#aldo x disney

[freshthoughts2020]

[womenofwrestlingfashion]

My Dream Come True Velvet Strapless Dress in Black from Lulus ($23.20 - on sale) & Stiletto Pump from Disney x Aldo ($89.98 - on sale)

[nothingtowear05]

Dress: LoveShackFancy Clay Lace-Trimmed Cotton Mini Dress ($425.00) | Belt: Martha Medeiros Liz leather belt ($333) | Sneakers: Aldo Rosesneaker ($100) | Handbag: Chanel Tweed, métal doré, argenté & finition ruthénium (5 000 €) | Earrings: Disney Diamond Mickey Mouse 14K Earrings – Small ($1,400.00) | Hair clip: Jennifer Behr Oeil Bow Barrette ($168.00)

Today’s random item is this adorable white belt with a bow, and I decided to create an outfit inspired by the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris.

Just like the Grand Floridian, its theme is the Victorian era, though, having visited both hotels, I would say the French hotel has a lighter take on Victorian style, so I decided to go for a look with a hint of Victorian style, but not too much.

For that wink at the Victorian era, I chose that dress because of the high collar and the pretty lace trims. The pink of the dress is a reference to the hotel’s colour. The belt goes perfectly with its vibe.

Next up we have the Chanel handbag. Chanel because we are in France, and turquoise because the awnings above certain windows of the Disneyland Hotel are of that colour (or something close to it).

The sneakers are partly because they go well with the rest of the outfit, but as they are the Belle sneakers from Aldo’s Disney Princess collection, they are also a nod to the current renovation going on at the Disneyland Hotel, which is supposed to give it a more Disney Princess theme. Can’t wait to see what it will look like, but we’ll have to wait until 2024 for that.

The bow in the hair is to add another touch of girliness to the outfit (and also because I love bows), while the Mickey earrings, well, are not only because we are at a Disney park, but also because of the big Mickey clock you can see on the hotel as you make your way to the entrance of the park.

Have a magical day!

[innerbeautyfashion]

Wish I had gotten but didn't

[sylvoskiboutique]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 👑ALDO ROYAL X SNEAKERS DISNEY PRINCESS JASMIN NWT.

[reviews4you]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Disney x Aldo Men Beige Cup Sole sneakers.

[katkeyboardmastah]

*cracks knuckles

In short, murder... a lot of murder.

I personally recommend watching through the cutscenes of its story over reading any summary. Bcuz I feel like it's a much more focused plot compared to even the X games, with a much better Disney world intergration. The reason why there are no YT summaries is probably bcuz of the rather spliced narrative filled with flashbacks and flashforwards.

Anyway, here's my attempt at a summary:

So basically 50+ years before the current KH timeline we have been dealing with since BBS, we have the story of Xehanort during his days of youth at Scala Ad Caelum (created on top of Daybreak Town post KHUx). The main plot of KHDR focuses on this one particular sequence of events when Xehanort and Eraqus were still students along with their other classmates. During the game we also see plenty of flashforwards of either previously unseen events (Xehanort talking to the Magic Mirror in Dwarf Woodlands), events we had seen but with brand new context (Xehanort bringing Ven into Eraqus' care) or extended scenes (like MoM's meeting with YMX in Re:Mind). All of these are spliced at the start and end of chapters of the main campaign.

Let's focus on the main sequence of events first:

Eraqus & Xehanort are as we see em in KH3's chess matches. They study in Scala Ad Caelum to become Keyblade Masters under Master Odin alongside 5 of their classmates (Vor, Urd, Hermod, Bragi and Baldr). KHDR's main campaign begins with Master Odin tasking all of Xehanort's classmates except Baldr (who is absent) with finding the missing upperclassmen. They went missing after journeying to the Disney Worlds for their Mark of Mastery. Their names are Vidar, Vala, Vali, Heimdall, Helgi, Sigrun and Hoder. The most important 2 you gotta keep in mind are Vidar and Hoder, the latter of which is Baldr's older sister.

First order of bisiness for Xehanort and co. is to journey to the other Disney worlds and to find clues about the missing upperclassmen and then go from there. They split up into 2 teams, Eraqus-Xehanort-and whoever you picked for the third and the remaining 3. At this point the Disney worlds actually exist and are not projections of the future like they were in the X games. Some function as normal but way back into the past (Olympus Colliseum, Dwarf Woodlands etc.) and others are still too young to properly operate (like Agrabah, which is devoid of all people). In the first three chapters, Xehanort and co. discuss the nature of darkness, how it can spurn from negative emotions and hide within people (example being the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland). At the end of chapter 3, we are treated to a flashback featuring Baldr, telling Eraqus 1 week prior to the main events that he is worried about his sister. Eraqus additionally drops hints that Brain from the X games is his grandfather.

