Classic correlation and causation
Whenever I browse American Dutchess's webstore (yes, I adore their shoes) I'm always confused by the Lolita tag . However, I recently noticed they got rid of it, but it still remains in the webstore's code. The tag itself felt confusing and like a relic of the not-so-distant past when over-the-top Classic Lolita reigned supreme for a while since classic Lolitas felt they too needed to have outfits with a bit more oomph to wear to events. In The peculiar prince I already explained that in the early 2010s, LARPing, cosplay and historical costuming slightly increased in prominence because the internet made it easier to find. Besides that, creators too could gather an audience through social media which became an easy gateway. This happened mainly through YouTube in the case of Bernadette Banner , Morgan Donner , Abby Cox and Karolina Żebrowska , who are all very talented and knowledgeable historical costumers. This got me thinking on how the historical costuming communi