The New Gothic / Neogoth

[softgrey]

i'm going to put this link here because it is basically the SAME TREND...

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f49/poisoned-femininity-f-w-08-09-a-65076.html#post4141243
'poisoned femininity'...

and guys...
we Have a thread about the GOTHIC STYLE and culture...
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f49/gothic-style-7093.html
i am going to have to ask you all to post goth type costumes over there please...
this is NEO GOTH..completely different as you can see byt the pics and the discussion...

*i've moved some posts over to the other thread so you can continue the conversation there if you like..

thanks!

 

[smokebreak]

But that shouldn't stop someone who does the neogoth thing out of aesthetic interest instead of the belief that they are really a reborn medieval wench?

lol okaaaay? neogoth doesn't typically imply a medieval theme.. I just don't really see how gladiator sandals and a black mini dress is implied as such except for perhaps the black factor..

 

[Cola]

I wasn't trying to attack you .. just saying that there are some who do the goth thing because of what they like (imagining themselves as medieval people or vampires or whatever), those would maybe sulk if they see that all of LA looks like it but without their passion and beliefs behind it, and those mini-Roitfelds, who shouldn't mind the LA thing because they do it for shallow aesthetic purposes too.. That word starts to sound weird if you repeat it over. Neogoth neogoth. Anyways, how else would one wear it in the summer? One can always say "I will suffer for fashion and wear leather trousers" but when summer actually comes along might come a change of plan. I'm rambling, sorry.

 

[softgrey]

sorry--but once again...
this is not about GOTH...
please take that somewhere else as it is off topic here...

NEO (new) Goth is more about a dark romanticism...
based on literature and architecture from the gothic period in literature...
there are LOTS of examples of a very light and airy way to do this if you simply look back in this thread or peek at the link i posted to the poisoned femme thread...

lots and lots of ideas and inspirations that have nothing to do with renaissance fairs or wannabe vampires...
that stuff belongs in the OTHER thread...

please stay on topic...
thanks!


it's not really that confusing if you understand the underlying concept...
which is clearly defined earlier in this thread...

 

[Cola]

I know actually .. and I'm not interested in the other thing .. I don't know why I brought it up. Sorry. Lack of sleep or something. Iwillshutupnow.

 

[WheresMyUmbrella]

I didn't say you had to be pale, just that I'd love to see some non-pale people that could work this look friend. But that's a nice example you gave me there. Just what I was lookin' for.

I'm sorry I misunderstood your post. For some bizarre reason, I read it as: "I've never seen a non-pale person successfully pull off this look."

I'll try to find some pictures of tan/brown girls rocking neo-goth!

 

[softgrey]

Designers take gothic inspiration fw 07


By Edwina Ings-Chamber
Published: February 17 2008 19:39 | Last updated: February 17 2008 19:39

It is just possible that when London’s designers were searching for inspiration for next winter they found themselves watching the gathering economic storm clouds on the horizon and decided their outlook should take account of any looming gloominess. That could account for the propensity towards dark, gothic references – or, in the case of Luella, witchcraft complete with pointy hats – that abounded at London Fashion Week.
Take Marios Schwab. The designer referenced a Victorian novella, The Yellow Wallpaper, a tale about a wife being driven slowly mad after the birth of her child. Or Giles [Deacon] who was inspired by a film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Masque of the Red Death. Even Amanda Wakeley gave a gothic spin to her classy collection of fitted coats, fur tops and tunic dresses with a series of all-black opening looks and much-smudged black eyeliner for emphasis.


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Asprey, too, is about revivalism, in a sense. For winter, designer Hakan Rosenius created “the modern Hitchcock woman” – code for timeless elegance with some fashion trends thrown in rather than leading women into sartorial pastures new. But it was elegant nonetheless, a tweed jacket with incorporated large-bow fastenings and slim skirts with front panels that splayed to give a hint of 1950s volume.
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ft.com

 

[snowqueen]

^^ thanks for posting softie huni

I love this whole neogoth look.. its been around for a while now.. but like the orginal goth scene is not totally main stream and thats why i love it

 

[kiddokiddo]

^lovely images, but please credit your images, otherwise they'd be deleted

 

[SaturatedSaturn]

my camera

 

[John_M.]

Okay. I am not a Goth guy. You're not going to see me shopping Hot Topic while listening to ear-bleeding rock music. However, there are some examples in which the grungy and dark look can actually be wonderful. One girl at my school whom I got to know usually wore this black duster with either black pants with black boots. Today, she wears a black sweater duster, some sort of red top, a black skirt, and black legwarmers covering black chunky heel boots. When done in an interesting way, Goth-type people can look great. Done wrong, it's a living nightmare. Even Glamour Magazine rated this as one of the 50 biggest all-time fashion Don'ts at #45. However, you can dress lovely with black without looking like a reject from a terrible horror movie or a played-out rock music video (not that I like or am fond of either horror movies or most rock music). There's a certain magic that makes the all-black look work very well. Even more so in Goth trim.

I don't affiliate myself with any such music culture as far as fashion is concerned. Stylish Goth, to me, is when fashion pieces are put together from Gothic-inspired clothing with clothes not suggestive of Punk or something like that. Some can look amazing when the right clothing combinations are put together. Few can find the perfect balance. But for those who can put together Goth-style black clothing to create amazing looks, I have nothing but love. This is my first time really paying attention to the looks provided in this thread. I can't name any styles I like because there are a huge number of pictures for me to keep track of what I like best of all.

 

[dorien]

poor softgrey,
i see you trying

pics from:
www.cielo-boutique.com
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[dorien]

If you can notice that even though the look is heavily layered, it does not feel that way. She mixes the see-through, with straps of black and mini skirt. As for the extra garb on her arms, I don’t much care for it, but it sill works from different angles. Look at her face, it’s not your typical black hair, raccoon eyes…that would be too easy. See how her eyes shadow and hair match with the color the see-trough garment creates with her skin. See how it is all held together in the back, very delicate, the details. It’s all about the details really.

definitely not something you would pick up at Hot-topic

 

[John_M.]

I didn't know you were from Houston (my hometown), dorien... I think there are two specific styles for everyone who goes in Goth trim. The first is the all-black look. The other variant is all-black, only with some silver accents, usually zippers and stuff. As I've noted before, I'm not a Goth person. I sometimes wear a black top, black jeans, and my black American Eagle sneakers with white accents. However, I always think death or absolute evil with Goth. I don't do that. However, with the right fashion sense, going all-black can be quite stylish or even lovely. So NOTHING along the lines of an all-black top with all-black pants with Converse hi-tops (fashion no-no!) looking like a reject from "Scream." Instead, some amazing styles expressed in this thread from pictures I've seen.

 

[softgrey]

thanks dorien.......

very lovely...ann demeulemeester, right?...

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[chip45]

suitable for this thread? or no?

i love this..

flickr

 

[dorien]

yes it's Ann D.

too bad none of the girls around here dress that way,
at least none that i know.
when i was in Paris, a few of the girls working at the boutiques were wearing Ann D... i was in .
i bought a few things for my sister, but she hardly wears them. (No girlfriend at the time, I wanted a few thing for a girl that would match what I bought, and since my sister is with me a lot, i thought why not.) i guess, she is still young, and her style is different, but hopefully she grows into them. SHE'D BETTER!!!

 

[snowqueen]

this look is so hot .. i think it takes a certain person to pull it off though .. hard to do well

 

[semolinapilchard]

suitable for this thread? or no?

absolutely.

 

[DandyWarhol]

honest to god, this my favorite thread.

yes yes yes.!