#lolita questions

[rainedragon]

Kera Maniax Volume 11 (2008)

[oldschool-lolita-archive]

hi! I have a couple of very old brand pieces that aren't on lolibrary. where would you suggest I look to hunt down additional info and maybe add them to the database? thanks!

Hello! I’m very excited by this question.

I have a few suggestions depending on how knowledgeable you are on the item- if you aren’t sure where to start at all you might have some luck with narrowing down the general era or release date of the item judging by its label or wash tag.

Various tag guides have been published- this one by How To Become An Angel on neocities and this one on Raine’s Crimson Reflections blog.

But since you have checked lolibrary and it isn’t there, i’m assuming you have some information already (release year or print name or something along those lines). It’s possible to access old versions of lolita brand’s websites through the wayback machine and adjust the year to suit your best guess. From the homepage you can go to the brand catalogue and see the dresses / jsks / undergarments / ect and see if any have descriptions that will match your mystery item (even if there is no stock photo available). For example:

- Angelic Pretty 2002- present

- BTSSB 2000- present

- Metamorphose 2000- present

- Victorian Maiden 2001- present

- Innocent World 2001- 2004

- Innocent World 2005- present

- MmM 2001- 2010

- Atelier Boz 2001-2003

- Atelier Boz 2004 to 2017

Lolibrary is an extensive database, but it doesn’t cover every single piece in existence. If I haven’t found it on lolibrary and I haven’t found any information on the brand’s original website, I will usually turn to my lolita magazines and see if I can spot the item anywhere. Lolita History is a great resource that most of you are already aware of. It’s great for GLB scans and even other niche publications that have been kindly submitted. You can filter by Keywords to narrow down your search.

All of the advice above is if you are the kind of person that likes to take your time with research and look into the item personally. If you don’t have time for that, i’d just post it on social media and ask if anyone knows anything. U can post it here on tumblr or u can send it to me! There will always be someone happy to help, and if it’s something I can’t do myself I will volunteer to submit it to some senior lolibrarians and see what can be revealed.

[gmanmedias]

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[mymlody]

better alternatives to purchasing from devilinspired

after seeing the 40,000th video of lolitas ordering from sites like devilinspired and my-lolita-dress and seething/coping/fuming/etc, i’ve decided to make a post giving resources for better alternatives if you want to purchase from brands on taobao and receive better pricing and customer service while doing so!

“but why are devilinspired/my-lolita-dress bad?”

they’re not necessarily evil sites that need to be boycotted per se, but they don’t exactly have a high standard for quality control (including selling design and print replicas), price gouge pretty badly, and have had less than stellar customer service, so i thought it would be better to give people resources for smarter purchasing!

here's a 2018 breakdown comparing the prices between the shopping service 42agent and buying through taobao directly

here's a tutorial on how to navigate and purchase from taobao directly without the use of a shopping service/agent

and here is a link to 42agent’s lolita vendor site, 42lolita, which has consistently better brand quality control, lower pricing, and better customer service than DI or MLD

i’ve also crossposted this info to twitter via a thread :)

[horrorlesbion]

[figurecollection]

Raqel Original Character 1/6 Scale by Questioners

[lolitafan1997]

hello! i absolutely adore your blog!! i'm reading lolita now, but still havent finished yet. i saw somewhere that dolores was engaging in homosexual activity in the camp, or humbert thought she was?? what do you think about that?? maybe i'm wrong i dont know..

I think the only thing that happened to Dolores at camp was what she said about Charlie.

Now you can take this three ways.

1. Dolores was telling a lie to look experienced.

2. It was true what happened at camp with Charlie.

3. Humbert made the whole damn thing up to try and excuse himself for raping a minor.

I could honestly believe either of these and that’s the beauty of Nabokov’s writing. He has us so messed up we don’t know what is real or not.

Thank you for the question.

[crrows]

Visited Nanzenji proper this time rather than just looking at the aqueduct and going home. Headdress, cape, heart apron, and skirt made by me. Details in read more.

This set is my child fr. It's so comfy and so cute. Sewing it all was a small journey so I'll split the details in to sections.

