Lolita In Translation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- While the immediate connotation of the word "Lolita" is Nabokov's literary masterpiece, this short documentary provides an intimate glimpse into the world of a different Lolita. Hailing from Japan's Harajuku district, the Lolita fashion style - with its unabashedly adorable hair bows, petticoats, and knee-socks - has been transplanted all over the world. Explore the Chicago community from the perspective of four collegiate Lolitas, as they examine the origins, peculiarities, and personal meanings of the quickly growing subculture.
This film was created by Lokchi Lam, Christine Lim, Elena Guobyte and Jasmine Heiss for a documentary production class at the University of Chicago, taught by the incredible Judy Hoffman. All the work (pitching to screening) was completed in a nine-week period. We used a Panasonic DVX-100A camera and Final Cut Pro for editing.
As the filmmakers are not Lolitas themselves, we'd like to thank the four women depicted in this documentary for allowing us to glimpse their intimate personal lives.
I must say, I adore that young man at the beginning of the documentary! He was so respectful with his questions! I wish more people reacted this way instead of glaring or making rude remarks.
1:38 ... the reaction of that man... wow. She's cute and wearing what she wants. She isn't exposing her chest, behind, or anything inappropriate; which this society walks by and doesn't mind at all. I don't get it. Lolitas have a bravery and confidence that is, or at least should be, envied. Power to us all in being who we are!
I miss the old days of oldschool dolls :3
Me too! I wear printed dresses but it's in old school lolita my heart really is.
I adore the Lolita in the beginning! Her voice is so cute and she has such a warm aura! I adore her!
I've wanted to wear lolita since middle school, and now that I can actually afford it I'm just super excited. If it wasnt so hot here right now i'd be wearing it
Anya .Goffen yeah I feel your pain lol I live in Florida so it’s hot or raining
I hate it when people stare and talk about other people just because they wear something different,
here in the U.S. it happens a lot,
but I admire this girls for keeping on it and doing what makes them feel happy,
you all look pretty n.n
Wow this is one of the best international documentation I ever seen! You girls made a very good job! :) And I can't belive that you made this project by your own. Wonderful! Very professional! ^^
Metamorphose parasol. ♥ This is really well done. A lovely insight into the world of the Lolita.
this is fantastically done. not just in content but in the editing as well. Also as someone who is starting to move on from lolita (it's been 4 years now an i'm going otome an natural kei)it's nice to hear from someone who has also moved on to an extent an hear what they have to say. really well done (also imo that classic i'm guessing VM dress, looks amazing on you)
Oh my I love the lolita in the brown wig. She was such a sweetie through out the video! I admire her.
Bravo! I really felt the imtimacy; this is truly how lolitas live. We are just people who dress differently because the style appeals to us. I very much enjoyed this documentary, thank you for taking the time to make it. ^__^
I wish this was longer, it's so interesting.
It's nice to see people discussing lolita maturely for what it is.
Brilliant! Well done, girls! You explain the whole concept of Lolita Fashion beautifuly!
Absolutely Amazing! This is a perfect way to introduce to people not in the know about what Lolita fashion is all about. I hope you make a longer version of this.
Lolita is the best stile to wear. Seriously, it make one feel beautiful and like a princess.
I have some dresses for myself, but alas, i cant create my own dresses, skirts or shirts, since i don't know how to sew.
beautifully made, i love how it was documented with lolitas and ordinary people. the explanations for the general different types of lolita was really great! i love the sweet lolita's voice, she sounds lovely :]
Thanks!
This is, actually, the entire documentary. We had a time limit of eight minutes. If we'd had more time, we would have addressed a whole lot of other issues, though.
Very well done. It goes straight into my favourites.
wow i love this- their clothes are so pretty I wish I could afford dresses like that! :D I should totally buy one
Nice documentary!!
I just finished making my first lolita skirt...i have a full outfit now. YAY!
I love brand, especially Baby, but I really admire lolita who can make their own clothes. I don't know why anyone would make fun of that, besides, where on earth do they think brand started in the first place? It didn't just suddenly explode out of nothingness into brilliant colors and fame.
Impressive! This is the kind of documentary we all need :]
Brilliant video. Well done and well explained.
This is so well done! I liked how you showed different types of lolita, that the girls aren't living in some sort of fantasy world. They act like normal girls. I REALLY liked the one comment about how you can dress however you want, just don't call it lolita when it obviously isn't. That is one of my biggest frustrations.
Very very wonderful documentary.
I wish it was longer!
I want to know why people think it's sexual?
I think it's probably the name of the fashion not so much the clothing. But anyways, you girls are very pretty and have gorgeous dresses!
i like this video, it's very educatonal and not so snobby about the subject and rules. i've seen other video's where some of the girls were just so darn snobby and rude about it all.
omg the first girl was sooo kawaiii :3 but i was cringing when her shoes were in the water
I think this video was very well done~! Gahh.. I cant' wait to start building my own Lolita wardrobe.
Thanks SO Much for all the positive praise, everyone! I'm just going to echo Christine and Elena in saying THANK YOU!
I also have a question: I think that the editing with the pink boots after "more mature" is kind if great, because it reveals that even classic Lolita is fun and cute, and not totally prim and proper. Would you all say this mis-represents the style, or does it work? Your voices are what drive this entire production! Yours,
Jasmine
Awsome documentary, you all have such pretty dresses^^
You actually don't have to get your lolita clothes drycleaned. You could wash them in your washing machine(I do). But you have to have it on very low temprature, wash the dresses with many deatials inside out or remove the extra details^^
This is really good. I really like this video. :3
The only thing I really really wanna say is that I think the event in which one girl's photo was taken and mocked online is illegal. It's illegal to take someone's photo without their permission and even more so to invade their privacy by posting it online publicly. It just made me so mad.
really good documentary!
