Mystery repeats ~~

This week I was searching (again) to buy a new lolita dress, that's not something very special.

Normally I do that every day, if I have the time.

It doesn't mean I'm going to buy a new dress, I just like to find a dress I love and want to add it

to my wishlist...

Lately I'm not really amused by those new dresses, I like them but not enough to want them....

I always have the kind of feeling I already know the dress or the print.

Of course this is true, I know this for years, brand are copying each other so many dresses

from different brands look the same.

Only this isn't the only 'issue' there are also lolita brand who copying dresses from their own

brand, and saying it's a new print or dress.

Let me show you some examples:

Angelic pretty: Memorial Cake (2009) and Decoration dream. (2011)

Both very lovely dresses only they are very simular to each other.

Angelic pretty/Baby the stars shine bright: Vanilla-chan and Kitten in the room of sweets. (both 2010)

Cute Kittens? The dress design isn't the same, but I can see simularities. Pink and blue are both coming back in the designs. Can this be coincidence?! O_o

Alice and the Pirates: Vampire relequiem and The cat, the witch and the apple tree. (2009/2011, 2011)

First of all, I love these dresses, one of these days I will buy the cat the witch and the apple tree jsk, that's the only explitation I will make if it's about prints/dresses which look the same...

Still I think the print design looks like each other, it's not the same theme but it's the same format I think.

And the shape of the dress is nearly the same.

Metamorphose perfume bottle and Angelic pretty Rose Toillete (2010  /2007)

Do I need to say anything more about all these dresses?? xD

What do you think, is this pure coincidence? Or are these brands copying each other?

I think it's no coincidence..

I would rather see new fresh designs than the same print which is repeating himself.

For example, I already own the memorial cake from Angelic Pretty, I love the print but I'm

not going to buy Decoration Dream because it looks the same...

I'm not going to spent so much money on a jsk which looks the same as the one I already have

in my closet.

I would like to hear you opinion about this?
What do you think, do you mind?
Or is it something you don't care about at all?!

*Note: I used some individual pictures from lolitas, I found these on google. I want to say that you look awesome! *_*
If you don't want me to use your picture, please tell me, I will remove it.*

Sweet Lolita or Gothic Lolita ???

The past days I’ve been thinking about what Lolita clothes I want to wear. I love Sweet Lolita but I don’t feel like wearing it! I want to wear Gothic Lolita, black clothes with crosses and religious prints ect.  At the moment I like Gothic Lolita more than Sweet Lolita, that’s not bad, It just feel a little bit weird because I always liked cute things and I wanted to wear cute clothes. It’s not that I’m going to stop wearing Sweet Lolita, I still love this style!

 I can’t wear Sweet Lolita very often because of my work and I think I can wear gothic Lolita more often . When you wear more casual co-ords people would appreciate it more.  And it’s more grown up, you know. I want to focus myself on Gothic Lolita, so I think I’m going to stop buying sweet and wear the clothes I already have. And from now on I’m going to spent my Lolita money ( Every month I save some money for buying Lolita clothes) on Gothic Lolita clothes.

Currently I’m saving up for Moi-même-Moitié's Holy Stained Glass, I think it’s a beautiful dress, I love the little details. Secretly I want to buy Vanilla-chan from Angelic Pretty, that’s such a different dress, isn’t it? xD

Buying a new Angelic Pretty JSK isn’t clever because I not going to wear it very often because I don’t wear Sweet Lolita regularly and I think that’s not going to change when I buy that JSK. When I buy the Holy Stained Glass JSK I don’t have the same problem I wear Gothic Lolita once in a week. I have a lot offbrand gothic Lolita items so I can wear a few different outfits, but I still want some more variety.

Maybe it’s going to stay like this and that would mean I’m going to stop wearing Sweet clothes. But I don’t think so! Sweet Lolita has I place in my heart. Maybe I feel like wearing sweet Lolita again after some time.. I hope so! ^_^

Lolita Shopping List & more!

