tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636226525184188702024-03-05T00:20:22.843-08:00Marionette Cemeterycrypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-90709493819877965952018-02-15T12:28:00.000-08:002019-01-07T11:57:14.466-08:00°˖✧✝ All of My Lolita Purchases in 2017 ✝✧˖° <div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It's that time again when Western Lolitas share their current wardrobe with the Lolita community! This happens every new year within the month of January, so the community can see what pieces Lolitas will be sporting for the up coming year. And as a participator, it also serves as a way to reflect how far you've come or which direction you want to go with your own wardrobe moving forward. </i></div>
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But since last year, I've been doing my wardrobe post a bit differently. I've gotten to a point where I have acquired a lot of pieces in my wardrobe. So instead of documenting the entirety of my wardrobe, I only show everything I've purchased that year. If you're interested in what I bought in 2016, you can read about it <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2017/02/all-of-my-lolita-purchases-of-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>All pictures are stock photos or reference pictures taken by the sellers I've bought my items from unless otherwise stated. All items are listed in the order they were purchased, from my first order in January 2017 to my last in December 2017.</b></div>
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Metamorphose OP With Detachable Collar<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started the year off right by finally getting one of my dream dresses!<br />
I'm saving to wear it for a special event.</td></tr>
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Putumayo Purse<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my forth Patchy/ Putumayo item (Patchy items were sold through Putumayo<br />
(I'm guessing a Putumayo designer created the Patchy line))! <br />
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And even though the bat wings are a clear indicator of it being a Patchy <br />
design, I have a brand mook with this exact purse being apart of <br />
Putumayo's 2006 winter collection, so I'm labeling <br />
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BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Jacket With Detachable Winged Lapels and Cuffs</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't even put into words how much I love this jacket.<br />
It's so ridiculous and has everything I love about older Lolita designs.</td></tr>
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BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Skirt<br />
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Visible Blouse and Skirt Set with Detachable Jabot </div>
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THIS VISIBLE SET!!!!<br />
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Now, if you've been following me of awhile, you'd know that I'm not <br />
shy when it come wearing reschel lace (on brand pieces!!!). So, when looking<br />
at the stock photos of this set, it didn't look that bad to me. But when I <br />
saw it in person... oh, dear... It was terrible. <br />
Terrible to the point where it's not even wearable<br />
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My friends and I had a good laugh about it, though.<br />
Maybe I'll get around to making a separate post about how bad it is.</td></tr>
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Metamorphose Skirt</div>
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Metamorphose Skirt</div>
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beauty:beast 3-Way Bag<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of my Old School "holy grail" items.<br />
I was so happy to have finally found a beauty:beast bag, and for cheap, too!<br />
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I soon learned why it was so cheap, though, once I saw it in person.<br />
Because the bag is so old, the material is flaking apart. Like, even if you slightly<br />
rub against it, the material just disintegrates. I really have no idea how to <br />
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Heavy Red Jacket</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's another wacky piece I bought this year.<br />
The things on the shoulders are supposed to be roses, but my friends<br />
and I like to joke that it's poop, hehehe~<br />
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This jacket doesn't really really fit the initial Lolita silhouette, but I think <br />
it's very <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0nrKL0iMPrnSbJ9GelUjDfl9YFlKoIbLdVj6s7-aJidoBwG12BsIHnM1ke8OFj2O18y7wpxhmQrs5zzSK9R8T_YIHQe3Eq_zKnVjr_sumTIg0LLz6RdYowbOJazerAVWQxsbpqNoYxs/s1600/2.jpg" target="_blank">Mitsukazu Mihara</a>-esque, so I want make an <br />
"avant garde" coord with it. <br />
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Innocent World Bonnet </div>
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BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Blouse</div>
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I always see the red colorway up for sale, never the black one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These gloves were a birthday gift from a friend.<br />
I talked a bit about them on my Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cryptkasper/photos/a.2131757237050715.1073741828.2130010493892056/2146623855564053/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I also received my <a href="http://www.milkribbon.com/" target="_blank">Milkribbon</a> brooch I got from a group order on this day,<br />
so I guess that's another item to add to this list. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know this seems like a strange addition to my Lolita wardrobe,<br />
but I bought this specifically for a Hello Kitty punk coord I was planning<br />
to wear for <a href="https://www.rufflecon.org/" target="_blank">RuffleCon</a> (which may seem even stranger).<br />
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Trust me, though. The coord was very nice. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the coord, I ended up customizing the Hello Kitty case, so it<br />
could fit my style a bit better.<br />
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I installed a removable chain strap with jump rings and some ribbon<br />
attached to the ribbons that were already in the case, spray painted the <br />
inside black, and decorated the outside.<br />
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If you're interested in seeing all of the preparations I did for<br />
RuffleCon last year, you can look at and read about them <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/cryptkasper/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2216924278534010" target="_blank">here</a> on my Facebook page.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I know this is supposed to be a wardrobe post, but while I at it, here<br />
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I think it came together quite nicely.</td></tr>
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OP from. But I managed to find a stock photo from<br />
the brand itself, Victorian Maiden.<br />
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during the same time as the OP. I do not own the bustier.</td></tr>
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I would regularly see it on auction sites, but never bought it.<br />
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In my last wardrobe post, I thought it would be fun to write about the least and most expensive item I'd bought. But this year, I want to speak more on the purchases themselves. In 2016, I bought about thirty or so pieces. And I honestly thought that was a lot for one year. But for 2017, I ended up buying forty-nine pieces (almost fifty!). I don't know if deep in my subconsciousness I took it as a challenge to surpass my 2016 record, but something happened, because I really didn't go into 2017 thinking I would accumulate so many pieces by the end of the year. </div>
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When I look back on everything now, I realize that my plan to limit everything I bought to a certain amount of money was counter-intuitive. It just made me get more smaller and cheaper items. For instance, I bought eight purses! I really didn't need to buy so many purses this year. But all of them were so cheap, and, for about half of them, I'd missed out on buying them in the past, so seeing them again gave me a chance to buy them.<br />
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I also bought a lot of blouses and cutsews. I don't regret buying them, though (I don't regret buying anything last year). Blouse were something I was lacking my my wardrobe. For some reason, there were a lot of sellers selling older, cotton blouses, which, as an Old School Lolita, was good for me. The current trend with blouses are for them to be made from chiffon. But blouses with material like that tends to clash with the Old School aesthetic.<br />
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All in all, I'm happy with my purchases. But I'm definitely not going to buy as much this year, hehehe~. I'm running out of space to put everything!<br />
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It's just hours before New Year's! And to commemorate the upcoming year, the members of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/rufflechat/" target="_blank">Rufflechat</a>, a Lolita fashion discussion group on Facebook, participated in sharing their top three Lolita achievements they we're proud of, as a way to end this year on a positive note. While reading through everyone's responses, I felt really happy for everyone's accomplishments, and was glad to see a platform created for the support of other Lolita's (you can read the original post <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/rufflechat/permalink/1505362999559046/" target="_blank">here</a>). I haven't updated my written blog in awhile, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to do so. So here are my top three Lolita accomplishments of 2017:<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #ffd966; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">◊</span> </b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sticking to My New Year's Resolutions</span></b><br />
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At the beginning of this year, I made the task of creating a set of New Year's resolutions that were more condensed and explicit, so I could focus on specific aspects I wanted to work on. And, I must say, this method worked so well for me! If you haven't read the post about my 2017 resolutions, you can do so <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2017/01/" target="_blank">here</a>. But, to summarize, I wanted to create more "dolly'" looking coordinates from the Old School Lolita aesthetic, purchase more items with Old School imagery, like roses, crosses, and crowns, and participate in Lolita photo shoots. I'm happy to say, I got chances to do all three, and excelled in most of them!<br />
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OP: Metamorphose temps de fille</div>
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Headdress: Handmade</div>
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I'll be creating a 2017 wardrobe post in the next month or so, like I did this year for all of the items I bought in 2016, so you'll be able to see everything I bought this year. You can read the blog post of all of my 2016 Lolita purchases <a href="https://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2017/02/all-of-my-lolita-purchases-of-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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These are apart of an armature photo shoot I did some time in the summer. You can see more of it and others like it on my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptkasper/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #ffd966; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">◊</span> </b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Obtaining More Metamorphose Pieces </span></b><br />
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I don't know if I've mentioned this before here on this blog (I'm prety sure I have, hehehe~), but I absolutely love the brand Metamorphose temps de fille (Metamorphose)! If I were to have to choose out of all of the older Lolita brands, I would consider Metamorphose my favorite. I just adore how tacky (and I mean this in the most loving way) and zany their pieces can be. Looking at older Metamorphose pieces really fuels my imagination and puts me in such a great mood. And, because of that, I try to obtain as many of their pieces as I can. This year, I was not only able to create multiple coordinates with almost entirely Metamorphose pieces, but was also able to meet prominent figures from the brand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blouse and Caplet Set- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
JSK- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Headdress- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Purse- Offbrand<br />
Socks- Innocent World<br />
Shoes- Current Mood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in September, I was able to attend a meetup for Kuniko Kato,<br />
the creator and designer of the brand <a href="http://tawaraya-kato.ocnk.net/" target="_blank">Physical Drop</a>. She<br />
was also one of the founders and head designers for<br />
Metamorphose up until 2009!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In November, at RuffleCon, I was also able to meet <a href="https://twitter.com/metamor_atelier?lang=en" target="_blank">Natsumi</a>,<br />
one of Metamorphose's current designers/models!<br />
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My Coordinate:<br />
OP- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Apron- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Headdress- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Socks- Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Shoes- Current Mood<br />
Tray Prop- Handmade</td></tr>
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I'm an extremely modest person, so it's hard to believe that there are people who actually enjoy my coordinates enough to care about my creative process or even personal life. But, over the years I've been in the Lolita fashion community, I've been approached with the idea of expanding my presence over different forms of social media by other Lolitas. There were other reasons as to why I avoided doing such an idea, but the greatest reason was just because I was too shy. But, for some reason (I still don't know myself), I decided to create a Facebook page; later, an Instagram. And I haven't regretted doing so yet!<br />
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My Facebook page just received a bit over 100 likes and my Instagram is about to reach 500 followers. My numbers are extremely modest in regards to other Lolita figures, but I appreciate everyone's support regardless!<br />
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If you wish to follow me, you can do so here:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/cryptkasper/" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/cryptkasper/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> @cryptkasper<br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptkasper/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @cryptkasper<br />
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I got to do so many new things in 2017, and I hope to do even more in 2018! See you in the new year!<br />
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°˖✧ 'Till next time<br />
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<br />crypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-14877374811914428222017-07-28T16:02:00.000-07:002017-07-28T16:02:29.864-07:00°˖✧✝ A Little Trip to the Movies + Bakery ✝✧˖°<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Movie poster for <i>The Little Hours</i>.<br />
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<i>About two weeks ago, scrolling through my Facebook page, I came upon an advertisement for a newly released independent film called <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLittleHoursMovie/?hc_ref=ARTryWFbfK5RNlKK_l85wmePnqwpAImJl2KKR3vZof0PS-Sw9Aou-UqyBVh9rwFxPaA&pnref=story" target="_blank">The Little Hours</a></u>. The advertisement was of one of the film's trailers, with the opening clip being of Aubrey Plaza dressed as a nun screaming in the ear of a silent, still, and a bit annoyed Dave Franco. At first glance, I thought the video was of a comedy scene apart of a sketch, but realized it was formatted more like a movie trailer (turn to find out, it was), which confused me, because everything from the story to the characters seemed too bizarre to be an actual film. Even after I watched the entirety of the video clip, I was still sure it had to be a comedy sketch spoofing different movies. But sure enough, there was a little button at the bottom of the advertisement to "Learn More" about theaters near me and ticket prices.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A still of a scene with Dave Franco and Aubrey Plaza<br />
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The clip I saw on Facebook was only forty-seven seconds, but I can't find it on YouTube to share here. If you have a Facebook account and wish to see the one I saw that initially peaked my interest, you can watch it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheLittleHoursMovie/videos/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">here</a>. The trailer linked below is one of the movie's full length trailers, it seems, and pretty much gives away most of the movie and funnier jokes.</div>
