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Gothic and Lolita Bible: v. 1 | 
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| Creators: Jenna Winterberg, Kathy Schilling, Michelle Nguyen
Publisher: Tokyopop Press Inc
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £6.14
You Save: £6.85 (53%)
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 12776
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8 x 0.6
ISBN: 1427803471
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9781427803474
ASIN: 1427803471
Publication Date: July 21, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A casket of wonderous treasures November 2, 2008
Rachel Penfold (UK)
There it was, the last on the shelf in Waterstones book shop... and I just knew the faeries had put it there just for little old me!^^
I had seen the Japanese versions online, and had held myself back from purchasing them because of one small problem.... I can't read Japanese!!! But no more waiting around my friends....
lolis and goths, I give you the Gothic and Lolita Bible - the English version!
This charming little addition has interviews with Mitsukazu Mihara - the wonderful illustrator, Nana Kitade with her talk on fashion and music and Aimee Major - the up and comming USA lolita designer. It also houses sewing patterns for toybox bows, a special on the 2005 spring collections from the most prestigious lolita designers and a short story of Snow White - lolita style!
Hold on to your ringlets ladies.... your going to be squealing your stockings off with joy and delight!
 An entertaining read June 7, 2008
AngelCake (U.K.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Gothic and Lolita Bible is an interesting and enjoyable read for all those who have a fascination with the unique aspects of this particularly fascinating sub-culture. This mook (a cross between a magazine and a book) is also a blessing for those of us who can't speak or read Japanese.
Volume 1 acts as a introduction to the Gothic and Lolita sub-culture of Japan detailing the history of the lolita style, the different styles within lolita as well as introducing readers to the big names in the fashion industry. As expected there are plenty of pics and interviews with store staff and their customers. (The clothes are really beautiful, the level of creativity and orginality is incredible) The Bible also features various j-rockers (AYA form Psycho le Cemu, Jui and Rame from Vidoll etc.) with articles, not only on fashion, but also on music, manga, stories, as well as readers letters and artwork.
The mook itself is a combination of articles from various issues of the Japanese Gothic and Lolita Bibles supplemented with pictures and articles featuring western fans of the style. My one gripe with the finished article is that I would rather have had a word-for-word translation of each issue as opposed to a meshing together of various articles for seperate Japanese issues.
Having said that, the quality of the mook is very high and Tokyopop have obviously tried hard to remain true to the spirit of the original publication. This mook will undoubtedly provide anyone with an interest or curiosity in contemporary Japanese youth culture with an enjoyable and informative read.
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