In the history of art, the Gothic ranks as the culminating phase of Middle Ages in Europe. Gothic aesthetic has a big influences on fashion.
Gothic fashion did not just spring up, fully formed, all the sudden in 1980s. Over the past thirty years, this fashion has evolved, sometimes dramatically, by incorporating elements from disparate cultures, subcultures and religious traditions. Gothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the Goth subculture; a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress. Typical Gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, black lips and black clothes. Both male and female goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails. Styles are often borrowed from the Punks, Victorians and Elizabethans. Some famous fashion designers, particularly Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, have been associated with the goth aesthetic.
The mainstream fashion scene is becoming downright interesting. Gothic influences are everywhere, and if you are a fan of the somber, Victorian look, you don't necessarily have to sport black lipstick and multiple piercings to make it work. Hollywood is fueling some of the gothmania with popular film noir entries like "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and the "Twilight" series. If you've been into the lush materials, spiky silver accents and lacy peek-a-boo allure of gothic fashion for a while.
As an art student, Gothic aesthetic also gives me a lot inspiration very often. I personally like everything gothic and like to put some gothic elements in my art work.
