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Lookbook x American Apparel HALLOWEEN CONTEST

I'm happy to announce that I've entered Lookbook x American Appael's Halloween contest! All my lolita looks in the past had gotten deleted and deemed "a costume," so I'm uploading as many lolita looks as I can right around Halloween because I know they won't get deleted. XD

http://lookbook.nu/look/2616825-Caught-ya-Goldielocks

http://lookbook.nu/look/2613037-Doll-in-the-Woods

If you like my looks, please make sure to hype them!!~

(Polaroid photos by Josh Morris, last photo by Ryan Reeve)

♔ Full Spectrum Lolita ♔

Finally received a package from Mai, thhe Japanese woman who buys things for me in Japan!~ I received two sets--Angelic Pretty Lamb set, and Angelic Pretty Lyrical Bunny set! I'm beyond stoked!

The artwork of the lambs is SO adorable!

I had totally forgotten I ordered this lamb bag! It's soo soft! * 3*

I'm not sure how I feel about the headbow, however. XD

Lyrical Bunny is just TOO cute! I was really sad when I missed getting it when it first came out, and was lucky enough to have a friend link me to this on an mBok Auction!

I love animal prints and food prints. So what's better than that? Animals WITH food prints!

I love the socks!!~

Recently, I visited my parents, and my mom bought me a few new summer clothes, which I thought was really nice of her! I'm obsessed with flowers, and shorts WITH flowers on them. Can you tell??

Since purchasing the Lyrical Bunny set, I put it away in my closet and realized I had almost every colour of the (pastel) rainbow! Now I have a Full Spectrum of Angelic Pretty. (Minus orange, of course. I wish more companies used orange, seriously, why is that so hard?!)

I wish I could take a picture of my full closet, but it's a small walk in closet and sort of imposible to take a picture that includes everything because of the angle of the wall! So, the above photo is just some of my dresses!~

~What lolita (or non-lolita) summer clothing have you ladies purchased?

~Is it warm where you live, yet??

~What does your wardrobe/closet look like?

☆Sakuracon 2011☆ ~Con &"Stigma" discussion

Recently, me and my good friend Jenna drove to Seattle, WA. to attend Sakuracon!



Hung out with Kirsty and her best friend for a bit! Jenna & I roomed with my friend Danny, who is on the far right!




Kirsty is so cute! I really liked her choice of a mint coloured wig. Mint with lavendar is such a cute colour combo! I looove yellow with blue (another weird combo, I guess) but I'd never seen this one before!!

Me and Jennnnnnnaaaaaa ♥ ♥ ♥




I really liked the lighting in this bathroom! I kept going back everyday to take photos! XD


Jenna took this really cool nighttime photo! I love Seattle!



The lolita meet we both attended! There were a ton of lolitas~!

Our makeup shot! Jenna looks super cute, I think!


I am always one for cloying accessory shots, haha.


Everyone that was at the meet!



I really like this photo of her!! * 3*



Both of us~♥


One of my favourite pics ever of me! I usually hate most photos of my face!



I thought Jenna did a really good job taking this photo! I'm using it as my Facebook default right now I like it so much!

Overall, we had a really fun weekend! I got sick right as we were leaving, which wasn't so fun...but oh well, at least I'm not dying!

Even though cons are filled with a lot of things that I don't like participating in, I'm actually really fond of the enviornment! I'd much prefer a lolita meet to a con, but I'll take what I can get! They always end up being really amusing, to say the least!~

I know that, for a lot of lolitas, there's a certian, let's say, "stigma" towards going to anime conventions. I can understand the whole idea from trying to break away from cons (So that we can do our best to be associated as a different sub-niche of Japanese wacky-ness, rather than grouped in with the anime crowd) but I personally find that I tend to fit in at anime conventions.

On a random side note, I think my favourite comment the whole weekend came from a man driving through the same parking garage we were in, as we were getting things out of Jenna's trunk, dressed in lolita.

Man: What are you all dressed up for?
Me: Oh, just an anime convention. Lots of nerds, you know.
Man: An ENEMA convention?!??!?!?!
Me: Anime convention. Like, a convention with animation. For nerds.
Man (looking oddly dissapointed): Oh...
He then proceeded to drive off.

Do you ladies like to go to anime convetions? What are your opinions on Lolitas at anime conventions, vs. Lolitas in their own element?

☆New Items☆ Replica discussion ? ?

I've ordered a few new things recently that have finally come! When I can't find what I'm looking for with brands (Item is too rare and hard to find and/or far too expensive) I turn to replicas. I really liked the quality of this Angelic Pretty Sugary Carnival JSK!!~

I have three more items coming in the mail soon: AP Milky of the Fawn, AP Lamb print, and AP Lyrical Bunny!!




I really liked Angelic Pretty's Little Bear Cafe. However, not enough to purchase the real thing!


I also purchased the matching bow!



The seller was nice enough to send me this as a free gift!



She sent this as a free gift as well!!




On to the discussion!~


What do you ladies think about purchasing replicas?

This is of course just an opinion, and I know there a lot of them out there, but!

