About Us
Carousel of Crowns is a blog about Lolita fashion, a street fashion straight from Japan, and related topics such as beauty, gothic/lolita music, events and movies, games and other pastimes of general interest to those that follow the fashion. Carousel of Crowns covers news, trends and other topics of interest. The blog was founded on May 6, 2009 and has received nearly 136,000 views as of March 6, 2011.
Carousel of Crowns has received the following distinctions:
- On June 5, 2009, Carousel of Crowns was identified as one of WordPress’ Top 100 Growing Blogs
- Carousel of Crowns was linked to from an LA Weekly blog titled “Loli-Pop: Songs to Inspire Your Inner Lolita” by Liz Ohanesian on June 24, 2009
–STAFF–
Umi | Editor
Umi is a part-time musician based in San Francisco, CA. With some background in news writing and publicity, Umi discovered the world of gothic and Lolita fashion in 2004 and has been following it ever since. Umi considers herself an all-around Lolita and dabbles in many different styles, but her favorites are the sweet, punk and casual substyles with a growing interest in classical Lolita.
With a general appreciation for beautiful and artsy things, Umi also enjoys mainstream fashion, music, sewing & crafting, anime & manga, cosplay and video games. Check out Umi’s band at www.akaisky.com or follow Umi on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aS_Umi.
Lydia | Photographer
Lydia has been shooting for over a decade, with an old Nikon FE, various Polaroids, plastic cams like the Holga and Lomo Action Sampler, as well as newfangled digital Nikon SLRs. Her style is modern, with a dash of nostalgia, and she enjoys photographing anything involving people and beautiful light. Lydia was recently published in Japan’s Gothic & Lolita Bible with a half-page spread of event snaps.
A deep love of fashion and frills drew her to EGL and Japanese street fashion in 2006. Favorite brands include Takuya Angel, Alice and the Pirates, Jane Marple and Angelic Pretty. See more of Lydia’s photography on her website at http://lydiachenphotography.com or follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/frogtographer.
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hello i have a new web lolita site in NYC i wanted to know if oyu can post some of my item s since there much affordable lolita i think you’ll be interested to share the information
1 Loligirl said this (November 13, 2009 at 8:40 AM)
i found out about Gothic Lolita through anime and i have been in love with it ever since. I have read Gothic Lolita Bible(the english version), when i ordered it at the library. Sadly, i have yet to have my own Lolita dress ( i have some that are similar) but i’m glad that the Gothic Lolita community is expanding XD
2 alicelolita said this (July 11, 2009 at 8:44 PM)