For this blog, I’d like to report back my meeting with the leader Ai and sub-leader Pochi from the “Gothic, Lolita, and Punk Club” at our office in Ebisu.
But first, I’ll briefly explain what Lolita and gothic fashion is.
Lolita Fashion is a trend that incorporates France’s Lococo-style fashion while arranging it to a Japanese style.
The picture below is an example of Lolita Fashion!
On the other hand, Gothic Lolita fashion is basically the same as Lolita Fashion except for the fact that it mainly uses black clothes.
In Japan, there is a club that gathers these lovers of Lolita, Gothic and even punk fashion. The name of this club is rather straightforward – “The Lolita, Gothic and Punk Club”, founded by Ai (leader) and Pochi (sub-leader) in 2009. It’s a student organization, but they are as active as a full-fledged club.
Their main activities thus far are as follows:
- Borrowed Lolita clothes from popular Lolita brands, and hosted fashion shows.
- Appeared in a popular Japanese Web video service called “NicoNicodouga”
- Production of short films
- Appeared as an extra on a popular TV drama
A little more detail about their activities…
At their fashion shows, the club borrows Lolita clothes from popular brands such as PEACE NOW, Angelic pretty, and pierrot!
Appearances on “NicoNicodouga” are usually as a guest on Aoki Misako’s (A popular Lolita fashion model) show.
Their latest appearance on TV was as an extra for a popular Japanese drama called “DekaWanko” – a drama in which the main character, a policewoman, dresses up in Lolita clothes.
Here at FindJPN, we will continue to contact and build a relationship with this club through collaboration on future FindJPN activities and interviews. Our goal is to provide a sneak view on the lives of Lolitas not easily accessible on other sites/blogs!
Next week, I will be posting interviews of Ai and Pochi! I asked them why they adorn themselves in Lolia and Gothic Lolita fashion and why they decided to found the club – “The Loita, Gothic, and Punk Club”.
Join us again next week for the interview!
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