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(Shortened to Baby or BTSSB) is the name of a Japanese
Japanese people

The are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan....
 clothing boutique chain created in 1988 by Akinori Isobe and his wife, Fumiyo. The original fashion house is located in Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km?....
, Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright specializes in Lolita fashion
Lolita fashion

is a fashion subculture in Japan that is primarily influenced by Victorian fashion children's clothing as well as costumes from the Rococo period. Lolita has made this into a unique fashion by adding Goth subculture and original design elements to the look....
, and like Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille
Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille

Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille is the name of a Japanese clothing boutique chain created in 1997 by the current president of Metamorphose and its designer, Kuniko Kato....
, their main focus is the subcategory Sweet Lolita. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright has opened their first international retail store outside of Japan in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, and is planning to open their first North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n retail store in San Francisco, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, USA on spring of 2009.

The New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 branch of Kinokuniya occasionally sold clothing from the label, including dresses, headdresses, shoes and socks, but only received shipments sparingly. As mentioned in Shimotsuma Monogatari, the label's name was taken from the title of the album Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Baby the Stars Shine Bright is the third album by Everything but the Girl, released in 1986....
 by English pop music group Everything But the Girl
Everything but the Girl

Everything but the Girl are a two-person England band formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982 in music, consisting of lead singer and sometime-guitarist Tracey Thorn ...
.

, The Stars Shine Bright also sells other brand names such as a variant on the character Charmmy Kitty, Hello Kitty's
Hello Kitty

, is one of the best-known of many simply drawn fictional characters produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. Designed by Ikuko Shimizu, the first product, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974, and in the United States in 1976....
 pet cat.






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(Shortened to Baby or BTSSB) is the name of a Japanese
Japanese people

The are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan....
 clothing boutique chain created in 1988 by Akinori Isobe and his wife, Fumiyo. The original fashion house is located in Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km?....
, Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright specializes in Lolita fashion
Lolita fashion

is a fashion subculture in Japan that is primarily influenced by Victorian fashion children's clothing as well as costumes from the Rococo period. Lolita has made this into a unique fashion by adding Goth subculture and original design elements to the look....
, and like Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille
Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille

Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille is the name of a Japanese clothing boutique chain created in 1997 by the current president of Metamorphose and its designer, Kuniko Kato....
, their main focus is the subcategory Sweet Lolita. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright has opened their first international retail store outside of Japan in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, and is planning to open their first North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n retail store in San Francisco, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, USA on spring of 2009.

The New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 branch of Kinokuniya occasionally sold clothing from the label, including dresses, headdresses, shoes and socks, but only received shipments sparingly. As mentioned in Shimotsuma Monogatari, the label's name was taken from the title of the album Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Baby the Stars Shine Bright is the third album by Everything but the Girl, released in 1986....
 by English pop music group Everything But the Girl
Everything but the Girl

Everything but the Girl are a two-person England band formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982 in music, consisting of lead singer and sometime-guitarist Tracey Thorn ...
.

SubBrands


Hello Kitty and Charmmy Kitty

Baby, The Stars Shine Bright also sells other brand names such as a variant on the character Charmmy Kitty, Hello Kitty's
Hello Kitty

, is one of the best-known of many simply drawn fictional characters produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. Designed by Ikuko Shimizu, the first product, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974, and in the United States in 1976....
 pet cat. The Charmmy Kitty dolls they sell relate with the store's own gothic lolita
Gothic Lolita

Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" sometimes "Loli-Goth" has two definitions. The term "Gothic and Lolita" is used by the Japanese to describe a sub-culture of teenagers who wear a wide range of fashions....
 and sweet lolita fashion style. Hello Kitty has played a role in the sweet lolita fashion as an on-side accessory
Fashion accessory

Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's clothing, such as jewelry, gloves, handbags, hats, Belt , scarves, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow tie, leg warmer, leggings, necktie, suspenders, and tights....
. Since it is not easy to carry a Hello Kitty or Charmmy Kitty doll on the streets, the character instead might reside in the girl's bedroom, cellphone, accessories, and so on for decoration.

In relation to Charmmy Kitty, Japanese author Novala Takemoto's POUR LOLITA version of Hello Kitty has become a prevalent icon among wearers. The character is often linked to Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, appearing wearing a pink bonnet and carrying a lacy handbag in the White Edition, strongly reminiscent of the fashions offered by this brand. There are also Punk Lolita Punk Edition versions and Gothic Lolita Gothic Edition versions, respectively dressed in tartan or black. The Hello Kitty POUR LOLITA style is no longer offered, due to Takemoto's recent arrest.

Pour Lolita


Pour Lolita was Novala Takemoto
Novala Takemoto

, born on January 26, 1968, is a Japanese author and fashion designer. His real name is . His pen name is translatable as "The Wild Rose."Known as the "Lolitas' Bard," he is a heterosexual man self-described as having the charisma of a young maiden....
's line of clothing as sponsored by Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. "God Save The Lolita" is the catch phrase of the Pour Lolita line. On September 3, 2007, Novala Takemoto was arrested for possession of marijuana, a violation of Japan's Cannabis Control Law. Baby, the Stars Shine Bright has since pulled Takemoto's line from their online store, as well as their retail stores, showing no affiliation with Takemoto.

Alice and the Pirates


"Alice and the Pirates" is a line of Baby, the Stars Shine Bright entirely pirate and pirate-punk themed. A store devoted to this line opened in Harajuku
Harajuku

Harajuku is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya, Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. Harajuku is known for the patrons that visit the area every Sunday....
 on the 25th of August 2006. It is located in the bottom floor of Laforet
Laforet

Department Store and Museum is a department store and museum located in the Harajuku commercial and entertainment district of the Shibuya, Tokyo neighborhood, in Tokyo, Japan, on one of Harajuku's most famous intersections....


Baby and Kamikaze Girls


Baby, The Stars Shine Bright was featured in the movie, book, and manga of Shimotsuma Monogatari
Kamikaze Girls

Kamikaze Girls, known in Japan as is a light novel written by Novala Takemoto that has been adapted into a manga and film.Kamikaze Girls centers around two students, Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri , who are from completely different backgrounds: one is a Lolita fashion girl, the other a Yankee#In_other_parts_of_the...
 (English title "Kamikaze Girls"). One of the lead characters, Momoko, is obsessed with Baby clothing, and wears Lolita fashion throughout the story.

See also

  • Lolita fashion
    Lolita fashion

    is a fashion subculture in Japan that is primarily influenced by Victorian fashion children's clothing as well as costumes from the Rococo period. Lolita has made this into a unique fashion by adding Goth subculture and original design elements to the look....
  • Sweet Lolita
  • Shimotsuma Monogatari
  • Novala Takemoto
    Novala Takemoto

    , born on January 26, 1968, is a Japanese author and fashion designer. His real name is . His pen name is translatable as "The Wild Rose."Known as the "Lolitas' Bard," he is a heterosexual man self-described as having the charisma of a young maiden....


External links

  • official website