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Goth Loli Magazine

Description: ISBN 483472106X / Japanese Fashion Magazine

Newest Review: ... initially popularised by J-rock icon Mana. Take Wa Loli or Goth Loli, remove the cutesy touches, and add in the more formal ... more

... overtones of adult Victorian wear and make use of velvets, silks, brocades, and so on, add in the occasional stylised crucifix, and you get the idea. Aristocrat is typically worn by both men and women (as is Goth Punk Loli), while Lolita is mainly worn by females but not always. All Loli styles typically adhere to the same sort of footwear: chunky platforms rule the day, both in boots and in shoes, where Mary Janes are predominant. The style of the boots of course are made to complement the clothes, so can vary gr...more

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Goth Loli Magazine: Kawaii, ne? (1325 words)
by - written on 14/06/09 (Very useful, 181 readings)
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~~~What the heck is this magazine about, anyway?~~~ Well, to put it in simple terms, it is a fashion magazine that is also a sewing pattern book. It is devoted entirely to a type of street fashion known as Gothic Lolita, or Gosu Rori. Put aside thoughts of any references to Nabokov's novel as the implications of the fashion have nothing what so ever to do with it. Rather, the fashion looks to Victorian children's wear and rococo fashions and turns them on their heads, creating various subgenres within the fashion. The fashion is closely associated with a type of J-rock known as Visual Kei, with many of the artists driving the fashions and even founding ... Read the complete review