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Classic Lolita fashion inspired today’s printable paper doll. As I know I’ve explained before, but in case anyone is new around here or doesn’t remember- Lolita fashion is a Japanese street alternative fashion style. It is based on Victorian children’s clothing taken to the logical extreme of ruffled absurdity. Lolita fashion also has a bunch of sub-genre’s (like anything in the alt-fashion world). There’s sailor Lolita, gothic Lolita, sweet Lolita, and, of course, classic lolita which is what I’m sharing today. I thought this article was a nice quick overview of the major three styles- sweet, classic and gothic.
Classic Lolita is generally thought to be a much more toned down and refined Lolita style. It’s often called a little more mature, but that’s just in comparison to Sweet Lolita, which can be… a lot. I haven’t done a sweet lolita paper doll printable set yet for the Jewels and Gemstones. So, I’ll link this Sweet Lolita paper doll from my Dames and Dandies collection. You can see the contrast between that illustration and these without much trouble, I think (well, I hope anyway.)
There’s certainly some cottage-core trend filtering into here too. There’s a lot of scholarship about how times of social unrest also tend to be times of feminine dress. The Great Depression, for example, heralded a return to lady-like. There’s really no proof for the so-called Hemline Theory– where skirt length can be tied to economic highs and lows. Personally, I think it’s more likely that people just want a return to what they see as “safe” and “normal”. In times of social upheaval, that’s a return to a pervious time that’s perceived as being idyllic, even if such a time never actually existed. Anyway, I digress…
I keep a Lolita fashion Pinterest board for all my gathering up documentation on this fashion style. This dress and this dress inspired today’s dresses, though I think one is more gothic than classic. This paper doll was one of the few times when I’ve really dived into a color scheme. I don’t tend to use these sorts of muted soft colors that often, which is a pity, because I really love how it looks. Makes me want to use these sorts of colors on more printable paper doll creations.