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[Dec. 8th] International Lolita Day meetup in Harajuku. I went for a Christmas classic lolita meet Dior’s New Look feel, and some attendees understood what I was going for. Thanks for understanding my weird combos.💙

Second picture with the lovely Sapphira (yes, I am a tiny hobbit). I am skipping over my casual November outfits to post my Christmasy outfits of December before Holiday outfits become irrelevant. The pictures were taken after the meet, when it was starting to be dark outside, which explains the higher ISO (I am usually a shameless ISO 200 girl).

My outfit Jacket: Le Salon d'Y (vintage??) Hat: Vintage Dress: old @juliette_et_justine Bag: @angelicpretty_official Blouse: @forever21 Gloves: @axes_femme_official Shoes: @queenbee_tokyo Tights: @tutuanna_official Telephone cat and crest brooches: ??💦 Earrings: Michael and Lisette

I only know that Sapphira’s dress is Triple Fortune.

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REBLOG IF YOU THINK THAT YASHIRO DESERVES A HAPPY ENDING.

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[November 5th] Classic Lolita/historical picnic outfit at Shinjuku Gyoen Jacket: Mary Magdalene Skirt: Victorian Maiden Underskirt and blouse: The Floral Notebook Hat: Anonhat Corsage brooch: Pauline Rose Parasol: Alice and the Pirates Shoes: Clarks Earrings: Phantom Jewelry

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[Novembre 3rd] The TIL community organised a Met Gala Heavenly Bodies Lolita meet called Holy Maiden at the Christon Café in Tokyo. My inspiration was the Amsterdam Mary Magdalene by Crivelli, wearing a Mary Magdalene dress. Christon Café is a gorgeous place, but the lighting is so dim that taking pictures was a real challenge. Thanks to Jane for the clearer pictures. But because of lens reasons, she couldn’t get my legs, so I had to take my own full outfit picture. I ended up planing my outfit super last minute, and crafting my wire halo on the morning of the event. I am bad like that.

Dress: Mary Magdalene Blouse: Metamorphose, temps de fille Bag: Moi-même-Moitié Jesus on a cross tights: Verum by Grimoire Shoes: Fluevog Cross choker: Baroque Earrings: Dracolite Cross halo: Handmade

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Uh...Harry is getting death threats too, you know.

“No man is worth all of what Meghan’s going through. The public slandering and assassination of character from the press, the blatant racism and misogynoir of social media trolls, being stalked by not only reporters but also mentally deranged strangers who make entire blogs with the sole purpose of insulting you and send white powder and death threats to not only you but also your unborn child. Harry should thank his lucky stars she hasn’t up and left him because, again, no man is worth all this.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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Man, this breaks my heart to see you go. Please come back stronger than ever again on a new platform.

Goodbye and thank you.

As you probably know, starting December 17th, 2018, Tumblr will ban all porn and explicit imagery. Like so many other blogs, LiarTown will soon be flagged for its adult, offensive, and sexual content. Rather than neuter material to fit Tumblr’s new standards, I’m leaving. I expect many posts will no longer be visible, and I’ve already noticed nonsexual material is being flagged. I don’t expect much will be left.

Whatever makes the cut will stay up, but I will no longer publish new LiarTown material on Tumblr. I have years’ worth of images still to make, though, so I’ll be actively searching for another platform or archive. Any suggestions are welcome. I chose tumblr because it let me post what I wanted without much fuss. I’m sure there are other outlets suitable for my minimal needs. One way or another, LiarTown will continue, and wherever I end up, I’ll post it all again. When I have updates on a new home, I’ll give details here.

For anyone wishing to contact me, I’m at liartownusa at gmail.

As for Tumblr, I sincerely hope its embrace of prudishness ironically fucks it right into oblivion. In the haunting, immortal words I once saw spraypainted on a boarded-up McDonald’s: Eat McShit and Die.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT

I planned on posting this in a couple of months, but I figure it’s best to say it now.

