#i have this btssb dress and bag

[hyallulonelyhime]

Hyahime presents: That time when a jsk became an ironing board cover..

Today i'm sharing a classic from cgl many of you have definitely heard about: The ironing board fiasco. The story of a girl, her dad's fiance and many feels.

Everything started when OP shared this image and said the following:

Due to some unusual circumstances, I'm currently living in a partially-renovated house with my dad and his fiancé.

His fiancé is a very sweet lady who is very thrifty. She makes all her own clothes and and will usually find a practical use for something, rather than throw it out (i.e recycling old bottles and jars to pot plants).

I had a Baby The Stars Shine Bright Strawberry and Cherry Ruffle jumperskirt that I didn't wear anymore, so I was planning to sell it. From memory, it cost about $400.

I put it out in the main room next to a pile of clothes I planned to donate to Good Sammies, so I'd remember to take photos of it for the sale. I then went away for a week to visit my grandparents

When I came back, I noticed the pile of clothes had disappeared. Cool, my dad and/or his fiancé had donated them for me. But wait… Where was the jumperskirt?

It was then that I saw the sight portrayed in the uploaded. My dress had been cut up to to make an ironing board cover and a tablecloth. I don't know where the rest of the material is.

It appeared that my dad's fiancé had assumed the jumperskirt was part of the donation pile, and thought there was no harm in 'recycling' it for her own uses. In her efforts to pretty up the concrete-y wasteland of a house, she had unknowingly destroyed an expensive brand dress.

Literally the only thing I could do in that moment was stare blankly. I can't even be mad at her, she had no idea.

So now I have a BTSSB ironing board and table cloth.

the story immediately caught the attention of users as they scrolled. Some found it terrible, others couldn't help but laugh..

Though some were quick to say it must've been fake.

So.. did OP fake this for attention? Let's investigate.

It is very unlikely the fabric was gathered from a replica, judging by the print details and the fact that this isn't a very sought-after or popular piece you'd see everywhere.

But how did one dress result in so much fabric? Although it looks like a lot, one anon pointed this out:

But she knew she'd get the attention, right? ...yes, but I don't think anyone would come up with this specific odd way to recycle a lolita piece and make the community react.

OP responded to the questions and thoughts with the following:

At this point, some anons were pretty much just fighting over if it's okay for OP to be so calm or not. Which.. is a little bit weird. Others were more emotional about this than the victim themselves.

But what you may not know is.. there's more. There's more to the Kawaiironing fiasco.

Op comes back.

I queried the whereabouts of the remaining material and she showed me. She said my dad told her I was "throwing them out" (I have no idea where he drew that conclusion as i specifically said I was donating a bunch of clothes, so at the very least he should have assumed I was, you know, donating them), so she thought it was fine to cut up. My fault anyway, didn't separate the "sell" pile from the "donate" pile. HOWEVER… There were a few other brand dresses I was planning to sell. I assumed they had been donated with the rest of my clothes, as they were nowhere to be found. I was a little sad about that (they were valuable Angelic Pretty, BBSTB and Metamorphose), but oh well. Then I looked in her material bag and found they had also been cut up… When dad said I was "throwing THEM" out, he did not state a plural by accident… Pics to follow.

If anyone wants individual versions of those pics lemme know.

The loli gods frown upon me today for my unbecoming carelessness in handling burando.

Op decided to keep the truth a secret: ignorance is bliss, and her stepmother did not deserve to feel the guilt of ruining so much burando.. or to know that so many lolitas were in shambles knowing about her crafts.

..Although, anons said this wouldn't stop her from doing it again. Maybe she should know so she doesn't cut up even more dresses.

One thing is certain. that's a really cute ironing board cover. Maybe the fabric could become even more random burando stuff: headbows, little makeup bags, cup coasters, mats.. oven mitts?

Lolita home goods for all! we demand a cute life!(✧∀✧)/

[fyeahlolita]

for the fashion asks: 1, 13, 15 💕

I already answered 1, so I'll do the others! 13: first ever purchase?

First unofficial Lolita purchase was the original "The Hot Topic Dress", it's so old literally no one remembers it. First actual Lolita purchase was from Fan+Friend, and it was I think several different dresses? First brand purchase was a blackxblack shirred JSK, tote bag, emblem charm, and memo pads from BTSSB in 2006 or 2007.

15: do you have an unpopular opinion about the fashion?

