"There are clothes I want to wear!" Chapter 13 - Rain and Lolita
Disclaimer: This is a not-for-profit fan translation, made by a lolita, for lolitas. The original work belongs to it's authors and publishers, not to me.
Metamorphose Temps de Fille - Brand Story Translation
The following is an article written by Ms. Kato, the former Meta designer and current Physical Drop designer, about the founding of Metamorphose and her approach to designing Lolita. Found in Issue 11 of the GLB, scans of which can be found at lolitahistory.com. Originally translated by me (Velvet) for an old school discussion thread in 2017, re-posted here in its entirety for posterity and ease of access. -Brand Story- Popular for their original pattern onepieces and skirts, the brand Metamorphose temps de fille! Being Lolita, without being confined by Lolita, we asked what the secret of their designs that feel of "anything goes spirit" is! Brand History 1993 - while enrolled in Osaka Mode Gakuen "Metamorphose" designs were sold in shops via consignment. 1997 - With the present company director Matsuoka, Metamorphose begins operations in Kyoto. 1998 - From Kyoto, the base of operations was transferred to the current Minamisenba location. - Osaka company store o...
I loved this so much!I hope you continue translating it!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed!
DeleteI may or may not continue, the raws are hard to get right now, and there are other projects I might take on. Scanlating manga alone is a challenge; the bulk of the translation took ~20min, but cleaning and typesetting took hours! When I posted this there was a group that said they had most of the chapters and were just waiting for the physical release to get Ch. 1&2. Sadly I don't have a website or any information on that release...
Thanks for reading!