Japan Gothic Lolita Fashion Style

Nov 19, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Japan Lolita

Lolita is a first used as a Vladimir Nabokov’s famous sexy novel, but later used as a fashion style especially in Japan fashion. Lolita style used to be a sexual cosplay fashion, altough now most followers of the style do not consider it overtly sexual. It’s not a movement about a sexual style. In point of fact, there is less skin showing in this fashion style than in most others worn by young people.

Lolita can not be seperated with Gothic. Gothic Lolita (known in Japan as gosurori, “goth-loli”) is a mixture of the Gothic and Lolita fashion. The origins of the Japanese Gothic style can be traced back to the English New Wave Movement during the 1980s: however, the Japanese Gothic scene is fundamentally different from the Gothic subcultures of the west.This Gothic fashion has been adopted into the Lolita fashion through the use of darker make up, clothing, and themes in the design.

‘Gothloli’, as it’s known, has been around in Japan in one form or another since the late 70s. Currently, the fashion has several sub-branches that mix gothic, punk and Victorian styles in various ratios, from the sweet lolitas in their pristine paniered skirts to the slashed, splattered and tattered rags of the guro goths.

Why people wear Lolita ?
The young men and women dress in a fashion related to the Victorian era, in a style that the dolls of the time were dressed in. They want to show their protest and rebel against the constraints still put upon Japanese women. Basically, there’s a lot of reasons and explanations why people choose this fashion style.

Lolita has many styles and types such as :

1. Sweet Lolita: Pink and white are the main colors with lots of frills and lace. They young women will carry around teddy bears, parasols and other things which increase even further the cuteness quotient. It has a very, very innocent look to it, nothing challenging or nasty at all. (There is some argument about this, though, in that some sources say that carrying toys around shifts the style into kawaii and not lolita.)

2. Gothic Lolita: Again, there is a tendency to confuse terms. Using the word “Gothic” would cause many people to think along the lines of safety pins, all-black clothing and nasty behavior, but in the fashion sense only the all-black is actually used, and even a mix of black and white clothing will be found. The accessories carried around include purses and parasols. There is some argument I’ve seen about other colors; some sources say darker sheds of red, green, blue and purple will also be used, and other sources say it’s almost totally limited to black and white or all-black clothing.

3. Gothic Aristocrat: This is a more mature look than the above two forms, the people looking quite aristocratic in their dress.

4. Kodona: This is a more male-oriented fashion

5. British Aristocrat/Dandy: a more adult version of Kodona.

6. Wa-Lolita: A mix of the Lolita fashions with the more traditional kimono and yukata fashions.

7. Classic Lolita : Classic Lolita is a more mature style of Lolita that focuses on Baroque, Regency, and Rocaille styles. Colors and patterns used in classic Lolita can be seen as somewhere between the Gothic and sweet styles; it is not as dark as Gothic Lolita, but not as cutesy as sweet Lolita.

8. Punk Lolita : Punk Lolita (or Lolita Punk) adds punk fashion elements to Lolita fashion. Motifs that are usually found in punk clothing, such as tattered fabric, ties, safety pins and chains, screen-printed fabrics, plaids, and short, androgynous hairstyles are incorporated into the Lolita look.

Lolita fashion can be even considered a movement where girls ranging from pre-teens to late 20’s fight the current fashion with modesty. It allows a girl to feel young, cute, beautiful or off- limits, depending on which type of Lolita a girl chooses to be

A girl with a Lolita Fashion

Elegant Gothic Lolita

You can buy gothic lolita fasion in many shops at Japan. There are many shops along Takeshita Street in Harajuku that offers pre-assembled outfits to fit in with the cool kids on Omotesando. One outfit can cost about $300.

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Japan Wedding Bridal Dress Gown

Nov 6, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Japan Gown, Japan Wedding

Japan is the fastest growing economy in Asia, but the country still holding a strong traditions. In Japanese Wedding nowadays, the old traditional culturess are still heavily holded. Only a small members of family between the bride and groom are attending the ceremony.

Although Japan now is a modern country, influenced with western style, but Japanese Brides must wear their traditions costumes, The man must be painted white from head to toe as a symbol of purity. The Japanese wedding dress consists of a long white kimono called shiro-maku. Japanese brides also wear their hair in an elaborate traditional style decorated with combs and other accessories. During the Japanese ceremony a hood covers the Japanese brides head to signify that she will be a serene and patient wife.

Japanese brides also carry traditional accessories much like the “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” of the American wedding. They carry a small, sack-like purse, known as hakoseko, and a delicate sheathed dagger, called a kaiken.

Some photos of Japanese wedding gown, or Japanese Wedding Dress, including the kimono styles, western gown styles, or pre wedding in Japanese Styles.

