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What exactly is bohemian style?

Eastern European, German, Gypsy, Mexican, baggy, ethnic minority, dim in color, heavily embroidered, layered, and finally make people look a little drunk and lethargic. ——Bohemian style is by no means limited to Bohemia. Its scope is much larger than we think.

The Turkish-style leopard print gown designed by TOM FORD for Yves Saint Laurent is said to be the representative of this season's bohemian style. Although it looks too luxurious, far beyond a true bohemian's imagination of a gorgeous life, what does it matter? As we said at the beginning, bohemian style has nothing to do with bohemian.

Proper nouns like bohemian style have appeared a lot recently. Don't know why. I don’t know who invented whom. In other words, who is interpreted by whom. In addition to the distinctions of nationality, ethnicity, skin color, gender and age, some groups of people need some unique titles to distinguish them. Basically, those are some so-called maverick animals.

For example, BOBO. This was last year’s hot word. Cultural scholars define him as a cross between hippie and yuppie. A rebellious spirit like hippie can also have appropriate decadence, marijuana is allowed, drugs are opposed, and at the same time there is a decent job, a superior income and good taste.

It is said that the standard outfit of a real BOBO is like this: wearing a GUCCI leather jacket costing several thousand dollars and LEVIS jeans costing dozens of dollars, his hair is messy, as if it has not been taken care of for three months. But his body exudes the smell of appropriate perfume. He is used to wearing cheap and comfortable sneakers, but he is extremely particular about his underwear.

Oh. That doesn't sound bad. Even heart-warming. Good and evil are one. Double sided poly. Such a BOBO, regardless of male or female, will surely sweep through thousands of armies and be invincible.

If there were no new rich people born due to the Internet, it is doubtful whether the word BOBO would still appear. No one is more BOBO than the people in this industry. Those Internet upstarts are not a mixture of crazy artists and treacherous businessmen. Look at Bill Gates flying in a private jet and staying in a 5-star or above hotel, and wearing something that disgusts fashion editors, which looks like a T-shirt and jeans from a cheap store - BOBO is so unscrupulous, free enough, and vicious enough .

That kind of enviable viciousness without any regard for others.

Bohemian style and BOBO seem to be passed down from generation to generation. At least, they are close relatives. Their spirit emphasizes people's artistic temperament, rebellion and freedom. Is this the love-hate orientation of the public or the designers? How many people have or truly desire art, rebellion and freedom? The result is that I see countless people on many occasions dressed like a down-and-out street painter who paints portraits of people, or like a sneaky special-functioning person.

Accessories, Bohemian accessories must be mentioned. To be an authentic Bohemian girl, you’d better not let go of any part of your body that can be covered with jewelry, including your wrists and ankles. , neck, waist, ears, fingertips, others wear one string, you wear three strings, others wear thin ones, you wear thick ones. In the past two years, the crazy popular Tibetan jewelry has been adopted by bohemian girls. As treasures, those blackened silverware, natural or dyed stones, regardless of whether they are heavy or expensive, are all put on the body and hands.

Bohemian style is a style I love, casual, uninhibited, romantic and free

Bohemian style is always at the forefront of fashion

Bohemian, generally translated as Bohemia, originally meant the bold Gypsies and decadent cultural people. However, in this year's fashion world and even the entire fashion world, Bohemian style represents an unprecedented romanticization, folklore, and liberalization. Strong colors and complex designs will bring strong visual impact and mysterious atmosphere - in fact, it is also the biggest impact on the simple style of these two years.

The enduring bohemian style

In the 1960s and 1970s, bohemian clothing and behavior became widely popular among "counterculture" groups. Whether it’s the rebellious desire in the heart or the yearning for “love and peace”, city dwellers who fantasize about a bohemian wandering and indulgent life have had a “wave” in clothes that are 8 hours away this year. We can't go back to that era, and most of the people reading this magazine won't go wandering, so we just look for a sense of indulgence in the fashions we wear today.

