† Name: Anastasiya Minkova
† Age: 15
† Location: Russia, Moscow
† How were you introduced to Gothic Lolita fashion?
Through a friend, she emailed me a link all about lolita fashion. That was when I was 12. I’ve been in love/SUPER obsessed with it ever since.
† What do you find appealing about GL style and culture?
The cuteness, the innocence. The bows and frills. But besides that, lolita comes in many styles of course, making it wearable at almost any age, while still being classy/cute, which makes it very appealing in my opinion.
† What are your favorite Gothic Lolita clothing brands?
BTSSB, Innocent World, Milky Ange, Metamorphose. Wah~ Too many to name.
† Any other comments (inspiration, tips, favorites)?
I may not have any brand lolita, or much lolita clothes at all, but I try to do my best with what I’ve got. Like making my bedroom as cute as possible. And… I wish for there to be a Russian lolita community in the future!

Film of the Week #40: Wild Zero. You may recall that when the Adventure Team visited Hyaena Gallery, we gushed over Guitar Wolf’s “jet rock ‘n’ roll” zombie horror B-movie. Space aliens invade the Earth, and it’s up to the Japanese rockabilly trio to save the day! On the way, they wrangle with crazy rock managers in very tight shorts, transsexuals, naked women shooting guns in the shower, and bloodthirsty zombies. (Sounds like a day in the life for me.) The DVD is a great present for anyone with an offbeat sense of humor.

Introducing a new weekly blog feature that I’ve been testing out on my Twitter! It’s called… kawaii or ai-yah? I’ll post a photo and you tell me what you think. To voice your thoughts, just click the comment link on the bottom right of any post; you can post as Guest if you don’t want to create a Disqus account.

First up, here’s a JSK from the Baby, the Stars Shine Bright collaboration with Gloomy Bear. All of the fashion items incorporate the bear in some way. In this pink dress, his face spans the entire chest! What’s your opinion: kawaii or ai-yah?

Style Arena has a regular “Tokyo Tribe” feature, and one of the recent posts was on Japanese emo fashion. I couldn’t stop laughing when I read the “Engrish” breakdown of the style: “People wearing Emo-fashion have long forelock and black, white or vivid colored hair, and wear normally tight clothes. They prefer the combination of black colored bottoms and the loud colored outer. Using black color and the loud color together makes their style more emotional.” (Remember my gay emo boy outfit in our indie movie?) Thoughts on Japanese scene style: kawaii or ai-yah?

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