Lolita Charm: Beautiful Boys

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Beautiful Boys

This year I've been lucky enough to meet many new lolitas, and even find the rare gems that aren't quite what you expect. These are the brolitas, our brothers-in-lace, who doll up with us and share petticoats. Brolita is the slang term that means a male cross dressing in lolita clothing, with all of the hair and makeup and other accoutrement.

A friend of mine, who sometimes cosplays as a female character, recently told me that he wanted to try wearing lolita. After presenting him with probably hundreds of pictures, it became apparent that gothic lolita was more to his taste, rather than the sugary stuff I tend to wear - which makes sense, as he usually prefers wearing metal band t-shirts.

So Miss Lumpy and I invited him over for a day of dress-up and study, which we dubbed Princess Day. The following is what ensued.

A Crash Course in Brolita from thecharmchannel on Vimeo.

You'll notice this is not hosted on the Charm Channel by Youtube. Due to Youtube's new copyright laws, this particular video is hosted by Vimeo instead. The Youtube version is live but has no audio.

When asked why he wanted to dress lolita, his answer was striking to anyone who has ever donned the frills: "I want to feel pretty. There's a feminine part of me I want to express." I think any lolita, no matter gender or appearance or orientation, has said they just want to feel pretty or wear things they find pretty. It is the ultimate basis of lolita fashion, like a car's engine: without it, there's no drive.

I'm so proud of Dave. He boldly went where no man had gone before (well, this particular man) - into the poofdom. And he's really quite beautiful. I hope this encourages all the other beautiful boys in this world.

Labels: boys, charm channel

39 Comments:

At December 30, 2009 at 1:06 AM , Bunnymonster said...: I love it!
At December 30, 2009 at 1:18 AM , Miss Scabtree said...: This mademe cry I dunno why.. He is soo beautiful!
I must meet him.
I mean I love his outfit.
I also know a person who dresses as a girl but not lolita. He wants to feel femminine and beautiful too. God..such lovely boys. :]
Tell Dave he is lovely in Lolita!
At December 30, 2009 at 1:21 AM , Miss Scabtree said...: Also, Love The Dresden Doll's song! <3
Reminds me of someonee I know Lmao
At December 30, 2009 at 1:32 AM , Unknown said...: He is a brolita any good person would welcome at their meetup. He so obviously feels pretty in the outfit!!

I think my favorite part is at the end--where he's learning to pose and hop up and down. Hee hee hee!
At December 30, 2009 at 1:34 AM , Violet LeBeaux said...: Aww that video made me feel all happy! He makes a delightful Brolita and you and Miss Lumpy are adorable as usual ^_^
At December 30, 2009 at 4:21 AM , ~NiKi~ said...: I don't usually like Brolitas. But don't missunderstand me, it is only that they don't look too much lolita and they don't ask for help (they are men). But you did a great job with him, and he looks like a pretty girl! :3
At December 30, 2009 at 6:20 AM , Miss Freya said...: He is totally transformed!
It amazing what a little bit of makeup can do and he looks so beautiful.
You guys did a fantastic job. Gosh, I can't get over how amazing he looks. I'd love to invite him to a tea party!
At December 30, 2009 at 7:48 AM , Anonymous said...: The transformation is incredible, and you guys seems to have had a lot of fun ! Is Dave definitely in the frilly side now ? :-D
At December 30, 2009 at 7:52 AM , Anonymous said...: that was adorable! i just want to hug him and then run crazy while wildly giggling! I don't think i could ever get any of my guy friends to wear a dress. Well, maybe this one guy but def not a lolita dress. I hope you have a lovely new year, take care darling!
At December 30, 2009 at 10:56 AM , Delano said...: wow- thats so cool. He really did look like a girl and he was taking the lessons so seriously! I wouldnt have been able to- props for you dave!
At December 30, 2009 at 12:17 PM , Anonymous said...: He is beautiful, the end was so cute! How to stand and jump all cute. I think hes got it!
At December 30, 2009 at 12:35 PM , Luzmaría Alam said...: i dont like every b-lolita that exist jeejej, but its a nice look for him, he looks girly XD, nice outfit!!
At December 30, 2009 at 1:11 PM , Hello Naka said...: omg he's so cute in lolita ^^
y do guys have great legs aswell >.<,
At December 30, 2009 at 1:11 PM , Liz said...: Hhahaahh that is so funny! Well done! XD
At December 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM , Anonymous said...: This is so... so sweet. I love the video, it makes me so warm and happy inside seeing how beautiful he looks. And I don't just mean on the outside- he is beaming with happiness. That's what makes me happy, how happy he is being a lolita when it looks like he has been wanting to be one for so long. <3 And he makes a damn good one!
At December 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM , Anonymous said...: The part where you are showing him how to stand was just too adorable! It made me smile.
At December 30, 2009 at 7:21 PM , Anonymous said...: hes so cute! love the pigeon toe stance!
At December 31, 2009 at 12:28 AM , Lula said...: dresden dolls yay!
and aww, that was a very cute video :) he pulled the look off so well
At December 31, 2009 at 5:24 AM , Future BioChemist said...: awesome! props to him! ^_^ I wish i could do that to some of my friends lolololz =^.^=
At December 31, 2009 at 6:34 AM , Anonymous said...: Adorable! I could tell you all were having so much fun. I loved the video.
Are you going to give Dave a cute Lolita name?
At December 31, 2009 at 2:32 PM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @loliandrea: Dave chose the name Ophelia :)

