GOTHIC.
Now would be a good time to distinguish the difference between "gothic" and "goth." Gothic is a bit more grown up in itself. It's as though someone going through their goth phase decided to never leave, and grow with it rather than abandon the darker designs for something more refined and...let's face it, common. There's a slight bit of punk-inspired edge, all of it lacking in the traditionally torn and frayed, replaced now with an elegant twist of soft fabrics and colors (such as the ever popular cotton candy hair), and mingled with the likes of spikes.
Personally, I love this reinvention. It gives me happy feelings to see designers taking a twist on something both outdated and disliked at this point, reviving it to a new stature. Our shitty youth is back, but it's not shitty anymore. It's...really really beautiful! Not found at Hot Topic, but instead made custom and not entirely cheap either, more for the fashion-minded art collector rather than the pissy punk youth of yesterday. To say that to be "goth" or "punk" wasn't a style trend is a lie that most people have left to the past. 
I think now more than ever, fashion is willing to humble itself to its founders, even when they didn't know who they were or what they were even doing by wearing such intentionally ugly and abrasive adornments. They were simultaneously angering their parents and teachers, while inspiring their own future children. The great circle of style! Gotta love that.
With a hint of Harajuku, acting wildly over the top at times with pieces such as Jeffery Campbell boots, or the new Doc Marten's, either delicately camouflaged with studs or painted a easter-egg pastel, all come together marvelously with a touch of death on the lips and nails. The contrast is way too fun to not try, especially as the clouds come in darker while the seasons change.
Colors such as Oxblood, Grey Lilac, and Rose Smoke are becoming a hot commodity. Not a bad thing to have when it's so chilly out...see what I did there.
A few items that I am really in love with at the moment are: - All things Jeffery. Campbell, that is. His boots and flats are knocking my socks off, either spiked, wooden-heeled, or no-heeled.
- La Moss, by Butter LONDON nail polish. Their polishes contain zero formaldehyde, toluene or DBP, and are actually long-lasting. Oh yeah, and stellar colors.
- Long-back button ups, which offer even more extension when wearing those insane boots I mentioned.
- Pretty much everything that Valentino is up to for the autumn/winter collection: flowing and feminine, bruised with rich, darker shades.
- Oxblood lips paired with minimal facial makeup- I know it's impossible to say no to longer lashes, but try clear mascara with this.
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