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Retail Store Soft Re-opening: April 26th!

By Suzanne Nelson

We've moved to our new retail location, and we'll be ready to be open to the public near the end of April. 
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Lolita Collective is Becoming Employee-Owned!

By Suzanne Nelson

We’re thrilled to announce that Lolita Collective is transitioning from an LLC to a worker cooperative! This change means that the same dedicated team you’ve come to know—both at our retail store and online—will now...
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Upcoming Event: Dragoncon 2023

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We're excited to return to one of our favorite events: Dragoncon!Lolita Collective will be hitting the road and flying into DragonCon 2023 Aug. 31 - Sep. 4. We are so excited to be returning to...
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Retail Store: Soft Opening Sep. 8th

By Emma Bottari

We're opening our first permanent retail store! We found the perfect location at the Summit Fair outdoor shopping mall in Lee’s Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Upcoming Event: DragonCon 2022

By Emma Bottari

That's right, Frilly Friends! Lolita Collective will be hitting the road and flying into DragonCon 2022 September 1 - 5! We are so excited to be returning to one of our favorite events, and we...
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Lolita Collective at Katsucon 2022

By Emma Bottari

Katsucon 2022 came and went, and wow did we have a BLAST! There were so many things to see and do at the event, including a great selection of JFashion panels, exhibitors and a fashion...
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The Alchemy Collection NEW From A. Gato Designs

By Emma Bottari

Today we will learning more about The NEW Alchemy Collection by our long time friend and collective member, Lina Gato of A. Gato Designs. We had the chance to chat with Lina about these new...
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July's Cup of Tea

By Emma Bottari

July’s Cup of Tea Favorites What’s this, a new post? That’s right! We’re starting a new blog series – our “Monthly Cup of Tea.” This post will feature a curated collection of our favorite new...

Designer Interview: starcrossed lovelies

By Emma Bottari

We sat down with Christen, the designer of jewelry brand starcrossed lovelies, to chat about her new brand and influences. starcrossed lovelies is one of our new vendors for 2021 and we're excited to see...
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Interview with Puvithel!

By Emma Bottari

Lolita Collective met Puvithel at Anime Weekend Atlanta... years ago! She's come a long way from those humble roots, and we've been honored to be along for her journey. We sent Puvithel some of our pressing questions, read...

New Year! New You! New LC!

By Emma Bottari

Kick 2020 out of here! What a year it has been! Look forward to 2021! What can you expect from us? So many exciting things! Are you a maker? We will be opening applications to join us...

Black Friday Deal Round-up 2020

By Emma Bottari

Check out Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday sales from lolita, decora, and gothic fashion creators! We try every year to round up as many sales as we can and put them all...

Amplify Black Voices

By Emma Bottari

Now is the time to support Black owned businesses, Black bloggers, Black artists, Black designers. Check out our list of some of these Black Lolita Fashion influencers.
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Convention Round Up: Ursa Major A Virtual J-Fashion Event

By Emma Bottari

This year from May 22-24 2020 in honor of Fanime, The Black Ribbon teamed up with several AMAZING indie brands as well as talented panelists to bring you some of the content they were helping produce for...
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Convention Round-up: Purgatorio: Virtual Paradiso!

By Emma Bottari

Virtual Fashion Track Purgatorio was a blast! So many different panels, fashion shows and discussions. We wanted to keep all that information somewhere to look back on, so we put it all here. Link to...