April 7th, 2010
question about the picture on the banner
I really love that picture on the banner, anyone know who did it?
April's theme: From Ita to Lolita? (Then & Now)

I feel like hitting my head on the wall when I look at my old lolita photos. >w< I was such an ita then omgwtfbbq!!! OTL
I look hideous in most of my old photos, but I thought I'd like to share.
Click here to view the entire chronology of my metamorphosis from ita to lolita. :D
UK Loli ~ Stamford Meet up ~
Malco Modes In San Francisco?
Bandwagon: Timeline
I love this theme. I have literally read through all of the timelines posted so far, and I will continue looking at them, because it's so great to see that all of us started somewhere, and even lolitas who seem flawless and whom I strive to be like may have started out a bit ita-ish. =^_^=;;; I don't feel so silly now, since we're all sharing our embarrassing photos as well as cute ones. Soooo without further ado...
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Growing bud (Timeline)
2006-2010
Picture post: Steampunk Lolita
What a great day for a Steampunk Lolita adventure! As always, my photographer was the lovely Géraldine Vincent.
Preview:

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A Little Help?
Hi, lovelies! Sorry if this seems a little disjointed, I'm trying to dash this off quickly before I leave.
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Theme post: Lolita timeline
Theme post: Timeline
My Lolita Timeline
Katyusha/カチューシャ
Does anyone know the etymology of the term "katyusha" (カチューシャ)? (This term is used for headbands/"Alice bows"/hairbows/etc.)
I've tried searching
egl, but without any results other than passing mentions of the term. Looking it up on the English version of Wikipedia gives me a song, a rocket launcher, and a cycling team. Searching the Japanese version of Wikipedia mentions two songs (one Russian; one Japanese), that the term is used for headbands, a film, a weapon, a unit, a cycling team, and an asteroid. My Google attempts have been less useful.
I'm presuming that the use of the term for headbands is related to the fact that "Katyusha" is a tender diminutive of Ekaterina. It looks like there was a popular Taisho-era song called Katyusha; I used a translator to get some idea of what the Japanese page said, but if that page explained why katyusha is used to mean headband, I didn't see it.
For some reason this was a term I've never really questioned before, but reading it on the Angelic Pretty shopping site today made me pause. Now I'm really curious! Does anyone have a theory?
UPDATE:
thevisual_beast was kind enough to provide a translation of a Japanese Wikipedia explanation in this comment.
I've tried searching

I'm presuming that the use of the term for headbands is related to the fact that "Katyusha" is a tender diminutive of Ekaterina. It looks like there was a popular Taisho-era song called Katyusha; I used a translator to get some idea of what the Japanese page said, but if that page explained why katyusha is used to mean headband, I didn't see it.
For some reason this was a term I've never really questioned before, but reading it on the Angelic Pretty shopping site today made me pause. Now I'm really curious! Does anyone have a theory?
UPDATE:
Upcoming meet up in Omaha,Nebraska!
http://community.livejournal.com/omaha_in_frills/1488.html?view=4560#t4560
Hello to all of the Lolitas reading this~
Omaha_in_Frills is a new Nebraska Lolita community, but I'm not here promoting it at the moment. What I am here for is to announce this months meet up time, date, and location.
So please follow the link for all information and thank you.
Have a great day!
Hello to all of the Lolitas reading this~
Omaha_in_Frills is a new Nebraska Lolita community, but I'm not here promoting it at the moment. What I am here for is to announce this months meet up time, date, and location.
So please follow the link for all information and thank you.
Have a great day!
A QCute Brand Question...
Hello, lovely lolis! I was wondering if anyone has any information/reviews/etc about the brand Last Country carried by QutieLand? They seem to be a relatively new Taobao brand, and I can't find anything about their quality or sizing ): they do have a few very cute things, however!
Link to QutieLand
Any and all information you may have is very much appreciated! :D
(side note: first post! yeah!)
Link to QutieLand
Any and all information you may have is very much appreciated! :D
(side note: first post! yeah!)
Another Lolita Timeline
meta's crown cross question...
EGL FFA #4

Kokusyoku Sumire concert in Paris April 21th, Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School and Lolita Festival
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Banzai Girl, and the Lost Lolita
A short story about my long journey to San Francisco's Baby, the Stars Shine Bright store. I'll post the other three parts if there's interest.
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US based closet child?
I am really sorry to post this, but i am brand new to western lolita, and I've searching through memories and such, but i don't know the name of the shop so it's hard to find.
I heard there is a closet-child like website based in the US or something? Could someone please tell me about it? I left lolita since i left Japan, but if i can find casual sort, cheap, yay.
Sorry
I heard there is a closet-child like website based in the US or something? Could someone please tell me about it? I left lolita since i left Japan, but if i can find casual sort, cheap, yay.
Sorry
TIIIIIME WAARP
Arglebargle!
Is anyone else not receiving confirmation emails or inquiry replies from Baby?
I sent them an email a while ago telling them I couldn't pay my order yet because my credit card is acting wonky on me, and it's been like two days since the date I was supposed to pay - and they've neither replied to my question of whether or not they could give me a couple days so I could pay, nor whined at me. I sent them an email when I had about seven days left to pay, with another little inquiry, and they didn't reply to it either. wtf?
And a little note to the mods, I was out of town for a few days due to medical reasons so I wasn't able to pay much attention to the community sales, but I'm getting back on track.
I sent them an email a while ago telling them I couldn't pay my order yet because my credit card is acting wonky on me, and it's been like two days since the date I was supposed to pay - and they've neither replied to my question of whether or not they could give me a couple days so I could pay, nor whined at me. I sent them an email when I had about seven days left to pay, with another little inquiry, and they didn't reply to it either. wtf?
And a little note to the mods, I was out of town for a few days due to medical reasons so I wasn't able to pay much attention to the community sales, but I'm getting back on track.
Ordering from Angelic Pretty?
Germans meet Austrians ans Schloss Wartholz
Ayraleona and Fauryn travel to Austria every year! We finally got the chance to meet each other at Schloss Wartholz!

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Timeline 2004-2010
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So I decided to jump in on this month's theme! I haven't done any of the other ones, but what he hell. Sadly this isn't complete- I started wearing lolita in 2004/05 but I had a massive computer crash and lost all of my pictures that I hadn't yet uploaded to Photobucket, which included those early coordinates.
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lolita time line 2004 - 2010
hello ladies
i'll make a time line post too
this is my long way from ita to lolita XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
my travel in the lolita-world starts in 2004 (september)
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i'll make a time line post too
this is my long way from ita to lolita XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
my travel in the lolita-world starts in 2004 (september)
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Radioactive Cupcake Shoes
Found an adequate match to AP's Black Magic Whip Print:
http://www.babygirlboutique.com/iron-fist-shoes-cupcake-print-heels.html
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http://www.babygirlboutique.com/iron-fist-shoes-cupcake-print-heels.html
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