Timeline of Lolita History (1900s)
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This is a list of events collated from articles on this wiki and put into a single space to help visualize events in relationship to each other. This timeline is manually edited, and may not always include all relevant items.
1950s
1958
- Central Apartment is built in Harajuku[1]
1960s
The lower floors of central apartment were converted into stores with offices in the upper apartment floors.[1]
1962
- September: The film Lolita (1962) is released in Japan.[2]
1963
1964
1969
- September: representative Masamichi Yamada opened Pierrot as a casual original brand and started wholesale sales in Yoyogi-Hachiman.[4]
1970s
1970
- April: MILK was founded by Hitomi Okawa in Harajuku in Central Apartment.
- July 23rd: BIGI Group was founded as Bigi Co., Ltd.[5]
- September: BIGI Group opens their first boutique in Harajuku under the name BIGI[5]
- Heibon Publishing, the publisher of Heibon Punch launched a new magazine called An An with Kaneko Isao as the designer and fashion director for the first 49 issues.[6]
- Kenzo Takada’s (KENZO) first Paris Collection[3]
1971
- Atsuki Onishi graduated from Vantan Design Institute[7]
- Kaneko Isao starts designing 'Pink House' style clothing for the boutique Nicole[8]
- Vivienne Westwood’s Boutique “Let It Rock” opens in London[3]
- Layered Look (イヤード・ルック) style trend[3]
- Non-no magazine (Shueisha) launches[3]
1972
- Riyoko Ikeda’s “The Rose of Versailles”[3]
1973
- June: Melrose Co., Ltd. breaks off from BIGI Group[5]
- Folklore Fashion (フォークロア・ファッション) style (like KENZO)[3]
- Shibuya PARCO opens[3]
1974
- MILK sub-labels MILK Boy and Wedding MILK Launched [9]
- Rei Yanagawa launches Shirley Temple[10]
1975
- September: Representative Masamichi Yamada (Pierrot) opened an original shop at Central Apartment.
- The rise of Nutra /「ニュートラ 」 style (New Traditional)[3]
- First issue of JJ magazine (Kobunsha)[3]
1976
- Popeye magazine launches[11]
- JJ Magazine special feature “Do you want to be Cute (kawaii)? Do you want to be mature (Otona)?”[3]
1977
- Vivayou is launched by Sanei International Co., Ltd. (株式会社サンエー・インターナショナル).[12]
1978
- October 28th: Representative Kimiko Harajuku opened Pierrot Harajuku[4]
- Atsuki Onishi formed Quatre Saisons (キャトルセゾン) under BIGI Group[13]
- The rise of punk fashion[3]
1979
- Select shop PRETTY opened in Laforet Harajuku selling gothic and lolita items from many different designers.[14]
- Shibuya 109 opens[3]
- The rise of Hamatora /「 ハマトラ 」 style[3]
- Takenoko / 「 竹の子族 」 Style emerges (Disco/Dancing)[3]
1980s
In the 1980s we see the kaneko-kei style craze and Hiromichi Nakano becomes the head designer for vivayou.
1980
- JJ Fashion /「 JJファッション 」 style trend (JJ Magazine Style)[3]
1981
- “CanCam” (Shogakukan) launched[3]
1982
- April: Pink House became independent from Melrose Co., Ltd., and Pink House Co., Ltd. was established
- May: Olive magazine is launched
- June: A Shirley Temple shop opens in Laforet Harajuku.[15]
- INGEBORG launches[8]
- An An special issue “From a good woman to a cute woman”[3]
- DC Boom (Designer/Brand name craze)[3]
- Crow Tribe/Black Clothing (カラス族/黒の大) craze[3]
1983
- February: Juniors brand Emily Temple is launched by Shirley Temple.[15]
- Atsuki Onishi presented three collections as a member of Tokyoism, which is considered by many to be the official founding of the brand Atsuki Onishi[7]
- Olive Girl/オリーブ少女 fashion trend[3]
- Nagomu Records (indie label) established[3]
- First issue of ViVi (Kodansha)[3]
- JJ Special feature 「可愛くみられたい/ちょっとそこま では、研究「可愛い服」の限界」(“I want to be cute! ‘Cute Clothes’ Research”)[3]
1984
- MILK sub label Obscure Desire of Bourgeoisie (O.D.O.B.) launches
- Vivienne Westwood first visits Japan[3]
- HYSTERIC GLAMOUR launches[3]
- Checkers makes tartan popular (boy band that wears plaid)[3]
- Check (plaid)/チェック流行 fashion style[3]
- Marine Look/マリンルック fashion style[3]
1985
- April: Jane Marple is founded by former MD Merchandiser, Yasuhiro Narita (成田保裕), and former MILK designer Megumi Murano (村野めぐみ).[16]
- October 22nd: Shoe brand An-Ten-Na is launched[17]
- Betty's Blue is founded by Shinji ABE (あべ真司).[18]
- Tokyo Fashion Designers Council (CFD) launched[3]
1986
- Everything but the Girl puts out the album Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.[19]
- Rei Yanagawa publishes her memoir "The Story of Shirley Temple, a Girl Always in My Heart."
