There is a really big Bodyline shop located in Osaka. It is right in the main shopping street (nearby the Disney Store), so it is hard to miss.
As per usual there is a neurotic Disney remix playing in the background. As this store is pretty big, with 2 floors, they sell almost all the items Bodyline advertises online. The ground floor holds the "normal" items, like socks, shoes, blouses, and wigs. The second floor holds the lolita dresses, cosplay suits, etc.
When I gave the blouses a closer inspection I found some really nice ones hanging between the awful pieces. There was one slight problem, the blouses I picked out were a size M, and I wasn't sure if that would fit me. At the Bodyline stores you are not allowed to try things on (while in the Tokyo store you are allowed to try shoes on), and there is a no returns rule, so I wasn't sure what to do. However, one of the shop girls (I'm really sorry for them seeing as what kind of crazy outfits they have to wear) told me the second blouse was half price, so I caved in and bought 2 blouses, plus a pair of shoes. The blouses turned out to fit perfectly, so I later returned to buy some more.
dinsdag 28 oktober 2014
Metamorphose Osaka
The Metamorphose Osaka store is hidden away really well. To find it you have to pass an alley past a few other shops and then take a small stair down. But searching for this store is well worth it.
Upon entering the shop I was greeted very friendly by two shop girls, of whom one was really energetic. I was looking around the shop when I noticed the Princess Wardrobe Pinafore JSK Set. The energetic shop girl quickly came to explain the different sets (mostly in Japanese so I just smiled at her most of the times). She showed me the different cuts and colors, and when I tried to ask if it would fit my size she happily noted that I was allowed to try it on (I did not know you could try special sets on). I had picked out the ivory pinafore set, and everything fitted great, so I bought it. As I was used to by now the shop staff escorted me to the store exit with my purchase.
Upon entering the shop I was greeted very friendly by two shop girls, of whom one was really energetic. I was looking around the shop when I noticed the Princess Wardrobe Pinafore JSK Set. The energetic shop girl quickly came to explain the different sets (mostly in Japanese so I just smiled at her most of the times). She showed me the different cuts and colors, and when I tried to ask if it would fit my size she happily noted that I was allowed to try it on (I did not know you could try special sets on). I had picked out the ivory pinafore set, and everything fitted great, so I bought it. As I was used to by now the shop staff escorted me to the store exit with my purchase.
Kera shop Osaka
This will be a bit of a short post, as I wasn't that impressed with the Kera shop.
The Osaka Kera shop was pretty small, with only half of the shop dedicated to lolita. The shop was pretty crowded and with the small walkways between the clothes it was sometimes a bit hard to move around in the store. Most of the brands here I had never heard of, and I'm not really sure if that was because they are just plain not well known brands, or just not popular overseas. I had come to the Kera shop in hopes of buying some Triple Fortune items, but I couldn't find anything by this brand.
I did buy 2 GLBs, one being the new issue (it felt so nice to finally have a chance to read a GLB while it is still was current).
The Osaka Kera shop was pretty small, with only half of the shop dedicated to lolita. The shop was pretty crowded and with the small walkways between the clothes it was sometimes a bit hard to move around in the store. Most of the brands here I had never heard of, and I'm not really sure if that was because they are just plain not well known brands, or just not popular overseas. I had come to the Kera shop in hopes of buying some Triple Fortune items, but I couldn't find anything by this brand.
I did buy 2 GLBs, one being the new issue (it felt so nice to finally have a chance to read a GLB while it is still was current).
Innocent World Osaka
We had a bit of trouble finding the shop, because it is located in a pretty normal apartment building and our only clue was that it had to be on the 5th floor. After some searching and a bit of help from the locals we found the right building.
This being the main shop I expected a pretty big store, but the size disappointed me a bit. However, what this shop lacks in size it makes up with what they managed to put in there. They were selling both the old and new releases (like the popular flag dress that was just released back then). The shop had a nice classic look, contrary to the 2 sweet shops I had visited before. In the back of the store was a display where the shoes were shown too.
While I was browsing the clothing a shop girl offered to store our shopping bags behind the counter, we really appreciated it as we were carrying quite a lot. After I had selected some items I wanted to try on the shop girl guided me to their fitting rooms (I learned quite quickly that in Japan you should always ask if you can fit something, plus I couldn't find the fitting rooms), it turned out that they were hidden behind big mirrors. The fitting rooms were just as elegant as the shop and quite roomy compared to normal fitting rooms.
