Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Mori Girl Lesson (2009-???) Archive List

By finny November 11, 2025 2008 fashion, 2009 fashion, 2010 fashion, early 2010s, late 00s, magazine resource No comments

Not much is available on the web about the details of the run of Mori Girl Lesson though it may be considered one of the best of the Mori Girl magazines. I've checked all the English info available and some websites in Japanese but was unable to find very much, like the exact lifespan of the magazine. However, it seems that there were only 6 issues released with 5 of them being available due to awesome people who scan stuff. Kathryn is probably the best person for all things Mori as of now and you can access her other collected scans via a link on her blog. So, here are the currently available magazines:

Sunday, 16 February 2025

Gothic & Lolita Bible (2001-2017) Archive List

By finny February 16, 2025 magazine resource, magazines No comments

Gothic & Lolita Bible (2001-2017)

Here is part 2 of my archive list for my favourite fashion magazines. This time: the eccentric and enigmatic Gothic & Lolita Bible. As usual, the scans have been done by amazing contributors through their own sites or the Internet Archive. I'm merely trying to make a comprehensive list of links to the magazines.

In the words of VirtualJapan, Gothic & Lolita Bible is: "a Japanese fashion publication released quarterly by KERA magazine. Promoting the Japanese Gothic and Lolita styles, the publication is released with a combination of illustrations, fashion magazine aspects, and culture guide posts for youth interested or involved in the Gothic Lolita scene both inside and outside Japan."

To me, GLB is special both for it's loyalty to a cool and unique subculture and it's visual appeal. The layout and art of it is just not like anything else, superior to many conventional publications. This is especially true of their beautiful covers. In March of 2017, GLB announced that they would be on hiatus in May of that year after 16 years of publishing. Below you will find links to the main magazines, the extras, and the English editions. Click the images of the covers to be taken to the magazine. If there is no link, that means that that volume has not bee archived and is unavailable.