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!
 
Bondage

Bondage is used to refer to the practice of being bound and restrained for pleasure, usually in a sexual context. Bondage, a practice commonly associated to the fetish scene, has gained tremendous popularity in “regular” couples too, and is equally popular among men and women, of all sexual orientations.

Bondage has also had a major impact on the gothic and punk scene, with the famous bondage trousers, made popular in the 70’s by Malcolm McLarren, legendary manager of the Sex Pistols, and Vivienne Westwood, the not less legendary fashion designer. This style of clothing has been a fixture of the dark scene ever since.

 

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