ABOUT

Lincs Dark Side is a Lincolnshire-born alternative community hub for people who never quite fitted neatly into the mainstream.

WE’RE PART SHOP, PART EVENTS SPACE, PART CULTURAL DISRUPTION.

We exist for the misfits, the makers, the neurodivergent, the quietly different, the loudly proud, and the people who always knew they weren’t built for beige.

EVENTS

SHOP

Let’s be clear...

we’re not a novelty Halloween shop with a logo and a playlist.

Lincs Dark Side is a maker-led platform and alternative lifestyle space that brings together...

Independent creators and artists

A carefully curated online shop

Real-world events and experiences

A growing community built on belonging

We champion indie makers from Lincolnshire and across the UK, curate products with soul (not supply chains), and host gatherings that prioritise people over profit.

Not fast fashion,

slow, strange

& made to last

MEET THE MAKERS

Why?

Because too many brilliant, creative, weird, neurodivergent, tattooed, soft, loud, anxious, magical humans grew up thinking they were “too much.”

And because too many talented makers are still fighting to get paid fairly, be taken seriously, and be seen.

LINCS DARK SIDE EXISTS TO FIX BOTH.

To give the lost kids somewhere to land.

And to give the creators a throne instead of a folding table.

Every movement has a ringleader...

Lincs Dark Side was founded by me, Verena, AKA maker, mischief-maker, and professional bullshit-detector. After growing my own independent brand (Fabric Tattoos Embroidery) from scratch, I saw the reality of what creative business really looks like behind the glossy Instagram grid...

EXHAUSTION
ISOLATION
UNDERVALUING
GATEKEEPING

& TRYING TO SHRINK TO FIT ROOMS THAT WERE NEVER DESIGNED FOR YOU.

So I stopped trying to squeeze myself in and built something entirely different.

Along the way, I accidentally became everyone’s goth agony aunt, saying the things we’ve all been thinking, answer the questions you’re scared to ask, and calling bullsh*t where it needs calling.