Goth fashion label?

[Isotope]

1. Romantic goth
2. Androgyn goth
3. Corporate Slave goth
4. Cyber goth
5. Fairy goth
6. Hippie goth
7. Fetish goth
8. Jeand 'n' T-shirt goth
9. Deathrock/Punk goth
10. Western goth
11. Tribal goth
12. Vampire goth

And here's their photos:

1. http://www.gothic.pnz.ru/Gotica/picgoth/romantic.jpg
2. http://foto.rambler.ru/public/0/3/03...rogyn3-web.jpg
3. http://static.flickr.com/45/184108211_d115bbd43e_m.jpg
4. http://static.flickr.com/61/166010799_6b9a8e47d3_m.jpg
5. http://www.halloweencostumes4u.com/M...0003/16836.jpg
6. http://www.goodgoth.com/trysthoody.jpg
7. http://images.quizfarm.com/1143031585domina-cool.2.JPG
8. http://www.seankreynolds.com/forthee..._goth_girl.jpg
9. http://www.gothic.ru/subculture/goth21_s.jpg
10. http://www.rockdetector.com/assets/r...-220-0-300.jpg
11. http://lettertoamerica.podbus.com/pi...Bangor%201.jpg
12. http://www.goodgoth.com/corset1th.jpg

Which one is yours?

[Feeble Minded]

Thats interesting. I don't fit into any of these categories. *gasp* Does that mean I'm not gothic!? I do however like that Tribal Goth.

[Minyaliel]

You know what? I think this is silly, it's another list of stereotypes that don't really are true. I'm me, I dress like I want to, usually I have to make my own clothes because I can't find anything I like. I appreciate a rather dark aesthetic, and thus I was labelled a goth by society in general. I picked up the label for simplicity. Fairygoth or any of the other things you've mentioned in your list does not describe anyone as closely as the word "myself".

[She_Is_My_Sin]

Deary me. Goth is this & goth is that. Fair enough it is a bit of a genre spanner, but it's silly trying to cut it down into more groups.

[maggot]

You forgot kittygoth! :P

[Mick Ignis]

I'm Goth. Just Goth. I'm not a big fan of the labels within labels.

[Godslayer Jillian]

I do like labels. I find them useful.
But why should I say Spanish Mustang, Thoroughbred, or Swedish Warmblood, when I can more easily say Horse?

[maggot]

well is you want a Spanish Mustang, it's easier to say that,then describe the traits of one and have the other person figure out what you mean. It depends on the siuation.

[Rose_of_Amethyst]

The one thing that I wonder about is where did these "labels inside of labels" come from? The second thing that makes me wonder is what purpose do they actually serve? Are all these "types of goth" based entirely on how you dress or is it something more.

If it is just based on what one wears, it makes me worry that goth is becoming more about fashion and less about the music.

[HumanePain]

Originally Posted by maggot

You forgot kittygoth! :P

and cemetery Goth.
http://www.hostingfiles.net/files/20...y_cemetery.jpg

The Vampire goth is wearing a cross. Seems out of character. But it's a free country.
(I think it was a mislabled photo.)

Our dear Poupee Celestia (who hasn't posted in a while) has a website somewhere explaining different kinds of goths, but it is in Spanish, just so you know. Can't seem to find it at the moment, I thought it was at
http://www.villagoth.com , but that doesn't respond (?).

[Graveyard.Crow]

I think the girls in all the pictures are so pretty
*drools*

[Isotope]

Originally Posted by maggot

You forgot kittygoth! :P

I think it's probably the same as fairy goth

Originally Posted by Godslayer Jillian

I do like labels. I find them useful.

Woohoo one more person who isn't "i-don't-label" or "i-am-myself"

Originally Posted by Rose_of_Amethyst

If it is just based on what one wears, it makes me worry that goth is becoming more about fashion and less about the music.

