Hyper Japan: Fashion Snap
One of the highlights of Hyper Japan is undoubtedly the fashion show, and while it was an amazing show of British girls and guys doing Japanese style, off the catwalk there were some incredibly stylish attendees simply wandering around. In addition to the number of branded items being worn, there were some stunning examples of handmade items across a range of lolita styles, too. We asked the girls to tell us what they were wearing and a little about their lolita fashion interest and inspirations.
Reika
69: What’s your style?
Reika: Gothic lolita kimono (the wa-lolita style).
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Reika: The kimono is a proper kimono from Ebay which I modified into a lolita style.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Reika: Gothic lolita and classic lolita, such as Victorian Maiden.
Anna
69: What’s your style?
Anna: Punk lolita: punk made cutesy with bows and lace.
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Anna: Bow necklace and rings from UK Indie brand, Roxy Sweetheart with an offbrand dress.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Anna: Other lolitas.
69: What are your favorite brands?
Anna: Gothic style brands like Moi Meme Moitie.
Ophelia
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Ophelia: Bow necklace and rings from UK Indie brand, Roxy Sweetheart with an offbrand dress.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Ophelia: Kyari Pamyu Pamyu
69: What are your favorite brands?
Ophelia: Angelic Pretty and Baby the Stars Shine Bright (BTSSB)
Amy
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Amy: Sheep Garden dress by Angelic Pretty worn with Bodyline shoes and a necklace by Roxy Sweetheart.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Amy: People at lolita events
69: What are your favorite brands?
Amy: Mary Magdalene and Angelic Pretty
Tess
69: What’s your style?
Tess: Spanx! / Fairy-kei.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Tess: Angelic Pretty and bright prints; I get things that can be worn casually.
69: What are your favorite brands?
Tess: Angelic Pretty.
Tania
69: What’s your style?
Tania: Classic lolita.
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Tania: Alice and the Pirates Angel print dress – a more classic line from BTSSB. The whole outfit is Alice and the Pirates.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Tania: Kera – there are certain guidelines within the lolita community but I like to mix things up with other styles.
69: What are your favorite brands?
Tania: BTSSB, Innocent World and Moi Meme Moitie – I am getting into gothic and I like his (Mana’s) Silent Moon design.
Annso and Vief
69: What’s your style?
Annso and Vief: Sweet lolita
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Annso and Vief: Today we are twinning Dream Macaron by Angelic Pretty with accessories from Japan Expo in Paris, London and Tokyo.
Vief: My black blouse is from Innocent World
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Vief:Various shop girls
69: What are your favorite brands?
Annso: I like 6%DOKIDOKI and Angelic Pretty
Vief: I like Emily Temple Cute and Angelic Pretty
Masami
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Masami: Moi Meme Moitie dress and blouse
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Masami: I got into lolita 10 years ago and am inspired by gothic/classic victorian style.
69: What are your favorite brands?
Masami: Moi Meme Moitie and MILK
Wing
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Wing: Emily Temple Cute dress and Swimmer bag.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Wing: Otome style for casual wear. I still wear lolita but the shirts are a bit more poofy than otome.
Cordelia
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Cordelia: Moi Meme Moitie dress bought online. I have always been into goth styles and high fashion and I discovered Moi Meme Moitie through Mana’s band, Moi Dix Mois.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Cordelia: Mana and Dita von Teese
69: What are your favorite brands?
Cordelia: Gothic style brands like Moi Meme Moitie.
Tsukia Kari
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Tsukia Kari: Dream of Lolita Sugary Carnival replica with an offbrand blouse, Montreal shoes and accessories from the Etsy shop, ‘Sweet and Tiny’.
Lucy and Ada
69: What’s your style?
Lucy and Ada: Classic lolita – we got into lolita through Japanese culture and the historical side.
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Lucy and Ada: We are twinning the same dress in different prints from Beth at Victorian Maiden.
Lucy: My ring is from a brand called ‘Me & Zina’
Ada: My hat is from Topshop which I then modified to add the flowers.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Lucy: Kera.
Ada: Styling in Kera.
69: What are your favorite brands?
Lucy and Ada: Angelic Pretty
Mia
69: Tell us about your outfit.
Mia: Alice and the Pirates dress and bag with a cat headdress bought in Hong Kong.
69: What are your fashion inspirations?
Mia: Friends – I attend tea parties with friends who got into lolita and they inspire me. The key is to find friends in the same fashion.
69: What are your favorite brands?
Mia: Alice and the Pirates – they also have clothes for men although girls can wear these too.
Sarah began her journey into the world of Japanese music courtesy of L'Arc-en-Ciel back in the year 2000. Since then, she has combined a love of music and music journalism into writing for European Japanese music magazines and assisting with Japanese interest events in the UK. After graduating in Law from the University of Nottingham, she put 'the law-thing' on the backburner to dive into the live scene in Tokyo for 3 years. Sarah returned to the UK in September 2010 to do that 'law-thing' and now works for a Japanese ｂank in London. Her heart is always in the music and fashion in Tokyo and her life is balanced between her time in the UK and Japan. When she has time, she also blogs at http://lifeismerodii.blogspot.com
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