lolitas at otakon

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Otakon 2006 was a great place for lolitas this year with two panels, a fashion contest, two teaparties, and Baby and Bodyline being sold at the Dealer's Room.

Otakon 2006 was a great year for me as a lolita because I met the editor-in-chief of the Gothic&Lolita Bible and Kera, Mr. Naoki Matsumura. He took my picture and asked me various questions about why I wear lolita and how I feel in lolita. He also asked me a lot of the street snap questions, like what brand I was wearing (I was wearing this :O), how old I am, where I'm from. I don't think I'll be in either magazine as the picture was taken with a digital camera but I do feel as if it's worth mentioning here.

I'm not just being a braggart jerk, though, because I think the fact that Mr. Matsumura was at Otakon scoping out the lolita scene is a very good thing. This may mean good things for the American lolita scene if the editor-in-chief of our bible is seeing there's a market for lolita in the United States.

That tidbit having been shared, onto pictures of lolitas at Otakon!





darcia26, who is very cute and was consistently one of the best-dressed lolitas at Otakon.




Some girls from my highschool. I... uh... :/




This girl is awesome! She made amazing handscreened tshirts, really cute socks, sockmonsters, headdresses, etc. She's also incredibly cute, as you can see!



yuki_dragon, number one in my posse, rockin' the Putumayo.



nerorizim has some of the most original and awesome style I've ever seen.



ugly_kitties in a handmade JSK. I love the sheet music bows!




Cowlita. It's creative, that's for sure. He made it himself!






Autumn and sakurafairy. Tyler made both dresses.



Tyler made Jorden's dress, too!



Tyler :D





darcia26 in a Meta Sweets skirt. So cute!




tian_shi in Angelic Pretty! A much-needed sweet loli among all the goths at the con.




hyzenthlay2582 won the big prize at the Nana Kitade fashion contest. It's clearly well-deserved because she looks awesome and made it herself.



Tyler made ALL of these. All the girls look fabulous. I met jadedragon and she's adorable and awesome.



oshidori looking very beautiful in Meta.





Kara is always the cutest.





Gini and me. I'm really good at looking creepy. Gini looks cute. You can't tell because my headdress is covering it, but my roommate gingko_retard gave me fancy hair! She is amazing.
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kisei_prophet in a handmade Strawberry skirt.



Midnight meetup!!



Enjoying the food and conversation.



Kara provides me with an awesome photo opportunity.




This is Karen! She told me this is her first lolita outfit and I think she did a superb job. Very adorable.



You cannot hide from me, Kisei.



Amanda and co. She made that dress + apron herself!




One of the coolest wa-lolis I've ever seen.


I hosted a teaparty on Sunday. It was very low-key but we got our picture taken by Travel & Leisure Family Magazine. Don't ask me why! The photographer particularly liked redheads, apparently. o.O



Kisei in an apple JSK she made herself. She is awesome.



That skirt is so badass!




An decked out in Jane Marple. I never see anyone in Jane Marple and it's so cute and really suits her!



Codi will also choke a bitch. In Baby the Stars Shine Bright.



Cori also in BTSSB in that wonderful check JSK and Amanda in handmade.



My little sister being deep and gawth in my h.naoto skirt. She's doing a good job not smiling.



Hells yes, best ouji ever!



petitminet in Bodyline. She accessorized really well. Also, she made delicious cookies. It proved her worth as a lolita and a human being.

J/K



Purple is so rare but the cute girl in Meta and kiyomi23 are representing and looked awesome.



Oujis, aristocrats, etc. One of which is jeremiahmagic, who is enjoyable and very knowledgeable about the fashion.



[Bad username or site: ügly_kitties @ livejournal.com] and Kisei deep in conversation!




Assorted lolitas talking about trucks, migraines, 15th century poets, Hezbollah, and cake.



I do give them credit in that they were not visibly mad at me for sucking at hosting a teaparty.



A pretty young lady in Millefleurs.


If you have dial-up, all pictures can be seen here.

Comments

[celestiallolita.livejournal.com]

it was awesome seeing u <3

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was nice seeing you, as well! Your Sailor Saturn was so good!

[lotus---six.livejournal.com]

That looked like so much fun! ♥

Hahah Oh silly kendra. ♥♥ *points to last picture* She converted to the loli side. :33

[2cent-lolita.livejournal.com]

O.O All so pretty!

[jolie-laide.livejournal.com]

I spy orphicget in this picture (http://lovelyburger.com/pics/otakon2006/sundaymillefleurs.png)! XD

I was disappointed that I couldn't make it to the other lolita events (egl panel, J-Fashion panel, midnight lolita gathering, and terrace_lolita party) but I saw so many of you through the course of the weekend while working the dealers room & attending the Kitade panel.

My best friend actually bought one of this girl (http://lovelyburger.com/pics/otakon2006/frihyunlee.png)'s adorable sock dolls and I kept kicking myself for not going down to the Artist Alley!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I took her picture after 'cause she was doing Metronome cosplay.

There were a LOT of lolitas. I was pretty lazy with my camera so this is like 1/15th of them. It was startling.

Yeah all her stuff was so cute. I was tempted to buy a headdress but they were all black and I don't really do goth loli these days

[ugly-kitties.livejournal.com]

I look thuper-demonic, but this is not news. I do enjoy my talking photo though. It was so great to see everybody, seriously.

How the hell did you get Rei to let you take a photo of her? She gave me this murderous look the two times I asked. D:

[nerorizim.livejournal.com]

D: i dont know! lol hax

[queen-of-dorks.livejournal.com]

haha! I see myself at the midnight meetup photo XD why am I facing a totally different direction than everyone else? ...and looking at my feet? way to go against the grain claire XD;

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Are you in the Meta sweets skirt? You're cute!

