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
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I’m not a big doll fan but the Pullip and Little DAL dolls on display at San Diego Comic-Con this year completely stole my heart. I had heard about Pullip doll collaborations with fashion brands before with BABY, The Stars Shine Bright, Innocent World and Angelic Pretty, but I had no idea that there were [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, dolls, Events, Innocent World, san diego comic-con 2011
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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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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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The third annual J-Pop Summit Festival was held in San Francisco’s Japantown on August. 28, 2011. One of the festival’s extra special guests was Naoto Hirooka, also known as designer h.NAOTO. One of the weekend’s festivities was a street style competition for h.NAOTO fans on Sunday, August 28. Participants were screened to ensure their outfits [...]

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Tags: accessories, betsey johnson, black peace now, bpn, chantilly, Events, japanese brands, Metamorphose, new people, san francisco, yesasia
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If you live in the San Francisco area, you’re in luck. The last few days have uncovered a few exciting, and bittersweet, pieces of news. Starting with the good news, h.Naoto will open a U.S. flagship store at the NEW PEOPLE building in San Francisco on October 7th. In the meantime, an h.Naoto pop-up shop [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, black peace now, bpn, celebrities, Events, gothic lolita, h.Naoto, Harajuku Hearts, j-pop summit, japanese brands, new people, san francisco
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Lots of little tidbits about  Gothic & Lolita fashion and other Japanese youth fashion have been released lately. If you not had the time to keep up with everything, consider this your  crash course. New York-based Tokyo Rebel has announced the shop will be doing an interview with KERA model, AKIRA. Tokyo Rebel will be asking [...]

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As we posted last week, Carousel of Crowns recently celebrated its 2nd Anniversary. Check out some of our highlights and personal favorites below. Best Fashion Snap Real Lolita Style Lydia’s pick for her favorite fashion snap from the past year is Courtney’s Mori-Girl-inspired Lolita outfit at the Angelic Pretty RinRin tea party event in San [...]

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Tags: admin, entertainment for the lolita, Events, fanime 2010, Fantaisies dans le Monde des Rêves, fashion snap, san francisco
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Many Lolita fashionistas consider Kamikaze Girls (aka Shimotsuma Monogatari) the ultimate Lolita movie. A bit odd since although one of the main characters takes Lolita fashion very (arguably too) seriously the movie is moreso about her unlikely friendship with a female gang member. Whether you love this movie or have never had the opportunity to [...]

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Tags: entertainment for the lolita, Events, new people, san francisco
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