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Long time no post! How has everyone been since the last entry? Have you bought yourself a copy of the latest Gothic & Lolita Bible? I apologize for the disappearance of any images! They seem to have gotten lost in the move from 2.0 to 2.1 so we still need to fix that.
Anyway! Last Saturday was the release party of TokyoPop's Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. 2! Reiko decided to tag along and we were joined by a local lolita acquaintance of mine for the trip there. We drove over to Little Tokyo around 45 minutes early and made our way to the Kinokuniya bookstore in front of which the party was to take place to see if anyone else was there early too. We spotted a couple of VK and loli people wandering around Weller Court (where the Kinokuniya is) and went up the familiar stairs to the store. We were half expecting either a plethora of early bird lolitas or no one at all. It turned out there were only a couple sitting and waiting patiently for the party.
So we decided to pass the time inside the Kinokuniya where we bumped into friends of my acquaintance who had just arrived as well. They, at least the girls, were all cutely dressed up in sweet lolita outfits. We were able to kill about half an hour looking through a hime gyaru magazine and talking about random topics like plastic surgery and Photoshop. We then mozyed back outside where the TokyoPop Gothic & Lolita Bible editors and volunteers were setting up their tables.
More and more lolitas piled into the little tiled area to greet their friends and talk until the party was to begin. Senior Editor Jenna Winterberg said her thanks to everyone for coming and gave a little speech along with an explanation of the planned activities. Kinokuniya was having a special sale that day so everyone who bought first and/or second volume of TokyoPop's Gothic & Lolita Bible would get 20% off! What a deal! There were also refreshments for everyone consisting of lemonade, water, strawberries, and tons of strawberry Pocky. And I mean tons!
The theme of the newly released Vol 2 is floral so they attached that theme to the party as well! There was a contest for best floral lolita outfit and the winners would get really neat prizes like a floral bath set, lolita brand accessories, and more. I know I would have been happy if I got my hands on the BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT pajama set or the Victorian Maiden hair pin!
Aside from the contest, there was a corsage making table where everyone could sit and get creative with roses and ribbons and feathers. You can see Reiko's and my creations down below!
Other than that it was a rather relaxed party for everyone to socialize which was different than the last party where we all partook in a game of bingo! I admit that I was looking forward to bingo, but it was just as nice to be able to spend time with fellow lolitas. As 6:00pm approached, which was the official end of the party, the contest winners were announced and given their prizes. Congratulations to them!
Head over to the staff blog to read what Reiko and I did afterwards!
Everyone gathering for the start of the party
Soon before the party started
Lolitas signing up for the contest
The poster with the cover of the new Vol 2 and part of the refreshment table
A flyer for Dream Shoppe! Dream Shoppe is a gothic and lolita store in Gardenia that carries brand items from Japan so if you're in the area you can do some gothic and lolita shopping! Or as the flyer says, you can do your shopping at ANIME EXPO!
We bumped into Killer Stella from the forum
The new Vol 2
Even lolitas should wear sunglasses!
Mingling
Getting creative
More mingling
Parasols are especially important for the summer
Voila! My amateur corsage!
Reiko got creative too!
For those of you interested in getting a copy of the new TokyoPop Gothic & Lolita Bible, head to your local bookstore! There are different features like street shots, crafts, interviews, and more!
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