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Afro-Punk has teamed up with BET for an episode of Rip the Runway. As a writer for AP and as a lolita, I'm a little scared of an APxBET collabo (if the AP Fest is gonna have that chibi Lil' Wayne instead of Spoek Mathembo and Nicki Minaj instead of Janelle Monae, I will disassociate faster than AOL on Rush Limbaugh). Alright, enough rambling. The relevance of this vid is that a lolita is in it. amanikitty was there and they even interviewed her!



The AP episode is on March 21. What do you guys think?

Here, ladies, is an entry that I thought it would be useful to share.

How to avoid Milanoo

Never fear if you missed this year's Anime Expo.  The Pacific Media Expo is back in L.A. at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport:

http://pacificmediaexpo.info/2011/index.php

D, a VK band will be there:

http://pacificmediaexpo.info/2011/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=56
http://www.facebook.com/D.Officialpage

As will dolldelight creatrix Cyril Lumboy, who focuses on the Wa Lolita style:

http://www.facebook.com/dolldelightpage

You already know I'm there!  Hope maybe to see some of you there as well. I'll be the one in the Steampunk goggles affixed to my velvet riding hat.

Anybody here going to AWA this weekend?

Okies everyone, the series I've been yammering about, Black Diamonds and Pearls, is currently happening with already two Black lolita columns, Angry_Chick and Amanikitty. Next week will be the blogger of Princessly Living and then a The Arts which maps out Black lolita blogs, sites and other usual lolita stuff on the web and off.

Here are the current columns on Black Diamonds and Pearls:
EDIT (New Post) "That's Cute, But..." (Felysion/Princessly Living)
Move Throughout Worlds (Amanikitty)
Finally Arrived (Angry_Chick)
Black Diamonds and Pearls (Me)

Anyone that wanted to write a column but couldn't make the deadline can save them for March, where I'll have another series (I'll prolly do two a year) called "Comin' Straight Outta Your Monolith" where they'll still be vaild. :3

Sooooo, the Afro-Punk Festival is next month (Aug 27-28) and it's free in NYC and it's gonna have acts like Cee-Lo Green, Janelle Monae, Santigold and Fishbone and stuff. Who's going. I am!

I dunno what the weather's gonna be like (besides hot but last year's was quite enjoyable) but I will be wearing casual lolita on Sat (Aug 27) and a yellow Afro-Punk shirt on Sun. (Aug 28). I'll be working the festival since I'm one of the contributors and I'm super excited to see Janelle Monae, I'm such a big fan of her music, I could fangirl about her allllllll day. I'm also chipper to see Cee-Lo Green too but I wanna know: are any Black lolitas going to come?  We could have a mini meet or something. :3

Oh and so I don't have to make a second post:

My blog Black Witch is right now gathering people who want to take part in the full-month series of Black lolitas called "Black Diamonds and Pearls" which will go live in September.
 
What I need is for you is to contact me if you want in on this. I would like anyone to produce a column length post (2-3 pages, well written, normal font) about how do you feel about being Black, the perception of Blackness in mainstream and alternative culture, what being a lolita means to you, how did you get into the fashion style, are you part of any other fashion styles and what are your experiences in the lolita style as well as how does it compares to experiences in other styles or areas of life. Answer as much as you can (you don't have to hit on every point I just listed if you can't) and send it to me at thisblackwitch [at] hotmail.com with Black Lolita Series in the subject line.
 
I already know I will be tapping a few people on the shoulders to have interviews with but if you have a store, blog or a brand and you would also like to be contacted, please let me know via email with a link to your store. Thanks everyone! 

 Hi! I'm Kendra and I'm a new Lolita of Color.

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Yes, it has taken two weeks to "recover" from all the wonderful geekiness that was Anime Expo.  In spite of being the proud (and broke) owner of a Nook, I prefer to keep my manga physical.  Which explains why I went a little crazy at the DMP booth, LOL!  I was a little sad that Netcomics didn't make an appearance, since I'm totally hooked on their Korean manhwa titles like Let Dai and 100% Perfect Girl.  I'm a little bummed that I missed meeting voice actor Patrick Seitz, whose voice portrayal of George from Paradise Kiss ranks right up there with Brian Drummond's panty-melting Zechs Merquise (Gundam Wing) and Crispin Freeman (Last Exile and Ergo Proxy).

I met so many awesome people and saw some amazing cosplay by fans of all colors.  The only downer was that I was decked out in my J-Rock/Visual Kei finest and didn't get a picture.  Normally I shy away from cameras, but I have to admit that I looked pretty awesome, LOL.  Oh well.  Here's some of the pics I did snap:

  s17.photobucket.com/albums/b77/TheVixenne/Anime%20Expo%202011/

Of course, the Lolita contingent were out in full force and it's just way awesome to see so many Lolis of color really getting into the look and doing it so well.  I love that spirit of DIY that is such a huge part of Western Lolita culture.  These young ladies (and gentlemen) aren't waiting for the Japanese brands to wake up and smell the miso; they're stitching, hot-gluing, embroidering and beading  clothing and accessories for themselves and others.  I had the chance to meet and chat with two awesome Lolita/Steampunk costumers of color--Saleemah of Sultry Vamps and Raven of Sanguine Threads:


Sanguine Threads.
Raven's mini-top hats are awesome!  She also does custom goth, lolita and other sub-culture fashions.  She and I hit it off because we're both old school D&D geeks and glitter-goths.  Oh, and she also had these awesome handmade, triple-stitched convention tote bags that had I not spent major bucks at the Angry Little Girls booth, I would have cheerfully splurged.  I will anyway.   Check out her site here:  http://sanguinethreads.zxq.net/.

Sultry Vamps is your one-stop shop for everything Sweet Lolita, and I do mean sweet.  This was Saleemah's first year as a booth owner and if you ask me, I think she was a hit:

 

Saleemah (Isn't she cute???)
 
My niece Ashley fell in love with the look and she wants to go Loli next year.  That's great because Sultry Vamps does custom work too for all sizes.  I love that.  Contact her at SultryVamps@gmail.com.

Oh, the Pacific Media Expo has returned to the L.A. Hilton Hotel after being in Pasadena last year.  If you've never attended PMX, it's really fun and a lot of Lolitas meet up there:

http://pacificmediaexpo.info/2011/

http://iamsogothiwasbornblack.tumblr.com/

Some of you may love this shit here. Not totally Lolita-related, but there are Lolita-esque photographs in here, as well as Victorian-era photographs, goth-related stuffs and things that we love.