Yes, jumping on the band wagon. There has been some interesting one that I have read through the 4 blogs I've stumbled upon.
It is nice to see people letting down that hidden panel to reveal what bugs them greatly about stuff. So what are my 5 pet peeves of Lolita.
1: It is just too short. D:
Like a number of us in the loli community we are taller than 5'4" which can bring the trouble of length to our attention. We love our brand, even if it is just one item. Doesn't matter if it is a top or bottom or dress we run the risk it won't fit some where.
May it be the length of the sleeve or the hem of skirt, it can get annoying. We all look for ways of how to hide it from the simple wrist cuffs to the underskirt or extra ruffle. Though in some cases, camera angle or body posture is a secretive way of doing things.
2. Your petti isn't fluffy enough! :O
*look about* I'm not saying I hate there being no fluffed up skirt, I hate being told that I have to have a mega fluffed up skirt. Seriously it can take away a good few extra inches away from the leg and me being about 5'7", I don't want to be flashing that much extra leg to people if I can help it. Remember it is a modest fashion to begin with.
3. My hair
Ok, that is a more personal thing but dammit, why not complain about it. I once spent 4 hours using a curling iron just to have all my curls die with an hour. I've tried so many ways to get my hair to work but it hates me. The only reason I had any curls in my picture at the winter meet up is because I used a lot of hair spray. Now if only I didn't love that prefect curl bunched up pig tail style with the straight fringe and front sides. Cruse my love for it.
4. Why no love for normal glasses?
Yeah, I get it super big geeky glasses are the fashion right now in the fashion and one of the most accepted eye ware next to contacts but why must I feel ashamed a little for having these specs. I can't see without them and I'm terrified of anything going close to my eyes, that may end up poking them. I'm stuck with these because of such a thing happened to me. :( I don't like wearing glasses, I've tried to go without but migraines and walking into a lamp post is kinda not fun. These are the secrets I've hated the most in the past. We can take them off because we can't see and not all of us want to wear or can wear contacts. Though I would love laser surgery but I hear the pin you eyes open while you are awake. I'm sorry, knock me the heck out first please. kthxbai.
5. ... "Elites"
The so called people we must look up to and be like and follow in their steps to greatness. No, thank you. I rather just be me, wearing what I want. Yes, I make mistakes here and there but who doesn't it. Doesn't mean I want someone to take my hand and tell me what to do and not. Sure you can share you knowledge and views but don't get upset if I want to try and find a way to try to make it work. Is it that the fun thing with fashion, I openly admit when I think I've ita myself down the wrong path. Plus I think it would be more fun to have tried something sharing how terrible it went than saying "They told me not to, so I didn't and neither should you." I think I rather have the something more along the lines of "That is what happened with me, I've heard of few other horror stories but it is up to you if you want to try." I think that sounds more personal and you never know, someone may make what seem like the impossible possible.
Well that is my 5 top peeves of the fashion. What are yours? Share? Discuss? Whatever, just have fun. :D
Sunday, 24 October 2010
Monday, 18 October 2010
That question just keeps coming up.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about it is the brand vs off-brand one mainly the replica part.
(I know the blouse post, I'm still working on it. pictures required, no camera at the moment)
Now there was a thread posted about this a few hours ago but it has since disappeared to my displeasure since I was enjoying reading people's views on the matter but someone used the f word, not the "f*** this" the other f word, "F**". I'm sure you work that out and a lot of people seem to comment on this to the poster of said comment.
Though any way, I was thinking about my own collection and how I own two said replicas. I don't deny it. Which two do I own? Fruits Parlor and one Poodle skirt, the original designs by Angelic Pretty and Innocent World both reproduced by Bodyline. Now at the time I was more over weight and I was curious. I didn't own any sweet clothing yet and I was wondering what was all this up roar about. So seeing both at £8 and the fact I needed a black blouse at the time. It seemed logical to buy 3 items instead of one and have it shipped from Japan.
I don't mean to create excuses for it, the fact was. I was starting out my wardrobe, I was over weight. My waist measured 90cm, bust 103cm, hips 111cm. I was struggling to find things to fit. I pushed myself to lose weight, I got a 79cm waist and to treat myself was mainly those skirts and blouse.
Now I had only a meta blouse that still didn't fit at the time only paid £20 for. Finally fit it now as of a month ago, thanks for wondering. So I was pretty convinced that I'm not going to fit brand, my chest didn't drop more than 2 cm in size and my rear wasn't even moving plus all the shirring stuff of the brands was far out of my pocket. I didn't know what to expect. I remember waiting and thinking, I can never post this on the boards. Why am I doing this?
They came, I was expecting cheap lace decoration. Very thing fabric and no anything. This was my second purchase from bodyline, so yeah, I made a mistake the first time so I was iffy.
I almost died when I saw the bl's version of the fruit skirt. The lace! It wasn't cheap or scratchy. It was pure cotton crocheted lace. Every bit of lace was that, it was gorgeous. I fell in love, I remember thinking I wonder how wonderful the real one must be. I'll tell you right now, my waist is 70cm the skirt minimum is 74cm. That skirt is staying, I love it to much. The poodle skirt is just so cute with the little ribbon bows sewn on to the skirt to decorate the dogs. Though the maximum waist for that skirt was 74cm, it was as I said to see what was all the talking about.
