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June 2, 2010

Fanime + outfit snaps

Sadly I wasn't able to afford the 'Fancy french event' as we were all calling it, but I did have a blast at fanime! Not posting my cosplay photos, but I was in lolita for half the weekend.

I picked up a brand new Algonquins t-shirt from the swap meet on friday for 20$- according to the tag, the retail was about 60! (Never underestimate swap meets- 80% of the stuff you probably won't be intrested in, but you can find some real gems if you look hard enough!)

The head bow is from Chantilly (35$) , and the flower head band I think is from Paris kids(7$), both were bought at the magical boutique.

of course no photos were allowed, but it was crazy seeing so much brand in one place at once! It was amazing to be able to see tripple fortune head pieces and brands like atlier pierrot and chantilly up close- eventhough I'm more of a goth at heart, I fell half in love with the black colorway of Angelic Pretty's Wonder Cookie skirt *__*

This is what I was wearing on Sunday morning, repping the old school bxw coordinate- the JSK is by Baby and of course the bow is the one I bought at the magical boutique.

I wish I could have gotten more outfit shots but here's what I do have-

I wish I took some more photos before the lolita fashion show! Everyone looked amazing! Hahaha I was kind of out of it and half blind, (thankyou wig and contact lenses...) so I didn't feel like fiddling around with my camera

here's me and my pal Julia- I'm repping goth and she's wearing a super awesome punk loli coordinate!

full outfit...

in action! Eventhough I was in the fashion show last year too I was still really nervous and didn't know how to pose!

smiling because it's over hahahaha

I made the bonnet by myself and the dress is metamorphose <333 Read More......

November 20, 2009

Bats & Cats

SO I didn't end up going to the fashion show on Saturday (had a fun filled time with some of my friends who came down to LA for the weekend instead~ I LOVE YOU GUYS<3!!!)

but I did make it to the goth party at royal tea on Friday :]

What I wore:

Blouse: goodwill

Skirt: F+F

Boots: Muro

Head thing: hand made

the only part of the exhibit that showed up on my super ghetto camera- hahaha I can tell people Lady Gaga was at this too then, right? :'D

There's no point in entering a costume contest if Julie's participating :'D (lol this is one of the few snaps of the night that actually came out D:)

And a full body snap that doesn't involve my messy messy room, thanks to Julie~

Sheyne and her boy looking fabulous as always~

Royal Tea was packed- I wish my photos of the line had come out better!

The Wandering Marionettes- when they walked in I heard a lot of people going 'OMG ARE THOSE THE JABBAWOCKEEZ????! :'D Anyway their costumes were really cool and their dance looked awesomeee~ (sadly I was to the side and didn't get the full effect ;3;~)

Part of the special Hello Kitty menu... couldn't resist ;3;~

SO. CUTE.

ANYWAY if you want to see more outfit snaps check out

Type rest of the post here

September 2, 2009

Gothic White

So the other day I was thinking, why don't you see many white gothic outfits? It would be an intresting change from the all black outfits which turn into a person shaped black hole when photographed in bad lighting.

Sadly though, in this day and age the common misconception that 'goth' is basically just wearing all black all the time. In lolita there's the disturbing rise of the use of the term 'bitter loli'. Ignoring the fact that in japanese it sounds like Nigga Loli (as a kind anon on loli secrets poinded out), I think it's pretty rediculous that just because a dress is mostly black it is no longer in the 'sweet' category. Call Toy Parade or any of the other sacherine sweet prints by Angelic Pretty 'bitter', all you want- I'm still getting a tooth ache over here. Also, if I had a nickle every time I saw someone with a frilly cupcake dress with lace everywhere and bows exploding all over it BUT in a black x white colorway, calling their outfit 'gothic' I would be able to afford those delicious (overpriced) tempura rolles at the food court under the fashion campus.

Anyway, aside from an obvious sweet print (pastel colors, stuffed animals, candy, puppies, bows, ect.) what design features mark a printless dress as gothic rather then sweet? Gothic clothing is more mature, it presents more of a streamlined sillouette. Accessories may include crosses (both normal and inverted), chunky jewelry, choakers, gloves, high platforms, and fishnet are definately more prominant then in 'normal' lolita style. Also on a more mature note, occasionally more 'fetishy' elements are present like corsets.

But in conclusion let me say this is by no way an official guide ; although I enjoy the gothic style I am by no means a goth and am definately not an authority on the style!

Anyway goth (I presume) is usually in black because of the connotations the color has where the style originated- death, darkness, night ect. However, white also shares some of theses- even in the west, ghosts are usually portrayed as being pale ethereal forms, and in Asia, the color white signifies death and mourning.