The street urban goth style has become increasingly popular in recent years, due to its edgy, daring aesthetic. This trend has been embraced by celebrities and fashion influencers alike, and it has become a go-to look for those who want to make a statement. Here, we’ll explore the history of the style, the key elements that define it, and the tips and trends that have made it so popular.
The Street Goth movement has slowly been becoming mainstream, and it is best defined as minimal gothic style with a twist of 90’s R&B genre.
Other than the color Black, street style goth consist of dark colors, with more toned down contemporary clothing styles mixed with black leather apparel.
Rugged boots, sportswear shoes, high-end designer clothing mixed with street brands, a lady-like skirt for males or leather pants are all examples of its signature styles.
Let’s dig deeper about this new subculture and learn how to dress like one.
The Celebrities
The concept of street goth, also known as “ghetto goth” has recently been seen from famous rappers like A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, Jaden Smith and Kanye West.
Even New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler has been seen donning the infamous style.
Onstage and offstage they’re always spotted with dark clothing on, complete with street/urban accessories.
L-R: Kendrick Lamar, Jaden Smith, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky
As it is mostly seen on men, women can pull it off well, too.
The young Kylie Jenner is wearing the street goth style these days thanks to her boyfriend Jayden Smith who also owns a street goth clothing line, MSFTS REP, and her sister’s
husband Kanye West owns Yeezus, another line that carries dark ensembles.
Rihanna is now reviving the ghetto goth style as she appeared in iheartradio awards donning a Givenchy black lace see through dress paired with Doc Martens and bantu knots
L-R: Kylie Jenner, Rihanna, Katy Perry
THE DESIGNERS
i) Rick Owens, an American Fashion Designer from Porterville, California, is the master of street goth and has made high fashion black apparels combined with street style clothing.
Rick Owens fashion line
ii) Jeremy Scott, an American fashion designer from Kansas city, Missouri
and has been famous for launching a unique collection of footwear and apparel.
He usually collaborates with Adidas, and he’s well known for “winged” high tops.
Jeremy Scott and his famous Winged hightop sneakers
iii) Alexander Wang is an American fashion designer and Creative Director of Balenciaga.
He’s known for his urban designs with a black concept and is praised for his great tailoring skills.
Alexander Wang Street Goth fashion line
iv) Raf Simons is a Belgian Fashion designer and Creative Director of Christian Dior. He crossed street wear and high fashion by collaborating with A$AP Rocky.
Raf Simons 2014 Summer line
How to dress Street Goth Style
Designer goods surely looks awesome but does it also feel awesome if your pocket
is in severe pain for cashing out too much moolah? For more affordable street goth
apparels shop on RebelsMarket to find these amazing and trendy Street goth looks.
You can never go wrong with snapbacks. Make your look even more interesting by making sure the message on it is one to be remembered.
L-R: Women's Murder Snapback, Blaze Tough Snapback Hat, Black C*Nt Punk Rivet Cap
Also fun shirts with cool prints In colors like black or white with cryptic fonts and words with inverted letter A. Examples of brands are VSVP. ILLEGAL, FUNERAL, MSFTS and brands like MORT.
Mens street/urban clothing can be combined with goth in a form of a leather jacket, black shirts with fonts written in white, long sleeves with long backs. Men can wear skirt, or shorts, or a skirt over shorts, or a skirt over pants. Leather pants,
black sweatpants and everything will be paired with black sneakers or boots.
L-R: Darksoul Green Jackets Coat New Mens Outerwear Hood New, Altercore 352 Men Black, Men Harem Irregular Cotton Stripes Black White Pants Trousers T2
Womens street/urban clothing includes jean shorts, printed tank tops, hoodies and spiked hightop sneakers. Think out of the box and express yourself through the cool Street goth fashion style.
L-R: Handsome And Popular With Cap Long Folding Coat, Fashion Men Skull Anime Eagle Necklace, Shitsville Kustomized Leopard Back Black Pleather Sneakers Silver Studs Spikes
We're all for people getting weird no matter what their personal sense of style is. It's a mindset and look that requires bravery and not giving a fuck. So stand tall as you rock on this trend setting style.
Remember, Street Goth can be injected into most areas of dress, including your formalwear. So go ahead and be ahead of the pack with Street Goth Fashion.
What do you guys think about this new fashion? Now that the goth movement is adding up a new subculture, do you think this fashion craze will evolve more and be recognized more, or will just eventually die down?
Give us your opinon!
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