Gothic Lolita

Right, so my friends all have really deep rather meaningful blogs, where they talk about literature and politics and whatnot, I have decided to do a series on Tokyo street fashion, which will probably be updated as an when I remember that I actually have a blog.
As you can tell from the title I am starting with Gothic Lolita, which is my favourite. Gurololi is a combination of dark gothic (the Japanese type of Gothic not Western) and the pretty lace filled Lolita, which results in a gothic doll look which is worn by teens and young adults (apparently).

Gothic Lolita isn't just a fashion statement, it is a way of life, it is not only the fashion which takes Victorian roots, but also the etiquette the people (mainly girls) who follow it. GL is a form of escape for women and really only worn at the weekend, it is a way for women to act at being young and innocent.

The fashion started with women trying to emulate the style in which their favourite Visual Kei idols dressed, such as Mana from Malice Mizer. It is thought that he really started the Gothic Lolita trend, with his Victorian dresses. The big hair and dark make up he used have been incorporated into the present style, hair is elaborately curled, or long and straight (wigs are used often), the skin is very pale, which is often natural in Japanese women (or me who has been nicknamed the English vampire/countess Hatula by various people), however if only slightly tanned, pale foundation is applied, red lips and black mascara are also worn with very small amounts of black eyeliner.

The outfits started out as a cross between Alice in Wonderland and the French Maid look, however now the black dress and white apron are hardly ever seen. The staple outfit is a skirt about knee length worn with petticoats (or made with layers), worn with a black blouse which has lace (white or black) attached to cuff/collar (or both). A headdress is worn and can be anything from a rectangle of lacy material to a miniature top hat worn at an angle.

I am going to stop writing as I am tired and want to watch one episode of something before actually collapsing from exhaustion.
Thais
xoxo

If you want anymore information, then have a look at this article, which is where I got a few ideas from.
http://www.morbidoutlook.com/fashion/articles/2002_07_gothiclolita.html