Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A Basic Guide to Taobao

This post is an introduction to Taobao, specifically for those in the Lolita subculture; it contains an explanation of the online marketplace, as well as how to shop from it, resellers, and a list of Lolita-specific shops to explore. This list is most certainly not comprehensive; if you have any brands to add to the list, or things you believe should be further explained, please either contact me on my tumblr or leave a comment below!

Lolita Sewing Pattern List

This post (which has been cross-posted from my tumblr) contains a list of the sewing patterns included in the Gothic Lolita Bibles, volumes of Otome no Sewing, and Gosu Rori. Additionally, there is a section of online resources. It is a work in progress, and as such, is NOT complete yet! If you own any missing volumes and would like to contribute to this list, please send me a message and I would be more than happy to add it to the list. (Note: This list includes sewing patterns almost exclusively; items that are very simple may be excluded [for example, a flower comb tutorial]. This also goes for items that are not necessarily “Lolita”.)

I personally own all items marked with a star (✮), and can take pictures/answer questions about them.

A special thanks to shiroyuri and dollyicu for providing some of the amazing content for this little project! Please check back every once in a while for updates! (List is under the cut.)