Tumblr’s new policy is arriving at the end of a long break I’ve been taking. I first stepped away to finish the LiarTown book (published in fall of last year). After that exhausting project, I decided completing another, even bigger project would help me rest. This new project has taken every bit of free time I’ve had over the past year.

Some quick background: This is Crap Hound:

For those who don’t know, Crap Hound is a zine I started in 1994. I don’t talk about it much here, because it’s got no connection to LiarTown. Crap Hound consists almost entirely of high-contrast, black and white commercial art and imagery, collected into themes. All past issues have been reprinted, thanks to the extreme loveliness of folks at BuyOlympia. Topics are Clowns, Devils, and Bait, Hands, Hearts, and Eyes, Death, Phones, and Scissors, Church and State, Superstition, and Sex and Kitchen Gadgets.

And THIS is the upcoming The Crap Hound Big Book of Unhappiness:

I didn’t want to make an anthology, so this book will basically be an enormous, horizontal tenth issue devoted to images notable for their lack of positivity. There will be men, women, children, and even pets in states of confusion, pain, fear, stress, anger, embarrassment, sorrow, depression, and frustration. There’ll be headaches, upset stomachs, storms, earthquakes, fires, floods, vehicular collisions, weight issues, drugs, suicide, murder, execution & punishment, atomic bombs, unemployment, riots, injuries, falls, fistfights, tantrums, and the silent, nocturnal shame of bedwetting. I’m including accessories (syringes, knives, pills, crutches, splints, etc.), and imminent unhappiness (e.g. roller skates on stairs and overloaded electrical sockets). From the tearful sting of a scraped knee to the ominous shadow of impending planetary doom, you can expect a rich tapestry of trouble.

I’ve been collecting unhappy material for more than fifteen years. As of today, it stands at FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR pages. Only the intro and acknowledgements remain to be finished. A street date hasn’t been officially announced, but it’ll be published by Feral House prior to Fall 2019.

Here’s a small sampling of the pages:

So that’s where I’ve been, working hard on getting it done, and it’ll be arriving pretty soon.

IN CONCLUSION

That’s it from me for the foreseeable future. To the various porn blogs, vintage collectors, and glorious weirdos I have followed here, I’ve loved you so much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the porn and art and ideas. To the great people I’ve met here (and met elsewhere because of this blog): THANK YOU for your kindness and support over past few years. If there is anything I can do for you in return, please email me and let me know.

Finally, to the handful of joyless activists and insufferable internet scolds I’ve encountered: I offer a swift kick in the proverbial cunt. Once upon a time, moralizing busybodies and language police were defining features of the religious right. It’ll be a long time before the damage from this latest moral panic peaks, let alone fades.

Thank you again, everyone. I’ll post here (and on Twitter at @LiarTownUSA) when LiarTown has a new home.

Sincerely,

Sean Tejaratchi

December 6 , 2018

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For those who are not following me on Instagram or Facebook, and do not know yet, I am now sometimes modeling for Moi-même-Moitié. I was extremely flattered when they contacted me on Instagram to ask if I would like to model for them. Moi-même-Moitié is the very first lolita fashion brand I discovered back in 2004, thanks to Mana (our lord and saviour, lol).  On these pictures, I am wearing Moitié’s very first beret, their famous logo earrings and necklace, and a jewelry set that has a little rose inside a gem. https://moi-meme-moitie.com/

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Tar-Mairon  Digital Painting

Sauron during his time with the Númenóreans towards the end of the Second Age. 

Character Model: Tao Fernandez Caino - based on my own references.

