It’s been one year since the Angelic Pretty store first opened in San Francisco, co-located with Harajuku Hearts. The weekend’s festivities included a tea party taking place today, as well as AP designers, Maki and Asuka, along with AP model RinRin, as shop staff. I wasn’t able to make the tea party, so I decided [...]

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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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In addition to the h.NAOTO Street Style Competition, there were several other h.NAOTO events planned for the weekend of the J-Pop Summit Festival, held August 27-28, 2011. One of the attractions was the h.NAOTO pop-up shop pictured above that was set-up in NEW PEOPLE’s revolving storefront in San Francisco’s Japantown. Fans of h.NAOTO that purchased [...]

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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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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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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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In early April, Carousel of Crowns was invited to interview Angelic Pretty model, RinRin, while she was in town for Angelic Pretty’s special event. Angelic Pretty San Francisco has posted the video and we’ve re-posted it here for your convenience. See our very own ace photographer, Lydia, ask RinRin about her start in Lolita fashion, [...]

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