Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1 [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 2008

More than any other publication, Gothic & Lolita Bible has played an instrumental role in defining the Japanese Lolita style. A quarterly mook (magazine/book hybrid) that's a combination fashion magazine, culture guide, and art book, the Bible caters to fans of two separate but related fashions: Gothic and--to a greater extent--Lolita. Volume 1 of the U.S. edition offers content from four volumes of this definitive Japanese mook for the first time in English, along with exciting original content covering the Gothic and Lolita culture in North America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: TOKYOPOP (February 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1427803471
• ISBN-13: 978-1427803474
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars more patterns please!, June 2, 2008

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khrome "khrome23" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1 (Paperback)

I agree with hikikomorihime's review - I bought this book hoping that there would be patterns for tops and skirts. There were just patterns for accessories. Most of the book is about the fashion and culture which you can find easily on the internet, but it's hard to find patterns on the internet. I plan to send Tokyopop some feedback and hopefully they will add better patterns in later issues. :-D If you sew and were expecting patterns, I suggest you do the same. Be nice though. ;-)

Also, the description mentions that this book covers 4 volumes of the original Gothic & Lolita Bible, so the assumption is that this covers volumes 1 through 4. However it doesn't - it covers volumes 15, 16, 21, and 23. That makes sense since they wouldn't want to give us dated fashion information. I just thought I'd mention that in case you were expecting translations of 1 through 4.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome., February 27, 2008

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Evening Tea (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1 (Paperback)

I was so excited for this mook to get here, and I wasn't disappointed! It includes excerpts from Japanese Gothic & Lolita Bibles as well as some new material covering lolita in the West. Interesting articles, plenty of tips for aspiring lolitas, beautiful pictures.
I'm really looking forward to the next issue.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Inferior to the Original, January 23, 2009

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M. Raoulee "M." (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1 (Paperback)

Lots of fluff and bad editing! Not only that, but the content adapted from Japanese editions is more than a year out of date compared to the publication of this edition. The only patterns are for accessories most Lolitas already know how to make. The content of four Japanese editions says the blurb? There's less than half of the content of any Japanese edition and most of it is useless and uninteresting. Save your money for imports.