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Monday, July 19, 2010

More About Misu ♥


There have been a lot of questions about Misu, so here's her baseball card stats, if you will:

She's a Pomeranian currently of 2.5 lbs, estimated at a full 4 lbs, and officially registers on the teacup scale (note: Pomeranians aren't usually measured with teacups, but she is roughly the size of a teacup poodle, so that's my estimate). Her color is called 'orange beaver' or 'orange biscuit', which is orange with a light chocolate undertone, giving her the name Tiramisu, like the dessert! As she gets older, however, she is lightening more to a shortbread or pancake color. I can't wait to see the pretty, elegant dog she'll grow up to be!

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Angelic Pretty on Film

Since there are big things in the works for LC very soon, I thought I'd tide you lovely readers over with a snippet of cuteness. At this year's Sakura Matsuri, Dalin of La Vida Frills wanted to shoot an Angelic Pretty commercial as part of her final project at film school. With the help of other AP-crazed fans, like Crystal of Pretty Wonderland, adorable Yanise, and sweet Aria, we were able to put together a very cute 30-second spot.



In New York City and the East Coast in general, it sometimes seem like classic and gothic lolita take center stage (especially the oppulent styles of Atelier Pierrot and Victorian Maiden), but with the help of Tokyo Rebel (who routinely provide my sugar-n-rhinestones fix) and the growing hordes of pink princesses, sweet lolita and Angelic Pretty are stepping up on the East Coast. With any luck more girls will discover their love of sweet lolita and lolita fashion as a whole ♥

Stay tuned to Lolita Charm for a special, very merry surprise this week!

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Tokyo Fashion Festa


Anyone who's anyone in the New York City lolita or j-fashion scene just had to be at the Tokyo Fashion Festa last night - what my friends and I had taken to calling 'Lolita Fashion Week', as the real Fashion Week was just ending prior. Angelic Pretty made their first appearance on the NYC fashion scene, along with Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Alice and the Pirates, H. Naoto, Black Peace Now, and other brands. Besides lolita and gothic styles, I was pleased to see a mori/lolita hybrid type brand on the runway as well - called Mielette Tautou and composed of antique creams and Dutch-braided bangs.

Misako Aoki, ambassador of just plain adorable was there as a guest model and speaker, posing for pictures. Having seen so much of her lately in photos, she's become my recent style icon - and her signature love of bonnets!

Baby showed off a few newer pieces but also fell back on their Alice and the Pirates' much-loved Vampire Requiem, to great display with a violet underskirt. And somebody told Angelic Pretty about Easter - a holiday devoted to luridly colored baby animals, bunnies, and candy. You can see where this is going. One girl had an Easter-basket headdress if that's any indication.

There was also a selection of gyaru outfits from Madame Killer, some disaffected models in yukatas that said 'spank me/love me' (not exactly my taste I must admit), and to round out the evening, a set of adorable miniature gyaru of around four years old, ushered around the stage by pied-piper Misako.

Afterwards any lolita in sight was mobbed by both American and Japanese media. A huge group of us got stuck in a twenty-minute group shot before we threatened to break! It was great seeing so many girls and styles all in one place - and so many friends, too :)

So here are my favorite parts of the show - enjoy!



photo taken by me of the lovely Sandra decked out in Baby the Stars Shine Bright!

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Curls & Bows Vlog

I mentioned that I was going to do a tutorial on a bow-shaped pillow for another part of the It's Your Castle Series, and since I finished mine the other night, I made a quick little vlog about it. I hope to be doing more vlogs this year! If you'd like to see a tutorial for the bow pillow (with pictures and written instructions, etc), or a video tutorial for the giant ringlet pigtails, let me know in the comments, either here or on Youtube!

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Beautiful Boys

This year I've been lucky enough to meet many new lolitas, and even find the rare gems that aren't quite what you expect. These are the brolitas, our brothers-in-lace, who doll up with us and share petticoats. Brolita is the slang term that means a male cross dressing in lolita clothing, with all of the hair and makeup and other accoutrement.

A friend of mine, who sometimes cosplays as a female character, recently told me that he wanted to try wearing lolita. After presenting him with probably hundreds of pictures, it became apparent that gothic lolita was more to his taste, rather than the sugary stuff I tend to wear - which makes sense, as he usually prefers wearing metal band t-shirts.

So Miss Lumpy and I invited him over for a day of dress-up and study, which we dubbed Princess Day. The following is what ensued.


