SS: abbreviation for "shopping service", someone you pay to buy something for you Ouji accessory: joke term from this video MmM: abbreviation for the brand "Moi-Meme-Moitie" Mbok: Japanese auctions site short for “mobile auction” because the site is primarily accessed on a phone IW: abbreviation for the brand "Innocent World" GL&B: abbreviation for the publication "Gothic & Lolita Bible" Gay: 基佬 "ji lao" slang for what the Chinese call ouji, this is the most common term on Taobao sometimes seen as handsome gay 帥基 "shuai ji" Some terms and abbreviations often seen in online communities.ĪATP: abbreviation for the brand "Alice and the Pirates", one of the more popular brands for ouji items Japanese equivalent “A/P” or “A&P”īPN: abbreviation for the brand "BLACK PEACE NOW"ĬC: abbreviation for “Closet Child”, a second-hand Lolita storeĬoF: abbreviation for “Closet of Frills”, a Facebook group that is the most active place to post coordinatesĬommunity: a group of people having the same interest, in-person or online often abbreviated to “comm”Ĭoordinate: an outfit often abbreviated to “coord” or “code (コーデ)”ĮGA: abbreviation for "elegant gothic aristocrat" which refers to one line of Moi Meme Moitie
It would be the equivalent of calling yourself an adult child which has negative connotation. The term kodona doesn't translate well into English either. Alice and the Pirates designer Tomomi Nakamura, also known as Cathy, refers to the style either as men's style or ouji style. We've even asked brand designers in person and they don't know what kodona means.
If you were to go to Japan and ask a lolita off the street about kodona fashion, most likely they would have no idea what you are talking about. Googling any variation of 大人 (otona) + 子供 (kodomo) will fetch zero relevant results. The origin of kodona is still unknown to this day. Ryutaro's interview from Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. Nobody really knows why the international community latched onto the word kodona. I asked several fluent Japanese readers to read the interview and according to them the word kodona does not even appear in the spread. The term kodona has previously been sourced from a Gothic & Lolita Bible interview with Plastic Tree's vocalist Ryutaro to describe his personal style. Though the term "kodona" is widely used in the online international communities, "kodona" is not the proper term for the style. Like lolita, there is a wide variety of substyles and themes which I will go into detail in later parts. The most important element of an ouji outfit is pants. Ouji style is based on the menswear mainly from the historic eras of the 18th and 19th centuries and adds a modern, fanciful details to it. Or it can be referred to as the all encompassing terms: Ouji includes a wide variety of looks often combining pirate, punk, cute, and/or gothic elements. Dresses aren't your thing? Don't worry, even if the style is more masculine, it can be worn by all genders. Ouji/ouji-sama/王子, literally "prince" in Japanese, is the more masculine clothing style that is often associated with lolita fashion. After several years of putting off the original Ouji Overview, I decided to start from scratch with a new and improved Ouji Overview! I hope you find this version more in-depth, but I've left the old one up if you prefer to read that one instead.