After seeing an amazing reel the other day by Instagram user @sweetmaybelle, I would like to share it here as well as the shops she mentions! I added a few of my own additions, too. All credit for the reel goes to her.
This list is only a small fraction of the shops out there, so be sure to do your own research! If you would like to add a shop or brand, please let me know and I will gladly do so.
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Big Brands
- Angelic Pretty Japan (@angelicpretty_official)*
- Angelic Pretty San Francisco (@angelicprettyusa)
- Angelic Pretty Paris (@angelicprettyparis)
- Baby, The Stars Shine Bright Japan (@babythessbofficial)*
- Baby, The Stars Shine Bright San Francisco (@baby.aatp)
- Alice and the Pirates San Francisco (@baby.aatp)
- Metamorphose Temps de Fille (@metamorphosetempsdefille)*
- Innocent World (@innocentworldofficial)*
*shopping service may be required
Taobao Brands (CC Cat, Diamond Honey, Dear Celine, etc.)*
- Glitzy Wonderland (@glitzywonderland)
- Lolita Wardrobe (@lolitawardrobeofficial)
- Devil Inspired (@devilinspiredofficial)
- All of the above websites have limited supply. To buy off of the official Taobao website, a shopping service is required.
*As mentioned by sweetmaybelle, some shops that sell Taobao items offer big brand replicas. Please do not purchase them! It is art theft and all profit goes to the thief, not the original designer. For more information, please see number eight on my post Ten Things a Beginner Lolita Should Know.
Indie/Small Businesses
- Lady Sloth (@ladyslothshop, Poland)
- Violet Fane (@violetfaneshop, Italy)
- Sleepyland Shop (@sleepyland.shop, USA)
- Meltywish (@_lizjuice_, Germany, for jewelry)
- Melikestea (@melikestea, Brazil, for petticoats)
- Cotton Candy Feet (@cottoncandyfeet, Brazil, for shoes and bags)
- Peppermint Fox (@pepfox, Australia, for pins)
- Dream Holic (@dream.holic/@dream_holic_usa, China, for wigs) (?)
- Lollipop Lullaby (@lollipoplullaby)
- Lily of the Valley (@lotvdesigns, USA)
- Fuwaya Lolita (@fuwaya_lolita, Singapore)
- Glitter Tale Lolita (@glittertale.official, Vietnam)
- The Black Ribbon (@theblackribbon, USA)
- The Angelic Forest (@angelicforest, USA)
- Eat Me Ink Me (@eatmeinkme, Latvia)
- R.R. Memorandum (@r.r.memorandum, UK)
- Lolita Collective (@lolitacollective, USA). A great place because they specialize in collaborating with numerous small/indie lolita brands and ship worldwide!
- Check Etsy! Some small brands have Etsy shops. One of my favorite Taobao brands, Magic Tea Party (@magicteapartyofficial), even has an Etsy store.
Second Hand
- Harajuku Closet (@harajukuclosethamburg, Germany)*
- Closet Child (@closetchild_online_shop, Japan)
- LaceMarket/EGL Circlly
- Onegaishi Shop (@onegaishi.shop, USA)
- Facebook sales groups
- Instagram highlights
- Discord sales (within community servers)
- Vinted
- Mercari
- Depop
- Japanese second hand markets (Fril.jp, Yahoo actions)**
- Chinese second hand markets**
*They sell new items, too!
**shopping service required
Shopping Services
Most Japanese shops and some Chinese shops don't sell to people overseas. Therefore, a shopping service will offer to purchase the item for you for a fee and then ship it to you. I highly recommend reading more here. Always review a company's policies and fees before doing business with them!
Japanese Shopping Services
- Buyee
- Celga
- From Japan
- Japonica Market
- Tenshi Shop (@tenshishopss)
- Tenso
- Zenmarket
Taobao Shopping Services
- Glitzy Wonderland (@glitzywonderland)
- Superbuy
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Note: All social media handles listed in this post are associated with Instagram.
With love,
Poppy
