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Originally Posted by dirtyroboto

I would assume that wearing gothic lolita in the west is going to draw negative attention whatever colour or shape you are. If it is something you want to do, then do it right. Due to your height you will have to pay more to get a custom outfit, the care of the outfit will also cost allot.

Yeah... I'm aware that I'll have to pay a good sewer for my dresses.
But anyway, gothic, punk, emo, whatever tribe you may mention, is very well accepted where I live.

Originally Posted by Jaydelart

I'm no fashionista, so my words count for very little. Artistically speaking, however, I've noticed that dark skin tones go good with vibrant, dynamically bright colors (personally, yellow or cyan/light-blue). That could be something to capitalize on.

If you want a Lolita image, go for it.
But you should probably go for it with relative confidence.

Oh, thanks. Never thought of wearing yellow, I thought I'd had to go gothic because it kinda makes you look smaller.
No prob about the confidence... to me it's just clothing.

Originally Posted by TalnSG

Ganguro is probably not going to go over well in most places. It's not looked on that favorably in many places even for whites, but for blacks it may recall the history of "black-faced" whites in theatre with very negative reactions.

If your features are as soft as it sounds, being mulatto shouldn't be hinderance for getting a good Lolita look. It will be rather unique, though. The only black woman I know with an understanding of the style tried going in that direction subtly, but being part Japanese her features were too angular and sharp to look right (and it clashed with her personality).

Be careful with the color choices. What Jaydelart said is often true, but some mulattos have too much of a yellow undertone to their skin to wear some shades yellow well, especially bright ones. Take some fabric scraps and check how the look against your skin in sunlight and indoors before investing in a dress. If there is a color you really like, but doesn't look right, you can usually make it an accent or even have it in much of the fabric as long as it isn't too close to bare skin. There is whole range of yellows and pinks that make me look ill, but I can use them sparingly and away from my face.

Thanks for the input.

About my body, it worries me. It's all okay, but I have some unwanted shoulder lenght.
I wonder what I can do to "hide" it, if it's an hinderance?


Just to clear something that came up... I always thought that lolita = white dresses and accessories, and gothic lolita = black dresses with red/some other color details.
But by what you guys are saying, it can be of any color... just have to be, well, lolita.

Thanks, look like I knew nothing at all in the end.