This article was co-authored by Regina Dunn. Regina has been passionate about the goth subculture for over 10 years. She studied goth fashion and subculture in school and she has worked to fight misinformation and misappropriation about the goth subculture within the media. Regina is active in a range of online communities and wikis, continuing to educate and get exposure for goth music and subculture.
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Gothic fashion originally emerged from the post-punk scene in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, [1] X Research source and it shows no signs of dying out any time soon. Thousands of people around the globe indulge in this unique sense of style, to the point that it has become associated with a few signature traits. If you want to get into the goth scene, you should first learn the basics of this popular style.