After I had tried everything on and selected a few extra things I went to pay. While I was trying on things my mom had found a beautiful necklace that she bought for herself. After paying we were escorted back to the elevator where I was handed my new purchases.
zondag 26 oktober 2014
Angelic Pretty Osaka
The Angelic Pretty store in Osaka can be easily recognized by the pink storefront. Upon entering the shop I was greeted by the friendly shop girl, who then minded her own business (I like to be able to look around for my self first).
There is just one word with which I can describe the shop interior, PINK! Everywhere you looked you saw pink, from pink shelves to the pink carpet. The decor is really cute, as were most of the dresses that were sold here. I'm not really into sweet lolita, so after browsing a few racks I left empty handed.
BtSSB Osaka
Another shop I visited during my stay in Osaka was BtSSB. The shop is pretty easy to find, whit a small stair you need to decent. The shop is a bit small, but it did not feel crammed. The lay out looks pretty similar to the one in Paris.
Upon entering there were 4 girls in the shop, all were part of the staff, so it was already pretty full in there. They all stopped what they were doing to greet me, but I don't think they ever had heard about being nice to customers. During all the time I was here (which was obviously not that long) they kept on staring at me, and not one of the shop girls tried to smile, they all gave me some kind of dead glare. As BtSSB is one of my favorite brands (and I buy from their online shop regularly) I felt really disappointed.
I was not dressed in lolita (I was after all on vacation, and lolita isn't the most moveable kind of clothing) so that might have triggered their reaction, but looking at the other stores I visited where I was treated nicely it still doesn't really make sense.
Upon entering there were 4 girls in the shop, all were part of the staff, so it was already pretty full in there. They all stopped what they were doing to greet me, but I don't think they ever had heard about being nice to customers. During all the time I was here (which was obviously not that long) they kept on staring at me, and not one of the shop girls tried to smile, they all gave me some kind of dead glare. As BtSSB is one of my favorite brands (and I buy from their online shop regularly) I felt really disappointed.
I was not dressed in lolita (I was after all on vacation, and lolita isn't the most moveable kind of clothing) so that might have triggered their reaction, but looking at the other stores I visited where I was treated nicely it still doesn't really make sense.
Maiden Clothing Osaka
During my trip to Osaka I visited quite a lot of lolita shops, one being Maiden Clothing. If I had to shortly describe Maiden Clothing I would say it is the Closet Child from Osaka. Contrary to Closet Child Maiden Clothing only has 1 lolita store (there are 2 stores right next to each other, but the other one only sells a handful of lolita items), this means that it is much bigger than the Closet Childs I've visited in Tokyo.
To reach it you need to take a green elevator (if you see a grey one instead you are standing at the wrong building, and need to move to the building next door).
I was the only customer in there, so I had the whole shop for myself. However, the shop clerk mainly minded her own business, so I did not feel pressured at all. The clothes are all aligned on clothing racks along the wall and in the middle of the shop. Contrary to Closet Child where items were sorted on kind, at Maiden Clothing everything is sorted according to brand (so for example a cardigan could be hanging next to a dress). I spend quite some time with my mom sorting through the items and picking out stuff I wanted to try. We mostly stayed on the right side of the shop, as the left side was completely dedicated to gothic lolita (I did try on a Moitié dress, they had a lot of those, but even though it fitted it did not look good on me).
When I was finished picking out items I asked to try everything on. Here it was no problem to take everything in the fitting room (I later found out this was not the case at Closet Child). The fitting room was pretty roomy with a clothes rack and the typical face covers (to protect the clothes against make-up stains).
After finishing trying everything on I went to pay for the items I picked out, I was glad to hear they accept credit cards. Everything is packed for you and you are given your purchases at the door.
I found the prices at Maiden Clothing a bit lower than at Closet Child, but they had less rare items.
To reach it you need to take a green elevator (if you see a grey one instead you are standing at the wrong building, and need to move to the building next door).
I was the only customer in there, so I had the whole shop for myself. However, the shop clerk mainly minded her own business, so I did not feel pressured at all. The clothes are all aligned on clothing racks along the wall and in the middle of the shop. Contrary to Closet Child where items were sorted on kind, at Maiden Clothing everything is sorted according to brand (so for example a cardigan could be hanging next to a dress). I spend quite some time with my mom sorting through the items and picking out stuff I wanted to try. We mostly stayed on the right side of the shop, as the left side was completely dedicated to gothic lolita (I did try on a Moitié dress, they had a lot of those, but even though it fitted it did not look good on me).
When I was finished picking out items I asked to try everything on. Here it was no problem to take everything in the fitting room (I later found out this was not the case at Closet Child). The fitting room was pretty roomy with a clothes rack and the typical face covers (to protect the clothes against make-up stains).
