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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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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I’ve been going back and forth on making a post on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan for a few days. Stuck between making a post relevant to the topic of this blog (fashion) and the feeling that doing so would be incredibly shallow considering the lives that have been lost. In the end, I [...]

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Tags: Alice and the Pirates, Angelic Pretty, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, japan, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Victorian Maiden
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My Lolita closet was getting quite cramped, so I sorted through my entire Lolita wardrobe  to filter out things I no longer wear or things I could spare – after all, having five solid black Lolita dresses is a little excessive. All in all, I had 23 items to sell and was successful in selling [...]

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Tags: accessories, admin, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, Innocent World, Metamorphose, super lovers, Victorian Maiden
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We’ve never done outfit posts here on Carousel of Crowns before, so be sure to sound off if you’d enjoy more of these in the future or whether you could go without them. On a personal note, it’s amazing what a wig and a change of makeup can do to how you photograph! Pictured above [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, btssb, fashion snap, japanese brands, Metamorphose, sweet lolita
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BABY, The Stars Shine Bright news in for both San Francisco, New York and beyond. Firstly, an announcement went out on Sunday, February 6th from japanese lolita, gothic and punk clothing reseller, Tokyo Rebel, that they will  be carrying clothing from BABY, The Stars Shine Bright and Alice and the Pirates. This applies to their retail store [...]

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Tags: aatp, Alice and the Pirates, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, new york, san francisco
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Went on a mini-shopping trip to BABY, The Stars Shine Bright, Black Peace Now and Ichiban Kan yesterday. Here’s a quick video to show off what I got. Share this:FacebookEmailDiggStumbleUponReddit

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Tags: Alice and the Pirates, baby the stars shine bright, black peace now, bpn, btssb, new people, san francisco, what's in my shopping bag?
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A few weeks ago I found Tokyo Kawaii Magazine, an English (a few Spanish issues too) digital magazine that focuses on Japanese youth fashion, anime, manga and all things cute. The digital magazine is only available on the iPhone via iTunes. The magazine currently has two free preview issues, however if you’re willing to pay for [...]

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Tags: 6% dokidoki, akira, Algonquins, baby the stars shine bright, boystyle, btssb, celebrities, DelilaH, entertainment for the lolita, fashion snap, iphone, japanese brands, misako aoki, sweet lolita, Wonder Rocket, yu kimura
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And now for part 2 or our picks for the best Lolita coats of 2010/2011. Find part 1 here. Above, is the Usakumya-chan Coat from BABY, The Stars Shine Bright which features the popular bunny bear character that graces a number of BtSSB’s popular plush purses. This coat is best for an ultra sweet Lolita [...]

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Tags: Alice and the Pirates, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, classic lolita, coat, japanese brands, Putumayo, Victorian Maiden
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It’s that time of the year again when the weather is turning colder and a number of Lolitas will consider purchasing a new winter coat befitting of their frilly or gothic (or ouji or pirate) frocks. Some of the Lolita and Gothic Lolita brands have already started shipping their coats, others still have them on [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, classic lolita, coat, gothic lolita, japanese brands, Metamorphose
Filed under: Fashion