The Modern Gothic.

 On shadows, tone, and intimacy reimagined.

The gothic is not only darkness. It is the tension in a shadowed corner, the way light bends over skin, the pull between restraint and release. In Emerald Fennell’s upcoming feature film “Wuthering Heights”, desire moves quietly through spaces where candlelight flickers, walls hold echoes, and every glance feels heavy with meaning. Obsession and passion coexist. Every touch is measured. Every pause matters.

Intimacy in shadow is physical and deliberate. Heat meets cool air. Fingers trace, palms linger. The body notices difference: softness against intensity, closeness against distance. The dark gives shape to sensation, making anticipation sharper and touch more urgent. Desire grows when movement is slowed, when the space itself shapes how it is felt.

Gothic intimacy has roots in literature and architecture. From candlelit halls in Victorian novels to the hidden corners of medieval castles, shadows have long been a stage for heightened emotion. Narrow corridors and quiet alcoves contained secrecy and longing. Light and shadow guided attention and amplified sensation. Desire thrives where the space itself feels alive, where every hidden curve or quiet recess carries possibility.

In modern gothic intimacy, extremes come alive. The warmth of a hand against cooler skin lingers. Fingertips trace curves while muscles hold tension. Candlelight flickers across shadowed walls. Softness presses against intensity. Moments are slowed, pauses are weighted, and restraint makes the smallest gestures electric. Surrender turns touch into language. When contrast and attention meet, intimacy sharpens. Connection deepens, edges of desire hum, and every movement feels more alive.

The limited-edition Come Undone Kit offers a way to inhabit this space, explore contrasts, and let desire unfold at its own pace.

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of the moors.

on landscapes and longing. how wild places stir desire and drive us mad.

Touch, Tension, and Coming Undone.

when we imagined a “wuthering heights” kit, we began with the moors. the wild, windswept landscape is not a backdrop but the force that shapes everything.

Designing desire.

a q&a with wuthering heights production designer suzie davies and set decorator charlotte dirickx offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the film’s themes inspired the come undone kit.