This popped up in my memories on FB today and I figured I would share this bit of Lolita history that was shared with me a decade ago by a wildly controversial, but undoubtedly massively influential member of the community who was involved in a lot of early Lolita events in the US.

street snaps Gothic and Lolita Bible #31

May 3: Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum)

This day was mostly on the cloudy/rainy side but we got to go to the beautiful art museum and see the Frans Hals exhibition! His paintings are so beautiful and expressive <3

OP: Innocent World Renoir OP

Cardigan: Amavel

Bloomers, OTKs: Metamorphose

Headdress: BTSSB

Egl pencil sketches

Hard to pick my favorite kumya on this dress, but if I had to narrow it down, probably the one that is yellow like a bee or the dark brown one.

Do you have a favorite kumya?

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Royalsealy stands on a garden path, to the left is a flower bed filled with green and blue plants. He is holding a bright yellow umbrella, with a yellow bag in the shape of a lemon slice next to him. He is wearing a pastel blue dress with a yellow short sleeve blouse, yellow wrist cuffs, and socks that are yellow with white and pink socks. He has long dark brown hair and dark brown shoes with crisscrossing straps. He has a variety of pink and yellow rings on. He is wearing a large yellow headbow with a pink tea set clip on one side and a blue bear clip on the other side. He has pink floral earrings. A yellow bow and heart accessory is attached to the waist on either side of the waist bow. The dress has a variety of kumya and usakumyas in the clouds, riding hot air balloons and having tea parties. End ID.

My Milky Planet JSK set came in the mail 💖

creating a lolita dress with "baby, the stars shine bright" designer—kumiko uehara

Breaking - a local vampire has been CAUGHT standing on that same dam towel !!!!

Got dinner with some friends who also love visual kei last night 🦇🦇

Miho Matsuda - Solder OP (2002)

Keyhole 2 way belt, Exentrique

btssb <3

May 4: Amsterdam

We mostly spent this day walking around and looking at all the canals (and enjoying the sun!). We had stroopwafels for breakfast and I found Delftware-print fabric that I’m super excited to make a dress out of! 💙

JSK: BTSSB Innocent Berrys

Blouse: Innocent World

OTKs, Headdress: Angelic Pretty

Baby, the Stars Shine Bright black and ivory coordinate Blouse - Princess Sleeve Back Shirring Blouse Main piece - Karami 3 Tier JSK Headdress - Ladder Lace Spin Doll ┈ ✁✃✁✃✁✃✁✃✁ ┈

Lolita Accessory tutorial pages from Japanese mook “Gothic & Lolita Patterns”, 2004

Included are: head dresses, hair clips/ties, camisole pattern, drawers pattern, sock stoppers, multiple bag patterns, detachable collars, and jewelry.

Consider this as my Valentine’s gift to you guys!! Thank you for being very kind about my post ^-^

*Also* If you would like the patterns to some of the tutorials (ie: the mini top hats, pattern 62) let me know so I can make a post later!