Friday, May 24, 2013

LBC: The non Lolita style I've fallen in love with


I'm REALLY into Lolita at the moment & have been building up my wardrobe...BUT! I also LOVE all the other Japanese fashions as seen on the Tokyo Fashion site & fb page ;) 

One in particular that I have fallen in Love with is: DOLLY KEI ^_^

It started in 2008, but I first learned about it in 2011 when it was featured on a Television show I was watching at the time called Tokyo Fashion Express.  The fashion was placed under "Mori Girl" at first, but later, when I was doing research on it, it had already been labeled as "Dolly Kei".  The show interviewed one of the starters of the fashion, Hitomi and featured her dolly kei store, Grimoire ^^

Of course, since then, the fashion has become very well known & there are 2 Grimoire stores now & their blog is always being updated ;D

Basically, I fell in love with this style b/c of the Vintage aspect of it...& it wasn't expensive vintage (although the store's outfits are pretty expensive)...but I could find similar items for the trend by just going thrifting~aka~Goodwill ^_^

There are also many different substyles of dolly kei, like Prarie, Ethnic, Macabre, Medieval/Renaissance, etc... So, it's very easy to put together coords ^^

Here's some outfit pics that come up when doing a search:
But, coords don't HAVE to be as elaborate as that & the fashion has since then been more versatile & easy to wear to work or just to go shopping ;)

And of course, Grimoire is also where you can get...VERUM TIGHTS ^_^ Which are almost a staple for Lolitas now...from the popular Tights...to the Short socks(my fave) to even now, OTK socks...which i will buy one day.  

And now...here are some of my outfits...from last year "winter" & just a couple of weeks ago ;)

I wouldn't say I'm an expert on the fashion, but I've done A LOT of research & I check the Grimoire blogs weekly to see if there are new trends or items in the story ;) 

I've also started a Dolly Kei Facebook page, so if anyone's interested in the fashion, feel free to check out the page ^^
And now, check out these blogs to see what fashions the other Lolitas are into:
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4 comments:

  1. nobodyMay 24, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    Dolly Kei reminds me so much of being in a fairy-tale, I absolutely love it!

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    1. aileenMay 29, 2013 at 10:09 PM

      YES, I agree ^^ & I think Hitomi put it best when she said it's dressing as an Antique Doll ;D

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  2. HeidiMay 29, 2013 at 7:38 PM

    I love Dolly Kei too, I wish it wasnt so difficult to find clothes though T_T

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    1. aileenMay 29, 2013 at 10:08 PM

      Aw, I usually just hit up Goodwill for items & i've found some awesome items ^^ Of course, my friends always say that i'm the "queen" of thrifting, but really, I just look for a vintage type pattern, lace, crochet, embroidery & in ethnic colors: green, brown, blue, for me, red/burgundy is a personal fave ;)

      I also think Etsy/Ebay is good if you want a nice gunne sax dress or REAL vintage items...Luckily, I can go to 2 goodwills, so when i feel like it, i just pop in after work...I haven't gone in a while though :/

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