Presenting Dentelles Fanzine 3rd issue!

Today, I want to talk about something really important to me: the French Lolita fanzine, Dentelles! It is a fanzine created by Lolita friends and I was lucky enough to be part of it since the very beginning! It's a lot of time to release a fanzine and all artists who helped making it real made an amazing!
First of all, here are some links where you can learn more about Dentelles:

Dentelles' Tictail page where you can preorder the next issues or download the old ones!

Dentelles' Facebook page

The very first issue was about all the different Lolita styles, the 2nd issue was about colours in the fashion and the 3rd one was about trends! As I am a graduated illustrator with a Bachelor degree, I was super happy to be able to share my love for Lolita fashion through my artworks, so of course when they asked me to join this adventure I immediately said yes!
For my first participation, I illustrated Classic Lolita style:

For the 2nd issue, I was super happy I could illustrate my favourite colour: yellow!

And for the 3rd issue, I didn't make only one, but two artworks! I also made most of the texts and translations (the fanzine is both in French and English! How amazing is that?)
I illustrated "Galaxy print" and "Retro Lolita", which I both really love! I am glad I could each time choose a subject that talks to me!

 

I am always a bit worried about how my illustrations will turn out once printed, as I only paint traditionally and have to scan my artworks and I never really manage to exactly get the same colours... but I recently received my printed copies of Dentelles and THEY ARE PERFECT! The colours, printing and layout are all perfect! And of course it is filled with gorgeous drawings made by Lolitas from all around the world! I shouldn't be surprised as Lolita is a creative fashion, but I am always amazed by how many talented people I met in the community!

Also, I had quite a mentally straining week at work and I wanted to relax by wearing some frills! I had some time for mysel this afternoon and decided to put an outfit together! I made a simple coordination that is great for summer I think with the crew socks and the boater hat! What do you think?

♥ Angelic Pretty Elegant Marine ♥ 

Boater hat: Offbrand
Roses: Claire's & H&M
Seashell earrings: Paris Kids
Bolero: Offbrand
JSK: Angelic Pretty
Socks: Zara
Shoes: Axes Femme
Bag: Angelic Pretty
Wristcuffs: Angelic Pretty
Bracelet: Claire's
Rings: Claire's & Zygomatics

I really think Elegant Marine deserves more love! It's such a pretty, detailed and comfortable dress! And so much poof! ♥

Getting a whole series, and in different colours?!

Hello everybody! Long time no see! I wanted to write this entry a while ago already, but my camera decided to die recently after 7 years of good services... I thought it was the battery so I simply bought a new one, but nope it was completely dead ;___;
Some hundreds of Swiss francs later, here I am with a new camera and of course, a new entry!

Last month I made an impulse buy: there was a very cheap Angelic Pretty Sugar Pansy skirt in mint for sale on Lacemarket (It was only 50$! How could I resist?!)
Sugar Pansy is a print that  I already own and I always told myself I would never buy the same print in different colours. Well, never say never I guess! Haha
I actually own the whole series in yellow (OP, headbow, bonnet, wrist cuffs and also the socks in both pink and yellow) and now the mint skirt joined my collection! Sugar Pansy has a special place in my heart because pansies are my favourite flowers but also because I bought the OP during my very first trip to Japan in March 2011 (that actually didn't end very well with the Tohoku earthquake).

My whole collection: socks in pink and yellow

My whole collection: headbow in yellow

My whole collection: wristcuffs in yellow

My whole collection: bonnet in yellow

I was surprised that a print can look very different according to the colourway you choose! While it is exactly the same print, the yellow OP and mint skirt have totally different vibes! Which one do you prefer?

I think AP prints from 2011 are my favourite! They used to be so detailed!

I'm not really used to wearing skirts... so I'm actually still experimentating on how to coordinate them. I decided to go for an early Spring casual outfit, matching my new skirt with an Axes Femme pullover and yellow/mint accessories. I quite like this look and could wear it everyday!

