Cosplay Oneesan is proud to present a first of its kind event in America: a standalone Lolita event featuring Angelic Pretty, and ?????(Kokusyoku Sumire) over Veteran’s Day weekend, November 8-9, 2008 at the Kyoto Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Greetings, readers! I am known as Kuroloki Roku (my friends call me Roku), and for my first Anime Blog article, I would like to teach you about the elusive Aristocrats of Gothic and Lolita fashion.
Unfortunately, the terms and different types never imported well from Japan, and if I only told you about [...]
The rumors were true! Tokyopop has finally announced the release of the first English-language Gothic and Lolita Bible for February 2008. The success was first announced at Book Expo America on June 1, 2007. The release date was announced at New York Anime Fest in December 2007.
Lolitas and their Gothic companions are [...]
If you’ve decided you’d like to dress in Lolita style, the first thing you must realize is that Lolita clothing is extremely expensive. High quality Lolita is near impossible to purchase cheaply, since Japanese brand clothing costs just as much as high-end designer American clothing lines like Betsey Johnson or Diane von Fürstenberg. Someone who [...]
I admit I’m a bit of a closet lolita. Last year’s panel on the subject had me hooked, so there was no way I was missing either, The Way of the Lolita or the Gothic Lolita Fashion Show.
I arrived at the The Way of the Lolita 30 minutes beforehand and met the moderator, Kurololi [...]
This month Codi tackles the subjects of underwear, loli lengths, and brown nosing.
Reader: What’s the difference between a crinoline, pettipants, and a petticoat?
Codi: Pettipants (more frequently called bloomers), are exactly what they sound like – pants. They add a nice floof under any dress, and also I like the feeling of them keeping me [...]
Believe it or not, being a lolita isn’t easy. Finding the perfect ensemble for a picnic or a tea party for two can be damn difficult if you don’t know what’s What and who’s Who. Not knowing where to get that perfect dress or even what’s being offered in a season’s line up can be [...]
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Lolita is just a broad term encompassing many categories and subcategories for this style. I was blown away by all the different types of lolis present at Anime Central 2006″/>
Gothic Lolita is the most familiar variety of Lolita, made popular by Mana of the band Malice Mizer in Japan. The style [...]
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