Even though I usually wear lolita these days, my first love in jfashion was ouji. Ouji is a vaguely masculine-leaning, often shorts-wearing counterpart to lolita; for more, read Stephano's Ouji Overview. But, as I grow forever older and grumpier, I've become skeptical of the 'ouji' label as an umbrella term. As any ouji can tell you, it's nearly impossible to find ouji stores or get multiple substyles in one place.
Pride Month: Why is lolita so queer?
As pride month comes to a close, it's time for a super special ~pride post~. As always, these are my personal thoughts, and not representative of the communities as a whole.
Lolitas are, undoubtedly, extremely gay. But why?
Summer ILD 2021: Becoming a Lolita
Today is International Lolita Day, the first Saturday in June, so it's the perfect time for me to write a little autobiography of my life in lolita. I've decided to put it under a cut because it's kind of boring.
Bittersweet and Punk: Forsaken Lolita Taxonomy
Lolita taxonomy is hard. By documenting and verbalizing the styles we love, we preserve them, give ourselves bases from which to experiment, and make them easy to pass on. Even though lolita is an incredibly organized, well documented fashion, there are still major disagreements as to what deserves to be a substyle and what's just a theme. For those unfamiliar with lolita terms, a substyle is one of the major divisions (usually gothic lolita, sweet lolita, and classic lolita, the big three), while a theme is a set of motifs that coordinates can use (sailor lolita, country lolita, and military lolita, to name just a few).
Bittersweet lolita, punk lolita, ero lolita, and old school lolita are all points of contention that seem to never resolve. In this post, I'll discuss bittersweet and punk, and next post, I'll discuss ero and old school.
Idol Lolita isn't Good
Idol lolita is a hot new lolita trend, especially in China amongst younger lolitas. However, it really hasn't caught on in the English speaking comms. Personally, I don't think it has staying power for three main reasons: purpose, designs, and quality.
A Short Note on Social Justice
This is a pro-BLM, pro-social justice, antifascist blog run by a nonbinary Jew. Lolita is an alternative fashion. Wearing alternative fashion while vocally supporting white supremacist power structures is a contradiction in terms: people who aren't antifascist while alternative are just cosplaying badly. Police abolition is kawaii as all hell. Donate to the SPLC. Join a union, participate in a strike, give your buddy $20 bucks. If we're not here for each other, what's even the point?
Religious Imagery in Lolita
Warning: this post is very personal, and very Jewish.
I've always wanted to be the type of lolita who wears Moitie, but there's one big reason that I don't: crosses. There are Moitie pieces out there without crosses, but not many, and the iconic Moitie custom laces feature crosses prominently. Additionally, a lot of their other motifs, like coffins, draw from Christian death customs, which I don't relate to.
Wardrobe Post 2021: A Short Reflection
Other posts in the series
First Post: Main Pieces
Second Post: Outerwear, Blouses and Cutsews
Third Post: Pants, Shorts, and Socks
Fourth Post: Accessories, Bags, and Shoes
Wardrobe Post 2021: Accessories, Bags and Shoes
Other 2021 Wardrobe Posts:
First Post: Main Pieces
Second Post: Outerwear, Blouses and Cutsews
Third Post: Pants, Shorts, and Socks
Fifth and Last Post: Reflections
The labeling on these is going to be extremely variable.
AATP-- Alice and the Pirates;AP-- Angelic Pretty; BPN-- Black Peace Now; BTSSB-- Baby the Stars Shine Bright; IW-- Innocent World; MAM-- Maxicimam; Meta-- Metamorphose Temps de Fille.
Wardrobe Post 2021: Pants, Shorts and Socks
Pants are hard to find names for, again, so I'll stick to brands only unless I'm sure! No tights included; I only have boring once that are hard to photograph.
My abbreviations:
AATP-- Alice and the Pirates;AP-- Angelic Pretty;
BPN-- Black Peace Now; BTSSB-- Baby the Stars Shine Bright; IW--
Innocent World; MAM-- Maxicimam; Meta-- Metamorphose Temps de Fille.
Other posts
First Post: Main Pieces
Second Post: Outerwear and Blouses
Fourth Post: Accessories, Bags, and Shoes
Fifth/Last Post: Reflections
Wardrobe Post 2021: Outerwear, Blouses, and Cutsews!
First post is right here!
Third post, pants and socks, is here.
Fourth post is everything else: here.
Fifth/Last post is just some conclusions: here
I don't know many of the names for these pieces, so I'll just put the brand. Apologies for not ironing everything, but I'm not that level of dedicated; I just iron what I'm wearing the night before.
As a reminder, my abbreviations:
AATP-- Alice and the Pirates;AP-- Angelic Pretty; BPN-- Black Peace
Now; BTSSB-- Baby the Stars Shine Bright; IW-- Innocent World; MAM--
Maxicimam; Meta-- Metamorphose Temps de Fille.
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