World Gothic Day, celebrated on May 22nd each year, represents a unique occasion that transcends geographical boundaries to commemorate the vibrant and intriguing Gothic subculture. Emerging during the twilight of the 1970s in the United Kingdom, this subculture has made its presence known across the globe, culminating in the establishment of a dedicated day to honor its distinctive ethos.
Gothic Fashion and Jewelry: A Guide to the Mystique of the Goth Subculture
Welcome back to GothBleak, my beloved readers! After a period of inactivity, I am excited to return and bring you the latest updates on all things gothic fashion and jewelry, and the novelty is that we have revamped this blog with a new purple color scheme to enhance the gothic subculture aura, and I promise to provide regular, engaging content for all my readers.
Gothic Fashion Lifestyle and the Undying Subcultural Ethos
The Gothic style is an eclectic mix of ideas and gathered memories, focusing on the Victorian, and Edwardian dress with references to Medieval dress. The Victorian and Edwardian silhouette had extremes at both ends of their eras, but for this discussion, I want to investigate particular parts of the dress both male and female that have been transported into the later parts of the twentieth-century and beyond.
Gothic Women Egalitarianism Within the Goth Scene
At The Haven Club, a Goth dance club, Goths adorned in black fetish wear, leather and Polyvinyl Chloride, dog collars and leashes gather weekly. While some men “gender blend,” wearing makeup and skirts, the women are dressed in sexy feminine outfits. The sidelines of the dance floor are populated by pairs and groups of people kissing, caressing, sucking on each other’s necks. This environment, Siobhan tells me, is “liberating.”
The Gothic Horror Momentum In Graphic Novels
The emergence of the graphic novel has given way to a revolution. There is now a genre of books that even the most reluctant reader is interested in. The graphic novel works for everyone. It attracts boys as well as girls, English as a second language students, and visual learners, and is increasingly popular amongst young adults.
Awe-inspiring festivals that revere the gothic subculture
This week, I decided it was time to write about the most awe-inspiring festivals that still celebrate many of the gothic subcultures, featuring amazing artistic line-ups, cultural exchanges and some of the best places to shop for gothic items that make each weekend a recurring date in many a goth calendar.
The modern biases of Gothic in contemporary expressionism
In a field of study as well-established as the Gothic, it is surprising how much contention there is over precisely what that term refers to. Is Gothic a genre, for instance, or a mode? Should it be only applicable to literary and film texts that deal with tropes of haunting and trauma set in a gloomy atmosphere, or might it meaningfully be applied to other cultural forms of production, such as music or animation? Can television shows aimed at children be considered Gothic? What about food? When is something “Gothic” and when is it “horror”? Is there even a difference?