Japan Wedding Gown

Japan Kimono for wedding dress

Japan Bridal Dress

Japan Hello Kitty Wedding Gown

Japan Style Pre Wedding

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Japanese Latest Woman Hairstyles Tutorial

Feb 7, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Japan Hairstyle

Japanese Hairstyles is focusing the front of the hairstyle and bringing the eyes and face to attention. Although Japanese hairstyle is more relevant to male hairstyle, but there are still some nice style for women hairstyle also.

Japan short hairstyle, or bob style is also popular in Japan. The hair is cut into a bob style length with feathery layers to add length to achieve texture and height. These Japanese hairstyles – trends is ideal for women with oval, square, diamond, or oblong faces and for women with medium or thin hair. The hairstyle allows you to add volume, thickness, and height.

Some of Japanese Latest Hairstyle Tutorial:

Japanese Woman Bob Hairstyle

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Japanese Fashion Shoes Traditional Styles

Jan 28, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Japan Shoes

Japanese latest shoes fashion for traditional style. Japanese Geta and Zori Shoes. Various newest japan shoes for man and woman. Some of them are made of straw, velvet, cotton, wood.

Here are japanese latest fashion shoes model for traditional design.

G-23 Japanese men’s shoes Zori -Tatami-1-
Japanese traditional shoes for men with square tipped. The soils are made of a tatami style woven Igusa grass and black velvet strap. High quality materials. Made in Japan
size: M (25,0-26,0 cm), L (26,5-27,5), LL (28,0-29,0), /3L (30,-31cm)
material: straw, velvet
colors of strap: black

G-027 Japanese men’s shoes Setta
Japanese traditional shoes for men with square tipped. The soils are made of a woven grass and strap made from various denim cotton fabric or black velvet fabric in “wafu” style design. High quality materials. Made in Japan
size: L (26,0-27,5 cm), LL (28,0-29,0 cm)
material: straw, cotton
color: various

G-016 Japanese men’s wooden shoes Geta
Japanese traditional wooden shoes. Made in Japan from very light pauwlonia wood with various kimono cotton straps.
size: F (26,0 -28,0 cm)
material: wood, cotton
straps colors: various traditionally designed

G-033 Japanese men’s Tabi with 12 clasps
Japanese traditional outdoor shoes. Double stitched rubber sole, upper and lining made of cotton 100% fabric. High quality materials. Made in Japan
size: under request
color: black

G-034 Japanese traditional shoes for traveler and samurai in battle field Waraji
Waraji are made of woven straw. High quality materials. Hand work. Made in Japan. Unisex.
size: M (23- 25cm), L (26-28cm), LL (29-30cm)
material: straw
color: natural

G-015 Japanese wooden Geta -Flower-
Modern wooden lacquered geta shoes with square tipped made of light pauwlonia wood and painted with flowers motif. Straps are made from synthetic material and adorned with spangles.
size: L (24-24,5cm)
height: 3 cm
material: wooden, lacquered, painted
color: black
straps color: black, red

G-024 Japanese women’s Zori -Tatami-
The soils are hand made of a tatami style woven Igusa grass and straps made from kimono’s fabric. High quality materials. Made in Japan
size: M (23- 23,5cm), L (24-24,5cm)
material: straw, various kimono fabric
stripe colors: various

G-046 Japanese wooden women’s shoes Geta
Japanese wooden shoes for kimono and yukata. Made from very lightweight pauwlonia wood and with cotton traditionla fabric straps. Made in Japan
size: L (23,5-24,5 cm)
height: 5,5 cm
material: natural wood

G-048 Japanese wooden women’s shoes Geta
Japanese traditional wooden shoes for kimono and yukata. Made from very lightweight pauwlonia wood and with cotton traditional fabric strap. Made in Japan
size: L (24-24,5cm)
height: 3,8 cm
material: natural wood
straps colors: various

G-047 Japanese wooden women’s shoes Geta
Japanese modern wooden shoes for kimono and yukata with splay heels. Made from very lightweight pauwlonia wood and with cotton kimono fabric strap. Made in Japan
size: L (24-24,5cm)
height: 3,7 cm
material: natural wood
straps colors: various

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Japanese Latest Summer Fashion Dress

Jan 23, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Japan Dress

Japan Latest spring and summer fashion dress. Japanese Dress is popular for its wedding dress, and traditional dress such as Kimono, but now I will show some Japanese Casual and Trendy Dress.

Here is a girl wear a japanese dress, and the information about the dress.

the unit of goods is centimetre .
1cm=0.3937″

Materials: Cotton
The bowknot could be taken off, and there is lining
Color: Black / Pink / White
Size: S / M / L
Length from the lowest Collar: 65cm / 66cm / 67cm
Chest: 83cm / 87cm / 91cm
Waist: 70cm / 74cm / 78cm