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Kei-con 2024 dump pt.1! I modeled Meta's Florence JSK in pink 🌷

You can see a short video clip on instagram.

Meta brought a lot of recently released items to showcase, as well as a couple brand new ones! Florence was open for reservation online at the time, but it's too bad now that stock is available the pink is still sold out 💔

I was very happy and thankful to be able to model this piece in particular because I feel right at home in florals 😛 this piece also made me come to the realization that Meta has been putting pockets (big ones!!) in their pieces recently. So I would definitely recommend 😳

Thank you to jess.in.pink for the photos💖

The meta designers were so sweet, they brought extra ribbon and lace and styled everyone's hair 🥹 thank you Taira-san and Nogiwa-san for visiting Canada!

Here are some (obviously Wicked inspired) follow-up coord pictures trying on my new pink Fluevog Elizabeths.

The rerelease of the shoes have two colours; the pink seen here and a solid black, which I think is very Wicked coded (and there's no way it's not on purpose, right??)

Reaching for this pink jacket and dress set to pair with the shoes was honestly very low hanging fruit, but it definitely has enough of a Glinda vibe that I thought I'd photograph an Elphaba inspired outfit with my old black Elizabeths (I actually own the red/black, so...photoshop helped there) to go with it.

My Elphaba coord is fairly uninspired as well, since it recycles many components of an old coord I posted in 2018! However, it was a good opportunity to use these odd green Moitié socks that I bought on sale years ago intending to replace the ribbons (and evidently never got around to doing).

Left (Glinda) coord: OP, jacket, blouse Mary Magdalene; headbow ETC; socks offbrand; shoes Fluevog

Right (Elphaba coord): OP Mary Magdalene, jacket Atelier Boz, hat AatP, socks MMM, shoes Fluevog

Fluevog has finally rereleased the Elizabeths after many many years, so caved on the new pink colour. Here is my little unboxing and tryon video!

The wool used for this jacket and dress is sparkly, so I think it's a surprisingly good match with the iridescence of the shoes. The colour is not really the easiest for me to match with my wardrobe, but I have some ideas still and you'll be seeing these again for sure.

BTW, for anyone seriously interested in buying these shoes--I'd recommend waiting for a sale unless you are worried about your size selling out...the price was raised recently (supposedly due to unexpected rising costs of production and distribution).

💖🌸Us🌸💖

Twinning Hawase Doll with yuefii, and our usakumyas are twinning too🥰

All clothes BtSSB except for socks (AP)

Earlier this year I visited London and was blessed to partake in afternoon tea at The Ritz🌹

I obtained this old JetJ OP recently prior and knew that I had to bring it for such an occasion. It's such a breathtaking dress and the details bestow emotions that a 'new' main piece rarely stirs these days. The pearl buttons, the back ribbons, the generously pintucked and gathered skirt decoration! 😭

The hotel itself was beautiful with what I can only assume were real fresh pink rose bouquets everywhere! Afternoon tea takes place in the Palm Court, which was equally, if not more opulent. I also had to take an obligatory bathroom picture 🤣

I thought the food was very good (well...it better be at the price point!), one is sure to leave full. Waitstaff brought around a cake cart at the end which is fun. I definitely tried to get my money's worth in photos 😅

OP (Perle et Ruban): Juliette et Justine Blouse: Krad Lanrete Shoes: Molly Polly (taobao) Floral Hair Comb: Henriette (JP indie brand) Hairband, cuffs: handmade Tights, necklace: offbrand

An old photo from last year, but it seems the appropriate season to post it now.

I received the extra large kumya last Christmas so I had to take some photos the next day 🤭

Last photo -> usakumya rucksack vs large mega usakumya comparison! If you thought the kumya rucksack was big, mega-kumya really is notably larger!

All clothes Baby, the Stars Shine Bright except socks and headdress (Angelic Pretty).

Tripleting Rose Basket!

Here is a fun fact about these dresses--one "Rose Basket" is handmade, one is unlabeled (though likely legitimate MM/a sample), and one is official branded Mary Magdalene from the regular release!

You could also play a bit of "spot the difference" with these coords since many of the pieces used have minor differences despite being the same item.

I was so ecstatic to be able to triplet this coord (including same coats!) during our NYC trip back in February, thank you @petit-piaf and rabbitreverie 🥰

Most clothes Mary Magdalene except for misc items like socks and shoes. Bags are (from left to right) BABY, MM, VM

Perfume Bottle clones💐

Getting around to posting old content from Ursa Major trip. It's incredible that we all own the same colourway of Perfume Bottle JSK (although I think this is the most popular and common colour), AND they all have the detachable bow 😁

Thank you rabbitreverie, @petit-piaf, kayas.coords!

Last few pic is bonus arcade shenanigans. The seratonin when you get a plushie though 😭...

Finally posting some photos from the BtSSB NYFW show with friends!

Photo 1 with @usakumyalina! Photo 2 with grimmfirefly (💖 Thank you for taking a photo with me who was also wearing Rose Ribbon Embroidery 🥰 accidental twinning!) Photo 3+ with rabbitreverie and @petit-piaf!

I may have been a little too gratuitous with the stickers.

Everyone was so cute and really dressed up their best for the show!

