TikTok, which was once a hub for funny videos and dancing has now transformed into an app where billions of users display their talents, passion, style, personality, and more. The app has become extremely popular among Gen-Z and many use it to express themselves through art and fashion and use it as an expressive form where they can truly be themselves.
Fashion is something that has taken over the app tremendously, with users posting their favorite outfits and accessories, stores to shop at, trends, clothing pieces that they made, tips on working in fashion, and more. TikTok has truly changed the fashion industry with its influence on trends.
Ashe Turner
A huge trend among the fashion side of TikTok is Alternative fashion. Characterized by edgy styles and dark colors, “It’s filled with punks, people who love music, fashion and all that other artsy stuff, alt people, gay people, and goths,” wrote an Urban Dictionary user.
Many Gen-Z users have taken over the app with Alternative fashion, taking inspiration from early 2000s goth fashion. Users have taken inspiration from punk artists like Avril Lavigne and Taylor Momsen to television characters like Ellie from Degrassi: TNG, Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl, and Effy Stonem from Skins U.K and movie characters like Evie and Tracy from Thirteen. A lot of Gen-Z users on the app even look to current popular artists like Rico Nasty, Billie Eilish, and Willow Smith for alternative fashion inspiration.
Pairing dark clothing with accessories such as chain belts, ripped and mesh tights, tartan skirts, chokers, and dark eye makeup, the alt fashion scene, better known as alt TikTok, is becoming more and more well known, with videos going viral daily. Hashtags on TikTok geared towards alternative style have managed to be one of the many viral hashtags on the app, with tags like #altfashion garnering over 500 million views and tags like #alternative and #alttiktok gaining between four and nine billion views.
So how can you dress like one of the cool alt fashion users on TikTok? Here are some of our favorite alternative fashion videos and users to take inspiration from, along with how you can style each of these cool pieces and accessories.
Pleated and Tartan Skirts
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TikTok user, @chrollosprettygirl444 pairs fishnet gloves with a black shirt and tartan skirt.
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Model and influencer, @richchocolit, wears a tartan skirt with a black sweater and chains.
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Once again, skirts and tights are taking over. In this look from TikTok user, @aeroplvnes, a black pleated skirt and top are put together and accessorized with a chain belt, white boots, and a choker.
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User @iloveklaus123, pairs red and black together with a pleated red skirt, red arm sleeves, a black and red skull shirt, and chains.
Mesh and Ripped Tights
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User @angel.ogb hops on the ongoing corset trend, pairing it with a black skirt, mesh tights, a black jacket, and black knee-high boots.
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TikTok user, @wehatelissa pairs mesh tights with a puffy dress and trinity boots.
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@ashe.bliss pairs mesh tights with an all-black ensemble and dark makeup.
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Last but not least, we have TikTok user, @1tsbr1tneyb11tch, whose outfit consists of a lot of mesh. Mesh tights and a top are paired with a black corset dress and black boots.
Skulls
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Skulls, chokers, and trinity boots seem to be a very popular alt fashion look with user @wehatelissa pairing skull tights with a black skirt and top.
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Popular TikTok user @gofvamp, pairs skull tights with a black skirt and cropped white top.
Chokers, Chain Belts, and Accessories
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TikTok user, @ehviper, pairs black boots with a black mini skirt and top. They accessorized with a black chain belt, a choker, silver earrings, and black gloves.
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Pairing a black t-shirt dress with ripped tights, long trinity boots, chain necklaces, and skull gloves is TikTok user, @gofvamp.
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In a viral video with over 600 thousand views, @mymizery wears a black choker with a white top and a black and white plaid skirt.
All Black + Trendy Looks
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User @ashe.bliss combines her alternative style with the popular visible g-string/thong trend from the early 2000s. This look features black jeans with a chain belt and a black mesh top and a crop top with boots.
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In another look, @gofvamp decides to go with an all-black and white look. She pairs a long black cardigan over a black outfit and accessorized with spider web socks, a choker, and a black mask and boots.
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In this viral video, user @funkyfitz decides to showcase multiple outfits with trendy looks including pleated skirts, tights, and chains.
