Angelic Pretty
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Founded | 1979 (as Pretty), 2001 (as Angelic Pretty) |
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Country | Japan |
No. of locations | 17 |
Website | http://www.angelicpretty.com/ |
Webshop | http://angelicpretty-onlineshop.com/ |
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Blog | https://ameblo.jp/ap-onlineshop/ |
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Current status | Active |
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Angelic Pretty (アンジェリックプリティ) is a Japanese sweet lolita brand known for their custom prints and OTT Sweet styling.
Concept
Angelic pretty describes their brand concept as:
Angelic Pretty provides adorable clothing covered in lace, frills and ribbon
like a fairytale princess you dreamed about as a little girl
We want girls to never lose sight of that dream...
This is a brand for girls who want to keep that dream alive.[1][2]
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Pink Label
Pink label is Angelic Pretty's primary and original label.
Lavender Label
Lavender label is a newer Angelic Pretty label which is designed to be a bit more mature than their primary line with a focus on chic colors.[3] Lavender label items are marked with a lavender or purple tag instead of the pink tags used on the Pink Label items.
History
In 1979, PRETTY opened as a select shop in Laforet Harajuku.[4] This shop would go on to be come the tokyo branch of Angelic Pretty. In 2002, they launched a new brand: Angelic Pretty, and in 2003, the first "Angelic Pretty" stand alone shop opened in Nagoya's NOVA building. [5] When Angelic Pretty first launched, the atelier was very small, the size of a small one room apartment.[4]
The Osaka and Utsunomiya shops opened in 2004, with the Osaka shop being moved in 2005. 2005 also brought the Sendai store. In 2006, they expanded again, opening a shop in Hiroshima and another in Yokahama. The Tokyo laforet shop was remodeled and the Utsunomiya shop relocated. The Nagoya shop was remodeled in 2007. In 2008, the Kanazawa and shinjuku shops were opened, and the Sendai shop moved locations. The Shinjuku and Sendai shops were both renovated again in 2009. Also in 2009, the Fukuoka, Sannomiya and Okayama shops opened. In 2010, they launched another two domestic shop branch locations, this time in Shizuoka and Omiya. In 2011, they remodeled the Hiroshima shop and the Utsunomiya which also relocated. 2012 brought the relocation of the Utsunomiya shop and a remodel of the Hiroshima location.[4]
In 2007, Angelic Pretty participated in the Japan Expo in Paris, France for the first time, as well as attending the Pacific Media Expo (PMX) in California, USA. In 2008, they returned to Japan Expo in France for a second year and they also participated in the Yumemiru Musical Paradise event hosted by Cosplay Oneesan[6] in California, USA. In 2009, they returned to both Japan Expo in Paris and PMX in California. In 2020, Angelic Pretty launched the Angelic Pretty USA shop in San Francisco California, USA as well as the Angelic Pretty Paris shop in France. In 2011, Angelic Pretty traveled to Florence, Italy for an event in the winter and in 2012, they traveled to the Anime Central convention in Chicago, USA. 2012 also brought the launch of the Angelic Pretty Shanghai shop.[4]
Locations/Sales Model
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Shop List
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Shop | Country | Address |
Status |
Socials |
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Harajuku | Japan | Laforet Harajuku B1.5F, 1-11-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | Open | ap_harajuku |
Nagoya | Japan | Nagoya PARCO West Building 3F, 3-29-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-0008 | Open | angelicpretty_nagoya |
Osaka | Japan | 1FC, Commercial City Building, 1-8-9 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0086 | Open | angelicpretty_osaka |
Utsunomiya | Japan | Hasegawa Building 2F, 4-3 Mageshicho, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture 320-0803 | Open | angelicpretty_utsunomiya |
Sendai | Japan | Sendai Forus 4F, 3-11-15 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture 980-8546 | Open | angelicpretty_sendai |
Yokohama | Japan | 2-15-13 Minamisaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-0005 Yokohama Bibure 3F | Open | ap_yokohamaten |
Kanazawa | Japan | 24 Bercel 1F, Tatemachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0997 | Open | angelicpretty_kanazawa |
Shinjuku | Japan | Shinjuku Marui Annex 7F, 3-1-26 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 | Open | angelicpretty_shinjuku |
Fukuoka | Japan | Hakata Marui 4F, 9-1 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-0012 | Open | ap_fukuoka |
Sannomiya | Japan | Sannomiya OPA 4F, 1-5-26 Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 650-0021 | Open | ap_sannomiya |
Omiya | Japan | Marui Omiya 4F, 2-3 Sakuragicho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 330-9501 | Open | angelicpretty_omiya |
Kyoto | Japan | Kawaramachi OPA 2F, Shijo-dori, Kawaramachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8505 | Open | angelicpretty_kyoto |
Shibuya | Japan | Shibuya PARCO 5F, 15-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042 | Open | |
Paris | France | Closed
(2009-2013) |
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Paris | France | 3 rue St Roch 75001, Paris France | Open (2016-) | angelicprettyparis |
San Fransisco | USA | 15 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California 94108 USA | Open (2010-)[7] | angelicprettyusa |
Shanghai | China | 618 Xu Jiayi Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai Sun Moonlight Center Ruijin District RJ-09 | Open (2017-) | 6019161774 |
Chengdu | China | Pop-up store on the 4th floor of Tianfu, No. 18, East Go Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu | Unknown | 7324233582 |
Notable Figures
Honda - CEO
Maki - Designer[7] and Illustrator[8]. Started in 2003. She does print illustration, socks, and also picks fabric and thread. (Check this against GLP interview book)
Asuka - Designer.[7] Started in 2001, designs shoes, bags and parasols as well as doing press work. (Check this against GLP interview book)
Honoka - Honoka started out working as a shop girl. She became a designer trainee in 2013. According to an interview in 2019, she likes making high waist cut dresses. She made the Sweet Dreams series, Topping Sugar series, and Logo Heart Arrow Accessories series.[9]
Candy - Former shop manager. Candy did several supporting tasks at Angelic Pretty such as working on the catalogs, designing shop windows / shop dressing.
