#the websites. i think they're all horrendously designed because a lot of these brands have very very small inventories

[pig-wings]

man. like. i get it. i get why. but trying to shop more sustainable clothing brands is just "hey! hello! would you like to view any of our 5 androgynous plain shirts in black, white, or three shades of khaki? they cost 80 dollars!"

where are the fun prints! where are the non-confusing websites! where are the form-fitting clothes!

[royalsealy]

R: Rate these brands from your favorite to least favorite: Angelic Pretty, Btssb, A&P, Innocent World, Bodyline, and Metamorphose! S: Do you think Sugary Carnival is cute, or overrated? X: What’s the worst print or dress you’ve seen?

Thanks for asking!!

R: Rate these brands from your favorite to least favorite: Angelic Pretty, Btssb, A&P, Innocent World, Bodyline, and Metamorphose!

Top level:

Metamorphose! I love how experimental they are with prints, construction, and color scheme plus I never have to worry about the fit. Their website is very friendly to english-speaking consumers which is a plus

Mid tier: A&P, BTSSB

A&P - usually they're not in my style but I think what they come out with is really pretty, I've heard good things about their customer support and sizing so that's a bonus

BTSSB - Cotton dresses! They feel really sturdy too. Usually easier to find a nice piece second hand for not as much, my only qualm is their sizing can be a bit limiting.

Low tier: AP, Innocent World

AP - I love their older prints and designs and a few of their newer designs, but a lot of it is not for me. Their sizing is inconsistent which makes them more difficult, and they sent me a dirty headbow lol.

Innocent world - they're more classic so not as much in my wheel house but they do have some designs I love (like the chair dress). Their sizing is also very small

No opinion:

Bodyline- I feel like their stuff is never in stock or at least not the colorway/size I'd like, also their shipping is pricey. Their quality varies but what I've seen is cute :)

S: Do you think Sugary Carnival is cute, or overrated?

I think it's cute! The recent re-release for the OP being 10 cm smaller than advertised makes it overrated for me :')

But I'd still like to have it one day as it feels like on of those pieces everyone has so it'd be easy to twin

(Ideally the sax or black OP, assuming the arm cuff is comfortable )

X: What’s the worst print or dress you’ve seen?

This is a tough one! I'm going to go with the first one I saw while starting the fashion that made me go 'I don't get it'

(More under cut)

Happy Garland by Angelic Pretty.

Specifically the 2022 series and not the 2023 one (I think the skirt cut is cute and I like the black/mint colorways).

What bothers me about this release is that I feel like the print itself is overly stuffed and busy. On top of that, the yellow, pink, and sax colorways when used it makes it harder to see some of these details, as the colors of the print aren't altered depending on the colorway, all of the pink/sax/yellow elements of the print completely disappear on the dress. But the white stock photo looks both underwhelming and overwhelming to me, there's so much on there and because of that I can't make anything out so it feels like nothing is going on at the same time.

I also had the displeasure of touching this dress in person and it felt like a nightmare fabric, it was like a thin, almost translucent plastic sheet. Not only did it feel like it would rip super easy but the texture itself is horrendous. I can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be to wear it, I'm sure it gets hot too. All I can think of is how it'd be like being wrapped in a tarp or a tent.

All these things combined on top of Angelic Pretty charging 300 dollars for it, to me makes this one of the worst prints/dresses I've seen.

(I also don't blame people who got this one because they had no clue what that fabric was going to be like, it just feels disrespectful to the consumer. Not at all judging people who own this since all of our tastes are unique, I just feel like AP could have done better in a lot of ways with this one)