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Popular blog on wild Japanese street fashion, with a focus on Gothic Lolita Rococo Punk. Daily posts and photos, trend commentary, outfits and style profiles of Tokyo's craziest alternative designers and Visual Kei J-rock bands. By La Carmina, author
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GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #91: JUSTINE. FILM OF WEEK IS MIYAZAKI: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE. HELLO KITTY NAIL ART & JAPAN CAT GUTS TOY?
† Name: Justine Chantelle Abad aka. “Jaja” † Age: 20 † Location: Manila, Philippines † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I found a book called Fruits in our school library and saw Lolita street snaps there. Noted...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #90: ANASTASIYA. FILM OF WEEK IS GUITAR WOLF. GLOOMY BEAR & BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT LOLITA, JAPAN EMO FASHION.
† Name: Anastasiya Minkova † Age: 15 † Location: Russia, Moscow † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Through a friend, she emailed me a link all about lolita fashion. That was when I was 12. I’ve been in love/SUPER obse...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #89: MAIDELANE. FILM OF WEEK: AN EDUCATION, LYNN BARBER MEMOIR WITH SCREENPLAY BY NICK HORNBY.
† Name: Maidelane Lagrosse † Age: 18 † Location: Caracas, Venezuela † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Well, I met the world of Lolita through visual kei music style, which I like a lot, and of course by the wonderful Mana-...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #88: LIZARD. FILM OF WEEK: THE NOMI SONG, KLAUS NOMI DOCUMENTARY. LIGHTNING STRIKES, TOTAL ECLIPSE SINGER.
† Name: Lizard † Age: N/A † Location: United States. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I was introduced to GL fashion through art. Many manga artists and photographers love the style and express it beautifully. † What do...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #87: HIKARI. FILM OF WEEK IS THE BRIDE WORE BLACK, FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT FRENCH NEW WAVE STARRING JEANNE MOREAU.
† Name: VisualKei_loli_Cloud/Hikari † Age: 15 † Location: Freiburg, Baden Württemberg, Germany. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? That would be around four years ago, the time when I fell in love with Visual Kei. † What...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #86: PUCK. FILM OF WEEK IS J-HORROR MOVIE RAMPO NOIR, EDOGAWA RAMPO JAPANESE SCARY STORIES.
(Photos by Holger Karas) † Name: Puck † Age: 25 and loving it. † Location: Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan, but I’m originally from Plymouth, Michigan in the United States. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? In 2005 I did a s...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #85: ANACHRONISTIC COQUETTE. FILM OF WEEK: BORN INTO BROTHELS, DOCUMENTARY OF CALCUTTA KIDS TAKING PHOTOS.
† Name: Anachronistic Coquette † Age: ??? † Location: Tokyo, but I’m actually from the south in the United States. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I choose to describe it as a gradual transitioning into the scene fro...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #84: CHELSEA. FILM OF WEEK IS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: ANNE BAXTER, CHARLTON HESTON, YUL BRYNNER.
† Name: Chelsea † Age: 20 † Location: UK † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Back at school I was looking at Japanese street style for inspiration for an art project, which is probably when I first discovered it. † What do y...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #83: ALEXANDRA. FILM OF THE WEEK: MILO AND OTIS. LA CARMINA BOOK TOUR, BARNES & NOBLE TABLE DISPLAY NEWS.
† Name: Alexandra † Age: 18 † Location: Marseille, France † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I began to be interested in Japan 5 years ago, and it all first came from the music: I fell in love with Visual Kei. This was so new...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #82: MARIA. FILM OF THE WEEK: STANLEY KUBRICK’S A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, LITTLE ALEX & DROOGS.
† Name: Maria † Age: 27 † Location: Kalmar, Sweden † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I had a lot of friends who were into the Japanese pop culture scene and one of them wanted to show me this “cool weird book of fashio...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #80: MOLLY. FILM OF WEEK IS CHAN-WOOK PARK’S THIRST, A BLOODY VAMPIRE FLICK FROM DIRECTOR OF OLDBOY.
