tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post7954838221490145974..comments2024-03-05T11:57:09.892+01:00Comments on <br><br>Stylebunny: Wonder Rocket e il declino del mori/Wonder Rocket and the downfall of moriPiperita Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896043931346784444noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-81475107060561827342017-01-16T19:34:47.612+01:002017-01-16T19:34:47.612+01:00That's so sad! I didn't know about that, I...That's so sad! I didn't know about that, I didn't visit their site in a long time.Thank you for letting me know the news. Mori (and originality) is dying more and more...Piperita Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896043931346784444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-26571164525083483992017-01-16T12:52:56.412+01:002017-01-16T12:52:56.412+01:00I know wonder rocket has not been mori for a long ...I know wonder rocket has not been mori for a long time now, even though they did still sell a few mori-able items like embroidered flower stuff but I tried to go on wonder rocket's web shop and its currently down with a statement message in Japanese stating they are changing the brand's name to boyholic and tomorrow it will officially be their new name. Something tells me they are straying even farther from mori by changing the name or this is to fully get rid of their association with mori and their past by making a new name, boyholic sounds like "addicted to boys" which sounds like a stupid mainstream name. For this new year looks like things are still trending to mainstream in Japan and everyone is trying to emulate forever21 and h&m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-69967464852382683892016-01-29T09:38:41.486+01:002016-01-29T09:38:41.486+01:00@Anonimo: thank you for your insight, it was reall...@Anonimo: thank you for your insight, it was really useful and interesting!!!<br />I think lolita survives thanks to the overseas attention, can it be?<br />I still find japanese style more interesting than italian style, but I hope it will regain some vitality!Piperita Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896043931346784444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-88341448906382749322016-01-29T05:25:45.345+01:002016-01-29T05:25:45.345+01:00I live in Japan and so I have seen it firsthand. M...I live in Japan and so I have seen it firsthand. Many fashion styles are falling in Japan and it seems most stores now are selling the standard pop-trend/mainstream clothes. Shimamura and Avail used to sell some niche fashion style clothes but now they sell really boring mainstream stuff now, filled with plaid shirts, plain tshirts, and so on. At least Axes Femme still keeps with their style, I know its mostly otome kei but there are stuff that are mori-able.<br /> <br />I also am very dissapointed in WonderRocket for ditching their forest look. I remember visiting WonderRocket store in Harajuku in 2012 back when they still were Mori-kei and I regret not buying stuff I seen in there back then. About 2 years before gyaru fell as well, well there is still gyaru type clothes but the gyaru makeup look and gyaru magazines dissappeared just like how the Mori magazines are gone. Now I don't even bother looking at the fashion magazines here in Japan because its all mostly mainstream boring stuff since most niche style magazines are gone. I am surprised Gothic&Lolita Bible and Kera can survive since I notice a huge decline in lolitas in Japan as well. I now only look at Mooks which are gift magazines. Fashion wise things are less fun now in Japan but at least there are still brands that keep their styles.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-11182327457224933052015-10-10T22:52:49.360+02:002015-10-10T22:52:49.360+02:00@Cat: yes, you're right, but it's kind of ...@Cat: yes, you're right, but it's kind of sad when a style you love disappear.Piperita Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896043931346784444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-16335996858349405482015-10-10T22:17:24.727+02:002015-10-10T22:17:24.727+02:00Yes, I think you're right, mori has been dead ...Yes, I think you're right, mori has been dead in Japan for a long time. I think it's sad, but at the same time, fashion moves on. People get older and need to be more practical. I don't wear the same fashions that I wore at University or before I had a job.<br />Mori as a lifestyle though is a different thing. I think that many people are still doing mori things, just not calling themselves mori anymore. At least, I hope so! <br />xx Katie. ApartmentCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074382933557558949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-11353976984495462542015-10-09T09:17:51.789+02:002015-10-09T09:17:51.789+02:00@Chiave: ma anche il mori esiste ancora in giro pe...@Chiave: ma anche il mori esiste ancora in giro per il mondo, anche il gyaru (compresi stili defuntissimi in madrepatria come il mamba), il punto è che non sono stili vitali, le riviste chiudono, i negozi pure (per il gyau penso meno). E non percepisco niente di grosso pronto a prenderne il posto. E' più che altro questo che mi preoccupa.Piperita Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896043931346784444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-45148290345722167132015-10-08T21:37:54.428+02:002015-10-08T21:37:54.428+02:00comunque non è l'unico stile che sta sparendo,...comunque non è l'unico stile che sta sparendo, anche il gyaru sta scomparendo e magazine come egg in teoria sono già chiusi o chiuderanno. l'unico stile che va sempre forte è il lolita, ma soprattutto perchè viene mantenuto dalle varie community in giro per il mondo e anche perchè assorbe e rielabora un pò tutte le varie tendenze. Se non altro il mori è facile da vestire anche con abiti off brand e reperibili in italia.Chiavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837915598623096713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-71028595449771832072015-10-08T09:47:48.388+02:002015-10-08T09:47:48.388+02:00Thank you, you said it so well that in the end I q...Thank you, you said it so well that in the end I quoted you. I hope you don't mind! Also, I should have known that the live journal community moved to fb, but I don't like facebook so much, so I didn't follow them and I ended up forgetting about it.<br /><br />To tell the truth, I like dressing up as an older woman (both japanese and italian) still looking young :D+<br /><br />And yes, from early-to-mid-twenty personal style changes a lot, I see it on myself.<br /><br />I agree about our syle and that of Yu Aoi and the others, it's quite strange!<br /><br />Piperita Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896043931346784444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-35731813980920045072015-10-08T01:27:44.118+02:002015-10-08T01:27:44.118+02:00(Also, the mori girl live journal community moved ...(Also, the mori girl live journal community moved to Facebook, it's still active.)Elderberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677300906407306801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-58429028985905010322015-10-08T00:46:44.723+02:002015-10-08T00:46:44.723+02:00I think mori girl is pretty much finished here. M...I think mori girl is pretty much finished here. Mori girl magazines like Papier and Mori Girl Lesson are long gone from bookstore shelves, and have been for at least a year. Stores that used to carry that style of clothing have mostly gone online-only or started to carry other styles (like wonder rocket, although favorite-one still has a real store in Ikebukuro). First, it overlaps a lot with the "natural" aesthetic that already existed here (lace trims, clover motifs, beige, fake leather, linen, etc.). That kind of thing is also worn a lot by older women, which changed my perception of it...and also, the age range of the girls who followed it and made it popular was early-to-mid-twenties, and those girls have gone on to find other, different styles for themselves (I think personal style changes a lot in that period before settling down later, from personal experience).<br /><br />Slightly off-topic, but my style (and yours, I think) is very close to the mori girls that were upheld as models when mori girl first started - Aoi Yu in Honey and Clover, the girl from Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru, and Nodame from Nodame Cantabile. But none of them dress in beige and white layers and lace, so I never really understood how they came to be associated with mori...either way, I much prefer their looks now...Elderberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677300906407306801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427807421009363897.post-6329557463682269132015-10-07T21:15:49.163+02:002015-10-07T21:15:49.163+02:00personalmente non conosco benissimo questa marca p...personalmente non conosco benissimo questa marca però effettivamente il cambiamento è abbastanza evidente.. Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388109295655111469noreply@blogger.com