What is lolita?
Lolita is a Japanese street fashion inspired primarily by the Victorian clothing as well as costumes from the Rococo period.
KINDS:
Gothic Lolita or GothLoli ゴスロリ
Gothic Lolita fashion is characterized by a darker
make-up and
clothing.
Red lipstick and smokey or neatly defined eyes, created using black eyeliner, are typical styles, although as with all Lolita substyles the look remains fairly natural.
Though Gothic make-up is associated with a white powdered face, this is usually considered bad taste within the Lolita fashion.
Sweet Lolita or ama-loli 甘ロリ
Sweet Lolita style adopts the basic Lolita format and uses lighter colors and childlike motifs in its design.Makeup used in sweet Lolita is common throughout most Lolita styles. Pink, Peach, or Pearl make up styles are highly 'sweet' and used by many Sweet Lolitas. This look, paired with a shade of bright pink, red or sometimes nude-pink lipstick, is commonly used as well. Outfits consist of pastels, fruit themes (cherries or strawberries, or any type of sugary fruit), flowers (roses, jasmines, lily, cherry blossoms) lace, bows, animal themes (cats, bunnies, puppies) and ribbons to emphasize the cuteness of the design.
Classic Lolita
Classic Lolita is a more mature style of Lolita that focuses on Baroque, Regency, and Rococo styles. Colors and patterns used in classic Lolita can be seen as somewhere between the Gothic and sweet styles;This look can be seen as the more sophisticated, mature Lolita style because of its use of small, intricate patterns, as well more muted colors on the fabric and in the overall design.
Punk Lolita
Punk Lolita (or Lolita Punk) adds punk fashion elements to Lolita fashion. Motifs that are usually found in punk clothing, such as tattered fabric, ties, safety pins and chains, screen-printed fabrics, plaids, and short, androgynous hairstyles are incorporated into the Lolita look.
Other styles and themes
examples of the smaller subtypes of Lolita fashion.
Princess Lolita-Hime 姫
Shiro & Kuro Lolita
Ōji Lolita (Boystyle)Ōji 王子
- Sailor Lolita
Country Lolita
- Wa LolitaWa rori 和ロリ
Qi Lolita
- Casual Lolita
reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_fashion#The_Term_.27Lolita.27