The goth subculture is a subculture that began in England during the early 1980s, where it developed from the audience of gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. (Wikipedia Contributors, 2019)
Though the original Goths of the early 1980s were united as followers of bands like Bauhaus and The Cure, the Gothic culture has since evolved to encompass a range of music, fashion, and art. It is believed that the name of this movement originated with a Sounds magazine article entitled, “The Face of Punk Gothique”.
Characteristics of Goth Fashion
The dark trench coats and white face paint of some followers of black metal music are often confused with the fashion of the Gothic culture. Dark, mourning colors and “corpse paint” may be used by Goths, but Gothic fashion usually incorporates elements of the Elizabethan, Victorian, or Medieval periods. Religious imagery in the form of crosses, crucifixes, or Egyptian ankhs is also common.
Goth – A Lifestyle Choice
The Goth Culture: Its History, Stereotypes, Religious Aspects, etc.
Gothic Clothing
Gothic fashion borrows elements of Victorian or Medieval eras with black or dark clothing, and a combination of tight leather and loose draping fabric. Common accessories include corsets, belts, buckles, and studs.
Gothic Clothing and Accessories
After my bachelors I decided to pursue diploma in fashion styling, as styling is my second most preferred interest.
Above are the images of styling which is done by me including photography, makeup & editing. The main objective of this task is to fuse either two eras or art or fashion. So one fashion era and one form of art is used in this editorial shoot. Considering the Gothic fashion and African tribal face and body art the following things have been used in the shoot. For Gothic, fashion black skirt, black skater dress, fishnet stockings, shimmer metallic crop top, black studded belts, feather neck collar, black net skirt, metallic boots, red roses, bush headband, silver toned chained earpiece and for African face and body art white face friendly colors are used. Face makeup is more of Gothic i.e mysterious red eyes and dark lips with highlighted and contoured face & braided curly hair and red roses used as head accessory.
