Year Archive for 2008
SWEET LOLITA AND GOTH STYLE SNAPS: EGL HARAJUKU GIRLS, MARUI FASHION SHOW.
Time to head inside JCB Hall for Marui Shinjuku’s Individual Fashion Expo IV! The male counterpart of Gothic Lolita (known as Kodona, Ouji, Dandy) is a rare bird, so I made a point of shooting these elegant Harajuku aristocrats. Which one would you want to be your Little Prince?
Here’s another look at my new navy blue Atelier Pierrot corset-skirt. I also bought shoes: these Leche by Yosuke ankle boots were a steal at around $75. I found them on display at the Marui Shinjuku department store; Floor 7 is Gothic Lolita Rococo Punk shoe heaven. (Brace yourself for photos! )
The seats were assigned, so there wasn’t a mad rush through the door. (It’s nice how anybody can buy an $8 ticket and watch a 3-hour runway show, unlike the major Fashion Weeks which are invite and press-only.) Everyone received a Marui gift bag containing postcards, Goth Loli fashion and magazine promos, and Camu Camu grapefruit candies.
There was a row of retail booths in the lobby: GLP.C stationery, Arthropie bags/wallets, Kera back issues, music merchandise. A woman in a cat mask gave out heart-shaped lollipops to the girls who filed past.
And I thought I had long hair! Lolitas and Goths were the dominant “style tribes” present, but I also saw some Jesus Diamante glam girls in bouffant hairdos and heels.
BFFs in the Goth and Sweet Lolita realms.
This lady’s handmade magic mushroom meets Minnie Mouse bell skirt stood out. Her little girl and boy look ready to conquer late 70s London!
Many Lolitas were quite young; I’d put these two in their early teens. There were a handful of attendees over 30, and they were equally fashionable. I love this woman’s mature and refined look.
Is this us in 50 years?
Next, we’ll continue our MaruiOne theme with a peek inside the department store and a review of the fashion expo.
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VIDEO TOURS OF MARUI SHINJUKU & LAFORET: TOKYO GOTHIC LOLITA DEPT STORES.
I know, I know… I’ve been teasing you for days about Tokyo Lolita coverage. But I’m about to make up for it with visual-kawaii overload! I’ve taken a zillion photos of Lolita stores in Harajuku and Shinjuku; stay tuned for glimpses inside the famous shops. But we’re going to start things off with a squeal. Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever on YouTube (to the best of my knowledge)… I present VIDEO footage of Marui Shinjuku and Laforet, aka Gothic Lolita department store disco-paradiso.
In the first video, I walk around Laforet in Harajuku. First, we make the rounds of B1 (Algonquins, Super Lovers, Gothic Lolita Bible & Kera magazines). Then, we walk down the stairs to B1.5 (Metamorphose temps de fille, Alice and the Pirates, Putumayo, Atelier Pierrot, h.NAOTO, Black Peace Now, Black Laboratory by Hiderock, Choice Sexy Dynamite London).
The following day, I attacked Gothic Lolita Mecca 2: MaruiOne, the department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo. (Forgive my finger at the bottom of the screen – I was being stealthy by hiding the camera behind a Hello Kitty pamphlet! ) The video above is a tour of floors 5 (Moi-meme-moitie with the famous coffin changing room, stationery/umbrellas/wallets, Jane Marple, Excentrique, h.NAOTO), 6 (Kera/Arena punk store, Super Lovers, Hiderock, Arthropie, Ozz Croce, Sexy Dynamite London), 7 (Goth and punk shoes, Lolita boots such as Yosuke, Black Peace Now, Sixh by h.NAOTO, Algonquins, Black Peace Now), and 8 (Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Metamorphose Temps de Fille, Heart E, KeraShop Angel, Emily Temple Cute).
Hold on to your petticoats – there’s much more Gothic Lolita Rococo Punk madness on the way!
LA CARMINA
