Gothic tattoo

What exactly is a gothic tattoo?, well I guess a gothic tattoo would encompass the philosophy of the whole Goth movement based on a style of being unemotional or detached, and being able to give others space. This is more to do with a state of mind than having a certain black dress code that is associated with this gothic style.

Goths are people that understand pain and death are a part of life and it is ok to accept this. So a gothic tattoo could also embrace this state of mind. Goths are generally into jewellery that symbolizes darkness, such as pentagrams, ankhs and crosses; these are worn upside down to give a reversal of meaning. So an upside down ankh would mean eternal death rather than eternal life and would make a very good example of a gothic tattoo.

Gothic Tattoo design

Symbols of a gothic style include death, sex, wine, blood, black or red roses, and super natural forces (demons, witches, vampires, and angels) so any of these would make a great gothic tattoo.

For female gothic there is a style called Lolita, or to be more precise Gothic Lolita also referred to as Gothloli. This was popular amongst Japanese teenagers and started a new trend for Japanese tattoos this style was accessorized by carrying handbags shaped as bats. Coffins of crucifixes and carrying a Teddy bear or Super Dollfies (a customizable ball jointed doll). So for your Gothic tattoo would you want a tattoo of a Teddy bear probably not, so best stick to a bat tattoo or a gothic cross tattoo.