Rooted in medieval architecture and later expanded into literature, fashion and art, it stands as a symbol of mystery and the sublime. The origins of the Gothic aesthetic trace back to 12th-century ...
A moody and morose young man, Ciel's dark attire almost rivals his dark attitude. He often sports dark clothes that match the Victorian period, and have a Victorian gothic element to them.
Gothic novels have been scaring us for 250 years. The mid-18th Century - an era of dark, satanic mills at home and nightmarish social upheaval abroad - saw public taste shift from traditional ...