All Things Gothic Blogs — Gothic Fashion

EVOLUTION OF THE GOTHIC DRESS (PART III) – 1990s  Finally, the trend of wearing the long, exaggerated clothes caught up with the Goths. The Gothic dress, inspired by the heightened by the popularity of the literature. The literature was talking about spookiness and pessimism; the early 90s indulged the Gothic dress in a very Victorian lens. The gothic dress was made with lots of frills and lace. Big, fluffy hairstyles and bangs came into fashion. Also, the accessories were huge chokers and feathers. The corset became popular. Aesthetics of the Gothic dress changed to being mysterious and graceful, quite contrary...

EVOLUTION OF THE GOTHIC DRESS (PART II) And the Batcavers are here! 1980s was definitely one of the starting points for the Gothic community. They brought with them heavy drastic changes in the Gothic dress along with makeup and a completely I-don’t-give-a-fuck attitude. They were bold, loud and quite noticeable with their outlook. Their sense of Gothic dress is all black with their fishnets, chokers, belts and really teased hair. This was the setting scene of the gothic dress in the 80s. And the Batcavers are here! 1980s was definitely one of the starting points for the Gothic community. They...

EVOLUTION OF THE GOTHIC DRESS (PART I) – 1970s The 1970s was the time of long dresses, long coats and long hair. Basically, an era where people were focused on flaunting elegance and aristocracy. Imagine being a realist in this culture. You can see through the façade of the people and it drives you nuts. You turn to music as a solace. What do you hear? Same old lyrics about the glorification of the culture you see around everywhere. While you eat, live and drink with the people around, with you and your real thoughts, you realize you so don’t...