gothic lolita is a clothing subculture originating from Japan, which is popular among young people, among whom women are the majority. Clothing mainly imitates the court-style clothing of Victorian England. The noun "gothic lolita/ゴシック ロリータ" is abbreviated as "gothloli/ゴスロリ". "ゴスロリ" has been rapidly used in Japan since 2, and its definition is still ambiguous. Style The style of this school is a combination of two extreme styles: the innocence of Lori style and the gloomy decadence of Gothic style. The clothing is usually dark, the hair color is usually blonde or black, and the makeup should be turned into morbid white with black eye shadow. It is also necessary to wear silver ornaments with special meanings, such as crosses, angel feathers, devil's wings, roses, skeletons, butterflies, spiders and thorny vines. Other elements include cats, vampires, mother goose stories, Alice in Wonderland, blood stains, injuries and antique dolls. The difference between Lori's dress and cosplay Although Lori's dress is not cosplay, it is actually born out of cosplay, because there are many Gothic Lori cartoons in Japan, and the female characters of these cartoons are very popular with cosplay actors. The standard European style dresses are layered with colorful lace and lantern sleeves-the color has changed from traditional pink and white to mysterious all black. Innocent smile no longer appears, replaced by inorganic eyes, empty expression, inaccessible and untouchable mystery. It's like a hand-made ceramic doll in the palace. It's exquisite, but it doesn't have a breath of life.

the dress worn by girls of Gothic Lori age group is just ordinary children's clothes/girls' clothes, not the so-called "Lolita/Lolita/Lolita". They are completely different clothes. ロリータータロータータロロリータータロロータタタタ12 ゴスロリ clothing is based on "black" or "dark color", with lace, lotus leaf sleeves, thin and elegant cloth and multi-level dressing. The clothing design is mainly "gothic/Gothic". Gothic/Gothic Costumes In the early 198s, it was popular in London, England to wear all-black costumes, and the makeup on the face was unusually blue and white. However, this way of dressing revived and became popular in Japan in the late 199s. At this time, Gothic costumes have been integrated with the Japanese visual system. The decisive difference "ゴスロリ" is not only wearing black or dark clothing, and the biggest difference between "ゴスロリ "and" ロリ "wearing black clothing is" spirituality ",Cosette.

Decorative Gothic Lori often holds distinctive accessories, such as huge swords and majestic crosses. The slender girl dressed in complicated costumes uses weapons or religious symbols that are not in line with her image. This "sense of imbalance" is also a major element of "Gothic Loli". In addition, it is more common for Loli to hold broken dolls or bears with a blank face. The horror of these destroyed toys is often a nightmare.

Origin of Style

This school's style is a combination of many different images. Apart from the literal girlish innocence and the gloomy decadence of Gothic style, it also integrates Romanticism, Metaphysics, Mysticism, Supernatural, Eccentrism, Curiosity, French late-century thoughts, aestheticism and classical decadence in the 19th century.

clothing is usually dark, but there are also "white goth" which is mainly white. Hair color is usually blonde, black hair or white hair. Make-up should be morbidly white with black eye shadow. You should also wear silver ornaments with special meanings such as crosses, angel feathers, devil's wings, roses, skeletons, butterflies and spiders. Other elements include cats, vampires, mother goose stories, Alice in Wonderland, blood stains, injuries and antique dolls.

Clothing features: the ancestor of gothic lolita, elegant gothic lolita(egl) and Elegant Gothic Aristocrat (EGA) proposed by mana sana: EGL refers to elegant Gothic style, which combines the feelings of angels and demons, and the design is more elegant and gorgeous than Gothic Lolita; Ega is a neutral gothic costume, with a noble feeling like an aristocrat.

Feeling: It blends elegance and splendor with darkness and strangeness, like sleeping forever between life and death, bringing out the feeling of mystery, terror, pessimism and despair.

color: black and white is the main color, showing the smell of death.

Design: European-style Chinese clothes decorated with roses, crosses, lace and ribbons.

make-up: mainly heavy makeup, mainly dark.

In addition, in terms of character, Gothic loli is combined with Gothic culture. Gothic loli also represents a mixture of naive and horrible extreme thoughts, which is often called extreme personality split.

Gothic costumes

In the 198s, Gothic costumes were fashionable by (crisp mandolin-style semi-acoustic guitar, steady single-note bass lines, simple but fast rhythm, strong synthesizer effect and dark singing. ) Music style developed, with dyed long hair, pale skin, tight black clothes, pointed leather boots and a lot of silver ornaments (mostly religious designs in early Europe and Egypt). Black motorcycle leather jacket, black skinny jeans, black mesh stockings and black flying sunglasses have become registered trademarks of Goths.

anything black, or other dark colors, such as navy blue and crimson. Permeable (thin nylon or fishnet fabric), but not exposed. Silver ornaments. Pale skin. This may be because they need the appearance of a living dead person, or because they want to embody the Victorian aesthetic that "pale skin is the symbol of nobility", or because they oppose the health theory that "the bronzed sun is beautiful" in beach culture.

black hair, bleached blonde hair, red hair or purple hair. Black and white makeup. White foundation. Black lipstick, black eye shadow, thin eyebrows.

Self-restraint decoration and fetish clothing. Leather, PVC, rubber and latex are all essential fabrics. Girdling in the Middle Ages was also very common. A wide tie or a nail collar or a velvet rope tied tightly around the neck.

T-shaped cross (symbol of eternal life in ancient Egypt). Five pointed star This is a pagan symbol about fire, land, air, water and soul. The cross (the symbol of Christianity).

Opera-style shawls, cloaks and long gloves. Goths are generally not as extreme as punks, they will talk about taste.

to tell the truth, a goth who has no taste may dress up like a punk. Loose clothes are no longer Goth's favorite. Goth's basic concept of dress is to show the proportional beauty of figure. It is Goth's most important style to reflect the perfect proportion of his body.