I love that she counts old-school "traditional" Lolita as a style and mentions it first. Love her outfit there. I was surprised that she made it sound as if sweet Lolita has to be pink, though!
I wish the Lolita style was more accessible outside of Japan, it's truly beautiful and adorable. I personally have always loved the sweet, gothic, and traditional styles. I hope I can visit someday just to enjoy trying on the dresses. For now, I'll try accessing to a more cute, feminine look with what I can find. Thank you for sharing this, I hope to learn more about the style so I can try it myself.
There are lots of Lolita all over the world who buy clothing online and/or make their own clothing! You can also try attending a swap meet with local Lolita to buy some clothes in person. Don't let being outside of Japan stop you from being a Lolita!!
Really impressive review she's really a good stylist, eventhough we dont wear lolita style of fashion in the Caribbean but we do love tokyo fashion trends, its just so colorful n u can express ur self in any way fashionable as u like without anyone bashing or laughing at u. Tokyo fashion is like being free to do whatever u want.
I need more RU-vid videos on classical lolita. Being someone who truly feels stuck in time, I think this'll help me a lot. Because it has the cutness, like that of something a doll would wear and old-timey traditions mixed with cute prints. But as I was watching this video, I couldn't help but notice that I can kind of mix sweet and classical to make it more playful yet mature at the same time and still have it be classical. I'll surely look into that.
Lolita outside of Japan commonly call it "Ouji," which is Japanese for prince. It might be a bit unhelpful that they translated it, although I understand why they did!
I lean towards the classical look but ESPECIALLY that dark blue dress. I love the classic look with rich colors and lace, and light on the headpieces. Im also a big fan of the gothic lolita look. A mix of the two is perfect.
Im new to Lolita and this was a great comprehensive guide to distinguishing the styles. I know there are several combos and spinoffs like sailor/nautical lolita, pirate, and country lolita. Of them all Classical is still my favorite....can never turn down a lace blouse!
My favorites are Traditional, Classical and Gothic, I really like those styles. I hope one day to be able to dress Lolita on a more regular basis. I don't get out much, but even just going to the grocery store I've been trying to dress up a little. One day I hope to be able to do Lolita more often (or at all!).
There's a substyle/theme call Steam Lolita or Steampunk Lolita !~ It combine both fashions and get a lot of attention when the coords are nicely done! You can try it! 😃
this is amazing, cant wait until I'm older so I can finally move to japan. I'm in 8th grade and have always other cultures and other places. I really want to move to japan so I can walk in to a store like that and not feel ashamed because of the people that have rude comments about it.
+Rainah Roddey you can wear lolita anywhere. there really is no appropriate place to wear it. no matter where you go you'll get odd reactions so just DO YOU and dress how you want. Always remember though that its only a style of clothing not a way of life. you don't have to feel weird or bad about it because its not as commonplace as other 'looks'. I know middle school is a hard place to feel comfortable coming out and being yourself but its the start and push you need in order to build your self identity. you should know who you are and dress how you feel like dressing. in the 6th grade i bought my first lolita dress. In the 10th grade I bought my first pin-up dress. I wore both styles along with a punk goth look and a normal "girl next door look" I would alternate between these styles all throughout my high school days with confidence. Sure, you get rude commentary every blue moon or so and weird looks from the male teachers (female teachers fawn over your clothes), in then end of it all their opinions of how you dress don't matter because you like how you dress.
i can't believe that "BABY,the stars shine bright" actually exists..!I have heard of it in the movie Shimotsuma Monogatari but i thought it was a store/brand made for the movie and not an actual one!Gawd i was wrong!.Even now I find it hard to believe such an amazing place actually exists >x
Hi ♡ ...I have a question: < Can I wear Lolita dresses? (I'm italian) > If I am not mistaken, one day I read that the classic rococo type began and was seen in France and in Italy in about 700. I was just wondering if I could ever dress like that, because I absolutely love lolita fashion ♡ but I'm also afraid of people's reaction ... here they don't dress like that.
Lunar look into the lace market. It's used lolita clothing.Most lolitas sell off their older clothing so they can afford new ones. 3 years late to respond, but ey mate, at least I can smack round Lace Market's name
+FlutistPride ahahaha, reminds me of my psychology class ! So clever :D Even tho I would put them like this: Traditional: Choleric Sweet: Sanguine Gothic: Melancholic Prince: Phlegmatic Classic: Supine :D
Beginner's Question: Are Scarves allowed in lolita if they match the coordinate? Can themes outside of the well known substyles like techno, egyptian, pin up, or others be used in Lolita while still following the shape and modesty rules or does that make it to Costume-ish? If we choose to wear wigs, what are some great stores that specialize in higher quality realistic looking wigs that are a little more expensive bot not overpriced? Any other advice? I'm a new wanna be lolita who is working 2 jobs to save up for her first coordinate. Thanks for reading this if you've gotten this far!
