Angelic Pretty Doll's Tea Party

Hi everyone!

I am back with a new entry... and a new dress! I recently fell in love with the new Angelic Pretty x Kira Imai print: Doll's Tea Party. Kirai Imai is one of my favourite illustrators and I wanted to own one of her prints for a while now (well, I used to have Perfume of Wonderland but sold it because the dress didn't fit me back then... I have so many regrets...)
Unlike past collaborations (I am looking at you, Cat's Tea Party!!), I don't think this one was very popular mostly because of the infamous bear!

The infamous Rushton bear!

Actually, the bear is what sold this print to me! Well, yeah, it's kind of creepy... but actually if you visit Angelic Pretty stores, they are always featured there! I think I read about how the owner loved these bears and wanted them to decorate the shops. So for me, Rushton bears = Angelic Pretty.

AP Paris shop also displays Rushton bears and antique toys!

Same in Osaka!

I hesitated about the colour: I really liked the lavender colourway and also the ivroy one but in the end I went for the black one! I thought it was more mature and casual and had more items I could coordinate it with!
I ordered it through the Paris shop, as I wanted to avoid the struggle of a release of the Japanese website. Everything went so smoothly with Paris' staff. They are the best! It costed me more in the end as I had to pay customs for Japan-France and then for France-Switzerland, but I am glad I could support the French shop!
So, I got the dress today and I love it even more now that I have it in my hands! The print isn't really vibrant, but more of sweet pastel colours which I actually really like! It has a casual/otome vibe and is very easy to wear! It features cake, teapots, cutlery, macarons, roses and plates.

OK, I will get a bit personal here... but I actually cried when I received this OP and tried it on. Why? Because it fits! I fit into non-shirred AP dresses, which is very unreal to me. I still don't really understand how, but it does. Since I started wearing Lolita fashion, fitting into non-shirred AP always had been an unattainable dream. I finally feel "worthy". It makes me happy, but also I feel a bit sad about it as my weight has never defined who I am... but I can't help it even if I think there's something really wrong here with how I perceive myself. 

Anyway, back to the topic! I haven't worn Lolita in more than a month so I was quite eager to wear my new dress! I decided to go for a very casual look with black and pink accessories. I like how it turned out! Do you like it too? :)

♥ Angelic Pretty Doll's Tea Party  ♥ 

Headbow: Angelic Pretty

  OP: Angelic Pretty
 Bag: Maison de FLEUR
Socks: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Montreal
Keychain: Kira Imai
Wristcuffs: Angelic Pretty
Bracelets: Claire's
Rings: Angelic Pretty & Zygomatics

What about you? Do you like Angelic Pretty x Kira Imai prints? If so, which one is your favourite? Do you own it? Let me know! ♥