I have no idea if this is still unpopular any more but I think that petticoats aren't that important and people make too much of a fuss over what shape they are and the differences are so minimal that the weight of your dress usually ends up squashing any difference between A line and Cupcake pettis. And also if someone doesn't want to wear a petticoat, as long as the coord is still good, it's still fine. Another unpopular opinion is a lot of cheap Lolita stuff on Amazon is fine. It's all the same quality and price as stuff we used to buy from reputable Ebay sellers, or Bodyline, or even later Taobao, just easier. You just have to know what's clearly a stolen stock photo. It's mostly just a pain in the butt finding plain pieces? I needed a new blouse quick, and it's like impossible to find a blouse that isn't overdesigned to the point of absurdity.

[beauetjoile]

Things That Should Be Said In Lolita More Often

There are NO RULES in Lolita.

There aren't. None. Zero. Guidelines maybe, but rules? Nope.

Lolitas in Japan do not care and neither should you or anyone else.

Let's just take a look at ACTUAL lolita fashion in Japan using a search on a single blog @tokyo-fashion

Stuff on head. 7/8 have skirt. Few seem to have a petticoat, sometimes the ruffled skirt is just giving that vibe without having one. Some VERY vibrant makeup on a few. Bright red lipstick? *gasp* Above the knee skirts on most. Types of shoes are all over the place and none seem to be "lolita shoes" except maybe the BtSSB girl. I don't remember seeing her footwear.

Bonnet absolutely askew, giant tulle petticoat that is too long, random plushie belt and murdered teddy bear shoes with dark pink ribbons that color match NOTHING else in her ensemble. Perfection, no notes.

But is it lolita? YES

You could make arguments that it's lolita because it has the correct silhouette and blah blah but once you start taking things away from what is considered lolita, is it really? Once you start bending the rules, do the rules even matter anymore?

It's the dress? The THEME?! You can easily find a camo print, sulky fur cow-print dresses, bathroom toiletries, LAUNDRY SOAP PRINT for crissakes.

Were they ever rules to begin with?

Here's one of my fave rules that I absolutely HATE:

"NO CHEAP LACE!"

*stares at dress and bag*

*points*

And yet, she is BEAUTIFUL.

I have had this particular post sitting in my drafts for years from this blog. Because it's inspiration.

No cheap lace? I take that as a challenge.

My point is, wear whatever the frick you want to wear. If someone tells you it's not right, give them the middle finger and proudly be a lolita your way.

[royalsealy]

1. What is your dream piece? 2. What was your first piece? 5. What lolita staple do you hate? 8. What are some details you wish to see more of? 10. What is an underrated print/design motif? 12. If you had to change one thing about modern lolita fashion, what would it be?

1. What is your dream piece?

Metamorphose temp de filles 2003 Bridal OP was a massive dream dress for me (lolibrary)

I never thought I would see it, definitely not in person or online but 1 managed to pop up a few weeks ago and I broke my no buy so fast! It's a lesser known mtdf release (so it wasn't that expensive) but the flocking pattern is so gorgeous and the type of silk used has a unique texture/pattern to it. I plan to make a replacement sash and some accessories for it. I got it in black, which is the last colorway missing on lolibrary so maybe I'll take some nice photos and submit it. :)

I have some other minor dream dresses but this was the big one.

2. What was your first piece?

The first piece that came in the mail was Baby the Stars Shine Bright's Kuma Kumya Marine Island II in pink!

When I got it I immediately put it on, I had a blouse and everything from the socks, shoes, accessories- all I was missing was a petticoat and I remember being stressed out by how it looked on me. I was really second guessing my decisions and how quickly I jumped in, then my petticoat came in and I was immediately reassured. This is a piece that absolutely needs to be worn with a petticoat or it can be kind of jarring.

I like pink but it's not a color I wear, so I don't see myself having a lot of pink in my wardrobe. I would love to get this print in a different color (navy/mint mostly) in the first cut since I find it more flattering for me.

But I love all things sea critter related, I wanted to be a marine biologist for a while and dabbled in marine ecology for a time so this print is a favorite for sure.

5. What lolita staple do you hate?

Those chunky bead bracelets, when I see them on other people I think it can look really nice but I don't like them on me at all.

8. What are some details you wish to see more of?

More variety in the structure of main pieces, I feel like recent-ish Angelic Pretty falls into having a lot of the same structure that can lead to some of their pieces looking the same to me

(Although BTSSB's JSK I and II cuts do this too)

10. What is an underrated print/design motif?

I would love to see more things like embroidery, the 2 toned/color screen prints/designs

(Angelic Pretty's Aqua Princess)

12. If you had to change one thing about modern lolita fashion, what would it be?

Remove the use of plastic leather especially for bags. Not only is it really hard for these items to hold up over time, but as they degrade and shed they add plastic to the environment.

More things like canvas bags which can or can not include leather or other natural fiber embellishments would be nice, that way there would still be some variation in color or design but in a more sustainable way.

