Lolita fashion

Lolita (ロリータ・ファッション, rorīta fasshon^?) is a fashion subculture originating in Japan that is based on Victorian and Edwardian clothing.

The origin of the term's meaning is complex, and remains unclear. The movement probably started in the late 1970s when famous labels including Pink House, Milk, and Pretty (later known as Angelic Pretty) began to sell clothing.

In the 1990s, brands such as Princess Princess began to rise in popularity which prompted the style to become popularized in Tokyo with Japanese youth.

Gothic Lolita, sometimes shortened to GothLoli (ゴスロリ, gosu rori^?), is a combination of gothic and Lolita Fashion. The fashion originated in the late 1990s in Harajuku.

"Elegant Gothic Lolita" (EGL) and its masculine equivalent, "Elegant Gothic Aristocrat" (EGA), are sub-styles of Gothic Lolita and of , championed by the visual kei rock musician Mana with his fashion label Moi-même-Moitié, and influenced by steampunk fashion.

The magazine Gothic & Lolita Bible was founded in 2001.

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