Monday, 09 November 2009
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Lolita Fashion in Japan
Lolita is an extreme fashion in Japan that is mainly influenced by Victorian clothing but with some added originality and subgroups to keep the uniqueness of the clothes. A costume could cost over $100 CDN so most people usually make their own.
And for clarification, no, not everyone in Japan wears this everyday; it's like only a certain amount of teenagers in Japan do so. The Lolita is broken up into different categories but as you look through the pictures, you get the idea.
Gothic Lolita: (above) Usually a darker side of Lolita consisting black, white, plaided red, some skulls and knee high leather boots.
Sweet Lolita: The contrasting sweet innocent side consisting of roses, pink, white, bows and ribbons. They focus a lot on youth, some extreme sweet Lolita dressers will do pig tails and carry a teddy bear or some kind of adorable stuff animal prop to focus on their youth.
Classic Lolita: It's not as sickenly sweet nor is it gothic in any way. The elegant Lolita is usually white and/or black and the style is closer to the Victorians.
Punk Lolita: Stripes, red, chains, belts... a more boyish rebellious style.
Traditional (Wa) Lolita: Uses traditional kimonos but it’s usually shortened to a mini skirt.
Prince (Ouji) Lolita: A version for guys, they are more simplistic, usually full on black or maybe sometimes a white shirt with a black vest, their main focuses are on accessories.
What do you think about the fashion? Interesting? Would you ever try it, even just for a photoshoot? Which version would you like the best?
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Comments (167)
Gothic and Prince Lolita are adorable in my opinion! :]]
this is why I absolutely adore Japan!
I miss normal people.
I think it's beautiful, I love the Gothic Lolita.
i like it! i'd do goth, sweet, and classic.
mm interesting.
would try certain ones just for fun.
I wish I could pull some of it off, however, it would look extremely weird on me, Im sure.
Japanese little bo peep!!
very not sexy.
I like them all :)
I love Classic, Traditional and Prince. So pretty.
@TequilaKisses@xanga - And who would that be... exactly?
@TequilaKisses@xanga - I agree
I think the look is really nice. Not for everyday wear in my books, but definitely looks cute. The only one I'm not feeling is the punk one.
@TequilaKisses@xanga - THANK GOD I'm not the only one! Yay!
Honestly, I can't stand Lolita, specifically the way Americans do it. But I will admit every once in a while I come across an outfit that I like. Gothic Lolita I can dig, sometimes. And might I add that I've never seen Sweet Lolita done as amazingly well as that photo! They actually look gorgeous!
I adored lolita when I was around 13.
this is probably my favorite fasipn style I love it a lot. I'm a big fan of Lolita fashion. :)
I think its cute and adorable.
I dig it.
I did this for Halloween!
they ALL are really nice, and I like how they take fashion to a whole new level.
great article again +CoCo__Chu ;p
I layke.
I like them all.
eh. not a big fan of lolita but... whatever~
I love japanese fashion and I think lolita fashion is very interesting in terms of its popularity amongst teens today. I'd say classic and gothic would be my favs but I'd be willing to try them all for a photoshoot.