In recent years lolitas in Japan have decided to change the spelling of their name from ロリータ (pronounced roriita) to ロリィタ (pronounced roryita). At the time of writing this post, “lolita” in English spelling is… Read More »Alice Karasuma’s “roriita (ロリータ) and roryita (ロリィタ) are different”
As part of our research, my co-researchers Rei Saionji and Tomoe Hojo and I are working together to document the many ways in which the word “lolita” is used in girls and women cultures in… Read More »The Heart of a Lady: Yasuko Aoike’s Hadashi no Lolita (1968)
This post is an extended version of my Twitter thread here and article with Unseen Japan here. On the 5th of May LARME magazine released a short promotional video for their 10th anniversary fashion show.… Read More »Setting the Cute World on Fire: LARME’s 10th Anniversary Fashion Video