It’s definitely fun to check out blogs for the newest releases from the Lolita brands, but what I look forward to the most are blogs that create outfit coordinates. Not only is it fun to see how a particular brand or Lolita retailer blog would put together an outfit, but it also gives me ideas [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Atelier Pierrot, blogs, coordinates, Emily Temple Cute, flasco, Innocent World
Filed under: Fashion

For the past few weeks, the local Lolita community has been abuzz about the collaborative opening of the Angelic Pretty & Harajuku Hearts  (reseller of Algonquins, Atelier Pierrot, Deoart, Listen Flavor and Sex Pot Revenge) store in San Francisco on Saturday, November 20th and another state-side visit from AP designers Maki and Asuka.  Carousel of Crowns [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, Events, japanese brands, Putumayo, san francisco
Filed under: Events, Fashion

While the main event was all happening on May 29th, in truth the Fantaisies dans les Monde des Rêves festivities started on May 28th with the opening of the Magical Boutique and lasted until May 31st when the boutique closed. On the first day, the Magical Boutique was rather calm with just a select number of [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, Events, fanime 2010, Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves, gothic lolita, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Putumayo, san francisco, sweet lolita, Triple Fortune
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From May 28-31, 2010, co-located with Fanime, Oneesan Inc. hosted Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves which brought the American Lolita fashion community face to face with Angelic Pretty, Chantilly and Atelier Pierrot designers. Festivities included a hotly contested Miss Gothic & Lolita USA 2010 competition, tea party, fashion show, concert with Lolita musicians Kokusyoku Sumire, [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: American brands, Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, Events, fanime 2010, gothic lolita, japanese brands, san francisco, sweet lolita, Triple Fortune
Filed under: Entertainment, Events, Fashion, Music

Boaters have been all the rage lately this Spring/Summer from the streets of Tokyo to mountains of hats in Forever 21 and H&M. Hats haven’t been too popular in modern day fashion, so to see boaters taking off is a breath of fresh air. Boaters are typically made of straw and have a completely flat [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: accessories, Atelier Pierrot, hats, headdress, Innocent World, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Mori-girl, trends, Triple Fortune, Victorian Maiden, vintage
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A few days ago, Cosplay Oneesan, the same folks behind Starry Candy Box, announced a new Lolita event in the same vein as Yumemiru Musical Paradise. At this year’s Fanime Convention (May 28-31, San Jose, CA), Cosplay Oneesan will host Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves, with special guest designers from Angleic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, Chantilly [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, chantilly, Events, japanese brands, san francisco, vivicore
Filed under: Fashion, News

Prior to my trip this past December, the last time I was in Tokyo was 2007 – just two years ago. Back then, it was possible to obtain Metamorphose, BABY, The Stars Shine Bright and a few other Lolita brands outside of Japan by ordering directly from them and having it shipped internationally. But if [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Atelier Pierrot, Gothic & Lolita Bible, japanese brands, jumperskirts, KERA, Metamorphose, Mori-girl, Queen's Bee, shoes, Triple Fortune, Vivienne Westwood
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This time last year, who would have thought that spotted fawn print faux fur would have been been all the rage in late 2009? Since the new year is an excellent time to reflect on the year past and make predictions for the year ahead, we thought we’d try our hand at making our Lolita fashion [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Alice and the Pirates, Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, baby the stars shine bright, boystyle, btssb, classic lolita, gothic lolita, holiday, Innocent World, japanese brands, jumperskirts, Metamorphose, ouji, sweet lolita, Victorian Maiden
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A short while ago, we interviewed the owners of online Lolita and Japanese punk clothing retailer, Tokyo Rebel, about their plans to open a brick-and-mortar stor in New York City. More good news for Lolita fashionistas in NY, Tokyo Rebel has just announced that they’ll be carrying clothing from three more lolita brands. In October, [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Atelier Pierrot, gothic lolita, Innocent World, japanese brands, maxicimam, new york, Putumayo, Victorian Maiden
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A few weeks back, the folks from Tokyo Rebel, an online reseller of Japanese punk and Lolita clothing brands, announced it would be opening a brick-and-mortar store in New York. Hot on the heels of the opening of the BABY, The Stars Shine Bright and Black Peace Now stores in San Francisco, the announcement was [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Atelier Pierrot, classic lolita, gothic lolita, japanese brands, new york, punk lolita, Victorian Maiden
Filed under: Fashion, News