G o t h A r o u n d t h e W o r l d



This is a school project. If you see it, no you didn't.



Vampires? Zombies? Ghosts?

Goth is an alternative style of fashion, consisting of dark outfits, striking makeup, and macabre music.

Around the world, variations of this style have developed based on already existing trends, personal preference, and environment.

Here, I explore how the goth style varies from place to place, with examples and a brief history. (Mainly Japan and the West. There isn't much to say for other countries :( )





THE WEST: Early Goth

(including North America, Europe.)

Goth culture originated in the U.K. from

nightclubs as early as 1980. It is heavily centred

around music, with gothic rock being inspired

by the post-punk scene in the U.K.



Over time, different substyles would develop.

Trad goth sticks to the original look of goth

fashion in the 1980s.

















































ASIA: Gothloli

(mainly Japan, includes some other places)

Soon after the western movement of gothic culture, Japan

would follow suit. Japanese lolita, characterized by fancy

dresses, lace acessories, and delicate looks, would merge with

western goth fashion, creating a substyle called Gothic Lolita,

or Gothloli. Ouji fashion, sometimes considered the masculine

counterpart to Lolita, would follow suit.





























What's the difference?

Asian interpretations of Gothic fashion vary much differently from western interpretations:







Western goths have messier presentations,

wearing tight, sometimes torn clothes, spiky

acessories made of silver, chains, and crosses.

Hair is teased big and messy, and makeup is Japanese gothloli

pale white, with dramatic eyeliner. takes a much more formal and

Western goths merge the look of the dead presentable approach to a gothic look.

with messy and torn fashion, Rather than silver and chains, its origins in Lolita

made to resemble a teenage vampire. show in the form of long skirts that cover the knees,

black lace, and proper clothes that hardly leave space

for messiness. Acessories are minimal, but the lace,

skirts, and layers make up for it.



This isn't the end, there's more: