#swan lake ephemeral tears

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Swan Lake ~Ephemeral Tears~ Short Sleeve OP

Brand: Alice and the Pirates

Release Year: 2015

[bombomderps]

3 style challenge! Build 3 different coordinates using 1 main piece! I went for the classic, sweet and gothic using Alice and The Pirates Swan Lake - Ephemeral tears skirt in purple!

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[j0culatr1x]

I hosted a brunch meetup at Oscar Wilde NYC for some of the New York Lolita comm a few weeks ago, for Valentine's Day. Dress is Alice and the Pirates Swan Lake Ephemeral Tears.

[kiimtrails]

Swan Lake ~Ephemeral Tears~ Ballerina JSK by Alice And The Pirates (2015) in purple

[the-lady-mienshao]

30 Day Lolita Challenge

Day 5 - 10 things from your wishlist

I’ve accumulated a heck of a wishlist, but I’ll narrow it down to the pieces I covet after all this time!

Pics and explanations under the cut

1. Angelic Pretty’s Cinema Doll OP in lavender

This is my holy grail, the first piece I actually fell in love with when I started looking into the fashion in late 2012! Though considering how large name brands are biased towards the petite, I am a bit concerned if the large size would fit me... At least I got the JSK to fall back on if that’s the case.

I’d also love the frame necklace and ring, peplum cutsew, OTKs and head bow too.

2 - AatP’s Vampire Requiem Corset JSK in navy

Another dress I fell in love with when I first got into it! Though this one is pretty hard to spot secondhand whenever I’m poking around Lace Market...

3 - Meta’s Twinkle Journey Pinafore JSK in navy

I just prefer it over the re-release Meta did. 

4 - Baby’s Queen of Snow ~The White Kingdom... Snow Rose JSK in lavender

I actually also like the sax and pink colors too, but this is the color I want the most out of the bunch!

5 - AatP’s Queen’s Coach JSK II in black

Also in navy and wine! I had the high-waisted version on my wishlist, but then I realized that there was no shirring. *facepalms* Guess it’ll be the other JSK! I also like the OTKs and the necklace from this collection.

6 - Angelic Pretty’s Marine Kingdom Tiered JSK in lavender

This print broke my heart when I first saw the pictures, and pretty much affirmed my love for marine themed prints.

7 - Angelic Pretty’s Romantic Rose Letter OP in lavender

Hopefully with the matching bonnet too!

8 - Fanplusfriend’s Enchanted Forest Silk OP in navy

Considering this was a VERY limited garment (only 60 ever made since the fabric required delicate tailoring), I doubt I will ever get to wear this. But it is one of my favorite prints.

9 - AatP’s Swan Lake ~Ephemeral Tears~ Ballerina JSK in green

Another achingly beautiful print from 2015 (same year as Marine Kingdom and Enchanted Forest too!). I actually saw this dress for sale twice on Lacemarket, but I’ve neither the funds nor the items to properly co-ord this...

10 - Angelic Pretty’s Dream Sky Salopette in sax

This is actually the only salopette I actually like. Though I don’t think it quite helps that this print is still a fan favorite...

[nofomoartworld]

Modern Dance and Street Art Collide in an Abandoned Swimming Pool

From the art-in-strange-places department comes the story of Lake Enchanto—the eccentric, interdisciplinary activation of a once-bustling miniature nature reserve on the Northeastern edge of LA, in the Santa Monica Mountains. The Peter Strauss Ranch was a fancy-rustic getaway in the wooded hills, complete with family attractions, hiking trails, picnic gardens, a lake, stone and earthen amphitheaters, aviaries, and all that other mid-century family adventure stuff that came with cocktails for the parents.

The Ranch languished after Disneyland burst onto the local vacation scene, but it was resurrected as a public park by a progressive civic program nurturing green-space and the arts. It's fitting then, that Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, known for staging ambitious dance performances in unexpected places, would activate the site. Along with multidisciplinary collaborators, they are staging visual and performance art projects that encourage experiencing the landscape and offer a profound meditation on its history.

Lake Enchanto: Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre at Peter Strauss Ranch

Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is an LA-based company whose raison d'etre is the occupation of unconventional spaces, staging site-specific, quasi-improvisational performances that frequently also involve visual artists and musicians in ephemeral public activations. They've performed at LAX, libraries, city halls, outdoor plazas, garages, abandoned hospitals, pockets of overlooked urban landscaping, and more.