RinRin Doll - Model
Myla Shimizu - Model[10]
Characters & Design Motifs
Shy Bear
Shy bear who debuted in Toy Parade is a friend of Lyrical Bunny and they often appear together. He is a teddy bear boy, and is a little bit naughty. He appears in several prints including Dream Fantasy, Toy Drops, Toy Fantasy, Dreamy Baby Room, Fancy Paper Dolls, and Dreamy Doll House.[5]
Lyrical Bunny
Lyrical bunny who debuted in Toy Parade is featured in a number of other Angelic Pretty prints including Dream Fantasy, Magical Etoile, Dreamy Baby Room, Fancy Paper Dolls, Fantasy Theater, Lyrical Party, and Toy Drops.[5]
Milky-Chan
Milky-Chan is a retro style faun and has appeared several times.[5]
Candy-Chan
Officially called "おさんぽキャンディちゃん" (Candy-Chan on a walk) even in the character guide, Candy-Chan is a slightly pretentious poodle. [5]
Chocolate-Chan
Officially called "おでかけショコラちゃん" (Going out Chocolate-Chan) even in the character guide, Chocolate-Chan is a precocious cat who loves fashion. [5]
Whimsicle Vanilla-Chan
With charming blue eyes, Whimsicle Vanilla-chan is a white cat. [5]
Trick Cat
Trick Cat is a white cat that seems to be able to use Magic. [5]
Pony
Angelic Pretty's Pony charecter appears in many forms like Decoration Pony, Crystal Dream Pegasus, Magical Pony, Day Dream Unicorn, Sugary Pony, Milky Pony, Fantasy Circus Ponies, Toy March Pony and Star Night Pony. [5]
Honey Bear
Honey Bear looks like a delicious honey bottle and made his debut in Honey Cake.[5]
Porter Bear
Porter Bear is a chocolate bear who made his debut in Musee du Chocolate.[5]
Ginger Bear
Ginger Bear is a bear who looks like a gingerbread cookie.[5]
Little Bear & Small Squirrel
Little bear and small squirrel made their debut in little bear's cafe.[5]
Fu-Chan & Ram-Chan
Fu-chan is a little yellow sheep with a bell and ram-chan is a littl pink sheep with a hat. They appear in Sheep's garden. [5]
Pippi & Bappa
Pippi is a piano-playing rabbit and Bappa is a bear conductor, they show up in Melody Toys. [5]
Whip & Syrup
Whip is a white rabbit and Syrup is a pink rabbit. They appear in Happy Garden. [5]
Marshmallow Bunnies
The Marshmallow bunnies are four sisters who are fluffy rabbits with different colored ribbons. [5]
Gallery
Footnotes
- ↑ "Concept". AP USA.
- ↑ "Concept". Angelic Pretty.
- ↑ Spoon. Vol.69 Angelic Pretty 15th Anniversary. Kadokawa Mook. 2015. pp. 34–39. ISBN 9784048982771.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Angelic Pretty Museum. Japan: Takarajimasha e-mook. 2013. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9784800205605.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 Angelic Pretty 2014 Spring/Summer. Japan: Takarajimasha e-mook. 2014. pp. 36–41, 50. ISBN 9784800223937.
- ↑ "On the road to Cosplay Oneesan & Angelic Pretty's Yumemiru Musical Paradise - Mini-Issue #5". EGL. 2008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Angelic Pretty San Francisco Store Grand Opening Date Announcement!!". AP USA.
- ↑ Gothic, Lolita & Punk Brand Book Volume 6.
- ↑ "Tekko 2019". AP USA.
- ↑ "mylashimizu0918 Modeling for AP". Twitter.
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