Customer Reviews

Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1

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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.

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.

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 Not only that, but the content adapted from Japanese editions is more than a year out of date compared to the publication of this edition.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.

Wow! The photos of the girls in their Gothic and Lolita fashions are incredible. It was neat to see how the style varies from individual to individual. I only had a broad idea of what Gothic and Lolita fashion was prior to getting this magazine. Both the photos and interviews with girls gave me a more in depth understanding. I enjoyed the article about Japan rock star Nana Kitade. I also had no idea how cutting edge Japan was in the fashion world. I will definitely be buying them every month!

Really, my biggest problem is that they condensed so many of the mooks into this one, but only included a few accessory patterns, and none of the "how-to" craft/clothing mod instructions. Really, they wouldn't have to include full patterns, they could easily just dedicate a few pages to printed Japanese words commonly used in Japanese patterns and craft instructions, along with the English definitions. At that point, we could just locate the words, and figure out on our own what to do with our original mooks. Of course... that still wouldn't be of much help to those who just discover it, and want the dress patterns, the aprons, the pinafores, etc. Still, I'm hoping that they'll make that change in a future translated mook, if not at least host something of the sort on their site.

Great patterns and cute articals. Perfect mook for any aspiring Lolita. Why wasn't this book translated sooner?

I bought this for my daughter, who loves it and reads it like a bible; over and over and over! It was in great shape. She loves it and we are waiting for the other one that we ordered.

I think this is fine for beginner lolitas, but if you have any amount experience at all, you'll see that it's just recycled bits from the original GLBs, with some very very beginner information added in. And no outfit pattern! I was so disappointed. Unless something changes, I'll just keep ordering the japanese issues.

I just recieved my Gothic & Lolita mook through the mail today! I jumped and squealed like a little girly when i saw the package waiting for me just outside my door. Well...i have to say i wasnt disappointed! The glossy cover and huge pages are really awesome-plus all the great articles and amazing pictures!XD Still i hope to see more skirt and blouse patterns instead of accessorie patterns in the future. So yeah-i'm totally in love when this mook! Really recommend it for all lolita lovers out there! :DDD

The pictures are vibrant and the Lolita style is pretty cool. A lot of the models are very cute. The information in the book is interesting as well.