It also draws from the fashion of earlier periods such as the Victorian, Edwardian, and Belle Époque eras. Styles of dress within the subculture draw on punk, new wave, and New Romantic fashion. The music preferred by goths includes a number of styles such as gothic rock, death rock, cold wave, dark wave, and ethereal wave. The subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion. The scene is centered on music festivals, nightclubs, and organized meetings, especially in Western Europe. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from 19th-century Gothic fiction and horror films. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify and spread throughout the world. Notable post-punk artists who presaged the gothic rock genre and helped develop and shape the subculture include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, the Cure, and Joy Division. The name goth was derived directly from the genre.
It was developed by fans of gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk music genre.
Goth is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. Black and white photography of a woman dressed in goth style
