My experiences as a Lolita in Japan A foreigners perspective Hi all, I'm back with another post. I hope that you enjoyed reading my last post. So, here I am back with another Lolita fashion story. This time, I will be writing about my experience as a foreign Lolita living in Japan, and the lolita fashion community. I come to Japan in the summer of 2016 (Northern hemisphere), to work as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT). This meant I was moving to Japan to full fill my dream of living and working in Japan. It also meant up- rooting my life in Australia, leaving my friends and family behind, to start a new life in a foreign land. But one of the things I was going to miss the most was my small Lolita community. When I was in Australia, I would look forward to getting all dressed up to meet my community, and to participate in the activities we were doing. However, in Japan, there are no such communities, especially where I live in Japan. I live in a city in th...
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Harajuku Fashion Finding myself in Lolita Fashion Hello and welcome to my first blog entry. It has taken me a while to think of what to write about......However, I thought I would start my first entry off with my love of Lolita fashion. You may ask, what is lolita fashion?? Lolita fashion is Japanese street fashion, found on the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is heavily influenced by the Victorian/ Rocco era clothing from Europe. Lolita fashion is adorned with lace, patterns, and prints. It is also available in a variety of colours, cuts and styles ready for the lolita enthusiast to get their hands on. So, that's a brief description in a nut shell. So, how did this fashion change my life??? Well, it was the year 2012 and I recently broke up with my boyfriend at the time. I saw this as a chance to re-invent myself and put my life back on track. I went to my local Pop culture convention, and went to a panel on Lolita fashion. They had girls from...
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I'm totally new to this blogging thing, so please forgive me if it is not perfect to begin with so it gives me time to develop my skills. I will be posting Loita fashion and event related things, skin care and make up reviews, aimed particulary at sensitive/ oily skin and also travel adventures!! Please stay tuned!! Thank you