† Name: Molly † Age: 20 † Location: Middle of nowhere Kansas, USA † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Very stereotypically I found Lolita through anime conventions when I was about 15 although I did not fully adopt the style u...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #79: CLAIRE. FILM OF THE WEEK: ED WOOD’S PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE.
† Name: Claire † Age: 17 † Location: The Hague, the Netherlands. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I sort of rolled into the scene quite suddenly; in a moment of weirdness I decided to buy my first Lolita dress and that̵...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #78: MALISA / CHIBI. FILM OF THE WEEK: HIROYUKI NAKANO’S SAMURAI FICTION.
† Name: Malisa / Chibi † Age: 14 † Location: Melbourne, Australia. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Mum told me about all the fashion in Japan (She told me when I was little but I couldn’t remember how old I was back ...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #77: LULU. FILM OF THE WEEK: FELLINI’S SATYRICON.
† Name: Lulu † Age: 18 † Location: Small small village in southern Germany ^^ † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I was introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion by the fantastic Mana-sama. In the beginning I was a huge Manga and An...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #76: JOHANNA.
† Name: Johanna Daily AKA Exquisite Corpse † Age: 24 † Location: Panama City, Panama † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Well about 4 or 5 years ago when I started investigating about diverse goth fashions, I found this lovely...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #75: KEAHL.
† Name: Keahl † Age: 20 † Location: Panama, Panama † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I was introduced to it several years ago, because I’ve considered myself a Japanese culture, fashion and even a Victorian times fan since...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #74: MALICE.
† Name: Malice † Age: 666 in alien years (20 in human years) † Location: Atlanta, Georgia † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? 6 years ago through J-rock and Visual Kei. I used to be obsessed with Mana and so through him I fou...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #73: ALESSIA.
† Name: Alessia † Age: 21 years † Location: Rome, Italy † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I knew this style viewing two years ago some pictures of Mana-Sama, which fascinated me for their great sense of aesthetics and refine...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #72: CASSANDRA.
† Name: Cassandra † Age: 20 † Location: Chicago, IL, USA † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I have been part of the Gothic Subculture for a very long time and I randomly came across Japanese Goth fashion while looking online...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #71: STRECY.
† Name: Strecy † Age: 19 years † Location: Paris, France † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? It was in 2004. I saw a pic of Kana, and I fell in love! She was so cute and lovely in her Lolita dress… I tried to know more a...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #68: KASSANDRA.
† Name: Kassandra Leigh † Age: 20 ( July 2008 ) † Location: Selden ( Long Island ) NY. USA. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Somewhere along my Myspace travels when I was younger I’d come across a few profiles from ov...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #67: JESSICA.
† Name: Jessica (I prefer Obsidian but it’s not my name.. yet) † Age: 16 † Location: New York † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? The first place I really discovered the Gothic Lolita culture was from their magazines, an...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #66: TOMOE.
† Name/Nombre/URL: Maryurit Belfield (Tomoe) † Age/Edad: 23 † Location/Ubicación: Ciudad de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? ¿Cuándo y cómo se le presentó a la moda Gothic Lolita? Bueno al...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #65: JOSINE.
† Name/URL: Josine † Age: 16 † Location: In the Netherlands. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? One year ago through Mana, like almost everyone. I fell immediately in love with the style, I always liked Gothic and Victorian, ...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #64: MIAKA.
† Name/URL: Cecilia / miaka † Age: 19 † Location: Sweden, Borås. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? I was introduced to through a friend when I was 16. She showed me some pictures and I fell in love with the fashion immediat...
GOTHLOLI OF THE WEEK #63: SHIN PROJECT.
† Name/URL: SHIN Project † Age: 20 † Location: San Diego, CA. † How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion? Japanese visual kei fashion and music. † What do you find appealing about GL style and culture? Bringing back classical style...
