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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aussie basketball star goes viral for wearing goth makeup during matches - and turning two of their teeth into FANGS
Australian basketballer Caitlin Cunningham has gone viral online not just for their basketball skills, but their unusual goth appearance. Dubbed 'Caitlin Dark' after WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, the 39-year-old has grabbed global attention for their combination of athleticism and goth aesthetic. 'I was a MySpace kid,' Cunningham, who uses they/them/she pronouns, told the ABC. 'Emo music's a big part of my life and so the makeup has always been an expression, and I've always done it.' The former WNBL player, who now plays semi-professionally for the Rockhampton Cyclones, says people have always noticed how at odds she looks compared to typical athletes. 'I found an old article from when I was 21, when I was signed to the Canberra Capitals, playing in the WNBL,' she said. 'The journalist touched on my black shoes, my black socks, my goth looks. 'So it's always been a thing for me.' Cunningham explains that their look - dark makeup, tattoos, athleisure outfits in the same colour and those fangs - is all tied into the music she loves. 'When I was young, I would look up to these artists and be mesmerised by their self-expression and their art form,' Cunningham said. 'And if people are looking at me like I looked at those people … you have a role to play in these young people's journey of self-discovery and I do take it seriously. 'If I had someone like me when I was growing up, I would have felt so seen.' Sports fans online have celebrated Cunningham's bold individuality, proving opposite subcultures can flourish together. 'Welcome back Dennis Rodman,' joked one Instagram user. 'Do you need a controversially far away girlfriend,' posted another 'She looks photoshopped in, I love her.' said a third. Cunningham is overwhelmed by all the attention she is getting, with their TikTok quickly growing from 200 followers to over 50,000. A TikTok compilation of Cunningham has had more than three million views. Some have even compared Cunningham to American actor and comedian Pete Davidson. 'A lot of very attractive women always seem to want to date me, and I think that may have a bit to do with the comparison,' Cunningham told 'But I think I'm tall, I'm skinny, I've got a lot of tattoos, I don't know, I'm a bit dorky, maybe similar to him. 'Maybe I've just got big d**k energy.' Cunningham hopes that the increased visibility she has received can benefit LGBTQ+ people. 'It's harder to sleep because I've been getting some quite heavy DMs, and I really care about the people reaching out to me because they're feeling so seen and connected, and I'm helping them realize something about themselves or feel comfortable in their own skin,' Cunningham said. 'And that is so powerful, and if I'm that connection for them to be the best version of themselves, I just want to know how to keep helping people feel good with themselves. 'If I'm that role model for someone, I'll take it, I'll do it, I'll do the best I can to harness that.'
ABC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Basketballer Caitlin Cunningham is a 'health goth' and wants to show sport is for all
The emo/goth aesthetic isn't one usually associated with athletes, particularly not at an elite level. But that's never bothered Caitlin Cunningham, who's proof that the two seemingly opposite subcultures can coexist and flourish. "I was a Myspace kid. Emo music's a big part of my life and so the makeup has always been an expression, and I've always done it," Cunningham, who uses they/them/she pronouns, told ABC Melbourne's The Conversation Hour. They were also an early adopter of the health goth style — broadly speaking, a trend that originated around a decade ago, combining sport/working out with monochromatic athleisure, dark make-up and a general gothic look. The former WNBL player, who now plays semi-professionally for the Rockhampton Cyclones in the NBL1 North, has captured a lot of attention over the past week after pictures of her playing were posted on social media. They've earned them the moniker "Caitlin Dark", riffing off WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark. It's nothing new for the 39-year-old, who's also a musician and personal trainer. "I found an old article from when I was 21, when I was signed to the Canberra Capitals, playing in the WNBL," she said. "The journalist touched on my black shoes, my black socks, my goth looks. So it's always been a thing for me." The look has evolved since then — there are more tattoos, two teeth have been turned into fangs and the now increasingly famous make-up. "It's all tied into music for