Now I didn't know about the lace and ribbons on both, so I was shocked when I saw the built in pettis. My only petticoat (from bl) had died with 2 days of use, so this was a little life saver to me. at.
So here I am a while down the line, a year at the least, I have AP set in lights at what it standards must be like or at least better than. So here I am, on my birthday and my first piece of Angelic Pretty. In my house, in my room and on my birthday. Yeah I was excited, this is the first bit of brand since my meta blouse that I got at least two years ago. I was sad, yeah it is pretty. It still sits on on the hanger on the outside of my wardrobe or displayed on my manny but it felt like bodyline to me with the fabric, the lace was netted embroidered lace or rachsel lace.
I remembered reading comments about how you should avoid this lace this lace is bodyline favorite thing and how every cheap company uses it. So I'm shocked that I'm seeing this. It had a nice design on it but only on the arms and bottom of the dress. The clump at the chest looks terrible, it doesn't have this cute little design on it. Don't get me wrong, this dress is lovely the lace isn't terrible or anything except that little bit. I think it ruins it, I honestly want to rip it off but I want to wait until I get the jsk version. So I don't get refused from buying it because of what I want to do to that area. I would keep a bit of lacing there but only one row of it. I think it would make the dress a whole lot nicer looking but that is me.
So any way, I went searching for fruit version by AP. I needed to know, I needed to know what finishing lace they used. The lace sadly wasn't as fancy as Bodyline's, ouch that hurt me. The lace on it is the fabric embroidered stuff, which sadly left me some what disappointed to say the least.
I'm not saying the brand isn't great and I'm going to buy it. Heck no, there is stuff out there that I love I would want deeply. I just won't be expecting this great awesome lace on Angelic Pretty that is all. Seriously I doubt that Bodyline would ever make a dress were the print is actually all embroidered on to the dress, oh Baby the Star Shine Bright I love you.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, there is ups and downs with everything. Yes, some times the copy may be better than the original or maybe the original will shine through no matter what. It happens, the thing is it is up to you. What you want. I do still plan on buying the AP version in the future but I may also hunt down the Bodyline one to because I want the lace as well. Hater's can't complain as much if I own both and as long as I don't try and pass the fake of as the real one. They may see it as I'm trying to protect AP's one from being destroyed from constant wear.
(I know the blouse post, I'm still working on it. pictures required, no camera at the moment)
Now there was a thread posted about this a few hours ago but it has since disappeared to my displeasure since I was enjoying reading people's views on the matter but someone used the f word, not the "f*** this" the other f word, "F**". I'm sure you work that out and a lot of people seem to comment on this to the poster of said comment.
Though any way, I was thinking about my own collection and how I own two said replicas. I don't deny it. Which two do I own? Fruits Parlor and one Poodle skirt, the original designs by Angelic Pretty and Innocent World both reproduced by Bodyline. Now at the time I was more over weight and I was curious. I didn't own any sweet clothing yet and I was wondering what was all this up roar about. So seeing both at £8 and the fact I needed a black blouse at the time. It seemed logical to buy 3 items instead of one and have it shipped from Japan.
I don't mean to create excuses for it, the fact was. I was starting out my wardrobe, I was over weight. My waist measured 90cm, bust 103cm, hips 111cm. I was struggling to find things to fit. I pushed myself to lose weight, I got a 79cm waist and to treat myself was mainly those skirts and blouse.
Now I had only a meta blouse that still didn't fit at the time only paid £20 for. Finally fit it now as of a month ago, thanks for wondering. So I was pretty convinced that I'm not going to fit brand, my chest didn't drop more than 2 cm in size and my rear wasn't even moving plus all the shirring stuff of the brands was far out of my pocket. I didn't know what to expect. I remember waiting and thinking, I can never post this on the boards. Why am I doing this?
They came, I was expecting cheap lace decoration. Very thing fabric and no anything. This was my second purchase from bodyline, so yeah, I made a mistake the first time so I was iffy.
I almost died when I saw the bl's version of the fruit skirt. The lace! It wasn't cheap or scratchy. It was pure cotton crocheted lace. Every bit of lace was that, it was gorgeous. I fell in love, I remember thinking I wonder how wonderful the real one must be. I'll tell you right now, my waist is 70cm the skirt minimum is 74cm. That skirt is staying, I love it to much. The poodle skirt is just so cute with the little ribbon bows sewn on to the skirt to decorate the dogs. Though the maximum waist for that skirt was 74cm, it was as I said to see what was all the talking about.
Now I didn't know about the lace and ribbons on both, so I was shocked when I saw the built in pettis. My only petticoat (from bl) had died with 2 days of use, so this was a little life saver to me. at.