!!Warning: Very long post!!
Some of my friends asked me to make a list of Lolita shops and other sites about Lolita for them.  Some months ago I already made a list of this but I lost this list. I want to help my friends, that’s why I’ve made a new list. Here it is:

Lolita shopping:

6%dokidoki:http://www.dokidoki6.com/

Angelic Pretty:www.angelicpretty.com  www.angelicpretty.com/en/  (English)

Antique Beast
http://a-beast.ocnk.net/

Alice and the Pirates :http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping-ap.html
Baby The Stars Shine Bright:www.babyssb.co.jp

Black Peace Now :
 http://www.peacenow.net/

Bodyline :www.bodyline.co.jp

Emily Temple Cute:www.maruione.jp

H.Naoto:http://ses.s-inc.com/e-shop/app

Innocent world:http://innocent-w.jp/
Jesus Diamante: (most of their items are gyaru)http://www.jesusdiamante.com/

Juliet et Justine:http://juliette-et-justine.com/

Mary Magdalene:http://www.marymagdalene.jp/

Metamorphose :http://www.metamorphose.gr.jp/english/

Maxicimam : www.cdjapan.co.jp (English)

Miho Matsuda :
http://mihomatsuda.com/

Moi Meme Moitie:www.cdjapan.co.jp  (English)http://moi-meme-moitie.shop-pro.jp/

Putumayo : http://www.putumayo-home.com/#shopping

Victorian Maiden:

http://www.victorianmaiden.com/

Shops with more than one brand:www.mfashion.eu
www.maruione.jp
www.cdjapan.co.jp
http://fairy-angel.com/?mode=grp&gid=58711&sort=n&page=2
http://closetchild.ocnk.net/
Some of them sell new clothes(marui, cdjapan), some sell only second-hand(closet child,fairy angel)and Mfashion sells both (most of their items are new). Buying second-hand isn’t bad it's (often) cheaper and sometimes is the item you want only worn once.

List of TaoBao stores:http://egl.livejournal.com/15204857.html
You need a shopping service for ordering from taobao.

EGL Community Sales:http://egl-comm-sales.livejournal.com/

!Not all these stores ship overseas! You need a shopping service when a store doesn’t sell stuff to customers from Europe (or somewhere else)
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Lolita sites:
Daily Lolita: http://daily-lolita.livejournal.com/  Lolita pictures, outfits and photo shoots
EGL Community: http://egl.livejournal.com/ lots of information, questions, you can find nearly anything about Lolita fashion there ~~
Hello Lace: http://hellolace.net/ Stock Photos, Information
Lolibrary:  http://lolibrary.org/ Stock Photoshttp://www.createforum.com/gothiclololita/  Dutch Lolita Forum, People say a lot of mean things about this community but it’s completely false. All the people are so nice! ^_^ Don’t be afraid to join this forum!
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Some interesting Lolita blogs:

F*ck yeah Lolita:  http://www.fyeahlolita.com/
Lolita Charm: http://lolita-charm.blogspot.com/
Carousel of crowns:  http://www.carouselofcrowns.com/
Monologue Garden: http://manamonologue.blog16.fc2.com/  (Mana-Sama)
Rosa Nitida: http://rosanitida.blogspot.com/ (Mostly about Aristocrat)
Angelic Pretty Blog: http://yaplog.jp/ap-tokyo/
Bats and Bunnies:  http://bats-and-bunnies.blogspot.com/
Niesje7002:  http://niesje7002.blogspot.com/
Toothless Tiger: http://toothlesstigers.blogspot.com/  (Dutch)
Flowers and Pearls: http://flowersandpearls.blogspot.com/
Dix Love: http://monologue-de-chi.blogspot.com/
Rainbows ‘n Sparkles: http://rainbowsnsparkles.blogspot.com/ (Dutch)http://takulu.blog79.fc2.com/ (Japanese)
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Maybe I forgot some  websites.. If you can’t find a Lolita shop that should be in this list you can say it to me. I will add it to this list ^_~

