Gothic Fashion
Overview of the definition and origins of the term 'goth' Gothic fashion is characterised by the combinations of 'black, velvet, fishnets, and leather tinged with red or purple, accessorised with tightly laces corsets, gloves, precarious stilettos and silver jewellery depicting religious or occult themes.' as stated by Ted Polhemus. The goth fashion style umbrella falls over masses of sub-genres such as; cyberpunk, deathrock, Nu goth, Dark wave, trad goth, and bubble goth. All looking overwhelmingly different to one another. So, what is the definition of goth? 'A style of rock music derived off punk, typically with apocalyptic or mystical lyrics.' This definition states that the goth was actually not originally a fashion term. Goth became a fashion term during the late 70's, this was due to the underground music scene that goth was apart of, this scene became more widely known and people began to dress similarly to people playing this music. The term 'g...