How Should I Dress Gothic? How Should I Do My Hair Gothic? Should I Have Piercings?

Asked by Prettycute in Clothing and Accessories 1 year ago - 1 answer

Being Goth is more about a frame of mind than the way you dress but try thrift stores or vintage stores for that perfect old fashioned lacy dress or customize your old clothing with black die,Gothic slogans,rips and lace etc etc. Gothic.net has a great selection of Gothic clothing shopping links as well!! Black hair dye is a sort of style staple but ...more

Answered by Guest189290 10 months ago

How To Turn Gothic OR What Is The Gothic Way Of Life?

Asked by Guest in Philosophy 3 years ago - 1 answer

Turning gothic largely depends on what way you want to turn gothic in. Essentially the gothic culture was based on a very sting sense of individualism, creativity, its tolerance towards diversity, its opposition for social conservatism as well as tendency to be Cynical. The spiritual and the supernatural also play a very important role in their day ...more

Answered by giri 3 years ago

Should I Be A Gothic?

Asked by Edwardluvr in Clothing and Accessories 3 months ago - 1 answer

=^-^= Do you want to be gothic because of 'Twilight'? (: That's pretty cool :D Anyway, it depends on the reason why you want to be gothic. Being a gothic is simply because you feel that you don't fit in with the world. You've been rejected by a "normal society" of people. Goths stick with one another, because they have been treated "wrongly" ...more

Answered by Twicon 3 months ago

When Was The Gothic Revival?

Asked by Guest in Literature & Language 3 years ago - 1 answer

The gothic revival is a term used to refer to the interest that grew in medieval architecture in England, parts of France and Germany and the United States from the late eighteenth century to much of the nineteenth century. Gothic architecture as it developed in the 12th century mainly in Northern France and England had several features like a large structure characterized ...more

Answered by rajeshshri1982 3 years ago

What Are The Gothic Features?

Asked by Guest in Arts & Literature 3 years ago - 1 answer

The gothic features consist of skeletal stone structures with immense expanses of glass, pointed arches using the ogive shape, ribbed vaults, clustered columns, sharply pointed spires, flying buttresses and inventive sculptural detail such as gargoyles and even butterflies attacking men. Some of the unique features within Gothic cathedrals and churches are Antependium ...more

Answered by Evey 3 years ago

What Is Gothic Religion?

Asked by tnwhitney in Religion 3 years ago - 2 answers

Modern goth (ignoring where the name itself originally comes from) started in the early 80's as part of the punk subculture (which is itself was a rejection of most societal values, and anything considered part of the 'norm'). The phrase was coined by the band manager of Joy Division, Anthony H. Wilson, who described the band as 'Gothic compared with the pop mainstream'. The term stuck, ...more

Answered by Meerokhan 3 years ago

What Does Neo-Gothic Mean?

Asked by Guest in The Great Buildings 2 years ago - 2 answers

Neo-Gothic style is also known as Gothic Revival, and derives from the Middle Ages. Buildings in this style will look like the Palace Westminster, or the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Specific features will include spires, cathedral-style carvings, and buttresses. Since this style is taken from Gothic churches, it brings about a solemn look. ...more

Answered by nidar 2 years ago

I Think I May Be Gothic Or Is It A Stage?

Asked by amber121 in Teen Problems 2 years ago - 3 answers

I was in that stage for awhile myself told everyone it wasn't for about for years... Now I'm outta it. Just be who are no one can ask or expect anything different. ...more

Answered by gaseater78 2 years ago

What Is Gothic Horror?

Asked by Guest89100 in Horror Films 11 months ago - 1 answer

Gothic Horror are generally tales related to a specific writing style, era and creature types in the Horror fiction. Generally tales related to Vampires, Werewolves and some ghost stories fall into this genre. The most popular of Vampire tales to this day remains the Dracula by Bram Stoker which has inspired several plays and other fictional characters. Another interesting series in ...more

Answered by Ellie82 11 months ago

What Were The Main Features Of The Gothic Novel?

Asked by Guest in Fiction 3 years ago - 1 answer

The Gothic novel was mainly popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. Originally the term meant "medieval" as in architecture, but it gradually came to mean strange, macabre and usually supernatural. A typical setting for a Gothic novel might be a ruined castle, in the depths of wild, rugged countryside (Switzerland and Italy were popular settings, and authors ...more

Answered by wordy 3 years ago