Lolita Wishlist

I don't want to buy them all, I'm really happy when I can buy one thing of my wishlist.
This are the lolita dresses I like the most. It's easy to guess my favorite brand xD



Angelic Pretty, Vanilla-chan




Angelic Pretty, Sheep Garden



Cherry Berry Bunny, Angelic Pretty

Dreamy Macaron, Angelic Pretty

 

Love Poodle going out, Baby the Stars Shine Bright



Moi-même-Moitié Cathedral




Holy Stained Glass, Moi-même-Moitié



A Midsummer night dream, AatP




Versailles Rose, AatP



Lolita Meme

I want to say sorry to everyone because I haven’t post something on my blog the past days. I was very busy with school because I have exams this week and next week!

I saw this meme a long time ago on Velvetbat’s blog and I thought it was fun to fill out this meme ^_^

COLOURS

What colours can be found in your Lolita closet?

In my Lolita closet you can find lots of pink and some black clothes

What is your favourite colour with Lolita?.
Definitely Pink. I love to wear pink, it makes me feel girly and princess like. Maybe I like pink at the moment so much because I hated it when I was a young girl. I never wanted to wear pink when I was young, now I have to keep up with wearing pink clothes :P

When I was younger I would never wear this xD

 

What is your least favourite colour in Lolita?

I think that would be brown, it’s not that I don’t like brown, I love brown Lolita clothes but I don’t want to wear them myself.


Which uncommon colour do you want to try out?

Yellow, I love yellow in Lolita. Not many Lolita’s wear yellow and that makes me kind of sad.. Angelic Pretty has some yellow prints and I adore them, they are so cute ^_^

DESIGN

Are you more a Onepiece, Jumperskirt or a Skirt person?

I’m a Jumperskirt person. I don’t like skirts and I’ve never bought

A Onepiece, I can’t tell you if I like them more than Jumperskirts ^_~


Which cut do you like the best?

I don’t have a favorite one cut. When I like the dress enough to buy it, it doesn’t matter which cut it is.

Print or no Print?

That’s not easy for me, I like both! Most of the people who know me would say: ’’ you are definitely a person that prefers print above no print!’’ But it’s not completely true. I love prints and I also like ‘old school’ Lolita clothes without print. I’m for sure you know them, those dresses and skirts with beautiful lace and more simple designs. I totally adore them ~~ I’m not making it easy for myself to choose xD But I think I prefer print, it makes the dress or the skirt a little bit more special and I wear JSK’s or skirts with print more often than no print. My answer is Print ~~

How does a dress/skirt have to look like that it will be a "must have" item for you?

I think it has to be something with a cute print or something with nice lace.


STYLES

What is your favourite style in Lolita?

Sweet Lolita. I like this style the most because I love cute things.

Which style do you wear regularly?

Sweet Lolita and Gothic Lolita.


Which style you want to try out?
Pirate Lolita, I’m not sure if it’s a real Lolita style but I think it’s a style. That’s enough for me ^_~ I’m a big pirates of the Caribbean fan and I love the costume which the actors wear in the film and I want to wear something like that with some Lolita influence.

Which style you never want to try out/wear again?

I don’t think I’m ever going to wear shiro Lolita. I’m very pale and I don’t want to look like a ghost xD

BRANDS

Brands yes or no and why?Yes, I like brands! No.. I don’t like them, I love them. I’m a very picky person with clothes, not only Lolita clothes also normal clothes. I think there is nothing wrong with offbrand clothes, they can be pretty too, but I think brand clothes are more interesting. I love details and they have to be (nearly) perfect.

Which brand is your favourite?

Angelic Pretty ! ^_^ I love Angelic Pretty it really is my favourite brand.
Their prints are lovely with those cute bunnies ,bears, little sheep , sweets and many more ~~ I also love their simple dresses and jumperskirts especially the older ones.

