WHAT

IS

GOTH

ART ?

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.

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of

GOTHIC

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 gothic music movement as it is

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

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INFLUENCE OF GOTH 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. funeral attire and Victorian styles, clothing is predominantly black. brocades.

Traditional gothic fashion draws heavily on

Popular fabrics include velvet, lace and

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

REVIVAL
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 Garons, 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 YohjiYamamoto contributed to the revival of

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The mainstream fashion industry regularly features gothic influences. Christian Diors winter 2006 collection had a very traditional gothic look and other designers including Christian Lacroix and Jean Paul Gaultier

GALLIANO.

Subcultures.
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

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Motion picture affect.

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 eighteenthcentury gothic literature - represented by pieces like one of Eiko Ishiokas costumes for the vampire film Bram Stokers Dracula - to its manifestations in art, fashion, and film.

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GOTH TODAY .
Present Goth fashion has spread onto knit wear

as well.

Gothic arches, motifs ,prints etc have become

popular in t shirts.

For both mens wear and womens wear the t

shirts have come with new fabrics and techniques of printing for giving the gothic effects.

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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

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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SS 2008-09

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