April 2012
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Men's Non-no, Eyescream, and Warp Magazine
Fantastic write-up about three popular Japanese menswear magazines.
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Men’s Non-no, Eyescream, and Warp are all publications with focused communities, ideals, and a large readership. Each are focused on what brands they represent, the people they cover and interview, and models they utilize. They all in many ways question gender constructions of masculinity and femininity and as a...
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Fake Circle Lenses
cadney:
jilky:
Please read my blog entry for circle lenses! It’s really important and I think you guys should all know. Most of you guys have been purchasing FAKE circle lenses. That’s why some people have been getting eye infections. Here’s a sneak preview of what I mean. http://jilky.blogspot.com/2012/04/does-ppe-have-authentic-lenses.html
A blog entry that seeks to expose the fact that...
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Responses to our "Fashion at Anime Conventions"...
ayamedesu:
LOL SO TRUE. Japanese don’t really wear lolita and stuff…very few of us do.
Well, that’s not really what I was getting at. Whether or not it’s mainstream has very little to do with whether it’s legitimate or not. If anything, the nicheness of styles like this is what makes them especially appealing to foreigners — there’s just something very...
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March 2012
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On fabric and cost
lolita-tips:
That last anon that said “good fabric and lace doesn’t warrant a $300 price tag” and that “50% goes into the name,” I really have to disagree with that. If you sew at all, you will know that good lace can go for upwards of $20 a yard, and I would say that there’s usually about 4 yards of lace on a generic AP dress; less if there’s a print, more if there isn’t, so that’s $80 or more...
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