Brand Info: sugar doll (シュガードール)
Active from- (by earliest search result) 2013-?
Official Website- None
Socials- None
Associated brands- None
Here is what I used for my info: Tumblr Tralala & Liz Lisa Doll fan blog, The Name I Love
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Here is what I used for my info: TWC
Liz Lisa started in 1999, launching its first store in Shibuya 109. It was, and still is, very popular among gals. In the early days, they had a lot of ganguro and banba styles, and were later heavily associated with himekaji and hime gyaru when the sub-styles first popped up. They launched their sub-brands Tralala in 2003 and Liz Lisa Twinkle in 2004. Tralala was a bit edgier than main-line Liz Lisa, I would say it's a bit more ajego and rokku gyaru. On the other hand, Liz Lisa Twinkle was all about being pretty, feminine, and cute. In 2005, the store Liz Lisa Fusion opened in Natori City in the Miyagi prefecture. It sold Tralala and Penderie pieces until 2016, when it closed.
The Liz Lisa Doll sub-brand was launched in 2006 and aimed at younger audiences in high school. In 2010, they held a runway show during Tokyo Fashion Week for a 2011 ready-to-wear spring/summer collection, which brought attention to the brand in Western fashion spaces. Their sister-brand JugeETTA was also launched in 2011, and was aimed at an older audience with a more mature and elegant look. They released their first My Melody collaboration collection in 2012 and have introduced many other Lizmelo collections since. In 2015, Primevère Liz Lisa was launched. Some of these sub-brands I couldn't find much information about, but I thought it would be useful to add them for dating pieces.
Nowadays, Liz Liza's pieces are more jirai kei and ryousangata. Which makes sense since it is the more popular fashion style these days among youth these days, like gyaru fashion was when they first started. Though Himekaji has had a recent resurgence, so maybe they'll bring back some of those older styles. I'm not sure if they will, but a girl can dream (◞‸◟;)
The reading list for this one is long! Here it is: The Gyaru Wiki, Fashion Press, Vogue, Virtual Japan, Wikipedia Gyaru page, Wikipedia Liz Lisa page, WWD, Tralala blog, TWC, Liz Lisa Fusion blog, Liz Lisa Doll blog, Latte Fashion, Rakuten, Emiiichan, Bunny Crafty Dream, Amarie Bunny (great guide if you're starting out), The Name I Love (a more in-depth history from 1999-2009, highly recommend!).
Hello everyone! Today's brand is Laissé Passé, also spelt as LAISSE PASSE. Laissé Passé is a brand that could fit a lot of styles, but I think it fits larme kei/girly kei the best. Very flowy and elegant, with lots of floral prints and pretty sheer fabrics. Laissé Passé has a two sub-brands, one of them being Fleur (フルール). Fleur debuted in December 2022 with a flurry of flower prints instead of snow, like how it is where I live :'). The second is Début de Fiore (デビュー・ド・フィオレ). I couldn't find the exact release date, but the earliest mention of it I found online is from 2001. They did a collab with Docomo for Début de Fiore Docomo mail themes, which are so cute they make me think we should bring back personalized emails, pretty please with a cherry on top.
If you want some extra reading material, here is what I used for my info: Pitchbook, fashion-press.net, and look-inc.jp.
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