(BTSSB's Alice in Fun fair bag)

Thank you for asking and for reading!!

[alliexas]

Frederick's 30 Days

Day 5: Do you have any off brand/atypical lolita pieces that you use often in coords?

I'm a thrifty person when it comes to my everyday clothes which influences my lolita purchases as well. I'm always on the lookout at op shops/thrift stores for blouses, shoes, bags and jewelry that could work in lolita either as is or with some adjustments. My go to gothic style boots (as seen in my first coord here) were from an op shop as well as a red cropped cardigan that I use to bring out the red in prints.

I also make my own pieces such as the dress on the right in the above linked post, my own version of btssb's shirring princess. I'm currently halfway through crocheting a pair of wristcuffs and planning to make an op pretty soon, I've had the fabric sitting in my 'to make' pile for a few months now.

[trickstercheshi]

@20dollarlolita inspired me to get a pick glass and do some brand dress fabric comparisons. I'm gonna rank them bc why not.

Format will be year, brand, print name, fiber content, fabric name (as listed on lolibrary), my opinion and rating

2014 AP magical night theater, 100% cotton (printed Burberry)

Feels nice and crisp, however the print runs and the gold on the print oxidizes so I'm terrified to wash it 6/10

2019 AP dream cat go round 100% polyester (wooly viyella)

Feels like a garbage bag especially the op. So lightweight in a bad way. 2/10

2022 AP lemonade float 100% polyester (chiffon)

Poly chiffon is fine poly chiffon is nice 7/10

2022 AP Sunny smile laundry 100% polyester (grosgrain)

This is a heavier weight than dream cat so it feels a lot nicer and imo drapes better 6/10

2018 AATP mrs Halloween apple’s strange banquet 100% cotton (baniran)

Super heavy with a nice texture 9/10

Side note I completely misremembered this print name 😅

2021 BTSSB trump cards Alice 100% cotton (butcher)

This is lighter than AATP dresses but still nice 9/10

2022 AATP spiderweb lace jsk 100% polyester (natural stretch)

A nice twill but still poly 7/10

Side note I have a green sample that was never actually produced this fabric might be slightly different from the lolibrary listing

2020 Meta magical artefact (100% polyester) printed fabric

This is chiffon why can’t you call it chiffon. Very nice 8/10

2021 Meta royal crown cat ribbon (100% polyester) printed fabric

This also just says printed fabric but it’s heavier and softer than the chiffon 9/10

Since this is getting long might do a part 2

[ephemeral-lace]

In February 2022 pastrami restrictions lifted enough to allow us to have an outdoor meetup. We had hot-chocolate and froze our ruffly butts off. I guess it was vaguely valentines themed.

Bonnet: handmade (not by me), almost a 1:1 replica of Btssb Spin Doll

Coat: AP Lovely Girl Short coat

Dress: Btssb Sheryl Lacy JSK II

Brooch: Red Maria

Purse: AP Rose Toilette Going Out Bag

Socks: Handmade

Boots: Manitobah Snowy Owl

Everything else offbrand

[20dollarlolita]

I bought the Spoonflower Sample Pack and here’s my analysis of what is good for lolita fashion.

I’m going to start with what I considered the definitely no, because you don’t really need pictures of them.

Minky, Fleece, Sport Lycra, Belgian Linen, Cypress Cotton Canvas, and Dogwood Denim are in my nope pile. The three wallpapers they offer are also in the nope pile, but that probably is obvious. The Organic Sweet Pea Gauze is also a no. The fabric isn’t totally bad, but they can’t print it on the grain consistently. The Celosia Velvet is an upholstery velvet, not an apparel velvet, and you can tell in the way it drapes, so taht’s also a no.

***

The definite yes pile (who’s up for pick glass shots. You know you love them and it’s been a while):

Of the knits, we have Modern Jersey on the left and Performance Pique on the right.

The Performance Pique is also a moisture-wicking fabric, so if you need stretch and also don’t want to be sweaty, it’s a good option.

The Modern Jersey is my choice for if you need a 4-way stretch.

The Cotton Spandex Jersey is fine as a greige, but the quality of the print did not impress me. This picture is Modern Jersey on the left and Cotton Spandex Jersey on the right. If you’re buying from Spoonflower, I assume you’re going there for prints, and the Cotton Spandex Jersey ones just don’t really compare with what official lolita brands are putting out.

Cotton Poplin Ultra, Organic Cotton Sateen, Lightweight Cotton Twill

Next up is the group I’m going to broadly call “woven cotton,” despite that being an extremely vague term. These are your fabrics for older lolita, back before polyester fabric was common on lolita dresses. The twill is very similar to my pre-2011 AP and BTSSB dresses. The poplin and sateen could be used where you’re use a lighter cotton, and on things like shirting.

Now we have the sheer and silky: left is the Poly Crepe de Chine and the right is the Chiffon. 

If you need chiffon in your lolita dress, you know it, and if you need printed chiffon in your lolita dress, Spoonflower’s is pretty darn good. The edges of the dots are not as clear as they are on some other fabrics, but it’s still a pretty good print (chiffon is extra difficult to print on, too).

If your inspiration is a more modern polyester dress, using the Crepe de Chine and a lining will work pretty well. It’s got a very fine wrinkly texture (that’s what makes it crepe) and a really nice drape.

If you need a crisp, saturated polyester prints, the Silky Faille is my choice. It’s about the same weight as the Poplin Ultra and it’s about as opaque, but it’s got a bit more drape and a clearer print. It has luster, but it’s not super shiny.

***

And now we’re on for the MAYBE and UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES category:

Satin (top), Petal Signature Cotton (left) and Linen Cotton Canvas Ultra (right)

If you’re making a lolita dress that needs satin, you know that you need satin, If you’re not sure if you need satin, please hang up and try calling again put the satin down and just be assured that you don’t need it. It’s not a thick satin and it’s not a matte satin, but the print quality is quite nice.

Petal Signature isn’t bad, but it’s largely a quilt fabric. There’s many other cottons here that would work much better, which is why it’s not in the definitely usable category.

Linen Cotton Canvas is good if you know you need canvas. If you’re making a bag, it’s probably your best bet. Otherwise, stick with the twill. 

Neither of the Pro Member Exclusive fabrics (Longleaf Sateen Grand on left and Perennial Sateen Grand on right) impressed me as much as the Cotton Sateen did. However, these are both available in 116″ wide, so if you NEED that width AND you have $250 a year for the membership, they will both work just fine for lolita.

Neither the Cotton Spandex Jersey (Left) nor the Organic Cotton Knit Ultra (right) impressed me with their dye penetration. There’s better options available, so these didn’t make it into my definite yes category.

So there we go, if you’re looking at Spoonflower for buying lolita fabric, here’s my list of what does and doesn’t work. I honestly didn’t look at the prices of any of these; I just went off what the fabrics look and feel like.

Getting fabric custom-printed is not inexpensive, but if you’re planning on doing so, here’s some info I can give you. Now go make pretty things.

[keeperofthelostsleepschedule]

KOTLC J fastion AU

I'm reposting this here because I spent way to long on it for it to go icnored, this au takes up every waking moment of my thoughts

NO ONES GONNA KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT BUT IM POSTING IT ANYWAY AAAHHHHHH

-I don't know if either of these groups are big enough to understand any of this but like, here we go!

-Lihn is a classic/gothic lolita and goes to too many teapartys.She likes big extravagant headpieces lots of jewelry and never wears wigs.

-Tam is Lihns ouji accessory, and Tam is just begrudgingly accepting of it. all of Tams sets are gothic. No color. Nope. None. Black.

-Tam buys almost exclusively from Moi-Meme-Moitie, and Lihn is a total BTSSB brand whore.

-Biana likes fairy kei and just really likes cording big fluffy jackets. She also pretty much exclusively wears purple, pink and yellow. Sometimes she needs outher colors, in that case she raids Sophie's wardrobe.

-She likes chunky sneakers, hair bows and cute hair colors. Biana would totally dress Iggy up and bring him to meets.

-Binana is a total lifestyler.

-Sophie got converted by Biana to fairy kei, but then desocoverd classic lolita and down the rabet hole she went. She still likes cording pastal colors tho.

-Every once in a while she'll go out in OTT sweet lolita. Also because she's basic, she's been trying to get her hands on honeycakes in her size for a year and a half.

-she likes brands like lily of the valley and lady sloth

-When Sophie wears lolita, she likes to wear like, 200 Pettis. So she's just POOF.

-Biana, Dex and Lihn had to have an intervention for Sophie about her Beret addiction. It's getting seriously out of hand.

-Dex likes casual styles. He mostly dresses in pastels.

-Dex likes more indie brands. He orders these massive pastel tow bow hauls once every couple of months. You'll just see this mile high stack of boxes and think, "aw heck he's done it again."

-Dex really likes Dimond Honey

-Dex tried to convince Tam to do a style swap once. It did not go well. We don't talk about that day anymore.

-Dex likes bracelets and big chunky necklaces. He says he likes how he rattles when he walks down halls.

