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This post is for raising awareness about the style cosplayers "lolita" and which now has no connection with the cosplay, (except those that are lolitas anime).

Following the emergence of cosplay in the 70s, at Comic Market-Japan-dopt cosplayers started a trend in their dress, by his admiration for certain anime series and style of dress of the characters came Lolita style: dress with a period style and Victorian Rococo typical French clothing from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

This style conveys an image of fragility, softness and subtlety to the girls who adopted this fashion, which evolved to generate new categories within the "Lolita", the most common is the Gothic Lolita which gained momentum with the emergence of Mana_sama , founder of Malice Mizer Kozi with in 1992 (band) based on baroque music and the Gothic Lolita. Mana-Sama is one of the most important icons currently on the Japanese music projects a feminine appearance despite being a man and has created 2 lines of this style of clothing: Elegant Gothic Lolita and Elegant Gothic Aristocrat.

The market introduction of the brand Moi-même-Moitié, characterized by the use of custom materials for the manufacture of clothing and accessories: roses with thorns, bat wings and Gothic architecture, especially churches, using colors like black, white , gray, silver, red and dark blue. Hence the most stores in Japan, especially in Harajuku, sells a variety of clothing and accessories in the Gothic style, as Saturday and Sunday meet many young men in cosplay or walking wearing lolita variety of styles.

With these basases one can speak of "Lolita" as a fashion, a style of dress, but considering that mow in augue despite the years and gradually more countries are taking this trend, including the United States and are on the runways of fashion designs based on the lolita style.

Someone who docked this image and the field has exploded in s artistic without being Japanese is Emilie Autumn, is the Californian singer-songwriter, poet, and violinist and revolutionary industrial genre, is characterized and distinguished by its acting style and the mixture teátrica classical music, gothic and industrial. It is known as Gothic ambassador.

In relation to cosplay now is very different because the cosplay is based on a cartoon character brought to life, whereas the lolita create their own costumes and styles, is a very creative form of expression that apparently has no limits every day creating new accessories, new styles of shoes, skirts, ties, etc..

Finally here are the different categories of lolitas who have been identified so far:

Horror lolita: They are like "broken dolls" dressed in white van and figuring blood stained clothes, put bandages, simulated burns, wounds, etc.. Everything to express in any way "how fragile they are."
are normally very few, it is a style that is used mostly for private rooms or meetings.

Wa Lolita clothing is inspired by traditional Japanese summer kimono called yukata, retain the obi (the belt loop or width) own kimono sleeves and printed, the skirts are short and wear frilly socks with lace up knee. They also wear a shirt like a kimono.

Kuro Lolita: The Kuro (Black) completely wear this color, and style would be contrary to shiroi. They usually wear dresses with flat patterns. Lllevan hats or caps on the head and combine like stockings with buckle shoes or boots. I have smooth hair, loose or collected, always highlighting colors to your wardrobe.

Shiroi Lolita: The shiroi (white) fully dressed in this color. The style is a bit complicated sometimes wear dresses that are very pompous, is the opposite of the kuro. Always wear all their clothes of one color, like the kuro. One of the more ornate styles of ribbons and laces and the natural makeup is always very pale yet.

Sailor Lolita: A lolita school uniform sailor type are those that seem more childish style, recalling the schoolgirls, but would like kogals in lolita.

Gothic Lolita: Probably the most common style in dress Lolita. The traditional combination of white with black, but not all gothic lolita forms of these two colors. This style incorporates themes and darker colors (like crosses and candelabra) Western Gothic in the most adorable lolita style to produce a quite unique style. They tend to get closer to gothic fashion in the sense that exude an air of mystery, rather than a princess.

Amarori lolita: The Amarori are the most used bows, lace and pastel colors. They resemble dolls or girls of anime, Chibiusa or Doremi type, because they like to wear pink hair as these characters, either dyed or a wig.

Sweet lolita: It has all the elements of Lolita but lighter colors (especially pink and blue) is where the clothes can become more grandiose, with many ties, emulating the image of a porcelain doll. As the name suggests represents the sweetness and innocence.

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