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All in all, I would say that the movie was... okay. It wasn't great, but it also wasn't terrible, even for a deadpan comedy with a slew of sexual high jinks. The rating for this movie on IMDb was a 6.6/10, but, personally, I feel like it was more at a 5/10. One of the most recurring criticisms I've read about the movie is that the movie itself doesn't really feel like a movie, but more like a number of smaller sketches interwoven to create the story's plot line. On a positive note, I did end up enjoying the movie on a base level.</div>
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I had wanted to wear a nun or religious theme coord to match the movie, but the temperature was very hot that day and my nun styled pieces are heavy and intended for colder weather. And besides, for some reason, I felt the urge to wear one of my older Metamorphose temps de fille OPs more than anything. The lace on the OP's collar has crucifix details on it, though. So I guess that makes up for it.<br />
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Headdress: Handmade<br />
Socks: Innocent World<br />
Bag: Off brand<br />
Shoes: Angelic Imprint</td></tr>
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Because this is an independent movie that just recently came out, not a lot movie theaters that plays big budget, blockbuster-type of films were showing it. So, I had to go to a theater that specializes in exclusively showing independent films. I've always passed the theater that I went to, but never actually went in. And because of that, I was taken aback a bit when I entered the doors and went into what looked like the entrance of a neglected, neighborhood shopping center. </div>
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I must say, though, once I got to the ticket booth and inside the theater, it did actually look like a typical movie theater. I didn't take pictures inside, because the theater was a bit small with about only four workers, that I could see, and they were all staring at me the whole time, so I didn't want to look even more weird just going around taking pictures.</div>
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A nice thing happened while I was at the theater, though. One of the workers recognized that I was wearing a Lolita outfit and complemented me on my coord! However, I don't think she quite understood the fashion. After the complement, she asked what character I was. But, it was alright. She was really nice, even when I told her I wan't dressed up as anything; I was just myself dressed in frilly clothing.<br />
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Another thing I noticed, while I was in the building, were a couple of art pieces on display on one of the walls. It seems like it's a wall for artist in the community to get a chance to show off their work, which I thought was a cool thing to do.</div>
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After the film was over, I decided I wanted to stay in the area a little longer, since it was such a nice day. Being in the area made me remember a certain bakery I went to a couple of years back, and I wanted to go see if it was still there. Unfortunately, by now, I had forgotten the name and how the storefront had looked; I only remembered the area it was in. Thankfully, it was still there! It was nice to see that they hadn't closed down the shop since the last time I came.</div>
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The bakery, which they cleverly call a "cupcakery," because they specialize in cupcakes, is named Small Cakes. They have many signature cupcakes as well as a selection of specialty ice cream flavors. I only anticipated on buying one or two cupcakes, but they had a sale, where if you bought three, you would get a fourth one free. They had so many different kinds of cupcakes, that it was hard to pick just two anyway, so I decided to get four.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I forget the actual names (sorry), but from top left to right:<br /><br />Oreo cupcake, Cookie Monster cupcake,<br />Caramel Pretzel cupcake, Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcake</td></tr>
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The storefront is a bit small, with only two tables in the back, but I managed to get a seat so I could admire my cupcakes a bit more before I left. I really love cupcakes and taking pictures with cupcakes!</div>
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Even though Small Cakes is small, I like how the shop is decorated. They have a lot of decorations without the shop looking or feeling cluttered. I felt so happy being in such a cute place!</div>
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<i>Whenever a visual kei artist or band comes overseas to my country, I try to support them, especially if whatever they're doing, a concert, a meet-and-greet, or so forth, is close to where I live. Unbelievably, YOSHIKI, the founder and leader of one of the biggest and most successful bands in Japan, X Japan, planned two major events for New York City: multiple movie showings for his music documentary about his band, X Japan, and two personal, classical concerts, featuring the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, at the illustrious Carnegie Hall.</i></div>
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I don't have too many friends who are visual kei fans like myself, but I do have one who is: my friend Ashley. And, while I'm not the biggest fan of YOSHIKI or X Japan, we both agreed that these events were going to play a pivotal role in YOSHIKI's overseas success, and create possibilities for other big named visual kei artists in the United States. So, we told each other we would get tickets to both events no matter what! And, in the end, did just that. </div>
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Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YoshikiOfficial/photos/a.368480926524228.85046.148183251887331/1203045336401112/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">YOSHIKI's Facebook</a></td></tr>
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Months before the actual theater releases, YOSHIKI made tremendous efforts to support his band's documentary through all of his social media brackets and partnerships between well known Japanese and Western musical artists and multiple enterprises dealing with Western pop culture and music. If you were a fan of Japanese based music during this time of the film's promotion, it would've been hard not to see some sort of blurb or publication about its release. One of the most shared piece of YOSHIKI's promotional material was the finalized version of the <i>We Are X</i> official trailer.<br />
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From the trailer, you can see a few of the Western music artists who participated in giving their opinions and comments on X Japan and the differences between the musical environment in the United States (U.S.) versus Japan, which severed as a tremendous barrier for X Japan to translate their success over to the U.S.</div>
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Because of the the large amount of promotional materials being release, there were a lot of different teasers and clips of the documentary being pasted around. One of them focused on comments from Japanese based bands, which included footage from the band Dir en grey (a visual kei band that received a prestigious opportunity to have YOSHIKI produce the majority of their first singles from their major debut, which lead to the success of their first major full length album back in 1999). And, in case you couldn't tell, I'm a major Dir en grey fan, hehehe~</div>
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Originally, there were only a couple of showings over the span of two days, Friday and Saturday, when the documentary first debuted at the Brooklyn Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in New York City (NYC) back at the beginning of November, last year. But, because the special Q&A Friday screening, with YOSHIKI and Stephen Kijak, the director of the documentary, sold out so quick, a second special Q&A screening was added for Friday. Unfortunately, my friend and I already had purchased tickets to an earlier screening when we found out the original special screening was sold out. If we would've waited another day or so to buy our tickets, we would've been able to go to the second special screening they added (we were so close!). </div>
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There was also a collaboration with <a href="https://www.tokyorebel.com/" target="_blank">Tokyo Rebel</a>, a NYC based clothing store that sells authorized items from Japanese street fashion brands, with the documentary's NYC debut. If you purchased a ticket to the original Friday and Saturday special screenings and wore a visual kei inspired outfit, you would would be entered in contest to win a copy of an art poster drawn by the fabulous comic artist <a href="http://www.beckycloonan.net/" target="_blank">Becky Cloonan</a> and signed by YOSHIKI.</div>
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I'd never been to the Brooklyn Alamo Drafthouse Cinema before, but it turned out to be a charming theater. However, it's located in a huge retail center with single floors dedicated to a certain department store, like Century 21 and Target, so, at first, I didn't know what to expect. But, when I finally got to the theater on the fourth floor, it was such a contrast to the building and other modern, big name retail stores on the other levels. The overall appearance of the theater gave off vibes of an Edwardian styled interior mixed with a 1930s vintage feel.<br />
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I didn't anticipate there being a bar located in the movie theater, so we didn't put going in and checking it out in our plans. From what I saw, it was pretty packed, so we decided to go somewhere else to eat and talk about how we felt about the documentary. But, before that, we wanted to get some nice pictures together in the theater. </div>
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Afterwards, we went to the merchandise table that was stationed outside in the lobby for fans to purchase "We Are X" products. I forget everything that was being sold, though I know it wasn't much. I ended up purchasing a bandana with a customized "We Are X" graphic design on the front.<br />
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I bought the bandana because I wanted to buy at least something at the table to support X Japan, but I don't really know what to do with it. If I fold and tie it, like you're supposed to do with a regular bandana, no one will see the design on the front, which is the entire point of the item. I've thought about framing it, but I kinda would like to wear it, too. I might pin it to the back of a jacket, so it could be admired, like it was intended to. </div>
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As we were leaving, I tired getting a cool picture of my outfit, or even a selfie, with the wax heads from the theater's bar as a background, but there wasn't enough light to capture my face or details in my outfit. The only decent lighting we could get was outside the theater on the floor's landing.</div>
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In honor of the documentary, Ashley and I wanted to wear visual kei inspired outfits, which proved to be harder than I expected. One of the major problems I had was styling an outfit that would fit the type of hairstyle I had at the time, which were Senegalese twist. I wanted to go for more of an early 1990s, drape-y, Goth rock look that visual kei bands were doing at the time, but thought my hairstyle wouldn't really fit. So, I went with a more cutesy, Punk-y look that was fashionable in the mid 2000s when oshare kei, a sub-genre of visual kei, became more prominent in the visual kei scene.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Cafe, an oshare kei band, in 2004<br />
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And while I'm at it, here's the music video where An Cafe wears the same Punk outfits they were wearing in the above promotional photo. </div>
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*** For the sake of more clarification, I will like to say that my outfit IS NOT necessarily an oshare kei look, but more of an inspired one, based on different oshare kei elements. The promotional photo of An Cafe wearing clothing from SEX POT ReVeNGe is also necessarily NOT an oshare kei look; it's Punk. A more comprehensible example for what oshare kei is would be the black and white stage costumes in the above music video that An Cafe wears in the scenes where they are playing their instruments. </div>
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While Punk and oshare kei are two different things, oshare kei artists incorporated many styles their fan base (young girls) were interested in into their stage costumes, which created (to me at least) this mishmash of a dark, DIY, Decora, Punk look.***</div>
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BONUS:</div>
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At the end of the night, Ashley, who's vegan, gave me a carrot. I don't know why, but I thought it was the funniest thing. It was like a vegan joke that happened in real life- my vegan friend just had raw carrots to pass out.</div>
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Well, that's all of for the first part of my YOSHIKI post (I didn't expect it to be so long)! I'll make sure to start the second part as soon as I scan the Carnegie Hall program with details about YOSHIKI and the <span style="text-align: center;">Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.</span></div>
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crypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-62046875547803282972017-02-28T14:56:00.003-08:002017-02-28T14:56:31.510-08:00°˖✧✝ Lolita Blog Carnival: What Are 5 Pieces/Trends You Can't Go Without✝✧˖° <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So, black lipstick isn't an item that is necessarily a part of Lolita fashion, but is is an item that I definitely can't go without when wearing Lolita (or pretty much anything else, hehehe~). It may just be because I'm biased toward wearing black lipstick, but I really think that it completes my outfits and the dark, ethereal, painted dolly look that I'm going for (there were so my adjectives in that description; my style is so silly). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">There was a small stint were I forcibly had to go without wearing black lipstick for awhile when I would wear Lolita, but only because I ran out of it. During that time, I was bogged down with a lot of work from my university, and would hardly have the time or energy to dress up, so when it did come a time when I would plan to go to a meetup, I would realize I didn't have any black lipstick to put on, and there wasn't any time to order any or go to a store to pick some up. </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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Without black lipstick, my face looks so pain and empty here,<br />
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I already talked about crucifixes in a previous blog post, but that was apart of what I wanted to wear more of for my New Year's Resolutions. Still, though, I don't have much to say in this certain section, since I already talked about crucifixes the last time. All I really have to say is that I really like crucifixes. There's something about them that makes them appear very ornate and sumptuous. I think it's because when I think of crucifixes, I typically think of those beautifully adorned churches and cathedrals.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alte Kapelle (Old Chapel) in Regensburg, Germany<br />
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I've been wearing lace patterned and fishnet tights since high school, and they were a bit of a staple for my outfits, so I'm glad I was able to transition these pieces from my old fashion style into my new one. Depending on the style, I like how wearing a pair of net tights gives my Lolita outfits a certain amount of Punk-ish or rebellious edge, that's slightly jarring against Lolita's elegant appearance. And of course, with lace tights, they boost the elegance of a Lolita outfit that's both delicate and refined. </div>
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It wasn't until I started to like the brand Metamorphose temps de fille more did I began to admire princess sleeves. They have so many sets and blouses with this type of sleeve design that it would've been pretty hard to dislike, though, considering that I always say Metamorphose is my favorite brand. Because of Metamorphose, wearing a top with princess sleeves makes me feel heavily decorated and frilly. </div>
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<br />crypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-44560040362521085662017-02-15T16:06:00.001-08:002017-02-15T16:06:51.445-08:00All of My Lolita Purchases of 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I've never done a wardrobe post, the yearly Lolita tradition where you photograph the entirety of your recent Lolita wardrobe and put it online for others to see. This practice is one that was created way back during the fashion's EGL LiveJournal era, and although the platform is hardly ever used anymore, some Lolitas go back at the beginning of every year to still post their wardrobes. Though, now through the uses of other platforms, like Tumblr or YouTube, many Lolitas decide to post their wardrobes in other places.</i></div>
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I've been asked before about the possibility of ever making a wardrobe post, but there's so much work that has to be put into doing one, that I usually give up on the idea before I even start. Not only that, but my wardrobe has grown significantly, so there would be a lot to photograph. So instead, to kick off the new year, I've decided to at least show all of the Lolita purchases I've made in 2016, along with showing what my least expensive and most expensive item was this past year! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought this specifically to wear with my Lolita outfits, <br />
