Lolita fashion became popular in the mid-2000s. It is characterized by "a knee length skirt or dress in a bell shape assisted by petticoats, worn with a blouse, knee high socks or stockings and a headdress". Different sub-styles of lolita include casual, sweet, gothic, black and ("princess"). Kogyaru or kogal'' is another Japanese street fashion based on a Shibuya club-hostess look. Women with this style tan their bodies and faces to a deep brown colour, and will frequently use light lipstick to accentuate the darkness and brownness of their complexion. The trend is found in both Shibuya and Harajuku, and is influenced by a "schoolgirl" look, with participants often wearing short skirts, oversized knee-high socks, and sparkling accessories.Black, Daniel. "Wearing Out Racial Discourse: Tokyo Street Fashion and Race as Style." Journal of Popular Culture 42, no. 2 (April 2009): p.241. Humanities Source, EBSCOhost (accessed November 16, 2016).
lolita fashion became popular in the mid-2000s it is characterized by "a knee length skirt or dress in a bell shape assisted by petticoats worn with a blouse knee high socks or stockings and a headdress" different sub-styles of lolita include casual sweet gothic black and ("princess") kogyaru or kogal'' is another japanese street fashion based on a shibuya club-hostess look women with this style tan their bodies and faces to a deep brown colour and will frequently use light lipstick to accentuate the darkness and brownness of their complexion the trend is found in both shibuya and harajuku and is influenced by a "schoolgirl" look with participants often wearing short skirts oversized knee-high socks and sparkling accessoriesblack daniel "wearing out racial discourse tokyo street fashion and race as style" journal of popular culture 42 no 2 (april 2009) p241 humanities source ebscohost (accessed november 16 2016)