Gothic Fashion The History: From Barbarians to Haute Couture

The book "A History of Gothic Fashion" explores the evolution of Gothic dress from its ancient and medieval origins to its various revivals and romanticized rebirths, examining its cultural inspirations including folk lore, 19th-century novels, the silver screen, and rock music. Despite the subculture's association with literature and historical fashion, there are surprisingly few books that focus solely on Gothic fashion.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 04 October 2022
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group

Goths have been a part of our lives for a long time, from the ancient barbarians who brought down Rome to the black-lipped teenagers updating their Instagram from a graveyard. Ideas about what is Gothic have evolved and changed, but a fascination with the dark and dramatic has remained a constant. A History of Gothic Fashion charts Gothic dress from its ancient and medieval origins to its various revivals and romanticized rebirths, examining its cultural inspirations, including folk lore, 19th-century novels, the silver screen, and rock music. Despite being associated with literature and historical fashion, there are surprisingly few books that focus solely on Gothic fashion. A History of Gothic Fashion provides an in-depth overview of the evolution of the darker side of style.

Goths have been a part of our lives for a long time, from the ancient barbarians who brought down Rome to the black-lipped teenagers updating their Instagram from a graveyard. Ideas about what is Gothic have evolved and changed, but a fascination with the dark and dramatic has remained a constant. A History of Gothic Fashion charts Gothic dress from its ancient and medieval origins to its various revivals and romanticized rebirths, examining its cultural inspirations, including folk lore, 19th-century novels, the silver screen, and rock music. Despite being associated with literature and historical fashion, there are surprisingly few books that focus solely on Gothic fashion. A History of Gothic Fashion provides an in-depth overview of the evolution of the darker side of style.

Goths have been a part of our lives for a long time, from the ancient barbarians who brought down Rome to the black-lipped teenagers updating their Instagram from a graveyard. Ideas about what is Gothic have evolved and changed, but a fascination with the dark and dramatic has remained a constant. A History of Gothic Fashion charts Gothic dress from its ancient and medieval origins to its various revivals and romanticized rebirths, examining its cultural inspirations, including folk lore, 19th-century novels, the silver screen, and rock music. Despite being associated with literature and historical fashion, there are surprisingly few books that focus solely on Gothic fashion. A History of Gothic Fashion provides an in-depth overview of the evolution of the darker side of style.

Weight: 910g
Dimension: 245 x 200 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914414411