Gothic Lolita?
Ok here is an article I have read on The Anime Blog, it’s about Gothic Lolita fashion… which is so ever popular now… introducing the 2 of the many Gothic styles in Japan.
Here is a small section from the back ground part…
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Background
When Gothic Lolita first became popular overseas (approx. 2002 or earlier), we knew it as EGL, an abbreviation that stands for Elegant Gothic Lolita. We also knew that EGA (Elegant Gothic Aristocrat) was its masculine or mature counterpart.
MANA© Gothic and Lolita Bible, Vol. 25We later learned that the style we loved was not called EGL, but Gothic Lolita. E.G.L and E.G.A are actually two categories for the clothing brand Moi-même-Moitié©, created by Mana, the apparent King of Gothic Lolita.
Yet, even though we ditched the terms, deeming them incorrect, we still thought in the same binary: Lolita vs. Adult. We simply dropped the “EG” and began to call our Lolita counterpart “Aristocrat”. And to this day, the mature, elegant fashions of Gothic and Lolita subculture still retain this label in Western communities.
Japanese adherents don’t think in this same binary. Whereas we think in terms of Lolita vs. Adult/Aristocrat, they think in terms of Lolita vs. Gothic, because the subculture is called Gothic and Lolita.
It’s necessary to understand that Lolita and Gothic are seen as opposites: while Lolita is girly and cute, Gothic is dark and brooding. Common sense dictates that anything that is not Lolita (in this subculture) is Gothic–unless it is Gothic Lolita, which is an eerie oxymoron to Japanese ears.
Which brings me to my point: Aristocrat is a Gothic style.
What’s ironic is that the style we think of as Aristocrat is called Elegant Gothic in Japanese communities. It’s like we dropped the wrong two initials from EGA! Did they get the name from the same place, or is that a coincidence? I can’t say for certain.
To read more of this post head there now!
Or if you want to know more about these style you can head down to the following few shops in Singapore that sells these cloths.
Atsuki
Suntec City, Tower 3, Level 3
My Playgr@und
27 F&G
Alice 88th
15 Bali Lane
Haru
14 scotts Road
Far East Plaza
03-42/46(Shop 6)
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April 1st, 2008 at 12:04 pm
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