Gothic has been a term used to describe many things, from the “Goths” who conquered the Roman Empire, to architectural style, to novel writing themes. A style of music evolved from the post-punk period in the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s, and was termed, Gothic, and from that associated fashion appeared to emerge. Like the dark lyrics and undertones in Goth music, the fashions, likewise, showed off the macabre, sensual, and “focus-on-death” themes. The styles take on a Victorian mourning feel, while oozing a whiff of eroticism. Black clothing, hair, eyeliner, and nails are some of the visual characteristics of Goth style. Those who want to add Punk elements may have streaks of bright neon colors in their hair. The skin is usually presented as pallid in appearance, and the overall presentation is that of ghoulish and morbid. This look is not to be confused with Heavy Metal, which embodies more denim, leather, camouflage, and basically a “biker-look” style.
Many who gravitate to the Goth subculture are noted to be those feeling alienated from other parts of society; they don’t quite fit in with the current societal “norms” and thus use Goth as a means of self-expression for their own pre-occupations concerning death, life, artistry, and other social issues. These people are usually non-violent, artistic, and are merely looking for a group/culture with whom they can fit in more comfortably.
there are lots of social issues that we face these days due to hardships and disease.~“
Comment by Joshua Taylor — July 3, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Yes, that’s probably true too. I usually find these alternative people to be mostly very nice and overall harmless. I think we are too quick to judge at times. Thanks for the observation.
Comment by admin — July 3, 2010 @ 6:50 pm