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Originally Posted by nobora
I say anyone should wear what makes them happy and not try to please others.
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It a great idea and one I agree with, but it doesn't always work like that. Sometimes what makes people happy to wear is offensive or inappropriate. For an every-day perspective, the girl in the photo would have to change her clothes before she was allowed to do any one of the three occupations I have.
I think MMM brings up a great point about the intention of the wearer. However, doesn't Lolita often pull on aspects of victorian maid, dolls, little girl, shepherdess, princess type images. In many respects, dressing in Lolita is about creating your own character that is separate from your 'normal' self, so while maybe not a costume per se, it is costumish. Then again Casual and Classic loli's are pretty tame really and aspects of them have been in and out of mainstream fashion for years. You could probably put together an outfit in that style without ever leaving the High Street. The more purchase specific and extravagant a style is, the more it seems costumy to me even if it's not deliberately a costume.