Wave-Gotik-Treffen is “one of the largest events of the gothic, cybergoth, steampunk, and rivethead subcultures worldwide”. It started yesterday and is running through this weekend in Germany.
The Victorian Picnic started as “an opportunity for attendees to dress in elaborate Victorian-era-inspired clothing. Participants would gather to socialize, showcase their outfits, and enjoy a leisurely afternoon reminiscent of the Victorian era.” Over the years, people started wearing more goth-, fantasy-, and steampunk-inspired outfits.
The following are in German but automated translators work pretty well:
- direct link to the photostream about this year’s Victorian Picnic
- link to the article
- index of stories about WGT 2025
- blog about WGT 2025
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A couple things I like about these photos. These are “real people”, not heavily-filtered Insta influencer wannabes trolling for followers. These are people of various ages and genders and styles.
Like, look at this guy. Is he from Lord of the Rings? If he isn’t, then Tolkien was quite remiss in neglecting him.
I like this kid’s outfit bc you can just tell she’s gonna show this photo to her grandma next week and they’ll bond over it.
This one is deceptively simple, there are some great patterns in the shoulder spikes, the metal snakes in the headpiece, and the eye decoration.
waaah so jealous…
That looks a lot like what Dani Filth wore in the music video for “For Your Vulgar Delectation”.
I had to look that up, killer song, yeah everyone in that video would totally look at home at WGT lel.
Aaaand, I’m down the rabbit hole lol
Fitting, really, with the Victorian backdrop.
I hear ya. I especially gotta take a look at Iola Velegem’s archive of photos, especially for the Victorian period-era clothes, I’m trying to come up with some businesslike outfits in case I need to go back in the office a lot.
