Elegant Gothic Lolita

An elegant Gothic Lolita, EGL or Gothic Lolita for short, is a female Japanese teen or young adult who dresses in amazingly elaborate Gothic-looking baby doll costumes. On the weekends these women walk the streets of Tokyo and Osaka and fill Yoyogi Park and Harajuku neighborhood where they pose for tourist’s pictures and sit around looking pretty. They are beautiful, glamorous, doll-like manifestations of their favorite Visual Rock stars.

One of the most interesting things about fashion in Japan is its street fashion. Not all young Japanese wear outlandish street fashions, but there is certainly a dedicated following in large Japanese cities such as Tokyo and Osaka.

In recent years, Japan has bred a youth culture with a passion for costume and dressing up. This is referred to as Cosplay or Costume Play and it has already made its way across the world. Perhaps harkening back to the historic days of Kabuki, Japanese youth want to continue the tradition of escape through dress and style.