Sarah Stevens these are extremely interesting questions and it would be nice if you could ask them directly to Misako next week here : 【TRAILER】Ask your questions to Misako Aoki - Lolita fashion Japanese model | Kawaii♥Pateen LIVE If you can't we will try to ask if we have time.
Techno (or cyber) lolita used to be somewhat popular in 2009/10, but has fallen out of favor and I haven't seen it since. Egyptian lolita would never fly, it's cultural appropriation and therefore, racist to dress up as a culture that is not your own. Pinup lolita doesn't work either, as Lolita fashion is more demure and modest. Pinup is a lot more sexy and should be separate from lolita fashion for that reason. However, you can use similar color palates to make it a retro-inspired look.
Crystal Rosado I'm sorry, by your definition, isn't basically all Lolita fashion cultural appropriation? European Rococo and Victorian fashion did not originate in Japan, hello. I personally don't think any of it is a big deal, but if you're going to call one usage of non-native fashion cultural appropriation and not another, that's pretty foolish. Using another culture's fashion as inspiration is not inherently racist.
atelierfrost I wrote a longer comment that I seemed to have closed accidentally, so I'll try to write a more concise one. Japan has had increasing western influence since the 1750's, so as far as fashion was concerned, the Japanese people adopted it as a form of cultural assimilation as apposed to appropriation. This rings true to all other nations with western and colonial influence. In regards to lolita fashion, it could be seen as a revival of Japanese/Western conglomerate of Victorian/Rococo garments with a distinctly Japanese "kawaii" influence becoming it's own entity. In regards to mixing ancient Egyptian wear AND Lolita, there would be no way to do this respectively without it looking like a tacky costume. Then, that becomes disrespectful to the culture that it represents. Generally, the only modern day "Egyptian" clothing that you see are Halloween costumes made out of low quality fabric. Add the fact that traditional ancient Egyptian wear is looser and airier to accommodate the hot climate, it's clear that Ancient Egyptian x Lolita wouldn't work anyhow because you can't keep to the silhouette.
The Prince/Ouji Lolita style is my fav buuuuut ik I might not wear Lolita ever bcos I don't know how to dress Lolita-like. I'll just stick to yami kawaii and yume kawaii.......
Where can I go to buy Prince style lolita clothes? Is there an online store where I can have them imported? I have yet to find a store that sells lolita style clothing in Canada. -I should open one-
I like Sweet Lolita most, but it doesn't suit me. My friends say I'm Goth/Punk Lolita, which I also like, but I wish I could wear Sweet Lolita clothes. Is Punk Lolita even a thing, though?
Princess Jessie-Kate Thanks :3 I might, but my friends will be pretty freaked out. XD It also doesn't help that I have a deep voice when I talk normally, so I might have to speak a bit higher and more lady-like.
Eileen Regina This is not a store, this is the press room of the brand BABY, The Stars Shine Bright (which Store is located in Harajuku, you can check the directions at the end of this video : Japanese Kawaii LOLITA FASHION BRAND ☆ BABY 2013 FALL | BSSBスイートロリータファッションブランド )
Eileen Regina This comment maybe a little late (laughs) but when she said 'storeroom' it was in regards that it was a room that was used to 'store' dresses. i.e. A storage room. ^ ^ ;; Though, it looks much more precious and invaluable than any other storage room, hehe!
Alright, so I have a Lolita dress, but I can't figure out which style it is. It's a bright and playful pink, which makes me think more of the Sweet Lolita style, but it has lots of ruffles and lace, which brings it more to the Classical Lolita style. I can't figure it out! XD Is there such a thing as mixed Lolita styles? Is that possible?
Well, you can combine both styles and do a Sweet & Classical coordinate ! 😄 In Lolita Fashion, it's really common to mix different substyles. So feel free to experiment and be creative ! 🌟
Sweet dresses also have ruffles and lace though, ruffles and lace are kind of a staple of Lolita fashion. If it's baby pink or a really bright pink colour than it's probably sweet, most classic dresses are in muted colours so the pinks you see from classic brands such as Victorian Maiden, Mary Magdalene, or Innocent World are dusty pink (disclaimer: Innocent World sometimes make sweet dresses too, so they do have a few dresses in baby pink but they aren't classic)
things that they don't tell you about that huge usakumya rucksack: its HEAVY, that sucker weighs and it doesnt even hold that much, I can hardly stuff my wallet into the back of that thing.
SweetManiacDeluxe In Japanese they use the world traditional to refer to the now most well known "lolita fashion" style to distinguish it from the "classic" style most directly inspired by the victorian era. I know it is confusing though.
In the west, it's called "old school lolita," referring to the fashion before 2006. After 2006-now, lolita fashion has become a lot more over the top and detailed. Old school or traditional, is a lot more simplified and plain.
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