And what about goth music labels? Gothrock, deathrock, darkwave...and etc.
Well, i hope, goth wont become more about fashion, then we could label almost all mallgoths as goths. Now that would be a catastrophe!

Originally Posted by HumanePain

and cemetery Goth.

I'd say, cemetery goth is the same as vampire. Anyways, i found those on internet
http://www.angelfire.com/goth/goth_teens/gotika.html

[Mick Ignis]

Originally Posted by Godslayer Jillian

I do like labels. I find them useful.

I like the "Goth" label, because it has a lot of space to move around in. I can't really limit myself to one goth type, because my style changes daily with my mood. I like experimenting with different clothing.

[Godslayer Jillian]

What I like about these specific types of gothic looks is that when one of my friends asks me something like "why do you limit your wardrobe to only goth?" I can say something like "Oh, but there is an ample variety in goth. There's *insert several of the above gothic styles*, et cetera. Don't you limit your wardrobe more to only preppy?"
It's a fun way to respond that has had produced a couple of laughs, although I only use it when I feel overly antagonistic. More often I just prefer to say "It's not my taste that really limits my clothes so much as money."

[Isotope]

By the way, i found those in russian:
http://www.gothic.ru/subculture/gsubfaq.htm#6.3

[HumanePain]

Originally Posted by Godslayer Jillian

More often I just prefer to say "It's not my taste that really limits my clothes so much as money."

Same here:
Trench coat: $69
Psycho Jacket: $70
Boots: $129
Various t-shirts: $100
Various shirts: $200
Various pants: $200
Belts: ~$50
Tophat: $10
Bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry: $200+
Approximate total (for the past year): $1,028 US

And this doesn't even include music, concert tickets, incense, posters, skulls, ravens, gothic cross decorations for the home and office...

[HumanePain]

And I forgot to include weekly drycleaning for all of the previous clothes!
$$$

[Isotope]

O_O
Expensive as hell.

[Godslayer Jillian]

Originally Posted by HumanePain

Same here:
Trench coat: $69
Psycho Jacket: $70
Boots: $129
Various t-shirts: $100
Various shirts: $200
Various pants: $200
Belts: $50
Tophat: $10
Bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry: $200+
Approximate total (for the past year): $1,028 US

Being as cool as HumanePain: Priceless.

[Zenit]

Hrm, when you said tribalgoth I expected something along the lines of an incorporation of an ethnic piece of clothing...Disapointing...But then again, I could have misunderstood the whole consept. I tend to do that.

[deathbecomesme]

I don't really like Labels but if you must call me something i think i best fit in the:

1. Romantic goth

Although i prefer the term Victorain Goth but its the same thing basically.

[Rose_of_Amethyst]

Originally Posted by Isotope

And what about goth music labels? Gothrock, deathrock, darkwave...and etc.
Well, i hope, goth wont become more about fashion, then we could label almost all mallgoths as goths. Now that would be a catastrophe!

Different genres of music such as you have listed do not bother me. In my opinion it's just goth music with a different spin on it if you will.

The fashion doesn't bother me, I actually quite like the various styles of clothing. What I do find irritating is the emphasis being put on fashion more than music, at least in my area. For example if you don't wear "goth" clothing, you are not goth. That leaves a lot of room open for mallgoths to creep in.

[HumanePain]

Originally Posted by Isotope

By the way, i found those in russian:
http://www.gothic.ru/subculture/gsubfaq.htm#6.3

Damn, those Russians are ahead of us! There is a "Goth-Gap"! Each of us in the Western World must spend thousands more to catch up, lest they out-Goth us and dominate the world! (holds up credit card and runs to Ipso-Facto dot com)

( I really liked the skeleton arm necklace that looks like it is giving the wearer a stranglehold!)

[Isotope]

I hate the fact that i'm so bad at their language!

[Feeble Minded]

The only label used is goth.

For example, we are all human, but we have different races. But the word that comes after *insert race here* is always going to be human.

They're just adjectives to describe the fashion.