1987
- April: Hyper Hyper Co., LTD. (株式会社ハイパーハイパー) was established in collaboration with Laforet Harajuku Co., LTD., as a subsidiary of Gim Co., LTD. (株式会社ジム).[20]
- September: ”Critique of Lolita Fashion” published in “Ryūkō tsūshin”[3]
- Heart-E is established and starts selling hats in Hyper Hyper at Laforet Harajuku.[21]
- Algonquins is founded.[21]
- Shinta Izumi (信太和泉) becomes editor in chief at Olive Magazine.[22]
- Shōjo/Girly lolita look is popular[3]
- American casual look is popular[3]
- Kaneko Isao’s Printed Picture Book is published[3]
1988
- August: the company that would become Baby, the Stars Shine Bright was established as a manufacturing and wholesale company for women's clothing by husband and wife team Akinori and Fumiyo Isobe.[21]
- Heart-E releases their first piece of clothing (besides hats/accessories)[21]
- Vert Dense is established by Sanei International Co., Ltd. (株式会社サンエー・インターナショナル).[23]
- First directly managed Jane Marple store is opened on the 2nd floor of Laforet Harajuku Part II[24]
- First issue of Hanako magazine (Magazine House)[3]
1989
- November: A.O. by ATUSUKI ONISHI is launched.[25]
- Jane Marple opens a shop in Harajuku[3]
- Kazuko Ogawa launches[3]
- Shibu Kaji/渋カジ style is in it’s prime (’88-’91)[3]
- First issue of CUTiE magazine (Takarajimasha)[3]
1990s
1990
- First Putumayo shop opened by Hyper Hyper Co., LTD. in Laforet Harajuku[20]
- Shibuya style/渋谷系 craze[3]
- Schoolgirl style/女子高生スタイル is popular[3]
- SoEn/装苑 magazine special guest edition with “MILK” designer Hitomi Okawa[3]
1991
- February: Shirley Temple for Baby launched.[15]
1992
- Baby, The Stars Shine Bright is formally established.[26]
- SEXY DYNAMITE LONDON launches[3]
- Agnes b. is popular[3] (they have a line called Agnes b. lolita around this time too)
- Rise of Kogal/コギャル style[3]
1993
- Metamorphose is founded as "Manefest Ange Metamorphose temps de fille" by Kuniko Kato while she is in school at Osaka Mode Gakuen[27]
- First issue of Zipper magazine (Shodensha)[3]
- SoEn/装苑 special feature: Tomoe Shinohara models for Jane Marple[3]
- JJ Magazine special feature: I love you all! If you are a girl, you will need these essential items, “Cute Clothes” (可愛い服) research[3]
1994
- January: Kaneko Isao left Pink House Co., Ltd
1995
- 6% DOKIDOKI” shop opens in Harajuku[3]
- Little T (チビT), Naval style is popular[3]
- First issue of Egg (Taiyō Tosho)[3]
1996
- “Vivienne Westwood” flagship store opens in Hibiya[3]
- Loose socks / ルーズソックス become popular among high school girls[3]
- Height of Ura-Harajuku street-style / 裏原宿ストリート系全[3]
- First issue of Cawaii! Magazine (Shufu no Tomosha) (gyaru magazine)[3]
- First issue of Spring Magazine (Takarajimasha)[3]
- First issue of FRUiTS magazine (Street)[3]
1997
- Hyper Hyper Co., LTD opens Podium at PARCO Quattro.[28]
- Malice Mizer makes their major debut[3]
1998
- Central Apartment is demolished[1]
- Visual-kei/ヴィジュアル系 craze[3]
- Platform Shoes are popular[3]
1999
- February: Emily Temple Cute is launched as a lady's brand by Shirley Temple.[15]
- Ganguro / ガングロ and Yamanba / ヤマンバ appear[3]
- First Issue of Kera magazine (Index Communications)[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Harajuku Central Appartment". Wikipedia Japan.
- ↑ "Lolita (1962)". IMDB.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.54 3.55 3.56 3.57 3.58 3.59 3.60 3.61 3.62 古賀, 令子 (2009). 「かわいい」の帝国 (The Cute Empire). Japan: 青土社. ISBN 4791764862.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Atelier Pierrot". Lolibrary Wiki.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "History (English)". Bigi Group.
- ↑ "Kaneko data from the 1960s". Wonderful House.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Atsuki Onishiのニット絵本. Japan: 文化出版局. 1985. ISBN 4579102711.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "An An September 16, 1983 issue No. 396 Pink House Story". Wonderful House.
- ↑ MILK Sparkling Girls Change the World. Japan: 宝島社. 2011. pp. 12–13. ISBN 4796684530.<nowiki>
- ↑ "Rei Yanagawa". Wikipedia Japan.
- ↑ "A Guide to Japanese Fashion Magazines". hypebeast.
- ↑ "Vivayou". Fashion Press.
- ↑ "ATUKI A.O. ONISHI". SENZO Co,. LTD.
- ↑ Angelic Pretty Museum. Japan: Takarajimasha e-mook. 2013. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9784800205605.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "History". Shirley Temple.
- ↑ "Jane Marple". Fashion Press.
- ↑ "About". antenna.
- ↑ "Betty's Blue Brand Information". Fashocon' tushin.
- ↑ "Everything But The Girl – Baby, The Stars Shine Bright". Discogs.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Company Information". Putumayo.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book. Japan. 2005. p. 132. ISBN 4777801578.
- ↑ Olive Girl Life. Japan. 2014. p. 138. ISBN 978-4-309-02331-1.
- ↑ "Vert Dense". Fashion Press.
- ↑ "Jane Marple". Fashion Press.
- ↑ "ATSUKI A.O. ONISHI". SENZO Co,. LTD.
- ↑ Baby, The Stars Shine Bright eMook.
- ↑ "Metamorphose Temps de Fille - Brand Story Translation". velvet-translations.
- ↑ Cutie 104. Japan. 1997.