So here I am a while down the line, a year at the least, I have AP set in lights at what it standards must be like or at least better than. So here I am, on my birthday and my first piece of Angelic Pretty. In my house, in my room and on my birthday. Yeah I was excited, this is the first bit of brand since my meta blouse that I got at least two years ago. I was sad, yeah it is pretty. It still sits on on the hanger on the outside of my wardrobe or displayed on my manny but it felt like bodyline to me with the fabric, the lace was netted embroidered lace or rachsel lace.
I remembered reading comments about how you should avoid this lace this lace is bodyline favorite thing and how every cheap company uses it. So I'm shocked that I'm seeing this. It had a nice design on it but only on the arms and bottom of the dress. The clump at the chest looks terrible, it doesn't have this cute little design on it. Don't get me wrong, this dress is lovely the lace isn't terrible or anything except that little bit. I think it ruins it, I honestly want to rip it off but I want to wait until I get the jsk version. So I don't get refused from buying it because of what I want to do to that area. I would keep a bit of lacing there but only one row of it. I think it would make the dress a whole lot nicer looking but that is me.
So any way, I went searching for fruit version by AP. I needed to know, I needed to know what finishing lace they used. The lace sadly wasn't as fancy as Bodyline's, ouch that hurt me. The lace on it is the fabric embroidered stuff, which sadly left me some what disappointed to say the least.
I'm not saying the brand isn't great and I'm going to buy it. Heck no, there is stuff out there that I love I would want deeply. I just won't be expecting this great awesome lace on Angelic Pretty that is all. Seriously I doubt that Bodyline would ever make a dress were the print is actually all embroidered on to the dress, oh Baby the Star Shine Bright I love you.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, there is ups and downs with everything. Yes, some times the copy may be better than the original or maybe the original will shine through no matter what. It happens, the thing is it is up to you. What you want. I do still plan on buying the AP version in the future but I may also hunt down the Bodyline one to because I want the lace as well. Hater's can't complain as much if I own both and as long as I don't try and pass the fake of as the real one. They may see it as I'm trying to protect AP's one from being destroyed from constant wear.
Saturday, 9 October 2010
It is Saturday and I was at a loli meet.
I'm exhausted and worn out so, yeah I was late with post and well it isn't finished yet.
So here is a quick thing.
I'm sorry, didn't mean to be bad. Been running around here like a headless chicken, missing my dad and well being utterly useless in general.
Maybe I'll get something posted tomorrow, if I'm up early since my dad is now back and I can spend some time with him again. Now I can have an epic talk on random stuff about mythbusters. ~^v^~
Oh the topic will be for next post on blouses.
I'm exhausted and worn out so, yeah I was late with post and well it isn't finished yet.
So here is a quick thing.
I'm sorry, didn't mean to be bad. Been running around here like a headless chicken, missing my dad and well being utterly useless in general.
Maybe I'll get something posted tomorrow, if I'm up early since my dad is now back and I can spend some time with him again. Now I can have an epic talk on random stuff about mythbusters. ~^v^~
Oh the topic will be for next post on blouses.
Monday, 4 October 2010
I disappeared for a while
Well, not fully. I have been posting comments around the place but that is about it thou.
That doesn't mean I haven't down anything to do with Lolita, if anything I've seen to have took a small leap in this in the last few months. I even have a brand OP now. :o
I'm shocked to but more over the fact it is Angelic Pretty to be honest, I always thought it would be a Baby or Meta piece to come my way. Thou I do have to pieces of Meta now, X)
With the blog I haven't done anything other than added a page viewer, damn, didn't think so many of of you guys look at this.
Thank you guys for checking out this empty place, I appreciate the love. Oh and thank you fellow follower, you are my first. ^v^
So I guess this is a I'm still using this thing and I will post something loli related next time thou, I'm thinking of changing the direction a little since I'm not a non-brand loli any more. I feel it is a little hypothetical to have that view now. Thou I'm not going to be jump all over brand and tossing away my handmade and non brand items.
So hopefully I will post a new entry up before it is Friday here in the UK, heck with all the things I have read maybe something that can tie in or if I can't do that, then it will be what is in Bluie's wardrobe time. This way you can see some other items that were a bit of a miss.
Peace now.
That doesn't mean I haven't down anything to do with Lolita, if anything I've seen to have took a small leap in this in the last few months. I even have a brand OP now. :o
I'm shocked to but more over the fact it is Angelic Pretty to be honest, I always thought it would be a Baby or Meta piece to come my way. Thou I do have to pieces of Meta now, X)
With the blog I haven't done anything other than added a page viewer, damn, didn't think so many of of you guys look at this.
Thank you guys for checking out this empty place, I appreciate the love. Oh and thank you fellow follower, you are my first. ^v^
So I guess this is a I'm still using this thing and I will post something loli related next time thou, I'm thinking of changing the direction a little since I'm not a non-brand loli any more. I feel it is a little hypothetical to have that view now. Thou I'm not going to be jump all over brand and tossing away my handmade and non brand items.
So hopefully I will post a new entry up before it is Friday here in the UK, heck with all the things I have read maybe something that can tie in or if I can't do that, then it will be what is in Bluie's wardrobe time. This way you can see some other items that were a bit of a miss.
Peace now.
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