How Lady Gaga is bringing the gothic aesthetic back into fashion?

The American artist has always stood out for her unique style, mixing elegant silhouettes and eccentric pieces. Lately, it is in looks with a gothic aesthetic that she is causing a sensation, breathing new life into this dark and macabre trend.

It seems that Lady Gaga is reconnecting with her first stylistic loves. For the past few months, whether on the red carpet or in her daily life, she has been adopting Gothic-inspired looks that rival each other in elegance. With raven-black hair, bleached eyebrows and a pale complexion, she imposes a refined and modern vision of this dark aesthetic, proving that Gothic can be both dramatic and elegant. She plays with contrasting materials and cuts, as when she pairs a long black coat with structured shoulders – spotted on the Willy Chavarria fall-winter 2025 catwalk – with a ruffled silk dress that slips under the thick drape of the coat. The accessories, always carefully chosen, refine her look: lace-up heeled boots, sharp black glasses and a white handkerchief delicately tucked into her pocket. This approach is also found in her recent appearances. During rehearsals for her February 16 performance, celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live ,” she opted for a long coat with silver buttons by Khaite, layered over a flared dress, accentuating the theatrical side of the silhouette. Later, she opted for a shorts suit by the same brand, which she enhanced with a pair of tights and platform pumps. Through these choices, Lady Gaga offers a new interpretation of gothic, detaching it from its purely subcultural references. Her secret? Relying on a monochrome silhouette, bold accessories and an assertive attitude. A recipe that modernizes the mystical aura of this movement, proving that gothic has lost none of its power of fascination and that it can, more than ever, be part of the everyday wardrobe.

The Return of Gothic Aesthetics

The goth aesthetic , a clever blend of punk and glam/rock subcultures, has been reinvigorating fashion culture for some time now . Its dark and sinister influences are making their way onto runways and red carpets, revisited in more sensual and feminine versions. Tight corsets, delicate lace, dramatic velvet, chainmail jewelry and muted color palettes are redrawing the contours of this trend, which is being revived in particular by cinema. Films like “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, starring Jenna Ortega, modernize this aesthetic with young and modern looks , or “Nosferatu”, starring Lily-Rose Depp, which explores Victorian goth influences . And the craze doesn’t stop there: according to Pinterest’s 2025 trends report, “Goth will regain its nobility”, particularly through ” castle-core “, a medieval and Gothic aesthetic that is seeing a 110% increase in searches with the word “medieval”. Some fashion figures have already made it their signature, starting with Lady Gaga, who revisits Gothism with contemporary elegance, Jenna Ortega, who has become an icon of the genre since her role in “Wednesday”, or Amelia Gray, who adopts this dark look with modernity. A movement that is gradually establishing itself and proving that Gothic has never been more desirable.