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Basic list criteria:
- Good presentation
- Active store (currently in business with consistent stock/updates)
- Clothing, accessories, or other fashionable goods
- Satisfactory item quality
- Positive customer reviews
- Exemplifies some tenet of retro girly stylishness -- 'natural-kei' or 'natural style,' otome-kei or 'maiden style', 'mori-kei' or 'forest girl style,' gamine cuteness, or any other romantic feminine looks
**last revised and simplified 13 October, 2013!
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COMMENTS
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very…
I want to say, ‘avant-garde’? you never quite know what to expect from
artka, but there’s always something interesting to see. it’s an online
shopping mall in itself filled with category-defying items from the
bizarre to the mundane. definitely on the more expensive side.
natural-kei, mori, feminine silhouettes, nomad(??) style, hoodies that
will make you look like an escaped lawn gnome… it’s all here.
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gyaru, hime, sweet. pleats, flowers, plaids, florals, lace. excellent if you enjoy looks featured by yumetenbo or liz lisa.
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retro
vintage, 1960's, british collegiate (think japan's take on "british
style" à la vivi magazine), mod cuts, plaids, peacoats; coherent
collections with stylish presentation.
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soft
and sweet. still carries romantic looking otome and retro girly items,
but is heading in a more streetstyle-y gyaru/ kawaii-kei direction as of
late. note: double check measurements as everything tends to run small.
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mori, otome,
natural-kei. muted colors. romantic, fairy tale-esque dresses,
outerwear, tops bottoms, and accessories. fantastic photography, and I
cannot emphasize enough how great the shop's website design is! it
always has me coming back, even if i'm not looking to purchase anything,
just to search for inspiration and take everything in.
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offers
a huge variety of very embellished (and great quality) mori girl
clothing, shoes, and occasionally accessories. seems to be one of the
most popular purveyors of mori style on TB, and not without reason!
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mori,
natural-kei, otome, lolita, hand bags, accessories. the clothing
selection isn’t really tailored to one specific point of view, but they
really shine with their array of "zakka," popular character goods and
housewares. stocks japanese replicas from brands like Q-POT, Axes Femme,
Liz Lisa, snidel, etc.
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otome, ‘natural-kei’, onee-gyaru, sweet, vintage silhouettes. casual OL clothing, shoes, accessories.
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mori,
natural. all items are from the in-house brand, and are tagged as such.
somewhat basic pieces that can be mixed and matched for an effortlessly
cute kind of look.
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small stock, but carefully selected bright, soft, cute, and casual pieces. mori/natural. nice shoes, too.
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lots
of blouses and dresses with sweet and modest details, lace collars,
breezy skirts, soft colors, flower motifs. natural and mori-able items.
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s. korea inspired casual, comfy-cute, natural-kei items, shoes, and accessories, layerable with feminine accents.
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romantic, delicate, billowy. lace, ruffles, chiffon, light fabrics. skirts, blouses, cardigans, cutsews, layerable sets.
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a small stock of beautiful mori pieces, supposedly made from all-natural cottons and linens.
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vintage-y,
comfy, shabby-chic. Lots of sweaters and DIY/ repurposed cutsew
sweatshirt knit hybrids. stock is updated often and they have a small
selection of cheap zakka and accessories. great for mori and natural
look, and let me just note that everything i've ordered from here
immediately has that special vintage-wash softness...
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great
selection of natural-kei clothing! tartan, denim and fairisle that
makes you want to go camping. yes, you too can look fashionable while
doing outdoor activities.
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youthful
& nostaglic s. korea women's "college" style. nautical/sailor tops,
pleated skirts, school-uniform inspired cuteness, piped blazers and
plenty of tartan.
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super cute mori and natural-kei collection.
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