Skirt

I saw the fabric in the shop and knew I wanted to make a skirt out of it. I used the beginners skirt pattern from Otome no Sewing 5 and added eyelet lace for extra fun. The advantage of sewing in Japan is that you can actually find a lot of the same laces that Baby and Meta uses in their designs. The lace here is the eyelet lace Baby uses a lot. The skirt is fully elasticated so it's the most comfortable thing in the world. It makes it so hard to go back to Baby's partially shirred skirts that death grip my waist. My only regret with the skirt is that I should have sewn down the ribbon running through the lace as it likes to catch on things. However, that's something I can do in post too.

Cape

The days were getting colder but I wanted to keep showing off the skirt. All my coats are long, so I decided to make a little matching cape for warmth. I traced the pattern off a capelet on an Innocent World coat I own and then adjusted it so it was longer and curved up at the front. The cape is lined with black satin and interlined with thin wool. It's super cute and the wool makes it a little warmer. The front lines of eyelet lace were inspired by Wirehead Shop's designs. I forgot to account for the larger neckhole that the coat capelet had (to account for the giant coat collar) so the one I made tends to shuffle around more than I'd like. In the future, I might add a button closure to the front rather than ribbons, so it fits tighter.

Heart Apron

I fell in love with Meta's old heart aprons with their curved skirt, I thought they added a bit of something different to the usual straight lines of lace you usually find in egl. This apron is a blatant rip off of that, just with torchon lace instead. The heart bib took a while to get right. I spent about an hour drawing the correct heart shape, bought new fabric so the flowers could be in the centre, and then completely changed the heart shape once I'd cut it out. The ties around the neck are a bit of a train wreck - next time I'd just use black grosgrain ribbon. I'd love to try pairing this with a white or black op (or another floral op for full granny curtain pattern clashing), but I'll have to wait for a nice one to pop up on Mercari.

Other Coord Details

Blouse: Baby (Luanna Blouse)

Bloomers: Baby (2005)

Socks: Metamorphose (2023)

Shoes: Doc Martens (90s)

[humorandwhatnot]

How did Lolita Become a Millionaire?

The Million Dollar Question

[per1w1nkl3]

lolita is NOT a light hearted book. its a psychological horror and a tragic tragic story. but when humbert humbert describes himself as so beautiful its almost a problem how many women fall to his feet,,, I cant help but giggle a little,,,

[dogsstew]

Billy in the 1992 Chanel chain dress or 1992 Dior palladium dress? Whatever you think fits him

Neither! Hope this helps.

[dreamyfrill]

~45 Lolita questions~

1. Please tell us your Hand Name (name that’s used ONLY in internet.)

→Dream_frill

My given name is Yolanda. But nobody calls Yolanda, they use my diminutive Yoli. It is strange to me if anyone use Yolanda

2. About how long is your history as a Lolita?

→2 years, I have a long way to become a veteran

3. What first motivated you to do Lolita fashion?

→Since I was a child my dream was travel to Japan, but it was expensive and we can’t afford it. I save money and the life gives the opportunity to go to Japan, no only one time, 3 times.

I remember we went to Takeshita and go to Bodyline.

At first I was reluctant to wear it, because I live in a small town and I was afraid to get harrased (spoiler: it was all the opposite)

Then I decided to buy one dress and well…. Now I am a brand whore

4. After knowing Lolita fashion, have you had any time-gap or resistance till you actually started to be Lolita?

→Yes! Almost a year. Then I decided to become a Lolita and buy my first clothes

5. Please define your Lolita style as much as possible. (eg. gothic Lolita, sweet Lolita, white Lolita…. Etc).

→Sweet Lolita. Mostly I tried to recreate a Sweet Lolita in 2010. Sax, pink, mint, yellow… pigtails, heart-shaped bags, tea party shoes… I love it!

6. About how many Lolita friends do you have?

→I have mutuals, but no friends, I am the only Lolita in my town. I am like Momoko from Kamikaze girls

7. What is the best thing about doing Lolita?

→The happiness wearing it!! All the sorrow goes away immediately after wear it!!