-Sometimes he'll let Sophie dress him up in sweet lolita. Everyone agrees he pulls it off really well. He loves milky planet and steals bianas jsk way too often

-Fitz just follows Biana and Sophie around to carry bags. He takes photos for everyone. He is the coms designated photographer.

-Lihn wants him and Tam to do a matchy look but Fitz dosent want to, mostly because he doesn't like Tams style

-Marella wears off brand lolita a lot, but not as offten as everyone else.She's to afraid to buy brand because she's afraid shell set it on fire.

-Marella is also the meme lord of the group. She pumps out Mr. Yan memes faster than dex can make tow bow orders.

-Marella owns 12 different pairs of teapartys.

-she really hates it when she can't find matching headbows

-Keefe went through a INTENCE ita phase.

-He spent a long time building up a sweet/classic wardrobe for a few years, before is style morphed into more party kei. He still kept a lot of his stuff tho.

-He still has a lot if AP skirts. Keefe rocks the skirts. Lihn hates cording skirts with a passion, and is eternally impressed with Keefe's abilitys.

-Stina wears old-school, and likes rocking horse shoes.

- she's the person newbies allways cause of being it's, but is actually like, the most skilled in the whole comm

- rectangle head dresses up the wazooo

-I would write more about her but I hate her so I'm not giving her any more attention.

-Sidenote, Della totally collects irregular choice heels 😏

If you know what the hell I was talking about feel free to add on. Also expect art soon. 😅

[thedeadstagehand]

KOTLC J fastion AU

I don't know if either of these groups are big enough to understand any of this but like, here we go!

Lihn is a classic/gothic lolita and goes to too many teapartys.

She likes big extravagant headpieces lots of jewelry and never wears wigs.

Tam is llLihns ouji accessory, and Tam is just begrudgingly accepting of it. all of Tams sets are gothic. No color. Nope. None. Black.

Tam buys almost exclusively from Moi-Meme-Moitie, and Lihn is a total BTSSB brand whore.

Biana likes fairy kei and just really likes cording big fluffy jackets.

She also pretty much exclusively wears purple, pink and yellow. Sometimes she needs outher colors, in that case she raids Sophie's wardrobe. She likes chunky sneakers, hair bows and cute hair colors.

Biana would totally dress Iggy up and bring him to meets.

Binana is a total lifestyler.

Sophie got converted by Biana to fairy kei, but then desocoverd pop kei and decora and down the rabet hole she went. She still likes cording pastal colors tho.

Every once in a while she'll go out in OTT sweet lolita. Also because she's basic, she's been trying to get her hands on honeycakes in her size for a year and a half.

When Sophie wears lolita, she likes to wear like, 200 Pettis. So she's just POOOF.

Biana, Dex and Lihn had to have an intervention for Sophie about her Beret addiction.

It's getting seriously out of hand.

Dex likes casual styles. He mostly dresses in pastels.

Dex likes more indie brands. He orders these massive pastel tow bow hauls once every couple of months. You'll just see this mile high stack of boxes and think, "aw heck he's done it again."

Dex really likes Dimond Honey

Dex tried to convince Tam to do a style swap once. It did not go well. We don't talk about that day anymore.

Dex likes bracelets and big chunky necklaces. He says he likes how he rattles when he walks down halls.

Sometimes he'll let Sophie dress him up in sweet lolita. Everyone agrees he pulls it off really well. He loves milky planet and steals Sophie's jsk way too often.

Fitz just follows Biana and Sophie around to carry bags. He takes photos for everyone. He is the coms designated photographer.

Lihn wants him and Tam to do a matchy look but Fitz dosent want to, mostly because he doesn't like Tam.

Marella wears off brand lolita a lot, but not as offten as everyone else.

She's to afraid to buy brand because she's afraid shell set it on fire. Marella is also the meme lord of the group. She pumps out Mr. Yan memes faster than dex can make tow bow orders.

Marella owns 12 different pairs of teapartys.

Keefe went through a INTENCE ita phase.

He spent a long time building up a sweet/classic wardrobe for a few years, before is style morphed into more party kei.

He still kept a lot of his stuff tho. He still has a lot if AP skirts.

Keefe rocks the skirts. Lihn hates cording skirts with a passion, and is eternally impressed with Keefe's abilitys.

Stina wears old-school, and likes rocking horse shoes.

I would write more about her but I hate her so I'm not giving her any more attention.

