GOTH.GOTH.ORIGIN.ORIGIN.

The part the punk of groups has The part the punk of groups has replaced the sounding with replaced the sounding with more depressive and more depressive and image .image .Bauhaus, Sex Gang Bauhaus, Sex Gang Children, Joy Division, Southern Children, Joy Division, Southern Death CultDeath Cult have generated have generated Gothic the post-punk a wave, Gothic the post-punk a wave, the audience did not lag behind the audience did not lag behind the idols by way of image and the idols by way of image and the general aesthetics of this the general aesthetics of this period can be described as dark period can be described as dark punk. There were groups played punk. There were groups played gothic rock, without bright a gothic rock, without bright a post-punk of roots - post-punk of roots - Sisters of Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, The Mission and others later.The Mission and others later.

Goth or not Goth?Goth or not Goth?

Unlike the majority of subcultures, with definition of an Unlike the majority of subcultures, with definition of an accessory of the person to Gothic subculture all is very accessory of the person to Gothic subculture all is very uneasy, if we can name metallists any person listening uneasy, if we can name metallists any person listening music in one of metal styles, with Goths difficultly. The music in one of metal styles, with Goths difficultly. The problem consists in the biggest grasp of subculture, there problem consists in the biggest grasp of subculture, there is no "standard" Goths and consequently it is impossible to is no "standard" Goths and consequently it is impossible to result any general criterion for Goths. Four criteria are result any general criterion for Goths. Four criteria are most frequent:most frequent:

1. Visiting of places of "gathering" of 1. Visiting of places of "gathering" of Goths Goths

2. Gothic outlook 2. Gothic outlook 3. Gothic image 3. Gothic image 4. Love to Gothic music4. Love to Gothic music

Gothic imageGothic imageIt most often used criterion It most often used criterion - is valid, if we see the girl - is valid, if we see the girl in a black velvet dress, with in a black velvet dress, with a gloomy make-up we with a gloomy make-up we with confidence can name it confidence can name it GothGoth as it looks as Goth. It as it looks as Goth. It is possible to tell, that is possible to tell, that Goths carry black clothes, Goths carry black clothes, have black hair, paint nails have black hair, paint nails and lips in black color well and lips in black color well and as use eye shadow. and as use eye shadow. Though all these elements Though all these elements approach not to all Goths, approach not to all Goths, but the most part looks so.but the most part looks so.

Gothic outlookGothic outlook

It is characterized by It is characterized by predilection for predilection for "dark" perception of "dark" perception of the world. As a the world. As a whole it is the whole it is the special is romantic-special is romantic-depressive outlook depressive outlook on life reflected in on life reflected in behavior, behavior, perception of a perception of a reality, attitudes reality, attitudes with a society. with a society.

ClothesClothes

CorsetsCorsets

Dresses, skirtsDresses, skirts

TrousersTrousers

FootwearFootwear

Combat Boots Gothic sharp-nosed boots

Fetish Boots

OrnamentsOrnaments

The basic metal silver, products from The basic metal silver, products from gold are never used. Can be also gold are never used. Can be also iron, stones onyx, agate, a iron, stones onyx, agate, a pomegranate are used, in complex pomegranate are used, in complex ornaments there can be any stones. ornaments there can be any stones.

HandsHandsVarious kinds of rings Various kinds of rings - usual, on a phalanx, - usual, on a phalanx, on a nail, on all on a nail, on all finger, " sisterly rings finger, " sisterly rings ", etc., differ from ", etc., differ from usual "Gothic" design usual "Gothic" design and effects. Bracelets and effects. Bracelets - any forms and the - any forms and the sizes.sizes.

Ears Ears

ear rings ear rings are often are often applied, applied, they they silver, silver, large on large on the sizethe size

Neck Neck

the most the most various various suspension suspension brackets, brackets, crosses, ankh, crosses, ankh, magic symbols, magic symbols, various various symbols of symbols of death, a batdeath, a bat

GlovesGloves

more often more often velvet, lacy or velvet, lacy or mesh, both mesh, both short, and longshort, and long

UmbrellasUmbrellas

black color (sometimes meet also black color (sometimes meet also white), lacy or velvet, the basic white), lacy or velvet, the basic purpose - protection against the sun purpose - protection against the sun (instead of from a rain).(instead of from a rain).

Kinds of GothsKinds of Goths

Androgyn GothAndrogyn Goth

AndrogynAndrogyn Goth it not Goth it not the concrete kind of the concrete kind of image, image, AndrogynAndrogyn means without sex, means without sex, the most part the most part AndrogynAndrogyn Goths Goths man's and a women man's and a women look so, that it is look so, that it is heavy to understand, heavy to understand, what representative what representative of a floor before usof a floor before us

Corporate Slave GothCorporate Slave Goth Generation 90, Goths Generation 90, Goths

working in the large working in the large companies in which companies in which exists dress code - is exists dress code - is required to put on by the required to put on by the certain rules - for them certain rules - for them there is a set of sites in there is a set of sites in the Internet with useful the Internet with useful advice on a theme of advice on a theme of that how to correspond that how to correspond to " office style " and to " office style " and thus to keep gothic stylethus to keep gothic style

CyberGothCyberGoth

Goths gravitating to Goths gravitating to the cyberpunk to an the cyberpunk to an aesthetics in spirit of aesthetics in spirit of William Gibson, William Gibson, appearance appearance represents fetish represents fetish Goths with Goths with "technogenic" "technogenic" particularities - in particularities - in the form of wires, the form of wires, chains and rings with chains and rings with technological designtechnological design

Punk GothPunk Goth

Goths nostalgy on Goths nostalgy on old kind to 80-th - to old kind to 80-th - to primary style of primary style of Goths. iroque, safety Goths. iroque, safety pins, fragmentary pins, fragmentary jeans, leather jeans, leather jackets - all this jackets - all this here, differ from here, differ from punks more stylish punks more stylish and gloomy kindand gloomy kind

VampVampIIre Gothre Gothss

Goths gravitating to Goths gravitating to vampire aesthetics, they vampire aesthetics, they consider themselves as consider themselves as vampires, increase or vampires, increase or implant to itself long implant to itself long canines, in clothes prefer canines, in clothes prefer romantic style.romantic style.

Goths is a youth elite with Goths is a youth elite with intelligence and art hobbiesintelligence and art hobbies

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