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 [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, Events, japanese brands, Putumayo, san francisco
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Wearing their signature Kokuyoku Sumire X Chantilly checkerboard half bonnet, Kokusyoku Sumire gave the attendees of Fantaisies dans les Monde des Rêves an intimate concert with Sachi in white and Yuka in black Chantilly-designed dresses . Performing in San Jose, California on May 29, 2010 at the same time as Fanime Con, Sachi sported  a white wig and Yuka a purple [...]

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Tags: celebrities, chantilly, entertainment for the lolita, Events, fanime 2010, Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves, japanese brands, san francisco
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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 [...]

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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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If you’ve been on vacation or have simply spent more time outside enjoying the summer weather and need a round-up of Lolita news and events from the past few weeks or so… BABY, The Stars Shine Bright  San Francisco Gets a New Blog The staff from BTSSB’s San Francisco Store have discontinued their first blog [...]

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Tags: 6% dokidoki, Alice and the Pirates, Angelic Pretty, anime expo 2010, baby the stars shine bright, black peace now, boystyle, bpn, btssb, celebrities, Events, japanese brands, new people, ouji, san francisco, Tea
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Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves main event, May 29, 2010 in San Jose, played host to a one-of-a-kind event with the first ever Miss Gothic & Lolita USA pageant. When it was first announced, the assumption was that the pageant would be an Internet popularity contest played out in real life, especially with the much [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, celebrities, Events, fanime 2010, Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves, japanese brands, san francisco, video
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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, [...]

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Tags: American brands, Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, Events, fanime 2010, gothic lolita, japanese brands, san francisco, sweet lolita, Triple Fortune
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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 [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, Atelier Pierrot, celebrities, chantilly, Events, japanese brands, san francisco, vivicore
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This is old news by now, but I’m always interested when Lolita fashion turns up in mainstream pop culture. A few months ago, American rock band, Paramore, released a music video for their fairy-tale themed song, Brick by Boring Brick. To accompany the song, the band came up with their own twisted fairytale music video [...]

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Tags: Bodyline, casual lolita, celebrities, Music
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Yesterday the New York Times published an article about Japanese fashion. The jist? Fashion trends that grace the streets of Japan first eventually work their way around the world, but Japanese designers aren’t succeeding in marketing their clothing internationally and domestically like fashion houses in France, Sweden, Italy, England (the list goes on and on) [...]

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Tags: celebrities
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New York Anime Festival is coming up and runs September 25-27, 2009 and there are a few reasons why you should consider going. First, famed Lolita musical duo, Kokusyoku Sumire, will be performing their special brand of classical and baroque-influenced gothic music. Second,  according to a recent announcement, BABY, The Stars Shine Bright will partner with Kinokuniya [...]

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Tags: baby the stars shine bright, btssb, celebrities, Events, gothic lolita, japanese brands, Music, new york
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