Gothic Lolita Bibles ;D

I first came across the GLB when they came out w/ the US versions...& I bought them all ^_^  Then, after they discontinued the mooks after vol 5...I found my first Imported GLB @ Kawaii Kon & instantly noticed that the Originals were sooo much better XD  Basically, there are LOTS MORE PICTURES in the imported vols than the US ones...which is what i wanted since I was still fairly new to Lolita @ the time & I needed coord ideas ;D

Then, after that...the collecting started...I would buy @ least one @ the Kon, I'd check on ebay, the comm sales, other local bookstores...

Now, this is what my collection looks like ^^  I have some of the beginning ones, a few in the middle...& a lot of the newer ones...& there's no sign of me stopping... ;P

The US GLBs vol 1-5 ^^

The start of my Japanese version collection XD

 #1, 5, 6, 17, 24, 27, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35 & 36(this one was also from my friend^^)

Bought on Ebay vol 8

vol 40: bought on the comm sales...i think...or maybe ebay?  I decided to buy it after reading a review on it ;D

Some older ones: someone was selling their collection of 10 bibles...& i had a lot of them already...so, i split the set w/ my friend ^^ vol: 33, 12,26...as well as a Gosu Loli & special Hair/Makeup GLB

Xmas present vol 41...i REALLY wanted this one ^^

vol 38: Bought @ a local bookstore that carries the bibles...they usually come in a little before the convention ;P

Vol 43 the latest vol ^^ & one i always wanted vol 37 XD

Usually, i'll check out reviews for vols...or try to find pics from a vol before i decide to buy one...like my latest purchase: vol 39

I kind of wanted to buy it...since it contained the newest(@ the time) collection from IW: the collaboration w/ Gosick ^^  but then i decided against it...until i flipped through it again...starting from the back ;D

The cover was also a little different than the usual ones too...but after looking inside, it's supposed to be Heidi & Clara, hense the alps ^_^

But, besides that, the Pattern pages were the main reason for me getting this vol...it's models wearing the same outfits as the cover art ^^

I really love looking through the bibles & I always feel inspired to do Lolita shoots...so...today, I did a mini one w/ a fellow Lolita for Easter ^_^  It's...kind of easter~y...& we Do have bunny ears XD 

Hehe, pics to come later ;)