Personally, I believe that there is nothing wrong with purchasing replicas. Not everyone has money for full brand prices, and that's perfectly understandable (And even those of us that do, can't always find the items we want, or simply don't feel like paying a certain price for a certain item.)

However, I have been in the lolita community for years (Since around 2006) and I do recognize a few issues with replicas, such being:

-Buying replicas drives the re-sale value of lolita way down. (In all my years buying and selling, even major economy crashes did not drive re-sale down too horribly--it was when many replica companies came into business that this arose.)

-Buying replicas may eventually drive smaller indie brands (or possibly large brands) out of business. I say this because: You, the consumer, are what funds brands like Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, Victorian Maiden, and Angelic Pretty. They're not huge multinational corporations with million dollar funds--each purchase sincerely does affect the outcome of their future lines, and prospective business. When you buy from a replica company/group, instead of funding your favourite brand, the brand you love so dealy may eventually cease producing prints...prints for replica brands to rip off. And before you know it, there might not be very many brands around!

That is, of course, a worst-case scenario, and unlikely to occur.
But either way, there is still no reason to not purchase from replica companies. To each their own, and I, obviously, have no issue with purchasing from them!

I think the best way to buy is to support major brands and buy from them to keep them in business, while also purchasing from replica brands/other brands!

~What are your opinions on the idea of purchasing replicas that rip off original brands?~

~Angelic Pretty Phone Cover~

Recently, I purchased this official Angelic Pretty phone cover through my shopping service! I actually don't even have an iPhone 4 yet (Which is pretty silly, because this is an iPhone 4 cover!) But, I'll be getting one in the future...so I couldn't pass up this opportunity! I'll be so excited to use it as soon as I can!

This is the phone I have currently--the Korean LG Ice Cream. As much as I love it, I've never had a smart phone before, and I think it's time for an upgrade! I've had some heavily bejeweled/deco'd phones in the past, but I'm a bit more muted these days, it seems.

What kind of phones do you all have? Are yours "lolified"??

❤Puppies❤

My boyfreind's mother is a French Bulldog breeder, and one of her dogs (my favourite one, Chi Chi!) just had puppies! They're all sooo rediculoudly adorable!! I want to own one, someday. ❤

Chi Chi, the mother, with her puppies, enjoying their heated blanket. ❤ She's a really good mommy! ☆

If you're interested, her puppies are for sale, and can be located here:

http://www.californiafrenchbulldog.com/

My favourite is "Dark 'N Stormy" under the "Avaliable Puppies" section under girls. :3

Ahhh baby animals! ;_______; ❤ ❤ ❤

~A few new things~

Lately, I haven't really been buying much lolita. Maybe it's because not that many prints have caught my eye past my recent purchases my Angelic Pretty Milky Planet set, and my Angelic Pretty Vanilla~Chan set, or maybe I am becoming wiser with my money? (Haha, fat chance!!)

In any case, I've actually ben pretty entranced with a few items from Bodyline recently, especially the two new boater hats I got! No matter what anyone says, I still like quite a few of the things Bodyline produces. Personally, I do not adhear to "Only brand!" However, I do not adhear to only handmade, or only Bodyline/replicas either. I think that quality/fun items can be found just about anywhere, whether they're $1,000, or $10.

If you havent checked out Bodyline this winter, you should! There's a lot of cute outerwear.

Got some eyelashes, too! I can never resist buying false lashes, I buy them whenever I get the chance!!

Looks like Callie likes lolita, too! She curled up there right after I took the photo!

Wearing one of the new boater hats I got! I love it so much!!

So, what kinds of lolita/cute items have you all gotten, recently??

❤Vanilla~Chan❤

I wore my Vanilla~Chan set to a recent Oregon Lolita meet! I've never really posted "small" meet photos on my journal before, so I guess I'll take a sort of Daily Lolita approach! Most of these photos have been posted elsewhere, but a few of them are brand new ones that haven't been released publicly~☆

I like to mess around and edit photots sometimes, to see what I can come up with!!

I really looove my cat scarf that my friend Victoria made! The kitten is white, and goes well with the cats in the Vanilla Chan series!!

This was my full outfit!~

Accessory shots have always been one of my favourite things!!

Me and one of my best friends, Jenna! Doesn't she look so cute with her circle lenses?!

❤ Our outfits together!!❤

A candid shot one of the photgraphers took!! We both look soo happy!!

(Photo © Cristina Coppinger)

Another candid of us looking through our own photos!

(Photo © Cristina Coppinger)

What can I say, I love to climb trees!

And like most lolitas, I LOVE macaroons! They're pretty much the best, especially when they're Passion Fruit!!

I like burgers sometimes too, which probably isn'y very lolita! u_u

I really liked this one of myself! I look horrid in most candid shots, so I was surprised I managed to look like a normal human being in this one.

(Photo © Cristina Coppinger)

Overall, the meet was really fun! We went to the Portland Chocolate Fest. I think it was the 3rd or 4th annual lolita choco fest meet! It's always so fun every time!

What kind of local meets do you girls have??~☆

(All photos in post © Jenna Glenn unless otherwise noted.)