How to play a Gothic Lolita?

If Lolita style stands for positive happy images, such as Cinderella’s castle, then Gothic Lolita style stands for negative decadent images, such as Snow White’s poisonous apple and devastated ancient city. However, many women like Gothic Lolita dresses very much.
Gothic Lolita style has a “dark, gorgeous” image, which is different with Lolita style’s keynote “aestheticism and dream”. How to choose Lolita dress and play Gothic Lolita? Here are some tips for you:

1. Choose a dark-colored (usually use black and white as its dominant colors) costume, which can be a knee-length dress, or a blouse and knee-length skirt, or a top and knee-length skirt, or just a knee-length jumper skirt. Make sure colors coordinated and the skirt is full enough to wear your petticoat.
2. Wear a traditional Victorian Choker rather than necklace.
3. Wear your petticoat to fill out your skirt. A-line or bell shaped is a good choice.
4. If there are crucifixes on your costume, wear small cross earrings or dark jewels or cameos to go with it.
5. Wear your long stockings or knee-length or over-the-knee socks. It should also be color coordinated.
6. Smoky eyes and neatly defined eyes created with dark eye shadow, eyeliner and mascara, dark lips made by slicking on a dark lipstick and dark nails finished by using dark nail polish are the keys of Gothic Lolita makeup.

7. You can dye your hair black, blonde or pink or just use black, blonde or pink cosplay wigs.
8. Hair accessories are mainly mini top hats, lacy hats, ribbons, large bows and square headdress. Flowers and floral accessories are also good.
9. Choose classic, old-style, flat shoes or boots.
10. Finish the ensemble with a black parasol or little purses (which are often in shapes like bats, coffins and crucifixes).
Well, with the above tips, I am sure that you know how to play your Gothic Lolita ware Lolita cosplay costume well. You will look like a noble queen in such Gothic Lolita costumes.