Lolita fashion emerged in Japan during the 1990s as a radical form of street style born out of the Japanese taste for Hello Kitty cuteness. Although the term 'Lolita' has sexual connotations in ...

Beyond Japan, the popularity of the country’s cultural exports, particularly anime and cosplay, has attracted non-Japanese people to the style of dress, Monden said. But Lolita fashion followers ...

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One finding indicates that Japanese artisans were involved in embroidery for the dress, one of several worn ... and restoration project, said the style of the sleeves and other features indicate ...