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fairykei, otomekei, cult party kei, visualkei.. hostkei... wait, what?

What does /cgl/ think of host-kei in general? It is not too popular among white people, due to the fact it looks like shit on them ( or so, that's what I've seen ) but I am curious if you guys have any tips/opinions or such.

the craziest thing is.. there are so many different hosts and they have varied styles to attract varied audiences.

[hyallulonelyhime]

hyahime presents: J-Fash ghosts of the past - DOLLY-KEI.

not at all connected to the 'living doll' stereotype, "dolly" is merely the popular name of a style related to cult party kei and mori kei.

The pioneer for this fashion scene was the store Grimoire, which featured clothes and accessories antique dolls would only dream of wearing. Vintage, haunting and more mature than you'd expect, dolly-kei was heavily inspired by eastern european aesthetics.

The style was most popular around 2010.

Come with me and explore the tombs of this no longer active style.

What caused it to fall off?

perhaps the same reason for its initial popularity: dolly gained attention for having a little bit in common with a lot of other jfash styles. Many lolitas were interested, and some goths realized they liked certain elements too. With the lack of guidelines and specific rules, the freedom that made it possible for so many subcultures to enjoy dolly also made it lack defining features. It became harder to say what was dolly instead of mori, goth or lolita.

F Yeah Lolita wrote, in 2010:

"As the style is much less defined as Lolita is, as well as being very new, it's difficult to pinpoint what exactly makes something Dolly Style. It's a little bit Lolita, a little bit Mori, and a little bit Gothic. The skirt length ranges from full length to very hip mini skirts."

From the style's livejournal community, we see the same concern in december:

When seeing discussions of grimoire and dolly, I saw the tights being mentioned a lot.

But the hats, tessels and furs stood out to me more.

In 2015, Grimoire's 7th birthday party showed little signs of these traits spotted earlier, which had helped make dolly 'unique'.

Most of the fashion was gothic, girly.. but not specifically dolly. Or maybe it was.

I tried going to the grimoire webpage but it's down and this post is getting long: i'll tell you where this ends.

Grimoire is now focused in a more mature audience and it has been reported that their clothes are more 'normie' and mainstream-like.

A man will die, but not his ideas: in harajuku, many designers and fashionistas have been spotted in mori-like clothes with tassels and tights and cream coords that look like an old doll's.

The last mention of dolly in tokyofashion.com is 2019.

[hyallulonelyhime]

Takemoto Novala Hello Kitty Pour Lolita Gothic Edition - 1st Edition

White edition.

Punk edition.

harajuku hello kitty.

Images found in http://theosakakoneko.blogspot.com/2010/03/lets-talk-about-hello-kitty.html.

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Hyahime presents: That time when a jsk became an ironing board cover..

Today i'm sharing a classic from cgl many of you have definitely heard about: The ironing board fiasco. The story of a girl, her dad's fiance and many feels.

Everything started when OP shared this image and said the following:

Due to some unusual circumstances, I'm currently living in a partially-renovated house with my dad and his fiancé.

His fiancé is a very sweet lady who is very thrifty. She makes all her own clothes and and will usually find a practical use for something, rather than throw it out (i.e recycling old bottles and jars to pot plants).

I had a Baby The Stars Shine Bright Strawberry and Cherry Ruffle jumperskirt that I didn't wear anymore, so I was planning to sell it. From memory, it cost about $400.

I put it out in the main room next to a pile of clothes I planned to donate to Good Sammies, so I'd remember to take photos of it for the sale. I then went away for a week to visit my grandparents

When I came back, I noticed the pile of clothes had disappeared. Cool, my dad and/or his fiancé had donated them for me. But wait… Where was the jumperskirt?

It was then that I saw the sight portrayed in the uploaded. My dress had been cut up to to make an ironing board cover and a tablecloth. I don't know where the rest of the material is.

It appeared that my dad's fiancé had assumed the jumperskirt was part of the donation pile, and thought there was no harm in 'recycling' it for her own uses. In her efforts to pretty up the concrete-y wasteland of a house, she had unknowingly destroyed an expensive brand dress.

Literally the only thing I could do in that moment was stare blankly. I can't even be mad at her, she had no idea.

So now I have a BTSSB ironing board and table cloth.

the story immediately caught the attention of users as they scrolled. Some found it terrible, others couldn't help but laugh..

Though some were quick to say it must've been fake.

So.. did OP fake this for attention? Let's investigate.

It is very unlikely the fabric was gathered from a replica, judging by the print details and the fact that this isn't a very sought-after or popular piece you'd see everywhere.

But how did one dress result in so much fabric? Although it looks like a lot, one anon pointed this out:

But she knew she'd get the attention, right? ...yes, but I don't think anyone would come up with this specific odd way to recycle a lolita piece and make the community react.

OP responded to the questions and thoughts with the following:

At this point, some anons were pretty much just fighting over if it's okay for OP to be so calm or not. Which.. is a little bit weird. Others were more emotional about this than the victim themselves.

But what you may not know is.. there's more. There's more to the Kawaiironing fiasco.

Op comes back.

I queried the whereabouts of the remaining material and she showed me. She said my dad told her I was "throwing them out" (I have no idea where he drew that conclusion as i specifically said I was donating a bunch of clothes, so at the very least he should have assumed I was, you know, donating them), so she thought it was fine to cut up. My fault anyway, didn't separate the "sell" pile from the "donate" pile. HOWEVER… There were a few other brand dresses I was planning to sell. I assumed they had been donated with the rest of my clothes, as they were nowhere to be found. I was a little sad about that (they were valuable Angelic Pretty, BBSTB and Metamorphose), but oh well. Then I looked in her material bag and found they had also been cut up… When dad said I was "throwing THEM" out, he did not state a plural by accident… Pics to follow.

