OTT Gothic Lolita: #0
OTT Gothic Lolita: #0
Why is OTT (over-the-top) gothic lolita so rare? If you do an internet search on OTT lolita fashion, you will quickly see that sweet lolita is by far and away the most popular for OTT outfits. True, there are some OTT gothic outfits, and OTT classic outfits too, but I can't help but feel like gothic lolita is severely underrepresented in over-the-top outfits.
Why is this? I've seen people say that OTT gothic lolita tends to look like a pileup of gothic elements until it "turns into a cliche goth mess", but when I look at (for an example from sweet lolita) giant pastel ponytail wigs topped with a collection of "kawaii" hair decorations, well, I can't help but see it as a "cliche sweet mess". And besides, I'm not afraid of being cliche.
This is going to be a blog series about what OTT gothic lolita could look like. I'll be providing examples of my suggestions, to show that OTT gothic lolita is possible and there already is some dabbling in it, but I'll also be giving sources of inspiration for things I haven't seen but would like to see. Finally, I'd like to present some examples of OTT gothic lolita outfits. The girls who are going the OTT gothic route instead of the OTT sweet route should be celebrated.
Why is OTT (over-the-top) gothic lolita so rare? If you do an internet search on OTT lolita fashion, you will quickly see that sweet lolita is by far and away the most popular for OTT outfits. True, there are some OTT gothic outfits, and OTT classic outfits too, but I can't help but feel like gothic lolita is severely underrepresented in over-the-top outfits.
Why is this? I've seen people say that OTT gothic lolita tends to look like a pileup of gothic elements until it "turns into a cliche goth mess", but when I look at (for an example from sweet lolita) giant pastel ponytail wigs topped with a collection of "kawaii" hair decorations, well, I can't help but see it as a "cliche sweet mess". And besides, I'm not afraid of being cliche.
This is going to be a blog series about what OTT gothic lolita could look like. I'll be providing examples of my suggestions, to show that OTT gothic lolita is possible and there already is some dabbling in it, but I'll also be giving sources of inspiration for things I haven't seen but would like to see. Finally, I'd like to present some examples of OTT gothic lolita outfits. The girls who are going the OTT gothic route instead of the OTT sweet route should be celebrated.
