Lolita Fashion
ロリータ・ファッション / 1980s– / Style / Street Style
A Japanese street style referencing Rococo and girls' culture, building a community that constructs cuteness for oneself, not for the gaze of others.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Bell-shaped skirts
- Frills and lace
- Headdresses
- Strict coordination rules
Best used for
- Projects about dressing for oneself, set apart from clothes made for the gaze
- Introducing a community with strict rules from inside its own view
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Set frill tiers and lace width by sweet, gothic or classic
- Composition
- Build the bell with a petticoat, cut at the knee, fit above
- Material
- Cotton and jacquard, with headwear and socks matched into one set
- Caution
- Recasting the cuteness toward a sexual gaze breaks the one condition that makes it work, dressing for oneself.
- Further study
- The Gothic & Lolita Bible / sweet, gothic and classic Lolita / the debate over the name and the practice
Related entries
- Goth Fashion (ゴス・ファッション)Shared effects: Luxury.Compare Lolita Fashion and Goth Fashion
- Decora (デコラ)Same Street Style lineage.Compare Lolita Fashion and Decora
Often confused with
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