Fashion Goth subculture

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gothic fashion stereotyped conspicuously dark, eerie, mysterious, complex , exotic. goth fashion can recognized stark black clothing. typical gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, dark eyeliner, black fingernails , black period-styled clothing; goths may or may not have piercings. styles borrowed elizabethan, victorian or medieval period , express pagan, occult or other religious imagery.

ted polhemus described goth fashion profusion of black velvets, lace, fishnets , leather tinged scarlet or purple, accessorized tightly laced corsets, gloves, precarious stilettos , silver jewelry depicting religious or occult themes . researcher maxim w. furek stated goth revolt against slick fashions of 1970s disco era , protest against colourful pastels , extravagance of 1980s. black hair, dark clothing , pale complexions provide basic of goth dresser. 1 can paradoxically argue goth 1 of deliberate overstatement casual @ heavy emphasis on dark flowing capes, ruffled cuffs, pale makeup , dyed hair demonstrate modern-day version of late-victorian excess . gothic fashion may feature silver jewelry.

the new york times noted: costumes , ornaments glamorous cover genre s somber themes. in world of goth, nature lurks malign protagonist, causing flesh rot, rivers flood, monuments crumble , women turn slatterns, hair streaming , lipstick askew . present-day fashion designers such john paul gaultier, alexander mcqueen, , john galliano have been described practising haute goth .