[Lolita Fashion] Wanna give it a try? It’s fun to both watch and try on!

Wanna give it a try? It’s fun to both watch and try on! A special number for Lolita Fashion

*Lolita Fashion – fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets

 

 

 

Mafuyu(^q^): Hi, our friends. It’s Mafuyu from Otaku Republic!

 

Do you all know that certain fashion brands have often collaborated with anime or game?

 

They just announced the collaboration of Gintama and earth music&ecology!

It’s a dream-like thing that we can put on the same outfit as a character...!!!

 

http://fukuota.info/news/

 

 

By the way, my favorite anime, Love Live, has collaborated with a fashion brand too!

 

http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/

 

 

Other than those, more anime, such as Kuroko no Basuke (Kuroko's Basketball) or Card Captor Sakura, have their collabrated clothes on sale as well.

 

 

Like this, fashion and anime are connected with each other...!

I want everybody who visits Otaku Republic to know more about the Japanese Kawaii fashion...!!!

 

 

So today, we’ll feature fashion, especially Lolita Fashion, which I used to wear a couple years ago!!

 

 

The title is...

A fashion originated in Japan! A special number for the Lolita Fashion~

 

 

 

What is the Lolita Fashion?

 

 

Lolita Fashion is a fashion subculture originated in Japan, full of girls’ dream “wanting to be a princess”.

 

It’s a “princess”-like fashion with the predominant colors: white or pink, and excessive amount of frills and laces.

 

“Lolita Fashion” started to be used as a category of fashion especially in magazine since the beginning of 1990. Then after the great hit movie, “Shimotsuma-Monogatari”, 2004, in which the main character’s outfit was Lolita Fashion, it finally came to be known throughout Japan.

 

http://video.crank-in.net/

 

 

Lolita Fashion is one of the Japanese Kawaii Culture and is also well-known in the world!

 

Take a look at Harajuku (in Tokyo) here. So many Lolita-Brand-Shops in Harajuku are clustered on B1 and 5^th floor in the commercial building called “Laforet”. You’ll see so many women wearing the Lolita Fashion as well!

 

http://unknown-kadath.tumblr.com/page/4

 

 

＼Super Kawaii⊂(´ω`⊂ )／

https://matcha-jp.com/jp/1316

 

 

 

The Types of Lolita Fashion

 

 

Actually, “Lolita Fashion” has many types.

 

 

Since there are so many kinds, I’ll just pick some of them and share them with you guys this time ε('-'*)з

 

 

・甘ロリ（Ama[sweet]-Loli）

 

Ama-Loli is one of the Lolita Fashion’s types, which consists of “CUTE” fashion such as the patterns of outfit, small articles (bags or hair accessories) and make-up.

You might also hear 白ロリ(Shiro[white]-Loli), 黒ロリ(Kuro[black]-Loli), サックスロリ(Sax-Loli) and ピンクロリ(Pink-Loli). They are all classified as “Ama-Loli”.

 

 

※Shiro-Loli indicates all-white outfit including hair accessories, bags and shoes. So do Kuro-Loli, Sax-Loli and Pink-Loli.

 

 

This is an actual dress! Isn’t it so cute with all the laces, frills and ribbons?

 

http://angelicpretty-onlineshop.com/

 

 

Characters appearing in anime or games are wearing Ama-Loli Fashion too★

It’s so girly and cute, isn’t it?

 

https://nijimen.net/topics/2868

 

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/

 

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/deremasu/imgs/8/9/89e775ae.jpg

 

 

Look! Ran and Sonoko appearing in my favorite anime, Meitantei Conan (Case Closed) were wearing Lolita Fashion as well!

 

http://www.popscreen.com/

http://www.animeonhand.com/

 

Conan-kun, who saw Ran looking different from usual, was so cute, blushed on his face!

 

 

 

 

・Cla-Loli

 

 

Cla-Loli is an abbreviation of “Classical Lolita”.

 

 

It’s more like medieval-ladies and madams-like style and less louder than Ama-Loli. It’s an elegant-style Lolita Fashion.

