Bloody platform shoes, Gururu
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transparent PNGs of my MAM dresses, left is 2001, right is 2001/02
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i updated and rearranged my lolita physical media collection as i was recently able to complete two sets: my english "gothic & lolita bibles" at the top (still a long way to go for the japanese volumes you see sandwiched in between) and my "gothic lolita & punk brand books" at the bottom! for brand catalogs that are a bit too flimsy without a solid spine, loose pages, flyers, prints, postcards and such; i added in a file folder to give them a little extra protection.
it looks a little strange stacked vertically, but this temporary setup until i move was the solution i found after some trial and error. the classic horizontal "bookcase" presentation of the magazines was far too much weight and pressure for my unstable shelves and caused an extremely loud and heavy avalanche. thankfully i survived with just a bruise, but more importantly.. none of my books were too hurt! reorganizing them all over again from the beginning after the fact was a bit tedious, though.
i'm especially looking forward to reading the three acquisitions pictured above given that finding english lolita media has proven quite difficult.
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Imai Kira for the Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book
November 2007
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Shop drop time!
We're back with our first restock of the year.
It's a cool-toned blue & purple set (plus petticoats)!!
Come take a look and help us get 2024 off to a great start ✌️
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Royal Stewart lace cross OP, Summer Tales Boutique
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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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