Crimson Reflections

This month’s theme for Biblotheca is tutorials! Also, if you came here from the Biblotheca site/ newsletter, welcome! I just applied to join in May,

Some lolita are absolutely adamant that it’s a cardinal sin to dare to put on lolita without a petticoat. To the point where there was

A quick guide to some of the colorway names…

In their most common form, modern wrist cuffs, sock toppers and chou chou (aka scrunchies) are all constructed roughly the same way. However, in practice, these three things are all a little different.

Last time we talked about removing dye stains, this time we are talking about the other sort of bleeding. I’m sorry if you have to

So you washed your new dress, or got splashed with water and the dye ran, and now you don’t know what to do. First of

This is an updated version of my 2014 guide to ordering from Angelic Pretty Japan.

You find a dress on an auction site overseas and you fall in love, but, the measurements aren’t listed. What to do? First, check lolibrary!

What is a salopette, really? And… are they lolita?

What exactly is a “cutsew”, why is it called that, and how do you care for them?