♥ Angelic Pretty Sugar Pansy  ♥ 

Beret: Listen Flavour
Hairbows: H&M

  Skirt: Angelic Pretty
Pullover: Axes Femme
 Bag: Maison de FLEUR
Socks: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: CS T&P (Harajuku shop)
Keychain: Kira Imai
Bracelets: Claire's
Rings: Maison de Juiletta & Zygomatics

And I wanted to end this entry by sharing my love for this cute tote bag from Maison de FLEUR. I actually never heard of that brand before, but my brother bought me accessories from them for my last birthday and I looooove them! I also recently saw more and more Japanese Lolitas having bags from them, so I thought I would share :) Check Maison de FLEUR out!

Aren't these frilled handles the cutest?!

What about you? Is there a series that you entirely own? Or pieces that you bought in different colourways? Let me know!

Mademoiselle de Paris

Hello! I just got a new dress today: Angelic Pretty Mademoiselle de Paris JSK in white! And I love it so much that I wanted to share some details pictures of the gorgeous print!

I really love prints that have a retro vibe, such as Fantasic Dolly, French Doll, Dressy Rose and so many more! I sometimes wish my wardrobe was only filled with retro themed dresses! So when Mademoiselle de Paris was released it was love at first sight! I hesitated a bit about the colour, because (and that's pretty rare!) I think I liked all the different colourways. I first wanted the pink one, but in the end I went for the white one as it looked more mature and was the only one to have red hints. The other colourways have pink details, which make them softer while I think the white colourway look more bold and contrasted!

Mademoiselle de Paris JSK in white!

I wasn't so sure about the poodles at first as, as I already mentionned it on this blog, I usually dislike animals prints. But I think they are really discreet and don't stand out more than the other elements. Poodles are definitely not the main point of the print, they're just part of it. So all in all I think the print is really well balanced and also makes me realize that I really prefer all-over prints over border prints.

Isn't this print super gorgeous? ♥

I didn't try the dress on yet, but I can already tell the bodice looks quite short so I hope it won't look ridiculous on me. I love the design of the bodice, it features beautiful lace and buttons and as much as I like wearing cardigans in Lolita, I'll try to wear this dress with a blouse, so I won't hide all those pretty details!

My favourite detail ♥

You can't really tell but the bottom lace features tiny poodles! How cute ♥

I also bought the matching socks!

I already have an outfit in mind for this JSK: a red beret, a black blouse with a bow tie, the matching socks, black rocking horse shoes and maybe some black gloves to complete the perfect retro look! I hope I'll have some time this week to try this on!

Do you like this print? Did you also get it? In which colour and how will you coordinate it?
Let me know! :)

Metamorphose Garden Tea Time Set details

I said in my last entry that I would take and share details pictures of the dresses I recently bought during my trip to Japan and as I have some days off for Easter, I had time to quickly take some pictures today!

Metamorphose Garden Tea Time Set, which includes a JSK with an overskirt and a matching hat, was especially released for the Flower by Laforêt event and was only sold there for a limited time, making this dress quite exclusive. Many Lolitas didn't even actually notice it I think which is a pity because it deserves lots of love! 
Before going to Japan, I already had spotted this gorgeous set and fell in love with it. I was afraid it would be sold out already by the time I would have been able to visit Laforêt, but luckily it was still there! Let me tell you that I didn't hesitate much before buying it!

As usual, I can definitely say that the stock picture doesn't do this dress justice. Colours are brighter and bolder in real, while they look dull on the official picture. I hope my details shots will help the ones who didn't like that dress on the stock pic to change their mind ;)

Stock picture from Laforêt website

I especially like how versatile the dress is. First, it features many colours and I will be able to wear it with dusty pink, cream, ivory, white, green and even why not, yellow! The big front bow is also detachable, and so is the overskirt. At the shop, they actually had put the bow at the back with the ribbon from the overskirt dangling at the front. It was also quite pretty worn this way! The dress seems quite fancy, but actually if you remove the bow and overskirt it also makes a nice casual dress! I can't wait to think about new coordinations!
But first here are my details pictures:

I can't get over how gorgeous this dress is ♥

The matching hat is AMAZING too ♥

The overskirt lace is so pretty and it also has pearls!

