Timeline of Lolita History (1900s)
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
1957
1958
- Central Apartment is built in Harajuku[2]
1960s
The lower floors of central apartment were converted into stores with offices in the upper apartment floors.[2]
1962
- September: The film Lolita (1962) is released in Japan.[3]
1963
1964
1969
- September: representative Masamichi Yamada opened Pierrot as a casual original brand and started wholesale sales in Yoyogi-Hachiman.[5]
1970s
1970
- April: MILK was founded by Hitomi Okawa in Harajuku in Central Apartment.
- July 23rd: BIGI Group was founded as Bigi Co., Ltd.[6]
- September: BIGI Group opens their first boutique in Harajuku under the name BIGI[6]
- 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.[7]
- Kenzo Takada’s (KENZO) first Paris Collection[4]
- Yukihiro Nakamura's Nar typeface wins first place in the Ishii Prize Creative Typeface Contest.[8]
1971
- Atsuki Onishi graduated from Vantan Design Institute[9]
- Kaneko Isao starts designing 'Pink House' style clothing for the boutique Nicole[10]
- Vivienne Westwood’s Boutique “Let It Rock” opens in London[4]
- Layered Look (イヤード・ルック) style trend[4]
- Non-no magazine (Shueisha) launches[4]
1972
- Riyoko Ikeda’s “The Rose of Versailles”[4]
- Nar typeface is released for sale. This round letter (丸文字) font goes on to be used in Magazines like An An.[8]
1973
- June: Melrose Co., Ltd. breaks off from BIGI Group[6]
- Folklore Fashion (フォークロア・ファッション) style (like KENZO)[4]
- Shibuya PARCO opens[4]
1974
- MILK sub-labels MILK Boy and Wedding MILK Launched [11]
- Rei Yanagawa launches Shirley Temple[12]
- Aided by mechanical pencils and emulating the Nar font in magazines, girls start writing in a new, childish 'round letter (丸文字)' style.[13]
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)[4]
- First issue of JJ magazine (Kobunsha)[4]
1976
- Popeye magazine launches[14]
- JJ Magazine special feature “Do you want to be Cute (kawaii)? Do you want to be mature (Otona)?”[4]
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).[15]
1978
- October 28th: Representative Kimiko Harajuku opened Pierrot Harajuku[5]
- Atsuki Onishi formed Quatre Saisons (キャトルセゾン) under BIGI Group[16]
- The rise of punk fashion[4]
- Round letter (丸文字) writing is widely popular among girls across Japan.[13]
1979
- Select shop PRETTY opened in Laforet Harajuku selling gothic and lolita items from many different designers.[17][18]
- Shibuya 109 opens[4]
- The rise of Hamatora /「 ハマトラ 」 style[4]
- Takenoko / 「 竹の子族 」 Style emerges (Disco/Dancing)[4]
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)[4]
1981
- “CanCam” (Shogakukan) launched[4]
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.[19]
- INGEBORG launches[10]
- An An special issue “From a good woman to a cute woman”[4]
- DC Boom (Designer/Brand name craze)[4]
- Crow Tribe/Black Clothing (カラス族/黒の大) craze[4]
1983
- February: Juniors brand Emily Temple is launched by Shirley Temple.[19]
- 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[9]
- Olive Girl/オリーブ少女 fashion trend[4]
- Nagomu Records (indie label) established[4]
- First issue of ViVi (Kodansha)[4]
- 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”)[4]
1984
- MILK sub label Obscure Desire of Bourgeoisie (O.D.O.B.) launches
- Agnes b. opens their Japanese flaship shop in Aoyama[20]
- Agnes b. launches their Agnes b. Lolita line.[21]
- Vivienne Westwood first visits Japan[4]
- HYSTERIC GLAMOUR launches[4]
- Checkers makes tartan popular (boy band that wears plaid)[4]
- Check (plaid)/チェック流行 fashion style[4]
- Marine Look/マリンルック fashion style[4]
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).[22]
- October 22nd: Shoe brand An-Ten-Na is launched[23]
- Betty's Blue is founded by Shinji ABE (あべ真司).[24]
- Tokyo Fashion Designers Council (CFD) launched[4]
- An estimated 5 million girls across Japan are writing in round letter (丸文字) script.[13]
1986
- Everything but the Girl puts out the album Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.[25]
- 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).[26]
- September: ”Critique of Lolita Fashion” published in “Ryūkō tsūshin”[4]
- Heart-E is established and starts selling hats in Hyper Hyper at Laforet Harajuku.[18]
- Algonquins is founded.[18]
- Shinta Izumi (信太和泉) becomes editor in chief at Olive Magazine.[27]
