“Gothic” is an epithet that evokes images of death, destruction, and decay. 

Not simply a word that describes something, such as a Gothic cathedral, it is almost always a term of abuse that implies the dark, barbarous, and gloomy.  Such negative connotations have made the gothic an ideal symbol of rebellion for a wide range of cultural outsiders. 

WHAT IS GOTH ART ?

...death…destruction…decay…

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Modern Gothic fashion emerged in the late 1970's and has changed ever since drawing inspiration from diverse sources.

Gothic Fashion is associated with the gothic subculture and specifically the gothic music movement

The origin of GOTHIC FASHION

The gothic music movement as it is known today began in the late 1970’s. Bands such as Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees led a backlash against the popular disco scene of the 1970’s. The cheery feel of disco music was replaced with a more sombre, dark style and the brightly coloured clothing was swapped for black clothes.

EARLY GOTHIC ART…….

Gothic fashion has many varied influences, often a particular influence will be favoured more by a particUcular sub group of the main gothic subculture.

Traditional gothic fashion draws heavily on funeral attire and Victorian styles, clothing is predominantly black.

Popular fabrics include velvet, lace and brocades.

INFLUENCE OF GOTH ART

Skirts are often worn long and flowing. Bodices are often tight with long belled

sleeves and corsets are popular. Men often wear tight trousers and loose

shirts with lace ruffles.Skinny trousers, shirts with a lose cut,

jackets etc also have recently come into fashion.

Influenced silhouettes and fabrics……

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) presented the first exhibition devoted to the gothic style in fashion.

Fashion designers Alexander Mcqueen, Ann Demeulemeester, Boudicca, Comme des Garçons, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hussein Chalayan, Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein, Christian Lacroix, Derek Lam, Gareth Pugh, Kei Kagami, Ricardo Tischi for Givenchy, Thierry Mugler, Rick Owens, Rodarte, Anna Sui, Olivier Theyskens, Jun Takahashi of Undercover, and Yohji Yamamoto contributed to the revival of gothic fashion.

REVIVAL

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The mainstream fashion industry regularly features gothic influences. Christian Dior’s winter 2006 collection had a very traditional gothic look and other designers including Christian Lacroix and Jean Paul Gaultier have drawn inspiration from the gothic look.

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“Although popularly identified with black-clad teenagers and rock musicians, the gothic has also been an important theme in contemporary fashion,” said Dr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT and curator of the exhibition.

“The imagery of death and decay, the power of horror, and the erotic macabre are perversely attractive to many designers. For example, John Galliano told that he saw the ‘Gothic girl’ as ‘edgy and cool, vampy and mysterious,’ while the most recent Rodarte collection was inspired by Japanese horror films.”

Subcultures.

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Artist, jeweler, and set designer Simon Costin is known for his editorial and fashion show designs. For Gothic: Dark Glamour he has created as art director in closely cooperation with exhibition designer Charles B. Froom large scale landscape installations.

The first gallery invites you to a historical tour from the origins of gothic in the eighteenth-century gothic literature - represented by pieces like one of Eiko Ishioka’s costumes for the vampire film Bram Stoker’s Dracula - to its manifestations in art, fashion, and film.

Motion picture affect.

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Present Goth fashion has spread onto knit wear as well.

Gothic arches, motifs ,prints etc have become popular in t shirts.

For both men’s wear and women’s wear the t shirts have come with new fabrics and techniques of printing for giving the gothic effects.

GOTH TODAY.

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Different types of techniques have been used to give the prints on t shirts .

The most popular these days are screen prints and the rubber prints.

The most popular region for goth culture these days is Japan. The Japanese designers like kenzo and bankai are making the trend popular.

Also the music movement in Japan is paving way for the trend

ACCESORIES

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SS 2008-09

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