Winter hours notice

Just a quick heads-up that until spring (when we'll give another notice), we're reverting to our now-annual winter schedule for our physical store.  Those hours are:

Tuesday - Saturday 1-8pm

We will be closed Sundays and Mondays.

Our web store will continue to be open Mondays (and Sundays, of course), and we will also continue to be available for customer service inquiries during that time.

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Now accepting reservations for the "Trick Hat, Pricked Heart" series by Alice and the Pirates!

★We are now taking reservations for Alice and the Pirates'
"Trick Hat, Pricked Heart" series! ★

Please view the reservation policy here before ordering.
All reservations must be made through email.

~Expected release early March ~

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New Innocent World items, including book bags!

The last thing we have to tell you about today is probably the most exciting: to coincide with our announcement of our upcoming interview with Innocent World designer Yumi Fujiwara, we just received new Innocent World items, including their new Rose Lace Book bags!

IW's Antique Book Bags are some of the most popular items we've had, and while that series is no longer in production, we did receive some of their new Rose Lace Book Bags! These have a similar design but a different print than the earlier Antique Book Bags.

Of course we also received new skirts and dresses, some of which you can see in the photo at the top!  (Sorry about the cell phone pic quality!) That is the Bertille Rose jumper skirt in navy/short - we also have this in long, as well as in Bordeaux in both short and long, and we've got the matching socks too. If you like the navy dress but aren't sure what kind of headgear to match with it, we now have the Miranda headdress in navy as well.

We also restocked the Heart Scallop Umbrellas, which will hopefully be around long enough this time for us to get them back up on our web site - we last restocked them just before Christmas and they sold out quickly.  And we can't forget to mention the brand new Napoleon Skirt (link goes to IW's web site), which is so beautiful we just had to get it!

It may take us a couple of days to post everything to our site (for IW, we need to take our own pictures), but here is the list in the meantime - and it's all available in our store right now.

* Rose Lace Book Bag in ivory, chocolat or black - $159

* Napoleon Skirt in navy or black - $285

* Bertille Rose Jumper Skirt in navy or bordeaux and long or short - $319

* Bertille Rose Overknee Socks in navy or bordeaux - $35

* Miranda Headdress in navy - $65

* Heart Scallop Umbrella in pink or black - $75

Don't forget to send us those questions for the Q&A with Yumi Fujiwara!

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Finally! KERA 162, 163 and GLB 42 on the site!

We know from the emails we've received that some of you have been waiting, and we're a bit late with a couple of these... but we still have a few KERA #162 (February 2012) and GLB #42 (winter 2011) in stock, and they're now up for ordering on our web site!  In addition, we've just posted KERA #163 (March 2012), featuring Shoko Nakagawa on the cover!  Get 'em while you can!

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New Pullip stock, including Milky Rail Train!

We have several things to tell you about today and tomorrow - the first is new items from Pullip! We've restocked several of the dolls that had sold out previously, and we've received the brand new Alice and the Pirates x Mitsukazu Mihara Milky Rail Train series collaboration dolls! We previously sold this series for wearing - now it's available in doll form! These are now available for ordering online, and for in store purchase.

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Announcing our next interview: Innocent World's Yumi Fujiwara!

We're excited to announce the next in our ongoing series of interviews with icons of the Japanese fashion scene.  This time, we're bringing you a Q&A with one of the most famous designers of Lolita clothing in Japan: Innocent World's Yumi Fujiwara! Fujiwara-san is not only Innocent World's designer, but also the company president and founder. This has allowed Innocent World a consistency in design quality that few other brands of any kind can match. You may have seen Fujiwara-san (pictured at left) in the Gothic & Lolita Bible, where she regularly appears to promote her brand.

As always, we are opening up this Q&A to you! Send us your questions either by comment or by email - we will pick the best ones to include with our own. Of course, we will be asking her all of the obvious questions even if nobody sends them in, but this is your chance to really get some secrets of Lolita design and the industry in Japan!

Please send us your questions by Saturday, January 28!

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The sale rack returns!

Those of you who have been with us since we first opened our store may remember that at one time we had a full rack dedicated to used and sale items. Well, we haven't sold used items in a while but the sale rack has made a triumphant return!

Whenever you visit our store - at least for the next little while - you can browse the last rack in the store for sale items. (We've moved the stuff that used to be there to other racks - we might move it back eventually.)

A few sale items are still in their old place, including most sale dresses from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. They are clearly marked, however.

Oh, incidentally, if you didn't notice before, we've added all of these items to the sale collection page on our web site - many of them are priced to move quickly! Up to $100 off dresses, for just one example! We are clearing out inventory to make way for spring merchandise.

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