what is the gothic style??

Answer 1

It's different things to different people. Teen "goths," who aren't real goths but swear that they are, tend to wear stuff with a lot of chains, basically stuff you find at Hot Topic. There are Romanti-goths, who wear very elegant old-fashioned clothing, their are Cyber goths, who look like they're from the post-Apocalyptic future, and there are Rivethead & punk goths, who look like punks, only darker.

Being a real goth has nothing to do with what clothes you wear or music you listen to, it is a way of thinking and seeing the world. The clothes that goths wear and the music that goths listen to is just a reflection of that mindset. Goths see that there is extreme pain and evil in the world, along with the good. Instead of condemning it or ignoring it, goths accept these things as a part of life and try and enjoy the good along with the bad, since they can't stop the bad from happening. They are not obsessed with death, they just accept it as an inevitability. They do not try and cause more pain in their (or anybody else's) lives, since there is plenty to start with. Goths tend to be kind, intelligent, non-violent, emotional, and artistic.

Answer 2

Short version: Dark dance club music and all it entails. Gothic is a derivative of Punk Rock. A lot of the style includes dark makeup, dyed hair, anywhere from minimal to lots of jewelry and piercings, lots of tats, fetish clothing worn as regular cothes, fishnets, pleather, long dusters for the men.
The attitude is a combination liberal politics and lassiez-faire social policy. Being a veteran of both the punk and gothic scene, I can honestly tell you the Nightclub Paradox: The weirder a place is the safer you are. The Mosh Pit, BTW, is something else entirely and no one is forced to participate. Being the incredibly social creatures we are, the attitude is what gets most people interested because it is something definitely different. No one really cares what other people are in to, so you can be yourself. Some members, though, do get annoyed by the 'mundanes' (people not in the scene) who feel the need to come to Goth clubs and generally make asses of themselves and not respect scene mores.