歓迎 Irashaimasu/Welcome. This group was created for the purpose of uniting fans of this Elegant childish yet dark and beautiful style (EGL,EGA or any Lolita Style), from people who wear the style and live the Lolita genre life , to people who listen to the music (Note: this is for Metal fans as well, for the way some bands compose there music of symphonic/harpsy style.) Here are some things that inspired the EGL/EGA look...
Artists:
Malice Mizer (disbanded, each musician started there own project)
Moi dix Mois (Mana Greatly influenced the Gothic Lolita Style With His own clothing line Moi-même-Moitié)
ALI project
NANA Kitade
Kana
Hizaki Grace Project
Schwarz Stein
Dir en Grey (shinya)
Larein (disbanded)
Emilie Autumn
Mika Nakashima (Hi no Tori)
Kozi.etc
(METAL Bands Symphonic/Goth/Power:didn't really inspire the look) Angra
Galneryus
Epica
Cradel of Filth
Necrophobic
Vampiria
Stratovarius.etc
ANIME: Coyote Ragtime Show
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
Le Chevalier d'Eon
Rozen Maiden
Godchild
Tsukuyomi - Moon Phase
Othello
xxxHolic
Trinity Blood
Pitaten
Vampire Knight.etc
BOOKS:
Lolita
Gothic Lolita Bible.etc
Fashion Spots: can be found all over the world but mainly in Tokyo,Japan Harajuku District.
Fashion Labels/Brands:
Moi-même-Moitié
Victorian Maiden
Innocent World
Angelic Pretty
Mary Magdalene
A+Lidel
LoliGoth Paris.etc
What is EGL/EGA you ask (if you are new to the genre). well ill give a brief description: Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It emphasizes Victorian-style girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls. Gothloli's name and origin is a combination of lolita fashion—appearing deliberately cute to the point of looking childish—and certain styles found within gothic fashion. The style started as a youth subculture sometime around 1997-98 and became a well-established genre available in various boutiques and some major department stores by around 2001.
Gothic Lolita was influenced and popularised by the imagery of more feminine Visual Kei (or "visual rock") bands. Visual Kei is a Japanese form of rock music defined by bands featuring performers in elaborate costumes but whose musical style varies. Mana, the cross dressing former leader and guitarist of the Visual Kei band Malice Mizer is widely credited for having helped popularise Gothic Lolita. He coined the terms "Elegant Gothic Lolita" (EGL) and "Elegant Gothic Aristocrat" (EGA) to describe the style of his own fashion label Moi-même-Moitié, which was founded in 1999 and quickly established itself as one of the most coveted brands of the Gothic Lolita scene.
"Lolita" Although "Lolita" is a reference to Vladimir Nabokov's famous novel, and GothLoli is often worn by teens, most followers of the style do not consider it overtly sexual. Adherents present themselves as Victorian children or baby dolls and prefer to look "cute" rather than "sexy". Many Lolitas claim that the term 'lolita' doesn't necessarily have anything to do with sex at all. The usage of the word may also be considered wasei-eigo.
