"Lolita" Culture in Japan

Presented researched & written by; byronicman 09.04.2000

Somewhere between "Through the Looking Glass" and "Titanic", Vivianne Westwood and Cosplay,

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Goth-music, and the Russo/Japanese war, lies "Lolita" youth culture. Lolita is a baroque tea party fantasy viewed through the eyes of a Victorian child played through the eyes of year 2000 Japanese girls. Started as a trend in 1999 and mixing a cornicopia of specific historical details Lolita turns out as one of the most unique genres of J-fashion.