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Glossary

If you are unsure about what some of the words and terms specific to alternative clothing and the gothic scene mean, you can now look up the most common definitions in use in our online store.

Detailed descriptions and definitions for the most common clothing styles associated with the gothic scene, like cyber, punk, bondage or rockabilly are provided, along with clothing examples directly from our store.

We provide explanations and definitions to most of the fabrics our clothes are made along with their specific attributes, from common cotton and wool to satin, velvet and voile!

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'Gothic' : Gothic (or goth) is a contemporary subculture that emerged in the UK in the early 80’s, an offshoot of post-punk and rock music, that has since spread to all corners of the world. The goth subculture is the longest surviving subculture with nearly three decades, and has continued to grow and diversify since the early days, taking on many diverse influences like nineteenth century gothic literature, horror and sci-fi b-movies, fetish and to a lesser extent even BDSM elements...

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'Onesize' : Onesize, also known as one size, OS or one size fits all is a unique clothing size for men’s or women’s clothing and means that this piece of clothing is only manufactured in one unique size. The name onesize implies that this particular size will fit everybody, which is of course nonsense. Rather, it is a size that will fit any average sized person, women with a clothing size S or M, and men with clothes size M or L...

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'Velvet' : Velvet is a tufted fabric with a distinctive look and feel, made from different kinds of fibers, ideally silk, but often cotton or viscose are used instead. It is woven on a special loom, producing two lengths of velvet simultaneously that are later cut apart. Velvet was historically a very expensive and considered to be a luxury good, just like silk, while corduroy and velveteen were the poor man’s substitute.

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The glossary is a feature of our gothic store destined to help you understand some words and terminologies specific to the clothing industry, the technologies used to operate this website, and more.

Click on the term you want to look-up to get a quick definition as well as clothing examples from our gothic store (when possible).