Gothic Victorian

Gothic Victorian fashion is a part of the Goth scene that involves a fascination with all things Victorian. Steampunk is also another subculture that it involves a fascination with Victorian wear combined with a variation on future technology and science fiction, but sometimes both gothic Victorian and Steampunk fashion can be blended. Gothic Victorian fashion mostly involves women’s clothing but male, Victorian fashion is part of the movement as well. Gothic Victorian fashion combines old Victorian style with a modern, gothic twist. Pale skin and dark makeup goes along with gothic Victorian, but the makeup aspect slightly departs from traditional Victorian aesthetic since women at that time period only wore light makeup that blended well with their skin tone.

The Goth Victorian wardrobe includes gowns, corsets, hats and gloves. Many make their own Victorian dresses and gowns while invoking their creative take on the period. Gothic Victorian draws on the 18th century use of heavy makeup and pale skin, only Gothic Victorian makeup is darker than what men and women wore in the 1700s. There are all kinds of models and Victorian enthusiast who sport the gothic Victorian look. Gothic Victorian can also be seen in the Lolita scene from Japan, namely called Gothic Lolita. The Victorian Goth look is part of a person’s creativity, passion and interests in history as well as the gothic lifestyle. There is a certain, classic beauty and elegance when it came to Victorian fashion which explains why the fashion has become adopted in a modern world with Steampunk, Goth and Lolita fashions.