Just what is the Gothic Look? The classic silver gothic look is created by a putting together a potent mix of leather clothing and heavy sterling silver jewelry. It is often commonly known as the biker look, the gothic look, the punk look or the rock n roll look. Whatever you want to call it, the gothic look is one which has its roots in post-hippie American culture. The concept it creates is that of a handsome, rugged, masculine and individualistic man riding a high CC bike through endless country roads into the sunset with a violent agenda often with an element of heroism. It is one which stirs the imagination and inspires wonder and awe. Today, this look has been popularized by musicians, bikers, biker fans, rock n roll fans and other cultural pioneers who seek to express individualism through the snazzy, head-turning outfits they wear. This article is a testament to Gabor Nagy: the man who single handedly spearheaded gothic fashion during the post-hippie era of the biker. Who is Gabor Nagy, and what is Gaboratory? The Gabor Nagy house of design, born towards the end of the 21st century, was started by the late Gabor Nagy, and lays its claim as the very first pioneer and grandfather of gothic biker look. Way back before Chrome Hearts, Imperial Rose Collections, Room 101, GT & Co, Travis Walker and other famous gothic jewelry brands were born, the one man who was responsible for the entire biker jewelry craze sold his unbelievable, groundbreaking ideas to the fashion world and got everybody sold on the leather-silver gothic look. Gabor Nagy the Visionary Gabor Nagy of Gaboratory was nothing less than a bona fide a fashion visionary; one way ahead of his contemporaries. Going head-on against traditional ideas and perceptions of jewelry as tiny, delicate looking accessories adorned exclusively by wealthy, upper class ladies, Gabor Nagy founded Gaboratory and developed the entire idea of biker jewelry, which shocked designers the globe over. Taking the shape of heavy, chunky sterling silver bracelets and rings bearing loudly anarchistic edgy carved-in motifs, gothic silver jewelry could hardly be described as delicate or feminine. Very much contrary to traditional jewelry which created images of societal class and conformity, Gabor's biker jewelry stirred the very different image of the infamous outlaw biker. It became instantly obvious that Gabor's gothic silver jewelry was really not an accessory which common buyers of jewelry (the socialites) would wear. Despite the seemingly terrible odds, Gabor Nagy successfully brought about a fashion renaissance which brought jewelry into the realm of menswear. Celebrities, trendsetters and other leading icons quickly grew enamored with the beautiful designs and solid feeling Gaboratory's biker jewelry had, and lapped up Gaboratory's jewelry pieces in large quantities. Fans naturally caught on quickly as well. Another factor which makes Gaboratory's groundbreaking success even more astounding is the fact that Gabor Nagy pursued his novel ideas in a time when diamonds had sent metal jewelry out of fashion. Sterling silver was treated as a mere setting for the diamond, the star accessory which had successfully dominated the globe of jewelry since the phenomenally successful marketing campaign by De Beers in the 1950s. Gabor Nagy knew better. He saw that unlike diamonds whose surfaces could accommodate only patternless and impersonal cuts and angles, the surface of sterling silver could be subjected to extensive creative handcraft and be turned into unique pieces of artwork imbued with the heart of the artist. He sought to bring sterling silver back into the limelight, and he did so in dramatic style. Gabor Nagy's global footprint Gabor's gothic silver fashion created a global impact which spread well beyond the shores of America. Japanese tourists first set eyes on Gabor Nagy's biker jewelry in downtown Los Angeles, fell instantly in love with Gabor's expertly crafted artwork and imported an equally intense thirst for gothic silver jewelry across the Atlantic to Asia. Today, the fashion craze has spread also to mainland Europe, particularly in France and Germany. In Asia, (Taiwan, Korea and Japan) an entire new culture of rebellion has emerged to snuff out the stuffy and stiffly hierarchical traditional South Asian culture. Although Gabor Nagy died several years ago, his spirit of revolution continues to inspire designers all over the world. His Gaboratory school of design spawned an entire generation of gifted students successful in their own right, including but not limited to Bill Wall and Travis Walker, the founders of the well-known BWL and Double Cross designer brand. Richard Stark of Chrome Hearts, arguably the world's largest designer label in the realm of gothic jewelry, gleaned much of his inspiration from Gabor Nagy's designs, and today's top CH designs mostly have their roots in Gabor Nagy's early work. To find out more about Gaboratory and its illustrious founder Gabor Nagy, or indeed anything you wish to know about gothic silver jewelry and culture, visit Gaboratory Jewelry.
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A writeup on the late Gabor Nagy: the visionary founder of Gaboratory. This short article documents the rise of the Gothic silver craze.
The author is a New York-based veteran jewelry craftsman with 10 years of craftsmanship experience and a legacy of strong customer satisfaction. He specializes in both jewelry craft and fashion critique. To find out more about Gothic Silver designer labels, visit Chrome Hearts Jewelry
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