Ita is a term most often ascribed to people who are new to the fashion and haven’t quite figured out their personal style yet or have trouble coordinating outfits. It’s basically a rude name to call a person whose outfit you *personally* don’t think works well. I don’t like this term, because I think it’s pretty mean and alienates people who are new to this style and curious about it. What is an “ita”? How can I avoid being “ita?” I’ve only encountered a very small handful of what one might call brand whores in my time.Ĥ. It sounds like a mean term because, generally speaking, it’s reserved for those snobbish few who tend to look down on people who don’t wear/can’t afford brand. WTB: also on the egl page, stands for want to buy, it’s a list of things someone is looking to buyĪP: Angelic Pretty, a lolita clothing brandīTSSB: Baby the Stars Shine Bright, a lolita clothing brandĪATP: Alice and the Pirates, a lolita clothing brandĬoord: Short for “coordinate”, or just a fancy way of saying “outfit”īasically, it’s a term for people who wear exclusively brand name lolita clothing. JSK: Jumper skirt, a dress that has straps but no sleeves (and sometimes sleeveless)ĭS/DT: This is on the egl page a lot, it stands for direct sell OR direct trade, someone looking to sell an item or trade it for something else OP: One piece, a dress that has sleeves attached (long or short) GREAT question! It was very frustrating when I was first getting into lolita, it felt like I was trying to learn a whole new language! All these abbreviations and acronyms were so confusing, so here’s a list of all of those funky little terms and what they mean:ĮGL: Elegant gothic lolita, a term used to describe the lolita community in its earlier days What are all these acronyms? What do they all stand for?
Sweet lolita, which utilizes pastels, youthful/playful prints with bunnies or cupcakes on them, and have an overall feminine theme and include a lot of bows, lace, and frills (sweet lolita is my personal favorite style to wear, although I have worn Gothic and Classic in the past!)Ģ. Classic lolita prints sometimes incorporate military themes, including berets. In general, Gothic lolita coordinates have a darker theme to themĬlassic lolita, which uses brighter colors than Gothic, but still more muted, like burgundies, navy blues, deep greens. Gothic lolita, which generally uses darker colors, mostly solid colors like black or navy, and draws inspiration from Gothic architecture, religious symbols, and often the style of clothing worn by mourners in the Victorian era ie veils and all black colors.
There are three basic categories of lolita style, and many different subsets of each. What are the differences in lolita styles? How many are there? I went to a few panels on “Lolita 101” and was immediately enamored with the style.ĥ. It’s something I enjoy wearing and it’s something I’m passionate about.Ĭonventions! I started going to conventions about four years ago, and I learned about lolita from people who wore it there. I get this one a lot and it has a very simple answer: because I like to! I love putting together a lolita outfit and meeting up with other lolis and drinking tea and gushing about new prints. It’s been described as “unabashedly feminine”, and the Harujuku girls of Japan began wearing this modest, aggressively feminine and youthful style of clothing to take ownership of their own sexuality as a way to convey that their bodies are not explicitly for the viewing pleasure of men. It draws inspiration from Victorian era aristocratic clothing. Second, it’s a style of fashion that evolved in the Harajuku district of Tokyo in the late 90s and early 2000s. What is “lolita”? Does it have to do with the book by Nabokov about a pedophile?įirst and foremost, the fashion style of lolita has *nothing* to do with the novel by the same name! It has nothing to do with pedophilia, it just has the same name. My go to answer is a simple one: this is not a costume, it’s a style of Japanese street fashion I like to wear.Ģ. As does every other person who wears unusual styles of clothing! It can get a bit weary, answering the same question over and over again. A loooooot of variations on this question. What are you wearing/Are you in a play/What’s this costume for? Frequently Asked Questions: These are some questions I get the most when I wear lolita out, so if you’re curious about lolita or my coords specifically, look no further!ġ.
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