Japanese Fashion Series: What is Lolita Fashion

Lolita is a street fashion and a subculture in Japan known for its intricate and delicate doll-like look. The clothing is inspired mainly by the rocco and victorian eras but also take influences from the current fashion trends. The fashion covers a larage variety of substyles and generally worn by females as there is no male counterpart of Lolita. Men who desires to participate in the fashion often turn to Ouji (a unisex fashion related to Lolita) or Japanese gothic fashion. However, cross-dressing males (also known as brololitas in the west) do exist. One of the most famous Lolita icons, Mana is a cross-dressing male.

Cherry Blossom and Anime Festival in Long Beach

I went here for the Fairytale Boutique Fashion Show, Lolita Dark Concert and Stephaine Yanez Concert. This is a anime festival for the culture of Japan. There was workshops, family activities, kimono demo, ondo with taiko, tea ceremony, AMV screening, karaoke sing off, budo taijutsu, costly competion, award ceremony and a fashion show. The place is Cultural Alliance Long Beach. The address is 701 Pine Ave #365
Long Beach CA 90813
Phone: (562) 436-3421
Cell: (562) 216-3243
calbarts@gmail.com
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