I only talked to a few people and failed to recognize a lot of people I followed online, which I feel a bit regretful about...(of course, I think recognizing me would be much too difficult, haha). But it was so cool to see the community come together like this and I really liked seeing everyone's photo and video of the event (and sometimes me in the background😳)

I have so many more photos of this outfit I want to share but I'll probably do so slowly since I think everyone has had enough for now.

Coord breakdown: almost everything I'm wearing is from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright except for the socks (Angelic Pretty), and bonnet+kumya's dress (handmade). You can see a detailed breakdown here.

Coord of very little consequence to view the April 8 eclipse, and some eclipse thoughts...

I spent most of the day panicking and trying to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything, so I didn't have any groundbreaking coord plans but I knew I wanted to wear at least a dark colour. Cosmic, being one of my favourite celestial themed prints, seemed appropriate.

I only had my very old DSLR and a 140mm zoom lens, but I wanted to try taking pictures of the eclipse anyway. My photography ability and knowledge is very low, but I did my best with my limited camera navigation skill.

Unfortunately, as you can see here, 140mm isn't nearly enough to capture great detail of the sun and the pictures are somewhat low-res and blurry. I forgot to refocus several times and I think the images turned out even blurrier than they could have because of this.

My phone(s) did a mediocre job of capturing any partial eclipse, and even phone pictures taken during totality don't capture it well at all in my opinion, so I'm at least glad I have some camera photos with settings I could adjust manually.

The total eclipse in my area was a short ~90 seconds and I definitely went into panic mode trying to look at the eclipse with my eyes, take multiple exposures, and take some video and photo with my phone such that it was over before I knew it! I really tried to sit back and enjoy totality, but it really did feel like a shame how quickly it came and went.

This was my first time experiencing any kind of solar eclipse, and it was pretty amazing to see the day start off and proceed like any other yet also know that the moon would shortly be aligning over the sun. Such occurrences are truly an amazing celestial event, and totality itself is a completely unique and awe-inspiring experience. It became surprisingly cold!

Side note: check instagram for a quick video.

Oh gosh, thank you anon! You are too sweet. Points to you for looking up "JSK"!

I think because usakumya is at my hip it's not always the easiest in person to notice that it has clothes! But I'm so flattered and touched by every nice comment I've gotten about my work, my mistakes keep me humble but I also think it's a lovely aspect of lolita (or any fashion, really) to have or make items that are special to you. I love working hard on something physical and making items for my coords that are full of sentimentality! ❤

Twinning Délice Fleur (2011 release)!

A very simple coord but it's one of my personal favourite pieces so I was very happy to be able to twin it with rabbitreverie when she came to visit before the dress joined my wardrobe 😖

The ice outside was so slippery 😅 we slipped our way to a café afterwards🍰

All clothes Mary Magdalene except for socks (offbrand), shoes in the outdoor photo are also offbrand (? I don't know the brand of rabbitreverie's shoes but mine are Honey Cinnamon)

Casual outfit to meet vkeiprincesse and @fannyrosie for tea.

I'm a real sucker for green tartans and have a number of pieces with this kind of green/navy, but haven't posted many photos of me wearing them for whatever reason.

I'm also a big fan of the colour and unique cut of this Mary Magdalene JSK which was a former wishlist item of mine - and I am very glad to have been able to obtain it!

(Side note - does anyone else who owns this piece know what the snaps on the inside of the hem are for? I thought maybe they would be for positioning the separate underskirt portion just right but mine doesn't have any snaps...)

JSK (Bérengère JSK), blouse: Mary Magdalene Jacket: Jane Marple Shoes: Fluevog Barrette (barely seen): Angelic Pretty Socks: offbrand

From Ursa Major day 3. rabbitreverie and I "twinned" Fée d'une Fleur/Soupir d'Ange with corsets. There are quite a few differences, but an attempt was made to keep the vibe similar!

I think the relaxing blue and pink tones contrast perfectly ☺

Some may recognize this is a recycled coord from around 2019, I really liked it so I rewore it 😅

(Therefore, you can see the coord breakdown on one of my old posts of the same outfit)

Black x white coords with eternal_frill and akabane.aiko 🖤🤍 Bonnet, rectangle headdress and headbow, the basic headwear of lolitas!

We went for a little tea outing and thought matching colour scheme would be cute. I basically never wear black & white style but had been holding on to this old velveteen BtSSB JSK (I think from 2001), PLUS apparently hoarding matching B✖︎W accessories for it, so now was the time.

Because I think this is a departure from what I usually wear I felt a little different, too! The skirt of the JSK is pretty narrow compared to modern lolita standards and a little shorter too, so somehow I felt it didn't stick out as much. The side ribbons are of course the type you have to keep tying yourself, so forgive the dangly strands.

I'm pretty sure the majority of the items we are all wearing are Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. My coord is all BABY except for the plush bag (Metamorphose Temps de Fille), the shoes (Queen Bee), and my jacket (Innocent World).

A girl and her doll🥀

From a shoot last fall! I borrowed @yuefii's Babydoll JSK and she is wearing Ginger Doll, so it was "doll" named main pieces all around! These two match well together with their mauve ribbons💕

I also really like the curls of Yue's wig, so pretty 🥺✨

📷: herbiecide

Almost all clothes Baby, the Stars Shine Bright except for Yue's blouse (Innocent World), our socks (Angelic Pretty), and Yue's shoes (Angelic Pretty)