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[bambieeeeeeeeee.livejournal.com]

I have some questions...
are the stores in Japan really small? Or that small? (i saw some on the internet that looked small mostly botiques though)
How tall do you have to be to wear most lolita clothings ?
And are the Viviene Westwood many stores sell authentic ? Or replica ?
thank you...

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[labrynthos.livejournal.com]

If the Vivienne Westwood merch that you see is cheap then it's a knockoff *coughEbaycough*

Try here
I-LoveBrand.com (http://www.i-lovebrand.com/)
Hervia.com (http://www.hervia.com/index.asp)

A Westwood Orb necklace should run you around US$300 (more or less). Some are around $250. The sparkly diamond/gold ones go up to nearly $1000.


Most of the Westwood stuff you need to get from a boutique or shop. The UK shops carry the most varied selection of her merchandise.

You can get good deals (not cheap, but not too pricey either) on used Westwood on eBay. But I would be very, very careful about that...

[kai-nimura.livejournal.com]

*holds up fake knockoff VW orb necklace*

mwahaha I can easily say that if the orb necklace costs more to SHIP then it is to -but it now- It's not real!

[labrynthos.livejournal.com]

How's the quality?

I've never had much of a problem with knockoffs, so long as they don't look bad!

[kai-nimura.livejournal.com]

it's heavy, shiney.

lol.

I have a contact allergy to metal with nickel in it, I've never once broken out wearing this. it's a heavyweight item, the chain is nice and long, the peice itself is veyr nicely made, in fact if it weren't for the price tag; you'd think it was almost the real thing.

the seller was amazeing I will be buying other peices from this seller due to the good quality.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZroyalbearbear

it came in a nice box, and was very well packaged.

[labrynthos.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhh...muy excellente!

[cidsa.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, sometimes VW stuff is way overpriced in Japan. Rockinghorse shoes are a good example of this. While they cost like 250 pounds directly from World's End, in Japan they can climb to like 600 pounds. I've seen used ones on Closet Child for over 30,000yen and they weren't even in that great of shape.

XD

Also, ebay does have authentic stuff sometimes. The best way is to look for auctions that say 100% authentic in their auction details and take paypal...if you pay via paypal and the item ends up being and fake even though they said it was real..you'll be able to get a refund pretty easily.

[cidsa.livejournal.com]

Er I meant those shoes on CC were over 50,000 yen. My bad XD

[chibi-pink.livejournal.com]

Clothing generally runs small in Japan. The other day I bought a sports bra and it was the largest size they carried. On the tag is shows the sizes in other countries. In the US, it is a medium.

When you are shopping for clothes, be sure to check your measurments!! When you are measuring yourself, do not suck it in and pull the tape tight. Be natural! You don't want the clothes to be too tight.

Also, just because some clothing can fit larger sizes, doesn't mean it looks good on all body types. Before you buy something, ask around to see what others have said about the outfit and try to look at some pictures of people around your size wearing them.

[kamikaze-girl13.livejournal.com]

All of the stores that I visited were boutique sized or smaller, and the clothing themselves are also fairly petit.

If you are looking to buy dresses of jumpers, I would definetly try to find ones with shirring, as they fit most sizes.

There is no hieght req. but most brand name clothing is made for shorter girls, so if you are tall, you will probably won't be able to buy brand unless you commision a knock-off for your height.

I agree with chibi_pink, definetly look around, and ask before you buy. Good luck^^

[lainnocence.livejournal.com]

5'0 - 5'5 I'ld say, some of Baby's stuff runs a little bit smaller and shorter so around 5'2 for smaller Baby dresses.

The largest lolita shop I've seen so far looks like Moi Meme Moitie, then Bodyline in second...Then maybe Emily Temple Cute or something~ The rest are pretty cramped...

[kyomu.livejournal.com]

The Metamorphose in Osaka is fairly large. For the Osaka stores I would say it is one of the largest. Emily Temple Cute is also fairly large in Osaka. The Innocent World shop isn't that large, but it is very roomy because they don't have much stuff there, and it's in an apartment. The Kera shops seem to always be really cramped based on how much merchandise they have.

[lainnocence.livejournal.com]

Yay I knew someone would mention the Osaka stores :D (Does anyone have sneak pictures of their interiors?)
Unfortunetly I haven't had the chance myself to travel that far yet, though it's true Kera (And Closet Child shops) cram so much in them, especially sale season...*dies*

[omgpretentious.livejournal.com]

The MAM store in Harajuku is very small. It's not even really so much a store as just like an open section in the building.

[lainnocence.livejournal.com]

The MAM in Shinjuku MaruiOne is like....just a rack of some dresses ;;;

[furansu.livejournal.com]

Goodness, no! D=

[omgpretentious.livejournal.com]

;D That's fine with me though, really. MAM is the same quality as bodyline, yet way more expensive..so wtf.

[lainnocence.livejournal.com]

Really? I found MAM was around Baby quality actually XD;