Gothic & Lolita Bible (ゴシック&ロリータバイブル), colloquially abbreviated as "GLB", is a Japanese magazine about Gothic and Lolita fashions. The first issue was published in 2001, meant as merely a spin-off of the fashion magazine KERA, but it continued as its own magazine publication after extremely positive reception.
The title is often erroneously read as "Gothic Lolita Bible", leading to the misinterpretation that all Lolita is called "Gothic Lolita" and that everything featured in the Gothic & Lolita Bible is considered Lolita.
The magazine contained interviews with Lolita fashion brands, musicians, bands, street snaps, advertisements of the Japanese brand releases, makeup and clothing tutorials, clothing patterns and other articles.
An English edition was published by Tokyopop from 2008 to 2009, although only 5 issues were published.
In March 2017, Gothic & Lolita Bible announced that it would be going on hiatus May 24, 2017 after 16 years of publication and 63 physical volumes. However, parts of it continues to exist in KERA's online magazine.
External Links[]
- Gothic & Lolita Bible Official Website (Japanese)
- Gothic & Lolita Bible Staff Twitter (Japanese)