If anyone wants individual versions of those pics lemme know.

The loli gods frown upon me today for my unbecoming carelessness in handling burando.

Op decided to keep the truth a secret: ignorance is bliss, and her stepmother did not deserve to feel the guilt of ruining so much burando.. or to know that so many lolitas were in shambles knowing about her crafts.

..Although, anons said this wouldn't stop her from doing it again. Maybe she should know so she doesn't cut up even more dresses.

One thing is certain. that's a really cute ironing board cover. Maybe the fabric could become even more random burando stuff: headbows, little makeup bags, cup coasters, mats.. oven mitts?

Lolita home goods for all! we demand a cute life!(✧∀✧)/

[hyallulonelyhime]

(＞﹏＜) so many notes n reblogs n such.. I'm such a newbie to all of this. thank you very much for the positive reactions..! I hope I can deliver + content.

♡( ◡‿◡ ) hello to any of you who may have followed. I've been absent due to a tricky test week in my college.

I'll be continuing my posts this week if possible! thank you very much for the good reception i've received on my first attempt at blogging.

[hyallulonelyhime]

♡( ◡‿◡ ) hello to any of you who may have followed. I've been absent due to a tricky test week in my college.

I'll be continuing my posts this week if possible! thank you very much for the good reception i've received on my first attempt at blogging.

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you posted gifs from a game and i just wanted to make sure this was clear: Deathsmiles is a lolicon game with very sexual undertones and is not a great representation of lolita in media. just saying. it's male gaze loli stuff. there's a mini game where you have to upskirt them in lolita dresses for bonus points... they are children ages 9-14...

Hello! I generally trust in my blog's audience to be able to distinguish good rep from bad rep/make their own judgements. I posted the game since I saw multiple mentions of it in forums and thought it'd be interesting to look back on the portrayal of the fashion in media, even if not proper. I did not know about the minigames.. Thank you for bringing this up, anon. ( ´ ▽ ` )

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my birthday is coming up and I'm getting an OP! I'm so happy ♡

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growing up with a very intense "if you don't know the Maiden name of the mother of X singer are you even a fan" Fandom culture gave me such a strong poser complex.

I consistently question if I AM indeed a fan of things I clearly enjoy and like, because if my knowledge isn't encyclopedic.. I hear a disappointed 14 year old calling me out..

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I'm so sleep deprived and this picture of a horse is messinf with me does it look like kamijo.........( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )

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metamorphose temps de feels.

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I'm obsessed with your blog... how does one have so much knowledge about lolita fashion ? Do you have any guides to reccomend?

I'm going to blush..this is so kind. (˶ㅇᗜㅇ˶) ⑉♥

I first heard about lolita fashion when I was 7, through a newspaper, and being very online I became really interested in studying it through forums and blogs I could find.

It depends on what you'd like to find out more about- if you're interested in knowing about the clothes themselves and finding pieces, check out lolibrary. If you'd like to know about the community, livejournal still has many pages from the Golden days and browsing through them is lots of fun- I'd start at eglcommunity.

If you're more into gossip and drama, behind the bows is an amazing archive.

If you'd like, I'd also be willing to share resources such as the magazines the fashion was most featured on..!

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absolutely!!^^ i felt like sharing due to loving the concept as a huge fan of shooters but it feels like the target audience it had in mind wasn't. a good one. I liked the ones with blouses n less skin showing so much and then became slightly horrified at ms.ero with the choker n other less. thoughtful approaches to it.

wish the same game was made but for actual cuteness' sake only.

"Deathsmiles is a gothic horror shooter with Lolita characters. So instead of shooting spaceships you'll be blasting demons and monsters with cute anime girls in Victorian clothing." - IGN.com

[hyallulonelyhime]

hii, what does egl fashion mean?

hi! EGL stands for Elegant Gothic Lolita.

It is a more specific term and doesn't apply to all lolita fashion styles, but has been used interchangeably with lolita fashion at times.

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H.Naoto "FRILL" Fashion Show + Designer Interview

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while browsing through livejournal,

i found someone saying there were way too many rabbit ear pieces.

you might be wondering what that's about, as I was. I bring forth, all the rabbit ears placements. make a rabbit ear coord. go crazy.

Bonnets

White Rabbit Bunny Ears Bonnet

Nakayoshi Bunny Bonnet

2. Headresses.

Usakumya's Ears Headdress (2024)

3. Blouses.

Alice Meets the White Rabbit Blouse

Kumya's Strawberry Garden Blouse

4. Skirts.

Alice Meets the White Rabbit Skirt

5. Wristcuffs.

Lyrical Bunny Lace Wrist Cuffs

6. Socks.

Lyrical Bunny Lace Crew Length Socks (2022)

7. Bags.

Fluffy Bunny Pochette

Usakumya Heart Window Rucksack

8. Mufflers.

Fluffy Bunny Muffler

9. Rings.

Little Bunny Strawberry Ring

10. Brooches.

Little Bunny Rosette Brooch

11. Masks.

Usakumya Face Mask

12. Shoes.

Bunny College Shoes

Bunny Girl Pumps

is there a place bunny ears haven't been found..? are there bunny ears on petticoats and bloomers?

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"Deathsmiles is a gothic horror shooter with Lolita characters. So instead of shooting spaceships you'll be blasting demons and monsters with cute anime girls in Victorian clothing." - IGN.com