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BRING BACK 2000'S FASHION

Hey Emo Kids, SC3N3 QU33NS, and Sk8tr Boiz! 2007 called and they want their clothes back! No, actually the opposite- they want to sell you their awesome products! And I'm telling you, a lot of this stuff looks way cooler than what Hot Topic sells these days. It's time to throw a little variety in style back into the scene! Here are some clothing brands other than Hot Topic you should totally check out!

IRON FIST

Iron fist is a company that specializes in graphic designed shirts for both men and women, usually grotesque or gorishin nature with bright colors. Their designs are similar to those of late 2000s and early 2010s metalcore/post hardcore band tees. You probably even seen band members like Gerard Way wear this brand! I myself own an Iron Fist shirt with a more subtle ribcage design on it compared to their normal material. You want something flashy? Go Iron Fist Most of their best stuff can be found on resale or bootleg websites! 

AKUMU INK

Akumu Ink has shirt designs that have the appeal to those emo and scene kids who had cute/spooky artwork as glitter graphics on their MySpace profile. The artwork is very reminiscent to the early to mid 2000s alternative art style, with gothic/punk Tim Burton-esque imagery mixed in with a little chibi influence. It bears a lot of stitches, roses, hears and skulls-classic styles for the time period. Definitely one of my favorites on this list for sure. It will help you really rock the mid 2000s emo look.

ROCKETT 

Rockett was a clothing brand that closed it's doors years ago. But if you're lucky enough you might be able to snatch a hand me down of this shirt on eBay or etsy! They're well known for having shirts with this logo on it, or merch designs that they used to do for Myspace bands. You can also find them for a fair price on indiemerch!

BLEEDING STAR

Bleeding Star clothing is a now defunct brand that is treated almost as an emo fossil. It's stores have been shut down for many years but people still search after these shirts.  I myself own six bleeding star shirts thanks to my wonderful boyfriend! This brand is known for its graffiti-esque emo prints. These shirts had some hella killer designs. You just might get lucky and find them being sold as pre-owned online, they still are circulating the internet. Bleeding Star is my top favorite brand in the emo fashion scene.

ABBEY DAWN

Abbey Dawn is the pop-punk/emo clothing brand by the princess herself Avril Lavigne! The shop is still up and I believe new stuff is going to be added again due to her return to pop punk! Her stuff is perfect for the more feminine aesthetics of emo and pop punk, and were certainly treasured 15 years ago! You can find her older stuff on resale sites, or check out her new stuff on her website!

HEARTCORE CLOTHING

Yes, that is Aiden. And yep they're wearing Heartcore Clothing. Heartcore is a clothing brand very similar to Bleeding Star as far as shirt designs go. We have the return of the graffiti-esque paint splatter emo aesthetic. Jimmy Breen (AKA Jimmy Heartcore) has since retired this brand and moved onto more personal projects, but you can find old shirts on resale websites if you are lucky!

CLANDESTINE INDUSTRIES

If you guys recognize the logo on this brand, you will already know that this was Pete Wentz's (of Fall Out Boy) former clothing brand! Most, if not all of his shirts had this logo on it, which is well known that Pete also has tattooed on himself. They're super rare to find now a days but if you mange to get your hands on one- consider yourself the luckiest motherfucker alive.

CUPCAKE CULT

Cupcake Cult is a very scene clothing brand that takes your favorite pop culture characters and turns them into grotesque zombies in hyper-neon colored imagery. You may have seen band tees with designs similar to this as well! This screams the years 2007-2009 on a shirt and great news is, these guys are still making new merch! Most of their clothing is for women, but back in the day, that didn't stop your scene boiz from wearing it! Check them out!

VAMPIREFREAKS

Remember that gothic social media website that was ALMOST as popular as MySpace? Yep, they have a clothing store too! And let me tell you, they're stuff if really fucking cool looking, the designs are awesome, and they're superb quality. Be aware, VampireFreaks can be very expensive. Their style tends to lean more towards the gothic side but nothing that can't also be donned by emo and scene kids! If the name vampire in their brand isn't enough to convince you, I don't know what does.

