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Victorian Maiden is a classic lolita brand known for their mature solid and floral designs. | |||
==Concept== | ==Concept== | ||
The brand describes themselves as:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Concept|url=https://www.victorianmaiden.com/concept/concept-maiden.html|url-status=live|website=Victorian Maiden}}</ref> | |||
<blockquote>Brand concept/statement or other designer quote.</blockquote> | <blockquote>Brand concept/statement or other designer quote.</blockquote> | ||
===Sub-Labels (optional)=== | ===Sub-Labels (optional)=== | ||
'''VM by Victorian Maiden''' <ref>{{Cite web|title=VM Concept|url=https://www.victorianmaiden.com/concept/concept-vm.html|url-status=live|website=Victorian Maiden}}</ref> - Launched in 2003 when Individual Co., Ltd. was formed<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Gothic Lolita & Punk Interview Book}}</ref> | |||
'''Beth''' - Launched in 2006<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Victorian Maiden opened as Victorian maiden Inc, launching their online shop at the same time on October 16th, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020401225246/http://www.victorianmaiden.com/|url-status=live|website=Victorian Maiden}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> However, the brand dissolved 3 years later. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
In August 2003, they reopened under Individual Co., Ltd. (株式会社インディヴィジュアル).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Company|url=http://www.individual.ne.jp/company.html|url-status=live|website=Individual Co., Ltd.}}</ref> | |||
In December 2017, Victorian Maiden announced that 2018 would be the final year for Victorian Maiden. They announced that their press room would close on April 8, 2018, that all orders would be reservation only starting in February and that they would announce their final plans in a later press release.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 2018|title=Homepage|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103033648/https://www.victorianmaiden.com/|url-status=live|website=Victorian Maiden}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Victorian Maiden Closing.jpg|thumb|Closing Press Release]] | |||
In January of 2018, Victorian Maiden announced that in honor of their 20th anniversary, they would host a crowd funded campaign on campfire to re-release their iconic coffins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=News 2018|url=https://www.victorianmaiden.com/news/news2018.html|url-status=live|website=Victorian Maiden}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Victorian maiden活動20周年記念プロジェクト|url=https://camp-fire.jp/projects/56734/preview?token=1m26s2qv|url-status=live|website=Camp Fire}}</ref> The campaign started on February 2, 2018 and their goal was to raise 1,500,000 yen. They had 129 backers and ended up raising 4,784,500 yen, more than 3x the original goal. | |||
On November 30th, 2018, Victorian Maiden announced that instead of closing permanently as they had previously planed, they would instead close just temporarily and come back in the Spring of 2019 after restructuring the brand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Press Statement|url=https://twitter.com/VM_press/status/1068479442094190592?s=19|url-status=live|website=Twitter}}</ref> | |||
==Notable Figures== | ==Notable Figures== | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 7 December 2021
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| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| No. of locations | 0 standalone |
| Website | http://www.victorianmaiden.jp/ https://www.victorianmaiden.com/ |
| Webshop | v-maiden.ya.shopserve.jp |
| VM_press | |
| victorian_maiden | |
| Lolibrary Link | |
Victorian Maiden is a classic lolita brand known for their mature solid and floral designs.
Concept
The brand describes themselves as:[1]
Brand concept/statement or other designer quote.
Sub-Labels (optional)
VM by Victorian Maiden [2] - Launched in 2003 when Individual Co., Ltd. was formed[3]
Beth - Launched in 2006[3]
History
Victorian Maiden opened as Victorian maiden Inc, launching their online shop at the same time on October 16th, 1999.[4][3] However, the brand dissolved 3 years later. [3]
In August 2003, they reopened under Individual Co., Ltd. (株式会社インディヴィジュアル).[5]
In December 2017, Victorian Maiden announced that 2018 would be the final year for Victorian Maiden. They announced that their press room would close on April 8, 2018, that all orders would be reservation only starting in February and that they would announce their final plans in a later press release.[6]
In January of 2018, Victorian Maiden announced that in honor of their 20th anniversary, they would host a crowd funded campaign on campfire to re-release their iconic coffins.[7][8] The campaign started on February 2, 2018 and their goal was to raise 1,500,000 yen. They had 129 backers and ended up raising 4,784,500 yen, more than 3x the original goal.
On November 30th, 2018, Victorian Maiden announced that instead of closing permanently as they had previously planed, they would instead close just temporarily and come back in the Spring of 2019 after restructuring the brand.[9]
Notable Figures
Text here (Designers, models, common collaborations etc)
Characters & Design Motifs
Text here (Mascots, common/original design elements)
Locations/Sales Model
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Shop List
Any intro text if desired
| Shop | Country | Address | Status | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store 1 | Country 1 | Test Address 1 | Test Status 1 | Test Socials 1 |
| Store 2 | Country 2 | Test Address 2 | Test Status 2 | Test Socials 2 |
| Store 3 | Country 3 | Test Address 3 | Test Status 3 | Test Socials 3 |
Gallery
Footnotes
- ↑ "Concept". Victorian Maiden.
- ↑ "VM Concept". Victorian Maiden.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gothic Lolita & Punk Interview Book.
- ↑ "Home". Victorian Maiden.
- ↑ "Company". Individual Co., Ltd.
- ↑ "Homepage". Victorian Maiden. January 2018.
- ↑ "News 2018". Victorian Maiden.
- ↑ "Victorian maiden活動20周年記念プロジェクト". Camp Fire.
- ↑ "Press Statement". Twitter.
External links
- Example link – an external link to example.com
- [1] – an external link without a label