but I haven't actually worn it with any. I also regret choosing the option for this jarring, <br />
red crucifix to be printed on the front, since I hardly ever wear red and black <br />
and don't really care for the color combination.</td></tr>
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Honestly, this was something that I didn't really want, but it was so cheap and cool<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Words cannot explain how overjoyed I was to obtain this bag.<br />
If material things could make make me cry, this would be the one.<br />
I consider myself extremely lucky to have bought a Patchy bag that was in such good condition,<br />
especially now really old and worn ones are being resold close to $200.<br />
You can read the blog post I wrote about this bag <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2016/02/lolita-blog-carnival-whats-your-number.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my first Emily Temple Cute piece!<br />
I really like how Gothic it looks, even though Emily Temple isn't a Gothic brand.<br />
People really don't believe me when I tell them which brand this OP is from.</td></tr>
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Three Pairs of Printed Metamorphose Socks</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I haven't yet found a way to wear any of these socks in a coord that doesn't look<br />like I'm haphazardly trying to shoehorn them into an outfit.</td></tr>
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Angelic Imprint 6 Inch Platforms</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This are currently my favorite Lolita shoes I've even owned., even if they can get a bit<br />
wobbly depending on different surfaces.<br />
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They make my legs look so long!</td></tr>
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Feathered Fan<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought this fan for an Ero coord I wore last year, but I've decided to<br />use it for my go-to fan when it gets hotter in the summertime.<br /><br />It's a lot fancier than the plain, lace fan I used last year.</td></tr>
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Off Brand Lace Up Back Thigh Highs<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't worry. I've made small lace toppers to go over the tops of these stockings<br />to make them more appropriate for Lolita outfits. </td></tr>
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Iron Crown<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This crown was actually sold just as home decor, but I saw the potential of turning<br />it into a headdress. But standing at a towering 7.5 inches, it is a bit large.<br /><br />I also need to spray paint it an off white, since its current color, more of an antique white,<br />clashes with my wardrobe.</td></tr>
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Mini Rhinestone Crown<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some might be wondering how these shoes could be considered okay to wear with Lolita,<br />
but I plan on wearing them with some of my more mature outfits.<br />
And I wore them with an Ero outfit I made not long ago.<br />
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There goes my mini crown is this picture, too!</td></tr>
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Metamorphose Skirt</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really should know the name of this Metamorphose print, since it's one of my favorites.<br />
This is also the section piece I have from this series ( the first is the long OP version). </td></tr>
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Cornet Skirt</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first custew, and a fancy one at that!<br />
I still can't stand or understand the butterfly motifs in Gothic Lolita, though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At first glance, this OP may look extremely frumpy, but I see the potential in it.<br />
Beside, I bought it because I need more easier pieces to wear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my second bat wing BPN blouse (the first one is a white one <br />
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Surprisingly, the least expensive item I bought last year was my BPN blouse.</div>
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Yes, it was cheaper than the feathered fan or any other accessory I bought. This is shocking to me, too. Without fees included, I snagged this blouse for about only $4. It's not like the blouse was damaged or discolored, either, just wrinkled with a slight worn feeling to it. Considering how little I paid for it, this was an incredible find, and I wish to find more just like it this year.</div>
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It was my Patchy 3 way bag with detachable wings, of course!</div>
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Next to my Atelier BOZ Carroll Sharon OP, that I purchased firsthand from BOZ's website, via shopping service (you can see the dress and read about the meet I wore it to <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2015/03/death-becomes-her-meetup.html" target="_blank">here</a>), this is the second most expensive item I've bought in my entire Lolita wardrobe. With fees included, I ended up paying about $150 for it. And to a lot of Lolitas, $150 my not seem like much, but considering all of the inexpensive, secondhand Lolita pieces I hunt for online, the price is very steep for me. But I don't regret purchasing, one bit. </div>
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<i>I made it through one more year in Lolita fashion, and thankfully, every year becomes better than the last. I've grown so much, in regards to defining my style and expanding my wardrobe. Hopefully, I can continue to create an even better experience for myself in this new year. And to keep me on track, I decided to use Lolita Blog Carnival's event, creating a list of New Years resolutions for Lolita. I wasn't actually able to participate in this event in the week it was originally posted, but I thought it would still be a great topic to write about on my own time.</i></div>
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Honestly, I'm usually bad with New Years resolutions, but I'm determined to stick to this specific set. I've come to realize that the reason why I have had a bit of a difficult time with New Years resolutions in the past is because I tend to set high expectations for myself that are a bit demanding. So in the end, I wind up falling short for many of them. In an effort to rectify that this year, I've decided to make a list that's more realistic for me. Because of that, this list may appear to be a bit minimum and exiguous. But anything else would be overwhelming for me, so it's best to start off small. </div>
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There's a certain stigma I've notice in the Western Community about the more "dolly" aspect of our fashion, as of late, which is understandable, seeing as many Lolitas have interests in things that are perceived to be youthful and childish, and we don't want outsiders to the fashion to conflate our interests as some sort of fetish or weird obsession. Also, with the current set of trends, the "look" that's now being pushed for Lolita is one that's more mature and regal looking, and many people in the fashion have taken this shift of trends as some sort of amelioration from, in their words, "mistakes" of the past. But instead of being apart of those who condemn part our fashion's history, I praise it unconditionally. </div>
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<i>And since the new year started, I've all ready purchased some frillier, dolly styled pieces, one of which being Metamorphose's Gobelin Teddy Bear Trumpet Sleeve OP (this has been on my wishlist for years)! And the other, a pair of frilly, long, black bloomers.</i></div>
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Ever since I've been identifying more with the Old School aesthetic in our fashion, I've been increasingly studying any type of Lolita photos and illustrations from this era, which is from the late 1990s to 2006. And from what I've seen, there are certain images that were regularly used that are still conflated with our fashion today, even with the passing of trends. So in a way to improve my Old School wardrobe, so it won't just have the same plain, solid color pieces, I want to explore using more of these images in my wardrobe going forward. However, I don't really have much interest in incorporating all of them, though, so I've come up with the three that appeals to me the most.</div>
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Florals have always been popular in our fashion, but there's something about roses that feel more romantic and ornate. And after much observation, roses seem to be the primary flower used when embellishing more of the Gothic pieces in Lolita.<br />
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Here's another Gothic element I want to wear more of this year. And although crucifixes aren't just specifically Old School, they're still very often used today, I would have to admit that they're popularity did began during Old School's era, thanks to the emergence of the Goth sub-culture in pop culture. I thing I've noticed in Old school Lolita, when it comes to crucifixes, is the placement. Instead of being hidden or sporadically placed on a print, they become the main focus, like a center piece.</div>
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It wasn't until recently did I realize how pertinent crowns were to Old School's aesthetic, and now I can't help but to see them everywhere in old Lolita street snaps and illustrations! At first, when I started noticing the recurring crown image in Old School Lolita, it struck me as being more of a Classical concept more than anything, which is why I shied away from it a bit, but I've come to realize that it's still capable of being used to give off a Gothic theme, too.<br />
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I've been in this fashion for a while now, but even when I did decide to actively become apart of the sub-culture, the olden days of Old School and it's aesthetic had, unfortunately, already started dwindling out. However, one aspect from this era that had somehow remained was the armature Lolita photo shoot. Just as the name suggests, this activity involves Lolitas who partake in photo shoots that are usually directed by themselves just for the sake of fun or for furthering different Lolita aesthetics through photography.<br />
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Apart from taking outfit shots or being in pictures taken from when I'm at meetups, I've never actually partook in a Lolita photo shoot, not even one of those "'round about town" ones, where it's mostly candid shots of Lolitas doing the most mundane things in different neighborhoods and settings. Now, all I want to do is take cheesy photos with my other Lolita friends in secluded cemeteries and stuffy antique shops. I want to be able to tell a story and continue to create certain themes with pictures.<br />
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<b>Like I said in the beginning, this is a Lolita Blog Carnival topic, but I didn't get a chance to write and submit my post during the week it was created. So I decided not to put the Lolita Blog Carnival header in my post's title, but I did want to at least link the blogs that participated, even if I didn't get a chance to. I read through all of them, and they were really inspiring, so I knew I had to share them with my readers!</b></div>
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If you want to find out what are some other Lolitas' New Years resolutions, take a look at these other Lolita blogs:</div>
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Besides being an Old School Gothic Lolita, I'm also an old school visual kei fan, specifically of bands from the '90s to the early '00s. I hardly ever get a chance to buy any music or merch from the old bands I like, though, because all of my extra money goes toward my Lolita lifestyle (wardrobe and meetups) and a lot of older visual kei stuff can rack up a hefty price due to exclusiveness. But I saw this bundle of cassette tapes being sold for only $10 and jumped on it!</div>
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I only know about half of the bands in this bundle. Those that I do know are really cool, and I trust the seller on that alone. The others have to be good, too (I hope)! The one tape that practically sold me on buying these tapes was the Aliene Ma'riage one. I've loved this band since I was in high school, but never got the chance to actually own anything by the band. So getting this tape means a lot to me. Owning something tangible from what the band produced makes me feel a connection to the band and apart of the time period.<br />
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Aliene Ma'riage was such a kooky and strange visual kei band in the already flamboyant visual scene, and I just love them. I like how during this time in visual kei, there were bands pushing boundaries to their visuals and weren't just creating looks that were necessarily pretty, but striking, with a new level of weirdness that was overall compelling.<br />
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Now I have to try and find an actual cassette player, because I don't own one anymore, hehehe~. I really wish I would've cared to stop my mom from throwing out all of our old gadgets, since I did have a portable tape player when I was younger. But I'm thinking about getting <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IVR2HRC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2F8VFTGIG92VL&coliid=I2ZFBZN8X4YI8N" target="_blank">this new casstte tape to MP3 music player from Amazon</a>. Until then, though, I have don't have anything to play these tapes when they finally arrive. I have to figure out what I'm going to do soon, because I don't want to miss out on listening to some potentially good music any longer that I have to!<br />
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For this outing, one of my friends suggested going to a karaoke place in New York City. (We were originally going to do something else, but changed our minds at the last moment.) I've never officially went to a karaoke place where you can rent a private room, so, naturally, I was excited when the opportunity arrived. I'm not too familiar with karaoke places in New York City, I only know of one, but apparently, there are a lot of them. So I was glad we left he task of choosing which one to go to up to our friend, who organized the event. She ended up picking <a href="http://www.karaokeduet.com/index.php" target="_blank">Karaoke DUET 48</a>.</div>
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So my friend reserved a room for four hours, from 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock, which surprised me. Four hours doing karaoke just seemed a little too much for me. And even though my friend ensured that the time would fly by quickly, I decided to come midway, at 4 o'clock. But of course, life seemed to have other plans for me, and I ended up doing things other than planed. </div>
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On the day of ILD, I go up so early and was even two hours ahead of schedule, which is really rare for me! I though about just going to the karaoke place at 2 o'clock, but stuck with original plan at arriving two hours later. So I just ended up wasting time at home and decided to do some light grocery shopping (there was so much time to waste!!!). The good thing was that I at least had plenty of time to get to my train. The bad thing was that once I got to the city, the subway train I had to get on wasn't on line that day and I ended up getting on the wrong train! It was an innocent mistake, but, in the end, it caused me to walk twelve New York City blocks (they're much longer than regular blocks)! But it was still nice out, so I enjoyed taking in some of the sights. </div>
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After the lengthy walk, I finally was able to arrive at the karaoke room, but at 5 o'clock and not 4 o'clock liked I had planed! I only wanted to be at the karaoke place for about two hours, but it looked like I was only going to be there for an hour. Luckily though, the karaoke place had a special were costumers would be able to rent a room up to 7 o'clock for only $14! So I ended up getting my two hours in the end. And my friend was right. The times does go by fast. I was there for only two hours, but it only felt like one hour. I was having so much fun singing with my friends that I hardly noticed the time. </div>
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One of the most memeorable was when one of my friends played The GazzettE's song, "Inside Beast." It was so unexpected. Well, not for her, since she loves The GazettE. But it was a real shock when the instrumental started playing after a ballad. </div>
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After we were done with the karaoke we decided to head out to a restaurant to eat. It started raining while we were walking and didn't show any signs of letting up. And that's when someone remembered that we hadn't taken outfit shots yet. Even though it was raining, we tried our best to get clear shots.</div>
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<br />Because of the rain, we stopped at a closer restaurant than we had planed, and stopped at a place called Wild Ginger. The restaurant had a lot of different Eastern Asian dishes, and was a bit fancy, which taken me aback at first. I've had my share of "fancy" dishes, and they just don't hold up in my opinion. But the dish I had was very good. I would definitely go back a second time. <div>
