The Rime of the Gothy Mariner

Thanks to: Photo Doktor www.photodoktor.co.uk/goth.jpg

Gothiness: 10 Sweatiness: 8 (too much neck on display)
At first I thought this might be an ageing Marcel Marceau giving up mime for a Gothlife, but no, this is a Goth debating whether to hire a yacht or not. Not very Goth, you'd think, but he's taking advice from a green and a yellow skull! Look at them reflecting back at him in his glasses, offering up the words of Coleridge: "Day after day, day after day,/ We stuck, nor breath nor motion;/ As idle as a painted goth/ Upon a painted ocean." Now all he needs is an albatross. Or a crow.

Tails of Woe

Thanks to Stuart Graves

Gothiness: 7 Sweatiness: 8
Where to begin with young Stuart here: Robert Smith meets Ducky from Pretty in Pink - we've all been there, Stuart - it's just that most of us realised our error before getting photographed. Well done for braving a fine Summer evening in those winkle-pickers though, I'm sure no-one at the end of term ball would fuck with you in those bad boys, for fear of your sweaty socks alone!

Echo and the Bunnygoths

Thanks to Sue Carter Flinn

Gothiness: 6 Sweatiness: 7

God I miss the 80's. Campsites would allow you in with your pet Goth. Note the lack of irony in his pose - one arm folded, one leg bent in the 'inverse teapot' move made famous by Iain McCullogh.

And Now For Something Completely Goth

Thanks to O LVR

Gothiness: 6 Sweatiness: 8
Like a Dark Cowboy version of John Cleese, OLVR here reminds us that sitting in a beach bar sipping a cool beer is a right to be enjoyed by all of us, Goths and vanillas alike. Not strictly Goth, but extra points for the pimp moustache.
Thought for the day: If I could have invented one thing, it would be the white plastic chair. They're everywhere. When the arockalypse comes, only cockroaches and white plastic chairs will remain.

51st Sweat

Thanks to: Michael Wilson

Gothiness: 4 Sweatiness: 7
Congratulations to young Michael for representing NMA amongst the Gallic hoards of the Cap D'Antibes - Cromwell himself would have been proud of your insistence on wearing 18-hole boots and combats with Wayfarers - a rare cosmopolitan touch for a Goth.

He's just a Devil Goth

Thanks to: Kjartan Poskitt http://www.kjartan.co.uk/whitbygoths.htm

Gothiness: 9 Sweatiness: 8

This Dark Lord laughs in the face of sunshine, but his eyes! His fucking eyes have melted off!

(edit: special thanks to Loki for being a top bloke about using this pic)

Nice day for a Goth wedding

Gothiness: 10 Sweatiness: 8

1st dance most likely to be: Cry Little Sister from Lost Boys.

They're braving the sun for the photos to show their family, but after this it's straight back into the cellar for some red wine and a Wicca ceremony.

IndestructiGoths

Thanks to: http://www.whitbygothicphotos.co.uk/

Gothiness: 9 Sweatiness: 9
Cross-dressing Wayne Hussey lookeelikee, helmet, full length coat and Rocket Dog boots by the seaside? A 99 Flake to both of you my Gothic overlords!