And again thank you for these encouraging comments, he was so worried he'd be poorly received!
At December 31, 2009 at 3:06 PM , Cybelle said...: awesome video indeed. He looks adorable ~<3
At December 31, 2009 at 3:15 PM , Cheryl said...: That is just the sweetest thing. Loved the lesson in posing and jumping! ^_^
At January 1, 2010 at 3:18 AM , Zeruda said...: Wow, that's really cool! He pull of lolita great :D
At January 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM , Anonymous said...: Haha, that was cute, though I think a high waisted skirt is not the best choice for a guy. XD
At January 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM , Jula said...: LOVE IT! U GUYS ARE SO GREAT!
At January 1, 2010 at 7:18 PM , Anonymous said...: That was completely adorable! Seeing everyone so happy really made me smile!
At January 2, 2010 at 12:41 PM , Anonymous said...: So cute! <3
At January 2, 2010 at 6:19 PM , C. M. said...: That's so adorable!!
At January 2, 2010 at 8:58 PM , Xelyna the Gothic Lolita said...: That was really cute! He made a great lolita:D
At January 3, 2010 at 12:44 PM , s said...: I wish I had a male friend to do this with. He's so adorable in lolita!
At January 3, 2010 at 4:34 PM , Anonymous said...: God, he looked so pretty. You tooooo. You're such a sweet girl for doing that for your friend. Any sweetie with a heart would.
At January 4, 2010 at 2:50 PM , Anonymous said...: This is so adorable! <3
At January 6, 2010 at 3:06 PM , Anonymous said...: The princess lesson portion of the video is too adorable for words!
At January 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM , Anonymous said...: Oh man, seeing him jump up and down was the best. I wish I had one of those animated gif clips of it.

Plus the word "brolita" is tops.
At January 25, 2010 at 4:27 PM , Anny said...: I couldn't help but smile. I would totally mistake him for a lolita. So pretty! I f I could I would invite hime over for my afternoon tea.
At September 7, 2010 at 10:58 AM , Chris said...: This comment has been removed by the author.
At September 7, 2010 at 11:02 AM , Chris said...: I am Christian, I live in Germany
I am a Brolita, but I don´t konw any other brolitas in my city, I wish I can be a good lolita
My English isn´t so good, sorry

if you anyone want to mail with me, my email account is: cpimpels@live.de
At November 25, 2010 at 5:31 AM , zeiro0 said...: I don't mean to bash anyone, but I agree with kantankitchen, I don't think the high waisted skirt was very flattering and I don't really like fake boobs on a guy.. But, Dave is such a pretty loli ^.^ I hope you delve deeper into the world of frills, haha.

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