It's weird but the other day I was randomly thinking of what would be some opinions lolicandy? Mine are Raffaellos. What are yours?

Waaaayyyy back in late August, I ordered the carousel JSK from Rose Melody in Gold x white from mashimaro_girl . When september came by, I ended up adding a pair of the faux fur boots from Black Saint, as well as an AP bolero replica from Mashimaro's Lucky Mixi brand and double ribbon bag replica. Due to several delays on Black Saint's side due to the national holiday in October as well as Mashimaro's business trip to China, I didn't receive my package until yesterday.

( Click! Not dial-up friendly (+31) )


Communication: 3/5 I wish they emailed me instead of having to constantly email them for updates. However, I also understand that they were in China.
Shipping: 4.8/5 The JSK and Bolero were pretty wrinkled due to the way they were packed. :( Otherwise, shipping was quick and I got a tracking number.
Overall Experience: 4.5/5 Though there were a couple of kinks with my order, mashimaro_girl was extremely helpful and patient and I'll probably order from them again. :D

Quick question: I bought my first petticoat on ebay from a brand called "Gothic Lolita Bible", and truth be told, it's rocked for three years so far. Problem is, I want another one, and can't figure out for the life of me how to find a place to buy one!

D: help me out?

Hi, girls. I am having a problem since this morning here. I cannot access to BODYLINE Yokoso homepage right now. I thought maybe it's my computer's problem and tried with BODYLINE Japanese homepage. It didn't have any problem to go to the Japanese site. Is it just me or they are doing maintenance or something? I hope someone can answer me this question.

Looking in the memories, there was one post asking how they are. Looking at the few comments they seemed to be good enough to test!
( How were they? )

This is kinda of fun.
I was checking Misako's blog and stumble onto this http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/ribbon.misa .She has pics of her trips (I think her trips as kawaii ambassador, but I'm not a 100% sure).


Not related at all with misako. I was looking at my baby heart bag the other day and wonder... how do you clean the lace? I have the redxwhite version and the lace is a bit dirty at some places. I need some ideas or experiences of how to clean it.

Hey guys, I've pretty much left Lolita since I graduated university (oh the irony given that I live in Japan with it all at my fingertips!) but I still love girly beribboned things, and this coat from F&F caught my attention as being cute without too -out there-, and more importantly, something that could feasibly be worn with jeans & boots. (zomg.)

So, does anyone own it? Has anyone ever bought a custom size? I've never ordered from F&F before, and given the horror stories about 12-metre-long sleeves (I exaggerate), I'm slightly nervous. Especially as it's not exactly cheap! Should I take my 16,000 yen/$160 to Marui instead?

Any info/experiences/photos welcome. TIA!

Normally, Anna House never ever updates so quickly, and neither do I post so quickly, but coat.

( ... of the Classic persuasion... )

I've been the administrator of this community for five years, and, in that time, a great deal has changed. When I took over the community in 2004, I believe there were just over 3,000 members, and today we have over 13,000. Running this community has evolved into a full time job, and at this point in my life, I don't really have as much time as I would like to give to the daily tasks that make things run smoothly around here. There are so many changes that I would liked to have implemented lately, and I simply haven't had the time.

Back in 2004, owning just one piece of anything brand was a status symbol because it was all so hard to come by, and now the ownership of brand is practically expected. The face of the fashion has changed so much. There was actually a debate way back then about whether polka-dots were lolita or not, and now I don't think there's any doubt about their status. In 2005, Angelic Pretty came out with their first super sweet advertisement, and people railed on about how it was far too princess-y and sweet and how they didn't want that kind of thing in their lolita. Now, super sweet is the standard, and what used to be considered sweet is actually thought of as classic. While I have enjoyed the evolution of the fashion and the community, I've never been much for the really sweet lolita, and I don't wear brand because I'm too tall. While I'm still very much into lolita, I feel that it's time to pass on the torch to someone who is more personally involved with the current trends and interests of the community.

I've been thinking about handing the community on to someone else for about a year, but there were no clear choices. The people who seemed best-suited to the task of administrator-ship didn't have the time or energy for it. However, after we brought on the new moderators in March, a promising possibility quickly presented itself. After a great deal of careful observation, thought and consideration, I will be handing this community to laiferr as the administrator. I will also be leaving idealia in the new position of vice-administrator. Both of these ladies are very active and level-headed and I'm confident that they will do an excellent job steering this community into the future. I have put a great deal of time and love into this community, and I feel that laiferr and idealia will do the same.

I will be sticking around in the mod community to help ease the transition, and I will be revamping the community FAQ since it's a bit out of date. However, otherwise I will be completely retired from moderating the community. I'm excited to see where our new administrator takes things, and I hope that you will all warmly welcome her to her new position.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to voice them.

I saw these Vintage Lace Up Boots at Forever 21 today and thought that people here might be interested in them too! You can purchase them online here.

On September 20th, I participated in a group order and bought these boots through mashimaro_girl . I just received them on Sunday, so I thought, I'd share my experience.

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So in summary--

Communication: 3/5 -- I never asked personally why it was taking so long, but neither did Mashimaro offer up any explanation. So bad communication on both our parts I think
Shipping: 5/5 -- Mashimaro took very good care of my boots once they were being shipped. And they emailed me the moment they arrived.
Construction: 4/5 -- Shoes are never perfect, and these more than met my expectations, considering the amount I paid.
Overal Experience: 4/5 -- I would definitely order from this company again, and I'd use Mashimaro to do it!

I hope this helped some of you. Good luck with your next purchases!

I'm not sure if this is allowed here but I'd like to request large scans of lolita art.

( Example of what I am looking for under the cut! )

I'm looking for jsks and Ops with polkadots ~ I've looked through all my GLBs haven't really found anything super yet ;_; Its for this bxw polka dot fabric -- but I can't find any really good examples.

:) Please and thankyou!

SO IT SEEMS LIKE, DUE TO FINALS AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN DURING THE WEEK, THE BEST DATE MAY BE THE 19TH
IF YOU HAVE POSTED BEFORE PLEASE STATE WEATHER OR NOT YOU CAN GO ^_^
It still seems pretty split between the 18th and 19th and I want to get as many people there as possible!
here is an example of things to do: *For those who want to do high tea or want a beverage!* NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR "REAL FOOD" The tea things seems pretty split, some people want it other don't so we might as well just do both! <3
-After paddingtons we go to the beverly center, shop around etc. At around 4 we go for some "real food" and then see the movie at around 6?
Any adjustments please feel free to include them <3 all of your thoughts are well appreciated!
Here is the previous post
http://community.livejournal.com/egl/14634417.html