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In August 1988, the company that would become Baby the Stars Shine Bright was first established as a manufacturing and wholesale company for women's clothing by husband and wife team Akinori and Fumiyo Isobe. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright was formally established in 1992.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Baby, The Stars Shine Bright eMook}}</ref> The brand was named after an Everything but the Girl album from 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baby, the Stars Shine Bright|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_the_Stars_Shine_Bright|url-status=live|website=Wikipedia}}</ref> In October 1999, Baby launched their website and opened their first directly managed store.<ref name=":1" /> In 2001, they released the first version of their popular [https://lolibrary.org/items/btssb-milky-boots Milky Boots], and Usakumya appeared in an advertisement for the first time.<ref name=":1" /> In September of 2002, the Novel Kamikaze Girls, which featured the main character going to Baby The Stars Shine Bright, was first published.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
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'''[[Kanou Masumi]]''' - One of the designers at Baby the Stars Shine Bright. She studied at a university that had a fashion department. She is assigned to designing classical style and princess motifs and was the designer for Fragrant Rose Memories and the Shooting Star A-La-Mode dress.<ref name=":0" /> | '''[[Kanou Masumi]]''' - One of the designers at Baby the Stars Shine Bright. She studied at a university that had a fashion department. She is assigned to designing classical style and princess motifs and was the designer for Fragrant Rose Memories and the Shooting Star A-La-Mode dress.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
'''[[Saki Tachibana]]''' - She went to fashion school and started as an assistant for Baby the Stars Shine Bright while still in school. She is the designer of [https://lolibrary.org/search?search=Claudia%2C%20The%20Fairy%20Tale%20Princess&brands[]=baby-the-stars-shine-bright&brand_matcher=OR&page=1 Claudia, The Fairy Tale Princess]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tekko 2018 is pleased to announce BABY, the Stars Shine Bright and ALICE and the PIRATES!|url=https://www.facebook.com/TeamTekko/posts/tekko-2018-is-pleased-to-announce-baby-the-stars-shine-bright-and-alice-and-the-/1883020675251905/|url-status=live|website=Facebook}}</ref> | |||
'''[[Mitsuba]]''' - Mitsuba started as shop staff person, and then became a designer for Alice and the Pirates. She decides the schedule for a series and assigned the roles to each designer. She mainly designs all types of items including the original print series.<ref name=":0" /> | '''[[Mitsuba]]''' - Mitsuba started as shop staff person, and then became a designer for Alice and the Pirates. She decides the schedule for a series and assigned the roles to each designer. She mainly designs all types of items including the original print series.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Founded | 1988 |
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Country | Japan |
No. of locations | 14 |
Founder(s) | Akinori and Fumiyo Isobe |
Website | https://www.babyssb.co.jp/ |
Webshop | https://babyssb.shop/ (JP) https://shop.baby-aatp.com/ (US) |
BABY_THE_STARS | |
Blog | http://baby-aatp.blogspot.com/ (US) https://www.babyssb.co.jp/shop_list/ (JP) |
babythessbofficial baby_the_stars_shine_bright | |
baby20141123 | |
Current status | Active |
Lolibrary Link |
Baby the Stars Shine Bright ベイビー・ザ・スターズ・シャイン・ブライト)is a sweet lolita brand founded in 1988.
Concept
Baby describes their brand as:
In a time when one truly felt cute and elegant
like a beautiful princess,
happily dressing up in fancy frills and lace.
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Text here, images for each as possible
History
In August 1988, the company that would become Baby the Stars Shine Bright was first established as a manufacturing and wholesale company for women's clothing by husband and wife team Akinori and Fumiyo Isobe. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright was formally established in 1992.[3] The brand was named after an Everything but the Girl album from 1986.[4] In October 1999, Baby launched their website and opened their first directly managed store.[3] In 2001, they released the first version of their popular Milky Boots, and Usakumya appeared in an advertisement for the first time.[3] In September of 2002, the Novel Kamikaze Girls, which featured the main character going to Baby The Stars Shine Bright, was first published.[3]
Notable Figures
Akinori Isobe (礒部昭徳) - Cofounder of Baby the Stars Shine Bright and husband of Fumiyo Isobe
Fumiyo Isobe (磯部フミ子) - Cofounder of Baby the Stars Shine Bright and wife of Akinori Isobe
Kumiko Uehara - One of the lead designers at Baby the Stars Shine Bright.[5] She went to fashion school, sent her resume to Baby, abd was rejected (baby had 0 staff designers at the time). So she started her own brand, and a year later after her brand was in a magazine, baby called her and hired her. She designs the orthodox/mainstream clothes. (For example, the standard style everyone says “this is the BABY style” that's made of solid color cotton material with torchon lace.) Also designs all shoes, bags and parasols.[6]
Kanou Masumi - One of the designers at Baby the Stars Shine Bright. She studied at a university that had a fashion department. She is assigned to designing classical style and princess motifs and was the designer for Fragrant Rose Memories and the Shooting Star A-La-Mode dress.[6]
Saki Tachibana - She went to fashion school and started as an assistant for Baby the Stars Shine Bright while still in school. She is the designer of Claudia, The Fairy Tale Princess[6][7]
Mitsuba - Mitsuba started as shop staff person, and then became a designer for Alice and the Pirates. She decides the schedule for a series and assigned the roles to each designer. She mainly designs all types of items including the original print series.[6]
NAKAMURA TOMOMI - Like Mitsuba, she also started as shop staff person, and then became a designer for Alice and the Pirates. She designs the items Mitsuba assigns to her. Also designs head accessories, hats, and bags in many cases. She generally decides the name of original prints, too.[6]
Misako Aoki - former model
Midori - Model
Akira - Model
Characters & Design Motifs
Usakumya
Usakumya (♀) first shows up in 2001 in the GLARB I Fashion Show in the form of a very shaggy plush.[8][9] She is typically described as a bear dressed up as a bunny.