After finishing trying everything on I went to pay for the items I picked out, I was glad to hear they accept credit cards. Everything is packed for you and you are given your purchases at the door.
I found the prices at Maiden Clothing a bit lower than at Closet Child, but they had less rare items.
maandag 4 augustus 2014
Castlefest 2014
This past saturday I once again went to Castlefest (an annual 3 day event in Holland which has a medieval/fantasy theme), but this time I was really, really last minute about it. Without the time to finish a costume I chose for an Elsa inspired lolita outfit that I was already planning on doing sometime.
As I had to travel for about 2 hours to get to Keukenhof I got up pretty early to have plenty of time to finish my make-up (I'm always struggling with make-up, and this time I wanted to get the Elsa look). I used my own hair for the outfit and added little snowflakes, it was quite basic compared to my normal event costumes, but as a lolita outfit I really loved the final outcome.
Once I arrived at the venue there was a huge line for tickets (huge as in Disney huge :o), luckily Cat and Stefan were already inside with a ticket for me, allowing me to skip the queue.
Stefan was waiting with my ticket at the gate, and we soon met up with Cat and her mom. Cat was wearing an awesome dress from Haenuli with deers and bunnies.
It was great to once again taste the wonderful atmosphere these kind of events have. We walked around looking at the merchandise on sale, ate hemp bread, and just sat down looking at other people. There were notably less costumes in general and most of the costumes were also less impressive than previous years, but that was to be expected with the extreme heat we are experiencing currently (extreme heat in Holland is anywhere above 25 degrees C ;) ).
Time flew by and at about 19:30 I said goodbye and started my long journey back home.
Outfit rundown; dress: Metamorphose, layer: BTSSB, crinoline: 4 O'Clock, rest offbrand
Once I arrived at the venue there was a huge line for tickets (huge as in Disney huge :o), luckily Cat and Stefan were already inside with a ticket for me, allowing me to skip the queue.
Stefan was waiting with my ticket at the gate, and we soon met up with Cat and her mom. Cat was wearing an awesome dress from Haenuli with deers and bunnies.
It was great to once again taste the wonderful atmosphere these kind of events have. We walked around looking at the merchandise on sale, ate hemp bread, and just sat down looking at other people. There were notably less costumes in general and most of the costumes were also less impressive than previous years, but that was to be expected with the extreme heat we are experiencing currently (extreme heat in Holland is anywhere above 25 degrees C ;) ).
Time flew by and at about 19:30 I said goodbye and started my long journey back home.
vrijdag 27 juni 2014
Dream Items
Today I'm going to talk about my dream items. I actually keep 2 lists, one list with wishlist items (items i'd like to have but aren't on top of my list) and a list with dream items (items that I would kill for).
There are currently 7 items on that list (they are in random order);
There are currently 7 items on that list (they are in random order);
- AatP: Elizabeth's Over Robe Op - I was lucky enough to be able to buy this from BtSSB Paris
- AatP: Poison de Lámour Juliette JSK
- AatP: Disney x Alice & the Pirates JSK (if I had to pick one as my most wanted dress, this would be it)
- BtSSB: La Robe de la Reine pour Midori
- This dress from 4 O'Clock that I don't know the name of :o
- Metamorphose: I own the matching set and am missing this bag, I only saw it being sold once, but it was for the black version.
- AatP: Elizabeth Bride of Death JSK I in either ivory or black, I previously owned the red high waisted skirt, but I sold it as I didn't like the color and the fit.
dinsdag 24 juni 2014
Old School Meet
On 22-06-2014 Josine and I organized the old school meeting. We both love old school clothes, and we are regularly discussing old school finds. We felt there was a lack of opportunities to wear our old school clothes, thus the meet was born.
Slowly time passed by, until 22-06 and to our great surprise we had gathered a group of 14 lolitas who wanted to join the meet.
We agreed to meet at Utrecht Central station at the Bruna (a bookshop). Everyone arrived at the assigned time, except Pichi Pie, who was accidentally standing at the wrong Bruna, we felt so guilty because we had no idea there was a second one on the station.
After we had the whole group together we walked to King Arthur, a restaurant located near the canals, were we had a nice group lunch.
Once everyone finished their lunch we went on our way to the Oude Hortus, which are the old university gardens that are still being taken care of. We took a lot of photo's here, and I made a short movie in which you can see everyones outfits and just in general how much fun we had.
Slowly time passed by, until 22-06 and to our great surprise we had gathered a group of 14 lolitas who wanted to join the meet.
We agreed to meet at Utrecht Central station at the Bruna (a bookshop). Everyone arrived at the assigned time, except Pichi Pie, who was accidentally standing at the wrong Bruna, we felt so guilty because we had no idea there was a second one on the station.
