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"I never planned to sell my jewelry... until my daughter asked: 'Mum, who is that?'"

Mila
MilaFounder, The Goth SocietyNovember 2, 2026 · 4 min read
Mila and her daughter looking at an old photo
Mila, 38, and her daughter Lily, 13, with the photo that started it all. (Photo: The Alternative Journal)

For years, I designed jewelry only for myself.

I never sold it. Never planned to.

Then my 13-year-old daughter found an old photo of me in a shoebox, and asked one question that changed everything.

"Mum... who is that? Why don't you dress like that anymore?"

It was me at 19. Black lace, heavy eyeliner, a silver ring on every finger. I didn't have an answer.

Nobody told me to stop. I just did.

It happened one small compromise at a time.

A plain blazer for my first office job. The skull pin off before parents' evening.

A partner who said he'd rather I "dressed normal" to meet his family. Beige for the school gate, so I'd fit in with the other mums.

The only thing I never gave up was my jewelry.

Everything in the shops either turned my fingers green or looked made for teenagers. So I started designing my own: rings I could wear to a meeting, necklaces that still felt like me.

For years, only my closest friends ever wore them.

Four women in their thirties to fifties laughing at dinner
Mila's friends were the first to wear her designs. Still alternative, just a little older. (Photo: The Alternative Journal)

It was just one photo. Then it went viral.

That night I posted my old photo with Lily's question: "When did you stop dressing like yourself?"

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Women in their thirties, forties and fifties. Nurses. Teachers. Accountants. Mums. Grandmothers.

Every one of them remembered her moment. "After my first office job." "After the kids." "When he said it embarrassed him."

And then the same question, over and over: "Where can I get the ring you're wearing?"

I called my best friend that night. She was quiet for a moment.

"Mila, you have to share them," she finally said. "We all need them."

That's how The Goth Society began.

Mila's and Lily's hands wearing rings and a bracelet
Last week Lily borrowed my snake ring. She says it suits me. It always did. (Photo: The Alternative Journal)

Jewelry you never have to take off for anyone.

You don't need a new wardrobe to feel like yourself again. You start with one piece.

Every piece is stainless steel and nickel-free.

Shower, swim and sleep in it. It won't rust, it won't fade, and it won't turn your fingers green.

Grown-up enough for the office. Still unmistakably you.

And if it ever breaks, our lifetime warranty covers it.

For Black Friday, pick any 7 pieces for $85. That's about $12 a piece instead of up to $28.

Last year, it sold out in early November.

"I'll never take mine off for anyone again," says Mila.

"Not for a job interview. Not for the school gate. Not ever."

When this batch is gone, it's gone.

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