Welcome to the New In the Starlight!

We're happy to be back, and we hope you enjoy the new format of our store!

Please browse around, and remember --
we will be updating new items once a week (usually on Fridays at 5:30pm CST)
so if you don't find anything you fancy, check back soon!

Check our FAQ for information on how the new store works.

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Updates

01.02.09
9 new skirts, 2 new jumperskirts, 1 new dress, 3 new blouses, 2 new aprons, and two hairbows.

12.26.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 1 new dress, 3 new blouses, 2 bolero jackets, and 3 hairbows in 1 style.

12.19.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 1 new dress, 3 new blouses, 2 bolero jackets, 6 accessories in 3 styles, and 4 hairbows in 2 styles.

12.12.08
7 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 2 new dresses, 1 new blouse, 2 bolero jackets, 11 accessories in 5 styles, and 11 new hairbows in 5 styles.

12.05.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 1 new dress, 3 new blouses, 2 bolero jackets, 1 style of accessory, and 5 hairbows in 2 styles.

11.28.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 1 new dress, 2 new blouses, 1 style of accessory, and 10 hairbows in 4 styles.

11.21.08
9 new skirts, 2 new jumperskirts, 1 new dress, 1 style of accessory, and 13 hairbows in 5 styles.

11.14.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 2 new dresses, 2 styles of accessories, 2 new blouses, and 12 hairbows in 5 styles.

11.07.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 1 new dress, 3 new accessories, 4 new blouses, and 18 headwear pieces in 6 styles.

10.31.08
9 new skirts, 2 new jumperskirts, 3 new blouses, 9 accessories, and 10 headwear pieces in 3 styles.

10.24.08
10 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 2 new dresses, 3 new blouses, and 9 headwear pieces in 4 styles.

10.17.08
8 new skirts, 1 new jumperskirt, 2 new dresses, 3 new blouses, 2 styles of accessories, and 12 headwear pieces in 5 styles.

10.10.08
8 new skirts, 5 new jumperskirts, 4 new blouses, 1 style of accessory, and 12 hairbows in 5 styles.

10.3.08
11 new skirts, 2 new jumperskirts, 2 new blouses, 5 pairs of socks, and 2 capelets. Update of photos in the customer gallery!

9.26.08
11 new skirts, 2 new dresses, 4 new blouses, 1 style of accessory, and 14 hairbows in 5 styles.

9.19.08
11 new skirts, 2 new dresses, 4 new blouses, 1 new accessory, 4 styles of headwear.

9.12.08
11 new skirts, 3 new jumperskirts, 3 new blouses, restock of red capelets, 4 new styles of accessories, restock of 1 style of hairbow.

9.5.08
Customer galleries updated! Thanks for your photos! :)
11 new skirts; 3 new dresses; 1 new style of cape; 3 new styles of headwear, and restock of 1 accessory.

8.29.08
11 new skirts; 2 new dresses; 1 new jumperskirt; 3 new blouses; restocks of 2 styles of headwear; 2 new styles of accessories.
Check back in the next couple of days for a customer photo gallery update!

8.22.08
9 new skirts; 1 new dress; 1 new jumperskirt; 2 new blouses; 3 styles of headwear; 3 accessories.

8.15.08
10 new skirts; 3 new dresses; 1 new jumperskirt; 1 style of headwear; 5 accessories.

8.8.08
8 new skirts; 4 new jumperskirts; 3 styles of headwear; and 6 styles of accessories.

8.3.08
Customer Galleries finally updated! Thank you all for your photo submissions!

7.31.08
Our grand re-opening!
9 new skirts; 2 new jumperskirts; 5 styles of headwear, and a new style of bloomers, which are available custom-made to order in black or white.


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ITS Mini-Blog

01.02.09
Happy New Year!! We hope you all had a great holiday!
Leah, unforunately, spent the holiday delirious with flu, so not as many new designs this week as we'd hoped, but we did bring back some previous designs that haven't seen the light for awhile :)
We should be coming out with a lovely new style of bloomers soon (hopefully next week) and a new jumperskirt and blouse design are in the works as well. During the next couple of weeks, we'll also be breaking out some sweet fabrics for Valentine's themed items, so check back!

12.26.08
We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! We've been busy Christmas-ing over here, but we still have two new skirt styles for you this week! We've also added two more black cherry corduroy skirts, which is the last of our supply of that fabric. Let us know if you'd be interested in seeing more and we can order some :)

12.19.08
The deadline for ordering things to arrive in time for Christmas is officially past. If you would like to order any items for Christmas presents, they will likely arrive after Christmas, but if you let us know, we can make a printable announcement sheet for you with a picture and a message from us to let the person know what they will be receiving. Please remember that since the items are custom made, we can't accept returns, so make sure you get something they really want! :)

We've been so busy with the holiday rush that we haven't had time for many brand-new styles, but we are working on some that will be appearing in the next few weeks, including a new floral import from Japan and hopefully a new blouse style.
We hope you all have a wonderful, safe, loving, joyous holiday!!

12.12.08
Because the holidays are so quickly approaching, we added almost all custom sized items this week for your last-minute shopping convenience :) Please place your order ASAP for delivery by Christmas. The absolute cut-off for items to be delivered (within the US) by Christmas is this coming Thursday the 18th. Any international orders placed at this point will most likely arrive after Christmas, especially because customs tend to get backed up during the holidays.

