Timeline of Lolita History (2000s)
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2000s
2000
- July: Olive magazine ceases regular printing[1]
- August: Putumayo online shop launches.[2]
- H.naoto is founded.
- Shirley Temple launches Pink, Red and Blue label lines.[3]
- Morbid Outlook publishes 'The Japanese Fashion Experience' in English[4]
- Aoi Mizuno retires[5]
- Mika Takeuchi starts working for s-inc / H.naoto.[6]
- Indie Brand First of May is launched by designer Shion.[7]
- Closet Child launches their online shop.[8]
2001
- January: Gothic & Lolita Bible begins publication.[9]
- January: Maxicimam is founded with two lines: MA and MAM[10]
- November: Bodyline founded as a costume shop and international trade company[11]
- December: EGL Livejournal community launched by LJ user Moonfullofstars.[12]
- December: Bodyline factory opened in Shanghai, China[11]
- Pretty launches Angelic Pretty.[13]
- Juliette et Justine launches.[14]
- Miho Matsuda relaunches. This is the current iteration of the brand[15]
- h.ANARCHY, h.NAOTO Blood and HN+DiE lines of H.naoto are founded.
- Shirley Temple ceases production of Emily Temple.[16]
- Indie Brand Coquette Doll launched
- Indie Brand Bluebell launched
2002
- February: Excentrique launched.
- August: Excentrique webshop opened.[17]
- August: Antique Beast is featured in Kera's "My Brand" section.[18]
- September: the novel Kamikaze Girls by Novala Takemoto is published in Japanese
- Q-pot. launches [19]
- Cornet launches (approx.)
- Wicked Passion LiveJournal community is active[20]
- Blue Period launched (approx.)[21]
- Pretty launches Angelic Pretty (official timeline).[22]
- Morbid Outlook publishes 'Elegant Gothic Lolita' in English[23]
- H.jelly, hB.Roots and Rockers H Baby lines of H.naoto are founded.
- United Sweetie of Lolita fashion show and live event[24]
2003
- August: Blue Period forums launched[25]
- August: Victorian Maiden launches VM by Victorian Maiden and forms Individual Co., Ltd.[26]
- August: Innocent World incorporates as Innocent World Co, Ltd. and launches their mail order business[27]
- September: Carina e Arlequin opens as a joint venture between Angelic Pretty & Atelier Pierrot[28]
- Mary Magdalene is founded.[29]
- Pina Sweet Collection launches, begins selling via Atelier Pierrot.[30]
- Alice Kobayashi leaves Moi-Meme-Moitie to launch Fairy Wish.[31]
- Maki starts working for Angelic Pretty.[32]
- Korean indie brand Baroque launches.[33]
- D.O.A and GOLD GANG STAR lines of H.naoto are founded.
- Bodyline is incorporated under the parent company JC International Trade Co., Ltd.[34]
- GOLDSEAL CO., LTD. launched[35]
- Avant Gauche website launched.[36]
- Taobao launched.[37]
2004
- May: The movie Kamikaze Girls is released in Japan
- December: Indie brand Anna House launched.[38]
- Alice and the Pirates is launched[39]
- Channel H, DARK RED RUM, h.jelly&Honey, 8 Club and Rock’n Roll Baby lines of H.naoto are founded.
- The manga version of the novel Kamikaze Girls is published in Japanese
- Chinese indie brand Infanta launches their online shop.
- Chinese indie brand Dear Celine launches their online shop.
2005
- December: First International Lolita Day (ILD)[40]
- Visible launches their webshop.
- Gothic, Lolita & Punk Brand Book first published.[41]
2006
- April: Korean indie brand Marchen die Prinzessin launches.
- April: /cgl/ (Cosplay & Gothic Lolita) is launched as one of several new sub-boards of Japanese-hosted anonymous messageboard 4chan. [42]
- Korean indie brand Haenuli launches (approx.).
- The Lolita Handbook LiveJournal account created.[43]
- Chinese indie brand HMHM launches their online shop.
2007
- March: EGL Comm Sales livejournal community is launched.[44]
- April: Lolita Secrets livejournal community created. [45]
- Indie Brand And Romeo launches
- Final volume of Gothic, Lolita & Punk Brand Book published.[46]
2008
- Tokyo Pop starts publication of the English Gothic & Lolita Bible[47]
- Emily Temple Lulu line launched as a French-themed casual brand[48]
- Lumiebre launches. [49]
2009
- Metamorphose launches their secondary line, Crown Label.[50]
- Korean indie brand Lief launches
- Chinese indie brand Chess Story launches their online shop.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Olive (Magazine)". Wikipedia Japan.
- ↑ "Company Information". Putumayo.
- ↑ "History". Shirley Temple.
- ↑ "The Japanese Fashion Experience". Morbid Outlook.
- ↑ "2000". Record of Aoi-chan's activities.
- ↑ "Brand". antigones.
- ↑ "First of May".
- ↑ "Closet Child".
- ↑ "Gothic & Lolita Bible". Amazon Japan.
- ↑ Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book. Japan. 2005. p. 132. ISBN 4777801578.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Factory". Bodyline.
- ↑ "EGL Profile". Livejournal.
- ↑ Gothic Lolita Bible Volume 3. Japan. p. 42.
- ↑ "About: History". Juliette et Justine.
- ↑ "Progile". Gold Seal.
- ↑ "ET". Lolibrary Research: ETC By The Item Number.
- ↑ "News". excentrique.
- ↑ Kera 47. 2002.
- ↑ "Q-pot. International - About". Facebook. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Portal". Luscious Dilettante.
- ↑ "Bio". Blue Period.
- ↑ Angelic Pretty 2014 Spring/Summer. Japan: Takarajimasha e-mook. 2014. pp. 36–41, 50. ISBN 9784800223937. Check
|isbn=value: invalid character (help). - ↑ "Elegant Gothic Lolita". Morbid Outlook.
- ↑ Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book Volume 2. 2005.
- ↑ "Home". Blue Period.
- ↑ "Company". Individual Co., Ltd.
- ↑ Innocent World 10th Anniversary Collection. Innocent World. 2008.
- ↑ "Brand Introduction". carina e arlequin.
- ↑ "News (March 2003)". Mary Magdalene.
- ↑ Gothic & Lolita Bible vol. 10. 2003.
- ↑ "Designer". Fairy Wish.
- ↑ Duits, Kjeld (7 June 2009). "Pink and Pretty". Japanese Streets. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "Q&A". Baroque.
- ↑ "Company Information". Bodyline.
- ↑ "Profile". Gold Seal.
- ↑ "Home". avantgauch.
- ↑ "Taobao". South China Morning Post. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Anna House". Anna House.
- ↑ Baby, The Stars Shine Bright eMook. Japan.
- ↑ "ILD". Live Journal.
- ↑ Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book Volume 1. Japan: Tatsumi Mook. 2005. ISBN 4777802183.
- ↑ "New Boards". 4chan. April 8, 2006.
- ↑ "Profile". Lolita Handbook - LiveJournal.
- ↑ "EGL Comm Sales". LiveJournal.
- ↑ "Community Profile". Livejournal - Lolita Secrets. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011.
- ↑ Gothic Lolita & Punk Brand Book Volume 7. Japan: Tatsumi Mook. 2007.
- ↑ "Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1".
- ↑ "エミリーテンプル キュート / Emily Temple cute". FukuDB.
- ↑ "About". Lumiebre.
- ↑ "Concept". metamorphose temps de fille.
