In a news release, TokyoPop states that the Gothic & Lolita Bible is a quarterly “mook,” or combination magazine and book, that has “played an instrumental role in defining the global look of Gothic and Lolita fashion.”

Translated for the first time into English, this book will feature a guide to Gothic and Lolita fashions, interviews with fashion experts and designers, photo shoots and more. It will be devoted to the season’s fashions and will show new products from Japanese designers, as well as the U.S. versions and trends.

“Although the name ‘Lolita’ conjures up the image of a temptress in this part of the world, the Japanese Lolita fashion is decidedly demure,” said Jenna Winterberg, TokyoPop senior editor. “Although Lolita is sometimes considered a lifestyle in Japan, in the West it is primarily a fashion — but a fashion that promotes community building, creativity, and self-expression. And as the Lolita movement gains momentum, it’s having a direct influence on mainstream fashion. As more elements of Lolita go mainstream, the more the general public will pay attention to the original. And we’ll be covering the trends as they happen, from both the U.S. and Japan.”

During the Rococo, ladies (and lords! ) lolled away their days on the art of needlecraft. Gothic Lolitas like to get in the same spirit, but we aren’t about to knit tea cosies like the over-65 crowd. Can’t we make something we can bare at a Goth nightclub?

Enter Naughty Needles by Nikol Lohr. This ain’t your me-maw’s knitting handbook; the how-tos include kinderwhore garters and fembot nighties and pillows for hiding your vibrator. Lohr proves that the “wifely arts” can be as edgy as anything in the Gothic & Lolita Bible.

Although itsy-bitsy bikinis aren’t exactly Lolita-friendly, several projects can be adapted for Goth Loli fashion. The long, fingerless knit gloves (shown above) can be laced with white or silver ribbon for a Black Peace Now look. Devil horns on the hooded cap can be modified into kitty or bunny ears. And the knit eyepatch would compliment a Pirate or Gurololi (bloody Lolita) outfit.