What is pastel goth?
Pastel Goth is a type of goth that originated during the late 2000s and it eventually spread on tumblr in the 2010s. It mixes the traditional goth style and dark themes with pastels and maybe some kawaii themes.
How do I wear pastel goth?
Although everyone’s style is different, there are 2 main ways I’ve seen people wearing pastel goth.
1. You could wear all pastels and accessorize with dark themes
2. You could wear a dark goth outfit and accessorize with pastels
Think of an opposites attract theme like “Sweet but psycho”, “toxic sugar”, or “creepy cute.”
No matter what, if your outfit is giving off pastel Halloween vibes your good 👍
Examples:
Why was it so controversial?
Pastel goth was/is a controversial type of goth because of the different ways people have viewed the style. Either some people believe that pastel goth is a watered down version of goth or they don’t like the style because some pastel goths don’t listen to the goth music. (Two of the controversies I’ve heard so far)
Do we need to listen to the goth music?
YES!!!!! Just because pastel goth includes more lighter colors, or is a bit different from other goths, DOESNT MEAN we don’t listen to the music.
You don’t ONLY have to listen to goth music, you’re aloud to listen to any genres you want, as long as you also listen to goth.
Goth bands I recommend; Switchblade Symphony (linked in one of my other posts), Strawberry Switchblade, The Cure, Bauhuas, Garbage, or The birthday Massacre.
Thanks for reading!! Have a great day/night!! 🫶🫶
