakespeare, Shelley, the history of witches and feminism, witchy tv of the 90s and 00s… Like yes? Why didn’t I see how it’s all connected?
To compile material from different types of media and time periods and review them using a certain paradigm so effectively it seems to the audience almost effortless, easy and obvious in hindsight - is one of the greatest skills. I know you approach all your style/aesthetic research like that but this video in particular stands out to me. All kudos! ✨❤️🔥
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I’ve been yearning for this aesthetic my entire life! I adore making and thrifting clothes that fit the whimsigoth vibe. So glad more people are falling in love with this style✨
Before it had a name I just called it hippie goth. It’s always been my version of super casual go to. I always loved Stevie and found muted color pops mixed with black to make very calming combinations. My dress up go to is more medieval and vampiric with deep purples and burgundies as my color pop.
Edit: my absolute favorite version of “running up that hill” is definitely Placebo.
My style is popular again and now I can load up my wardrobe with cool stuff before it goes out of style again. 😂
Good video! Just surprised that you didn't mention the possible influence dolly kei and gothic lolita fashion might have had on this trend.
yes! I see so much of Dark Mori Kei/Strega in this fashion too!
This style reminds me of my childhood and I'm so happy it's gaining popularity 💜
I wore it, when I was 14 in 1990 and I'm still wearing it in my late 40s. Also, black hides your imperfection when getting older ;) and I've got a flabby tummy after child births and a full hysterectomy, so I'm wearing more dresses as skirts enhance that bit and I layer a lot
sooo i was really into dark academia in the early 2010s when the term wasn't coined yet and now i've been obsessed with whimsigoth for the last 3 - 5 years, frustrated not to be able to make a google search of something i felt was a trend but had no name to call it, maybe next time i'll manage to synch up a bit better
As a male witch, I see an insurgance of guys also incorporating industrial style in to their wardrobes.
Awesome inspo girls!❤
Indeed
Wow, I am a bit old I know (nearly 40) 😂 but I really liked it when this similar style was quite popular whe I was a teen in the 90’s. Turns out I am already following several IG accounts that show this style 😝 Now I have a name for it, thank you! ☺️
Jane Austen wrote ‘Northanger Abbey’ under a different title but it was passed on because it was a commentary on Gothic Literature and she satirised it.
As another side note, the mid 2000s adaptation of Northanger Abbey is excellent and available in full on TH-cam. (I heavily recommend the dream sequences from the film. Some very visually pleasing and low key hilarious scenes of gothic literature re-imaginings)
Growing up, my mother devoured gothic romance novels. Before i could read, she'd set me loose in antique/thrift store with the instruction of finding softcover books with yellow pages that features a woman running away from a castle at night with one illumination window.
as someone who doesnt have tiktok and isnt that aware of online trends, i find these videos very educational hahaha i love looking at the outfits these people put together
I love this style for any season ❤
I’m still looking for that dress from practical magic. That one black sheer dress with the red rose.
It's all just so good I'm at a loss for words.
Gothic/medieval/renaissance, Practical Magic, Wuthering Heights, gothic romance book covers, Sleepy Hollow, Hocus Pocus, Princess bride, and other medieval/renaissance adventure films.
Ahhhhhh, it makes me giddy.
Every now and then I fir right into the fashion trends before people look at me strangely again 😂
Loved your video, thank you so much! 💖💗🖤💖
The look I wanted as a child in the early 2000's
You need to check out Norwegian singer AURORA’s style! It’s changed a lot throughout the years but is very weird and unique
Myrtle Snow will always be my spirit animal.
For most part I thought this style was just describe as bohemian. Wonder where the new names are coming from 😂😅
Yep this 💯 it's just rebrand 90s boho .
Yeah or like everything is a "core" now, e.g. recently I've found out there's a "fairy core" style which is similar to what I knew as bohemian or mori kei.
My inspiration for whimsigoth fashion is shoegaze and dream pop
This world is crazy and I have seasonal depression. Your videos are my only comfort 💖
In the mid 2010 there was this style called strega fashion it reminds very much of this kind of dark witchy aesthetic.
