Resources
This is where I'll put links to that I've found that are really interesting.
Links
Frill Squid has several interesting posts about old school and guides on how to access Fril and Mercari. They have a very in-depth review of different services.
Pink Milk Tea has a blog post on how to pack Lolita.
Sweet Dreams has info on handmade stuff in Lolita.
クラロリ - Kuraloli or Classic lolita in japanese
A Japanese website/blog where they discuss classic lolita and list the brands where you can get it from like IW, VM, MM, and Meta.
Not sure who runs this but it contains a lot of info. There's even a directory for Chinese lolita brands.
A list of Japanese search terms for use on secondhand/auction sites.
He's a classic lolita that runs this blog. It doesn't look like they're using it currently, but there is pretty good information about short hair and a personal entry about classic lolita.
This is such a cool old website.
Japanese Wikipedia's Entries on Lolita
Highly recommend reading the Japanese wikipedia entries on lolita fashion. It has really good basic information about lolita fashion.
This lolita gathered a bunch of resources together as well.
Great write-up on quality and costs in lolita.
This lolita has two posts, one on the history of Lolita and another on discussion of the Western comm, that I find very interesting.