tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688807916261214394.post6650433253350002481..comments2024-01-06T06:21:02.485+01:00Comments on Quaintrelle Georgiana: New Lolita Trend on the Rise: MantillaGeorgianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233691112685889830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688807916261214394.post-1473954415310527512018-04-18T19:35:58.141+02:002018-04-18T19:35:58.141+02:00I know this is a super-late reply, but I decided t...I know this is a super-late reply, but I decided to post anyway, for anyone who might find it relevant. I am a devout Catholic and I wear mantilla in mass. I don't find it at all offensive if a lolita wears one as a fashion accessory. First of all, it's really just a piece of cloth/lace and doesn't mean or signify anything in and of itself. Even if a lolita got one in a thrift-store that was already blessed/consecrated, a mantilla is still what the wearer makes of it, whether that be a sign of devotion to God or simply a cute headdress... and also, how would the lolita in question have known? <br />On top of that, lolita is a Japanese fashion and Japanese (pop) culture has always had a very... shall we say, open relationship with Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular. They use visual elements from it as decoration in fashion, manga and anime, and even ceremonies like weddings, even when the couple isn't Christian at all. And hasn't our culture done the same with Japanese culture, from the Japonisme of the 19th century where a lot of furniture and fashion were Japanese-inspired (some of those still being with us, like bath robes aka kimono, as well as the whole field of modernist architecture), to trends like wearing chopsticks in a bun for a "geisha look", to people having random kanji as tattoos or on shirts, to modern animated shows having anime-inspired or anime-informed styles? <br />In many East Asian cultures, imitation is seen as the highest form of flattery, which is one of the reasons why bootleg industries are so rampant in China. Japanese women like it when Western women wear kimono, because they see it as a compliment, as saying: "Your clothing is beautiful!" So why would it be weird if Japanese women (and by extension, Western women adapting Japanese womens' fashions) wore Western clothes, even if it's something as unusual as a mantilla? I say, as long as something doesn't have an explicit cultural taboo (like Native American headdresses that can only be worn by chieftains or medicine men), wear what you want.<br />Also, actually a white mantilla is worn by virgins (or at least unmarried women) and a black mantilla is worn by married women. Nowadays though, mantillas in other colours are usually seen as fine, too. Visiting the Pope is the only exception and all women except queens are expected to wear black mantillas.<br />As a side note, can someone please design a boystyle outfit inspired by the habits of Passionist monks? These things look like they are the school uniform of Catholic Hogwarts.<br />[/essay]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907432214057229352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688807916261214394.post-37066696482339180952014-10-26T09:52:24.947+01:002014-10-26T09:52:24.947+01:00An interesting trend. I never thought that kind of...An interesting trend. I never thought that kind of thing could be popular Selinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215629620223943455noreply@blogger.com