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<i>Even if I don't get a chance to participate in any of the regular meetups created by the Lolita communities I'm in, I do at least try to do something special for International Lolita Day (ILD). And on the last one in December, my Lolita friends decided to celebrate another one of our friend's birthday on the same day, which was great, because she's a Lolita too. I didn't have a problem with it and thought having both at the same time would be cute. Doubling ILD as a birthday celebration for a friend just made the day even more special and enjoyable.</i></div>
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Because of the special day, Sabrina wanted us to go all out and experience having tea at fancy hotel. We knew it was going to be expensive, but we wanted to be a little adventurous and spurge for at least a day. So, we ended up dinning in the Pembroke Room at the Lowell Hotel in New York City.<br />
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We had to wait awhile for everyone to arrive, but once we were all there, we were quickly ushered upstairs to our reserved table. From what I saw, the Pembroke Room is pretty small, no bigger than an average living room. This feature made the atmosphere a bit homey, but all the while still being deluxe. There were even love seats at the ends of our table! I decided to sit on the end with my friend Ashley. Because we were so close together on the love seat, all of the pictures of us made it look like we were on a date!<br />
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After getting settled and picking out our teas, the staff eventually brought out our trays of finger sandwiches and savory options. There were about six different options for this selection- cucumber and watercress, chicken curry salad, lobster roll, dill egg and cornichon salad, Scottish smoked salmon, and caviar blinis.</div>
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Next, came our desserts and scones with lemon curd and cream. I believe the type of scones varies on the day, so I don't quite remember which one I had. But, for desserts, we had petit fours, assorted fruit tarts, macaroons, and other French pastries, like eclairs. I love sweets, so I was glad to see a variety of desserts larger than what other tearooms provide. <br />
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But no amount of sweets could soften the blow of what came next- the check! Everyone got the $55 Classic Pembroke Tea, which was what everyone was expected to pay. But, apparently, with taxes and tip, everyone ended up paying $80 each (and it was eleven of us)! That price through us in such a spiral. It was so much, and, compared to other tearooms, it wasn't worth it. We could have gotten a better selection, including the teas, for less than half the price than what we got at the hotel. But that's what we get for trying to be fancy. </div>
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Reblog in the next thirty seconds and you'll get <br />
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While we were taking pictures, I started to look around the area and notice how gorgeous the neighborhood was (But we were in Manhattan, the frou-frou part of New York, so I guess that's to be expected). Right next door to the hotel, there was a nice building with a glorious stone structure on the outside and and a beautiful, black iron gate. I decided I wanted my picture taken there, instead of one at the front of the hotel. If I'm not mistaken, I believe the building was an apartment building! </div>
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And lastly, here is our group shot! I think it came out very nicely. Blogger wouldn't let me upload the video, but if you can, please take a look at on of my friend's vlog of this day <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4903-gIysc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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There have been many things I've wanted to buy from Taobao over the years, but because I was so afraid of how inexperienced I was with ordering, I missed out on a lot of amazing items. I guess this time I got feed up with not being able to obtain all of the interesting accessories I would always see and gave into the idea of trying a Taobao shopping service one more time. However, this time, I went with the website <a href="https://www.spreenow.com/" target="_blank">SpreeNow</a>. I didn't know very much about the website at the time, but one of my friends swore by it, saying that it was the easiest website for shopping on Taobao he has ever used. So, with some initial guidance from him, like how long I should wait for a response after I put my order in and how and when I was expected to pay, I decided that SpreeNow was reliable and easy enough for me to navigate through.<br />
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But before I went about picking which shopping service to use, I decided to get through the easy part first, which was knowing what I wanted to get! So what kind of item made me want to confront my fears and take another shot at using a Taobao shopping service? Well, because I'm such a loser Goth, what caught my eye may hardly comes as a surprise. It was a lovely coffin purse. </div>
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Unfortunately, the shop doesn't sell it anymore (which is why if you see something on Taobao, you shouldn't wait too long to get it), and since the listing is gone, I couldn't post some of the original product photos here on this blog post. But believe me, it's very well made and sturdy. It was sold as a purse, but its structure is more of a case or trunk. I have every intention of using this purse as a bag, but I do wish I would've had a chance to buy one or two more as carrying cases for my dolls. It's just that nice.</div>
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The cool thing about this purse is that I can wear it two ways. There's an adjustable shoulder strap that's detachable, so I can choose to wear it as a shoulder or hand purse. Oh, and the purse itself is so HUGE! It easily takes up the length of my thigh! </div>
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I ended up picking the cross feature for the front of the purse, but I kinda wish I hadn't. Besides the fact that I don't really like the color red or wear the color often, how the cross was applied makes the purse look a bit cheap. And, up close, you can see areas where the application is a little splotchy. But those are nitpicks, at best. I can always just turn the purse around to its backside where there isn't a cross. <br />
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After choosing to buy the coffin purse, I decided to see what else the seller had to offer, which led me to my second item, a beautiful black turtleneck with a heart cutout and spiderweb mesh panel. This item is still listed in the seller's store, and can be purchased <a href="https://world.taobao.com/item/522571195046.htm?fromSite=main" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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There's only one size, but the material of the turtleneck is stretchy and would be able to accommodate some larger sizes, to a degree. I only ended up paying about $10 for this turtleneck, but it's construction is very nice. Although stretchy, the material is soft and the turtleneck's assembly isn't shoddy. All of the seams are serged, there are no holes, and the position of the cutout is centered where it ought to be.<br />
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I purchased both of these items at the end of January, and they came just in time for me to wear my heart cutout turtleneck for Valentine's Day! (I know you're like, "Wow, you had this since February? What took you so long to write a blog post on this?" *sigh* I know, I know.)<br />
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Well, these were my first Taobao purchases. Hopefully, I will be able to find some more great items for me to buy. Though, I doubt that would be a hard task, hahaha~<br />
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<i>Someone posted a link to an <a href="http://goboiano.com/list/2877-the-25-most-elegant-gothic-lolitas-in-anime" target="_blank">article</a> listing Lolitas from animes in a Lolita humor group and one of the "Lolitas" listed was the Pokemon Gothitella.</i> </div>
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Between the name and design, it's obvious that the Pokemon was developed after Gothic Lolitas, specifically ones who dress in an Old School style. That alone would make me want to identify with it, but there was something about the design that didn't really resonate with me. I then remembered that Gothitella was an evolution of the Pokemon Gothorita. </div>
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If anything, I feel as though Gothitella's design is more mature and comes off as being more Aristocrat than Lolita. However, Gothorita's look is cuter and embodies the youthfulness that Lolita fashion tends to create. So I asked my friends which one I looked like more, Gothorita or Gothitella? Unanimously, they said Gothorita. One of the main reasons being because of the "Mana hair."</div>
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But it wasn't until one of my friends put an Alice and the Pirates tricon hat on a Pokemon to look like her, did I think to add things to Gothorita to make it look more like me. </div>
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Though, there wasn't much I needed to change or add to make Gothorita look more like me, since it's body was literally made to look like a black OP with white bows on it. So instead, I went with adding some of my signature aspects. If I could reduce myself to two things, it would definitely be black lipstick and crosses. </div>
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<i>With me being a Lolita with more of an Old School taste, there are a lot of items that I covet, mostly because of their rarity due to how long ago they were released. So, my wishlist is a long one. But the item I will always place on top of my list is any sort of bag from Patchy. </i></div>
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If you've been through my blog before, you may remember me finally getting one of these bags last year and talking about it in this post <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2015/03/all-bats-everything-patchy-backpack.html" target="_blank">here</a>. But getting that bag didn't satisfy me. And ultimately, purchasing it lead me down the path of obsessively trying to get even more Patchy bags. Sadly, I wasn't able to get another one since my first. That is, until now. Yes, after about a year, I was able to find and purchase another bag from Patchy. The best part is that it was one that I thought I would never end up owning.<br />
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This three-way (handbag, shoulder bag and backpack) Patchy bag popped up on Yahoo! Japan auction a few weeks ago with a staggering opening price of 1600 yen. With the price set so high, I thought it would be best to forgo it, especially when I could get a number of different items for that amount of money. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop thinking about the possibility of owning the bag and how good it would feel knowing I owned such a piece. In the end, I caved and bought it. And thankfully, I was the only one who put a bid on it, probably because no one else in their right mind would pay that much for this bag. With the fees included, I ended up paying $150.<br />
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If someone would have told me that in the future I would have purchased a $150 bag I would have laughed in their face. And yet, here I am- $150 gone form my bank account and nothing but a bat bag to show for it. Don't get me wrong, I don't regret buying it, but it does shed some light on my spending habits. And because of it, I'm restricting myself from anymore impulsive buying for awhile. I'm trying not to let it get me down, though. Every time regret tries to creep up on me, I just think about how much my coolness will increase whenever I wear it!<br />
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Along with this three-way Patchy bag, I also was able to get a Patchy change purse for about $5. It's very safe to say that I'm obsessed with this brand's bags and accessories.</div>
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So, where did I this get this absurd idea from? Well, it all began with a crown I'm customizing for an upcoming Ero coordinate I planning. And if you didn't know, crowns, specifically mini crowns (or tiaras), were a trend in Ero Lolita (and in Hime Lolita too, but that's something completely different). </div>
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Over the years, we just kinda accepted it without really understanding why. I mean, really, what does a crown have to do with Ero Lolita? It's not all that erotic or necessarily Lolita. It's more princess-y than anything. So what gives? Why was this a trend? Well, I'll tell you why it was a trend. I think it was all because of... this guy right here: </div>
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The year was 1999, and a certain visual kei band started making waves in the music industry with their major debut album, <i>Gauze</i>. This band was Dir en grey, and with all of this new found attention came a hefty amount of music videos being released, even for songs that weren't singles. One of those songs to garner enough attention for its own music video was "Rasion Detre." This video would go on to produce some of the band members' most iconic looks, with Toshiya's "Ero" look being one of them. </div>
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To give some insight on the themes used to produce this stage costume for Toshiya, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kJ0SSw5NFY" target="_blank">here</a> is Dir en grey's music video for "Rasion Detre" (Blogger wouldn't let me link the video directly on this post for what ever reason). But before that, some <b><u>WARNINGS!!</u></b> <b>This material is NSFW and potentially </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">triggering</u><b>. There's nudity, bondage, and self-harm (eye gouging) presented in this video. </b>If that's too much for you, skip it (don't put yourself through that). If you just want to listen to the song's audio, you can listen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFhPtzD1ivQ" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Now, I bet you're like, "Um, okay. This guy had a crown on his head, so what?" Well, this is huge because <i>Gauze</i> came out on July 28, 1999, but Dir en grey were already releasing singles as early as January of 1999 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauze_(album)" target="_blank">(source)</a>. "Raison Detre" wasn't a single, so it's harder to get documentation on what day the video was released, but, based on other information, the video had to have been released anywhere from mid 1999 to the time of the first single of their second studio album, which was Myaku in February 2000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macabre_(album)" target="_blank">(source)</a>.</div>
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But what does this all mean? *dramatic pause* This means that the first time anyone incorporated crowns with Ero may have been done as early as 1999 and done by a visual kei artist no less! I mean, think about it. Were there any Lolita brands, or Gothic brands for that matter, doing Ero at the time, and were they sticking crowns on their heads if there were? Moi-meme-Moitie also came out in 1999 (does any one know the exact date), and provided some pieces suitable for Ero Lolita, but have you ever seen one of their official brand coordinates styled with a crown? No, right? </div>
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I had always came to think of the crown trend being completely "street" driven, meaning that it was something that formed from street fashion and not much from a fashion designer for a major fashion brand. And with mini crowns mainly only being seen in street snaps at this time, this seems to be true. But why is that so important? I think knowing that the crown incorporation with Ero being a trend picked up from street fashion is key to understanding how this combination was created. And the key lies with this next picture.<br />
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Do you remember a time when you would look up Ero Lolita and this was one of the first pictures to pop up? For those who didn't know, they probably would just nod and say "Yup, that's Ero," but for us visual kei and Dir en grey fans, we all knew that this was a cosplay of Toshiya's costume in "Raison Detere." Also, take in consideration where the picture was taken. It's location is none other than Harajuku bridge.<br />
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Again, unless you were in this fashions for awhile, the Harajuku bridge may mean nothing to you. But the Harajuku bridge was a mecca for people in unique fashions and cosplayers (especially ones for visual kei) alike. It was the best spot to dress up in your best outfit, hangout with friends and wait for your picture to be taken. But above all, it was a place where Japanese youth could feel comfortable with their individuality and have a safe space to express their creativity through fashion. And with this platform, fashions and trends were not only able to evolve, but also mix with each other. Therefore, to say that there may have been an overlap between visual kei and Lolita because of their fans being so close to each other wouldn't be a far stretch. Don't forget about the Lolitas who were also visual kei fans too!<br />
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But why crowns? Why are they so special? Well, they aren't. Like I said at the beginning of this, there's nothing specifically Ero or Lolita about them. This is why I think this had to have came from a visual kei artist, because it's just a frivolous addition! I think the stylist who styled Toshiya just put the crown on his head because it looked cute, nothing more. Having "characters" was popular among visual kei bands at the time, and Toshiya's "character" was one that was more playful, youthful and feminine. What's a better way to make a man look youthful and feminine than to put his hair up into a ringlet ponytail, put him a outfit that gives him the apperance of having breast and tossing a crown on him?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side note: I may have also just inadvertently described Hizaki.<br />
