An interesting thing is that the gothic trends are no more limited to the Goths nowadays. Instead, they are popular among the other subcultures as well. We can take the name of ‘steampunk’ for instance. It is a known fact that steampunk is very close to gothic. Steampunk is Victorian era science fiction in which all the technologies work through the steam power. So, it belongs to the same era, and the similar concept up to some extent, to the gothic which is a horror fiction. So, the gothic and punk stories have the elements of each other. Because of such similarities, the gothic and steampunk costumes also influence each other.
Besides, the gothic is also widely popular among the pirate lifestyle lovers. The reason behind this is the similarity in the clothing styles as well as the symbols. Both the trends comprise of the dark colored outfits. Therefore, the gothic clothing seems to be very similar to the pirate outfits. This is why, the costumes of these two trends can be the perfect replacements of each other. In addition, the scary metaphors like skulls and skeletons are also similar in the trends; however, reasons behind their existence are different.
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