Metamorphose Temps de Fille Tea Party in Vienna

Last month I had a great time with my dear friend Marie-Lou: we went to Vienna together from October 16 to October 18 to attend the Metamorphose tea party!
I actually already went to Vienna 2 times before and I just LOVE the city. I swear, if I was not so bad at talking German (I actually learned it at school as it is a national language here in Switzerland) I would have moved there long ago! Haha. But it was a first time for Marie-Lou. We had a lot of fun visiting the city and I'll maybe make another entry to talk about it, but first I want to share the amazing time we had at the tea party!

So on Saturday October 16th, we woke up quite early (we were so dead tired the day before that we went to bed at 8 PM). We went to have breakfast in our hotel restaurant and then got prepared for the tea party! A ew days before leaving for Vienna I received my Little Squirrel JSK in off white and I quickly planned a coordination to wear it for this special event. Marie-Lou went for her lovely Girly Note JSK in a very retro outfit that I loved!

As we had plenty of time, I suggested to have a small photoshoot at Volksgarten near the famous Empress Elisabeth's statue. It was great because there was almost nobody so we could take a lot of cute pictures without being disturbed!

I love this picture of me, with Sissi in the background!

Isn't Marie-Lou super gorgeous on this pic? :o

A picture together thanks to my camera's timer ♥

 After that we went to Café Central to have a delicious cup of coffee and still had time to visit some other things before heading to the tea party!

We were a little early at the tea party venue which was the gorgeous Hotel Schick Stefanie, so we waited in the lobby for a while. Marie-Lou and I were quickly joined by our friend Nadine who came all the way from Switzerland too. She was staying at the hotel, so it was quite convenient for her.

Marie-lou & Nadine waiting for the tea party to start!

After a while we could finally wait in line in order to get to the party room. They checked our names and gave us a goodie bag (which was amazing!!! So many gifts inside: chocolates, accessories, eyelashes and many more things)! I took some pictures of the buffet and the beautiful room before heading to the vendors tables to say hello to our friends Lea and Mara, who was here with her brand Medusa Couture. We also checked Metamorphose table where we were welcomed by Taira Chinatsu, one of Metamorphose's designer. She was so pretty and kind! I was really happy to meet her! I bought a pair of socks (I actually bought another one at the end of the tea party too! Haha)

Lovely Lea & Mara

Say hello to Taira Chinatsu! She's such a sweetheart!

After that, we went to sit for a while. There was a welcome speech and then we could go to the buffet to enjoy the food. There were so many choices and all the food was SO SO delicious (except for a Panna Cotta which was quite bad.... Marie-Lou will understand! :P)

Oh geez.... all the food!

I had a hard time choosing, but here's my food!

After enjoying my food, I went to the bathroom.... which was a bad idea because the fashion show just started at this exact moment so I missed the first part. Well, stupid me. Fortunately Marie-ou grabbed my camera and took some pictures with it. The light was not so great so they turned out blurry, but anyway it gave me an idea of what I missed!

End of the fashion show!

All the models with Taira Chinatsu!

After the fashion show, we again had some time to take pictures and make some shopping. We also went to have our picture taken by the professionnal photographer who was there. He was super nice and actually knew French so he talked with us for a while. I got the pictures online later and I actually really like them!

Picture taken by Cymon Skinner

Picture by Cymon Skinner

It was time for the meet & great with Taira Chinatsu too, but unfortunately we didn't understand so much as the sound was quite low. Lots of questions were asked, but honestly I didn't get most of them.... Taira Chinatsu seemed to really enjoy replying and share her experience though!

There was also a raffle of course and there were SO MANY prizes! I thought it would never end! Haha. Nadine, Marie-Lou, Lea and I all got a prize and I was the luckiest I think because I got something that I really like, unless Nadine who got super sweet accessories while her style is more Gothic/Classic. I got 3 necklaces: one with a cup and a spoon, one with a bird's nest and one with a galaxy pendant!