me. When I was young, I would look up to these artists and be mesmerised by their self-expression and their art form," Cunningham said. "And if people are looking at me like I looked at those people … you have a role to play in these young people's journey of self-discovery and I do take it seriously. The intersection of sport, fashion, beauty and music is well-established — and there is power in athletes using their platform and profile to showcase the many dimensions of human expression. Serena Williams was a trailblazer throughout her career, showing that you can be stylish, fashion-forward and one of the greatest players of all time. Brazilian football legend Marta first sported her trademark red lipstick at the 2019 Women's World Cup, saying: "The colour is of blood because we had to leave blood on the pitch. Now I'm going to use it in every game." American rugby player Ilona Maher wears her red lipstick to show femininity can coexist with peak athletic performance, saying, "it doesn't take away from your athletic ability if you wear make-up". The WNBA and NBA tunnels have become high-end fashion runways with athletes trading basketball singlets for haute couture. What does it all mean? Well, in short — that athletes are people too, with complex identities, interests and forms of expression. But for athletes competing in women's sport, and women and gender-diverse people generally, it goes deeper. They have always been policed over their appearance and faced constant contradictions. Too masculine/too feminine. Too muscular/too thin. Too concerned with their looks/not concerned enough. Trying too hard to fit in or too hard to stand out. Praised for fighting for equity, or being told to be grateful for what they've got. It's an exhausting dance, essentially all an encapsulation of the now well-versed Barbie monologue. To blend in is an easier existence, but as Cunningham — and so many others — show, to embrace yourself is a much more fulfilling one. "I might look quite intimidating, but I am probably one of the most softest, most gentle people and everyone knows that," they said. "Don't judge a book by its cover. I am such a contradiction of what I am perceived as to who I am." And with sport a central part of so many people's lives, whether as participants or spectators, Cunningham knows the impact of its influence. "There's so many sports that really like to put people in a box of stereotypes," she said. "And it's unfair because I think that turns away people who feel a little bit different, and that puts them off wanting to be in a team sport environment.
Vogue
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Mfpen Spring 2026 Menswear Collection
To be clear, Sigurd Bank was never into goth; he says he likes his music more 'energetic.' Yet when trawling through his youthful memories in advance of designing Mfpen's spring collection, the designer was drawn to the DIY aesthetic of mall goths of the '90s. Their post-grunge look, he observed, took the come-as-you-are vibe 'in a much more clowny [direction]—if you can say that—with the stripes and with the layering…. I think that style is quite amazing, how everything was somehow gender fluid with spikes and ripped clothing. Even though it was off and dark, there was a lot of playfulness, and so I imagined people who were like that grown up. Now they are dressing corporate, but then they try to bend the rules of corporate attire.' Disrupting the stuffiness and traditions of tailoring is Mfpen's mission, even as it marks its first decade in business with a finalist nod from the 2025 LVMH Prize. Spring 2026 finds Bank tweaking his successful formula. He does this by adding an unexpected touch of sex via lace hosiery popping out of the top of trousers, instead of boxers, and slashing leggings. The team also played more with his/her dichotomies. In look 19, a woman's shirt becomes a crop top on a male model. He wears this with a pair of carpenter pants that feature floral rivets, 'to make them more romantic.' (Silver floral jewelry complements this hardware.) The fit of the jacket in look 29 is created by taking in and creating a waist on a man-sized blazer using inverted darts. For women there's a sort-of wrap vest top (look 24) that opens in the back 'like a leaf,' and shorts and skirts with exposed linings. A cotton canvas topper with a wide placket iterated on firemen's gear. The 'wash' on khakis and denim was achieved by using a laser. From Bank's perspective it's a win-win situation, not only is the laser technique more responsible than using water (in addition, Mfpen collections are made using deadstock materials), but it allows him to achieve 'the used look that we like, because we don't want things to look too new.' To his credit, no one would ever think these were mall-bought pieces.
