I hate to ask something like this, but does anyone have any information on the origin/history of Dolly and Cult Party kei?  Like dates and such?  I'm doing a panel at a local(ish) convention and I'm having the hardest time finding this out!  I figure it has something to do with how fairly new these styles are.

I was also wondering if mxe had a web shop... after much fawning over their accessories on tumblr I just found their blog but I can't find a shop if there is one. Are there any other web shops that sell particularly dolly kei accessories or Cult Party kei accessories and clothing?  A shop list if there is one would be great as I'm finding it difficult to find info - especially on Cult Party kei.

Thanks for any help!

Hello, fellow Dollys ^^

So, I've been MIA on this thing for a loooong time O_O  It's mainly cause I got a full time job, which takes up most of my time...&...I've been getting back into Lolita, so on my off days, I alternate between Lolita & Dolly-kei/Cult party kei :D 

Anyways, here are some of my latest coords XD

Sadly...I'm not able to upload my pics here, so...I have uploaded them to my photobucket instead XP

http://s666.photobucket.com/albums/vv22/psykogirl65/Dolly%20Kei%20and%20Cult%20party%20kei%20coords/

I'm hoping to dress Dolly-kei more as well...first, to see Dark Shadows & later, when we have our Japanese Street Fashion Show in October...Also, if we have any random meetups before then ;D

Hello Dollies ^^

It's getting a little warmer here now (atm it seem to be some mix of sun and wind) and I started thinking about summer outfits. Do you guys wear dolly through the summer? If so what kind of things do you wear? I am asking because I need some tips on putting together nice dolly outfits suitable for summer. For example all my patterned tights are quite thick and not really ideal to wear in sunny weather but I can't seem to find any nice quality patterned ones that are thinner. Any advice? Please share your summer tips. Pictures are helpful if you have any ^^ (I'm sorry if my grammar is all over the place, still learning English hehe ^^)

Off topic a bit but have you guys seen Meruco the new Grimoire staffer? She is so cute! 

Hi girls, since I plan to re-vamp my old jacket, I've been searching for a nice embroidery idea and I remembered this page - http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/  - It has tons of pretty Victorian pictures you can use absolutely freely (no copyright). You might already know about it, but if you don't, definitelly take a look, it's worth it.

The tote bag tutorial:
http://vitainvitro.blogspot.com/2012/02/dolly-keigothic-tote-bag-tutorial.html

Since a lot of dolly kei dresses are old gunnies, I thought this would be helpful to everyone here. This information comes from the Gunne Sax Addicts facebook group. You will need a facebook account to view the original post, but I'll give a short summary here:

Etsy seller gunnesaxlady has been accused of stealing photos, sending out faulty merchandise, not sending out merchandise at all, and payment fraud. There are also reports that they may have a duplicate account here, along with a few other paypal/etsy names (sorry, I don't know what those are).

( longer summary under cut, along with ways to protect yourself )

EDIT: Violet Folklore has written a blog post about her experiences with this buyer/seller.

^^; It might a long shot, but does anywhere here SS, or know of someone who does? I really want to get some Verum tights!

( Info here! )

Just curious - were any of you planning on attending Anime Expo this year? I'm unsure if I'll be going atm, but was thinking it might one of the few cons big enough to attempt a good-sized dolly kei meetup?

(Not that I'm volunteering to coordinate...me not living in Cali, that probably wouldn't work out well.)