We then tried to take a group picture, which was - a usual - a little complicated as we were many guests. We eventually managed and the tea party slowly came to an end. Marie-Lou and I said good bye to our fellow Swiss friends and went on our way back to our hotel. We quickly get changed and went outside again to see the Hofburg by night and have dinner. It was the most perfect way to end this magic day.

I would like to thank all the Austrain Lolitas team who made an AMAZING job organizing this tea party!
And to end this entry, just some random pictures that I like :) 

Marie-Lou & I ♥

I am so happy to have a picture with Taira Chinatsu! ♥

We were so spoiled with this goodie bag! So many things inside!

Die Milch's lovely violonist!

Team Switzerland ♥ Love you girls!

Angelic Pretty Fashion Walk in Paris

Time to post on my last day in Paris for this year's events (Yes, as usual I am super late... I know...)!

I read on Angelic Pretty website that they were planning a fashion walk again. I was quite happy as I couldn't attend it last year, so I definitely wanted to go this time. As Marie went back home the day before, I woke up and got dressed alone (after quite a terrible night, as it was too hot, I couldn't sleep and had several panic attacks during that night....yay....)! I chose to wear a simple and quite casual outfit to easily change in the station's restrooms before taking my train back home. I chose Cream Cookies Collection and matched it with white and mint! I actually loved that outfit and would love to wear it again in a fancier way!

My simple but cute outfit :)

I left the hotel and went on my way to Gare de Lyon to leave my luggage to the baggage room. This is when I ran into Pom! What a coincidence!!! I was just leaving when I litterally bumped into her! I was so happy :) As she was also going to the fashion walk, we decided to stay together! We actually already met the day before at the fansign with RinRin and the Angelic Pretty tea party, but as usual during these kinds of events we couldn't talk much, so I was more than pleased to be able to spend some quality time alone with her!

Pom is such a sweetheart ♥

We were way too early so we went to a nearby restaurant to have a drink! I got a delicious homemade ice tea with a fruity flavour which was very refreshing. After a while it was finally time to join the Walk!
I was glad to see some friends again and also meet new people, but I was also worried as two of my Swiss friends were supposed to come too, but I had no news from them! Maki and Asuka were there too of course and I couldn't resist taking pictures with them again. I also talked a little more with the lovely Russian Lolitas Alice and Marlessa and Alice gave me the most delicious Russian candies ever! Talking to them made me want to go to Russia even more. It is one of my childhood dreams and I really hope one day I'll be able to visit it! 

Maki & I, she seems to really enjoy wearing lavender!

Alice & Marlessa, the cute Russian Lolitas :)

Before starting the Walk, we had to take a group picture. I asked a Japanese staff lady to take one with my camera and she accepted, which was really kind! We then went on our way to Opéra Garnier! 

 

It was so funny to see people's faces when they saw us walking down the streets! Haha. Fortunately the Walk was not so long, as it was again VERY hot in Paris that day. I was already dead tired and I am glad they made it short so I could enjoy it from the start to the end. I had to make several phone calls too to try to find my Swiss friends Pyl and Yume: they told me they had some trouble getting dressed up on time, but said they would wait for us to arrive at Opéra Garnier! 

Found Pyl & Yume, here posing with Pom!

Once arrived, we took another group picture and then the Walk was over. Of course, everybody stayed a little more to take pictures and chat with friends. I stayed with Pyl and Yume and after saying goodbye, we went on our way to the Angelic Pretty Pop Up Store. I was super happy, because I thought I couldn't go to the shop this year again, but I had plenty of time left before taking my train back home! I was also happy to be able to talk with my friends a little more. Even if most of the items were gone already, I was still able to find a cute cream headbow which would actually match my Cream Cookie Collection JSK quite well!
A lovely Japanese girl was here too with Maki and Asuka. I don't know who she was (I think she's some find of famous singer? Or model? If someone can help me here? XD), but she was SOOOOOOOOO cute, so of course I couldn't resist to ask a picture with her! 