8. Conversely, what's the worst thing?

→I am so lazy when it comes to wear Lolita to go somewhere. I spent between 30 minutes to 1h to styling the coord. And sometimes my friends meets in hookah lounge and in my/other house and I can show my coords. So I wear casual clothes

9. Which Lolita Brands do you like?

→Angelic Pretty!!! Now I am trying to get some Baby, the stars shine bright dresses!!

10. What was the first Lolita item that you’ve owned?

→Floral rose op mint colorway by Bodyline. I have it, but now don’t fit me pretty well and I don’t wear it much anymore

11. What is the ���must have!” Lolita item?

→A good shoes. Our shoes hold all our weight everyday, minimum give them a good pair of shoes.

12. Do you wear drawers?

→I wear an old short trackie trousers as drawers, but I want to buy a good Lolita drawers

13. Do you have any favourite Japanese music?

→No a specific one. I hear music in Japanese, but not a specific singer/band

14. Where do you particularly visit as Lolita?

→Everywhere!! But specially in museums, gardens, events and in foreign countries

15. About how many times per week do you dress as Lolita?

→Hard to respond. It depends on the week and the things are programmed on the days

16. Please tell us about one embarrassing episode from the time when you were 
just beginning Lolita.

→Wear cat hears….

17. What's hairstyle and color that you think Lolita would suit the most?

→The hairstyle depends on the coord. Sweet pigtails, gothic a braid, classic loose hair…

The colour. Your hair colour is just fine

18. Have you ever thought of stopping Lolita? The reason?

→NEVEEEERRR!!＼＼\٩(๑`^´๑)۶//／／

19. Please tell us your heart's bible as a Lolita. (anything like a book, magazine, CD, idol...)

→Misako Aoki, Mila de Blois, Hiroko Honda, Maki and Asuka

20. Do you own a doll? Tell us your feelings about her intensely!

→Nop. But I have a lot of plushies!!

21. What kind of make-up do you wear when you wear Lolita clothes?

→I don’t know how to do make up👉🏻👈🏻. But I want to learn it!

22. Have you ever secretly changed clothes in a train station bathroom on Lolita day-out?

→Nop! Thankfully my mom and husband do not care that I wear Lolita clothes

23. Are you composed when doing Lolita all by yourself?

→Yes! I go with a pepper gel spray when I go out, so I am not afraid

24. How much do you spend in your Lolita clothes & accessary monthly?

→Some months none, others I can spent 300€-400€ in Lolita fashion (it is because it is my birthday or I have save money)

25. What is the most expensive Lolita thing you've bought so far? How much was it?

→I think Misty Sky. All the set second hand including shipping and customs taxes was 450€

26. So far about how much has the expense been for Lolita goods?

→Sincerely, I don’t know…

27. Lolita outfit really costs money. How do you raise money to cover the cost of
 Lolita?

→Savings!!! Saving all the money I can and waiting for the money they gave to me in as Christmas, anniversary and birthday presents

28. Have you ever bought from an online store? If so, please tell us its good
 and bad points and some advice for the future. If not, please tell us why not.

→Angelic Pretty Paris. They answered my questions, the staff is kind, but It is expensive 🫠

29. Even if you sort of want to keep it a secret, please clandestinely tell us
 about a private manufacturer that is the best.

→I don’t know, sorry

30. Is there a brand and/or an item that you think, "I could never get it! But I unreasonably want it!"?

→As we say in Spanish “las cosas de palacio van despacio” so it is matter of time to have all my dream pieces

31. What do you think about people who only do Lolita at music-lives or cosplay?

→I don’t really care. The people is free to do whatever they want

32. From what age to what age is it acceptable to do Lolita? Do you think that there's a state in which someone must graduate from Lolita? (you can answer as ‘never graduate’)

→Never graduate

Do whatever it is makes you happy. Don’t leave yours hobbies because “don’t fit your age”

33. Is there a Lolita fashion or behavior that you think "I don't want Lolitas to do this!" about?

→Bully, discriminating or harassing others. The Lolita is a symbol of revolution and a safe space for everyone, not a symbol of discrimination

34. Is there something you think "Lolita has to be this way!" about?

→Evidently you must follow some rules, besides that you can do whatever you want. For example: if you want to wear trainers, you can do it, but do not wear bright fabric, because it gonna looks like a cheap costume