Bohemia is located in the western region of Czechoslovakia. It was originally part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is a multi-ethnic tribe where Gypsies gather. Nowadays, when it comes to mentioning it, people rarely think of the Bohemian people who actually live in the Czech land. "Bohemia" has become a symbol that evokes countless associations - wandering, freedom, bohemianness, decadence... …It has become an elusive dream in the hearts of urbanites who are busy all day long.

Although the Gypsies originally came from northwest India, Bohemia is located in Europe. However, because many Gypsies traveling around the world finally gathered in Bohemia, most literary works have a vague definition: Bohemians are Gypsies, that is, gypsies.

They wander in every corner of the world, from Russia to India to Morocco in North Africa, and of course more in Europe. They do not believe in God and make a living through all kinds of wandering crafts imaginable. They are also good at "astrology" and "herding sheep".

Bohemians, who are absolutely unique in appearance, personality and lifestyle, have always been the subjects of literary and artistic depictions. We are familiar with: Puccini's classic opera "La Bohème", Mérimée's "Carmen", the popular Indian film "Caravan" in the 1970s, and of course Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris" There is a beautiful Gypsy girl named Esmeralda who can sing and dance well. The charming character of Gypsy women, who are passionate and dare to love and hate, is fully reflected in Carmen and Pepper in "Carmen". As Paraza's poem at the beginning of "Carmen" said: "Women are a disaster, good things come only twice - —When you are newlyweds, your fate is at your limit.”

What about their outfits? Look at Carmen’s second appearance! ——"She wore a very short red skirt, revealing more than one of her white stockings with a hole, and a pair of small and exquisite red morocco shoes, which were tied with a fiery red ribbon. She pushed aside her shawl and let her Her shoulders were exposed, as was the large bouquet of acacias on her blouse. Needless to say, she also wore a sequined skirt under her shawl.

As a symbol of Spanish dance, flamenco is actually a form of improvisational music and dance used by the bold Gypsies to express their inner joys, sorrows and joys. Although the Spaniards are somewhat reluctant to recognize this form of dance due to the taboo against Gypsies, the black-haired Gypsy girls wore multi-colored pleated skirts and tasseled hand-woven shawls on their shoulders, snapping their fingers and dancing affectionately. But it has already been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

The overall feel of the Bohemian-style dress is close to Picasso’s obscure abstract paintings and mottled old medieval religious oil paintings, as well as the intricate natural marble patterns, which are messy, messy and yet Thrilling. Dark gray, dark blue, black, bright red, orange, rose red, and the popular "rose gray" on the Internet are the basic colors of this style. Those without confidence will be mercilessly submerged in layers of colors and illusions as soon as they put it on.

The origin of the word Lolita

Lolita itself is the name of the heroine in the novel "Lolita" (1955). Chinese is usually translated as Luolita, Lolita or Lolita. . This novel is a novel written in France by Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), a writer who was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States at the age of 40. The novel describes the story of a middle-aged man who is obsessed with his 12-year-old daughter. The story is about a middle-aged professor Huber who immigrated to the United States from France. Humbert Humbert, who has a special affection for little girls, meets the landlady's twelve-year-old daughter. The girl in the novel was originally named Dorothy. Dolores Haze, the nickname in Spanish is Lolita or Lo, hence the title of the book. This novel has become Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece, and was later adapted into the classic film "A Pear Blossom Under a Begonia" by the famous director Stanley Kubrick in 1962. In the film, the heroine wears a lace tight top, an umbrella skirt, and a dress with a bow, making this look a typical impression often used when referring to the pedophile complex in the future. This movie was remade again in 1997, directed by Atrion. Adrian Lyne.

The word Lolita generally refers to a very cute underage girl, and has also evolved into the Lolita (from the Japanese ロリ, the abbreviation of the so-called ロリータ) in the current ACG industry. This transliteration mainly refers to anime fans from Taiwan. As for lolicon, it refers to people who like loli very much, and will use the word "cute" as a verb and adjective to express their love for loli. From this noun Also derived is syota.

