Why is Lolita Called Lolita? [Kawaii Fashion School]

Where did the name "Lolita" come from, and why is there a Japanese fashion sharing the name? Find out in the first episode of Kawaii Fashion School!

Megu is a Sociology PhD Researcher and studies Kawaii Fashion Subcultures. Find out more about her research here:    • Tokyo's Kawaii Fashion Subcultures - ...  

► Intro Theme - Grace Huie Robbins [soundcloud.com/grace-huie-robbins]
► Intro Illustrations - Grimm Sugar [grimm-sugar.tumblr.com/tagged/art]
► Music - Incompetech [incompetech.com]

References:
► Vladimir Nabokov | 1955, "Lolita"
► Gagnè, I 2008, “Urban princesses: performance and ‘women’s language’ in Japan’s Gothic/Gosurori subculture,” Journal of Linguistics Anthropology, vol. 18, issue 1, pp. 130-50
► Masayuki Yoshinaga | 2007, "Gothic & Lolita"

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