Book – Gothic Fashion

£25.00

The History 

From Barbarians to Haute Couture

by Katie Godman

Published by Unicorn Publishing group, this edition 2024

From the ancient barbarians responsible for the fall of Rome to the black-lipped teenager updating their Instagram from a graveyard, Goths have been with us for a long time. Ideas about what is Gothic have changed and mutated, but a fascination with the dark and dramatic has remained a constant.

Gothic Fashion The History charts Gothic dress from its ancient and medieval origins to its various revivals and romanticised rebirths, examining its cultural inspirations including folklore, 19th-century novels, the silver screen and rock music.

Gothic Fashion The History provides an in-depth overview of the evolution of the darker side of style.

Katie Godman is a costume librarian. She studied MA Fashion Cultures: History and Culture at London College of Fashion and received the Yarwood Award from the Costume Society. She has presented papers at the Association of Dress Historians Conferences and at the International Conference of Romanticism. She has written for the Journal of the Association of Dress historians as well as published Fortune, a historical novel.

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