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!
 
PVC

PVC is the abbreviation for Polyvinyl chloride, a thermoplastic polymer often used as fabric for clothes in the gothic and fetish scene. PVC clothing is usually jet-black in color with a skin-tight fit, and is often mistaken for similar materials like shiny patent leather, and even latex sometimes.

Many fetish outfits like the ever popular dominatrix look rely on PVC clothes, like catsuits, miniskirts and trousers.

While PVC has been a fixture of the gothic scene for a long long time, blockbuster movie Matrix made the public masses aware of this 'insider' fabric, which has since conquered couture fashion too.

 

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