Abbreviations

There are many abbreviations used colloquially in lolita fashion.

• AatP - Alice and the Pirates
• AP - Angelic Pretty, rarely Alice and the Pirates or Atelier Pierrot
• AtePie - Atelier Pierrot
• AtPie - Atelier Pierrot
• BtSSB - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
• CDC - Crystal Dream Carnival, a print by Angelic pretty
• DD - Dream Dress. A specific wanted piece that is difficult to obtain which someone spends, sometimes years, saving for or trying to find for sale.
• DDC - Day Dream Carnival, a print by Angelic pretty
• DA - Direct Auction (carried over from the old livejournal sales platform)
• DS - Direct Sale (carried over from the old livejournal sales platform)
• DT - Direct Trade, a one-to-one trade (carried over from the old livejournal sales platform)
• EGL - Elegant Gothic Lolita, a term created / popularized by Moi-Meme-Moitie. Alternatively, the Livejournal group of the same name.
• ETC - Emily Temple Cute
• IG - Iron Gate, a print by Moi-Meme-Moitie.
• JetJ - Juliette et Justine
• JSK - Jumper Skirt, a dress without sleeves
• KC - Short for the Katyusha, the Japanese word used for head bow
• LBS - Little Bunny Strawberry, a print by Angelic pretty
• LM - Lace Market, an online sales site
• MM - Mary Magdalene
• MMM - Moi-Meme-Moitie
• NOP - No Sleeve OP, aka a JSK, used by Emily Temple Cute
• OP - Onepiece, a dress with sleeves
• OTKs - Over the Knee Socks.
• SK - Sometimes used as an abbreviation for Skirt
• TPS - Tea Party Shoes, a style of shoes designed by Angelic Pretty and frequently re-released. Sometimes includes fakes and shoes that look vaguely like AP's shoes.
• RHS - Rocking Horse Shoes, a shoe style made by Vivienne Westwood
• VM - Victorian Maiden
• VW - Vivienne Westwood
• WTB - Want to Buy (carried over from the old livejournal sales platform)
• WTT - Want to Trade (carried over from the old livejournal sales platform)