[marthaness.livejournal.com]

It was good to meet you, sakurafairy, and yuki_dragon again after the Philadelphia Sakura Matsuri. Thank you for the compliment!

[jolie-laide.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on winning the Kitade award. I think I told you at the panel but I loved your outfit! I hope you will post more pictures of it in the community.

[citric.livejournal.com]

everyone looks adorable, i wish i could have gone.:[

[sky-tipped.livejournal.com]

So many girls wearing tyler, we might as well consider it another loli brand (:

also, you are supercute!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

It is another loli brand!

http://lotvdesigns.livejournal.com/profile


Aww, thanks!

[kisei-prophet.livejournal.com]

Ah! I look like such a tard in the first one! xD

[kisei-prophet.livejournal.com]

First one of me I mean. >.> <.

[turbo-san.livejournal.com]

Yay! That's so great!

[neku-niku.livejournal.com]

right on, i so wanted to go to that con!
isn't it amazing and fun how many loli events are going on at big cons these days?!?!? i remember just a few years ago, there might only be 1 gathering or maybe a panal.. the panals were almost always given horrable times *(like on the afternoon of the last day of con when everybody is leaving..)


tian_shi in Angelic Pretty! A much-needed sweet loli among all the goths at the con.
how odd, at AX is was the opposite, many many more sweet loli's then gothic lolis, maybe different ends of country has different trends?

darcia26's sweet first outfit looks very fermiler, is that the skirt/bag/bow made by frozenmotion9?
ugly_kitties wow, both outfits look super great! if i may, these outfits outshine 10fold what i saw you in at AX! it looks like your closet has grown in all the right ways!!!
hyzenthlay2582's outfit is OMG amazing. that hat is super to dye for. and she made it?! I would love to share notes!!! i was pretty happy with my white hat at AX, but that is beyond amazing!!!
the consistent amount of lovely clothing that sakurafairy produces is mind boggling, really that girl can sew up a tornado i bet!
oshidori curls are to die for, if she's around i must ask where did she get them!
the purple girls look adorable.. All of the gatherings look fun as could be!
i want to see a better picture of the copper splashed waloli, it looks like that outfit is really cool, but i don't think the photo does it justice. and ohh that last girl is flashing some Vivienne x_X
sweet
as always tropigalia you have made that outfit yours! it is perfected and a great signature look!

That looked like a very very fun convention!!!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

how odd, at AX is was the opposite, many many more sweet loli's then gothic lolis, maybe different ends of country has different trends?

I guess so! There were countless girls in various blackxwhite Hot Topic dresses here.

I believe darcia's alphabet set was made by frozenemotion, yes.

Aww, thankyou!

Yeah, it was great!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

They left us alone and it went ok! We got press. XD

[banshee123.livejournal.com]

p.s. ily.

XD

you look amazzzing.

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Aww, thankyou!!

[silverlightstar.livejournal.com]

That made me wish I was able to go to the tea party. -_-;;;

Did you attend the GL panel? It was quite interesting! If so, then I was one of many to be picked on to stand in the front. ^^;;

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was there! I was the obnoxious one who interrupted the panelist to show an example of why Americans can't wear brand.

Which girl were you?

[tian-shi.livejournal.com]

What an amazing experience to meet the editor-in-chief! Did he say what he thought about western lolitas in general?

You did such a thorough job of getting all the lolitas. I fail at lolita collecting. XD

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

He didn't! I should've asked him! I have to admit, I was completely star-struck so I wasn't thinking right. Cycling through three languages didn't help, either. XD

Actually, those were only maybe 1/5th of all the lolitas there. It's not quality control so much as laziness, I think, though.

[t-o-n-k-s.livejournal.com]

Hahah...I saw you and waved Saturday night. On Sunday I discovered I had a cold. I blame you. XD By the way, you were really cute!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh were you in the red plaid JSK? I'm sorry! I didn't recognize you and I never think people are waving at me. >.< If that was you in the plaid JSK, you looked awesome!

Aw, thankyou!

[valli-sama.livejournal.com]

yay for pictures!

[pancake-panda.livejournal.com]

Awww, so cute. =3

I wish I could have attended the tea parties.

[jadedragon480.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Nice meeting you at the con. Do you know if anyone has any more pictures from the fashion show? I only got like one of me in Tyler's dress, which is a shame, because it was so cute. I was reluctant to give it back. But i got to keep the bloomers! <3

[yuki-dragon.livejournal.com]

You took so many pictures! Thanks for the great comments, even if I looked like shit in some things. XD I had so much fun, everyone looked great!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Ch. You looked adorable all weekend. It was so fun hanging out with you, even if the Chinese food killed me. And thank you for cheering me up on Sunday!!

Re: yay!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Oh man you looked so cool! I think you were the only good wa-loli I saw all weekend.

Thanks x2!!

[ambivalent-amy.livejournal.com]

Ugh, I'm jealous. You have a roommate that does your hair pretty. My roommates either refuse to talk to me and give me the cold shoulder on campus or bring baby goats into our dorm room. >

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

Well I'm sure if it had been for longer than three days she would tire of me and bring baby goats--

wait wtf baby goats?!

[weeefairy.livejournal.com]

man why does it look like everyone went there ;_;

i want to live in the states too so i can go to big cons like that >_>

-shakes fist-

this is Karen

[flawed-dolly.livejournal.com]

wah I look so weird since i was trying to hide my badge behind my back. Thanks for the compliment. the detail on my skirt came out better in your picture. For some reason the embroidery doesn't show up in my pictures.