Unfortunately it was now time to leave Paris and my friends to go back to Geneva. I hugged Pyl and Yume one last time and went on my way to the station where I changed to wear more comfortable clothes for my 3 hours and a half train ride, which was verrrrryyyyy long. I couldn't sleep even if I was tired and I ended up listening to music for most of the time.


I think this year's trip to Paris was actually the best one so far (even if the 2013 one was amazing too) and I can't wait for the next events to come, which will be on next month as Marie-Lou and I will attend the Metamorphose tea party in Vienna! Yay!
I already went to Vienna twice and it's one of my favourite cities in the whole world, so I really really really can't wait! Who's going to? Let me know, I will be happy to meet some new friends :)

Angelic Pretty Tea Party in Paris 2015

Continuation of my last entry! If you remember well, Marie, Chieko and I were about to go to the Angelic Pretty tea party! We could rest for a while in a Starbucks, so we were feeling all great again for our metro journey to the Shangri-La hotel!
We went on our way and met several other Lolitas and the French Café team in the metro and we rode all together to the location. There, the French Café team left us as they still had some secret things to plan before the tea party.

This is where something really bad happened to me: I heavily fell on my knees. I don't know if it's because of the heat or because I was too tired, but suddenly my legs weren't carrying me anymore. My knees were bleeding and bruised and also my left shoe was quite damaged and rubbed. I wanted to cry, but I tried my best to keep calm and managed to get over it.... After all, it was the Angelic Pretty tea party day and nothing would ruin it!

Marie, gracefully telling me we arrived at the hotel!

Fortunately, even if we were quite early, we could enter the hotel and wait in an adjoining salon. My poor knees were hurting badly, so it was great we could all wait there. I could put down my bags, drink some water and I was already feeling better! As we still had plenty of time, Marie, Rosalynn, Marie-Lou who had joined us in the meantime and I decided to have a small photoshoot! It was fun, because we all had very different outfits! Angelic Pretty is clearly a Sweet Lolita brand, but that doesn't mean you can't wear something more elegant, classic or even gothic with their clothes! I love tea parties for this reason: everybody tries to show their very own style and I love to see that diversity! 

Marie in her gorgeous Mercator Antique Show outfit! Her scepter was handmade!

Rosalynn in her pre-tea party outfit! She actually wore something even fancier later!

Marie-Lou in her retro-inspired strawberry outfit!

Taking pictures made time go faster and as it was almost time for the tea party to start, employees told us to go upstairs where our tickets and names where checked. We all got a number too.

At this moment my heart was pounding! I was so excited about that tea party and when the salon's doors finally opened, I felt like running to the room (I didn't by the way, haha). The room was BREATHTAKING! Everything was so fancy and it really felt like we were at Versailles! I already went to several tea parties, but this location was really the best ♥
Marie was kind enough to reserve seats for Marie-Lou and I at her table so we quickly joined her. 

 

After everone had settled, Maki and Asuka entered the room and made a short speech. They even said "Bonjour, ça va?" in French, which was the cutest thing ever! They explained how the afternoon would go: first, we would have time to eat, then there would be a mini fashion show and later there would be a raffle and also the announcement of the winners of the best dressed prize! They also told us there would be a very special guest!

Waiters came to serve us drinks. I took a delicious ice tea, which was so refreshing with the heat! We also had 4 different pastries to eat and the were all delicious (I actually only ate 3 of them as I was more thirsty than hungry). We also had a small glass with fresh red berries to eat. One of the waiters, while serving Marie, unfortunately hit a glass of red fruits and red juice was spread all over the immaculate tablecloth. We joked about it saying that this poor guy probably lost his job at the end of the day (I hope not though O_O)... 