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So, you read through all of this and I bet you're like "Well, okay. Crowns, sure. But what about that other stuff in Ero Lolita?" Well, lets look at some elements that lends itself to Ero Lolita's look. When I think of Ero Lolita, I usually think of:</div>
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Basically, things that may have an erotic connotation to them. This sounds about right? Well, what if I told you that visual kei bands were already dressing like this well into the '90s? Visual kei bands were already on that bondage and fetish gear train and was riding it all the way into the 2000s. Seeing that there's proof of fans wanting to recreate these types of outfits from numerous pictures of visual kei cosplays at Hararjuku bridge, I think it's fair to assume that with visual kei's growth in popularity in pop culture, that fashion brands began to emulate these trends too. Since I've already dedicated most of this post to Toshiya, lets just stick with Dir en grey for the next example. </div>
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You can watch the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNTv-tDtYvU" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
<b><u>WARNING:</u></b> There are glimpses of one of the guitarists wearing a Nazi armband in the video.<br />
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You're looking at this and I bet you're like "What the heck is this mess? None of this is remotely Lolita or visually appealing." Well, keep your eyes on Toshiya (he's the one on the left). What is he wearing? It looks like a dress with a PVC bodice with buckles (or maybe corset lacing) going down the front with a tulle skirt or something. And is that a collar? I'll admit, this is a bit messy and no one should be labeling this outfit as Lolita. But do you think it has the proper elements to make a good Ero Lolita outfit? Still, no? </div>
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Is... is that a Meta JSK?<br />
Is... is that a leather bodice... with buckles?!<br />
Sheer material for the bottom half AND a collar?!<br />
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Right about now I can imagine you thinking "Well... that's Metamorphose. I mean, they always make weird things. Am I right? *forced laugh* Just because Metamorphose makes something doesn't mean it's for Lolitas. Remember that mechanic jumper? Yeah, remember that?!" Your right. Metamorphose has made some strange choices with the things they put out. But look at the JSK again. This time... <i style="text-align: center;">*dramatic music playing in the background*</i>... with a blouse underneath and a headdress!<br />
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<i>There are may hurtles and shortcomings that stop me from obtaining the right kind of platforms in this day of age, but life decided to cut me a break this one time and presented me with a pair too beautiful for words...</i></div>
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In a desperate attempt to find a new pair of cute shoes, I went on Ebay a few weeks ago searching any sales post incorporating the words like "black platform heel" or "chunky heel mary jane shoe." But after finding nothing that fit my tastes, I remembered a certain Demonia boot I've always wanted and decided to find them in any reasonably priced sells post. Sure, I was looking for shoes at first, but I soon realized how close winter was, and thought boots would be for the best. Or maybe I was just looking for an excuse to buy new shoes either way. I'm pretty sure it was both. </div>
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Now, I would like to go on the record saying that the majority of Demonia boots aren't really made in a way to complement Lolita fashion, part of the reason being is that they are designed with a more modern take on Western Gothic fashion. Also, many of Demonia's designs cater more to Cyber Goth and the club-goer aspect of the Gothic sub-culture, which isn't really something that our fashion emulates. But, depending on the design, a few of them are workable. </div>
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Keeping this in mind, I decided to look for a plainer lace up boot that would make an impact in my outfits, but wouldn't over shadow them. During my search, I not only found out the product number of this boot, which is MEGA 602, but I also found a post selling different pairs of Demonia boots. The best thing about this occurrence, though, was that the seller also listed the other boots' product number, which made my new search even easier! </div>
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At first glance, none of these boots show much promise, but take a closer look at the first boot. It's the plainest one, and yet the one with the most potential! Do they remind you of anything in our fashion?</div>
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You're probably thinking "Hey, but what happened to the first pair of boots you wanted, the MEGA ones?" Well, to be honest, they were a bit expensive (around $90+ everywhere they were listed, not including shipping), and compared to the cheaper price of the other ones (which were around $60), I decided I could wait a bit longer to get them. However, the listing didn't have my size.<br />
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So with the product number of the new pair of boots I found, which is CHOPPER 100, I went about looking for another sale's listing with a pair in my size. My search lead me to Amazon in this listing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YQYKJW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00" target="_blank">here</a>. They had my size and free shipping! I ended up only paying $58.95 for everything!! Be warned though, the sizes are in men's and there aren't a wide range of sizes, maybe about four random ones. I was really lucky to have found mine.</div>
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But let's get to the fun part- the boots!! When I opened the door and saw that package the mail carrier was struggling to hold, I thought there was a mistake. "No way I had ordered something that big," I thought. But my name was on it, so it had to be mine.</div>
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The package was also heavy. After opening the package, I was glad to see that the boots weren't actually as big as the box it came in. I was also very happy to see that the boots came in their own shoe box. I've heard of people receiving shoes in shoe boxes when they order online, but that never happened to me until now. So yes, I got really excited over a shoe box. </div>
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The boots were individually wrapped in plastic bags and were covered with a sheet of really cute wrapping paper with the Demonia logo printed in a horizontal pattern on it in silver. Everything that came with the boots was so pretty! I want to keep the box, but it takes up so much space. And I already made the mistake of ripping the wrapping paper. That made me so sad. </div>
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I haven't gotten any pictures of me wearing the boots yet, but I've tried them on and worn them out twice. I'll admit, the first time I put them on was a bit strange- everything was a lot lower. But after walking around in them the second time, the height didn't bother me. However, the one problem I still have from time to time is walking up stairs. Sometimes, I don't lift my foot up high enough for the bottom of the boot to reach the next stair and I end up hitting the front of the boot on the stair instead of stepping up on it. But that's understandable since I have to take in account of the boot's platform and raise my foot 3 1/2 inches higher than I normally do. Other than that, I'm completely happy with them! I'm just trying my best not to bend or scuff them up too much like my other shoes. I guess that shoe box will come in handy after all!</div>
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<i>Wow, it's already at the end of the year and I haven't had much of an update on this blog in the last month or so. I have a lot of posts that I've started and topics that I want to talk about, so that's not the problem. I just don't get a chance to finish a post in the time that I want. But as long as I get to at least post once a month, I won't feel too badly about not posting often. So, my post for this month, but hopefully not last, will be a topic from Blog Carnival, creating a coord that reflects my style of 2015.</i></div>
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And in an attempt to make up for the lack of updates on this blog, I'm going to merge two post into one and use an outfit from a previous outing, along with showing what I did for that day. But first, my outfit!</div>
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Not only has this look become one of my favorites this year, but it's also the look that I really want to focus on more next year. I'm really into the eccentric and zany pieces in Lolita fashion, but the look I wish I could do more of is along the lines of the Old School Gothic dolly look. I absolutely love huge peter pan collars, obnoxious bell sleeves and lace upon lace, upon lace, upon lace... oh, and heart aprons. Looking back at this picture makes me see all of the things that interested me in Lolita fashion long ago. And above all, it inspires me to aim for a closer connection to that pastime.<br />
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I wore this outfit at the end of August for a "Goth Day" I had with a friend of mine. All of my other friends were at the Waku+Waku convention that day, but I really wanted to go to an oddities flea market instead. So my friend decided that we should have a jammed-packed day in New York City, going to all of the places we wanted to go to. But, she was really overzealous with the task! She had a long list of attractions and stops that went all around the city!! Thankfully, we got it down to a decent amount of stops, but we still didn't get to all of them. </div>
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The first stop was to the Morbid Anatomy's Flea market. They had one earlier in the year, but I wasn't able to attend. When I told my friend about the upcoming one in August, she told me we had to go. So, we came early to assure we would be one of the first groups inside (and we had so much to do that we had to make time for everything). </div>
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Sister Weasel stands outside guiding the weasel children into the classroom.<br />
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The oddities flea market was basically what you would expect from an oddities event. There were a lot of bones, taxidermy and kitschy knickknacks. There were a fair share of dark accessories available for purchase too. I wanted quite a few religious items and some supernatural comic books, but I was on a tight budget for the day and couldn't get everything I wanted. I did end up getting something small, though. </div>
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I picked theses cards from a huge sack that was separated by men and women.<br />
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Unfortunately, by the end of the day, both of the front and back covers ripped off. I was really upset about want happened, but my friend tried cheering me up. She said I must have broken a curse or a seal that was on it. </div>
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<i>If you want to look at what was at the Morbid Anaomy Flea Market and some of its participants, you can go through pictures <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/slideshow/new-yorkers-line-up-for-strange-curiosities-at-the-morbid-anatomy-flea-market-7574272" target="_blank">here</a> at The Village Voice's website.</i></div>
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Even though the flea market was hosted by Morbid Anatomy, this August event was located at a different venue down the street from the museum to accommodate its size. So after we were done at the flea market, we thought our next stop should be at the museum to see what new exhibit they were showcasing. </div>
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After the museum, we decided to go get lunch at <a href="http://www.eightturncrepe.com/" target="_blank">Eight Turn Crepe</a>. My friend was really excited to go since it was her first time, mine too, and couldn't decide with crepe to get, a sweet or savory one. Feeling adventurous, she ended up getting both! I didn't want to feel left out or bested, so I decided to do the same. I thought it would be cute if we got the same crepes too.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second crepe of the day and the last room in my stomach.<br />
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The crepes were delicious, but after stuffing the last bit of the second one down, I had soon regretted it. I was left feeling bloated and sleepy for the remainder of the day. But there was no time to sleep it off, because we were off to our next stop, Sebastian Masuda's Hello Kitty Time Capsule event. For those of you who frequently read my blog, you may remember that I went to this same event earlier in the year. You can read about it in this post <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2015/05/time-after-time-capsule-new-york-city.html" target="_blank">here</a>. But because I was already going to be in the city, I decided to go again. And I wanted to get a picture with Yuka, the gorgeous and influential shop staff from Sebastian's 6%DOKIDOKI store, since I was too shy to ask last time.<br />
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While the last time capsule event was affiliated with the Japan Society, this on was backed by Waku+Waku. It was with the same Hello Kitty time capsule and located at the same place, though. I guess you can say that the only difference was the bus that was rented to bring the Waku+Waku attendees to the time capsule and back to the convention, which I think was the coolest!</div>
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I think it was great that fans got to to be this close to an icon like Sebastian. Not only that, but it just shows how down-to-earth Sebastian is with everyone. He isn't a person who puts on airs and he continues to show how he's committed to bringing people together, regardless of their differences. Whenever Sebastian comes to New York City I always try to support him.</div>
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I still wanted to soak up the atmosphere of the event and take some time to relax, so my friend and I decided to stay at the time capsule for a while. But as the Goths that we are, we shuffled over to a nice shady corner next to a fountain to catch a breeze (I forgot to mention that is was really hot that day too). After siting around watching the Waku+Waku attendees be interviewed by some people from the television show Kawaii International, we went off to our next stop, a bakery called Dominique Ansel. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dominique Ansel has a really small front area, but must stay full<br />
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I regret not getting anything at the bakery, but I was still so full from the crepes earlier and thought it would be a waste to buy something. So I just watched my friend try out their frozen s'more specialty in agony. It look so good! It was a wad of ice cream on a wooden stick, wrapped in marshmallow and lighted torched over a flame!! I wish I took a picture before she ate it. Next time, I want to try one of their Cronuts, a pastry mixed between a croissant and doughnut. But apparently, you'll have to come in earlier if you want to get one before they sellout for the day.<br />
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After the bakery, we finally reached the last stop of the day, Bassanova Ramen! My friend heard great things about the restaurant and insisted that we go. And with all of the accolades it received, like being one of New York Times' Top Ten Ramen Destinations in New York, I wanted to see what all of the fuss was about. Waku+Waku was done for the day and another one of my friends came along too. It was really late about time we got to the restaurant, but I glad we went, because it was the best ramen I've ever had! But it was also the smallest ramen bowl I've ever had. I really wished there was more of it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lemon Black Pepper Tondaku Ramen:<br />Berkshire pork, tonkotsu soup, with lemon and black pepper. Topped with<br />portion chashu, kikurage mushroom, fried ginger onion, crushed sesame, nori and scallion.</td></tr>
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Wow, that was a long post wasn't it? Now do you see why I don't update as often as I do? I like long post, but just don't like writing them. Maybe committing to completing more of my post can be one of my New Year's resolution, though. It may seem hard at first, but completely doable. I'm definitely going to work on doing even more blogging on here. I can't wait!<br />
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crypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-10088124040342613262015-11-18T13:44:00.000-08:002015-11-18T22:01:19.263-08:00°˖✧✝ The Gothic Lolita Purists and the Gothic Brands that Cater to Them ✝✧˖°<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>In Lolita fashion, things change. One year we're joking about how short brands will continue to make their dresses, all the while still wearing them, and in the next, we're hunting for the perfect underskirt to go under our new, fashionable calf-length OP. But for a Gothic Lolita, for the most part, it looks like they've been wearing the same thing they've always been wearing. Some would say that it's because Gothic Lolita isn't as popular as it once was, which would limit the amount of varing designs being produced for them. But, is the fashion's stagnancy really based on it not being able to gain back its popularity or something else? I propose it could be that Gothic Lolitas and the designers who design for them just don't want to change. They just may be content with the look they've already accomplished, and don't feel the need for any other alteration or incorporation within it. </i></div>
