To give some clarity on Gothic styling I have put together a quick guide for girls & guys, its not a style bible but enough to get you started!!
For the Girls!
- Silver Jewellery
- Accessories include crosses, ankh
- Black
- A cleavage-enhancing corset
- Tutu skirt or long flowing skirt
- Fishnet worn as stockings, tops, skirts or gloves(often with black underneath)
- Vinyl, latex, leather worn as pants, tops, skirts and jackets preferably black
- High heeled boots or heels
- Platform boots & shoes
- Bondage apparel worn as accessories like belts, cuffs, boots and shoes
- Crushed velvet dresses, skirts, pants, jackets & Gloves
- Pale or white make up with the eyes defined with eye-liner, pale, red, purple or black lips.
- opera length gloves, either satin or latex (shorter length gloves as well, usually vinyl)
- black and white horizontal striped tights like the Wicked Witch of the West
- spikes/studs & Chains
- combat boots or Doc Martens
- Tattoos & piercings
- Vinyl, white or fishnet shirt
- Leather pants, kilts
- accessories include bondage belts, cuffs, silver jewellery, crosses, ankh
- Boots
- Corsets & Make-Up- worn as a MALE not as a transsexual the idea is to be challenging not feminine
- Pale or white make up with the eyes defined with eye-liner
- Vests
- Dress shoes worn with dark pants
- White shirts worn with the collar turned up with or without ruffles
- opera-style capes or cloak
- spikes/studs & Chains
- combat boots or Doc Martens
- Tattoos & piercings
Hair: Magika: Rewind: 03
Shape: My UglyDorothy: Shape 11
Skin: IT GIRLS: Carmen: Pale
Eyes: Poetic Colors: Classic Gen 4: Blue Surf
Eye Make-Up: IT GIRLS: Carmen Pale Eye shadow 2
Lips: IT GIRLS: Florrie : Summer: Lip 4
Eyelashes : FTL: Kirei: So4
Eyeliner: GA: Make up Liner V2
Corset: League: Nyx : Black : Leather
Skirt: League: Nyx : Black
Gloves: Avid: Angel Fishnet Gloves (From Outfit)
Stockings: Avid : Oblivia (From Outfit)
Socks: Avid : Oblivia (From Outfit)
Garter: Avid : Bewitched (From Outfit)
Nails: Mandala : Palette 1 Medium (HUD)
Bracelet Rt: Mandala : Okaki : Black
Bracelet Lt: Chop Zuey: Gentle Insanities
Earrings: Chop Zuey: Gentle Insanities
Necklace: Lapointe & Bastchild : Orleans Rosary: Onyx/Blood
Boots: Yasum: Stomper High
Poses: Ploom: Forgetting
*Pictures taken at Vampire Goths Cemetery in real time no editing other than tinting/cropping/framing
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