Moving on to the end of ch 4, Xehanort, Eraqus and Vor team up and ask the Magic Mirror in Dwarf Woodlands about Vidar's (an upperclassmen's) whereabouts, only to be immediately visited by Vidar himself. Vidar shows no signs of wanting to return as he hints he has his own agenda and asks Vor to join his cause. He attempts persuasion by saying she will not be able to grow and become a Keyblade Master if she stays as she is. She agrees to his offer and leaves with him. Xehanort respects her choice while Eraqus is against it. In chapter 5, Xehanort, Urd and Hermod visit the Beast's Castle to find more clues. By the end of it, Vala and Vali (aldo upperclassmen) appear and try to recruit Urd, but she turns them down. The upperclassmen so far have seemingly been trying to disrupt the balance of the worlds by stealing their light, the reason to that unknown at this point. Ch 6's world is Agrabah once again with the same team as the previous chapter, but during the middle of it they are joined by Eraqus and Bragi, who have trying to find Vor and bring her back. At the end of the chapter Vidar encounters the gang once again, with Vor in tow, revealing that his goal is to summon forth Kingdom Hearts itself in order to rid of the darkness that took his friends.

This alarms the group, so they deduce that some of the upperclassmen are now dead. But they also need to find out what happened to them in order to understand Vidar's motivations. Their next destination is the Underworld, thinking that it is the best chance to seek answers. Baldr also finally shows up, seemingly fine after over a week of absence and asks to join the search for the sake of his sister. We also see a flashback of him watching her die in front of his eyes in Enchanted Dominion.

They reach the Underworld and ask Hades about the ones who died in the next chapter (and against Odin's warnings to stop prodding). This is kinda funny considering that Donald & Goofy are also searching for Hades at the end of KH4's reveal trailer, seemingly to ask about Sora's disappearance. Xehanort and Eraqus come into contact with Heimdall, Sigrun, Helgi and Hoder (Baldr's sister). Heimdall reveals that it was the darkness that killed them after Hoder tried to confront Maleficent by herself in Enchanted Dominion for their exam. They also imply that they were in The Final World before being called here (implying a connection between the 2 worlds). Hoder has been silent throughout and as the other 3 finally pass on she asks Xehanort for a favor (and the scene fades). As Xehanort, Eraqus, Urd and Hermod try to escape the Underworld from Hades and Heartless, they get sucked into a dark corridor much to Hades' shock. There is also no sign of Baldr and Bragi during this sequence. In the dark corridor, sth gets to both Urd and Hermod and kills them. Meanwhile at the last minute, Xehanort and Eraqus are saved by Master Odin from the brink of death. In the scene he was wielding the Master's Defender (Eraqus' Keyblade in the future).

The final chapter of the game takes place back in Scala Ad Caelum, as things are going haywire with Heartless as far as the eye can see. Xehanort and Eraqus deduce that one behind all of this darkness was Baldr himself (and Odin was hiding this truth). They assume the reason is his sister's death beckoned the darkness to possess him. As the Heartless attack, the three remaining upperclassmen, Vidar, Vala and Vali return. Eraqus, who is pretty emotionally charged rn, fights them with Xehanort at his side, bcuz they were aware that Baldr was the cause and Eraqus just wants to save his friend from the darkness. After the fight Baldr shows up, all wrapped up in darkness. The way he talks is very akin to the primordial darknesses as seen in KHUx's story. Vidar talks about that he wanted to save Baldr too through Kingdom Hearts bcuz he is Hoder's brother but has given up on it, since Baldr is too far gone at this point. Additionally he suspects that summoning Kingdom Hearts is what the darkness would want (for the world to reborn in darkness) and they are not going to play its game. Baldr leaves and the gang deduces that he will kill Vor next, who is on her way to report to Master Odin in the tower.

In the tower Vor is fighting Baldr. The upperclassmen save her only to be killed by a powered up form of the darkness possessing Baldr called Hringhorn. Unable to stop him Vor also dies as Eraqus and Xehanort arrive to the scene. His mission is to kill 13 lights to feed 13 darknesses to summon Kingdom Hearts (a more twisted take on the original tale).

