Proof that it pays to be educated about current events. I recently discovered that my local newspaper, The San Francisco Chronicle, has pretty good fashion coverage as evidenced by these stunning images from China Fashion Week. A mix of opera, clown and Renaissance costumes all painted with a glamorous Gothic brush. I’ve posted my favorite [...]

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Tags: aristocrat, chinese brands, fashion show, make-up
Filed under: Beauty Style, Fashion

It’s been one year since the Angelic Pretty store first opened in San Francisco, co-located with Harajuku Hearts. The weekend’s festivities included a tea party taking place today, as well as AP designers, Maki and Asuka, along with AP model RinRin, as shop staff. I wasn’t able to make the tea party, so I decided [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, celebrities, japanese brands, san francisco
Filed under: Fashion

As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, I’ve decided to write a collection of modern fairy tales featuring Lolita fashionistas as the main characters for National Novel Writing Month. In my usual fashion, I started off with a gung-ho attitude the first two days and then my novel simply sat without being updated [...]

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Emily Temple Cute has an impressive set of removable collars/tippets and scarves this Autumn/Winter season. A mixture of crochet flowers, lace, pompoms and bows, ETC’s accessories are perfect for layering and mimic the look of handmade good, a staple of the Boho Chic aesthetic. Share this:FacebookEmailDiggStumbleUponReddit

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Tags: accessories, Emily Temple Cute, japanese brands, Mori-girl
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Pink House, established in 1973, was one of the first brands of clothing to cater to the burgeoning Lolita fashion movement. Nowadays, Pink House largely produces fairly mainstream fashion leaning towards a feminine aesthetic but there are still some old school Lolita references in some of its clothing, however a majority of the clothes are [...]

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Tags: classic lolita, Dolly Kei, history, japanese brands, Mori-girl, Pink House
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One of my favorite things to do every autumn is to take a look at all the winter coat releases from the Japanese Lolita brands. It rarely gets cold enough to warrant a Lolita coat purchase in San Francisco, but I like to think of it as the seasonal version of window shopping. As I [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, coat, Innocent World, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Moi Meme Moitie, Victorian Maiden
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Sometimes, San Diego Comic-Con is not the best place to be wearing Lolita fashion. The San Diego sun can get quite intense in July and you can almost forget about traversing the crowded dealers room in layers of petticoats. That’s why, I’m impressed with these two lovely Classic Lolitas Lydia snapped a photo of at [...]

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Tags: classic lolita, Events, real people style, san diego comic-con 2011, street snap
Filed under: Events, Fashion

Finishing off our coverage of the J-Pop Summit Festival, here’s a few miscellaneous photos, mostly fashion good from the festival vendors. Pictured above are rows of handmade and blinged out iPhone cases from sexi+serpico.  Hephzi Creations had a lot more jewelry and fashion accessories for sale than what is pictured here, but I found myself very [...]

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Tags: accessories, Events, fairy kei, jpop summit festival, san francisco, Viz
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While at the J-Pop Summit festival, I took a few street snaps of the fashionably dressed folks in attendance during the short time I was there. Click photos for larger versions. Share this:FacebookEmailDiggStumbleUponReddit

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, Candy Pop, Events, fairy kei, gothic lolita, h.Naoto, j-pop summit, lolita, new people, pop kei, punk lolita, real people style, rock style, san francisco, street snap, sweet lolita
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In addition to the h.NAOTO Street Style Competition, there were several other h.NAOTO events planned for the weekend of the J-Pop Summit Festival, held August 27-28, 2011. One of the attractions was the h.NAOTO pop-up shop pictured above that was set-up in NEW PEOPLE’s revolving storefront in San Francisco’s Japantown. Fans of h.NAOTO that purchased [...]

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Tags: celebrities, gothic aristocrat, gothic lolita, h.Naoto, japanese brands, new people, san francisco
Filed under: Events, Fashion, New People news