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Take this post from Lolita Confessions, where an anonymous contributor comments on Moi-meme-Moitie's "integrity," as an example. In the post, they mention how the Gothic brand "never made a chocolate print, and never made a horse print" and goes on to say how they've "changed in a few ways since they started out, but at the same time, they just keep doing them." While this reads as a compliment to the brand's devotion, there are those who would say that the reasoning behind the brand's intention is simpler- Gothic brands produce Gothic clothing. However, if a brand's premise was as plain as that, then we would only come to expect Sweet brands to produce Sweet clothing and Classic brands to produce Classic clothing. Though, with all of the Gothic integration within Sweet and Classic designs over the years, we know this not to be true. So how does a Gothic brand's integrity differ from a Sweet one? </div>
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However, the same can't be said for the two Sweet Lolitas on the right.<br />
The Sweet Lolita on the left is wearing <a href="http://hellolace.net/wardrobe/angelic-pretty/type/jsk/item/257/" target="_blank">Angelic Pretty's Ballerina Print JSK</a> (2005).<br />
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I've come to think of a Gothic brand's consistency as a tool for preservation. Brands that aren't considered to promote Gothic fashion, but occasionally dabble with Gothic incorporation, treat Gothic aesthetics as a trend. Because it's used more as a trend, the driving force behind its use is for a kitschy addition and not one of passion. However, to an actual Gothic brand, their look isn't a novelty. It's their raison d'etre- the reason for their existence.<br />
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In an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntaBQy1Crp8" target="_blank">TV interview</a>, Mana shares some insight on his fashion brand: </div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">"</span>In '99, I opened the fashion shop Moi-meme-Moitie with clothing for Gothic Lolitas. At the time, there was nothing that associated the cute aspect with the dark one, so I did it. Furthermore, I don't like ephemeral fashions. My creations are intended for people who share my viewpoint on things.<span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">"</span><b>**</b><br />
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There aren't many interviews from Gothic brand creators or designers in Lolita fashion, but I feel as though their sentiments would reside more along with these lines from Mana, especially with his view on ephemeral fashions. For a fashion to be ephemeral, it'd have to be short-lived. And to Mana, his brand's axiom is the opposite- it's enduring. The proof is in how well these brands have maintained their original concepts and designs in the face of the many changing trends.<br />
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Mana: "Crosses, we always choose crosses."<br />
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Source: Detail shot of Front Cross Chiffon JSK (2010) on <a href="http://lolibrary.org/apparel/front-cross-chiffon-jsk-0" target="_blank">Lolibrary </a></td></tr>
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<b></b>Though, with how huge of an impact the style had, it seems like the Gothic Lolita sub-style has been around as long as the fashion started. But Gothic Lolita only got its footing in the late '90s during the big boom of Gothic centered entertainment and fashion in Japan. So the Lolita brands before this time weren't designing for those with Gothic interests. It was only during Gothic's popularity did this happen, which springboarded the creation of the black colorway option for their clothing. And ultimately, made a way for non-Gothic brands to participate in this trend. <br />
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<i>Right: Angelic Pretty's Puppet Circus JSK (2006) stock photo (Source: <a href="http://hellolace.net/wardrobe/angelic-pretty/type/jsk/item/45/" target="_blank">Hellolace</a>)</i></div>
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<i>Sure, it comes in black and can be styled in a Gothic way, but Puppet Circus's design is not Gothic.</i><br />
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While there were still some Gothic designs being created by these non-Gothic designers sparingly after Gothic Lolita's popularity, the amount of Gothic designs eventually dwindled to what we have now- maybe two or three Gothic collections from these brands a year, with one of those being an obligatory Halloween print (and I'm talking about an actual Gothic design and not just an OP in a darker colorway or a crucifix added to a print). And it's in this way how non-Gothic brands attenuate the Gothic aesthetic that Gothic brands helped expand. <br />
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Innocent World's <a href="http://lolibrary.org/apparel/rose-and-cross-lace-jsk" target="_blank">Rose and Cross Lace</a> (2015)<br />
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright's <a href="http://lolibrary.org/apparel/maria%E2%80%99s-catholic-nun-op" target="_blank">Maria's Catholic Nun OP</a> (2014)<br />
Angelic Pretty's <a href="http://lolibrary.org/apparel/milky-cross-op" target="_blank">Milky Cross OP</a> (2014)</td></tr>
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However, for an actual Gothic brand, their approach is different- the designers have stuck with their original concepts instead of playing with the pieces of other styles. Because of that, these small Gothic brands have become the backbone of the Gothic Lolita sub-culture. And because they play such a primary part in the style's representation, there's little room for them to alternate. This may be extreme for most, but for a Gothic Lolita, total adherence to the style just seems to be expected.<br />
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For this reason, there's a commitment from Gothic Lolitas that's unprecedented in any other sub-style in the fashion. Simply put, Gothic Lolitas are hardcore- they're here for the long-haul. Just like Gothic brands, you'd rarely find any vacillation among them. One of the funniest examples of this is in a video that was uploaded to YouTube named "Lifestyle of goth-loli girls & Mana Sama Interview" by the user Yhmar21Erio. Due to copyright issues, I'm not able to view the video in my country anymore, but I'll still link it to distinguish which video I'm referring to. Luckily, because the video is old, it's already well know to the people who have been in the fashion for a while. But for those who aren't familiar to the video, I'll describe the part I'm referencing. </div>
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<i>If the original uploaded video doesn't play for you, you may be able to watch it on a different platform <a href="http://kivvi.kz/watch/5coxrprq4ewr/" target="_blank">here</a>. </i></div>
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In this discussion with Sweet and Gothic Lolitas, one of the interviewers ask if the Sweet Lolitas ever wear black, even after being told that the Sweet Lolitas try to live a Sweet, or cute, lifestyle. But surprisingly, the Sweet Lolitas admit to occasionally wearing black clothing. The interviewer then ask the Gothic Lolitas the same question, but referring to the color pink. All of the Gothic Lolitas sternly deny it. The Gothic Lolitas go on to explain how the try to transmit the Gothic aesthetic throughout their life, insisting that they always emulate a Gothic appearance. All three even go as far to admit that they would own a pet bat if it were possible! <br />
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Thirty years from now, this headdress will still be a staple piece for Gothic Lolitas.<br />
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Source: Antique beasT <a href="http://a-beast.ocnk.net/product/152" target="_blank">website</a></td></tr>
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All in all, the Gothic sub-culture houses some of the most faithful participants, and many Gothic Lolitas internalize that same kind of loyalty when it comes to their look and atmosphere around them. And although small, Gothic brands remain standing along side their costumers to create looks that are both memorable and enduring. <br />
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°˖✧ 'Till next time<br />
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<i>Remember in my last post when I mentioned the rent hikes in New York City? Well, even FAO Schwarz, the oldest toy store in the United States, felt the sting of such rent increases and was placed with the burden of closing down their store front once again. I've always wanted to create a toy themed meetup for FAO Schwarz, but never had the time to plan one. Though, when my friend mentioned a bear themed meetup she was planing with another one of our friends, I made the effort of recommending that we include a stop at the famous toy store before they closed. </i></div>
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JSK: Innocent World<br />
Accessories: Handmade or Off brand</td></tr>
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My friend was really excited for the meetup's theme and wanted everyone to participate. Without a doubt, bears are cute, but I felt as though I wouldn't be able to make a bear themed Gothic Lolita outfit. And truthfully, the meetup seemed more geared toward Sweet Lolitas than anything. Ready to sit this one out, my friend insisted that I at least try to come up with an outfit. So instead of an outfit focused around bears, I decided to just add my black teddy bear as an accessory. To further my attempt, I put furry pompoms on top of my head to mimic the look of bear ears.</div>
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The main part of the event was afternoon tea at Kings' Carriage House. This was the tea room we wanted to go to during the <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2015/03/death-becomes-her-meetup.html" target="_blank">Death Becomes Her meetup</a> I hosted at the beginning of this year, but we decided on the tea room too late to make reservations. Kings' Carriage turned out to be very nice, with inviting decor and enjoyable savory selections. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first two pictures are of the waiting area in Kings' Carriage House.<br />
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On their website, a quote describes the tea room as a "charming cottage house" that's "the equivalent of a country getaway." I would say that the description lives up to the actual tea room. It really looked as if we were in someone's house. On the way to Kings' Carriage, my friend I walked right past it, because it looked so much like a residence than a restaurant. Though, the downside to the homey atmosphere was the small eating areas. There where only nine of us, a moderate size for a group of Lolitas, but there was hardly enough room for us and our petticoats. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I enjoyed their savoy choices the best.<br />
The tastiest one wound have to be the Oak Smoked Scottish Salmon Pinwheels.</td></tr>
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One of the greatest thing about Kings' Carriage is that they love Lolitas! They were overly accommodating to our needs, and they wanted us to take pictures everywhere. Our waitress even insisted she take all of our pictures for us. It really did turn into a photo shoot, with us taking many pictures inside and out in the front.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They told me to get to the back because I was the tallest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, so I didn't know that the Kuma Kumya and Usakumya pochettes <br />
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After a long time at Kings' Carriage, we headed to FAO Schwarz. The toy store looked a bit plain on the outside, and, from the look of it, I thought we were going in to a regular department store, like Macy's or Lord and Taylor. But I guess they saved all of the wonderment for the inside. Once we stepped inside, we were greeted by a little bakery called Sugar Plumm, which was the first stop into Candyland on the ground floor.<br />
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Including the infant floor on the underground level, FAO Schwarz had four floors! Even though we walked into the large animal section on the second floor, I would say that it only took up about a sixth of the entire levl. There was a section for just about every large toy marking franchise you could think about. What surprised me the most though were the stores within the toy store. Use the fact that they had multiple stores, like Build-A-Bear, to understand how vast FAO Schwarz was.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, FAO Schwarz would be nothing without their famous floor piano.<br />
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We spent a long time exploring FAO Schwarz, but it started to get late. We were there for so long that we missed going to our third stop for the day, the larger storefront for Build-A-Bear, because they closed. But, since there was a Build-A-Bear in FAO Schwarz, we didn't feel too bad for missing it. Some of us decided to part ways at this point, but the rest of us decided to keep the party going and go to Dylan's Candy Bar.<br />
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The first floor of Dylan's Candy Bar is a candy store where you can buy prepacked candy, candy but the pound, or merchandise with candy designs. It's seen more as a tourist spot, so the prices were a bit high, and the first floor is always packed with people until closing. The second floor turns into a ice cream shop, eatery, and bar. There's no wait to go to the ice cream shop or bar, but you'll have to put your name on a list to be seated for food due to their limited space upstairs. There are only three booths.</div>
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We only wanted drinks, so we were allowed to walk directly to the bar. Because of our group's size, we couldn't all sit at the bar, and were place at a regular booth next to the bar instead. It wasn't the one of the cupcakes booths, though. My friend bought a drink that was dusted with Pop Rocks candy around it's rim and another friend of mine had one with Sour Patch candy swimming at the bottom of the glass. I forgot to mention something important about the bar. The bar at Dylan's serves alcoholic beverages with some sort of candy incorporated in it. So, yes. The bar allowed us to be mature and childish at the same time!</div>
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I was going to get a drink, but decided to go with a sundae at the last moment. I picked their Roller Derby sundae, which was crafted around cookies. There were three different scoops of cookie flavored ice cream, whipped cream, caramel, chocolate chip cookies, and a fair amount of Whoppers (they're malted milk balls covered in chocolate). </div>
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<i>Due to the current rent increase in New York City, many businesses, both small and fairly large, are put up to the regrettable task of closing down their storefronts, with The Dove Parlor being one of them. Though not as renowned as other parlors in the city, Dove provided an interesting cocktail bar meant for those with a curiosity of the underground culture. And it was literally underground! Down the slabs of steps and through a worn wooden door painted white, Dove opened up into a dark lounge with red, textured baroque wall paper, which coupled with the dark mahogany wood finishes throughout the lounge. The hearth with a group of flickering candles in place of a kindling fire added to the romantic atmosphere. Natural light came through the glass panels of the door, but dimmed lamps mounted on the walls and glimmering candles created most of the lighting inside. </i><br />
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The Dove was also the venue where a tea party was arranged for Misako when she visited New York City for a lecture, <i>Lolita Fashion: Costume or Culture</i>, at Japan Society last year. I wasn't able to go to either event, but dreamed about experiencing Dove myself, Misako or no Misako.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though pretty, there are people in my community who infamously call this event the "Tea-less Tea Party."<br />
It was labeled as a tea party, but there turned out to be no tea at all!<br />
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Never lie to a Lolita by saying there's tea when there isn't any.</td></tr>
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There was a picnic arranged for the New York Lolita community the day before Dove's closing, and my friends and I originally planed on attending. However, the high possibility of rain forced the host of the meetup to postpone the event to a day with more favorable weather. Dishearten, some of my friends looked for other activities we could do that day instead. Remembering Dove's closing day, one of my friends decided that one last trip to the lounge would be more than sufficient.<br />
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My friend made our little gathering an open invitation, which garnered a fair amount of new Lolitas I've never met to come along with us, which is always great! Going to Dove in the evening seemed more fitting, so we agreed to meetup for a late lunch first. For fun, we chose Food Gallery 32 in Koreatown. Basically, it's a food court, but looks more like a food mall with its three floors. Asides from the the Red Mango and the eatery that sells taiyaki at the entrance, the bottom floor is reserved for savory appetizers and entrees. The top floor housed an interesting selection of desserts. There were so many choices!<br />
