This document provides an overview of the goth subculture, including definitions and origins of the term "goth" and different gothic substyles. It notes that goth began as a component of punk rock and established itself in the 1980s in England. Key aspects of goth fashion are described as black clothing, pale makeup, unusual hairstyles, and body piercings. The document then summarizes several gothic substyles - romantic goth, Victorian goth, old school goth, Japanese goth (J-goth), and cyber goth - highlighting their distinct aesthetics, music preferences, and philosophies.
4. Origin of word GOATH
The name of the Germanic VISIGOTH tribe
that overthrew the roman empire
5. Goth started as one
component of punk rock
seen .
As the latter faded goth survived by creating its own subculture
the movement first became established in batcave ,a night club
in England in 1980s
Popular music bands. Bauhaus , the sister of mercy, dead can
dance and many more
6. use
extreme black clothing ,
light coloured make up,
unusual hairstyle,
body piercing
Wear christhian cross
Fascination with death
Beauty in pain and darkness
7. SUB CULTURES
ROMANTIC GOTH
VICTORIAN GOTH
OLD SCHOOL GOTH
J-GOTH
CYBER GOTH
These are some gothic sub cultures which we are going to introduce you
9. These Goths focus on the beautiful, dark things in life, Things like dead
roses, graveyards lit by the moonlight, ravens, all might be beautiful
to this type.
Typically, they're deep-thinkers, very creative and have a tendency to
daydream,
They're a passionate people that usually love the drama of romance and
sorrow.
Romantic Goths are pretty different from other
types of Goth, like Cyber or Traditional
Romantic Goths prefer softer music than others might.
Classical music,
11. The Victorian Era held a lot of big
dresses and elegant hair- and they
reappeared as a big inspiration to
the Goth Subculture.
The literature also made its way to
the subculture, Edgar Allan Poe
being a huge hit and a very popular
figure in the subculture.
These Goths may like writing
poetry or drinking tea from teacups
and saucers. Plays and formal
parties are also popular for this type
of Goth
13. Old School aesthetics are punkish and
cheesie, dark and sometimes elegant or
sofisticated, but you don't have to dress
goth to be goth.
They have no philosophy, nor a lifestyle,
the only thiing that makes them a
subculture is the music.
15. J-Goth is a type of Gothic movement in
Japan that spun off the Lolita styles they
already had
A typical outfit for those who enjoy the
J-Goth or Gothic Lolita type are ruffles,
bows and lace on any length dresses,
along with stockins and buckled mary-
jane shoes. Bonnets and chokers,
bracelets, lace parasols, stuffed
animals, and other such things are also
common for a person of this type to
wear. . Makeup is very soft, smoky, or
sometimes even neutral to resemble
children or porcelain dolls, so it targets
the eyes specifically.
17. Cyber Goth is quite the opposite of
some other gothic styles, which focus
on the past. Cyber is more a look
toward the future, where UV,
progressive fashions, huge shoes
and boots, wild hair extensions,
goggles, cybernetics and body
modification is the way forward.
It could be (poorly) described as
goths of the future - today. There are
no 'rules' and there are by no means
only two 'types' of goth - it's not and
either/or thing or one or the other, but
we are looking at a specific
generation of it.