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plasticsweets · 6 months

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Bloody platform shoes, Gururu

#gururu #chinese indie brand #shoes #gothic lolita #egl fashion #guro lolita #gothic #yamikawaii #lolita fashion #gurokawaii #kawaii #harajuku fashion #jfashion

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lolibraryentryoftheday · 24 days

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Code JSK

Brand: Belle Langue

Release Year: 2020

#chinese indie brand #belle langue #jsk

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tearfulcoords · 7 months

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Coord #1

First coord I ever made, I think this was from last year or something??? I recently tweaked it n added more stuff bc i felt it was originally missing something. I like to call this coord "Cheshire Rabbit" wwww

JSK: Ista Mori (Ace and Alice JSK)

Blouse: Pumpkin Cat/南瓜猫LOLITA

Shoes: Angelic Imprint

Tights: rubyrabbit

Bag: Rabbit Smash Kira Studio/兔砸Kira工作室

Hat (+ alt hat), pocket watch necklace: ForeverRose

Scissor necklace: Bear Kindergarten/小熊幼稚园Bear doll

Brooch: pinkyy no tezukuri (pinkyyの手作)

Shoe clip-ons: Hiorange

Alt shoes: MODO

Concrit welcome!

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dollfromtheattic · 11 months

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💐🍓 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷 𝓡𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻-𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽 𝓢𝓽𝓻𝓪𝔀𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷 🍓💐

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newestcool · 1 year

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Zhujing Deni Dai ''Under the Burqa'' Creative Director Zhujing Deni Dai Photographer Sarzyn Lyx Newest Cool on Instagram

#newestcool #newest cool #Zhujing Deni Dai #Sarzyn lyx #fashion editorial #fashion photography #chinese fashion designer #chinese fashion design #chinese fashion #chinese design #chinese designer #couture gown #couture dress #couture fashion #haute couture #fashion school student #indie brand

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hauntings4hire · 2 years

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Ista Mori Nameless Poem Collar long-sleeved OP

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queen-selkie · 1 year

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Decaying Forest JSK by Ling Yuo Fu

#yea this is a chinese indie brand but I LOVE THIS DRESS #wish the model was wearing a blouse tho #eglcommunity #egl fashion #lolita

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lilac-nites · 1 month

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List of Lolita Resources

Someone in my comm encouraged me to make this list of resources for new lolitas. We were talking about how hard it can be to find information from Google search and there's just so much misinformation out there. I have a list of links that I've bookmarked and read over the past decade for when I finally become a lolita. I organized the list by sections in a specific order. It goes from information about the fashion and then to where to buy it.

To any new lolitas, there is so much information out there about lolita fashion that is still available. Part of the fun for me was researching the fashion, looking at coords, and learning what makes lolita lolita. There's so much information out there for you to immerse yourself in and even more stuff that's not listed in this resource list.

What is Lolita Fashion

Fyeah Lolita - This is my favorite blog and I still go back and read it. The last post was made in 2016 and the fashion has changed a lot since then, but it's pretty comprehensive and provides a good base knowledge. Imo, I think these articles (1 2 3 4) are required reading for anyone entering the fashion Lolita Fashion 101 - Bay Area Kei did several videos on lolita fashion during lockdowns. I recommend them for anyone that prefers video format. Raine Dragon's Lolita 101 series - Raine is a lolita that still updates her blog and has a lot of information on the history of lolita fashion. And she has a really great article on Chinese indie brands that should also be required reading for anyone new to using Taobao.

Costs of Lolita Manufacturing - One of the first things you'll notice is that lolita can be expensive. This resource breaks down the costs associated with manufacturing and why brands charge what they charge.

Substyles of Lolita Fashion

The below links are for the three basic styles of lolita fashion. If you research more, you'll find that there are more than these three, but I recommend starting with one of the three above to make it easier for to build your wardrobe. Classic Lolita Sweet Lolita Gothic Lolita

Where to get Lolita Fashion

Before even buying anything, you will need a tape measure to take your measurements. You'll need to measure your bust, waist, hips, and shoulder width in centimeters. That's how you will find out which clothes will fit you. Sizing can be different from brand to brand and country to country. I know many are used to buying using letter sizes, but it's best to go by actual measurements. Aim to buy clothes that are 4 - 6cm larger than your actual measurements to allow room for breathing/eating/etc. If you're brand new to the fashion, I highly recommend sticking to the sources listed in the videos below. It's very easy to get scammed if you don't know what to look for and I'd hate for anyone to lose their money on barely wearable clothes from Amazon/Ebay/Aliexpress. Where to Buy Lolita Fashion How to shop for Lolita Fashion online - secondhand is life for lolita fashion and there are so many options. PinkFakeFlowers goes in depth into the many ways to get it. I personally recommend 42lolita for anyone looking to buy from Chinese brands on Taobao.

Plus Size Lolita

Unfortunately, many of the Japanese brands and even some Chinese indie brands are not size inclusive. If you can't fit into the mainstream brands, don't worry there are still options. I always recommend Meta since they have a Plus Size and occasionally a Plus Plus size of their dresses and blouses that goes up to 160cm or even 200cm in some releases. Plus Size Lolita Crash Course Where to Start as a Plus Sized Lolita - This is a wonderful resource listing brands that are size inclusive.

Online Spaces for Lolita Fashion

Lolita fashion is pretty spread out now compared to the EGL (still recommend reading livejournal because its a cool time capsule of the lolita comm) days, but there are still groups on Facebook BSoLF - Great for beginners to ask questions and be helped by others. It's hard to search here but I recommend looking through the group for info. Your Local Comm (if applicable) - most are still on Facebook even if they still have a Discord. You can search for your local one on this list.