As a practicing witch and lover of whimsy goth, I feel like people are under estimating hoe much of the "appropriation" is just people wearing their own religious symbols lol
love the clothes and the clothes in your bohemian style video.. great looks
i didnt know i needed this vid! ill be taking so much inspo from this video because i already feel i fall into this aesthetic thanks to my mom. love your videos :)
Also for any wuthering heights curiosity… I wouldn’t say that it was popular with women because it was written by a woman because it was actually written under and men’s pen name at the time, and it wasn’t revealed to be her after her sister re-wrote the novel in 1850 and edited a bunch of things.
It was actually super trashed upon its initial release, and sadly Emily Brontë died, thinking that it was a failure of a novel .
Omg I was starting to think I was the only one who lived in a Mandela effect universe where Halloweentown aired. Thank you for restoring my sanity.
This is some deep stuff lol respect to the fashion scene y’all don’t play 😅😂 imma stay out the way
I would love to wear this for autumn, but rn in Canada it's snowing very hard 😭
finally 💅🏾
Yay a new video!
I absolutely love this series❤️
It's my year-round aesthetic! My house is Halloween allllll year
idk i just really love 90s fashion, long skirts with docs and all
Art students are always ahead of the curve 🏰
It’s also important to note that Netflix used that Kate Bush song in several shows prior to it being in Stranger Things Stranger Things was the only thing that had enough people watching it for it to come in to prominence again … ummm did no one watch pose ? Cmon
Could you do this with the recent uprise of the “Old money aesthetic”?
I think Melanie Martinez’s another good example of whimsigoth those she’s known for her Lolita and kid core era lately she’s been dressing much more whymsiGothic
Whimsigoth is giving Phoebe Buffay meets Witchcraft meets Gen Z. I could be wrong in my assessment.
spot on!
Sabrina / 90’s vibes
Goth is not an aesthetic it is a subculture that has a long rich history and it is base in music and community and using the word to just clothes waters it down
Watch Angela Benidic for more info
There been a huge debate about using the word in appearance in the community
God I love this style
Let’s not forget my girl Misty Day as a modern Whimsy Goth inspiration.
Edit: just saw my girl on here lol
I tried to explain my style as mallgoth meets goblinecore meets 90s and boom, apparently there is a name for it)
I’m 33 but love that Gen Z is able to put words and phrases to everything. I am a bit out of touch now but being able to search “fairycore” for example helps me find what I’m looking for
PLEASE DO A REVIEW ON DISENCHANTED!!!!
I wonder how on time you are on the topics. I just pin things on Pinterest and 19 hours later you have video on them.
Goth is about the music. So I'm not sure that's the best name for it
Unfortunately not many people (who aren't actual fans of the music) know it nowadays. :( Even though they can find it easily e.g. right in the beginning of the "Goth subculture" article on Wikipedia.
Been dressing like this since I was 11 in 1993. We used to just call it Gypsy, or Gypsy Goth. I get that that's not cool anymore anymore though so I fully approve of the name change.
+ bohemian but only very sheltered americans think gypsy is an insult, here in europe that's the GOOD term, the bad one starts with a P
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dear friends where do you get 90s slip/bias cut dresses??? (online) (EU) (other than depop)
ebay?
So its literally pagan goth siluette with nu goth materials and assesories. Mhkay
So that's what it's called
Melissa Auf der Maur... As much as I loved Cortney Love's look as a Hole fan, Melissa was it. If Florence Welch played in a grunge band, that'd be her. And she matches the music she plays, which I can only describe as folk metal. I'd burn all my black felt hats for another album 😆
clicked SO FAST
off topic but please do disenchanted 🙏🙏
Can you imagine being bullied out of wearing black?
There were a few hate crimes against kids who dressed in all black during the 90s because of the Columbine shooters. The shooters wore long black trench coats so all kids who wore trench coats or all black were stigmatized. In my high school during the early 2000s a gang of black teens would literally gang jump gothic kids getting off the train to get to school. It was quite scary because our principal never did anything nor did the police. Luckily it only happened for 1 year, after that the gothic hatred fizzled out.
I'm delighted that this aesthetic is making a comeback in style. Stevie Nicks arguably brought the look of layered skirts, dramatic sleeves and overall witchy style into prominence in the 70's, and Florence Welch did it for the more contemporary generation.
