Hello, all! I have promoted thrifting and DIY as a budget-friendly alternative to buying name brand alternative fashion at full retail price. However, not everyone is fortunate enough to have good thrift stores nearby. A great way to find affordable alternative fashion online is to search for second-hand items on Mercari, Poshmark, Depop, Etsy, and eBay.

When searching on these sites, I typically type the name of a brand, the type of clothing item I’m looking for, and a size. If I’m not getting many results, I will search only the brand name to see if anything usable pops up. In the below example, I found this dress on eBay new with tags for roughly half the retail price. However, I also will look for second-hand items in good condition (bonus for vintage because I love retro style).

Below is a list of dark alternative-friendly brands that I was able to gather. I listed these brands by product categories. So, the same brand may show up in more than one category. Please note: this is for second-hand and online “thrifting” purposes. So, some of these brands may be discontinued.

Feminine Clothing

Attitude Clothing

Banned Apparel

Betsey Johnson

Catherine Coatney

Chemical Black

Cykxtees

Demi Loon

Devil Fashion

Disturbia

Dysfunctional Doll

Foxblood

Funhouse

Hell Bunny

H&R London

Innocent Clothing

Iron Fist

Jawbreaker Clothing

Jessica Louise

Joe Browns

Killstar

Kreepsville 666

Liquorbrand

Morbid Threads

Motel Rocks

Necessary Evil

Phaze Clothing

Poizen Industries

Pretty Attitude

Punk Rave

Queen of Darkness

Restyle

Scarlet Darkness

Sourpuss

Spin Doctor

Straight to Hell Apparel

Switchblade Stiletto

TooFast

Tripp NYC

UNIF

Vixxsin

Voodoo Vixen

Masculine and Unisex Clothing

Attitude Clothing

Banned Apparel

Chemical Black

Cykxtees

Dead Threads

Devil Fashion

Disturbia

Iron Fist

Jawbreaker Clothing

Killstar

Liquorbrand

Morbid Threads

Necessary Evil

Phaze Clothing

Poizen Industries

Punk Rave

Straight to Hell Apparel

TooFast

Tripp NYC

UNIF

Vixxsin

Footwear

Altercore

Betsey Johnson

Demonia

Dr. Martens

Funtasma

Hades Footwear

Hot Chocolate Design

Iron Fist

Jeffrey Campbell

Joe Browns

Killstar

New Rock

Steve Madden

T.U.K. Shoes

Jewelry & Accessories

Alchemy Gothic

Bullet 69

Curiology

Disturbia

Erstwilder

Inox Jewelry

Killstar

Kreepsville 666

Mysticum Luna

Prong Jewelry

Restyle

Tarina Tarantino

Bags, Purses, & Wallets

Alchemy Gothic

Banned Apparel

GothX

Iron Fist

Joe Browns

Killstar

Loungefly

Lux DeVille

Restyle

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