- Shōjo/Girly lolita look is popular[4]
- American casual look is popular[4]
- Kaneko Isao’s Printed Picture Book is published[4]
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.[18]
- Heart-E releases their first piece of clothing (besides hats/accessories)[18]
- 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).[28]
- First directly managed Jane Marple store is opened on the 2nd floor of Laforet Harajuku Part II[29]
- First issue of Hanako magazine (Magazine House)[4]
1989
- November: A.O. by ATUSUKI ONISHI is launched.[30]
- December: Shirley Temple opens a directly managed shop in Seoul, South Korea.[31]
- Jane Marple opens a shop in Harajuku[4]
- Kazuko Ogawa launches[4]
- Shibu Kaji/渋カジ style is in it’s prime (’88-’91)[4]
- First issue of CUTiE magazine (Takarajimasha)[4]
1990s
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1990
- March: Quatre Saison Co., Ltd. and Degrace Co., Ltd. would merge to establish BBKK Co., Ltd.[32]
- September: Kaneko Isao Co., Ltd.((株)カネコイサオ) established and Kaneko Isao (カネコイサオ) launched.[33]
- October: Shirley Temple opens a directly managed shop in Hong Kong.[31]
- First Putumayo shop opened by Hyper Hyper Co., LTD. in Laforet Harajuku[26]
- Shibuya style/渋谷系 craze[4]
- Schoolgirl style/女子高生スタイル is popular[4]
- SoEn/装苑 magazine special guest edition with “MILK” designer Hitomi Okawa[4]
1991
- February: Shirley Temple for Baby launched.[19]
1992
- November: The first Kaneko Isao collection (Spring/Summer 1993) debuts.[33]
- Baby, The Stars Shine Bright is formally established.[34]
- Sexy Dynamite London launches (Cute Empire Timeline)[4]
- Agnes b. is popular[4] (they have a line called Agnes b. lolita around this time too)
- Rise of Kogal/コギャル style[4]
- Morbid Outlook starts publication.[35]
- Jane Marple releases their first pair of shoes.[36]
- Shirley Temple launches their Novelty collection.[19]
1993
- April: New representative Keiko Ohashi opened the select shop Atelier Pierrot.[5]
- June: Shirley Temple opens a directly managed shop in Shanghai, China.[19]
- Metamorphose is founded as "Manefest Ange Metamorphose temps de fille" by Kuniko Kato while she is in school at Osaka Mode Gakuen[37]
- First issue of Zipper magazine (Shodensha)[4]
- SoEn/装苑 special feature: Tomoe Shinohara models for Jane Marple[4]
- 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[4]
1994
- January: Kaneko Isao left Pink House Co., Ltd
- February: Men's Atsuki Onishi line, Rupert, is announced.[16]
- February: Shirley Temple launches Lilly Lane overseas.[19]
- April: Wonderful World was announced and the first collection was the 1994/1995 Autumn/Winter Collection.[33]
- April: Sexy Dynamite London launches (GLP Timeline)[18]
- October: Zipper Magazine special feature: What is "Lolita"?[38]
- Jane Marple Dans Le Salon launches as a high end women's line of Jane Marple.[22]
- Aoi Mizuno makes her official solo debut.[39]
1995
- September: Miracle Woman launches. [18]
- 6% DOKIDOKI shop opens in Harajuku[4]
- Takashi Shibata establishes Atelier Boz.[40]
- Tomoe Shinohara debuts as a pop artist.[41]
- Little T (チビT), Naval style is popular[4]
- First issue of Egg (Taiyō Tosho)[4]
- Kyomei Trading Co., Ltd is established as the South Korean arm of Shirley Temple.[19]
1996
- April: Alice by Atsuku Onishi launches[30]
- April: Marble is founded.[18]
- Vivienne Westwood flagship store opens in Hibiya[4]
- Loose socks / ルーズソックス become popular among high school girls[4]
- Height of Ura-Harajuku street-style / 裏原宿ストリート系全[4]
- First issue of Cawaii! Magazine (Shufu no Tomosha) (gyaru magazine)[4]
- First issue of Spring Magazine (Takarajimasha)[4]
- First issue of FRUiTS magazine (Street)[4]
- Putumayo launches their house brand[18]
1997
- April: Visible is formally launched[18]
- November: Men's Kaneko Isao launched [33]
- Hyper Hyper Co., LTD opens Podium at PARCO Quattro.[42]
- Malice Mizer makes their major debut[4]
- Miho Matsuda launched.[43]
- Metamorphose officially launches, as a joint venture between Kuniko Kato and company director Matsuoka, and opens their website.[37]
- Hyper Hyper Co,. LTD openes PODIUM at PARCO Quattro[42]
1998
- Central Apartment is demolished[2]
- Visual-kei/ヴィジュアル系 craze[4]
- Platform Shoes are popular[4]
- First Issue of Kera magazine (Index Communications)[4]
- Shirley Temple Bis is launched[19]
- Indie brand Strawberry Chocolate launches.