Sidenote, Della totally collects irregular choice heels 😏

Honestly I have no idea how Many people I. The fandom will understand this, but the idea came up and I couldn't not. Expect. Art soon😏😅

[fannyrosie]

On August 19th, there was an Alice and the Pirates Harajuku Tea Party. The theme was "Summer Princes and Princesses", so I went with pale colours and flowers. I only have two AatP/BtssB main pieces now, so I didn't have much choice. I hadn't worn lolita in a long time due to the extreme heat and humidity we have in Tokyo this summer, but the merciful gods of lolita gave us a beautiful 27°C day for the first time in forever. Dress: Alice and the Pirates (collab with Versailles) Underskirt: Innocent World Lace top: Boutique 1861 Hat: Handmade by Copetillo Arts Beads bag: Vintage (from Kiki2) Shoes: Fluevog Parasol: Alice and the Pirates Jewellery and long gloves: Vintage Tights: B-Be-Bee

[teslas-lame-archive]

i did mean the latter, yeah! :D thank you for answering, your opinions are so cool and detailed <3 you're also so right abt the difference between btssb and angelic pretty tbh- also i dont have a lot of thoughts abt the topic myself, but one thing i was thinking was that iori probably either has an angelic pretty dream dress or an ap dress hidden somewhere in the very back of his closet?? i just think he'd like their vibe ((and then is shocked when riku inevitably finds it and tries it on haha))

BESTIE OH MY GOD YOU'RE SO RIGHT

alss;df;lk;las iori WOULD SO have an ap dress stuffed in some dark corner of his closet, and which one? two words. nakayoshi. bunny.

and of course he'd have the utterly ridiculous (complimentary) matching bonnet

throw in an usakumya bag and bingo bango bongo, we've got ourselves a closeted (badum-tiss) lover of all things cute <3

[not2sweet]

People have been posting some then and nows in Lolita and it got be curious and made me look back at some old pictures. The left is me in 2009. It's the opening Tea Party for Baby, the Stars Shine Bright SF. That was the only Baby dress I owned at the time. My closet was very small, I didn't even have matching accessories. I made the bunny bag, because otherwise I had nothing to match. The next year I became a shop staff. The picture on the left is me this year at Tokyo in Tulsa. Now I have...... a lot of Baby dresses and accessories. I still work for Baby, but I'm a Brand Representative and I work their convention booths and special events. Style wise not a whole lot has changed, besides the bigger closet and I do sometimes wear Gothic and Hime style too. What have you noticed about yourself then an now? Has your style changed? #lolitafashion #lolita_fashion #lolitastyle #amaloli #babythestarsshinebright #btssb #aliceandthepirates #aatp #egl #eglcommunity #lolitadress #sweetlolita #lolitagirl #thenandnow #kawaii #kawaiigirl #kawaiiasfuck #kawaiifashion #ロリータ #甘ロリ #かわいい

[checheisacat-blog]

Japan Trip 2016 Day 4: Shinjuku OIOI (Marui) Angelic Pretty, exploring Akihabara, Maidreamin Maid Cafe

On Day 4 the *plan* was to wake up early and get ready in lolita, then travel with my friend to the Angelic Pretty store in Shinjuku OIOI to line up for the Aquarium Carnival release.

Buuut it didn’t really happen that way LOL.

Our plan was to be at the AP store by 9 AM, but by the time I woke up (and then ACTUALLY woke up lol) and calculated the time it would take me to get ready in lolita, I knew there was no way we would make it lol.  My friend Mika figured the same and we decided we'd get ready in lolita and go to the AP store anyway even if we wouldn't make it in time to line up for that ~release experience~.

Even though I was pretty lazy with my coord overall, it still took me longer than I would've liked to get ready.  I blame the humidity (and my own stupidity for attempting to curl my hair LOL).

We left our bfs to explore and shop around Ikebukuro while we headed to the station!  We decided to go the way of Ikebukuro station instead of Otsuka station this time since we needed to stop by the bank to change more dollars in yen.  

They were giving away cute origami at the bank!  I took a few as souvenirs.

And then we took the Yamanote line to Shinjuku!  So many tall buildings.  It really gives off the feeling of a bustling city.

Even the short walk to the OIOI (or Marui) felt sooo long though because of the heat, humidity, and all the stopping we had to do at the crosswalks.  

I took this fabulous coord pic of my friend though!

And then we were in the mall!  A lot of the stores have signs that say no pictures allowed, so I don't really have a lot of pictures inside the mall.  It was amazing, though!  There were so many different stores, I wish I had the time to look through them all!  We had all agreed on a designated time to meet back up in Ikebukuro, though, which meant we didn't have a lot of time for leisurely browsing.

We took the escalator up to the floor that had the lolita stores and found the Angelic Pretty store!  I kinda wish I had just snuck a picture of the store, but for some reason I decided not to be rude at that particular time LOL.

Turns out we really had nothing to worry about regarding the release since there were PLENTY of Aquarium Carnival items left in stock.  To be honest, I wasn't really interested in the print myself, but had mostly gone to accompany my friend and look at their other stock.

