MAXICIMAM MA/MAM GOTHIC LOLITA BOUTIQUE IN HARAJUKU. EGL GOTH LOLITA CLOTHING, CAT EARS COSPLAY.
So happy to be back in Tokyo! Lots of shopping success already, and I’m off to the Versailles concert in 30 minutes… you can follow my minute-to-minute Japan adventures on my Twitter. (I’ll add you back.)
Here are Gothic Lolita store photos I took in 2008 but never posted. Across from Harajuku’s JR subway station, there’s a white building easily overlooked in the hustle-bustle of Takeshita Doori.
Inside lies Maxicimam, a boutique for Gothic Lolita Punk.
What’s with the strange name? According to CD Japan (they sell the brand internationally), “Ma Maxicimam” explores the world of punk and gothic, “Mam Maxicimam” targets Lolita fashion, and “Nekomimi Maxicimam” uses cats and ears for its main theme.
The designs are somewhat simple compared to other Lolita brands, and some of the pieces are hit-and-miss. But it’s worth taking a peek in this little store.
Have you bought or tried any Maxicimam clothes? What do you think of the quality? You can see other Harajuku Gothic Lolita store photos here.
Now off to VERSAILLES!
Japanese Word of the Day: Idealistic = Risoshugiteki
Song of the Day: Aesthetic Perfection – Living The Wasted Life (LOL at the many videos people upload of Industrial Goth kids dancing in random places!)
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MILITARY FASHION SHOW: APOLLO STAAR GOTH PHOTOGRAPHY, LA CARMINA FETISH VISUAL KEI PHOTOSHOOT IN HOLLYWOOD CA.
Why hello there… don’t be afraid. We don’t… BITE!
Hollywood Goth photographer Apollo Staar invited Yukiro and me to do a shoot in his studio. And here’s what went down!
Apollo is a fellow creature of the night: he specializes in Gothic, fetish and alternative/fashion photography.
His direction was great — we look like we’ve fused into a single fierce creature!
I can’t get over how well these photos turned out. Los Angeles friends, you simply must contact Apollo Staar for your next shoot. He also rents out Ultra Staar studios (Santa Monica Blvd and Cole, near Vine) if you’re seeking a large, mod-decorated space.
Velvet dress: I got it for $18 at secondhand store Out of the Closet in LA.
Customized leather corset: from Bed Behavior, Hollywood at Cahuenga.
Goth cross necklace: handmade. Learn how to make one in this post.
This is only the first photo set from a four-part series. Wait until you see my scary Visual Kei look… and Yukiro’s ultra-revealing cyber costume!
Do you like these looks on us? Moving thusward! Aiming upward!
Japanese Word of the Day: Teishin – raiding or advancing forward
Song of the Day: And One – Military Fashion Show
LA CARMINA
