Style » Lolita Punk
Summary
Lolita Punk (also: Punk Lolita) is as the name suggests, heavily influenced by Western punk fashion, but is generally a cuter adaption. Lolita Punk was highly popular during the early 2000's, along with the traditional Gothic Lolita silhouette. However, it's had a noticeable decline in popularity in recent years with the rise of Ama Lolita.
This style is often more casual-looking than other Lolita styles. A typical outfit will have a mini tophat, a simple cutsew with a deconstructed Lolitaesque print, a pleated tartan skirt and chunky platform boots. Sometimes Punk Lolitas will be seen with nekomimi (cat ears), although it's considered cosplay by the majority of Lolitas.
Overview
- Style is edgy and cute.
- The main influence is standard punk fashion, with a hint of psychobilly.
- The most common color scheme is black x red. Black x white, pink, purple and yellow are also frequent.
- Patterns include tartan, polkadots, checkerboard, diamond, stripes, spider web and leopard.
- Common print motifs are crowns, crosses, roses, skulls and trump.
- Clothing features a mix of punk and lolita elements. Small amounts of lace and ribbons. Frills are found in larger quantities.
- Fabrics are usually deconstructed with several layers. Leather/pleather is used at times.
- Headwear is most often mini tophats, headbows or nekomimi (cat ears; associated with cosplay).
- Blazers and biker jackets are associated with Lolita Punk.
- Skirt length is usually knee-length or a tad shorter.
- Lolita Punk has generally less skirt poof than other styles.
- Pleated skirts.
- Striped knee/overknee socks, fishnet tights, tartan tights/socks, torn tights. Often mismatched.
- Lolita Punk is the only style to feature poofy leg and arm warmers.
- Accessories are standard punk-related items, such as chains, rivets, studded belts, round badges, safety pins, ties, studded bracelets and studded chokers with lace. Spiked items are a bit more uncommon in Lolita Punk.
- Shoes include platform Mary Janes, platform combat boots, platform oxford shoes and creepers.
- Bags can be plain to match a more edgy style, or in shape of animals for a more cute look.
Makeup & Hair
- Hair is usually kept fairly simple, straight or curly. Sometimes Hime Gyaru-inspired hairstyles.
- Mascara.
- Eyeliner.
- Dark eyeshadow.
- Red or pink blush.
- Nude, pink or red lipstick.
- If desired, fake eyelashes can be put on to achieve a doll look.
- It is also common to use special contacts called circle lenses to achieve said above look.
Note: Of course, these are just simple occurrences that are commonly seen within this style. They are no absolute rules of any kind. Be creative and experiment!
Shopping
A Punk Lolita's main source of clothing is Putumayo, that releases very cute items. Metamorphose is known to release clothes with patterns such as leopard, and unusual fabrics like pleather. They've also released a Lolitaesque biker jacket or two. Other sources include h.NAOTO (Anarchy/Frill/Jelly) for the deconstructed look, A+Lidel for a more casual edgy look, as well as Na+H and Peace Now.
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