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coord for Q-Pot Cafe's Christmas-themed afternoon tea!!

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Hello everyone! I'll keep the question short, but does wearing Lolita have a deeper meaning for anyone else? I've had a deep love for the fashion for many years, but can't seem to put what it means to me into words. I'd like to see other people's takes on the question!

Hai Hai! For me, Lolita fashion is an expression of rebellion, and a love letter to one’s self. TLDR: Lolita talks about the taboo of femininity and cuteness in the west due to patriarchy and the hyper fixation of the male gaze. As well as praises the community for their bravery.

In the UK, ‘cuteness’ is rare and looked down upon. There are a lot of reasons for this, with most being misinformation and the public being convinced that cuteness and anything from Japan is a form of fetish content and for perverts. Most of the general public’s clothing is dark or low in saturation, with more colourful pieces being saved for the older generation(50+). While there has been some progress recently, with a couple of Miniso’s and a ‘CUTE’ exhibition, most kawaii items have been watered down greatly. For example, the ‘21 forever’ collab with hello kitty-

- or entirely misconstrued due to being under researched, such as the ‘CUTE’ exhibition in London. While this seems like I am nit picking, I cannot emphasise enough how taboo cuteness is in the UK, even for children. When the British public doesn’t understand something, they immediately believe it is immoral and sexual because our society is so focused upon the men and the importance of masculinity. Anything feminine is considered weak and weird, often only seen in p@rn. Even emojis can be considered too ‘feminine’ for British men to use. And with the name ‘Lolita’ being associated with the book from the view of a ped@, you can imagine the amount of hands grabbing pearls when the name is brought up.

This is extremely frustrating as Lolita fashion is a feminist act against hyper sexualisation within society. A clothing style that is purely catered for women and those who see feminine traits in as high regard as masculine ones- yet is immediately considered perverted because others cannot fathom any clothing that is not catered to appeal to men. And not explaining such details in shows like ‘CUTE’ London, really shows how little care the west has for cuteness and how they will ignore the very real social influences that fuel aspects of it.

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Hello everyone! I'll keep the question short, but does wearing Lolita have a deeper meaning for anyone else? I've had a deep love for the fashion for many years, but can't seem to put what it means to me into words. I'd like to see other people's takes on the question!