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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Tags: accessories, betsey johnson, black peace now, bpn, chantilly, Events, japanese brands, Metamorphose, new people, san francisco, yesasia
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This video blog is overdue, but here’s a show-and-tell of what I purchased while I was in Tokyo.   Share this:FacebookEmailDiggStumbleUponReddit

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Tags: closet child, harajuku, japan, japanese brands, laforet, MaruiOne, Metamorphose, paris kids, shibuya, shinjuku, tokyo, what's in my shopping bag?
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Ironically, it’s foggy and windy in San Francisco, but I’m definitely in a summer type of mood. At some point the sun will come back. Until then, I can fantasize about putting together a summer coordinate built around these lovely new items. The Angelic Pretty Dressy Rose skirt above reminds me of Alice conversing with [...]

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Tags: accessories, Angelic Pretty, classic lolita, hime lolita, himegyaru, japanese brands, Metamorphose, one pieces, shoes, skirts, sweet lolita, Victorian Maiden
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Angelic Pretty’s new School Mate One Piece dress in red tartan, or the alternate navy tartan, which I’m equally in love with, is to die for. It’s got a bit of a retro feel, 1950s feel to it that I’m really loving. Cute carry-on luggage – need I say more? The Metamorphose Tales of the [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, Deoart, items we love, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Victorian Maiden
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Since February 16th, maruione.jp, the online shopping page for brands featured at the Marui One department stores in Japan has been down due to malicious hacking attack on the website. Just yesterday, maruione.jp re-opened in all regions after a gradual roll-out to a few countries and regions. This is good news for fans of all [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, black peace now, bpn, Emily Temple Cute, gothic lolita, japan, japanese brands, Metamorphose, 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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It seems the Japanese Lolita fashion brands have been stepping up their amount of work on special collaborations lately. Various Lolita brands are providing clothing for the Japanese drama, Deka Wanko and recently, most of the Lolita brands  at Laforet Harajuku did designs based on the Shiki manga. Normally, these collaborations  have had characters, or [...]

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Tags: Atelier Boz, Events, Metamorphose, Putumayo, tokyo
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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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