12.05.08
This week we added more custom-sized items to make holiday shopping easier - if you've been waiting for some of our more popular styles, this may be a good chance to find one in your size! We've been kind of slacking on our accessories lately - we'll be adding lots more next week as a couple new styles of headwear :)

11.28.08
We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! We are waiting for backorders of embossed black velveteen fabric and ice cream print fabric with a blue backround -- at least one or the other should come in this week, so items with those fabrics should be appearing shortly.

Christmas is coming! Please remind anyone who might be gift shopping for you that many of our items are one of a kind and may sell out quickly. Domestic orders should be placed by December 18th for Christmas arrival, and International orders should be placed as quickly as possible since transit time is not guaranteed for regular airmail.

11.21.08
We just got in some stock of black/white polka dots, so we should be adding some items with that fabric next week :)
We added a new color choice to the custom-sized "dolly blouse"; it's now also available in ivory with ivory lace. We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving this week!

11.14.08
No luck with the plaid yet; we'll keep hunting! If you were interested in skirt 140, we fixed the code, so it should add to your cart normally now. Let us know which styles you'd like to see more of (and which sizes!)

11.07.08
We're on a hunt for some nice holiday plaids - we'll see if we can come up with something great! :) We hope you all had a great halloween last week, and if anyone has photos of themselves wearing any of our items, please feel free to e-mail them to us for the customer gallery! Check out our "customer graphics" gallery for some new drawings!!

10.31.08
More clock charms arrived, so we'll be having some "wonderland skirts" next week, including at least one in grey with black lace and appliques. Since the holidays are coming soon, we'll also be having some styles for holiday parties :)

10.24.08
We finally got our new stock of blue, red, and grey fabrics in, so some items in those colors will be appearing next week. We're also going to try to make some kind of gallery of past items so that you can browse through things we've had before and make suggestions for what you'd like to see again :)

10.17.08
Most of the items for this week's update were from our list of requests we've been compiling :) Some more new styles next week, hopefully including a new style of blouse. We're also going to try to get a few more colors represented on our headwear page.
Halloween is coming up! To make sure you get any items you need for Halloween in time, we recommend you order next monday 10/20 at the latest.

10.10.08
It's Leah's birthday -- hurray! Maybe we'll celebrate by making a couple of cake headdresses for next week :) We'll also probably by trying some circular headdresses, and who knows what else? By popular request, we have some grey fabric on order, so in a couple of weeks we should be having some grey with black lace items. Also, we think we've finally found a nice "alice" blue, so that should be appearing in a few weeks as well.

10.03.08
We weren't able to finish as many products as we wanted to this week -- our grandmother passed away and we spent a lot of time with family. She was a seamstress and fashion plate in her day and a big inspiration for us! :)
More new designs next week, including some blouses with either long or detachable sleeves. Also more of designs we've done in the past that we've gotten more requests for.

9.26.08
Unfortunately our new blue fabric is a bit too dark to be an "alice blue", so our search for wonderland-ready fabric continues!
Next week we should be having a few more red "riding hood" items, as well as some other things in solid colors. More jumperskirts and/or dresses for sure!

9.19.08
If our new stock of blue fabric comes in, we should be having some fun Alice items for next week! Also more dresses and blouses - let us know which styles have your favorites or what new types of styles you'd like to see :)

9.12.08
We realized that this wasn't very clear before, so just a quick note abut matching hairbows: the "matching hairbows" listed for purchase with skirts and dresses are only available when you are purchasing the larger item.
They are slightly discounted from what they would cost separately, and so are an optional add-on only when you purchase a skirt or dress. To purchase headwear separately, please shop on the "Headwear" page. Thanks! :)
We plan lots of new hairbows and hair accessories for next week. We'll also really be trying to increase our stock of things on the dresses/tops page, including some restocks of previous blouse styles and at least one new style. More socks will be coming, as well :)

9.5.08
Next week we plan to update some new aprons, jumperskirts, and blouses for sure. Let us know what else you'd like to see more of!
If we get a positive response about the red skirts and/or capes from this week, we will likely have some more of those as well.

8.29.08
We will be having more of the white background/black rose print bustle-back dresses next week! We will also have some riding hood jsks and or skirts with optional capelet hoods to match. Some new Japanese import fabrics will be coming as well :)

8.22.08
We will be getting more white background/black roses fabric in a few weeks, so we will have more bustle back dresses with that pattern soon!

We're also waiting for some red and blue fabric to come in to make some riding hood and alice items in a couple of weeks!

We will continue to offer Wonderland skirts intermittently, mostly in black with white lace and blue with white lace.


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About our site:

We specialize in making Elegant Gothic Lolita clothing and accessories.
These fashions are extremely popular in Japan, but are rarely found
in the United States at prices everyone can afford. Our goal is to
provide a wide slection of handmade-in-the-USA Elegant Gothic Lolita clothing, with
styles similar to Japanese stores such as Metamorphose,
Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Angelic Pretty, Innocent World,
Mary Magdalene, Juliette et Justine, Victorian Maiden,

and other fashions in the Gothic and Lolita Bible.

Please browse our catalog with the menu on the left, and check back
on a weekly basis for new items! If you have any questions, please
see our FAQ page. You can contact us at tasukete@inthestarlight.com

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Thanks to Obsidian Dawn for the awesome brushes!