The final fight it between Baldr's Hringhorn and Xehanort & Eraqus. Before Xehanort finishes off Baldr, Eraqus tries to stop him cuz he doesn't want to lose more friends. Around this time we find out that Baldr was not possessed by a primordial darkness as seen in KHUx but rather his own. This darknes was spurned by his own negativity towards his sister, who was always his light and delved in absolutes, that all darkness should be purged. The darkness within his heart saw an oppertunity to use Baldr's own anxiety for his sister's safety to pursue her. It is revealed that the one who seems to have killed Hoder and therefore caused the deaths of Heimdall, Helgi and Sigrun was the darkness. This event sent Baldr spiraling in his own grief and trauma for a whole week, after Master Odin isolated... or more accurately, locked him up in the infirmary so he would heal (good job Odin, you made things worse).

During the end, we see Hoder once again, her heart dwelled within Xehanort's upon her request (like how Eraqus did in Terra after BBS) and the siblings have one final talk where they talk about their problems... or so it would seem if Hoder didn't try to eradicate Baldr for his darkness and Baldr trying to eradicate Hoder (what a sweet family am I right?) This went on long enough that Odin would show up and pin Baldr down using the No Name Keyblade so Xehanort finally finish him off and Baldr perishes. It's an empty victory, as Baldr spurred Xehanort to think about the parallel between the siblings and his bond with Eraqus.

The main story ends sometime later as Eraqus and Xehanort visit the graves of their fallen friends, putting down flowers for each of them. As they leave a figure in a black coat appears, and it turns out to be Bragi? But wait didn't Bragi die? Well, Baldr had assumed he died, but what trully happened was this: When he was left alone with Bragi in the Underworld, Baldr revealed his true colors and tried to kill the latter, only to be bested. Bragi reveals that he was actually Luxu all along (*insert As if here) and he proclaims that this life is kind of a bust as he assumes that Xehanort is not the scapegoat that he will need in the future in order for MoM to return (at the time at least, bcuz Xehanort did NOT go on his dark path yet). Thus he decides to leave, so everyone else would persume he died.

Now that was the main story but here are some other scenes that are of great importance that are either flashbacks or flashforwards:

-Xehanort meets MoM for the first time about 1 year after the main story during his Mark of Mastery exam. It seems that MoM had to personally intervene in order for Xehanort to witness the things he needs in to go down the path that was set out to him.

-Xehanort leaves Scala Ad Caelum aproximetely 7 years after the end of the main story to persue his own goals

And most importantly:

-Xehanort has seen the Player's memories of their life in X/Ux primarily. How you ask? Well, the Player raised him, and through empathy, Xehanort managed to reach them (another parallel to Sora in fact). Didn't the Player "die" at the end of Ux? They become the Player of the upcoming Missink Link, it is their second life. So the version of Player that raised Xehanort on Destiny Islands (particularly the island Sora and co. play at) is the one post KHML, in their late years in a blue robe. Xehanort leaves the Islands not long after their caretaker passes, and then he meets Eraqus and everyone else in Scala (as his sudden appearance there is a mystery to many). Bcuz Xehanort could gleam the Player's past, the latter assumes that Xehanort was the child of destiny, bound to save all. This stuck with Xehanort for his entire life, driven by his curiosity for those memories which leads him to finding Ventus. Additionally explains the martyr aspect of his motivations a lot better. And lastly, in the same scene, it is revealed that Xehanort's origins lie in Scala Ad Caelum, as he is Ephemer's descendant.

I skipped over a lot of character stuff and other nuance so once I again I highly recommend watching the cutscenes bcuz this story is really really good!

can someone give me a rundown of what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road? I can't find a summary of it on YouTube

[straightedgevixen]

New handbag🎁

[mizutoyama]

So pretty! But transport was a bit hard on them 😅

Part of me wants to do an unboxing video 😆

[branstark]

50 questions you’ve never been asked.

i was tagged by @lilyevansr ★

what is the colour of your hairbrush? gold

a food you never eat? mushrooms

are you typically too warm or too cold? too cold

what were you doing 45 minutes ago? playing animal crossing

what is your favourite candy bar? twix

have you ever been to a professional sports event? just minor league baseball

what is the last thing you said out loud? "nice”

what is your favourite ice cream? chocolate peanut butter

what was the last thing you had to drink? coffee with french vanilla creamer

do you like your wallet? yes

what was the last thing you ate? english muffin with raspberry jam

did you buy any new clothes last weekend? no

the last sporting event you watched? who the fuck knows lmao

what is your favourite flavour of popcorn? kettlecorn

who is the last person you sent a text message to? group chat with mom + sister

ever go camping? years ago

do you take vitamins? not every day

do you go to church every sunday? no

do you have a tan? no

do you prefer chinese food or pizza? chinese food

do you drink your soda with a straw? no

what colour socks do you usually wear? white

do you ever drive above the speed limit? most of the time

what terrifies you? dying alone

look to your left, what do you see? my sister

what chore do you hate? washing the dishes

what do you think of when you hear an australian accent? lol nothing?