Oh I can't wait to wear the whole set, but honestly I think it deserves to be worn for a nice fancy event and I actually don't have any planned soon :( so maybe I will wait a bit before wearing it... I would love to go for a Marie-Antoinette look with this set!

Angelic Pretty Dreaming Present details pictures & outfit

Hi everybody! 2017 is finally here and I was super excited to share with you my very first outfit of the year! I also keep in mind my resolutions and will try to at least wear Lolita fashion once a month (what a good girl!)

Yesterday, I received a new dress (did I say I was keeping my resolutions in mind?... Definitely not the one about reducing the size of my wardrobe...lolilolololol) - Angelic Pretty Dreaming Present JSK in ivory!
When I very first saw the dress it was instant love, but then I noticed something that stopped me from buying it right away: teddy bears. Don't get me wrong, I love teddy bears and I even display some in my room but I was fearing they will look too childish on me. I really try to stay away from too sweet prints and to tend to a more mature style, so those teddy bears were bothering me. I started to carefully analyze the print: present boxes, antique lamps and teapots, cupcakes and of course bears (which honestly look more like antique bears of collection than just toys). The print reminded me more of a British tea party or antique shop than a baby room. Also, I remember that I used to own Angelic Pretty Little Bear's Café for a long time and loved the dress. The print was WAY MORE sweeter than Dreaming Present, but I never felt childish while wearing it. So I decided to go for it and bought the JSK in ivory and I'm so so so glad I did as I love the dress even more now that I have it in my hands. I took some details pictures so you can enjoy it too, because I think this print isn't getting the love it deserves!

As usual, the stock picture doesn't do justice to the print!

Colours on the print are really vibrant and there are sparkly gold details!

I think those scalloped hems are my favourite detail!

That "Oh lala" tag made me laugh! So funny!

The tag on the teapot says "French Tea Party". The Angelic Pretty logo is sparkling too!

The "infamous" teddy bear! :D

I immediately knew which coordination I would like to wear with it: a pink beret, a simple blouse and pink shoes! Some weeks ago, I was in Vienna and could shop at Forever21 (we don't have it in Switzerland....) where I found a super cute fluffy pink beret in sales at -50% and two pairs of pompoms earrings! I especially bought them thinking I would wear them with this dress, so as soon as I went back home I planned my outfit! Here it is:

♥ Angelic Pretty Dreaming Present JSK- January 15th 2017 ♥ 

  Beret: Forever21
Brooch: Angelic Pretty
Earrings: Forever21
Blouse: H&M
JSK: Angelic Pretty
Tights: We Love Colours
Shoes: Bodyline
Bag: Angelic Pretty
Wristcuffs: Angelic Pretty
Bracelets: Angelic Pretty & Claire's
Rings: Angelic Pretty & Zygomatics

I'm so happy with this outfit! It really turned out exactly how I imagined it :) and in the end, I'm super glad the teddy bears didn't keep me from buying the dress which is probably going to be one of my favourite pieces! It's quite casual, but fancy at the same time and the print features many different colours I could combine it with (brown, pink, gold, dark blue, etc) which makes it really versatile! And honestly, I don't think my outfit looks childish! It's cute and sweet, yes, but not childish! I even think it has a retro/vintage vibe!

To end this entry, here are more details pictures with some of the accessories I wear with my outfit!

This brooch actually belongs to my Eternal Rose Bouquet JSK!

What about you? Did you already love a print but hesitated to buy it because you thought it would look too childish on you? What's keeping you from buying certain prints?