 

 

This classy atmosphere is so attractive!

http://innocent-w.jp/fs/innocentworld/164714

 

 

Here’s one example of this fashion with a character in manga!

 

Classical and kind of fragile atmosphere... She’s so lovely ୧꒰*´꒳`*꒱૭✧

 

 

 

・Goth-Loli (Gothic & Lolita)

 

 

Goth-Loli indicates sweet and cute Lolita Fashion with some devastated elements such as a cross.

They mostly wear outfits and small articles whose colors are dark, mainly black, deep crimson, deep blue.

 

 

Like the picture below, she looks so cute and her black outfit stands out with a dark make-up with mainly black and red.

(A difference between this fashion and Kuro-Loli as I mentioned above, is whether they have dark elements or not. For instance, in Kuro-Loli, they wear outfits with cuter patterns or put cuter make-up, even though their outfits are black.)

 

http://do-ra.org/2016/06/04/49028/

 

 

Characters appearing in anime or games are wearing Goth-Loli Fashion too★

Actually, this Goth-Loli Fashion Style is most commonly used in anime among all the Lolita Fashion.

 

http://zetsubouna.exblog.jp/

 

http://matome.naver.jp/

 

https://twitter.com/

http://www.xn--p8ja1d9cb8mc.jp/

 

http://www.ytv.co.jp/

 

 

 

 

・Kote-Loli

 

 

Kote-Loli is an abbreviation of Kote-Kote (Heavily, Thickly) Lolita.

It literally indicates a heavy and thick Lolita Fashion from head to foot.

 

 

Hair accessories are abundant! A whole body is coordinated with pastel shades even with a wig on!

Loud and Unique!

 

http://charismatalk.jp/

 

http://charismatalk.jp/

 

 

This is one of the characters appearing in anime, who has this style!

 

 

Completely princess, isn’t she...!!! This is an ideal style that I want to try some time.

http://familysecuritymatters.com/

 

 

 

・Goth-Pun (Gothic & Punk)

 

 

Goth-Pun is an abbreviation of Gothic and Punk.

It indicates a style of mainly Gothic with a little taste of punk.

 

http://www.wunderwelt.jp/blog/1695

 

 

These are the characters appearing manga or games, who wear this style!

 

It’s kind of a combination of “cool” and “cute”, huh? Such a lovely fashion!

 

http://masi-maro.com/det/12466

 

http://llsif.gamedbs.jp/card/detail/924

 

 

 

・Casu-Loli

 

 

Casu-Loli is an abbreviation of Casual Lolita.

 

 

It indicates a sweet and princess-like style. It’s not as loud as Lolita Fashion.

 

 

http://www.wunderwelt.jp/blog/1695

 

http://p.twipple.jp/

 

 

You can buy tops as the picture above in LoLita Fashion brand shop.

It’s casual but sweet and cute! It’s so charming, isn’t it?

 

 

http://closedsearch.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/

 

 

Here’s a character appearing in anime or games, who wears this fashion!

 

 

This is Hanayo-chan who wears casual-like Classical Lolita. She’s so cute♪

http://lovelive-matomestyle.com/

 

 

Now you know so many characters appearing in anime, manga and games, are wearing this Lolita Fashion!

 

 

This February, they were conducting a collaboration project of Lolita Fashion Brand and App Game, in which characters wearing Lolita Fashion Brand appeared in Gacha or events!

 

 

Cuteness always stands out if beautiful girls wear outfits! Super cute!

 

http://prtimes.jp/

http://prtimes.jp/

 

 

Why don’t you guys also enjoy watching characters’ fashions when you watch anime or play games? ٩(๑´3｀๑)۶

 

 

(But....! I’ll give an advice to you guys not to be like me, who couldn’t but think “There are some snacks on Tokiya’s shoulder”, focusing on watching his fashion too much when I was watching anime... lol)

 

http://zawacchi.ldblog.jp/ http://www.seasoning-kaihatu.com/