#goth types

also i would love to talk to you and ask you a bit more questions if you’re willing?? nothing that personal, just a couple questions about the goth types and subculture, recommendations, your opinion about it and maybe a couple hobbies or likes/dislikes??

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I didn’t really feel like going into detail about them all in one post, so I’ve decided to post exclusively about one type randomly through out time. When I first decided to get more into goth (sub?) culture, I didn’t know much, I was an 11 year old who had never seen a goth before, only read about them so everything was based on assumption. Now, years later, I’m back at it, only with more knowledge. Goth is pretty flexible fashion wise, there’s a goth style for everyone, I swear. Here’s some of my favourites (in order, the first four) only doing ten.

1 Trad Goth

Traditional, or trad goth is pretty much what you get if you look up ‘goth’. It’s like the Black Sabbath of goth, the one that started it all.

2 Mall Goth

This is more decorative than trad goth, as in with mall goth, it’s all about layers of chains, spikes, etc. I don’t know what else to say

3 Victorian Goth

Basically Victorian era clothing and literature, with a whole lot of black. I love it so much

4 Hippie Goth

Exactly what it sounds like: hippie and goth. It’s all hippie style clothing, shawls, skirts, Birkenstocks, flowers, etc, but with more dark greens, blues black, etc. (what happened to italics?)

5 Pastel Goth

Again, pretty self explanatory. Pastel goth mixes pastel colours with black, cute and creepy things. You’ll find a lot of Hello Kitty merch in a pastel goths home, especially the character Kuromi.

6 Romantic Goth

this is goth with a romantic vibe, think dark red silk bedsheets, four poster beds, candles, corsets, red lipstick, roses etc. it’s actually pretty cool, I can’t really explain it. I feel like it’s slightly similar to Vampire Goth

7 Vampire Goth

Playing into the vampire aspect of goth. Vampire goth, in my mind, is quite similar to Vampire Goth, because vampires are often described and depicted as romantic, lustful creatures.

8 Cyber Goth

You can always pick the cyber goth out of a crowd. They prefer neon colours to go against the black, and are living in a dystopian world, only doing it now. A lot of people don’t like cyber goths, but I think it’s still valid and pretty damn cool. They wear the cyberpunk goggles (which I love) and basically dress like they’re in a dystopian movie which is cool.

9 Gothabilly

A mix of goth and rockabilly music, goths within this type will listen to rockabilly. They wear stuff like silk, velvet, corsets and those cute little hats.

10 Corp Goth

I almost forgot this one. Corp goth is great if you work somewhere like an office or whatever and want to keep your dark style at work, but still look professional. It’s basically whatever people who work in corporations wear, but black and it’s so cool :)

Red- you like the heavy, dramatic side of goth. Thick, plush velvet, big-ass eyeliner, loud, spooky classical music and cheesy old horror movies. You probably have a cat and dream of living in a dark, haunted mansion with spiral staircases and ornate brass lamps and gargoyles.

Purple- you’re mostly into the fae, magical-forest aesthetic. You probably like floaty clothes, lots of chiffon, and spooky, twinkly piano music that sounds like it’s coming from a faraway music box. Your ideal home is an enchanted tree house in a dark forest. 

Neon Green- you love the intense, wild element to the gothic subculture. You either have or want hair dyed a bright, unnatural color and you have a weakness for purple, blue, or green lipstick. Your music style is either  heavily influenced by the traditional goth artists like Siouxie Sioux and Bauhaus or leans toward gothic EDM-esque music.