But the current lolita clothing is not directly related to the word lolita. It is just an extension of the name of this series of clothing. That is to say, if this word is not used, this clothing may continue to be called babydoll. The reason is that when Lolita-style clothes slowly began to attract attention in Japan, the movie "Lolita" was premiered in Japan. It happened in 1998 (it was remade in 1997 and the Japanese version was released in 1998). That movie also became a topic for a while, so this style of clothing was named lolita, and the more open-minded lolita ladies at that time also I accepted this term.

+The history and development of Lolita+

Lolita clothing is actually a simplified version of the Western court clothes from the 17th to 18th centuries. It is also a dress similar to a babydoll. The design inspiration mainly comes from France. Rococo and Victorian designs.

The Rococo style began in France in the early 17th century. It continues the artistic style of the Baroque period. It emphasizes grace, slenderness, delicacy, and femininity. It likes designs with bare shoulders and collarbones to perfectly highlight the female figure. The Victorian style originated from the popular style guided by the Queen of England in the 18th century, which emphasized many and complicated decorations, too exquisite and gorgeous, and the clothes at that time were popular with a large number of lace, ribbons, bows and The waist design shows full femininity and creates a noble and elegant image.

Of course, it is no longer possible for women to wear complicated palace clothes for work or activities, so lolita mainly captures its essence and characteristics to express them, such as ruffles, tutu skirts, princess sleeves, lace designs, etc. Eventually it evolved into today's lolita clothing. The first Lolita store appeared in Japan in 1976, so the history of Lolita clothing is actually not long. Compared with punk and gothic, which have decades to hundreds of years, the history is even shorter.

+Lolita's clothing style+ - Rule 1: "To be ELEGANT..."

Lolita's clothing has a noble and elegant feel and a strong girly flavor. The clothing is characterized by lace and lotus. Leaves, ribbons, etc., and skirts are mainly knee-length umbrella skirts, cake skirts and round skirts. In terms of clothing materials, traditional lolita is mostly made of cotton, but now some people use other materials to make lolita. . But in fact, many people have misunderstood the emergence of lolita clothing, thinking that clothing with lace and princess sleeves is lolita. However, in fact, these features can only show the Victorian style and are not the same as lolita clothing.

Lolita can be matched with different clothes. Common clothes include one-piece skirt (One-piece), top (Blouse/cutsaw*), vest skirt (Jumper/jumper skirt), half skirt ( Skirt, Jacket, Coat, etc. You can also wear BB pants and gauze skirt under the skirt. The gauze skirt can make the skirt look better. Socks are mostly decorated with lace and ribbons, shoes are mainly thick-soled shoes, boots and high heels; there are many variations in headwear, such as long/round headdresses, sun hats, velvet flowers, bows, crowns... you can also Match different items according to your own preferences, such as accessories (necklaces, rings, earrings), umbrellas, fans, etc. In fact, there are many types of lolita clothing that cannot be fully listed. The most important thing is to match each other appropriately, as long as they can express different types of lolita "souls".

*Blouse and Cutsaw are both tops, but there are differences in their fabrics. Blouse uses common woven fabrics, while Cutsaw uses knitted cotton.

+Types of Lolita+

Lolita can be subdivided into several different types, which are classified based on the feelings, moods, appearance and dressing expressed, rather than simply using Color or fabric distinction. And after years of changes, there are too many categories to list them all.

+Sweet Lolita+ (not Sweet Love Lolita)

Feeling: It expresses the innocence, sweetness, innocence and doll-like cuteness of the little girl, and also represents the warm and friendly girl Flavor color: Mainly pink series, such as pink, white, pink blue, beige, red, etc., but also black, gray and pink purple

Cutting: Most of the dresses are high-waisted round skirts. The gauze skirt is also held up higher than Classic

Design: lace, ribbons and bows are often used for decoration; sometimes there are some cute patterns on the cloth, such as piano scores, strawberries, florals...

