There are a group of people with pale skin, long hair dyed, tight black clothes, pointed boots and a lot of complicated silver ornaments. Their eyes with thick dark circles are always full of sadness and numbness. They are goths. They look gloomy, grotesque and mysterious. People misunderstand this as pathological and think they are full of violent tendencies. In fact, real Goths tend to have a non-violent, passive and tolerant attitude towards life. Living in pain is the art of Goths, and everyone is unique in their world.
A true Goth is shy and unsociable, and refuses all interesting social activities. They love art, especially music and painting; They are always pale, even in summer; They insist on always wearing black or dark clothes; Although they wear conspicuous religious ornaments, they change their beliefs almost every day. Black motorcycle leather jacket, black skinny jeans, black mesh stockings and black flying sunglasses are registered trademarks of the Goths.
Goths' camouflage makes them look morbid and eccentric, which makes their parents and peers feel scared. Goths have turned themselves into terrible freaks, and people are no longer picky, or because they are afraid of them. Walking in the street, many people are dragging their children. But Goths have their own views: everyone has their own melancholy and sadness, and Goth is just a way of expression we choose. In their view, Goth is a particularly human thing. The Goths roared: Pain is my life choice-it is an art.
Most Goths are addicted to Gothic music. The atmosphere of Gothic music is grotesque and surreal, and the theme of lyrics is strange and mysterious. Gothic music means not only a musical style, but also a fashion, an attitude towards life and a social landscape-all black in fashion, all black in attitude and all fuzzy in scenery. Many people misunderstand that Goths are violent. In fact, they prefer peace and tolerance. On the surface, they are a little world-weary and sad, but according to them, they are "immersed in the dark looking for hope"
Goths are all over the world, and the new generation of Goths is getting younger and younger. They are lonely, indifferent and unhappy. With the global release of The Lord of the Rings, the "dark knight" in the play became a model in the hearts of Goths, and the Gothic tide swept again.
Gothic branch
Romantic gete
Imagine such a picture: dyed velvet, candlelight bathroom, rainy afternoon, dark hair-romantic Goth is an intuitive resident. For them, every moment is a fleeting tragedy, every unique kiss is swallowed up by time, and only love can overcome the nothingness of existence. Romantic Goths are notorious for their strange expectations of disaster. However, when the two of them fall in love, the result will be passionate, and sometimes even deadly touch ordinary people.
Attitude: My talent in love is obviously much superior to these mortals!
Clothing: Everything with lace is typical of Edward VII, Queen Victoria and Renaissance.
Depressed goth
Depressed goth loves to meditate. They are very shy. For them, life is a little too bright, too noisy and too enthusiastic. They are often morbid and artistic. You can see all this in their works of art-the beauty of bad luck, frivolous words and deeds, mortal fate. Depressed Goths are easy to recognize among Goths. You can see them leaning against the wall somewhere and looking like abandoned dying cats. Sometimes I paint or write; Sometimes I wait in silence. They are the dancers of dreams. Depressed Goths are typical of darkness and melancholy, although the feeling of being ignored and forgotten is common in all Goths. But depressed Goths are still a minority among Goths.
Attitude: Gentle and elegant people always wither in a heartless world.
Dress: romantic and modern.
Bar owner's words: See? China's current understanding of Goth is nothing more than this kind of Goth. They are a Gothic minority. Read an article about Goth on the Internet, don't be self-righteous. This kind of Goth is not common, but many people in China regard it as a model of Goth. I can only say that I am ignorant!
Lively goth
What are these people like? How can you be lively and gothic? Don't worry too much, because the lively Goth is never serious. Maybe they are denying it, maybe they have two sides. Some people say they are depressed goths with broken wings. A more acceptable view is that when you are addicted to constant Gothic directness for long enough and tired of everything, you will suddenly turn to the other extreme. One thing is certain: they know how to be happy.
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 in detail: the dark lust, the sadness of death, the 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.
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! In Gothic, 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.