35. While doing Lolita, has something changed from earlier than you did Lolita?

→I wish I joined the fashion early, much before, when the prieces where normal and not a so exorbitant. Puppet circus was between 150€-300€ and no 1800€

36. Do you go to school/work as Lolita?

→In my school and workplace there is an uniform, so I can’t wear Lolita :P

37. Do you wear Lolita clothes as casual wear?

→Sometimes. When I go to my capital city or going somewhere like bowling alley or a museum

38. Do you have a boyfriend (or husband)? Do you understand each other? (I think she meant “Does he understand you (as lolita)?”)

→Yes! Absolutely! He is very understanding about EGL fashion. He even helps me to do my cords and ties my back bow in the dress :D

39. What do the people around you think of your doing Lolita? Do they accept it?

→My family and friends are very understanding about my wear choices. They never seems to hate it

40. What kind of Lolita is who has impressed you the most up until now?

→So many. My favorites are sweet ott 2010

41. Have you ever made your own Lolita clothing or/and accessories? If so, what was the best item that you’ve made?

→I don’t know how to do it. But I want to learnᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

42. If you have an ideal Lolita outfit or coordination, please tell us.

→I don’t have one really

43. Is there a motif that you think “this is a symbol of Lolita”?

→Maybe crowns, flowers, sweets and stars

44. Would you want to dress your children as Lolita?

→Nop! I want kids, but I want them to be free. If the want to be Lolita, gyaru, goth or punk I will support them :)

45. What’s your image of the ideal Lolita?

→There is some Lolitas I really like their coords

[gmanmedias]

What’s an aesthetic you’ve been into lately?

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[crappy-danganronpa-confessions]

To be honest

I don’t get takeo’s appeal. She was a bitch the whole time. Is it really based off looks alone?

Let be real

I never seen a fan depict her correctly

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[anglerflsh]

Greetings,I have two questions.

1)Any Russian classical literature you enjoy?

2)Is there any Italian classical literature that you could recommend?

I quite liked reading "The Brothers Karamazov" and "War and Peace" as far as russian literature goes - though on that front I'll say I absolutely hated Gogol's "Dead Souls" and that alone almost made me want to give up on russian lit in general lol

I would say italian lit is hard to recommend without knowing what someone's tastes are... especially since a lot of the things I've read are poetry collections (on that front: Montale and D'Annunzio are my favourite recent-er authors, but the true classics such as Petrarca and Leopardi are never forgotten + for theatre plays I loved reading Goldoni's plots). I did really like both "Uno Nessuno Centomila" and "I Malavoglia", and when I was in elementary school I loved both Calvino and Salgari's works - "Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis" too, and the "Decameron", and I still have yet to read "Il nome della rosa" but I can safely recommend that as well.

^ these are from very different genres and centuries, so, I'd suggest looking them up individually and seeing which ones best resonate with your tastes. The only mandatory thing I suggest is the Divine Commedy because I'm predictable and it is that good.

[20dollarlolita]

I'm sorry you're being treated badly by your lolita meet moderators. They sound like they don't understand that "This person rubs me the wrong way" does not mean "This person is a bad person" and furthermore, their "reasons" for your and your friends' expulsions sound like they were made up on the spot by vengeful middle schoolers in the midst of their first friend breakup. Nobody needs that. You're better off without them.

Thank you. I've really appreciated everyone who's reached out to me and said that this shit going down is absolutely nuts.

To everyone who has been saying that we should just make our own Sacramento comm, we did.

We did, at the suggestion of the moderators of the other comm.

Those moderators suggested it to us twice, about 6 weeks apart.

The fact that we made our own community discord, and didn't call it "unofficial", was then listed as one of the reasons they banned us.

I cannot make this shit up.

(If anyone is in the greater sacramento area and wants to join a lolita community that's moderated by people who give warnings before they ban people, please send me an ask. Once we know that you're actually in sacramento and genuinely interested in wearing lolita fashion, I'll get you the invite link. If you're not in the sacramento area, but want to make and wear lolita fashion, and chat with other people who wear and make lolita fashion, I have a discord for that.)