Gothic fashion

Gothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the goth subculture. A dark, sometimes morbid, fashion and style of dress,^[1] typical gothic fashion includes black dyed hair and black clothes.^[1] Both male and female goths can wear dark eyeliner, dark nail polish and lipstick (most often black), and dramatic makeup.^[2] Styles are often borrowed from the Elizabethans and Victorians. BDSM imagery and paraphenalia are also common.^[1] Gothic fashion is sometimes confused with heavy metal fashion and emo fashion.

^ ^a ^b ^c Grunenberg 1997, p. 172
^ Fischer, Rachel K. (22 June 2019). "The Alert Collector: The Gothic Aesthetic: From the Ancient Germanic Tribes to the Contemporary Goth Subculture". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 58 (3): 143–148. doi:10.5860/rusq.58.3.7040. ISSN 1094-9054. S2CID 196182083.

[grunenberg2-1] Grunenberg 1997, p. 172

[Fischer_143–148-2] Fischer, Rachel K. (22 June 2019). "The Alert Collector: The Gothic Aesthetic: From the Ancient Germanic Tribes to the Contemporary Goth Subculture". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 58 (3): 143–148. doi:10.5860/rusq.58.3.7040. ISSN 1094-9054. S2CID 196182083.

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