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Contents
Attestation of Authorship 1
Contents 2
List of Illustrations 5
Acknowledgements 15
Abstract 17
Introduction: 19
What is the Lolita Subculture? 20
Literature Review 27
Methodology 37
Researching from an Insider’s Point of View 41
Chapter One: The Origins of the Lolita Movement 49
1.1 The Lolita Subculture 50
1.2 The Lolita Fashion Identity 54
The Classic Lolita 55
The Gothic Lolita 57
The Sweet Lolita 62
1.3 Mana, Malice Mizer and the Emergence of the Lolita Subculture 67
1.4 Japan and the Western World 74
Early Encounters in Art & Design Between Japan and The Western World 76
Japan’s History and Non-history with the Outside World: 1185 – 1868 77
Japonisme and Gothic Revivalism 79
1.5 Twentieth-century Collaborations Between Japan and the Western World
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