Just wanted to touch on this since this past week was extremely busy for myself! I was asked to participate in a talk alongside Misako Aoki and Caro from FYeahLolita to answer the question "Lolita Fashion: Costume or Culture?" While I am not sure if we answered that question, as it seemed to dissolve into more of a Lolita fashion 101 panel at a convention, I certainly had a good time talking with Misako and meeting everyone in the New York City community and the surrounding areas.
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If you would like to see the panel, Japan Society recorded the event here. I am the one in the middle with the Mint x White coordinate. Please let me know what you think! I would love to hear feedback on our responses.
Some photos I took from my friend Mary Alice Ladd's collective online album:
The other event we had was a party with Misako Aoki at the Dove Parlor in New York City. RuffleCon was able to sponsor the raffle and other expenses for the party. It was a great opportunity to meet and chat with people within the community about what they expect from RuffleCon and their hopes and concerns.
Amber did a wonderful job with her super limited time constraints to organize the party for Misako! While it was a little cramped, I think all in all everyone was happy to socialize with so many different Lolitas (I met some awesome people I would not have otherwise!) and have a more casual experience with Misako.
The Q&A I especially liked because Misako turned the tables and wanted to ask the community questions! She asked about our favorite places to eat, about married folks and how Lolita fashion works within our relationships, how we purchase Lolita fashion over here, etc.
At the end, everyone got cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes with the RuffleCon logo on them! Thank you again to Amber for organizing that!
Some photos from that event, again, from my lovely friend Mary Alice Ladd's collective album:
It was a wonderful week, but I am exhausted! Way too much travelling in one week for me. I would like to keep RuffleCon and Primbows related updates away from this blog, so if you would like to see more updates on events related, please follow the RuffleCon and/or Primbows blogs respectively.
With the chaotic schedule slowing down, the survey schedule will be back up and running tomorrow :)