‼️ okay I was a child of the mid-90s and my mom was really bought into satanic panic. And now as an adult I have always assumed it was a bunch of b******* . BUT then it came out that Jeff rey Ep st ein really did have an island with a temple on it where he would x ually abuse children specifically little girls. And ever since then I am suddenly questioning everything. That's true! That happened! You can see pictures of that temple. That is real and if that was real could there have been some truth to the satanic panic? There really is an island that a bunch of powerful people and world leaders have visited with a temple on it to SA kids. Like that blew my mind so much I'm now reconsidering everything I thought I knew.
I thought this never went out of style. I know a lot of women in their early 40s and late 30s who have this personal aesthetic all year. I think it was a 90s-early 00s thing and it stuck.
@@AB-sm1qf yeah it never went out, was called 90s goth, not operatic like 80s or a bit scene kid like 00s
zoomers are unoriginal so feel the need to rename stuff millennials love
Yesss girl 💕💕
They're taking about like mainstream so I could go to Walmart or target and get stevie styles clothes. Nothing really goes out of style but the availability can get tricky.
The whimsigoth aesthetic is indeed one of the most whimsical aesthetics you can ever come across. It's nothing too bright or too colorful. Rather it's more on the neutral side, which is fascinating the more you think about it.
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Yes! I love that it's pretty extravagant without necessarily being super in your face
yesss i love it!!! The use of interesting fabrics (such as velvet & lace), extravagant shapes (flowy skirts/sleeves) and the added celestial and floral details is really what captures the attention in this aesthetic. Even with the colors, they are subdued and not super bright and in you face like you mentioned, but they're rich! They're not minimalistic, like muted greys, browns & tans, there's a lot of deep jewel tones with a mix of earthy tones and the use of black makes them pop.
Yeah it's realistic
My friends and I have been joking about there being a "goth-to-boho pipeline" for a while, due to so many aesthetically dark folks in our group mellowing out their style in a hippy-ish direction over the quarantine/ as we get older. I'm about halfway along the pipeline now and it's awesome to find a bunch of names for where I find myself now (woodland goth, witchcore and whimsigoth all fit my current vibe)
was called bohemian about 20 years ago
Why is this me
when i was in 7th grade i called myself a "gippy" aka a goth hippy which was basically my 13-yr-old self's interpretation of this lol
For me it was just the other way around. My dad was a hippie in the 60s/70s and I grew up with his music. Over the years I turned into a darker version.
Omg this is very me, I've been clocked!
I feel like the "lighter" version of this is mori kei = forest girl. It emphasizes natural colours, layered loose clothing, and whimsical fairytale-like vibes. Cottagecore is a more recent aesthetic but does overlap. Another old japanese substyle that feels like an in-between of mori-kei and whimsigoth is dolly kei. It takes inspiration from antique dolls and vintage European clothing and tends to use a darker palette while also emphasizing layers.
This is in fact some type of dark mori. I personally use the term "Neverland goth" and I dress whatever it has natural/dark/earthy/celestial vibes.
Tienes razón!
This is THE style that I remember being everywhere in the mid-late 90’s/early 2000’s
and true blood in late 2000s
Yes, the wiccan aesthetic.
I was trying to explain whimsigothic to my mom the other day and I literally ended up saying: "okay imagine a dramatic vampire from the medieval period living in the '90s who loves velvet and dark rich colours and vintage stuff, but who has also gone through a bohemian phase and loves celestial imagery - the way that vampire would dress and decorate their space... that's whimsigothic" lmao
in the 2000s when I wore it I just said 90s goth because 00s was more random and a bit scene kid and 80s was too operatic and formal
@@seabreeze4559 Same, I could call it 90s goth and make it a day (?) Kids nowadays think goth is just about looking like a Sanrio character
@@ZurditaDinamita zoomers just rename millennial stuff
As a goth with a love of witchy and romantic vibes, this look is a ton of fun. A number of regular goths have been enjoying the vibes (several appearing in the tiktok clips) and I've been using the opportunity to share a lot of Ethereal Goth bands for people who want to get into softer goth music.
what bands would u recomend to listen to? :D
@@magierio3568 Mazzy Star def
@@magierio3568 the shroud
@@magierio3568 Cocteau twins
Yes, ethereal goth is the perfect companion for the style! And some Siouxsie.
