There are a few characteristics that identify clothing as "gothic-appropriate". For example, silver is the most important contrasting colour to the black outfit and is found in all areas. Jewellery is always silver, is used as luxuriantly as possible and partially covers the neck or wrist. Silver features are also used meticulously on clothing: D-rings on trousers, silver zips and buckles, silver buttons and belts.
Another feature is the "thumbhole" on jumpers and mesh shirts. This is used to pull the clothes down as low as possible on the arms, thus hiding the skin on the wrists. Goths like to wear light make-up on their faces and necks. If you then see brown skin on the arms and wrists, it interrupts the contrast between the light face and the black clothing. It also looks silly. With the thumbhole, you avoid the sleeves slipping up during movement.
Belts are another important feature of goths. Here, the belt does not serve as a fixation for the trousers, but as a pure accessory that usually lies in several rows around the hips. Some goths wear three or four belts on top of each other, let them hang down on one side and decorate them with chains. The belts are studded or spiked and are reminiscent of the style of the punks. Sometimes you can also find cartridge belts or belts made of metal plates on the clothes.