what’s your favourite soda? diet coke

do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive-thru? no drive-thrus where i live

who’s the last person you talked to? sister

favourite cut of beef? i’m vegetarian

last song you listened to? harry potter soundtrack

last book you read? siege and storm

favourite day of the week? saturdays

can you say the alphabet backwards? nope

how do you like your coffee? with either flavored creamer, or regular cream + splenda

favourite pair of shoes? were burned when my apartment caught on fire :’( but they were tan chunky heeled sandals from aldo that are now discontinued

at what time do you normally go to bed? 11:00pm

at what time do you normally get up? 7:00am

what do you prefer, sunrise or sunsets? sunset

how many blankets are on your bed? three

describe your kitchen plates. vintage-y white ones from joss and main (x)

do you have a favourite alcoholic beverage? moscow mule

do you play cards? no

what colour is your car? navy blue

can you change a tire? no

what is your favourite province? i don’t have a favorite?

favourite job you’ve ever had? working at disney world 

how did you get your biggest scar? my cat

what did you do today that made someone else happy? printed some coloring pages for my sister

tagging (feel free to ignore!): @dramiones, @persepvhone, @elizabcthbennett, @aslura

[geekyrunway]

Disney x Aldo Chinese Lunar New Year

[nothingtowear05]

Top: Juliet Dunn Embroidered Ric Rac Neon Poplin Baby Doll Top ($340.00) | Shorts: AGOLDE Shorts (€ 72) | Sneaker: Aldo Seasneaker ($100) | Handbag: Chanel POCHETTE COEUR AVEC CHAÎNE (3 000 €) | Bracelet: Gucci Heart pendant bracelet (€ 300) | Hair pins: Jennifer Behr Oceana Bobby Pin Set ($148.00)

Today’s random item is the Gucci bracelet with a heart pendant. As it feels like a more casual piece of jewelry, I decided to create a casual vacation look.

To start us off, I decided to go with a pair of white shorts that I decided to match with this cute light shade of cyan. For the shoes, I couldn’t resist going with those Ariel sneakers which are SO comfortable (the only item in this set I happen to own) as the colour of the top reminded me of a soft sea breeze.

Then, for the handbag, I couldn’t add a whole new colour, but I figured this Chanel handbag went well with both the shoes and the top without being too matchy with the shoes.

Finally, the final touch was the hair pins, for which I decided to stick with the Ariel theme of the sneakers, hence the seashells.

This really makes you want to go somewhere warm on vacation…

[sylvoskiboutique]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 👑ALDO ROYAL X SNEAKERS DISNEY PRINCESS JASMIN NWT.

[mizutoyama]

Did I just buy 5 pairs of shoes from the new Aldo X Disney collection?

[nothingtowear05]

Sweater: High Sport Lara Long-Sleeve Cotton Sweater ($580) | Jeans: Ralph Lauren 160 Slim Denim Jean ($590.00) | Sneakers: Aldo Snowsneaker Low top sneaker ($100) | Handbag: Dorothy Perkins Red Double Bar Messenger Bag (£20.00) | Necklace: The Kiss ディズニープリンセス 白雪姫 / ピンクゴールド ネックレス (22,000円) | Headband: Jennifer Behr Everly Headband ($198.00)

This week's hotel is Disney's Wilderness Lodge, which draws inspiration from turn-of-the-century National Park lodges. The hotel also features a restaurant that hosts a Snow White-themed dinner. So, for this week's look, I took inspiration from Snow White for a look that would be fitting in a National Park or inside the Disney theme parks.

To match the color of the top of Snow White's dress, I chose a dark blue sweater. Since wearing a skirt in a National Park is not practical, I opted for a pair of bright yellow jeans for the bottom part of the outfit.

To complement the Snow White look, I paired it with the Snow White sneakers from Aldo's Princess collection. Although it may seem obvious, these sneakers are simply too perfect (and comfortable) to pass up. The selection of the handbag, however, is less obvious. I chose this one because it is the colour of an apple and vaguely resembles the shape of one as well.

To complete the outfit, I added a red headband resembling the one worn by Snow White and a necklace with an apple.

With this outfit, you'll feel like a modern-day Snow White, ready to explore the great outdoors as you hum a merry tune.