More Resources for New Lolitas

Lolita Tips for New Lolitas Three helpful tips for coordinating an outfit Lolita Tips Tumblr - I don't recommend Fanplusfriend anymore, but 42lolita is a good replacement. This tumblr is a great resource for inspo and there are many answered asks to reference. Unfortunately, polyvore is no longer a thing and many pictures are missing as a result.

Bonus

These are just a mishmash of links to resources/lists/blog that I like. Lolita Collective

Lolita youtubers ask

Lolita tumblrs ask 20dollarlolita and her post on replicas

More plus size lolita brands ask Japanese Wikipedia entry for Lolita fashion and list of brands

Azuki Mikan

Buttcape

Old School Lolita

#lolita fashion #sweet lolita #classic lolita #gothic lolita #lilac talks #i'll try to update regularly and may even make a more stable version on my website #tbh a lot of these are the ones i like and enjoy and continue to go back and read all the time #i'll also update this page if i find anything else interesting or if i find more videos that i like #edited to change taobao to chinese indie #they are not the same thing

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girlyholic · 2 months

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Another nun-inspired release named "Midnight Mass" by the very new Chinese indie brand Piggy Bank.

#piggy bank #ガーリー #ガーリー系 #girly kei #dark girly #girly goth #jfashion #releases

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melatonin-melanin · 4 months

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an article discussing the use of xinjiang cotton by some lolita-focused brands on taobao. it delves into the history of xinjiang cotton being produced using the forced labor of uyghurs, and the amount of indie brands that openly use it. if you wish to make sure your clothes are more ethically obtained, there's a list of brands to avoid in the article as well.

#cloudy noon #lolita fashion #lolita #jfashion #japanese fashion #alternative fashion #alt fashion

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raggedyfink · 6 months

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Fyi for anyone wanting to support Chinese indie sellers without potentially buying from fast fashion, I would highly recommend shopping from taobao through a shopping service as taobao is primarily consisted of small indie businesses who often do made to order items often times tailored to your measurements too and is often recommended in Lolita fashion communities as an alternative to buying from name brands due to affordability at a genuinely reasonable price for the quality.

At every chance I get with goths in my goth communities I will always recommend taobao if they want to support Chinese small businesses without resorting to fast fashion because while fast fashion is a genuine concern, there is a layer of racism to assume Chinese fashion businesses are all poor quality fast fashion made with slave labor, taobao sellers always make their products in their small studio of workers that work hard to make high quality products along with the fact that some western small businesses will also outsource to sweatshop—free studios.

Chinese indie sellers deserve to be supported instead of fast fashion giants that are products of either western outsourcing or exploitative capitalist chinese businessmen and fyi made in America items are most likely made with prison labor (Google that)!

Some taobao shopping services I would recommend:

—42 Lolita (great customer service)

—Lolitawardrobe

—My Lolita dress

Remember to SHOP SMALL even when shopping internationally!

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plasticsweets · 5 months

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Sweetheart Rescue Team OP, Alice Girl

#alice girl #chinese indie brand #onepiece #sweet lolita #nurse lolita #egl fashion #yamikawaii #nursecore #medcore #kawaii #harajuku fashion #jfashion

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lolibraryentryoftheday · 3 months

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Strawberry Kitty Stamps JSK

Brand: Cute.Q

Release Year: 2022

#chinese indie brand #jsk

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hyallulonelyhime · 2 months

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BEHIND THE BOWS: bread-chan.

While browsing for my fandom post, I came across an interesting poster.. this is the story of bread-chan, who had 1 dream.

She expressed her feelings openly, but maybe a bit too much, as her friend also submitted a secret the very same day.

It seems the friend was very tired of hearing about this. Nonetheless, shouldn't friends support each other's dreams?

Look, it made her cry. The very next post, she had to find out about this betrayal. It isn't stupid to want to be a baguette themed lolita. Nothing is too silly for our frills. She had supporters, though.

But our protagonist's soul had developed like yeast. Instead of blossoming and flowering, bread chan floured into her anger.

Ouch! Unfortunately for us, I don't think any of the other posts were made by bread-chan.. but her ambition never died. The rest of the year, other posts continued to discuss the bread coord.

Maybe we didn't have a bread dress, but some tried offering comfort..

There seemed to be hope.

And other fashions were already on it.

Close, but still so far!

finally, it ends on this bittersweet note..

I hope bread-chan never left, because..

The Black Ribbon made this corgi bread print.

and we can count on chinese indie brands to deliver weird concepts.

14th Garden 姑娘来买块面包吧 JSK

waa, i feel hungry.. what a happy ending.

#eglfashion #jfashion #lolita fashion #egl #egl community #old school lolita #classic lolita #egl fashion #gothic lolita #sweet lolita #memorybox

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dollfromtheattic · 2 years

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🌙🌟 𝓢𝓾 𝓛𝓲𝓷 𝓞𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓭 - 𝓦𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 🌙🌟

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bogleech · 1 year

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By now Ive probably gotten in touch with a hundred people over the years who have had plastic toys/figures produced in large runs, from people connected with brands to indie designers with a successful Kickstarter, even the guy who produced the "omfg" toy line that already included one of my design submissions, and still no leads.

Like literally all they do is talk to Chinese manufacturing companies through a translator, but they'll either tell me something like "it's tough to do! Good luck!" and ghost all further questioning, they say they no longer have that information (all these have continued to make stuff) they'll rant about how the business sucks and isn't worth it (still won't just answer the question, also usually still in that business as we speak) or that they do it through some service or private contact they just aren't allowed to share (the only reasonable one but I get the feeling it has been a lie more than once).

Anytime Ive tried to just email a manufacturer myself, they aren't one that does new original designs.

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