1999
- February: Emily Temple Cute is launched as a lady's brand by Shirley Temple.[19]
- March: Innocent World is launched[44]
- October: Victorian Maiden launches and opens their online shop.[45]
- October: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright launches their website and openes their first directly managed store[46]
- Ganguro / ガングロ and Yamanba / ヤマンバ appear[4]
- Moi-même-Moitié is launched.[47]
- Miho Matsuda goes bankrupt and closes.[43]
2000s
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2000
- H.naoto is founded.
- Morbid Outlook publishes 'The Japanese Fashion Experience' in English[48]
2001
- Miho Matsuda relaunches. This is the current iteration of the brand[43]
2002
- Morbid Outlook publishes 'Elegant Gothic Lolita' in English[49]
2010s
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2020s
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Dictionary: アド・センター(ADセンター)". Artscape.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Harajuku Central Appartment". Wikipedia Japan.
- ↑ "Lolita (1962)". IMDB.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 古賀, 令子 (2009). 「かわいい」の帝国 (The Cute Empire). Japan: 青土社. ISBN 4791764862.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Atelier Pierrot". Lolibrary Wiki.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "History (English)". Bigi Group.
- ↑ "Kaneko data from the 1960s". Wonderful House.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ナールという衝撃 (The Nar Culture Shock)".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Atsuki Onishiのニット絵本. Japan: 文化出版局. 1985. ISBN 4579102711.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Cuties". kinsella research.
- ↑ "A Guide to Japanese Fashion Magazines". hypebeast.
- ↑ "Vivayou". Fashion Press.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "ATUKI A.O. ONISHI". SENZO Co,. LTD.
- ↑ Angelic Pretty Museum. Japan: Takarajimasha e-mook. 2013. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9784800205605.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book. Japan. 2005. p. 132. ISBN 4777801578.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 "History". Shirley Temple.
- ↑ Shoji, Kaori. "Agnes b. moves from fashion to film in 'Je m'appelle Hmmm…'". The Japan Times.
- ↑ "Agnés B." Encyclopedia.com.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Jane Marple". Fashion Press.
- ↑ "About". antenna.
- ↑ "Betty's Blue Brand Information". Fashocon' tushin.
- ↑ "Everything But The Girl – Baby, The Stars Shine Bright". Discogs.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Company Information". Putumayo.
- ↑ Olive Girl Life. Japan. 2014. p. 138. ISBN 978-4-309-02331-1.
- ↑ "Vert Dense". Fashion Press.
- ↑ "Jane Marple". Fashion Press.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "ATSUKI A.O. ONISHI". SENZO Co,. LTD.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "History". Shirley Temple.
- ↑ "History". Bigi Group.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 "Designer's Profile". Kaneko Isao.
- ↑ Baby, The Stars Shine Bright eMook.
- ↑ "About". Morbid Outlook.
- ↑ "Jane Marple". Fashion Press.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Metamorphose Temps de Fille - Brand Story Translation". velvet-translations.
- ↑ Zipper. 1994.
- ↑ "時をかけるアイドル 水野あおいが20年ぶり「降臨」". asahi.
- ↑ "About". Atelier Boz.
- ↑ "About". Tomoe Shinohara.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Cutie 104. Japan. 1997.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 "Progile". Gold Seal.
- ↑ Innocent World 15th Anniversary Book. Japan. 2013. p. 12. ISBN 9784800218087.
- ↑ "Homepage SINCE 1999.10.16". Victorian Maiden.
- ↑ "Brand". Baby the Stars Shine Bright.
- ↑ "Moi-même-Moitié: History of Mana's Gothic Lolita brand". JRock News.
- ↑ "The Japanese Fashion Experience". Morbid Outlook.
- ↑ "Elegant Gothic Lolita". Morbid Outlook.