Which is your least favourite brand?
Maxicimam, I don’t like most of their clothes only their cardigans. I think most the clothes look a little bit cheap.

Ever had a good/bad experience with brand?

Only good experience!


Will this experience encourage/stop you from buying brand?.
Yes, I’ve had only good experience with brands so that encourage me from buying brand.

OTHER

Did you ever got surprised by a piece of Lolita?Yes, I was very surprised when my moi-meme-moitie skirt arrived. I thought the skirt would be made of a thick fabric but it was very thin. Nevertheless is this skirt so beautiful, it is one of my favorite Lolita pieces.

Did you ever got disappointed by a piece of Lolita?
Nope..

Things that you like about Lolita?I like the style, because it’s cute and it makes me feel beautiful when I wear it. And I love to go to meetings and meet new people who also love the style.

Things that you dislike on Lolita?I dislike the so called Lolita rules. People have to have more  confidence to try out some new things and not be afraid of what other people think about that. I think it’s a good thing that there are rules but rules are more like guidelines~~

Do you have a Lolita fashion idol, if 'yes' who is it?

Yes, my Lolita fashion idols are Mana, and Misako. I admire them a lot, and they look beautiful! *Mana most of the time :P  I don’t want to talk about the dresses when he looks pregnant when he wears them xD and other weird motie things.. * And Misako looks so cute, she is definitely one of the most beautiful Lolita girls I’ve ever seen.

Does Lolita affect your every day life?
A little bit, I check every day some Lolita sites. And I blog a lot :P I don’t wear Lolita every day so it doesn’t affect my every day life that much. I love Lolita fashion but it isn’t a lifestyle for me, I see it as a sort of hobby.

Do you buy Lolita related things, like cute looking furniture?
I buy Lolita related things: Hello Kitty, stuffed animals, Polly Pocket and Lolita things for my Ball Jointed Dolls

Do you read/buy the Gothic Lolita Bible?

I read the Gothic Lolita Bible and I own a few Gothic Lolita Bibles but I don’t buy them very often.


How to you describe your fashion style to others that don´t know about Lolita?

The first thing I always say is: It’s a fashion style from Japan and it’s called Lolita. It has nothing to do with the book, and the style is not meant to look sexy. I the girls (or boys) who wear Lolita look like a sort of dolls with a little bit gothic influence. Lolita is influenced by the rococo era.


Is there something you want to say to your fellow Lolitas?
Be happy! When you want wear Lolita don’t let anyone say to you that you can’t wear the style! Everyone can wear it as long as you have fun! ^_^

Thank you for reading all this! ^_^ I hope I haven’t made too much mistakes, English is not my first language..

Summer Collection Angelic Pretty

I want to show you some pictures of the summer collection from Angelic Pretty ~

I love most these outfits! Especially Toy Fantasy, it's so cute with those little bears and bunnies <3
It makes me think of Toy Parade and that's a good thing because I love that print.
I'm not sure about Honey Cake, I think those colors are a little bit too much...
And I don't like the print either..
And what do you think about these clothes? Do you like them?

Shoes!

Some minutes ago I've read on Josine's blog about a shoe wishlist.

Now I want to make a list myself because I love shoes! This is my wishlist:

(Angelic Pretty,Jesus Diamante,Nike,Reebok, Jesus Diamante,Scapino, Moi-Meme-Moitie)

 

There is lots of pink in my wishlist! It's easy to say that pink is my favorite color :P

I would like to see your wishlist, if you have one ^_~

Happy Easter! (Vrolijk Pasen)

Happy Easter everyone! I'm not going to do anything special..
Today I celebrate easter with my mom and tomorrow with my dad.
Unfortunately I can't wear lolita today because the weather is far too hot.
Maybe next year I can wear it. I hope that I can wear Sheep Garden (from
Angelic Pretty) with Eastern next year it's such a cute print, it really is my dreamdress!

Sheep Garden JSK



Sheep Garden Print