Eli5: How did the term “Goth” go from Germanic tribes destroying Rome, to the music and fashion we know today?

Question

Eli5: How did the term “Goth” go from Germanic tribes destroying Rome, to the music and fashion we know today?

In: 7280

Answer 1

Answer: I believe the gothic music and fashion we know today is more to do with gothic architecture than the Visigoths and Ostrogoths. Gothic architecture used to be called [the French Style](https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_cathedrals).