Here’s a game for advanced gosurori devotees. Can you match the runway outfits (numbered 1-8 in the photos) with the following designers?

a) Atelier Boz
b) Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
c) Bla Bla Hospital
d) h.NAOTO’s Hangry and Angry
e) Black Peace Now
f) Victorian Maiden
g) Algonquins
h) Angelic Pretty

ANSWERS:
1-e, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c, 5-g, 6-b, 7-h, 8-f

When I was first introduced to Lolita fashion, I couldn’t tell the brands apart. Now, I can pick up cues that point out who’s who. 3 and 4 are easy: the stuffed cat is obviously Hangry, and nobody rocks a medical cap and arm cast like BlaBlaHospital. 1 and 2 are Gothic Aristocrat, but the upturned chunky shoes on the first are a Black Peace Now signature, while the long, sweeping cloak and dandy cane announce Atelier Boz. The casual horizontal stripes and red accents of 5 are typical of Algonquins, and the elegant plaid and cape in 8 are Victorian Maiden at its best. 6 and 7 are hardest to differentiate, but the tiers of white lace and shoulder capelets are more typical of Baby (7 is Angelic Pretty).