LA Maid Cafe Lolita Tea Party
You might remember the post on the Royal/T - the maid cafe in Culver City?
Well, On August 3rd the Royal/T held a “Lolita & Friends Tea Party.”
Melrose’s Japanese pop-culture store, JapanLA, and Culver City’s Royal/T presents High Tea Sunday, a special meet up event and High Tea for L.A. Lolitas and friends at Royal/T. Join us on Sunday, August 3, from 2-5 pm for: • JapanLA will screen a never before released Gloomy Bear music video by Mori Chack from 2-4pm in the Royal/T VIP video lounge. • Photographer Neil Sharum taking pictures of Lolitas who step into the looking glass of the Kawaii Kills shop window display to become living mannequins. • A special Lolita High Tea including mini pastries, macaroons, kappa maki finger sandwiches, a mini quiche, and a pot of tea [...]
If you think this sounds awesome? Just look at the pictures to get a full overload of colors and ribbons and whatnot all embedded in the beautiful artistic scenario provided by the Royal/T… ^_^
Which is your favorite Lolita?
(Full Gallery also at BOTTOM of POST)
Nobody was shy at all.
Do they make their own dresses?
The cupcake with the fangs was quite fantastic… If I had more space in my apartment I would’ve bought one.
The wigs are simply amazing…
Posing is a second nature for Lolitas, I guess.
Let’s not forget the maids…
The Royal/T was really crowded for this event - it almost felt like being in Japan :)
I think those squids they are playing with are extremely expensive pieces of art…
More Lolita’s in Thumb Gallery Below :) (find your favorite)
thanks for posting these photos! i am the girl with the grey and black hair! just to let ya know, my friends and i where not wearing wigs. we dye out hair that way :D
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Americajin Reply:
August 5th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Hydra - You’re welcome!
Awesome hair and clothing, BTW - I thought the event was awesome and 99.99999999% thanks to the quality of the lolitas :)
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Lovely report! I was the girl with pink and blue hair in the pirate hat! Thanks for all of the wonderful pics. you’re absolutely right about Lolitas; we DO love posing for the camera! Next time, tap me on the shoulder and ask for a proper pose! I look a bit distracted in all of your photos, haha.
As for hand making outfits, a lot of what you see the girls wearing is store-bought, with some handmade items thrown in. For myself, I had handmade my collar and cuffs, and redesigned my pirate hat with different feathers and made a new bow for it, etc. It’s all about over coordinating and detailing the hell out of an outfit!
I’ve linked over to your site on my blogspot as well:
http://michellemonster.blogspot.com/
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I think Hydra said it best, all of the coloured hair there was real, not wigs at all =) There were a few natural coloured wigs! I was the girl with the BluexPurplexYellow hair in the mini pink & black polka dot top hat!
Very awesome report also, i think the quality of the lolitas, the crowd, and the overall atmosphere is what made this event really great. I’m glad you had a fun time!
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