Deconstructing Lolita fashion
Since Her Excellency Tomomi Inada, Minister in charge of Japan’s “Cool Japan” strategy, visited New York, JapanCulture•NYC has been trying to define “Cool Japan” as it relates to New Yorkers. The broad...
View ArticleJapanese fashion comes home: Interior design ideas for Lolita-style living
Japan’s distinctive Lolita fashion is a subculture that is known worldwide. While some wearers of the lace petticoats, bonnets and parasols may treat it as a hobby, dressing more conventionally in...
View ArticleReal China dolls! Lolita fashion turns Chinese in a fusion of East meets...
Lolita fashion is one of Japan’s most famous cultural phenomena. And lolita style, characterised by intricate, lace-adorned dresses and a doll-like look, has an off-shoot sub-genre for almost every...
View ArticleDisney and Baby The Stars Shine Bright collaborate on range of lolita-style...
If you weren’t raised on a steady diet of Disney movies, then we’ll wager your childhood was lacking a little animated magic. Even now the old classics still hold up, and Disney definitely isn’t just...
View ArticleShut up and take our money! This awesome dress combines lolita and...
If you’re anything like us, there’s a good chance you like both lolita and traditional Japanese fashion. Many of us here at RocketNews24 love those lolita skirts, even if we can’t really pull off the...
View ArticleJapanese Twitter celebrates new “Muslim Lolita fashion” trend 【Pics】
Japanese culture has spread throughout the world with food, anime, video games, and more. But one region that hasn’t taken in as much of what Japan has to offer as the rest of the world is the Middle...
View ArticleOur reporters become Kiki and Lala Lolitas at transformation salon in Harajuku
We sent two of our Japanese writers to dress up in matching Kiki & Lala Little Twin Stars cosplay in Harajuku! Maison de Julietta at LaForet Harajuku is a store specialising in Lolita fashion,...
View ArticleDicing onions has never been so cute: Lolita kitchen knives to fill all your...
Whether you’re into pink frills or black one-piece dresses, there’s a knife here for you! Despite changes in fashion trends, lolitas and goth lolitas have managed to maintain a certain presence in...
View ArticleParis’ Japanese-style crêperie will take care of all of your cute cravings
Our reporter hops on a plane to Paris to check out Princess Crêpe, a Japanese-style creperie in the City of Lights! In Paris, France, it’s as easy to spot a shop selling crepes it is to find a tanning...
View ArticleKina Shen: The beautiful Asian woman who looks like a living doll【Video, pics】
The stunning porcelain doll lookalike shares the secrets behind her amazing appearance. Since starting her Instagram account four years ago back in 2013, Kina Shen has picked up 445,000 followers...
View ArticleRead It And Weep: Orient’s Lolita Dolls On Verge Of Extinction
As Humbert Humbert would say, “It was love at first sight, at last sight…” And this may be the last sight you will ever have of these eerily realistic lolita dolls… Top Japanese love doll brand Orient...
View ArticleJapanese Lolitas Plan World Domination
Disconcerting news from the world of Japanese fashion: adherents to the cutesy subculture of Lolita fashion are organizing themselves into an official group. Their target: the whole world. The Japan...
View ArticlePlaying dress-up: Maison de Julietta offers the chance to be a lolita for a day
Who among us hasn’t dreamed of being a lolita? We mean the fashion conscience kind of Lolita, not the…other kind. The frilly little dresses, the bonnets, the ridiculous platform shoes, and all the cake...
View ArticleJapan now has Sugar Romper cosplay costumes for people who want to give up on...
Japanese fetish designer takes Lolita fashion to new extremes. Moira Design has been raising eyebrows over the years with surprising crossover costumes like military uniform leotards and Chinese dress...
View ArticleCosplay in the rain with a Snow White raincoat from Japan
Full length poncho turns rainy days into magical fairytales. As Japan heads into the June rainy season, people are now pulling out their umbrellas and ponchos for the daily commute. But just because...
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