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04-19-2010, 09:51 PM
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Ah yeah, I see what you mean. I agree to some extent with what you are saying. Do you think that if a Lolita designed and made his/her own clothing (that isn't an obvious replica), this would be a style rather than a costume? Or combined Lolita with other elements? PVC/Leather can sometimes (but rarely) be encorporated into Lolita, particularly with the 'ero-loli' look. I've seen a few examples were leather works well in this instance but I can't recall seeing any decent examples were PVC was used. The girl in the picture is what the Lolita community refer to as 'costume' or 'cosplay' Lolita. They define it like this: Quote:
Thinking about it, I find it hard to distinguish the definition between costume and style. Personally, I think Lolita (when not 'cosplay lolita') is a fashion, but it's hard to explain why. |
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04-19-2010, 10:13 PM
But a costume is when you are dressing up to try and be someone else. A tuxedo can be a costume if I am trying to be, say, James Bond.
I don't think the clothes themselves define whether an outfit is a costume or not, but the intentions of the wearer. Lady Gaga's outrageous outfits are not generally called "costumes" because they help define her own personality. Therefore if someone dresses in a lolita style, if she is dressing that way as an expression of her personality, I don't think it is fair to call it a "costume". |
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04-20-2010, 09:34 AM
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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. |
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04-21-2010, 09:33 PM
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Besides, the point isn't who you find attractive, it's who can pull off this particular fashion style better. |
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04-21-2010, 10:09 PM
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04-22-2010, 05:11 PM
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Its not fair, but the term "costume" carries a negative connotation it doesn't always deserve. I will put on something I could not describe as anything but a costume and look quite appropriate to my surroundings. There is nothing wrong with it being a just costume, as long as I don't use the costume to make others believe something is real that is not. Maybe the negativity arises because some people adopt a costume to fit in with something or someone they have no real understanding of. Some people have no sense of respect or conscience about misrepresenting themselves in real life (as opposed to costuming such as at anime conventions). Deciding when something moves between the two is very subjective, and heavily affected by the person's own thoughts, feelings and even previous experiences. And as Miss Misa mentioned - extremely hard to explain to others at times. Only an open mind and open heart can be filled with life. ********************* Find your voice; silence will not protect you.
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