HANNA BHUGALOO
Module : FSH 1100
..... Goths are understood by many...
INTRO
Module : FSH 1100
..... Goths are understood by many...
INTRO
For my chosen subculture I have decided to focus on Industrial Goths, which can also be known as 'Rivetheads'.
The Rivethead dress code emerged from the late 1980s on the influence of industrial music. The associated dress style was millitary and cyberpunk.
The term Rivethead was first used in the 1940's as a nickname for american construction workers, the dress style was inspired by millitary aesthetics, however, it borrows elements from punk fashion and fetish wear, such as, lack leather or PVC tops, pants and shorts embellished with body modification, such as tattoos and piercings. Due to its futuristic appearance, industrial fashion is somewhat similar to Cyber, but is mainly more monochrome, less polished and often has a millitary influence.
Some parts of the
Rivethead are often inspired my movies , e.g, Mad Max, Escape from New York, and Gunhed.
Several movies, such as Hardware, Strange Days and Johnny Mnemonic contain songs by Ministry, KMFDM, Diatribe, Stabbing Westward, and other bands who are associated with the Rivethead culture.
It is also beyond doubt that Sc-Fi movies such as The Matrix have inspired the look of many Rivet Heads, alot of them are even fond of wearing their trench coats inside the clubs.
The term Rivethead was first used in the 1940's as a nickname for american construction workers, the dress style was inspired by millitary aesthetics, however, it borrows elements from punk fashion and fetish wear, such as, lack leather or PVC tops, pants and shorts embellished with body modification, such as tattoos and piercings. Due to its futuristic appearance, industrial fashion is somewhat similar to Cyber, but is mainly more monochrome, less polished and often has a millitary influence.
Some parts of the
Rivethead are often inspired my movies , e.g, Mad Max, Escape from New York, and Gunhed.
Several movies, such as Hardware, Strange Days and Johnny Mnemonic contain songs by Ministry, KMFDM, Diatribe, Stabbing Westward, and other bands who are associated with the Rivethead culture.
It is also beyond doubt that Sc-Fi movies such as The Matrix have inspired the look of many Rivet Heads, alot of them are even fond of wearing their trench coats inside the clubs.
Industrial women, who were fewer in number, tended to wear waist-cinching corsets, small tank tops or 'wife-beaters,' trousers, and sometimes suspenders hanging down off the pants. They also wore goggles and sometimes shaved their heads.
In contrast to the old-style Goth look, which was bisexual.
The male industrial look was tough and military, with a sci-fi edge. Industrial men often dated Goth women. The men wore goggles, band T-shirts, black trousers or military cargo pants in black, military accessories, such as dog-tags, heavy boots, and goggles. Their hair was short.
The male industrial look was tough and military, with a sci-fi edge. Industrial men often dated Goth women. The men wore goggles, band T-shirts, black trousers or military cargo pants in black, military accessories, such as dog-tags, heavy boots, and goggles. Their hair was short.
Goth and Industrial obviously share some similarities between their followers,
Generally a taste for stompy boots, lengthy leather coats, the colour black; and dark music.
There are, of course, Goths who have a strong interest Industrial as well as Goth, and consider themselves 'Industrial Goths' rather than Rivetheads or 'Industrialists'
Many rivetheads are only interested in the 'Industrial' aspect of 'Goth/Industrial' and do not consider themselves associatted with Goth culture, despite the strong bonds between the two scenes and the large number of clash of events
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Goth, though, is no a mide-class phenomena, it is a cross-.
Although Rivetheads are often linked with cybergoth sub culture, Industrial music tends to be harsher, heavier, and more military-inspired, compared to the futuristic pop genre associated with cybergoth.
Rivethead fashion military feel to it than the skimpy neon, and bright colours of the cyber style.Visually and often lyrically, Industrial can seem violent, egoistic and reserved.
The Industrial Goth may also dress in a more 'showy' manner than the rivethead and is unlikely to be seen in a simple flight jacket and army fatiguesHairstyles may range from the rivethead-inspired undershaves (or completely shaven), to more cyber-esque falls, although usually in a more moderate manner than the blinding neons associated with cyber style Contact lenses are popular for clubbing and other events, aswell as fake blood and wounds occasionally being sported for concerts and clubs. Make-up tends to be darker, heavier and more 'traditionally Goth' than the simplistic styles of the rivetgirl or the warm colours of the cybergoth.
Although Rivetheads are often linked with cybergoth sub culture, Industrial music tends to be harsher, heavier, and more military-inspired, compared to the futuristic pop genre associated with cybergoth.
Rivethead fashion military feel to it than the skimpy neon, and bright colours of the cyber style.Visually and often lyrically, Industrial can seem violent, egoistic and reserved.
The Industrial Goth may also dress in a more 'showy' manner than the rivethead and is unlikely to be seen in a simple flight jacket and army fatiguesHairstyles may range from the rivethead-inspired undershaves (or completely shaven), to more cyber-esque falls, although usually in a more moderate manner than the blinding neons associated with cyber style Contact lenses are popular for clubbing and other events, aswell as fake blood and wounds occasionally being sported for concerts and clubs. Make-up tends to be darker, heavier and more 'traditionally Goth' than the simplistic styles of the rivetgirl or the warm colours of the cybergoth.
Stereotypically, Rivetheads are not particularly fond of their fellow 'brethren' Cybergoth.
The New York Times quoted: "The costumes and ornaments are a glamorous cover for the genre's somber themes. In the world of Goth, nature itself lurks as a malign protagonist, causing flesh to rot, rivers to flood, monuments to crumble and women to turn into slatterns, their hair streaming and lipstick askew".]
Gothic fashion is stereotyped as a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress. Typical gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, dark eyeliner, black fingernails
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Class
Goth, though, is not a middle-class phenomena, it is a cross-class phenomena, and one that grew out of Punk, a subculture once seen as working-class.
However it may be known to some that gothic teens tend to be from Upper class upbringing this may be because they're rebelling against their happy, privileged upbringing
PhilosophySome, if not a majority of goths may believe in god.
A goth might be atheist, pagan, Buddhist, humanist, or even Christian (sometimes). Generally because goth is a subculture focused on individual expression and appreciation of the darker areas of beauty in the world most goths are drawn to philosophies which allow for personal freedom and understanding.
Stereotypically they are mostly known to wear black, because it represents death or anything related to it or complex feelings.
--Goths & Drugs--
Drug use is found in the gothic scene, just as in any teenage group.
Most commonly used drugs within the gothic scene include: alcohol, LSD and tobacco.
Unfortunately there are younger goths who get influenced and do bad things and harm themselves with the abuse of drugs.
Raven Digitalis wrote, "Hard-drug addictions have absolutely no place in the Craft; I also feel strongly that they have no place in the dark culture because of their devastating, not healing, effects.
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'Industrial metal' bands such as Rammstein and Nine Inch Nails are often associated with this subculture (they are also often incorrectly labelled 'Goth' - many Goths enjoy this type of music.
Marilyn Manson and Evanescence are also associated with these bands, and seems to be be a musical misconception akin to the public and media.
Generally their music creates a certain creepy or surreal mood, However this is not the case for industrial music which is on the otherhand mostly headbanging and hardcore.
Marilyn Manson and Evanescence are also associated with these bands, and seems to be be a musical misconception akin to the public and media.
Generally their music creates a certain creepy or surreal mood, However this is not the case for industrial music which is on the otherhand mostly headbanging and hardcore.
Designers
Fashion Designers such as John Paul Goltier, Alexander Mcquen are heavily inspired by the gothic scene.
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