Manah Manson
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- Posted: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:46:30 +0000
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Manah Manson
Well..I'm not Certain if I'd use the word 'Best' here, but this outfit is most Certainly one of my favorites in regards to the style in question and would like to know what you opinions are on it... [[Surry the Picture is a little big...^^']]
Now, before anyone jumps on me and sais my style doesn't belong here, I'd appreciate it if you'd kindly explain why that may be given the circumstance that I am currently perplexed as to where exactly I, as well as my Style does belong and what word you would use for this style if it's not dubbed "Lolita"....
Now, before anyone jumps on me and sais my style doesn't belong here, I'd appreciate it if you'd kindly explain why that may be given the circumstance that I am currently perplexed as to where exactly I, as well as my Style does belong and what word you would use for this style if it's not dubbed "Lolita"....
Your style doesn't appear quite lolita to me... Lolita typically includes frills and lace, a bell-shaped skirt, and rococo- or Victorian-inspired elemends. Obviously all of those things aren't necessary in every lolita or lolita-like outfit (OTT sweet, for instance, lacks Victorian-inspired elements but has plenty of frills and long, bell-shaped skirts. Similarly, boystyle lacks the bell-shaped skirts but retains the frills and Victorian-inspired elements.). Your outfit, simply put, doesn't really include many elements of lolita style- which isn't to say that it's bad, just that this may not be the place to post it.
To my eye, your outfit looks more punk. Especially in Japanese culture, lolita, goth, and punk are all lumped together, and there are goth and punk variants of lolita, but your outfit doesn't really incorporate the correct skirt length or style for punk lolita. Here are a couple of examples of what punk lolita would normally look like (1, 2), whereas your style seems like it's a bit more straightforward punk, sans lolita elements.
No offense meant! Just trying to explain where, for me (and I think for many involved in lolita) where your outfit falls on the style spectrum and why it doesn't quite look lolita to my eye ^^
I think it's important to make the distinction between western punk and J-punk, because most things that are part of J-punk would be frowned upon in western punk if you were to just put it all under the punk label. I know that isn't the point of your post, I just want to point that out, having a bit of background in western punk.
Alright, I'd like to thank you both for your inputs..I was Highly aware that my outift didn't exactly fit the stereotypical category of the Lolita style of dress before you pointed out the differences, but was merely looking for some form of definition from others more familiar with already wearing the style. With that being said, I do plan on building a more fashionably correct Lolita collection portion to my wardrobe in the near future and will post some shots of them when I engineer outfits that suit this Forum correctly...Until then, I do have another question I've been curious about hearing other people's Takes on and it's simply this:
How would you Define Visual Kei and it's Differences in what it stands for in comparison to the Lolita style? I ask because I am a fan of both styles and though I'm aware of the obvious visual differences between the two, I want to make it clear I'm not merely asking for someone to point out the differences looks-wise, I'm capable of picking out those differences myself...
Thank you in advance to those kind enough to shed light on this subject for me...