SKELANIMALS

You've probably seen the dolls before. Yes, the brand actually has a clothing line too! And you can't tell me that these designs are NOT cool!! Their clothing features these little animal characters with skulls for faces and bone patterns on their bodies with some very emo/scene graphic designs. I'm a super big fan of this clothing brand itself. The brand is mainly geared for women, but again, who's to say men can't wear these too!? You have to buy these through resale websites or third party sites like Amazon. 

EMILY THE STRANGE

Emily The Strange is one of the famous women's clothing brands that stormed and took over Hot Topic's shelves back in the day. She also had books and video games! You have probably seen posters or buttons around with this iconic goth girl on it, pairing with a black and red color dynamic. Emily the Strange is a brand that still lives on and you can order it online for a very reasonable price!

WEBSITE: https://www.emilystrange.com/

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

Criminal Damage is a now defunct scene clothing brand that used to make cartoonish aesthetically bright clothing for all of those Myspace scene queens and kings. Though extremely rare these days, you might get lucky and find a stray online listing. You'll be the talk of the town!

DROPDEAD

Dropdead is the clothing brand made by Bring Me the Horizon's frontman Oli Sykes! It all started in the early days back when BMTH was still that brootal deathcore band fresh out of England! These days, the overall aesthetic of the brand has changed, but Ollie STILL makes Dropdead clothing! Maybe you can find the old Myspace shirts sometime!

WEBSITE: https://dropdead.world/

BABYCAKES

Created by Paul Griffith on MySpace, here is an retro brand that highlights the neon scene era of MySpace. Their official Facebook page has been having some cryptic teasers within the past month. Perhaps we may see a comeback in the near future??

RIDEORDIE CLOTHING

RIDEORDIE is a fairly new Myspace clothing revival brand that has even partnered up with the YouTuber 'TheCozyRepresentative', who is known for his video essays about bands and phenomenon in the alternative Myspace scene! If you are looking for something that is super close to the vibe of those years, this brand is perfect for you!

GLOOMY BEAR

Gloomy Bear was popular back then and they are STILL around and popular in Japan! You can still get your own Gloomy Bear plushies and apparel to this day!

WEBSITE: https://gloomybearstore.com/

INVADER SCENE CLOTHING

Invader scene is an extremely new brand with a very simplistic doodle art style! It fits right into the Neon-pop punk/Myspace bedroom pop fashion that was incredibly popular in the late 2000s! Plus they are a civil rights activist brand! They have a Spacehey, make sure to add them!

LINK TO SPACEHEY: https://spacehey.com/invaderscene

LINK TO WEBSITE: https://www.invaderscene.com/

SILENT SCREAM CLOTHING

Silent Scream Clothing is modern day Bleeding Star! A young emo person named Nox/Dana from the United Kingdom took it upon themselves to bring back the style that nearly died out almost a decade ago! They even have an account here on SpaceHey! Make sure to add their account and to check out their MASSIVE online store! 

LINK TO THEIR SPACEHEY: https://spacehey.com/silentscreamclothing

AFFLICTED HEARTZ CLOTHING

Shameless plug here. This is mine and Goshku's alternative clothing brand! Our shirts are designed and inspired by many different brands and band t-shirts from the 2000s! Our price range is usually around $20-$30 USD!

DETHLESS CLOTHING

Deathless Clothing was a brand started by Eighteen Visions's MickDeth and had bands like Black Veil Brides model his shirts, famously in the Knives and Pens music video. Unfortunately MickDeth passed away in 2013 from chronic terminal illness, and with his death, his brand died too. You could potentially see one of those shirts online you can snag up, as I was lucky enough to find one myself! 

Hot Topic Is (Or Was) Cool But...

It definitely isn't your only option for alternative apparel! I hope you liked this post! I couldn't have done it without the help of my wonderful boyfriend Tristan/Goshku! Another shout out to him for being so amazing! Anyways tell me what you think! Did you find this post helpful? Which brands of these were your favorites? Leave a comment down below!