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Monday, May 9, 2011

Gothic Clothing and Accessories

Gothic clothing fashion represents dark, sometimes mournful, eroticized dressing style of the Goth subculture. Goth people dress themselves in velvet, lace, fishnets, leather and gloves, all in dark colors. Hair is dyed in black or people like to go for cramped hair with dark eye-liners, nail-paints and lip-colors. The style is inspired from the Victorians, Punks and Elizabethans. In the earlier period, outfits were used to be very graceful and simple. The sleeves were tight with a long dress and deep neckline. With time this style continued to change and new fashion came into light day by day.

Goth dresses are an excellent option one can choose to wear. Such dresses are not always black. There are many more colors such as deep red, green and purple shades. The most prominent features of such dresses are waist cinchers, tapered waste, angled sleeves and lengthy hemline. The fashion of Goth corset is very famous even in the modern times. It is the perfect wear that presents every woman in a perfect shape. The outfit is considered as a most important component of medieval costumes. The fabric chosen is very soft and comfortable to wear these days as compared to that in the medieval and Victorian era. Those who want to go to a prom can choose Goth dresses.

Gothic shirts include ruffles in cuffs and front neck with dark shades mostly black, purple green and red. One will love the beautiful hats with wide brims and trousers in different length such as long, middle and short. Accessories are an important part of Goth culture. Various accessories included are silver ornaments, umbrellas in dark colors and some weapons. Gothic boots were used to worn by men especially during visit to forests and travelling through rocks. These boots were heavy because they were used during work. While women used to wear high heel boots, men preferred flat boots.

Pirate boots and also pirate shirts add extra appeal to the Gothic wear. These boots are used for the adventurous trips such as sea voyages. Pirate shirt is usually loose in fit, has laces, drawstrings, eyelets with drooping shoulders. Cuffs are with frills or buttons leaving the sleeve hanging. So, if one is really interested to have Gothic dresses in the wardrobe then go online. There are many online shopping sites providing bulk of varieties at discounted rate. So, it is time to update the collection with best and unique outfits of Goth culture.