My friend ending up buying the navy JSK and matching headbow though!  I'm glad she ended up liking the print and buying it! However, going to AP wasn't useless for me at all since I ended up spotting the Wrapping Cherry cutsew OP in pink which was a BIG wishlist item for me.  It was in the exact cut and color I wanted and it was the only one left!  I decided to take it as a sign and bought it LOL.  I debated getting some socks and accessories too but decided against it.  They also had Twinkle Sky dresses for only 10,000 yen!  Sadly the only colorway I was interested in (ivory) was sold out, so I ended up not getting it.

The shop girls were super nice to us (even though we were dressed in BTSSB and not AP LOL) and one of them agreed to take pics with us as long as it was outside the store!  She was really cute, cheery, and helpful!

I also took a coord shot in the bathroom with my shopping bag!

We did a little bit of browsing around the floor but then it was time to go back to Ikebukuro!  

After we all regrouped the next item on the agenda (set by my friend LOL) was to meet up with some more of her friends in Akihabara!  So together we all took the train to Akihabara.

AKIHABARA!! I was really excited!  Akihabara is pretty much Tokyo's epicenter of everything otaku-related.  

AKB48 cafe!  I'm a casual AKB48 fan, I know some of their more popular songs but don't know any of the member's names LOL.

And the Gundam Cafe!! I'm not really a gundam fan either LOL.  We took a pic outside anyway!

We waited around the station a bit for Mika's friends to show up.  They were both super nice!  The one with the green wig is also named Mika LOL and the blonde one is Chi and she brought her daughter Kairi along with her (in a stroller)!  With all of us finally together we started exploring Akihabara!

selfie!

And I got another coord shot!  Although I kinda have a stank face LOL and a bad habit of touching my face in photos ahhh I need to stop doing that >_>

Akihabara was really an otaku's paradise!  There were giant anime billboards and arcades EVERYWHERE.  Not to mention a ton of maid cafes.

My bf had heard about the Final Fantasy XIV cafe in Akihabara, so the first thing we did was try to find that with navigation help from Mika's friend Mika (maybe I'll call her other Mika for the purposes of this post LOL).

The FFXIV cafe is called Eorzea cafe and it's located in a building called Pasela resorts!  We actually found it pretty easily.  But since it was a Saturday and we didn't have a reservation the cafe was all booked up for the day.  It was pretty exciting just to see it, though!  My bf (and me too, tbh) really wanted to eat there though so we made plans to come back during a weekday morning to try to get seats.

The merchandise displays and art!

On the first floor of Pasela resorts was a Honey Toast cafe!! I love honey toast.  We didn't stop to eat though, since we had more exploring to do!

We walked down the main street of Akihabara (I don't remember what the street name is lol) and came across many arcades and stores!  

The prizes for the arcade machines were all so cool, they even had large prizes like body pillows and posters.  The prizes reflect what's popular at the moment, so there was a lot of Love Live!

I was surprised to see a machine with Tales of the Abyss prizes!  I wanted one so bad ;_; but I'm garbage at arcade machines so I don't even bother trying lolol.  I wish they had the prizes for sale too, I would rather than just buy it than get frustrating trying to win it lolol.

We browsed some more along the street!

There was a FFXV display!  This was before FFXV was released lol.

Eventually we came across a building that had a lot of Love Live stuff and a Love Live cafe!! 

I really wanted to eat at the cafe but of course it being a Saturday and us not having reservations meant it was a no-go lol.  I tried to ask the girl working at the merch booth on the first floor how to get reservations for the cafe, but she completely didn't understand my shitty Japanese and English mix and ended up calling her manager (?) over her headset saying "wakaranai" lolol I pretty much gave up after that.  Although I probably should've gone to the actual cafe (on the 7th floor) to ask but I didn't realize it lol my mistake >_>

But I did snag one of those Snow Halation tote bags from the merch booth!

It was just a few days past Nozomi Tojo (one of the U's members) birthday, so there were a huge display dedicated to her!

In the same area there was an arcade machine with these Senor Sabotenders from FFXIV!!  My bf tried unsuccessfully to win one lol.

At that point we were all hungry so we went into a curry ticket machine restaurant!  Chi and her daughter had already departed by this point but we still had to wait a bit for the five of us that were left to be seated.

The wait was totally worth it though!  The curry was super delicious!

Endless fukujinzuke!! I drowned my plate in it lolol and sent a pic to my sister.

After that it was time for more exploring!  We went into a video game store that had demos you could play.

I saw a Carl's Jr. and took a pic of it LOL.

And more exploring!

