8 years of Melty Chocolate!

I will start this entry by saying: I feel old. I feel old because I realized today that Angelic Pretty Melty Chocolate series was released 8 years ago, back in 2009 already. WHERE DID THESE LAST YEARS GO?! Melty Chocolate has a very special place in my heart as it was the dress that really made me fall in love with the fashion. I remember I was staying in Paris for a few days in 2009 and went to the Japanese bookshop, Junku where I randomly bought Japanese fashion magazines. One of them was an "Alice Deco à la mode" magazine and inside were advertising pictures for the new Angelic Pretty series, Melty Chocolate. I exactly remember how my heart skipped a beat when I saw the beautiful print and dress (worn by Maki herself on the pictures). Back then, I had no idea what Angelic Pretty was, but I was determined to know more about it and to find that dress for myself.
Back home, I googled "Angelic Pretty" and found their international webshop where I found the Melty Chocolate series. Unfortunately, everything was sold out and I didn't know anything about Lolita secondhand market or what. I was just desperately looking at the website everyday, trying to find a solution to get that dress I was dying to buy..... until one day, only one JSK was suddenly available again! Just one JSK, in pink. I bought it right away and some weeks later I got it at home. This is how I bought my very first brand Lolita dress and it's been one of my favourite since then.

That's the ad that literally made me fall in love with Lolita!

Well, now I had a dress but nothing more. I made more researches about the fashion and bought some basics such as blouses, socks, accessories etc. and some months later I was ready to wear my very first Angelic Pretty coordinate. Honestly, it was ugly as hell. Hahahaha. I wore the dress many times since I bought it so let's make a little retrospective of these 8 years spent with my beloved Melty Chocolate pink JSK!

2010

 

I actually bought the dress in November 2009 but never wore it until March 2010. I am glad I kept pictures for almost all my coordinates. It feels weird to see them all again now, seeing how much I have changed. I wore Melty Chocolate 4 times in 2010 and one time was for my very first Angelic Pretty tea party in Paris! I was so excited! I made a collage of these outfits, first one on the top left is from March 2010, the top right from May 2010. The one taken outside is from the tea party and the last one is from October 2010. I am a bit ashamed to show these outfits now, but well, I liked them back then and they helped me to build the Lolita I am today so no regrets :)

2011

 

Also wore Melty Chocolate 4 times in 2011. I was a bit more experimentating, trying to wear it with yellow or mint. Looking back at them now, I don't like any of those coords (except maybe for the last one that I wore for my birthday that year), but I actually had totally forgotten I had even tried Melty Chocolate with mint once and would love to make a better outfit with mint again!

2012 

 

With time,my closet was getting fuller and of course I had more and more dresses every year, meaning I started to wear my old dresses a bit less often. I only wore Melty Chocolate 3 times in 2012 and one of these time was to twin with a friend I visited in Paris! I still quite like the outfit on the right, but I wouldn't wear those tights though!

2013 

 

Only wore it two times in 2013... Honestly, I was gaining a lot of weight due to depression and stress and the dress didn't fit me so well anymore. My father was very ill at the time and the whole year was a bit rough. But all in all, 2013 is still my Lolita golden age and most of my best coords are from this year... just not with Melty Chocolate maybe! Haha
I should totally wear again that "Chocolate Princess" sash that I made myself!

2014

 

Time is passing and Melty Chocolate is sitting more and more in my closet. Only wore it one time in January that year. I still quite like this coord. I was trying to achieve the perfect gold/pink coordination, but I was very far from it. It's still one of my current goal! I don't even know if it's possible to make "the" ultimate coordination you have in mind with a specific dress? My style is always changing and I can hate a coord I loved some years ago. 

2015-2016

 

I feel bad.... but I have nothing to share for these two years. I didn't wear Melty Chocolate at all, simply because it was now too small and it was very uncomfortable to wear it and not pretty at all. I decided to keep it anyway, hoping to be able to fit in it again one day! I could never ever sell my Melty Chocolate!

2017

 

And here we are in June 2017. I can gladly say I lost a ton of weight and can wear my dear Melty Chocolate again. I made a cute summer outfit yesterday that I can now share with you!

♥ Angelic Pretty Melty Chocolate - June 27th 2017  ♥ 

   

Barrette: Angelic Pretty
Blouse: Offbrand
JSK: Angelic Pretty
Badge: Angelic Pretty
Socks: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Bodyline
Bag: Angelic Pretty
Pompom Earrings: Spinns
Bracelets: Angelic Pretty & Claire's
Rings: Angelic Pretty

I felt so good in that outfit! For the first time in years, I can really say I love how my body is looking right now and I can wear all my dresses comfortably again! I am happy I kept my Melty Chocolate JSK all these years, I have so many memories linked to this dress. It made my feel good, it made be feel proud, but also sad and fat. It grew and it changed with me! It shows some signs of wear now, after more than 8 years in my closet. The lace has some yellowing and I had to sew the buttons back some times, but it's still a gorgeous dress with the most beautiful print! It's the dress of my heart ♥