I’m glad this is making a comeback…I was trying to find words for this style myself as I like the goth aesthetic but don’t like wearing it myself. So I was calling it dark bohemia instead of whimsigoth, inspired by dark academia. The bohemian style of layered long skirts, jewelry, patterns and textures softens it without taking it into an anime cartoon like pastel goth. You could wear it everyday if you wanted to.
the dark academia and “little house on the prairie but goth” are some complimentary styles that i like too :D
As I have more or less, for 30 yrs☺ (is great fun, v expressive and helps if feel bit of a natural witch ;-)
I was referring to my style as dark cottagecore for a while.
@@knightbrucie ooh yes. I like that description. And I like a sort of off-duty dancer look too, again with a dark twist ;-/
This aesthetic is also very timeless because many of these outfits (or similar) shown in the tiktok´s reels were part of my wardrobe when I was a teenager... which is almost twenty years ago 😆
Same 😍
I’m definitely on board with renaissance -inspired fashion being brought back around for another gen twist. Give me all the velvet and detachable sleeves
edit: i will add, however, that we have to be respectful of indigenous open and closed practices (wicca draws a lot of inspo from various native communities in the americas, and hoodoo/voodoo being considered popular commodities from non-practicing folks). especially closed practice settings where those within the practice explicitly state not to use certain items/sayings/spiritual beings or gods/iconography as it’s disrespectful and can bring you harm if used improperly :)
Omg I love this style. I used to call what my aesthetic in highschool was "hippie goth" and it was halfway between like emo, Bohemian crafter, goth, and punk. Whimsy goth is a good name for it.
Whimsigothic, romantic goth and fairy grunge are some of favorite fall and winter aesthetics
There’s something called ‘Fairy Grunge’. That’s so cute ❤
It's better .
@@beeben5260 than what?
“It’s time to put away your swimsuits”… girl, it’s fullblown winter here 😂
I remember living through the 90s,2000s, and 2010s whimsigoth eras and i loved every one of them. I never knew my aesthetic had a name until now 🥰
Love this thorough video you did. I've been drawn to whimsigoth since I was a child in the 90s. I ADORED Stevie Nicks and Kate Bush in my teens and I love how they've been making comebacks in the last 10 years.
Can you incorporate male Fashion along with your topics/ style study/ audio essay, along with the already female fashion study? I know it’s geared toward the female aesthetic, but I do believe there is just as interesting take with the opposite sex.
Thank you for your time and reading
-Slopez951
As a girl I would be also interested to see that!
jimmy angelov in practical magic, based on 90s johnny depp sir
@@seabreeze4559 I love that movie, I listen to the theme song every October to get in the feels.
Original motion soundtrack-Track 12-by Alan Silvestri.
@@SLopez951 Jimmy was based on Johnny Depp if you want RL inspo.
I get the feel of Phoebe from Friends a lot when I see this kind of aesthetic
That's because this is just 90s boho rebranded and Phoebe was the poster child of this look.
@@beeben5260 did you not watch the video? The style existed before the 90s. Tons of characters in the 90s where dressing like this.
I really like the name Whimsigoth better than how I usually decsribe my aesthetic/style. I usually just say I'm VintageBohoWitch lol. Btw, both Stevie & Kate were style inspo to me in the 70s/80s. My tastes never really changed. Since I now live in a place that is warm to hot 10 months out of the year, I had to lighten up my color palette & fabrics saving all the black, burgundy & velvet for the Winter time.
Aestheticly, this feels like a lighter version of dolly kei. The reality is that probably dolly kei was the Japanese version of whismigoth.
Thankfully my time has finally come, I thought it was the grunge era but I was wrong it’s whimsigoth
Whimsigoth is what happens when Dark Academia graduates and goes to grad school
God how I love these types of videos. This style is how I wanna look tbh, it’s so cute
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I have always liked this style (even though I have no interest in witchcraft) and my style has often had some elements of it especially in my 20's, which was in the 00's.
But I'm very disappointed and can't believe that you show movies, literature and pop singers as an inspiration without any mention whatsoever of the actual *goth subculture and music* that started in the late 70's. Never heard of goth rock and darkwave, Siouxsie or Faith and the Muse for example?? The style has goth in its name and yet the goth rock based subculture is ignored?