GOTHIC FASHION

GOTHIC FASHION
GOTHIC FASHION IS A CLOTHING STYLE
MARKED BY DARK, MYSTERIOUS,
ANTIQUATED AND HOMOGENEOUS
FEATURES. IT IS WORN BY MEMBERS OF THE
GOTH SUBCULTURE. DRESS, TYPICAL
GOTHIC FASHION INCLUDES DYED BLACK
HAIR, DARK LIPSTICK AND DARK CLOTHING.
BOTH MALE AND FEMALE GOTHS CAN WEAR
DARK EYELINER AND DARK NAIL POLISH -
MOST OFTEN BLACK. MALE GOTHS USE
COSMETICS AT A HIGHER RATE THAN OTHER
MEN. STYLES ARE OFTEN BORROWED FROM
THE PUNK FASHION, VICTORIANS AND
ELIZABETHANS. GOTH FASHION IS
SOMETIMES CONFUSED WITH HEAVY METAL
FASHION AND EMO FASHION.
 VARIATIONS
DEATHROCK
Deathrock fashion, much like Goth music, is closely related to Goth
fashion. The influences of the style come from a blend of glam rock,
punk rock, gothic horror literature, and undead characters of classic
horror films. The aesthetic was born from the early Los Angeles punk
rock scene, and gained influences from fashion worn by patrons of the
Batcave club in the UK as the two regional scenes had met. Many
Deathrockers have a dark DIY punk approach on their attire. The
common theme of the aesthetic is dominantly black clothing; Shirts
featuring Deathrock bands or horror themes, torn fishnets as a shirt
and/or hosiery, pale fleshtone or pale white foundation and powder
makeup on the face, black or darkly colored eye makeup, combat boots
or Doc Martens, and skirts, leggings, slim fit pants or shorts. Iconic
hairstyles of this style are the "Deathhawk", mohawks or variants of
mohawks, and spiky or teased hair. The horror punk and deathrock
fashion section of the punk fashion article has more details.
HAUTE GITH
IN 1977, KARL LAGERFELD HOSTED THE SOIRÉE
MORATOIRE NOIR PARTY, SPECIFYING "TENUE
TRAGIQUE NOIRE ABSOLUMENT OBLIGATOIRE"
(BLACK TRAGIC DRESS ABSOLUTELY
REQUIRED).THE EVENT INCLUDED ELEMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH LEATHERMAN STYLE.
GOTH FASHION HAS A RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE FASHION WORLD. IN THE LATER PART OF
THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY,
DESIGNERS SUCH AS ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, HEDI
SLIMANE, JOHN RICHMOND AND YOHJI YAMAMOTO
BROUGHT ELEMENTS OF GOTH TO RUNWAYS. THIS
WAS DESCRIBED AS "HAUTE GOTH" BY CINTRA
WILSON IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.THIERRY
MUGLER, CLAUDE MONTANA, JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER AND CHRISTIAN LACROIX HAVE ALSO
BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A GOTHIC STYLE.
 GOTHIC
LOLITA
GOTHIC LOLITA, SOMETIMES SHORTENED TO
GOSU RORI ( ゴスロリ ) IN JAPANESE, IS A
COMBINATION OF GOTHIC AND LOLITA FASHIONS.
THE FASHION ORIGINATED IN THE LATE 1990S IN
HARAJUKU.
GOTHIC LOLITA FASHION IS CHARACTERIZED BY
DARKER MAKE-UP AND CLOTHING. RED LIPSTICK
AND SMOKEY OR NEATLY DEFINED EYES,
CREATED USING BLACK EYELINER, ARE TYPICAL
STYLES, ALTHOUGH AS WITH ALL LOLITA SUB-
STYLES THE LOOK REMAINS FAIRLY NATURAL.
THOUGH GOTHIC MAKE-UP HAS BEEN
ASSOCIATED WITH A WHITE-POWDERED FACE,
THIS IS USUALLY CONSIDERED POOR TASTE
WITHIN THE (LARGELY JAPANESE) LOLITA
FASHION SCENE.
ARISTOCRAT
ARISTOCRAT IS A TYPE OF JAPANESE
STREET FASHION, CHAMPIONED BY
THE VISUAL KEI ROCK MUSICIAN
MANA WITH HIS FASHION LABEL MOI-
MÊME-MOITIÉ, AND INFLUENCED BY
GOTHIC AND NEO-VICTORIAN
FASHIONS. A TYPICAL OUTFIT WILL
COMBINE ELEMENTS OF FETISH
WEAR WITH VICTORIAN AND
SOMETIMES STEAMPUNK FASHIONS,
INCLUDING TIGHT PANTS, VELVET
SPORTCOATS, TOP HATS, CRAVATS,
CORSETS, ANKLE LENGTH SKIRTS,
LACE PETTICOATS, AND THE FRILLY
PIRATE SHIRTS PREVIOUSLY
POPULARISED BY THE NEW
ROMANTICS OF THE 1980S.
CYBERGOTH
THE CYBERGOTH AND RIVETHEAD
SUBCULTURES EMERGED IN AMERICA
DURING THE LATE 1990S, AND
COMBINED CLASSIC GOTHIC FASHIONS
SUCH AS LEATHER DUSTER COATS, TRIPP
PANTS OR DEMONIA BRAND PLATFORM
BOOTS WITH THE CLOTHING WORN BY
FANS OF INDUSTRIAL METAL AND RAVE
MUSIC TO CREATE A DYSTOPIAN,
FUTURISTIC SCIENCE FICTION LOOK.
SHAVED HEADS, SYNTHETIC NEON
DREADLOCKS, CAMOUFLAGE, TIGHT
LEATHER PANTS, CHAINS, PLATFORM
BOOTS, STRETCHED BODY PIERCINGS,
SLEEVE TATTOOS, GOGGLES, CORSETS,
PVC OR LEATHER SKIRTS, AND BLACK
TRENCHCOATS DECORATED WITH
METAL STUDS ARE FREQUENTLY SEEN
ON MEMBERS OF THIS SUBCULTURE.
 TRADITIONAL
GOTH
TRADITIONAL GOTH (OR TRAD GOTH) IS A TERM
DEFINING THE AESTHETIC THAT REFLECTS THE
CLASSIC AND ORIGINAL AESTHETICS OF GOTH
FROM THE 1980S. THE EXAMPLES ARE FROM
THE ATTIRE WORN BY BAUHAUS (BAND),
SIOUXSIE SIOUX, AND THE CURE. DOMINANTLY
BLACK CLOTHING, CREEPERS, WINKLEPICKERS,
AND BACKCOMBED, DISHEVELED HAIR ARE
COMMON. PATRONS OF THE BATCAVE CLUB IN
THE UK HAD AN IMPACT ON THE FASHION WITH
THE ATTIRE THEY WORE. THIS ALSO HAS CLOSE
RELATION TO THE DEATHROCK REVIVAL AND
FASHION, AS THE 1980S GOTH AND BATCAVERS
FASHION INFLUENCED THE AESTHETIC OVER
THE DECADES INTO THE 2010S.