Makeup: Mainly color makeup and light makeup

Black Lolita~A branch of Sweet Lolita!!! When many people don’t know much about lolita at first, it is easy to mistakenly think of all black/black and white. Lolita became Gothic lolita. But in fact, the types of lolita are not distinguished by color/fabric, so Sweet lolita and Classic lolita can also be black. Of course, Gothic Lolita can also be white, and those using floral fabric are not necessarily Classic Lolita. Black Lolita is a branch of Sweet lolita. Although it uses black/black and white fabrics, the design belongs to the Sweet style. The makeup is mainly light makeup and paired with cute accessories, bringing out the sweet and friendly feeling of the Sweet style.

+Classic Lolita+ (also known as Classical Lolita)

Feeling: It expresses a feeling of nobility, elegance, maturity and generosity, like a girl full of temperament and the aristocrat is the only one who can Lolita retains the essence of Rococo and Victoria

Color: relatively wide range, mainly burgundy and champagne with aristocratic atmosphere, as well as white, beige, purple, black , pink, blue, dark green, brown, etc.

Tailoring: It best retains the elements of traditional European court clothing, paying great attention to the overall line and waist-slimming effect, and has a sense of hierarchy

One-piece skirts are mainly loose umbrella skirts, while half-cut skirts are mostly high-waist styles

Design: Usually ruffles are used as embellishments, and there are often drawstring designs at the rear waist, and A cake skirt can be lined on the bottom layer

For fabrics, solid color or floral fabrics such as rose and white are mostly used

Make-up: mainly light makeup

+Country Lolita+ (also known as Kaneko Lolita, few people know it and it began to decline, so bad that no pictures can be found. It is often mistaken for Classic)

Feeling: full of fresh pastoral style and warm country atmosphere , expressing the simple and friendly feeling of the girl next door

Color: leaning toward simplicity

Cutting: mainly long skirts

Design: less use of lace, Ribbons and other decorations, but there will be printed patterns on the fabric

Makeup: light makeup

+Gothic Lolita+

Feeling: a combination of elegance, gorgeousness and darkness. As if sleeping forever between life and death, it brings out a feeling of mystery, terror, pessimism and despair. Color: The breath of death presented with black and white as the main colors

Design: Rose, cross, lace and European-style costumes decorated with ribbons

Makeup: mainly heavy makeup, mainly dark

The ancestor of Gothic Lolita, Elegant Gothic Lolita (EGL) proposed by Mana Sana ) and Elegant Gothic Aristocrat (EGA): EGL refers to the elegant Gothic style, which combines the feeling of angels and demons. The design is more elegant and gorgeous than Gothic Lolita; EGA is a neutral Gothic clothing, like an aristocrat. Noble feeling

Lolita is by no means equal to Cosplay!

Gothic & Lolita is a style of clothing, and Cosplay is a role-playing activity that must not be confused. In fact, this misunderstanding occurs because many comic characters wear Gothic & Lolita costumes, such as Sakura Kinomoto from "Crowd the Magician" and Shiba from "Chobits". They are all very popular characters, which has led some people to misunderstand Gothic and Lolita costumes. & Lolita is confused with Cosplay.

Advanced Lolita

In Japan, in addition to teenage fans, Lolita also has the support of many mature women. Loli moms in Japan often wear the brand "Pink House". "Pink House" fashion originated from a Canadian movie "Anne of Green Gables", but in recent years "Pink House" has been Japaneseized and lost its original pastoral elegance.

The psychology of Lolita

Lolita is not only a clothing trend, but also a way for young people to express their emotional needs, or a self-protective weapon to make up for their lack of self-confidence. As developmental psychologist Allison points out, young people are in the stage of "self-awareness and confusion." They often have innocence and dreams, a desire to escape from the constraints of reality, and need to find themselves, so they use their unruly and wild Challenge tradition and expect to be noticed, understood, recognized and truly accepted by others.