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  • noun A Japanese fashion movement whose adherents dress in an elegant, largely monochromatic style with traditional accoutrements such as parasols.

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Examples

  • Of the five panelists on stage at the Fashion Institute of Technology on Tuesday night discussing the Japanese fashion culture known as Gothic Lolita, only one, a

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • Technology on Tuesday night discussing the Japanese fashion culture known as Gothic Lolita, only one, a Japanese illustrator and designer, sp...

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • Of the five panelists on stage at the Fashion Institute of Technology on Tuesday night discussing the Japanese fashion culture known as Gothic Lolita, only one, a Japanese illustrator and designer, spoke no English.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • The boutique sells cute pillbox hats fashioned after sushi and Gothic Lolita dolls.

    Shana Ting Lipton: Kid Kouture 2010

  • The boutique sells cute pillbox hats fashioned after sushi and Gothic Lolita dolls.

    Kid Kouture 2010

  • Hmmm… No matter what the Japanese say, I would have to say it is a bit naive to say the Gothic Lolita has nothing to do with being sexy.

    AMBASSADORS OF CUTE » Sociological Images 2009

  • The boutique sells cute pillbox hats fashioned after sushi and Gothic Lolita dolls.

    Shana Ting Lipton: Kid Kouture 2009

  • Various flavors of Alice in Wonderland, frequently Gothic Lolita, with equally strange food.

    Hey Nurse, Slip Me Some Tongue! Jen 2009

  • Keep the general fashion sense and modesty of Gothic Lolita, but go for a mature femininity rather than a cute, girly one.

    A Gothic Aristocrat Primer, Part Two | The Anime Blog 2008

  • My impression of Gothic Madam is that of a grown-up Gothic Lolita; feminine and frilly with a hint of vintage, but minus the parts that make Lolita–the short skirt and petticoat, the cute collar and sleeves, and the childlikeness in general.

    A Gothic Aristocrat Primer, Part Two | The Anime Blog 2008

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