| Death rock fashion
is a distinctive style of dress, associated with
death rock music. It was popularised by Siouxsie
and the Banshees and other deathrock artists in
the 1970s and '80s, as an offshoot from the punk
rock movement, and would prove influential to
the gothic fashion style developing around the
same time. It is very similar in appearance to
both goth and punk fashion, characterised by "whiteface"
make-up, often contrasted with dark clothing,
and punk-influenced accessories such as safety
pins and spikes.
Death rockers were and are characterized by a sexier, more
homoerotic twist on the punk fashion. Common within
the death rock scene are shredded fishnets and
holey solid black tights, worn in layers as shirts
rather than actual hosiery. Often, a death rocker
will sport what could be called a mohawk, although
the common death rock variety is starkly dissimilar
to its older punk cousin. Whereas the punk mohawk
is effective due to its stark, straight-up spiked
look, the death rock mowhawk is less streamlined,
teased out and wild, occasionally separated into
a "bi-hawk," that being a mowhawk split
down the middle and spiked out to either side.
There are many names for this type of mohawk,
some of the names are "goth hawk" and
"deathhawk" This look was popularized
by the band Specimen.
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