The counterfashion of Ikebukuro Gals & Shibuya Gals (Kogal, Gonguro, Ganjiro, & Yamanba)
The look comes from those cute yet creepy collectable porcelaine dolls, right down to the hairstyles.
Though nonlolita, the Lolita's are much
closer to the
Cosplay-like
industrial Glam wearers than Gals.
The look was made popular by rather attractive crossdressers in
music bands like Emiru & Izam, pushed today by female Idol Kana.
The super attractive crossdresser Mana is known, among many other things, for blending the dark
Goth look with Lolita & coining the terms EGL (Elegant Gothic Lolita) & GLA (Gothic Lolita Aristocrat) The GLAs can also be called EGA (Elegant Gothic Aristocrat) when 'Lolita' doesn'
t quite describe the
tight, long, sophiticated & uncutesy style.