This and that.

dress me up- neo-goth.

Felice Fawn.

although shes a little more towards goth than neo-goth what makes her more current is that shes based around gothic fashion and the outlook fo this rather than just the typical goth.

Felice Fawn

accessorise with god.. or satan

crosses and anticrist have become a huge thing amoung the neo-goth scene. Goths were known for worshiping satan and using witchery ect however neo-goths seem to have no religeous view or interest in satan ect and use this just as a fashion statement rather than a religeous view. sums up the fact that neo-goths are mroe for show than meaning unlike most subcultures

with accessorise like thew double finger cross ring, being sold in places such as urban outfitters and topshop, its made details from this subculture mainstream, allowing this subculture to be more acceptable

and the leather cross stiched shorts, and tshirts

clubs and music.

Club Reptile.

Reptile is the new alternative club unleashed on London's nightlife on the second Saturday of every month. Located under the arches in the darkly beautiful setting of the Minories in Tower Hill, this is a club which plays the kind of music to suit- industrial - goth - glam - metal - 80s.

strictly alchemy gothic, you wouldnt see a cyber goth for miles. Glowsticks were not invited here, and the music represented that, replacing industrial, IDM and acid techno for the occasional underground metal track plus known artists suck as KoRn and Manson. they even held a gothic fashion show one night.

a new attraction for a true goth, with its dimmed lights, stone walls, and perfect choice of music to create the perfect scene. it isn't very neo-goth as this subculture its quite new and shares many of its attractions with other subcultures, such as clubs like PUNK is soho, where goth has become more accepted and a trend mixing with the disco scene in this case.

some friends at PUNK

Music.

An orignal goth would listen to metal, and techno the kind of music played in the known club/shop cyberdog however a neo-goth seems to listen to more relaxed music, i found a few neo-goths wearing joy division tshirts and the symbol of this ...

colour me in black.

Recently the dark lipstick which originated from goths has also been taken on by the hipsters however, although they share similar trends they are perceived in a very different light, with a distinct difference. neo-goth, like goth is more original and almost a trend setter in london these days. Black lipstick has become a key trend amoung the modern Neo-goth.

Dip dying hair has also become a big trend that is shared amoung subcultures, however with the gothic side more purples and blacks are used as shown below.

Neo-goth-Not so unique.

This photograph sums up the modern 'neo-goth', from what used to be unique is now an every day trend on the highstreet being transformed. Pieces being reused and recycled and released with a new twist like the glasses shown above, now being sold in topshop and in various colours, now being related to the typical hipster aswell as a neo-goth

Iv also noticed that form looking around london and various areas where iv seen the typical neo-goth like brick lane, camden, they also share the typical twisted hair bun with hipsters.



Where it all began

When researching about 'neo-goths' there was little about the subculture and i began to see that this subculture wasnt originally formed due to fashion like most subcultures, but began with art in the 1980's. Neo-goths began as artists usually creating paintings, photography and sculptures which would explain why all modern neo-goths follow the trend of carrying around a film camera.

Floria Sigismondi was  known for being a neo-gothic artist, and from there now operates professional art studios and even direct music videos for musicians like Marilyn Manson or making CD cover art for gothic bands like Evanescence. But what interests me the most is her perogative yet gothic photography.

You can also see more of her work on  her website

Paint me black

Appearance- Girl or boy.

Not only designers have adopted this subculture, but also celebrities with the likes of agyness deyn and taylor momsen, which have brought this subculture even more to light and made it mroe appealing to the eye.

I found a piece that said 'The movement emphasizes the bizarre, obscene, sexual, blasphemous, mysterious, horrific and gender-confusion/androgyny' i was drawn to the gender confusion, I have realised its become a clique for a typical Neo-goth to wear unisex clothing, and often share the same haircuts, more so now, black bob/bowl cuts.

Religeous fregments to their outfits such as crosses, with places such as urban outfitters and topshop even producing clothes along this range making it a highstreet fashion. And now anticrist have become a craze also.

the colour black remaining throughout with hints of other dark colours, but now texture has become a huge part of this subculture, mixing leathers, with suedes and chunky or loose knits, sheer fabrics with heavy bold fabrics. All together creating a collectic layered look.

Neo goth- Modern Fashion

The Subculture 'Neo-goth' has becoem a huge topic/theme within the fashion industry, its been adapted and transformed into something commercial thanks to designers such as

Gareth Pugh

 Hannah Marshall

Yves Saint Laurent

Givenchy

Because of designers like these the Subculture has become a more accepted and mainstream subculture compared to the original 'goth' which is known for being more hidden and rare.

Subculture- Comparing and linking.

We were given the task of comparing and linking two given subcultures, mine were Sloane Rangers and Varsity, i linked them through there education, both being private school associated, sports orientated, and there 'preppy' clothing.

The Island

Londons True Map.
A drawing by Stephen Walter in 2008, The map shows the hole of london but with a more personal touch, with subcultures named, slang or symbolic words for each area, street, shop.

My chosen Sub Culture

I've decided to focus my research on Neo-Goths. I found this really appealling and could be really interesting as its become so popular int he past year or two amoung designers and day to day people. I will explore the clothes, music, shops, designers and popular hang out points that involve this sub culture. I will also collect street style photos as i go as well as document the areas/places i visit that represent this sub culture.

Beautiful Losers

A documentary about a collective group of do-it-yourself artists and designers, it follows their lives and careers and shows how inadvertently affected the art world.

Sub Cultures- Blitz Kids

Blitz Kids were a subcultured formed from the New Romantic Movement, they were a group of young people who often went to the Blitznightclub in Covent garden in the early 1980's. People associated with the Blitz kids were people such as Boy george, Steve Strange and Martin Degville. They were a unique group of people known for their outrageous style of clothes and makeup. 

Sub Cultures- Pyscho Billy.

Pyscho Billy started with its underground popularity in Europe in the early 1980's. Mixing rock music with elements of punk, rock-a-billy and goth, with refrences of horror, violence and sexuality. The Meteors were the first verifiable psychobilly band in London in 1980, and in 1982 the club Klub Foot opened in Hammersmith becoming a center for Britain's emerging psychobilly movement. They borrowed key fashion statements from the 1950's rockabilly and rock and roll, males often shaved there heads into quiffs or Military style crops, they also wore alot of leather, especially leather jackets, aswell as Dr martens.

This is a song by the Sharks about PyschoBilly hair cuts

Sub Cultures- New Romantics

The new Romantics where a young fashion movement in the 1970's in the UK. It was associated with the New wave scene that was around at the same time. The sub culture was associated with bands such as adam and the ants and duran duran. They took fashion to the next level with there theatrical outfits, flamboyant, colourful dramatic look with use of frills and luscious fabrics associated with historical periods.

Sub Cultures- Rock-a-Billy.

Rock-a-billy emerged in the 1950's being one of the first styles to come from rock and roll music. However other music such as western swing, blues and, country music were a big influence on this subculture. Rock-a-billy for women is often associated with pin-up girls, as a rock-a-billy girl would often wear a-line skirts, tight fitted cardigans, stilettos,head bandanas, red lipstick and stockings. A male would normally be seen in, drainpipes turned up, braces, wife beaters, bowling shirts,creepers, quiffed hair.Many designers have used this as inspiration for collections, as well as celebrities such as katy perry who still dress in the same style.

Sub Cultures- Fetishists.

Fetishists are people who have a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body. Known for wearing clothing such as leather, pvc, latex, gimp masks, and other pieces of sexual clothing. Fetishists are people who have a fetish normally of a sexual nature. Many designers has taken inspiration from this such as Givenchy who recently had head pieces inspired by gimp masks.