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After lunch, we brought some taiyaki on our way out to eat while at the lounge. Dove had a no outside food policy, but seeing as they were closing the next day, we assumed that it wouldn't be a problem. Thankfully, it wasn't! The staff was very open to us being there and didn't mind our little snack.<br />
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To show our support, everyone at least bought one drink. Yes, we were all of legal drinking age. I bought two, but because this meetup was some time ago, at the end of June, I've forgotten their names and ingredients. Though, I do remember the first one involved ginger and the second one used cranberries. I really wanted to try their absinthe, but they ran out. <br />
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We were at the lounge for I decent amount of time, playing games and exchanging stories, but decided to end everything before it got dark. The dimmed lamps with the lack of natural lighting didn't produce many desirable photos, so we tried outside, even though it was still raining!<br />
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Everyone had brought an umbrella, so there was no real problem with taking pictures outside. This is why it's important to have accessories that coordinates well with your outfit. I opted out using an umbrella for my pictures. It seemed okay without one (but it really wasn't). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacket & Skirt Set: Metamorphose temps de fille<br />
Blouse: Alice and the Pirates<br />
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This set has a <a href="http://marionettecemetery.blogspot.com/2015/06/birthday-gifts-from-myself.html" target="_blank">detachable layer of organza ruffles</a> underneath the collar and bottom of the jacket, but I took them off for a more relaxed outfit. I'm saving those attachments for an outfit that's more OTT. But even without the ruffles, this set has become my favorite piece in my wardrobe. I love the silhouettes of Metamorphose's sets. They always make me feel like a princess. Though, I'm pretty sure the reason is because of their bell sleeves. </div>
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My sleeve just didn't want to cooperate that day, or my ribbons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Without any context, it looks like my friend is scolding me!<br />
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She wasn't, though. She was telling what she was doing before the meetup.</td></tr>
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After pictures, we eventually split up, with some going to the BABY store or finding a place that sold desserts. Not wanting to wait another hour for the train, I decided to go home. But when I got there, I found the courage to do something bold- take a picture with out my glasses!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I am pretty and I am allowed to feel as though I am pretty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This is something I don't tell myself often. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I have to start being comfortable with myself.</span></td></tr>
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On the way to Dove, we were joking around about how it's frustrating to wear glasses in the rain and having them fog up, when I said that I could never go without wearing my glasses because of how insecure I am. One of my friends, who wears contacts, said that she felt the same way when she transitioned from her glasses, but insisted that I would look just as nice without them and hoped that I would be able to realize it for myself one day. I don't know why, but her words got the best of me and pushed me into doing such a thing. I still feel compelled to hide part of my face with glasses, but I am starting to consider contacts in the future.<br />
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°˖✧ 'Till next time<br />
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<br />crypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-69665996950562798332015-06-20T15:54:00.000-07:002015-06-20T15:54:01.935-07:00°˖✧✝ 2015 Summer ILD with KAMIJO & Friends ✝✧˖°<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KAMIJO and his support band thanking their New York City concert attendees<br />
one last time.<br />
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<i>If you couldn't tell from the picture above, I was one of the lucky people to attend a concert during KAMIJO's World Tour 2015, and on International Lolita Day (ILD) no less! I was not only an attendee, but also a VIP, which meant I was a part of a special meet and greet that allowed me to interact with KAMIJO personally! I was preparing for the day of the concert for months and could only considerate on meeting KAMIJO. It was for that exact reason why I was completely oblivious to the fact that the concert fell on the same day as this year's summer ILD. I even went as far as making different ILD plans with a friend of mine! It was my friend who notice the shared date and made me aware of my mistake. Going to the concert was my main priority, but celebrating with my friends was just as important. So what did I do? I made a compromise. I always have time for my friends!</i></div>
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In the end, we agreed on going to Laduree Soho, one of the U.S. store fronts of the luxurious Parisian bakery and restaurant, thanks to a friend's recommendation. We decided that going there would be our best option at such a short notice. I've never been to Laduree before, but always wanted to. For some reason, I thought the boutique was exclusive and would be hard to reserve. Though, I was pleasantly surprised when my friend booked seating for us easily. Thanks to her, I was able to fulfill another one of my dreams on an already special day. </div>
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The venue that was hosting KAMIJO's concert, the Highland Ballroom, had a selection of food for dinning, and I wanted to taste what they had to offer. So, not wanting to fill myself up at Laduree, I only ordered from their dessert menu. And with it being my first time at Laduree, I had to sample a few of their macrons, of course!</div>
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After Laduree, I had to head straight to the concert venue for the meet and great. Though, I wasn't going to be alone. Two of my other friends who made it to Laduree were also going to the concert with me! </div>
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Of the two friends who were going go the concert, one of them bought a VIP ticket also, so we went to the venue earlier together. VIPs were brought up stairs to balcony where there was a small room each one of us would be lead into to meet KAMIJO. My friend and I couldn't help but giggle the entire time in line and practice what we were going to do and say when we meet him! I prepared three sentences to say to him in Japanese, but half way through the line I was too nervous and thought it would've been best not to try and get tongue-tied. </div>
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When I became the next one in line to enter the room with KAMIJO, I could feel my heart beating faster and faster. I knew I had to show some composer so I wouldn't come of as creepy fangirl, but it was extremely hard, especially when KAMIJO is standing in front of you smiling. As soon as the door was closed behind me, he extended his hand and greeted me with a "Bonjour~~." Honestly, that was enough, I could've turned around and walked out of the room at that exact moment and it would've been the highlight of my life.<br />
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I was going to wear gloves that day, but I so glad I didn't! I put my hand in his and he ushered me besides him for our picture. His hands are the softest! I kept holding onto his hand and turned to face the camera. But the cameraman was in a resting stance like he was waiting for something. Confused, I looked up at KAMIJO and he was looking down at me smiling. Apparently, we weren't supposed to be holding hands for the picture and he was waiting for me to let go! Embarrassed, I let go and started blushing. It look like he didn't want to, but he laughed slightly, which made me blush even more. Quickly regaining my composure, I turned with him towards the camera and posed.<br />
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After the photo, KAMIJO thanked me for coming and shook my hand. I was still in a daze about the experience and got swept into his eyes again (he looks RIGHT at you, I couldn't escape). Even after the security pointed for me to leave, I stood there still hold his hand swooning over him. Thank you, Kamijo, for being so patient with me!</div>
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With the meet and great over, I meet up with my friends to hung out before the concert. But of course I made sure to keep our spots in the crowd. I even made a new friend! There was someone who recognized me from online and came to talk to me also. I was seriously flattered. If there's anyone who sees me around, please, feel free to say hi!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I over heard someone in the VIP line say, "Is anyone as excited as me to see MASHASHI?"<br />
I turned around, looked them straight in the eye, and gave a serious, "YES."<br />
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The concert was amazing and had its fair share of adorable moments. One of the cutest was when KAMIJO was singing one of Lareine songs (its been so long I forgot which one!), and an audience member pulled out a bouquet of blue roses for KAMIJO and he accepted them! He even performed with them for awhile. I was also lucky to be noticed in the audience by KAMIJO! I was sending him kisses from the crowd when he came to the edge of the stage. As he was walking away, he saw me, came back, and sent kisses back to me!!! I can't write everything that happened at the concert, but if you're curious about how it turned out, Maria Tolentino from My JHouse Rock Events Promotions Inc. wrote a <a href="http://jrockerstar21.blogspot.com/2015/06/kamijo-brought-moulin-rouge-to-manhattan.html" target="_blank">great recap</a> for the night. Please take time to read it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the concert with my friend, Ashley.<br /><br />This is the closest thing I have as an outfit shot.<br />I was a bad Lolita an forgot to take a clear one. </td></tr>
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<i>I splurged a lot more this year for my birthday than last year. But I didn't end up spending a large amount of money like most would for their birthday. I wanted to try to get as many gifts as I could for the price of paying for one or two gifts. So, instead of dumping my money on a new BABY release, I hunted down five main pieces to add to my closet! And I consider at least two of them being rare items. </i></div>
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The first thing I bought was this amazing jacket and skirt set from Metamorphose. I've been eyeing this set for awhile online and watched it get lowered two times. When it was first posted, it was more than $100, and I didn't have the money for it. But when it was lowered to about $80, I knew that I had to get it. I felt as if the price was as good as it was going to get. I paid over $120 for my first Metamorphose set, so getting this one for $85 was a huge bargain for me. And this one is even more detailed than the first! <br />
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Aside from the picture above, I've never seen this set before. And unlike the other older pieces in my wardrobe, I actually want to find out the name for it! So, if you may know any information pertaining to this set, please leave a comment!<br />
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I wasn't planning on buying a blouse for my birthday, but after looking at the detail shots of this one, I couldn't think about purchasing anything else. I was going to overlook this piece at first because the blouse's color can come off looking blue, and blue isn't a color I think I can wear well, but the bat wing collar is what peeked my interest in the end. I'm such a sucker for bat wing collars! I'm also a sucker for good deals, so this $28 blouse was something I couldn't pass up.<br />
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This Algonquins blouse has easily become my favorite blouse in my wardrobe. And the reasons for that are the little details found throughout the blouse. The pieces I own typically have simpler designs, like this blouse, but I love when there is some type of unique tailoring or a whimsical decoration. And this blouse has both of those additions. Although there are many, the greatest adornment this blouse features is the pinned applique of a bat hanging upside down with the brand's name embroidered across it. <br />
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Okay, so this one is by far the biggest shocker on my list. In this current era of Lolita fashion, we're used to Heart E designs leaning more to a <a href="http://www.hearte.co.jp/" target="_blank">Sweet style</a>. Though, even with their soft pink OPs and polka dot JSKs, the brand has dabbled with Gothic designs <a href="http://lolibrary.org/apparel/cross-doll-op" target="_blank">way back when</a> (but let's be real, at the height of Gothic Lolita's popularity, every brand tried to partake in the style in some way). Be that as it may, this OP transcends all of my expectations of Heart E and the design looks like an early Moi-meme-Montie piece! That's a bold statement, I know. But look at it! I can easily see Mana wearing an OP like this.<br />
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I paid very little for this OP, but obtaining wasn't easy. The processes really took me on an emotional roller coaster ride. When the OP was first posted, the seller was trying to sell it for about $140, which was out of my price range at the time. Even though the dress is undeniably gorgeous, after three weeks and three price decreases, the OP was still up for sale! I took it as a sign, and planned on skipping the Metamorphose set so I could bid on the OP when it was about $100. But when I went to look for the post, it was gone! I was beyond devastated. I honestly felt as if I lost something crucial.<br />
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I couldn't get over losing such a dress, so I would check the auction site twice a week hoping that whoever bought it would put it back up for auction. That almost never happens, but I was in complete denial. After three weeks, I was able to accept my loss, and gave up looking. But, for some reason, I had the urge to look one more time during the fourth week. I nearly cried when I saw the listing. And here's the most unbelievable part, I only paid $52 for it! I guess the seller noticed how it wasn't selling and listed it at a lower price to get multiple people to bid on it. But I was the only bidder, so I won it easily at such a low price!<br />
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I had my eye on these skirts on Closet Child for awhile, and honestly, just considered them as being pieces I could use to fill in my wardrobe. I'm in a short supply of skirts, so buying these skirts just seemed like a rational decision, while all of my other purchases were more impulsive. Albeit, my approach was reasonable, but my timing was less than sensible. Of course I would buy two velvet skirts in the summertime, that's so me! I didn't even realize what I had done until I confirmed my purchase. I presume I was focused more on only paying $18 for the first skirt, and $23 for the second.<br />
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Sure, I knew finding a time to wear these skirts in the summertime was going to be a hard task, but seeing them in person made me uncover another problem- they're extremely short! They didn't look as short on the mannequin in the stock photos, but on me, they're like mini skirts! I was deceived, by the stock photo, but really, it's my own fault for the misunderstanding. I forgot that even though Putumayo is Lolita friendly, the brand is made more for street wear and can be cut shorter than other Lolita brands. I consider myself lucky though, because of the generous amount of shirring on these skirts, I can get away with pulling them down further on my waist so they won't look as short as they actually are. <br />
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*The prices listed includes fees and have been rounded up. They don't include shipping.<br />
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I can't wait to wear all of the amazing items I've purchased! I already have a couple of outfits planned that I'm eager about. Expect an Ero outfit from me very soon!<br />
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<i>No, I wasn't celebrating mine, but a friend's. Both of our birthdays are in the month of May, but because my birthday was always during my finals in college, I've conditioned myself not to really celebrate it. I know I have to get myself out of such a habit, but for now, it has stuck. So, I celebrated with my friend on hers a week or so later.</i> </div>
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To celebrate, she wanted to spend her hard earned money on brand, and we obliged. So off we went to the BABY store in New York City. There were four of us that day, but all of us were coming from different locations. Two of our other friends were supposed to meet up with Nina in the city to go to the store together and I was supposed to meet them at the store. I really thought I was going to be the last one to show up, but it turned out that I arrived right on time. On the other hand, I was the only one there! <br />
