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 Screenshot of Lacebook homepage as it appeared on April 15, 2015 | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Website | www.lolitafs.com (2013-2015), www.lace-book.com (2016) |
| Current status | Defunct |
Lacebook was a private membership-based English-language community website/web ring for coord sharing, active between 2013 and 2017.
History
Created by Street Fashion Europe, Lacebook was a coord-sharing website intended initially as an alternative to Facebook for "a small number of Facebook friends [to share] outfits with each other, in the spirit of sites like Daily_Lolita or the old Lolita Snap"[1], but which quickly gained traction within the broader English-speaking lolita community.
While initially for photo-sharing only, features were added for following friends' updates, tracking group events[2], and even a mobile site[3]. Membership was on an approved-invite-only basis, with 100 invites available and being claimed per day at its peak. As of Oct 21, 2013, over 1600 images had been uploaded to/shared in the site[4]. An official Lacebook tea party was hosted on July 26, 2014 in Rothenburg, Germany[5][6].
In late 2014, the site shut down for an indefinite hiatus, citing bandwidth and cost difficulties. A revival effort was later made with a new URL in 2016, but was unable to hold the same popularity of the initial launch and ultimately shut down.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Lacebook Official Announcement". EGL Livejournal. Oct 9, 2013. Retrieved Apr 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Lacebook - SFE". Twitter. Oct 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Lacebook - SFE". Twitter. Dec 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Lacebook - SFE". Twitter. Oct 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Lacebook - SFE". Twitter. Nov 9, 2013. Retrieved Apr 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Street Fashion Europe". Facebook. July 16, 2014.
