Goth Subculture Essay

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People who belonged to the Goth subculture were hardly unnoticeable. Indeed their clothes, hair style and make up made them stand out from the crowd. The idea was to break from the conventional, traditional style. When the subculture came out in the U.K., wearing a complete suit was fashionable. The look of Margaret Thatcher with her plain suit and the hat of the same color, and Princess Diana served as* example to English people and influenced them. Other influences shaped the country but this time coming from TV series. Wearing jewelry, shawls, sparkling dresses, bright colors became fashionable, and shoulders had to appear wide. People opted for big hair styled with gel so that it matched the rest of the outfit. It diverged a little from …show more content…

They were dressed with lace or tulle fabric. The idea was to play with light and shade, showing and hiding which created a sexy, dolly look as their waist was often highlighted with a belt or a corset. Men had a different style, of course it was also mostly composed of dark clothes but their style brought a kind of androgynous appearance. They wore skinny pants, skinny shirts and they put long coats or capes on. They also wore fishnet stockings for their legs but also used it as a real fabric for other parts of the body creating tee-shirts for men, tops for women which were worn with dark underwear. Goth fashion used conventional but also unconventional fabrics like velvet, leather, vinyl, nylon, lace, pvc, rubber and latex. Concerning the shoes, most Goths wore heavy shoes with big platforms, women could wear high heel shoes which could been thin like stilettos or heavier like the rangers’ style or Dr. Martens’ shoes. There was a lot of diversities concerning their hair style. The majority of goths, male and female, had black hair, but the style could differ: half of the head could be shaved but it could also be dyed in bright color like magenta or fuchsia. Hair styling was a part of the Gothic look, it had to be noticeable and unforgettable like the rest of their

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