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Can't Wait for Summer?!

Even though it is kind of hard to believe because of the weather many people have been experiencing, Spring will be here before you know it. That means the National Cherry Blossom Festival will be here. You don't want to miss it. The festival will begin March 20th-April 16th

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Last Years J-pop Cultural Event in DC. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and Hello Oscars

I apologize  about being late on saying this but, Happy New Year everyone. It is February 2017 right now and I hope everyone is feeling great.  The 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) well be airing tomorrow. Who will you be rooting for? 

The Doctor Will See You Now

One of my favorite brands is Spin Doctor Clothing. They do not carry any Lolita clothes but, if you are a goth or if you just love that classic Victorian look this is a perfect website. Spin Doctor can also be found at any local Hot Topic  store.

BABYMETAL USA TOUR!!!

If you all have not heard then your hearing it now. BABYMETAL is touring the United States for their 2016 tour. Tour Schedule

h.NAOTO Closing All Stores in Japan – Brand Will Remain Active Online

Posted on July 13, 2016 in: Features, Tokyo Fashion News

Naoto Hirooka, the founder of influential Japanese subculture fashion brand h.NAOTO, has announced that the brand will close all of its brick and mortar stores in Japan by the end of August. The brand – which closed its flagship Harajuku boutique last year – will remain active through its online store and social media.

Here is the full statement from Naoto Hirooka (translated into English by us):

h.NAOTO Stores – Store Closing Notice

Dear customers: I’d like to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for making use of the h.NAOTO stores.

However, effective July 31st, 2016, the h.NAOTO Shinjuku Marui Annex and the h.NAOTO Laforet Shinjuku stores will be closing.

My deepest thanks go out to the many people who have made h.NAOTO one of Tokyo’s major stores since our debut.

In addition, our flagship store in Kansai, h.NAOTO+ in Osaka will be ceasing operations as of August 28th, 2016 (Monday). It should be noted that starting July 10th (Sunday) and continuing until closing, the store will only be open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for operational reasons.

It is with deep regret that I’ve decided to cease operations for these stores in anticipation of future trends, sales figures heading into the fall, and concern for the brand. I’m really sorry for any inconvenience this causes our customers, but I hope you understand.

After these stores are closed, the sale of h.NAOTO, Sixh., and GRAMM products will be consolidated in my online store, where I hope I can rely on your continued patronage.

Out of gratitude for years of support, I’ve organized store closing sales and other events. Since our staff members will be moving on to other things, it’s a good idea to take this opportunity to drop in and say hello. I hope you can come and enjoy yourselves before the stores close.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all. With grateful humility,

Managing Director Naoto Hirooka

 h.NAOTO is popular in a number of Japanese fashion subcultures including Gothic and Lolita, Punk, Visual Kei, and Steam Punk. The brand was founded in 1999 Naoto Hirooka and has been influential on younger Japanese designers as well as in the street fashion scene.

The brand’s store closings are the latest signs of the accelerating decline of Japanese fashion subcultures in a world where fast fashion and social media drive trends worldwide.

Follow h.NAOTO on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the situation

Sources: Tokyo Fashion News

BABYMETAL Meets Vogue

Hello World, before I begin with this post I would just like to say thank you all for visiting my blog. It means a lot. A big shout out to Brazil  Olá. Anyway, lets talk about lolita fashion and music. The Japanese rock band BABYMETAL. You may have heard of them, three adorable girls ranging from the age of  16 to 18. They consisted of three vocalist Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto), Yui-metal (Yui Mizuno), and Moa-metal (Moa kikuchi) and the awesome Kami Band.  They have become so populary that everytime I try and get tickets they are always sold out. BABYMETAL has even had in impacted on the fashion world. Now you know when your in the Vogue fashion magazine that you have hit it big.  Here is the article:

VOGUE MAGAZINE ARTICLE:
By now, you know Babymetal—or at least, you’ve heard of them. A trio of Japanese schoolgirls who sing and dance wildly to heavy metal, Babymetal is the brainchild of a Tokyo studio exec, inspired by dynamic film heroines such as Hit-Girl fromKick-Ass and Hayao Miyazaki’s wind-rider Nausicaä. Call it the million-dollar idea—one that drew me and a crowd of shirtless headbangers to a sold-out show at a Times Square theater last month, where we stood transfixed by the frenetic spins, pulse-racing guitar, and hypnotic hand gestures.

Much fuss has already been made over Babymetal, who kick off the European leg of their tour this week, and their “kawaii-metal” sound. But I’ve arrived at a studio downtown to talk to band members Moa “Moametal” Kikuchi, 16; Yui “Yuimetal” Mizuno, 16; and Suzuka “Sumetal” Nakamoto, 18, about the other half of the equation: their idiosyncratic performance style. “You haven’t seen any other artists who sing metal while wearing such cute dresses!” Nakamoto tells me, waving toward the pleather peplum at her waist with a chiffon bishop sleeve. No argument there.

Peering closely at the elaborate handiwork, the group’s reference points rise to the surface: a chrome-colored knit woven into each black tulle skirt is a playful nod to Metallica that catches the stage light; a silver snakeskin-stamped breastplate recalls the medieval chain mail of Joan of Arc and pairs well with a gothic floor-grazing cloak. “It also looks like fish scales!” Kikuchi says. “I like that.” Above all, the costumes are infused with Japanese culture—a cropped silk kimono with a white wood kitsune mask honors the folkloric fox demon. Then there are traces of Gothic Lolita—Tokyo’s iconic street style subculture—spliced into the fuwa fuwatulle skirts, the Victorian ruffled collars.

Therein lies the secret: At its core, Babymetal is a wholly Japanese phenomenon, a genuine cultural export. Where else but in Japan would the worlds of shredding guitar solos and doll-like dressing so perfectly collide? As Nakamoto tells it, the band has a secondary mission beyond music—that through their clothing, fans around the world might come to love the country’s one-of-a-kind style. “That’s what makes Babymetal special—not only the music, but the fashion,” she says.

Which brings us to Harajuku, the birthplace of Gothic Lolita, where in their spare time, the girls wind their way along Takeshita Street, flipping through racks of tulle skirts with fresh crepes in hand, searching for inspiration. New to the neighborhood is a heavy metal tee shop; they’ll pop by to check if Babymetal shirts are in stock (not yet) and to look for Metallica, their favorite band. I ask if Metallica might be their next muse—blended together with Lolita clothes—and a collective whoa grips them. “It’s our fantasy to dress like them!” Mizuno says. “In the future, one day down the road,” Nakamoto adds. We can’t wait.

 soures: Vogue Magazine