The Guardian
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Forever Now review – timeless stars shine among grab bag of 80s nostalgia
This new one-day event is an attempt to import California's four-year-old Cruel World festival to the UK, and as the parent US event is a devotedly Anglophile affair featuring almost exclusively original British post-punk and goth bands, the promoters could feasibly have called this offshoot Coals to Newcastle. The early 80s were, indeed, an incredibly fertile time in British music, and it could be depressing to see so many of its prime movers recalibrated as nostalgia turns. Yet the bill is such a stylistic mixed bag that it's hard to draw many conclusions besides the simple truth that some have aged a lot better than others. Manchester's ultimate cult band the Chameleons' gnarled angst and integrity remains intact, particularly on the mesmeric paranoia of Soul In Isolation. So does the doomed glamour and brittle cool of the Bowie-indebted Psychedelic Furs, with suave showman singer Richard Butler increasingly resembling a louche rock'n'roll Peter O'Toole. 'If this is shit, it's your fucking fault!' declares the mohawk-sporting John Lydon, clad in a clown-like oversize blue checked jacket, as he arrives to begin Public Image Ltd's set. He reconsiders, and concedes that at least a little of the blame may be his: 'My voice is a bit squeaky because I've been on a three-week bender … in 12 hours.' Thankfully, PiL are not shit. Lydon's attitudinal irony hangs from every note and word yet their throbbing dub excavations are thrilling, especially on a surprise revisit of Open Up, Lydon's 1993 club collaboration with Leftfield. He quits the stage with a sneered swipe at absent ex-friends: 'I apologise for nothing … except the karaoke Sex Pistols!' The amiable Johnny Marr appears to be on a mission to refocus minds on the beauty of Smiths songs such as Panic, This Charming Man and How Soon Is Now? rather than on Morrissey's current toxicity. Billy Idol is equally keen to restress his status as a punk-pop cartoon, spinning Frisbees into the crowd during a comedic new anthem, Too Much Fun. Technical issues bedevil the second stage. Happy Mondays have to cut their set short – mercifully so, on this wretched form – and the Damned and the Jesus and Mary Chain are also curtailed, with the latter's singer Jim Reid's earnest apology – 'Sorry it was so short!' – ironic for a band who, in their earliest days, regularly delivered 15-minute sets. The The tellingly open their set with Sweet Bird of Truth, their 1986 song about American bombing raids on the Middle East. Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) is infused with a similar doom-laden topicality, but the crowd notably warm far more to the sweet synth-pop alchemy of their early hymns to adolescence, This is The Day and Uncertain Smile. Everybody else is running late but Kraftwerk inevitably line up behind their four onstage keyboards at the exact second they are due. Electronic music's ultimate pioneers, they deliver music that sounds as sacred as school hymns: from Autobahn to The Model, they spiel out exquisite techno-symphonies, with peerless melodies to die for, in front of incredible 3D visuals. Playing songs close on half a century old, while headlining a retro festival, they don't sound remotely dated: forever now indeed.