Painter and muralist Kim West is a friend of Duckler's. Though she's long wanted collaborate with the choreographer, West wasn't comfortable with performing herself. But one day, when Duckler was visiting her studio, a lightbulb went off. Spying a vintage floral bathing suit that belonged to her grandmother—West displays the garment as a source of inspiration for her nature-inspired, ethereal paintings—the artist mentioned she'd love to work in a swimming pool. By happenstance, Duckler had just the one in mind.

Lake Enchanto: Art by Kim West (Photo: Shana Nys Dambrot)

The result is Lake Enchanto, a 115-foot composite mural installation built from scores of panel paintings on walls and scaffolding inside a mostly-drained concrete pool, which West executed on site over the course of many weeks. Meanwhile, Duckler's company conceptualized and perfected an hour-long dance performance which took place in direct contact with the artwork.

At dusk, an audience of about 200 was ushered into the basin, into which a trio of dancers descended, all clad in vintage bathing suits. The dancers moved through a steep amphitheater before entering the pool, traversing its entirety with gracefully humorous choreography, assiduously avoiding a brackish puddle at one end. They finished by ritually tearing down many of the in-pool paintings as the sun sank below the horizon. Lake Enchanto was scored live by experimental musician Davy Sumner, who crafted a responsive sampler from sounds captured on site, in a perfect mashup of Art of Noise meets Martin Denny ambient trance.

Lake Enchanto: Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre X Art by Kim West (Photo: Shana Nys Dambrot)

The Kim West mural is on view through September 9, vulnerable as it is to the machinations of weather and wildlife, as the site will host a handful of other outdoor installations and happenings in June, July, and August. Sculptor Ben Allanoff's Peace Factory fractal log assembly will host an event on June 17 at 10:30AM. Olga Lah's Bloom, adjacent to the pool, is a stepped hillside festooned with hundreds of pink plastic fiberoptic bouquets, which Duckler also incorporated in her choreography. Bloom will host its own happening on August 20 at 4PM. Painter Natalie Smith's trailhead sign will be "activated" on July 9 at 3PM, and also on that date, Alchemist Ballet takes place at 4PM by dancer Chasity Ramsey in the pool housing West's mural. A tip for those planning on attending this summer: plan a picnic, wear flat shoes, and bring bug spray.

Lake Enchanto at Peter Strauss Ranch (Photo: Shana Nys Dambrot)

Ben Allandorf: The Peace Factory, reclaimed wood gathering place at Peter Strauss Ranch

Patricia Yossen ceramics installation in the aviary at Peter Strauss Ranch

Lake Enchanto: Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre X Art by Olga Lah (Photo: Shana Nys Dambrot)

Natalie Smith (Trail Marker) and Brittany Ko: Moved By Mountains hand-painted meditation tent at Peter Strauss Ranch (Photo: Shana Nys Dambrot)

Natalie Smith at Peter Strauss Ranch

Lake Enchanto: Art by Kim West (Photo: Shana Nys Dambrot)

KB Jones at Peter Strauss Ranch

Arts in Parks is open daily through September 9, with a series of performances and concerts each month. Follow National Parks Service | Santa Monica Mountains on Instagram for details.

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[yandere-magica]

I got to wear the dress I bought at Alice and the Pirates in LaForet. This wasn't the cut or color I initially intended to get but this combination happened to suit me best. I am surprised how tall-friendly this dress is, usually AatP stuff is pretty good in that regard but this dress actually covers my knees! I'm very happy I was able to get it, it's now one of my favorites. Jsk and headpiece: AatP Socks: meta Shoes: Bodyline everything else offbrand

[j0culatr1x]

Moon, Phoenix

Moon: What are you currently studying/hope to study?

Acting, Spanish, and Russian.

Phoenix: Favourite thing to wear?

Gothic lolita, pesudo-victorian goth, classic lolita. My favorite item of clothing to wear is Alice and the Pirates’ Swan Lake Ephemeral Tears JSK in lavender. (It’s a lolita dress)

[j0culatr1x]

After months of scheming and saving, I finally purchased a skirt in my dream Lolita print: Swan Lake Ephemeral Tears by Alice and the Pirates. I'm so pleased, and I can't wait to make my debut in the fashion with this beautiful piece.