A Crash Course in Brolita from thecharmchannel on Vimeo.



You'll notice this is not hosted on the Charm Channel by Youtube. Due to Youtube's new copyright laws, this particular video is hosted by Vimeo instead. The Youtube version is live but has no audio.

When asked why he wanted to dress lolita, his answer was striking to anyone who has ever donned the frills: "I want to feel pretty. There's a feminine part of me I want to express." I think any lolita, no matter gender or appearance or orientation, has said they just want to feel pretty or wear things they find pretty. It is the ultimate basis of lolita fashion, like a car's engine: without it, there's no drive.

I'm so proud of Dave. He boldly went where no man had gone before (well, this particular man) - into the poofdom. And he's really quite beautiful. I hope this encourages all the other beautiful boys in this world.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Part of That World



Finally, the music video tribute to the Baby the Stars Shine Bright opening! The music is the House Disney version of the Little Mermaid's Part of That World, because I feel that the lolitas created a beautiful world we all wanted to be a part of. Thank you to everyone who appears in it and thank you for everyone I have met. You made my experience magical.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

On The Straight and Curly


This Sunday was the Midsummer Night's Dream themed photoshoot for the documentary. Now, normally any discussion preceding my hair is, 'I tried to curl it, but...' But this time, I was determined! I just so wanted curls for a fairy and meadow feel, the kind that I could stick butterflies in. So after a mishap with foam curlers (don't ask...) I tried to use a straightening iron.

After viewing this tutorial from a fellow lolita, I gave it the old college try. So far it's not perfect and requires a lot of patience and hairspray, but it's getting there. Some tips I have found out along the way:

  • the thinner the section of hair to curl, the easier it is;
  • I cranked my heat up to 25 to get the best results! Cooler levels don't seem to cut it with me;
  • for a carefree look like mine, it's ok if not every curl is perfect. Mostly it is the curls at the top of my head that look the best, and the others are... not so great!
  • It is convenient to be able to straighten your bangs and curl your hair at the same time!
If you, like me, have had an ongoing battle with the lolita curls, try giving your straightener a go! The results can be surprising!

You can see my Midsummer Night's Dream look in action here, with a small sneak peek of the location for today's shoot.

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

International Lolita Day!


International Lolita Day always manages to sneak up on me. A confusing point that I only realized today (yes... three years later...) is that it's not yearly, it's bi-yearly. December 6th and June 6th are both International Lolita Day.

Lolita Day, to me, seems to be about lolitas finding each other and realizing that they don't have to be alone anymore. It's sort of like meeting your first lolita friend. Just because we live in many different places, and come from many walks of life, doesn't mean we don't have something important in common. It's not just clothes - it's a certain view of life, as something beautiful to be cherished. That may sound overtly lifestyle, but I feel that any girl who likes the clothes has some special personality trait. We all have a specific binding makeup that brings us into lolita. I'm not sure what exactly that is, be we all have it. Every single lolita.

So in the video, you may see a theme: a lolita alone, who is greeted by another. Generally Miss Lumpy starts the shot and then extends her hand to me, or I run over to her. It reflects the idea that Lolita Day is about making connections. I think it is also sort of special that Miss Lumpy was my absolutely first lolita friend.

Today was nothing too over the top, we simply went to a pretty bakery and visited a Victorian garden. But we did have a lot of fun - just being lolitas - just being ourselves - together.

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Charm Channel Goes Live!



I've been considering adding vlogs to Lolita Charm for a while and after many technical difficulties, the first (small) episode of Charm Channel has aired! You can view it by clicking here, but you can continue to access the Charm Channel from the button in the sidebar. If you want to know whenever I've uploaded a new video, I recommend you follow me on Twitter or subscribe to the Charm Channel. I will not be making full blog posts for every update, so if you don't want to miss anything, those are the places to go!

This video was taken while Miss Lumpy and I were on a date (my beloved!) at East, a New York Japanese restaurant. This particular restaurant is a sushi-go-round, which means that a conveyor belt sends covered dishes around to all of the diners. There is an element of hunting to this kind of eating - you need to know what you're looking for and be wary of its escape! My favorite attractions at this restaurant are the very sweet maitre d' who loves our outfits and small pink, green, and white daifuku!

I'm sorry to say that as the camerawoman I don't appear in this film, but you can enjoy the adorability that is Miss Lumpy. Don't worry, you'll definitely be seeing me appear in the next Charm Channel episode!

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