Our beautiful table, before the waiter ruined it with red juice :P

Delicious pastries ♥

After eating, we had some free time so I went to talk with Mrs. Honda, the owner of Angelic Pretty. She is always so funny and kind, I like her so much! I tried to explain that I was at the Princess Dreamy Carnival tea party in Tokyo last December and that I was happy to see her again, but I don't think she understood... But she is such a cheerful person that I didn't really matter :D

My fellow Swiss Lolita friends and I with Mrs.Honda :)

I then had to go back to my seat as the fashion show was about to start! It was really exciting because we would see a totally exclusive print for the first time: Classic Fairy Tales! I could also see Dreamy Planetarium in real for the first time and really made me love this print even more! Then, Luminous Sanctuary was displayed, worn by the lovely Mila and..... RinRin Doll!!! Actually, even if by then everybody had gussed she would be the special guest, we were all very happy to see her again! That meant more time to spend with her! Yay!

All the lovely models during the fashion show!

After the fashion show, we had some free time so I went to give my presents to Maki and Asuka (you can read more about it here). I also took pictures with them and Maki took made a snap of my outfit! By the way, I am really happy because my outfit is actually shown in the report of the tea party on Angelic Pretty website! 

Maki, taking my picture!

Lovely Asuka ♥

It is a tradition for me now: since my very first tea party back in 2010, I always ask Maki to make a heart with me on pictures ♥

French Café, which helped organizing this tea party, also had the best idea ever: a small photobooth with props! I went 3 times: one time alone, one time with the cute Lou and also one last time with Marie-Lou! 

Next activity was the raffle! Two years ago I actually won the 1st prize: a beautiful set with Milky Planet JSK, so I thought I wouldn't be that lucky again.... and I was right as I didn't win anything! Haha. I wasn't even sad as I actually really liked the consolation prize: a cute postcard with a small printed tablecloth!

We again had some free time during when we could also vote for the best dressed! There were so many great outfits and I think everybody had a hard time choosing their favourite one, but in the end my dear friend Tiya and a beautiful German Lolita won! They were both wearing Mercator Antique Shop :) 

Tiya had a Harry Potter themed outfit!

Isn't she pretty? I love this colour combo!

Then Maki also chose her favourite outfit: a girl wearing Dolly Cat in the most elegant and fancy way! I think that was well deserved too and she seemed so happy!
We also took a group picture in the hall. We had quite a hard time all fitting in the frame, but we eventually managed! Thank you Marie From French Café for the beautiful picture!
 

Can you spot me? :D

After that, it was almost time for the tea party to end. I was a little sad, because as usual time went too fast! I didn't even talk to everybody I wanted to, but yeah... that's the problem with tea parties: they're always too short! Haha.
Maki and Asuka made a speech again thanking us for coming despite the heat. They also said they'd come again next year! Yay! I already looking forward to that!

We then were asked to leave the beautiful room and go back to the hall were we would be given a gift: a lovely badge with Dolly Cat on it and clear files with Dream Marine, Cherry Marguerite and Milky Cross!
Marie-Lou and I also went to talk a bit with RinRin, as Marie-Lou loves her but couldn't come to the fansign in the morning! She was so happy to finally meet her! We invited her to Switzerland again, she said she would come with pleasure and then hugged us! RinRin is really the best! ♥

We couldn't just leave yet, so we stayed a little more to talk and take pictures, but after a while it was really time to go. I said goodbyes to friends and went on my way back to the hotel with Marie. I was SO hot and tired at this moment and just wanted to be at the hotel to take off all my clothes and take a cold shower. Wearing Lolita during a heat wave is really the worst....
Back at the hotel, something bad happened to me as I fell AGAIN and badly hurt my my left arm. I even first thought I broke it as it was really painful.... but I fortunately only ended up with a very big bruise (that I still have right now! Poor me... Haha)
Marie had to go back home, so I went to the station with her and we said goodbye. I then joined Marie-Lou and her boyfriend to have dinner together! Eating something warm was the best way to end this tiring day and I really enjoyed my meal. 

Around 22:00, I went back to the hotel alone and quickly went to bed. This is how this very long, but magical day ended. Thank you Angelic Pretty and French Café for making such a great tea party!