lolita what is lolita?
Maybe the name lolita comes from the book "lolita" written by Vladimir Nabokov.
Lolita means "impure child".
The book is about a middle-aged man who has a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl named Lolita.
So "Lolita Syndrome" refers to pedophilia.
But the English meaning of this word is very different from the meaning of this word in Japanese.
Japanese lolita clothing refers to clothing based on Gothic and ancient costumes.
This dress is based on the lace-trimmed skirts of old dolls, but it's more than that.
Another feature is that the skirt is extremely short, probably reaching the knee.
There are roughly the following styles of Lolita: Gothic Lolita: the perfect combination of Gothic and Lolita.
Black and white, knee-length lace skirt and lots of lace.
Classic Lolita (classical lolita): plush style, bright colors and a lot of decoration, lace is its characteristic.
Elegant Gothic Lolita: Traditional and classical style, very close to Gothic Lolita, with a bit of a vampire feel.
Elegant Gothic Aristocrat (elegant Gothic aristocrat) men's style of clothing, including long skirts or trousers, and shirts or jackets with buttons at the collar.
Of course, this is just a relatively broad classification. It is not limited to this. There are many types that have both.
There is also a kind of lolita that is very scary, like white clothes covered with blood, bandages, skulls, etc.
There are also some aristocratic designs such as crosses and crowns.
Who started this clothing trend?
Cartoonist Yuki Kusumoto is the biggest contributor to the popularity of lolita clothing.
"KISSxxxx" she created in the 1980s is a comic about a rock band.
The girlfriend of one of the band members always dressed like a doll.
She was lovely and took care of the band's performance.
This can be regarded as one of the reasons why you now see girls dressed up like lolita on LIVE. After that, many visual artists have their own styles, such as MANA (formerly MALICE MIZER), his style is
"Elegant Gothic Lolita" (EGL) and "Elegant Gothic Aristocrat" (EGA).
He also has his own clothing line, Moi-meme-Moitie.
His style comes from his favorite horror movies, vampire movies.
Despite this, he did not create gothic lolita clothing.
This culture has also been introduced in Hong Kong recently.
However, not many people wear it in Hong Kong, because this kind of clothing is quite exaggerated and the price is very expensive. A set ranges from 400 Hong Kong dollars to 3,000 Hong Kong dollars. Very few people are willing to buy it! But even if not many people wear it
, if you happen to walk in the popular hotspots of Mong Kok and Causeway Bay, you will also see one or two girls wearing Lolita passing by.
On the contrary, wearing Lolita is much more common in Japan. You can find many Japanese magazines about Lolita, and there is a movie "The Story of the Wife" starring Kyoko Fukada. In the film, Kyoko Fukada wore 39 Lolita suits in one go.
!After filming this film, she also fell in love with this beautiful clothing culture.
Lolita is by no means equal to Cosplay!
Gothic & Lolita is a style of clothing and Cosplay is a role-playing activity that must not be confused.
In fact, this misunderstanding occurs because many comic characters wear Gothic & Lolita costumes, such as Sakura Kinomoto from "Crowd the Magician" and Shiba from "Chobits". They are all very popular characters, which has led some people to misunderstand Gothic and Lolita costumes.
& Lolita is confused with Cosplay.
Elderly Lolita In Japan, in addition to teenage fans, Lolita also has the support of many mature women.
Loli moms in Japan often wear the brand "Pink House".
"Pink House" fashion originated from a Canadian movie "Anne of Green Gables", but in recent years "Pink House" has been Japaneseized and lost its original pastoral elegance.
The Psychology of Lolita Lolita is not only a clothing trend, but also a way for young people to express their emotional needs, or a self-protective weapon to make up for their lack of self-confidence.