Gothabilly
A Gothic accent comes to more 1950's styles with the Gothabilly type. This type was inspired by throwing Goth traits onto the Rockabilly and Psychobilly scenes, which were combinations of rock and country, or "hillbilly" music. Thus, Goth and Rockabilly/Psychobilly came together, in music and in fashion, to create the Gothabilly. The type also links to a Goth cousin, Deathrock, since there's heavy amounts of love for horror and dark humor. Goth rock is blended with the blues and country, a less aggressive form of one of its inspirations, psychobilly. There's that old retro rock n' roll feel in Gothabilly, along with the dark and morbid tendencies that draw many people in the subculture to this type.
The average fashion includes fringe bangs, or "betty bangs" for girls, along with long tresses that have victory curls or regular curls. Pencil skirts and dresses in a variety of colors besides black, heels, and garters or fishnet are also common. Men may like Gothabilly if they still want a more masculine feel to their outfits, since ripped shirts, leather jackets, tattoos and black denim make for a more bad-ass look than some other types might offer. Little tidbits in the fashion include cards, cherries, flames, leopard or other animal prints, zombies, and polka-dots.
Think Gothabilly could be your thing?
- You love country, blues, swing, or other 50's inspired music
- You love the dark and morbid
- You love the more masculine things in the dark view
- You're a fan of pencil skirts and 50's inspired hair, garters, or heels
- You like zombies, animal prints, horror, or black humor
- You like punk themes
These are just some of the things that could make Gothabilly your thing. It's up to you to find out what you like and dislike, Remember, there are no rules as to what mold you have to fit in the Goth subculture. You could combine aspects from all different types and make it completely your own, or gravitate to one particular style that you really like. It's all up to you!
| Other Types of Goth |
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| Trad Goth ~ Romantic Goth ~ Cyber Goth ~ Fetish Goth ~ Victorian Goth ~ Vampire Goth ~ Bubble Goth ~ J-Goth ~ Medival Goth ~ Hippy Goth ~ Tribal Goth ~ Fairy Goth ~ Steampunk ~ Emo Goth ~ Cabaret Goth ~ Geek Goth ~ Corp Goth ~ Baby Bat |
| Goth Cousins |
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| Punk~ Rivithead ~ Metalhead ~ Deathrocker ~ Emo |