Retro Dress Guide - How To Bring Out The Unique Charm Of Victoria Gothic
The 19th-century dressing style was distinguished for its dark, lacy, expansive gowns coupled with heavily designed white corsets. Are you looking to create this dressing style by adorning the mysterious and enigmatic aspects of Victorian clothing? Then you have come to the right place.
What is Victorian Gothic and the origin of Victorian Gothic?
It's impossible to understand what is involved in gothic fashion without talking about the Victorian era, its customs, traditions, and lifestyle. Although the Victorian goth has evolved to a great extent and found itself in the pastel goth and cybergoth, the classic Victorian style remains at the heart of the fashion movement.
Goth outfits were mainly proposed by the proto-goth icons and they deserve special mention to contribute largely to the spread of gothic fashion and subcultures. Theda Bara, more commonly referred to as America's firth goth was a pioneer of gothic fashion. She took a step away from the conventional outfits of the 1920s with her dark makeup and revealing yet eerie dress.
She is regarded as the true Hollywood vamp who gave birth to the concept of femme fatale recognized today. It deserves mention that she changed her name into Theda Bara which is an anagram for Arab death. Let's find out the goth outfits that you can try now.
Clothing Features
1. Dark Tone
The goth outfits of the Victorian era mainly featured dark shades like purple, maroon, and of course, black. It underlines the world of darkness through the wearing of ark-painted fingernails, black eyeliners, and smoky eye makeup with elegant period-style clothing.
This beautiful gothic dress is made of premium velvet fabric and elastic and comes with adequate flair. The off-shoulder design lined by elastic can fit in varying shoulder widths. Moreover, the neckline of the dress is adorned with red glass diamonds to highlight a royal appearance. What's more, the lovely gradient effect makes the dress highly distinguishable. The sleeves are long and split with lace lining.
2. Choker
The specialty of gothic chokers is that they display intricate beadwork that can be worn alone and also over dresses. And it's not restricted to women only. Even men wear these gothic chokers showcasing beadwork and lace over a layer of soft leather. They are highly comfortable and you can wear them through the day and night.
What will catch the attention of this jacquard beads mesh lace cuff gothic shirt is the black paisley fabric. The shirt also has a black rose mesh while the bow tie is crafted from three-dimensional lace and beads. If you don't want, this bow tie can be removed with ease. The choker design of this shirt is what arrests the attention of the onlookers.
3. Lace, Wrinkle, and Laciness
Gothic fashion is regarded by many as a protest against the extravagant spirit of the time and thus the proponents of this dark style embraced lace, tight corsets, velvets, fishnets, gloves, and other lacy stuff having scarlet touch. The gothic fishnets are designed to be worn on the arms as well as legs or even on the top of the skirts.
To make their clothing summer friendly, it came with simple dark two pieces or dresses that can be completed with a suitable lacy outer jacket on top. This gothic Victorian black lacy outer jacket can be worn with black outfits to give it a gothic effect. If you feel that your simple dark dress isn't able to bring out the Gothic aura entirely, you can pair it up with this brilliant black lacy jacket on top and get transpired to the Victorian era right away.
4. Gothic Architectural Elements
The goth subculture is a mysterious fashion sense characterized by its dark choice of shades which is contrasted with dark makeup. This gothic trumpet sleeve is a perfect addition to your simple black dress. All you need to do is to wear dark eyeliners and eye shadows and dark red lips to complement your look.
Although there is a set pattern of the Victorian Goth, you can play with different styles, ideas, and thoughts. And a great way of turning your simple black or purple dress into a gothic outfit is to club them with gothic architectural elements like these gothic sleeves.
Clothing matching
- Accessories: There are several ways in which you can create a dark style with your accessories. From dark hats to chokers to wristbands - you will find plenty of options to combine with your Victorian dress. And you can't forget the lacy choker which looks particularly well with a black dress or a modest T-shirt. When trying to create a lovely gothic look, you can never go wrong with fishnets. They are a staple of Gothic fashion and can be worn with dresses, skirts, pants, and even ripped jeans.
- Texture: Gothic fashion is a style marked by dark outfits and antiquated features that do not restrict itself to any gender. To create a flawless gothic look, you will need to dye your hair black, wear dark red or maroon lipstick, black eyeliners, and of course dark clothing. Gothic fashion has inherited its roots from punk and glam rock and the color coordination is limited to mostly red and black.
- Color blending: Goth style often involves fashion and fabric with furtive lace, bold colors, and smooth velvet. An alluring factor of this mysterious style lies in the color coordination involving black, white, and red color. These colors adequately represent eternal life and death.
It's difficult to achieve the perfect dark style without this brilliant clothing and accessories. By putting on these items, you will be able to showcase your Victorian royalty like never before. Most Victorian goths center around their dresses to create a seamless and stunning look. No matter whether you have a dedicated passion for the fashion of yesteryear, or are just intrigued to try on these dresses on your own, you will definitely love the aura and feel they create when matched together.