The Story of Usakumya
“Deep in the forest of a faraway land, there lived a stylish little bear. On a sunny afternoon, the little bear happened upon a very long-eared bunny. In that moment, his heart was stolen by those lovely ears. The little bear wanted nothing more than a pair of long ears for himself. Thinking he too could have long ears, the little bear sat in front of the mirror and pulled on his round ears until they turned red. The little bear cried and cried every day because his ears remained the same.
Then, one day, the little bear saw a lovely girl wearing BABY’s clothing. She listened to his story from beginning to end, and decided to grant the little bear’s wish! As if by magic, the girl presented the little bear with an exquisite bunny-eared bonnet. The little bear placed the bonnet on his head, and looked at himself in the mirror. All of a sudden, the tears stopped. The little bear looked just like a little bunny with red eyes from endless crying and long ears atop his head.
The girl exclaimed, ‘So cute! Where I am from, we call bears ‘Kumya.’ From now on, you will be known as ‘Usakumya-chan.” The little bear was so happy, he traveled to Candyland, where the girl resides. Everyone in Candyland wears BABY’s clothing, and everything there is cute and sweet. Usakumya-chan and the magical girl spent many fun-filled days in Candyland.“[10][11]
Kuma Kumya
A bear, pretending to be a bear.
Neko Kumya
A bear pretending to be a cat
Locations/Sales Model
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Shop List
Standalone Alice and the Pirates locations are listed on their appropriate brand page. [12]
Shop | Country | Address | Status | Socials |
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Flagship | Japan | 6-29-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Harajuku KY Building 2nd floor | Open
(1999-) |
baby_the_stars_shine_bright |
Osaka | Japan | 2-10-24 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Preview Building B1F | Open | https://ameblo.jp/babyosaka-blog/ |
Sapporo | Japan | IKEUCHI ZONE B2F | Open | baby_sapporoten |
Takasaki | Japan | 93-18 Torimachi, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture Nonaka Building 1st floor | Open | https://ameblo.jp/babytakasaki/ |
Kanazawa
(+AatP) |
Japan | 24 BELSEL 1F, Tatemachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa | Open | https://blog.goo.ne.jp/baby_kanazawa |
Shinjuku | Japan | 〒160-0022 3-1-26 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Shinjuku Marui Annex 7th floor | Open | baby_shinjuku |
Yokohama | Japan | 2-15-13 Minamisaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Yokohama VIVRE3F | Open | https://ameblo.jp/baby-yokohama-blog/ |
Fukuoka
(+AatP) |
Japan | 1-12-56 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka THE SHOPS DAIMYO 2nd floor 207 | Open
(Relocated Mar 2020) |
https://ameblo.jp/baby-fukuoka/ |
Sendai | Japan | 3-11-15 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi Sendai FORUS 7F | Open | https://ameblo.jp/s-baby-ap/ |
Sannomiya (+AatP) | Japan | 1-5-26 Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Sannomiya OPA 4F | Open | https://www.opa-club.com/sannomiya1/shop/633 |
Kyoto (+AatP) | Japan | Kawaramachi, Chukyo-ku, Kyoto Shijojoru Kawaramachi OPA 2nd floor | Open | https://ameblo.jp/baby-kyoto/ |
Ikebukuro (+AatP) | Japan | 1-50-35 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Ikebukuro P'PARCO 2nd floor |
Open |
https://ameblo.jp/babyshibuyaparco/ |
Nagoya Parco | Japan | 3-29-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City Nagoya Parco East Building 4th floor | Open | https://ameblo.jp/baby-nagopar/ |
Paris | France | Closed (2007-2017) | ||
New York (Tokyo Rebel) | USA | Closed (2013-2018) | ||
San Fransisco | USA | 1746 Post Street, San Francisco CA 94155 USA | Open (2009-) | https://baby-aatp.blogspot.com/ |
Gallery
Footnotes
- ↑ "Brand". Baby the Stars Shine Bright.
- ↑ "About Us". Baby The Stars Shine Bright SF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Baby, The Stars Shine Bright eMook.
- ↑ "Baby, the Stars Shine Bright". Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Babyssb Designer Interview". EGL.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "interview - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright and Alice and the Pirates". Tokyo Rebel.
- ↑ "Tekko 2018 is pleased to announce BABY, the Stars Shine Bright and ALICE and the PIRATES!". Facebook.
- ↑ "2001年9月14日 FASHION×LIVE EVENT『GLARB-I』". Baby The Stars Shine Bright.
- ↑ "2001年9月14日 FASHION×LIVE EVENT『GLARB-I』Coordinates". Baby the Stars Shine Bright.
- ↑ "Lolita Hime: Translation of Usakumya's Story". Tumblr.
- ↑ Kuma Kumya-chan Wearable Fleece Blanket Book. 2013.
- ↑ "Shop List". Baby the Stars Shine Bright.
External links
- So you want to buy a Kumya – Guide to fake vs real BTSSB garment tags, size/price comparison of models of the Usakumya bags
- Teddy Bear Picnic: A look at Teddy Bears through JFashion [Part 3 – Lolita Fashion]