Kawaii & Fashion: Interviews with Lolitas (Jasteria)

What does lolita fashion mean to those who dress in this kawaii, feminine, and nostalgic style? How has lolita fashion traveled beyond Japan to be embraced by people around the world? This series of interviews from the Kawaii in Japan & Beyond: Theory & Praxis project documents the diverse perspectives of lolita fashion practitioners from the Atlanta Lolita Community in the United States.

In this interview, we hear from Jasteria, a lolita who wears the fashion almost every day. Topics Jasteria discusses include what it means to be a lifestyle lolita and how she incorporates the fashion into many different aspects of her life.

Jasteria says, "Kawaii… is a quality that's irresistibly cute, and it's hard to ignore. It's something that's unique for every individual, and it has a lot of meaning for people who identify as kawaii or who participate in kawaii culture."