Hello, others who like the Gothic Lolita fashion! Despite my (and the panel coordinator's) best efforts, we cannot have an official Gothic Lolita tea party inside con space. However, we can have an unofficial potluck picnic outside in the park!

When: Sunday at Noon.

Where: Outside the convention center in Freeway Park. On the side closer to Capitol Hill, near the big sculpture. (I'll take a picture and post it later.)

Wear: Lolita clothes. For those who are new to the fashion, an excellent guide is here.

Bring: Food and dishes! My boyfriend works at a tea shop, so he and I will be able to provide tea kept hot in nice insulated dispensers. However, we can't provide a lot of food, so if everyone who attends brings a little something with them, there will be enough to share with everyone and it'll be a great little picnic! Edit: I'm going to change this a little. Food must be store-bought. We don't want anyone getting sick, so if you can't buy it fresh the day of the picnic and it needs to be refrigerated, bring something else.

If you want to come, please RSVP in this thread and say what you can bring. Fruit, cheese and crackers, little cookies, tiny sandwiches--all great ideas. It should be something cute, easy to share, ideally bite-size and not messy! There will be lots of expensive lace on display and we don't want any messy disasters.

Ask if you have any questions, and I hope to see you there!