I agree with you entirely. I've been a fan of lolita for a few years now, and that's the one thing that bothers me about most of its other fans: they worry WAY too much about tiny little things (ex: quality of lace, non-usage of shiny materials etc).
Great video!
A lovely documentary
This is a really good video that help explain the basics of lolita and is a good video for people that have no idea what lolita is or have pre-conceived notions of what lolita is that are wrong. I would have liked it more if they could have gone more into depth about the styles of lolita other than the ones that were listed but I understand that this was meant to be a short documentary and that there are limitations on youtube. Otherwise I thought the lolitas were adorable and did great =)
This was really good
I think with most styles of Japanese fashion and street fashion there's this constant thing where people are like 'that's not so and so fashion' I see it all the time on online Japanese fashion communities, and even non Japanese fashion communities. Which really sucks because it takes away the enjoyment that wearing the clothes is meant to give you. If you're always worying about whether an outfit is correct or not it takes away the fun.
This was a great video, really proffesional.
so nice to see :D
i wish it was a little longer as well :S
but it was really great :D
Really well explained.
Thankyou!=3 im so happy that there are other people like me in this world !!!
such a nice vid!
really good job girls!
great video! thanks for this :)
i like it.. youre awesome!!!!
I admire you guys
very well done
go go lolita chan!
Aw old school lolis.
I wonder if she still dresses like this!
Taehyung's Chicken That You Will Never Eat I know this comment is a year old, but she's still active on Instagram!
Who is she??
Milena Bandersnatch She's alicewithtea on Instagram! Took me forever to find her even though I follow her lol
Thank you!
Awesome Video. It's cool :)
milk-chan bag ^.^ ah but yes i really liked this.
I love the "So Arice are your rorita crothes krean?"
OMG
@Moahoa95 I wash mine at home too, but I don't put them in the machine because it messes up the bow and ruffles as well as ruining the silks and stiffness of built in petticoats on some dresses~ it's good for the cheaper and knock off clothes, but I usually handwash in the bath tub and hang dry :)
I really like Lolita fashion, I think its so elegant and beautiful unfortunately most of my family dont get it (exept my dad he doesnt care) but I wish they would. I know for a fact I wont stay a Lolita forever because my style is always changing but like the Aristocrat (sorry but i dont know her name) said even if I move on Lolita elements will always stay with me
I am very happy with my sweet lolita dress I'm wearing and it was had to be made when I ordered it from my lolitadressesuk site
I'm about to do the same thing as the girl in the beginning. I just got my first lolita outfit and I'm taking it when I visit my sister in Chicago.
Finally somebody done it. :)
@eguobyte i just reread my old comment and just wanted to say that it wasnt meant to sound that rude! xD
I'm a lolita myself so THANKS FOR THIS VID!! :)
@nyccora I actually usually onlny wash my bodyline and some ap clothes in washing machine. Strangely enough, Ap's clothes are sometimes washable in washing machine. I do advise to wash them as little as possible tough since their prints will fade a bit if you wash them to much. I always handwash/dryclean my bssb clothes tough. I wrote that message long ago when I only had bodyline^^; Thank you for correcting me, I had totally forgotten about that comment.
What Lolita forums do you go on?
So basically what I was trying to say is I agree with the points of view expressed in this video. I ran out of room though. Darn TH-cam comment limits.
@Moahoa95 ohhh!!! okok that makes sense lol I have a bodyline that absolutely must be washed in the machine because it wrinkles insanely~ ^^
Rorita crows LOL. Happy belated Lolita day!
@Kawaiineko997 Either or.. There's "lifestyle lolitas" that have a very Victorian frame of mind/proper lady, and others that just be themselves, and again, others that already had this lady-like philosophy and have joined lolita. But I think when you are a part of the fashion you are in the subculture - the online communities, the lexicon (JSK, petticoats, brand names), etc etc..
Classic Lolita: "...they want to look more mature...." Pink Boots?! haha.
The only thing that annoys me is Sweet Lolita's voice and the fact that there is no backround music at all.
But I liked the rest a lot.
@akissy Happy Winter Lolita Day to you too ^.^
@ImNotNormal247 The book is actually quite brilliant. I've had people ask me if the terms meant the same thing, but I don't find it offensive since the question is actually really honest. People just don't know any better. Lolita fashion isn't a mainstream culture in the West, so, you really have to expect people not to understand it. I think it's best not to become angry at those who do mix up the terms. Just explain it to them honestly and hopefully they'll understand what it really is.
to hear the voice of people I just know from egl... this is cool XD
Lolitas in chicago! Why cant I seem to find any!! T-T
@TheTelegothika well unfortunatly england is rubbish so nothing good eer happens to us :'( i wish there were some lolita brand shops too
CHICAGO!
@akissy while pettis are mandatory they don't have to be bellshaped, clasic do not use them bellshaped, gothic not always.
Actually, as in any sort of culture, lolita has some incredibly rude people. it's sad, but it's true.
though, from my own personal perspective, i've almost exclusively met particularly polite lolitas.
@TheTelegothika I'm not from uk but i know for definite there is a gothic lolita shop in camden called sai sai's :-) in case your interested:-)
it pretty much happens to almost all new Lolitas
That guy at 1:30 his look was so offensive! Ugh...
@IceQueen975 Yeah I know.
2:16 Cassandra FTMFW!
cute.
i love lolita and people need to stop being rube to lolitas