A lot of Lolitas are shopping through Japanese auction sites to find Lolita clothes and dream dresses. If only searching with brand names, some auctions might stay hidden since Japanese Lolita often write those names in ways we aren't used to and even invented nicknames for their favorite brands. So here's a table containing the most known Lolita Brands with their Japanese writing and nicknames. If you think any should be added to the list, PM me or express yourself in the comments:
The main auction websites in Japan are the following:
- Yahoo! Auctions Japan
- mbok
- Rakuten Auctions
Japanese Brand Name Translation Table
| Brand name | Japanese | Nickname(s) | Categories |
| Alice and the Pirates | アリスアンドザパイレーツ | アリパイ (aripai) | (look through mbok Baby's) |
| Angelic Pretty | アンジェリックプリティ | プリティ (pretty), アンプリ (anpuri) | Y!Auctions / mbok |
| Atelier Boz | アトリエボズ | - | - |
| Baby the Stars Shine Bright | ベイビーザスターズシャインブライト | ベイビー (baby) | mbok |
| Emily Temple Cute | エミリーテンプルキュート | エミキュ (emicu) | mbok |
| Innocent World | イノセントワールド | イノワ (inowo) | mbok |
| Jane Marple | ジェーンマープル | - | Y!Auctions / mbok |
| Juliette et Justine | ジュリエットエジュスティーヌ | ジュリエット (Juliette) | - |
| Mary Magdalene | メアリーマグダレン | - | - |
| Metamorphose | メタモルフォーゼ | メタモ (metamo) | mbok |
| Milk | ミルク | - | Y!Auctions mbok |
| Moi-même Moitié | モワメームモワティエ | モワティエ (moitie) | - |
| Putumayo | プトマヨ | - | mbok |
| Victorian Maiden | ヴィクトリアンメイデン | メイデン (maiden) | - |
Other Japanese brand names are translated here. It also includes translation of general item names like skirt, coat, blouse, etc.
If you found something you want for auction, you need a shopping service operating in Japan to get it and send it to you.