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Mall Goth

The early-2000s food court at its darkest — black and hot pink, bats, studs and eyeliner, with all the Hot-Topic attitude that came with it.

Mall Goth aesthetic - Pink Bat Emo Gothic Sweatshirt

Raised by the mall’s darkest corner

Mall goth is the turn-of-the-millennium teenage uniform: black on black cut with hot pink, bats and skulls, studs, plaid and chains. It is the place where emo, scene and goth all met by the escalator, more attitude than ideology. We carry that Hot-Topic-era edge into all-over-print pieces built to wear loud and often.

The Mall Goth Collection

All-over-print, made to order. Every Mall Goth piece, in one place.

How to wear it

Black plus one pink

Keep the base head-to-toe black and let a single hit of hot pink — a bat print, a belt, a streak of hair — do the talking.

Stack the hardware

Layer studded belts, chains and choker-style necklaces over a printed tee for that early-2000s mall-goth weight.

Add a little plaid

Tie a plaid shirt at the waist or pull on plaid pants to break up the black with classic scene-kid texture.

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