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"They know my Goth-ness doesn't allow me to be in direct sunlight.<br />
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Bustier: Alice and the Pirates<br />
Skirt: BABY, the Stars Shine Bright<br />
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Honestly, I didn't mind waiting, but the thought of me doing so in the heat (and with no protection from my coffin) made my friends giggle. I'll admit it was hot, but I knew I could always go to Vivi to cool down with some bubble tea. And I did exactly that. For aesthetic reasons (I'm such a loser Goth), I chose their Black Moo Milk. I mean, com on, it's black, I had to. <br />
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Thank goodness I went to Vivi, because if I didn't, I wouldn't have known I left my bank card at home! That's right, I was a Lolita in New York City about to go to the BABY store, without money. Can you believe it?! I was at the counter expecting to use my card, when I looked in my wallet and saw nothing in it. I tried really hard to put on a smile while rummaging through my purse looking for loose singles as the worker waited and I held up the line. As a testament to my silly luck and laziness, I found $40 tucked into a small pocket in my purse. <br />
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I was saved from utter embarrassment in Vivi, but knew I wouldn't be able to escape looking like a loser with no money in the BABY store. When my friends finally showed up, I wanted to just hide my face when we walked in the store. I was there once again picking over their merchandise without buying anything substantial. In an effort to make up for it, I decided to spend at least half of what I had in the store. *laugh* But that's only socks- if I was lucky!<br />
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Unfortunately, I didn't see any socks that I really liked. Or maybe, I should say "fortunately," since I didn't have much money to spend anyway! Instead, I bought an illustration book by Yoh. So it wasn't a complete lost after all.<br />
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When we were done in the store, we went to go eat at the Japanese restaurant we dined at the last time we visited the BABY store. I think it has become our "spot" now. But I can't even think of the restaurant's name! We just usually call it "that restaurant by BABY." We're terrible, I know.<br />
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We basically ordered the same lunch special from last time, because it's the best $11 you'll ever spend in New York City. But, to show our adventurous side, we tried the restaurant's specially drinks. Sorona choose their mint ice tea, while the rest of us tried their lychee one.<br />
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Both teas turned out to be really good! And the fresh mint leaves and lychee pieces turned out to be a nice touch. The best part was eating the lychee at the end. <br />
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While the lychee was sweet and served as a great topper to our meal, we wanted something else. We decided to find some "real dessert" in the area. We ended up finding a business that sold homemade ice cream with original flavors, and it was honestly the best ice cream I've ever had. Admittedly, I was on the fence when we finally found the highly recommended ice cream spot, Luca & Bosco. I was expecting a storefront of some sort, but, after walking into the doors of a marketplace, I saw that the business was just a cart at the entrance. <br />
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We were allowed to choose two free samples from their selection, and I wish I could have tasteed all of them! Each one sounded extremely tasty. I made the tough decision of getting a scoop of their Honey Lavender and another one with the word "molasses" in it (sorry, I forgot the name). I thought the flavors wouldn't taste right together, but the two were delicious and complemented each other nicely! And their Honey Lavender flavor is so heavenly! My friend described it as eating a bouquet of flowers. <br />
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When I picked my flavors, I thought they looked a little like me (if ice cream can look like people), so I tried to take a picture with it. But you can't even see the color of the ice cream because of the light reflecting off of it! Oh well, at least my friends saw how much my ice cream and I looked like twins.<br />
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<br />crypt_kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333596200250014089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163622652518418870.post-59266459827630960012015-05-30T10:40:00.000-07:002015-06-02T21:36:22.809-07:00°˖✧✝ Time After Time Capsule ~New York City~ ✝✧˖°<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>Even though I haven't been blogging much this month, I've been involved with some fantastic events. And I kicked this month off with a major one- finally meeting Sebastian Masuda! In addition to this friendly meet and greet, I was able to participate in a one of his landmark art projects, the Time After Time Time Capsule. </i></div>
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Sebastian Masuda is a renowned art director, both within Japan and abroad. He is also the founder of the influential store 6%DOKIDOKI. The store itself is instantly recognizable and has created a strong following internationally, but Sebastian Masuda is most famously known for his visual work with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Thanks to <a href="http://www.japansociety.org/" target="_blank">Japan Society</a>, Sebastian has been to New York City may times before, from meet and greets to displaying art exhibits. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to any in the past. So this opportunity turn out being extremely special for me. </div>
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For this art project, Sebastian asked participants to bring an object that they thought was cute or meaningful to place in the Hello Kitty time capsule so we could "share our colorful future together!!" As a subtle acclamation, I decided I wanted to bring something Hello Kitty to complement the capsule's theme. I ended up bringing an old Hello Kitty lunchbox I had since I graduated high school.</div>
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While I choose to bring a item I already had, others went a step further and sought inspiration from Sebastian to create something special for the capsule. The handmade pieces people brought were no less than amazing, but the ones that stood out to me the most were the ones children created from their time at the Japan Society. Instead of keeping to himself on this trip to New York City, Sebastian volunteered some of his time at classes and workshops at Japan Society by working with children in a way to help express themselves through different art medias. On the day of the capsule ceremony, some of the children brought their art pieces to celebrate with us. How cute! </div>
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I came the the event when it was half way in, and was told that the crowd had died down a bit. However, a good amount of people who came at the start of the event were still there, and were persistent about staying the entire 4 hours! Though, no one would have been there as long as Sebastian would. But even so, you could see how dedicated he was with meeting everyone who came and how genuine he was. I admire his patience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only reason why I look so tall is because we're on a slope.<br />
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Here's a better shot of my complete outfit and a closeup of my accessories. I didn't blend in with the crowds of pastels and other bright colors, but I wanted to at least partake in the avant-garde atmosphere. This is the most ridiculous blouse I own and I absolutely love it! I hope to find the white colorway if it, because this blue with white pinstripe is hard to pair with anything. </div>
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JSK: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright<br />
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Here's an video one of my friends did for the event. The video is of her asking attendees what components and inspiration went into their outfits.<br />
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Sebastian's Time After Time is an on going art project that he plans on doing in ten cities around the world. I believe New York City was is second stop and last year in Los Angeles was his first. In 2020 at the Olympics in Tokyo, he plans on combining all ten time capsules into a tower (<a href="https://news.artnet.com/people/sebastian-masuda-brings-9-foot-hello-kitty-new-york-297946" target="_blank">source</a>)! So I'm apart of history... in the future! <br />
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After the event, my friends and I decided to go to the Japan Society and try out their purikura booth. The booth was there to promote an exhibit that month and only stayed for a limited time. I'm glad I got the chance to use it before it was gone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is just the lobby! It's seriously pretty in there.<br />
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We had some trouble stuffing all four of us in the booth and posing, but we did our best! Afterwards, we headed out to find a restaurant (we never know were we're going!). We ended up at a restaurant/ramen bar called Lucky Cat, hence all of the maneki nekos in the following pictures. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interior was stylish, but playful at the same time (that maneki neko is as tall as me)!<br />
It looked like they were going for chic otaku!<br />
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Yes, that's Ranma 1/2 playing over the bar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sukitama Don: Beef, Egg, Tofu, and Onions with Soy Sauce on Rice<br />
Dessert: Black Sesame Seed Ice Cream (my favorite)<br />
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I ordered their special Lucky Cat Soda too. It <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">it came in a cute glass bottle.</span><br />
I think the flavor was honey! I still have the bottle as a memento.</td></tr>
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The task for the participants of Lolita Blog Carnival was for us to create a coord that's worth $100, but I went a bit over. It's just $8 extra, though. I'm sure you can let it slide this time. And for the sake of the price range, I didn't include any shipping or fees I may have paid for these pieces. Also, as a little note, I listed the Bodyline shoes as $21 because of the JPY to USD currency exchange rate at the time I had bought them. However, they are now $25, which is still a great price for platform shoes. </div>
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So yeah, this is one of my cheapest coords using main brand pieces, if not the cheapest. Though, besides the backpack, I can say that, every other piece is of the cheapest items I have. Hence, this Black Peace Now blouse is the cheapest blouse I own, and the same goes for the skirt and shoes. </div>
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I LOVE hunting for bargains and uncovering deals. My friends marvel at how cheaply I shop for Lolita clothes! I'm thinking about making more post like this one. I have a lot of great deals I'm willing to show. </div>
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<a href="http://pommandarine.blogspot.fr/2015/05/lolita-blog-carnival-design-complete.html" target="_blank">Pepins de Pom & Co.</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.rainedragon.com/lolita-blog-carnival-design-a-complete-coord-for-under-100-usd/" target="_blank">Crimson Reflections</a></div>
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<i>Nothing scares a Gothic Lolita more than the words spring or summer. The spring reacquaints us with the sunlight left behind during daylight savings and the summer brings us sweltering heat (like really, I just want to wear my black velvet). And lets not forget the most common threat both creates- cutesy wootsy themes that designers can't help but to design for. So what's a Gothic Lolita to do? How can we survive all of the floral and fruit prints? </i></div>
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I can't say much for those fruit prints, but what if I told you that florals aren't something just for fulling up the boarder of a Sweet Lolita's OP, the little embellishments found on the collar of a Sweet/Classical Lolita's blouse or those patterns you find on a grandmother's old couch? Turns out, they can be used for Gothic outfits as well. That's it, the secret is out. Did your blood dry up? Are you hissing from such a shock? Maybe you can get to your coffin in time to recuperate. Yes, Gothic Lolitas can wear florals and still be considered Gothic. And why shouldn't I wear florals? After all, it is spring. <br />
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Blouse and shoes: Bodyline<br />
Parasol: Alice and the Pirates<br />
Accessories: Handmade<br />
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<i>"Where are the florals? You were talking about forals, but this JSK has bows on them?!"</i></div>
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<i>You got me. There's no floral print. Instead, I let my bouquet of flowers take the place of an actual printed floral pattern on the JSK.</i></div>
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For this Lolita Blog Carnival topic, I felt that an older outfit of mine was quite fitting. I wore this at the tail end of spring last year, but haven't posted the picture on an open platform until now (So I can get away with posting it now with a new topic, right?). At the time, I was just identifying myself as a Gothic Lolita, and not specifically as an Old School one. But either way, I was going for a more Classic look to fit the theme of the meetup I was attending. Even though there are different styles present in this look, (a little bit if Sweet with a pinch of Classic wrapped in an Old School silhouette, but somehow Gothic), I like how each style element can read as its own while still being cohesive as one outfit. </div>
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<i>"Girl, how is this Gothic? I think you're stretching that one."</i></div>
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<i>Asides from the constant presence of the color black throughout the outfit and my black lipstick, there are a few Gothic motifs sprinkled among everything else: bat charms on my hair bows, a badge that has the word "SPOOKY" on it written in Gothic font with a spider attached to it, and the black scenery of a haunted house on my purse. </i> </div>
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It should be already known that Gothic Lolitas can wear florals, especially with all of those Moi-meme-Moitie dresses with floral designs created over the years, but you'll be surprised how many people get stirred up when I mention it. Adding florals to an outfit used to be really popular with all three of the main styles, Sweet, Classic and Gothic, but it seems as if there are those who have forgotten this or just don't know. I attribute most of the confusion with the lack of different representations or renderings of the style from the majority of our fashion resources and participants. Gathering information solely from these sources would make it seem like Gothic Lolitas always have to be mature and elegant while wearing only black or jewel tones. But no so, we can be cute and wear florals too. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">But it looks Gothic-y, doesn't it?</span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><br /><br />Innocent World ad in The Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. 2</span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><br />Source: Hello Lace under their </span><a href="http://hellolace.net/styles/classic" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" target="_blank">Classic Lolita style list</a></td></tr>
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<i>"Yeah, but that's obviously old. You can't possibly expect a Gothic Lolita to wear that now."</i></div>
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Florals in Gothic Lolita designs have been around for years and they are still being produced. Though, for some reason, they don't seem to be a popular look for Gothic Lolitas in the west, which is fine. You can't expect all of us to look the same. Just know that there are more options out there for us (with budding pink roses, or in my case, a cream and lilac bouquet, being one of them)! </div>
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Make sure to check out Lolita Blog Carnival!</div>
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Lolita Blog Carnival is an online Lolita community of Lolita bloggers who come together to blog about certain topics each week to stimulate further ideas for great blog posts!</div>
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If you want to see more spring coordinates, take a look at these other Lolita blogs:</div>
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<a href="http://thebloodyteaparty.blogspot.com/2015/04/lbc-make-spring-coordinate.html" target="_blank">The Bloody Tea Party</a></div>
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<a href="http://courtlydreams.blogspot.com/2015/04/lolita-blog-carnival-make-spring.html" target="_blank">Courtly Dreams for Burgher</a></div>
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<a href="http://violetlunchell.weebly.com/home/lbc-make-a-spring-inspired-coordinate" target="_blank">Candied Dreams</a></div>
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<a href="http://divinecross.blogspot.ca/2015/04/LBC-springcoord.html" target="_blank">Divinecross</a></div>
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°˖✧ 'Till next time<br />
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