Goth style 

Goth style developed from the androgynous fishnet and lace outfits of the early Post-Punk Goths to the cyber-fetishism of Nu-Metal in the late 1990s. Where once Goth dress was funereal, displaying romantic references to 19th century mourning wear such as crucifixes, lace and velvet, it is now just as likely to have futuristic cyber elements.

This change in dress style often centers around styles of music; Cyber-Goths preferring a harder 'Industrial' sound will wear futuristic style elements such as 'New Rock' boots (below right) that appear to reference science-fiction robots rather than the winkle-pickered dandies of traditional Goth.

Winkle-picker style boots (below left) with buckles and metal studs were an essential part of the Goth outfits of the 1980s. This pair of boots have been customised by the wearer with "little spirals, Klimt designs... shredded scarves, things that had got particularly old."

1980s winkle-picker boots customised  by Paula Huntbach (CT003845)	Cyber-style Goth boots by New Rock, c2007

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