There is a picture of a girl with long hair, with a beautiful appearance and many others. What is that? Is it non-mainstream

Hello, Goth originally refers to the Germanic tribes in western Europe. Gothic is not the mainstream, but also a genre of architectural art. In the Middle Ages, an architectural style characterized by spire cathedral was popular, that is, the so-called "Gothic" architecture.

Later, in the 18 and 19 centuries, a number of novels with cruel passion and supernatural horror appeared and were classified as gothic novels. The remarkable elements of Gothic novels include horror, mystery, supernatural, bad luck, death, decadence, haunted old houses, madness, family curse and so on. These novels are usually set in desolate castles or secluded monasteries. The theme of these novels is to explore this extreme emotion and some black topics, such as the relationship between lust and gender, which is strangely entangled in the wrestling between holiness and devil.

In the second half of the 20th century, it invaded the garden of non-mainstream music and became a very different branch of alternative music. Some bands were branded as "post-punk cool", "neoclassical" or "new hippie" respectively, and gradually merged into the future Gothic rock school. Gothic music, as the successor of punk (death rock), has developed into an underground culture from a set of aesthetics and ideas composed of visual art, literature, music and clothing. In 1980s, Gothic clothing fashion developed from this musical style, with long dyed hair, pale skin, tight black clothes, pointed leather boots and a lot of silver ornaments (mostly designed by early European and Egyptian religions). Black motorcycle leather jacket, black skinny jeans, black mesh stockings and black flying sunglasses have become registered trademarks of the Goths.

In 1990s, Gothic music gradually fell out of favor in the media, but Gothic culture became stronger and expanded rapidly. It was at this time that Victorian horror movies were revived in Hollywood. A series of horror movies, such as The Crow (Bruce Lee's son Brandon Lee died mysteriously while filming this film), Edward Scissorhands, Night Interview with Vampires, have injected new splendor into Gothic culture.

Personally, I think Goth is just a cultural phenomenon and an attitude towards life. Whether it is mainstream or not is a matter of opinion.

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Identify goths

Shy and unsociable artistic tendency. Always black or dark clothes. Outstanding religious ornaments, but they change their beliefs almost every day. Never wear gold jewelry. Pale, even in summer, he refuses all interesting social activities.

Gothic style?

Anything with a strange dark atmosphere is a bit gothic. As for music, there are hundreds of nouns such as darkwave, goth techno, dark alternative and ambient ethereal, all of which have gothic flavor. Describe it in detail: dark lust, the sadness of death, forbidden love, and the aesthetic feeling brought by complete pain are all the dark sides of the human spiritual world.

Vampire culture demonism? Cult?

Goth is not a religion, not a politics, and has nothing to do with race and gender. Most Gothic bands are secular, even actively anti-religious bands. The visual signals of vampires, Catholicism, ancient Egypt and paganism are only transmitting the "dark power" to connect the feeling of Gothic music.

Goths have the same social tendency as other social groups of the same age. You will find young conservative Goths, productive Goths, fascist Goths and anarchic Goths, but this is really a small group of people. In fact, the greatest tendency of Goths in the 1990s was their extreme indifference to politics, because almost all parties' views sounded the same and were useless. This is the favorite theme of the Rosetta Stone.

Goth exists.

Many people are dominated by a life without happiness and sense of accomplishment, which is unfortunate. But Goth turned this depressed feeling into a way of life, in other words: pain is my life choice-this is an art.

Goth may also be a kind of psychotherapy. If you talk to a white-collar worker who belongs to the mainstream society about your last suicide attempt, he may avoid you with strange eyes, and you may get cheap sympathy on a sunny day. But in sharp contrast, your Gothic companions will never sympathize with you, and the scar on your wrist will be seriously respected. You're cool! All people who feel out of place in society will find their place among the Goths, because everyone here is unique.

Gete fashion

Any black, or other dark colors, such as navy blue and crimson.

Permeable (thin nylon or fishnet fabric) but not exposed.

Silver ornaments.

Pale skin. This may be because they need to look like a living dead person, or because they want to embody the Victorian aesthetic of "pale skin is a symbol of nobility", or because they oppose the health theory of "the bronze sun is beautiful" in beach culture.

Black hair, bleached blonde hair, red hair or purple hair

Black and white makeup. White foundation, black lipstick, black eye shadow and fine eyebrows.

Self-made decoration and fetish clothing. Leather, PVC, rubber and latex are all essential fabrics. Girdling was also common in the Middle Ages.

A wide tie or a collar with nails or a velvet rope tied tightly around the neck.

T-shaped cross (symbol of eternal life in ancient Egypt)

Eye of the sun god. The Sisters of Charity's record "Visual Things" has made this sign widely circulated, and some people will tattoo it on their bodies.

Five-pointed star This is a pagan symbol about fire, land, air, water and soul.

The cross (symbol of Christ).

Opera-style shawls, cloaks and long gloves.

Chains and nails

Body piercing. Goths are generally not as extreme as punk, they will talk about taste. In Utah, the tongue is the first choice, followed by the nose and then the nipple.

Gothic hobby

Art, especially music, photography and painting.

Humanities, especially literature, history and philosophy.

H.R. Giger's fantasy biological art Alien and Dali's surreal visual works.

Lilac cigarette, a more durable, thicker and more harmful cigarette to human body.

Cats are favored by Goths because of their unique gloomy temperament.

Candles and Christmas trees, full of Gothic lighting.

Demons, weirdos, spiders, cobwebs, graves, coffins and other things related to ghosts.

Are you a Goth?

Do you often feel like a devil? Do you often wish that you would not appear during the day? You always like black T-shirts? Maybe you are Goth, but you don't know.

Do you often indulge in the feeling of depression and get a strange pleasure in painful meditation? Then you really have gothic tendencies. However, if you like to get this feeling by violence, then you are not a Goth at all, it is just a mental illness.

Your closet is full of black clothes? Then you may be a Goth.

Do you think so?

Start with the basics: hair, face, skin, clothes. Please refer to the six Gothic models and deal with them according to your own situation. Be careful not to wear Marilyn Manson's black T-shirt. This is shock rock, not gothic rock.

After that, look and look. It is extremely necessary to show extreme despair and pain-how can you be indifferent to the world and society? Remember: you must restrain your joy! Never, never, never laugh! There is nothing to be happy about! Among Goths, smiling is equivalent to letting a cool brother like Robert De Niro play Donald Duck.

Furthermore, you can consider piercing a hole in a certain part of your body and adding some metal ornaments.

Of course, you should know that Goth is not only a fashion, but also a way of life. You must show extraordinary darkness in all aspects of life, whether it is food, clothing, housing and transportation.

You can also keep a small pet of a rodent, such as a mouse. Rodents are essentially goths, so you should always communicate philosophical problems with them.

There is another unique skill. You can buy a coffin as a bed for the weekend. That's really a Goth home.

Then you can check it and ask yourself a few questions: Do I look like a ghost? Are my friends and family always scared by me? Do I dress like the scary night of Halloween every day? If the answer is yes, then congratulations, you are gothic enough! I hope it helps you!