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[October 6th] À la Mode Market outfit, wearing a dress from one of the indie vendors that was present. My camera is pretty good at showing all the pores in HD, too. Yes, I like to do dramatic dumb poses. Dress: Blauer Vogel Blouse: Thrifted Bag and brooch: Innocent World Hat: Vintage Shoes: Queen Bee

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Alice in Wonderland Dessert Buffet at Marble Lounge in Shinjuku Hilton. The bunnies on my tights match the purple embroidery on my apron. Dress: Mary Magdalene Apron: Pink House Bag: Angelic Pretty Tights: Little Rose Planet Shoes: Queen Bee

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Some picture of the Alice in Wonderland dessert buffet in Hilton Shinjuku (related to my outfit posted previously)

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On August 19th, there was an Alice and the Pirates Harajuku Tea Party. The theme was “Summer Princes and Princesses”, so I went with pale colours and flowers. I only have two AatP/BtssB main pieces now, so I didn’t have much choice. I hadn’t worn lolita in a long time due to the extreme heat and humidity we have in Tokyo this summer, but the merciful gods of lolita gave us a beautiful 27°C day for the first time in forever. Dress: Alice and the Pirates (collab with Versailles) Underskirt: Innocent World Lace top: Boutique 1861 Hat: Handmade by Copetillo Arts Beads bag: Vintage (from Kiki2) Shoes: Fluevog Parasol: Alice and the Pirates Jewellery and long gloves: Vintage Tights: B-Be-Bee

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On August 11th, my plans got cancelled last minute, and since I was already dressed, I took myself out on an evening frozen yogurt and fresh fruits date at Woodberries Marché in Kichijoji. It had just rained when I got out, but it was still extremely humid and hot.😢 All this humidity makes me feel like a fish in a bowl, so I took out my fish socks.

Skirt: F.i.n.t Top and bag: Axes Femme Socks: Little Rose Planet Shoes: Queen Bee The Little Mermaid earrings: Axes Femme X Disney

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On July 28th, it was Laforêt’s Grand Bazar sale in the middle of a typhoon. There was also a massive Pink House, Ingeborg and Kanako Isao sale in Closet Child Ikebukuro, plus It was Liv’s last day in Japan. I had no choice to go out in the wind and rain!😂 I didn’t buy much at Grand Bazar, but I did find several pieces for quite cheap at CC. I opted for a very form fitting outfit that would fit under my umbrella and make it easy to walk in crowded shop rows. Blouse: Boutique 1861 Skirt: Jusglitty Shoes: Lifestride Bag: Material Girl

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Okay, I just had to look up this place because your pictures are sublime. THIS is the cafe I dream of spending time in, reading a good book, or studying while listening to either some laid back jazz or smooth city pop. 

images from https://matcha-jp.com/en/829

Once again, my backlog is getting out of hand. I have been working relentlessly for the past week, so it has been hard finding time to edit my pictures. Sometimes, I wish I would just take phone pictures, put a couple of filters and call it a day like most people, but no, I must use a real camera and Photoshop. Sigh. Anyway, this outfit pictures was taken about 3 weeks ago, when I went to R-za Doukushokan café to study my kanjis. That café is very interesting! Not only is the décor very leafy, but there are two floors: one where you can read and study in complete silence and one where you can talk freely. Here are also some pictures of the café (they even gave me glasses that matched my outfit!). As you have probably seen in the news, it’s horribly hot in Japan (every day is between 35 and 40°C + the typical horrible Japanese humidity). I am sorry for all the very light outfits! Skirt: Pink House Camisole and sandals: Axes Femme Brooch: Vintage

#japan #cafe

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Once again, my backlog is getting out of hand. I have been working relentlessly for the past week, so it has been hard finding time to edit my pictures. Sometimes, I wish I would just take phone pictures, put a couple of filters and call it a day like most people, but no, I must use a real camera and Photoshop. Sigh. Anyway, this outfit pictures was taken about 3 weeks ago, when I went to R-za Doukushokan café to study my kanjis. That café is very interesting! Not only is the décor very leafy, but there are two floors: one where you can read and study in complete silence and one where you can talk freely. Here are also some pictures of the café (they even gave me glasses that matched my outfit!). As you have probably seen in the news, it’s horribly hot in Japan (every day is between 35 and 40°C + the typical horrible Japanese humidity). I am sorry for all the very light outfits! Skirt: Pink House Camisole and sandals: Axes Femme Brooch: Vintage

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