After we had the whole group together we walked to King Arthur, a restaurant located near the canals, were we had a nice group lunch.
Once everyone finished their lunch we went on our way to the Oude Hortus, which are the old university gardens that are still being taken care of. We took a lot of photo's here, and I made a short movie in which you can see everyones outfits and just in general how much fun we had.
Outfit rundown: dress cape headwear bag; Metamorphose, blouse; MMM, socks; BTSSB, shoes; Mary Magdalene
maandag 23 juni 2014
Behind the Mask
On 3 May 2014 some girls from our comm organized the Behind the Mask event. The dresscode was lolita and masks, such a fancy event gave me the opportunity to use an OTT piece from my wardrobe.
After I had decided on which dress to wear and my main theme, roses, I could start collecting accessories and most importantly start hunting for a mask. Finding just the right mask was quite difficult, but in the end I found the page of an elderly lady who sold made and sold masks. She was selling the exact kind of mask that I had in mind.
The event was held in a beautiful church room, whit plenty of space for all the guests and merchants. There were a few stalls selling all kinds of cute lolita items, I bought an adorable cat necklace for my mom from Senõr Bear. There were also 2 different workshops, one on wig care and the other about tea, I wasn't able to attend them, so I filled my time whit talking to a few old and new friends.
One activity I did participate in was the fashion contest. It was both great and scary at the same time to be competing against all the amazing outfits. I was really surprised when the winners were announced and I won the 3rd price, I won a super cute set from Summer Tales Boutique.
Outfit rundown: dress & necklace; BTSSB, shoes; An-Tai-Na, tights; Bodyline, everything else offbrand
Hello Kitty high tea 23-02-2014
On sunday 23-02-2014 our comm had a Hello Kitty high tea meet. Set Genki Tei in The Hague offered to organize a lolita sunday, offering people a chance to meet lolitas in real life.
I had planned my outfit quite some time ahead of this meeting, I tried to go for a princes looking outfit, including massive poof. I really liked the look of the outfit, but it did give me a bit of a problem moving inside the train.
I managed to get to The Hague in one piece, where a big group of lolitas were waiting, we actually had such a big group they had to split us up.
The high tea consisted of Hello Kitty shaped cookies, chocolates in the form of Hello Kitty's head, cream puffs (these should have been filled whit red bean according to the description given on the site, however they were just normal cream puffs), blueberry and strawberry cheesecake (also shaped like Hello Kitty's head), sushi (this seemed kind of out of place and honestly didn't taste that good), and a cheese tosti (which were imprinted with a Hello Kitty head, but were really dry and served with jam, I've never seen anyone eat their tosti whit jam :o).
Honestly I was kind of disappointed with the high tea, the tableware and food looked great, but the taste was only so-so.
Still I would go back to Set Genki Tei, as the cheesecakes were little pieces of heaven, and the dinner I had there was great.
I made 2 videos of the meet, one outfit video and one general video.
I had planned my outfit quite some time ahead of this meeting, I tried to go for a princes looking outfit, including massive poof. I really liked the look of the outfit, but it did give me a bit of a problem moving inside the train.
Outfit rundown: dress & necklace & coat; AatP, shoes; BTSSB, crinoline; 4 O'Clock, underskirt; handmade, tights & tiara; offbrand
The high tea consisted of Hello Kitty shaped cookies, chocolates in the form of Hello Kitty's head, cream puffs (these should have been filled whit red bean according to the description given on the site, however they were just normal cream puffs), blueberry and strawberry cheesecake (also shaped like Hello Kitty's head), sushi (this seemed kind of out of place and honestly didn't taste that good), and a cheese tosti (which were imprinted with a Hello Kitty head, but were really dry and served with jam, I've never seen anyone eat their tosti whit jam :o).
Honestly I was kind of disappointed with the high tea, the tableware and food looked great, but the taste was only so-so.
Still I would go back to Set Genki Tei, as the cheesecakes were little pieces of heaven, and the dinner I had there was great.
I made 2 videos of the meet, one outfit video and one general video.
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Welcome to my blog!
I'm a 21 years old classic/old-school lolita from Holland. Currently I'm studying IBA at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, I work at KFC, and one of my main hobbies (apart from lolita) is horseback riding.
I will post about my lolita adventures on this blog, as I've just started I'll also include some past meetings.
I'm a 21 years old classic/old-school lolita from Holland. Currently I'm studying IBA at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, I work at KFC, and one of my main hobbies (apart from lolita) is horseback riding.
I will post about my lolita adventures on this blog, as I've just started I'll also include some past meetings.
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