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lily Allen looks strikingly different as she debuts stunning new look and ditches her signature red tresses after her split from husband David Harbour
Lily Allen debuted a stunning new hairstyle on social media on Wednesday. The singer, 40, who confirmed her split from husband David Harbour, 50, at the end of last year, took to her Instagram to show off her glamorous new look. She visited New York's celebrity hair salon Suite Caroline to change up her look as she ditched her trademark signature red locks. Instead, she rocked a short, voluminous raven black blowout with a full fringe as she opted for a 'goth' change to her look. She captioned the stunning snaps: 'Goth girl summer.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. For the salon visit, the Smile hitmaker cut a stylish figure in a trendy black leather Miu Miu jacket, which retails for £5,500. Her new look comes after she revealed that she has been 'feeling incredibly low' and lonely in her New York City home after her split from David. She explained that she has been feeling 'extremely heavy' as she 'doesn't have that much to do here' in the city. Lily moved to Brooklyn in 2020 to be closer to David, enrolling her daughters - Ethel Mary Cooper, 13, and Marnie Rose, 11 - in local schools. Telling how she will be taking a break from social media, The Fear hitmaker said there is 'nothing filling the gaps' as she is no longer doom scrolling. Speaking to Miquita Oliver on their BBC 's Miss Me? Podcast, Lily said: 'I'm nearly two weeks into complete social media ban. 'I interestingly enough the beginning of last week I was feeling incredibly low, like lower than I've felt in months. It was extremely heavy. 'And then I realised maybe this is because I'm not filling the gaps with doom scrolling, and I've suddenly got this time for like reflection, you know what I mean. She continued: 'I don't have that much to do here in New York during the day, and so I guess I would find myself sitting on Instagram and scrolling or being narcissistic and posting or reading my responses and getting that dopamine fix. 'And I haven't had it for nearly two weeks, and I think it made me initially really sad. 'I think I was having withdrawal symptoms. It was horrible. I mean, I really did feel like I was withdrawing from drugs or something. It was crazy. 'But it took me a minute to think, "Oh yeah, it was probably that"'. Lily split from Stranger Things actor David late last year after four years of marriage at the end of last year. The couple tied the knot in Vegas in 2020, before moving from London to the United States. However, last December, friends confirmed they had split after living 'separate lives' for months. Lily previously said of their split: 'I am not over it. I am sort of running away. Maybe I will have a nervous breakdown.' The former couple originally met on the celebrity dating app Raya in 2019. Previously speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Lily shared that she was only 'swiping for a bit of fun' when she came across David dressed as a 'sexy policeman'. 'I didn't know who he was. I thought he was just like a sexy policeman from a reality TV show because he was wearing a policeman's uniform. It was a still from Stranger Things. I'd never seen Stranger Things,' she said. 'I don't even know what I was looking for. It was just something to do on holiday, swiping, it's a bit of fun. 'When I met him, I didn't think it was going to go anywhere. He was here filming Black Widow. He was only going to be here for a couple of months. And then it did [go somewhere].' Not long before their split, Lily turned amateur sleuth after speculating that David had 'cheated' on the same dating app. She was left in 'agony' when she allegedly discovered the actor had a secret profile on the celebrity dating app Raya, The Mail on Sunday revealed. The pop star joined the app herself, pretending to be 'looking for women' – and allegedly found that David had already set up a dating profile. He was reportedly listed on the app as being active for at least a month. It comes after Lily was left in 'agony' earlier this year when she allegedly discovered the actor had a secret profile on the celebrity dating app Raya, The Mail on Sunday revealed Raya is so exclusive that it accepts only around eight per cent of applicants, but it has more than 10,000 members, with 100,000 on the waiting list. Once users find a new partner, they usually disable their profiles. A source said: 'Lily was looking for women that were on Raya and cross-referencing them with women David follows on Instagram to try to figure out who he was seeing. She was doing her Wagatha thing. 'Lily only rejoined Raya to try to figure out whether he was seeing someone. 'Lily has never even looked at anyone since she met David. She is devastated. He broke up with Lily a month ago. 'He was meant to be on holiday with her in Kenya over Christmas.' David's alleged dating profile, exclusively revealed by the Mail on Sunday, read: 'Visiting New York from Atlanta' and 'closet nerd that plays tough guys on your TV'. It also described him as living in Atlanta, Georgia, 800 miles from the family home in Brooklyn, New York, where the couple moved in 2020, with Lily enrolling her children in local schools. He bought a house in Atlanta last year to be closer to the Stranger Things set as the show was filming its fifth and final series. Lily's circle of London friends said she had suspected for some time that her husband was interested in other women. By the time the couple broke up, she had become convinced that he had a secret girlfriend.
