Ive been goth for over a decade and the androgeny of the fashion helped me so much with my confidence and finding out my gender identity. I love being able to go back and forth between masculine and feminine and mixing the two. Goth fashion just feels so liberating and freeing.
I never really thought about it, but you're 100% right when it comes to makeup. Why the general public doesn't accept men wearing makeup, but nobody bats an eye if it's paired with goth fashion? That's weird.
I think that it's because goth ppl are already seen as weird and idk, the goth make up kinda tie the outfit together sometimes while if you see a guy with basic clothing wearing make up, the make up will stand out more than the fit
Hello and thank you so much! I am a gothic steampunk man. Sometimes I wear long 'feminine' skirts, as well as dresses and petticoats. Gothic fashion truly knows no gender boundaries, and this is liberating for many people who want to break the mold. You have only one limit, your imagination and creativity. I also wear hat and tshirts 🤘🏻
Just started the video, but I wanted to say thank you for bringing up the nuance and differences between "gender-neutral/genderless" and "androgynous." Because, it's right in the word, andro (masculine) gyno (feminine) - it's *both* masculine *and* feminine, not neither. (Tho I understand words change meaning over time, I just personally find it more useful to actually have a term to describe the mixing of masculinity and femininity rather than a third term to describe lack of masculinity/femininity). Edit: ALSO thank you for bringing up how most clothing or outfits referred to or thought of as "gender-neutral" is really just traditionally masculine clothing. Always interesting to see how things designed for men are seen as "default" (ungendered, in this case) and things designed for women are seen as deviation from the default (inherently gendered, in this case).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm sincerely happy reading this. It is quite disappointing (at least, for me) to see genderless outfits being mostly masculine.
Most "genderless" things just go by the logic of male as the default an female as the other, so in turn all they do is make traditionally masculine clothing kinda oversized and call it a day. Gothic fashion is very different, it grabbed things we would consider feminine and *took the gender out of it*, concentrating on aesthetic and pushing boundaries. They work in different ways and this is why I love gothic fashion so much, it's true gender abolition.
I usually dress very casually, comfortably, pants, t-shirts and boots. When I go out it's the same, but for important outings I usually wear a skirt. In the past I dressed more masculine, or at least what it was from my point of view, wearing shirts, which I still have. Depending on the weather is the way I dress.
as an agender (masc-leaning) person who's still kind of a baby bat, these goth men are giving me so much gender envy... especially the victorian goths. oh to actually dress like that someday...
May the spirit of Pride Month linger! Hope this is not too late to celebrate. By the way, do you have particular preferences for your wardrobe? Edit: English subtitles added!
never too late! (〃´ω`〃) hehe I've been really getting into (p)leather! there are so many fun ways to incorporate leather into clothes and accessories. also: velvety felt. especially as a choker. ♡
I prefer comfortable clothes but not plain ones. Usually gender neutral with masculine leaning or just masculine ones. I like to wear long pants and layers and that's why I hate summer. But I often like to experiment with my outfits.
I find goth fashion and subculture very comforting because of the nonconformity that extends to gender. I consider my gender to just be androgynous and I find that it's easier to pull off that kind of look when you're goth or emo rather than the mainstream in which male or female fashion is clearly delineated.
I loved how well researched this video is and you back up your points clearly and concisely. For me as a genderfluid person, I love how fluid and free gothic fashion can be.
Hence why alt fashion choices appealed to me (and many other young queers) while I was exploring my gender expression! (Still appeals to me now, but I try to branch out more often nowadays!)
I've always felt like gothic styles are extremely distinct when it comes to what men and women wear (for example, in cybergoth and romantic goth, women will wear tight clothes, corsets, low hemlines, and fishnets, while men are more covered up and wear looser, more boxy clothing) but the points you made were quite interesting
I think that goth fashion is mostly gendered...clothes meant to accentuate the male or female body. However goth fashion allows for the mixing of these into an outfit wearable by either male or female. Goths with their artistic sensibilities make it work spectacularly! As a man, I frequently combine a maxi skirt with a more masculine top and it just comes together looking really good...particularly in the way it adds dramatic effect while out on the dance floor either swirling about to ethereal music or stomping around to industrial!
