Carina e Arlequin
Carina e Arlequin was a gothic & lolita select shop established by Pretty and Atelier Pierrot.[1]
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Country | Japan |
| No. of locations | 1 |
| Founder(s) | Atelier Pierrot & Angelic Pretty |
| Website | website |
| Webshop | webshop |
| Blog | blog |
| Current status | Closed |
| Lolibrary Link | |
Concept
Carina e Arlequin recruited indie brands to work with them, and any indie brand that was interested was invited to contact them, however, the preferred brands with a gothic aesthetic. [1][2] The main focus was aristocrat and women's fashions, with a wider size range than conventional brands for menswear, and a number of unisex designs.[3] They also carried a lot of accessories in addition to clothes. Including one-of-a-kind handmade silver accessories.
They described their Carina e Arlequin in house brand as:
"This is our original brand. Clothes with a neutral Gothic design that are easy to coordinate. Mainly long items or long-coordinated items, but mini-types or coordinated items are also available depending on the design."[4]
They also carried an additional house brand, The first Principality clothing store (第伍公國洋品店) which they described as:
The main brand behind the shop that is said to have received the name from a certain noble person. The designer of this brand Our store manager Tokuon (殊音). We will continue to create new dark clothing every day. The size is available in No. 7.
History
Carina e Arlequin opened September 5th 2003[3] as a joint venture between select shop Pretty (Angelic Pretty) and Atelier Pierrot.[1] [5]
On Sunday, July 18, 2004 they participated in the ~Witch's Flower Garden~ vol 4 event.[6]
When it first launched in 2006, the CEA-Utsunomiya yaplog posted a mix of Angelic Pretty and CEA handled brands with Carina watermarks.[7] However, by October of 2006, the blog had shifted from referring to the shop as Carina e Arlequin Utsunomiya to Angelic Pretty Utsunomiya.[8] Posts from the Melody Doll release in September of 2006 still referenced Carina e Arlequin, but that was the last post to reference the older shop name.[9] In April of 2007, Angelic Pretty relocated the blog to a new blog that didn't reference CEA at all.[10]
Notable Figures
Celia (セリア) - Shop staff[6][11]
Tokuon (殊音) - Store Manager & designer[11]
Bisei (美聖) - Shop Staff[11]
Characters & Design Motifs
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Locations/Sales Model
They carried several brands including:
Kikirara Shōten (危機裸裸商店) - Handmade one of a kind hats[3] and neck corsets, with new deliveries monthly.[4]
Spirale Schönheit - Made to order custom corsets.[3] Made by Madame Dietrich, who is also a drag queen.[4]
Atelier Boz - An elegant and gorgeous brand inspired by medieval European fashion. Mainly carried male items.[4]
Na + H - A unique brand that used a lot of gauze materials. They handled both men's and women's items, as well as corsets, punk items and shoes.[4]
Fairy Wish - The new brand of designer Alice Kobayashi (小林 ありす). Clothes full of elegance and cuteness like a girl in a British movie. Each piece is one of a kind at this time, and they specially selected the pieces they think use the best materials.[4]
MUKURO - A decadent brand that used a lot of gauze material. Devilish and cute. They carried dresses, jsks, jackets and blouses.[4]
Elements - A brand with unique colors and designs. Many designs have a narrow waistline, and custom sizing was available.[4]
Chantilly - A brand with a very cute lace and frills designed for Lolita. They also carried accessories.
MAMA - Clothes in gothic colors and designs, neck corsets, accessories, wrist corsets and PET bottle covers.
F-Laboratoly - Gothic and cyber motif accessories such as eyeballs, crosses, and lace, and cylinder motifs.
Favril hearts - Rings and necklaces with elegant and delicate designs hand-carved from silver clay one by one[4] (the clay becomes sterling silver after being fired).[12] The hand-carving method leads to uniquely beautiful lines and shapes unseen in other methods. One of a kind items.
Yuuki (裕基) - A wide range of accessories such as alloy and silver necklaces and rings, earrings and genuine leather wristbands all at a reasonable price.[4]
Requi M (レクイM) - A brand of elegant and gothic free sized accessories that use a special metal that can be bent to match the shape of your neck or wrist.[4]
~ e s ~ - Handmade artificial nails in cute and gothic designs, one of a kind.[4]
MilkCrown - One of a kind handmade accessories using Swarovski and natural stones.[4]
Victorian Maiden - Was not carried when the shop launched, but was added by 2006[7]
Pina Sweet Collection - Was not carried when the shop launched, but was added by 2006[7]
Marble - Was not carried when the shop launched, but was added by 2006[7]
Visible - Was not carried when the shop launched, but was added by 2006[7]
Angelic Pretty - Was not listed as carried when the shop launched in 2004, but was for sure for sale by 2006[7]
Atelier Pierrot - Was not listed as carried when the shop launched in 2004, but was for sure for sale by 2006[7]
Shop List
When Carina e Arlequin dissolved, the Utsuomiya location became an Angelic Pretty / Atelier Pierrot location.[13]
Directly Managed Shops
| Shop | Country | Address | Status | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laforet Harajuku | Japan | Laforet Harajuku B1.5 | September 2003 - January 24th 2004 (closed)[14][3] | |
| Utsunomiya store | Japan | 5-4 Futaaramachi, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture Alphonse Building B1F[13] | December 18, 2004[14] - ? (closed) |
Gallery
Carina e Arlequin shop circa 2003/2004
Carina e Arlequin shop circa 2003/2004
Carina e Arlequin shop circa 2003/2004
Carina e Arlequin shop circa 2003/2004
Carina e Arlequin shop circa 2003/2004
Carina Shop circa 2003/2004
Carina Shop circa 2003/2004[15]
Carina Shop circa 2003/2004
Carina Shop circa 2003/2004
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "■ Laforet Pretty and Atelier Pierrot open a new shop! ■". Angelic Pretty Home. Check
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Brand Introduction". Carina e Arlequin.
- ↑ 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 "List of brands handled".
- ↑ "Carina e Arlequin". Angelic Pretty.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Events".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "CEA Utsunomiya February 2006". Yaplog.
- ↑ "October 2006". cea-utsunomiya.
- ↑ "September 2006". cea-utsunomiya.
- ↑ "April 2007". ap-utsunomiya blog.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Carina e Arlequin Shop Staff". Angelic Pretty.
- ↑ "FAQ". Art Clay Club.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Shop List". Atelier Pierrot.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Notice". Carina e Arlequin.
- ↑ "Shop". Angelic Pretty.
External links
- Yaplog Blog (2006) – Started in 2006, later became an Angelic Pretty blog
- Blog (2008) – After the Yaplog blog became an AP blog, they used this blog.
- AtePie Blog (2008) - This replaced the 2008 blog, and became just an AtePie blog