I bought this EnStars pin for a friend of mine who lives in Oregon, but the one time she came to visit me I ended up forgetting to give it to her LOL so I still have it... somewhere.

We saw this takoyaki stand!! Even though we weren't that hungry bf and I decided to share one just to try it.

I only ate one or two myself but it was SO amazing, the best takoyaki I've ever had tbh!  They were really generous with the portion for the price too.

And after a little more walking and saying goodbye to other Mika, the four of decided to go in a maid cafe!  We settled on Maidreamin since there were signs for it everywhere and we just happened to be near one location.

The one we went to was located on the fourth floor of a building!  Honestly with the huge signs everyone you won't have trouble finding a Maidreamin or any other maid cafe in Akihabara.

No pics are allowed in maid cafes, but I tried to sneak a few (not of the maids, but of the food and us lol) although looking back on it, all the pictures I ended up taking were really crappy lol.

There were some nuts on the table to snack on!  We also got some tea.

The menu!

And a really zoomed out pictures of my parfait with my friend making a funny face in the background LOL.

That's pretty much all the usable pics I have tbh.  I wish I tried to sneak more pics!  But I'll guess I'll just the describe the experience instead.  Their menu had some regular food and dessert you could order a la carte, or you could get a "set".  There were different set prices, but the one I got was about $20 and came with the parfait, a souvenir, and a picture with a maid (and something else probably but I can't remember because I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE ahhh).  My friends each got the more expensive set which came with more choice of souvenirs and a food item I believe?  And my bf just ordered a dessert a la carte since he didn't really want a picture with a maid or a souvenir LOL.  When they bring your food/dessert out they do a "Moe moe kyun" ritual type thing where they same some kawaii chant and do some arm movements and you have to repeat it after them.  It was kinda charming but also kinda embarrassing lol.  We were pretty much the only group in there, the rest of the customers were Japanese men by themselves, although as we were leaving a group of white tourist girls came in. 

The parfait was actually surprisingly delicious!  I did enjoy the maid cafe for the experience but I don’t think I’d do it again. I’m not really that big on overly kawaii or moe moe kyun type stuff and for the price I’d rather go to another themed cafe... where I can take pictures LOL.  But that’s not to detract from Maidreamin in any way since they definitely delivered the maid cafe experience and the souvenirs were really nice.

My pic with the maid!  Even though my bf didn't enjoy the experience he ended up taking this picture from me to keep in his wallet LOL.

After we left the maid cafe it was getting pretty late at night.  We walked around the street some more and looked in a few more stores.  I was getting tired at this point but I got some good pics of Akihabara at nighttime!

Selfie!  

And a Kirby claw machine!  Sooo cute ;_;

Our last stop was a Don Quijote!  I only took one pic lol of these Fujifilm Instax cameras!  I really wanted one but ended up not getting one at the time, although I do have one now that I got off Amazon for cheaper!

After that we were all really tired and decided to go back to the hotel and call it a night.  It was a fun day!  My first time wearing lolita in Japan (and I decided after that I didn't want to deal with the hassle anymore, especially since my hair had deflated and makeup had smudged because of the humidity), and first time at a real maid cafe!  It was also really fun just exploring Akihabara, although it sucked to get turned away at cafes because of our poor planning lolol.  The highlights of the day for me were finding (and buying) Wrapping Cherry, which is still one of my favorite dresses to wear, and eating that delicious, delicious takoyaki!

Our plan for the next morning was to wake up early to try to get into the Eorzea cafe (although since the next day was a Sunday idk if that was really such a good idea lol).  Stay tuned to find out if that plan comes to fruition lolol.

Japan Trip June 2016

[ephemeral-lace]

In June 2019 we had our first ever "rainbow Meetup", where the goal was to have a full rainbow across all attendees. It is no coincidence that the rainbow meetup is in Pride month ofc, and we've tried to have one every year since (2020 was not possible).

I debuted my nekokumya Agatha at this meetup, and I sewed her a red gingham dress to go with my skirt.

Sk, KC: AP Cherry Marguerite

Bag: AP Royal Cards shoulder bag, Btssb Nekokumya pochette "Agatha"

Blouse: Wheat House

Shoes : Sosic Shop

Jewellery, accessories: offbrand

[fannyrosie]

I have been wanting to wear sailor style at cape Zanpa for a while now, so I went and did it. I always feel that lighthouses and sailor collars are the best match. Too bad the seaside is so windy, though! Dress: Mary Magdalene Cardigan: Innocent World Hat: Vintage Vogue Shoes: Hush Puppies Bag: BTSSB Parasol: Alice and the Pirates The Little Mermaid earrings: Axes Femme X Disney Tights: Mondor