Some of its style icons include Robert Smith from The Cure, Siouxsie Sioux, Elvira, just to name a few. Traditional gothic clothing style was defined by wearing leather, fishnets, and a lot of piercings. As time went on, the gothic subculture further defined itself with features like black dyed hair, dark eyeliner, dark lipstick, and dark nail polish. The name Goth was derived from gothic rock and influenced by 19 th-century horror movies and fiction like Frankenstein and Dracula. This fashion style emerged from the post-punk music scene in the early 80s in London. Gothic fashion, being a clothing style defined by dark, antiquated, mysterious, and homogeneous features, is usually worn by members of the Goth subculture. Goths can be creative, intelligent, and socially comfortable within their circle of friends but quiet around others.

The typical fashion style includes gothic clothing and dark makeup, which is worn by both men and women. There are various fashion styles within the Goth subculture depending on each person’s unique fashion style, musical choice, and personal taste. Although some people see their gothic fashion style as just a big pile of black clothing, it’s much more than that.

Today there's beach goth (goths in sunny places), health goth (cool black athleisure wear), cholo goth (Mexican gansta goth) – by the time you've finished reading this there will be a dozen more types.Goths along with their fashion style, music, and literature have become some of the most noticeable individuals around.

Christian Death and 45 Grave headed up US goth, while the Cramps ghoulish psychobilly was also a natural fit, and UK bands like Love And Rockets, formed by ex-Bauhaus members, had US hits.īy the late 80s and 90s, the music and look had caught on all over the world: Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Indonesia, Scandanavia. The original 'movement' – ie the look and sound – grew in the US, too. Listen to our goth playlist: Was goth just a UK thing? Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Joy Division, the Sisters of Mercy, the Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Southern Death Cult (aka The Cult), Specimen, Flesh For Lulu, Sex Gang Children, UK Decay, Virgin Prunes, Killing Joke, Play Dead, Alien Sex Fiend, the March Violets, Xmal Deutschland, the Mission, Fields of Nephilim, the Claytown Troupe, Gene Loves Jezebel and many more, while The Damned played up their gothic elements with their 1985 album Phantasmagoria.

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