Lolita Charm: New York Anime Festival + Outfit Post!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

New York Anime Festival + Outfit Post!

Phew! I have returned from a very long day at New York Anime Festival and spent most of the next resting more poor feet... so much walking! I'm glad I wore my vintage rainbow Adidas instead of heels.

Unfortunately I was so busy that there are no photos of yesterday's outfit (a shame! I've never piled so much stuff into my hair before!) but I do have pictures of my haul. This year's theme seemed to be teddy bears - I ended up with quite a few!

The felt bear pin and strawberry cream cookie sandwich bear ring (what a mouthful!) are both from Mousse Chocolat, a friend of mine who makes adorable lolita accessories. Her main style is crochet (she makes lovely crochet bows, brooches, and scarfs!) but I love her felt style too. They're so warm and snuggly looking, very good for winter! The ring is my favorite, I'm on the hunt for more lolita rings.

The candy is from Lolitas and Cream also run by my friend Lindsay! She makes beautiful sweets jewelry and deco commissions. This pendant is an iridescent 3D candy completely covered in aurora borealis Swarovski crystals. Sweets bling has to be the new thing! Especially for winter, it reminds me of the Nutcracker's Candyland.

The bigger bear is from Baby the Stars Shine Bright! I loved their Friend Usakuma line and still haven't gotten anything from it, but I do have the cellphone strap now. She's quite soft and her little dress is actually removable (not that I'd leave a little bear naked!) They all have names - the pink one is Judy, the yellow is Sophie and the blue is Lillian. You can get a feel for her size by seeing her next to my Angelic Pretty bear up top!

The skirt is my favorite! I've never seen it anywhere online before but it is from Baby the Stars Shine Bright. It's a winter weight pink tweed shot through with silvery strands that make the whole skirt shimmer. It has pink lace and pink rose-shaped lace and even better, bows made from ruffled satin ribbon. I rarely get to see Baby clothes in person before I buy them, and Baby's photos never do their clothes justice. When I was watching Kamikaze Girls recently, I bemoaned the lack of old-school Baby clothing. In the days before prints' popularity, most pieces central focus was on the lace or ribbons or fabric texture. This princessly elegant skirt is sweet lolita style without being smothered in rainbows and candy, and a breath of fresh air. I had missed beauty for beauty's sake - loving the construction and architecture of the skirt, not just thin fabric with a print on it. (Blasphemy from me, devoted follower of AP! gasp!) It's these pieces that stand out from the crowd. I'd love to see Baby move towards this style and do Elegant Sweet Lolita (not that ESL makes a great abbreviation) to contrast with Angelic Pretty's hyper sugar. It's the perfect transition zone for girls moving out of sweet but perhaps not quite ready for classic.

Even better - everything Baby at the Kinokuniya booth was 30% off! I got this brand new skirt for a secondhand price!

So today I just had to put it all together. A simple coordinate for a day at home:

(not sure why I look so dorky here :P)

skirt, bustier, bow, cellphone charm (hooked into the lace of my bodice!): Baby the Stars Shine Bright!

socks, blouse: Angelic Pretty

shoes: Harajuku Lovers

necklace, accessories: Lolitas and Cream, Mousse Chocolat

and here is one bad photo of myself and my friend Lindsay at the Lolitas and Cream booth! I'll be reviewing my new Miwako-style wig soon!

Lindsay in Jelly Jewelry and myself in Wonder Cookie! You can just make out my vanilla bear brooch from Alice Doll :)

Labels: event, outfit post, shopping

13 Comments:

At October 9, 2010 at 8:23 PM , Andie said...: I so wanted to go to NYAF this year! But, silly me, I didn't think ahead to rent a wheel chair :/
I suppose there's always next year :)

My brother went and said he walked by your panel, he likes Lolita because it's so different, he always asks when I'll wear it lol.

I love both of these co-ords and that wig looks super adorable on you <3
At October 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM , Delano said...: I bemoan my lack of anything where I live. Hope you dont mind if I live vicariously through you. ;D
Love all your stuff and your outfit is mega cute
At October 9, 2010 at 9:21 PM , P o o p e r said...: Such great buys! The outfit with the skirt is especially cute! ^-^ <3
At October 9, 2010 at 9:34 PM , Holocaust Journal said...: To be honest, this is my favorite kind of post from you. You make sweet lolita seem so fun, so accessible! I like your more in-depth posts too, of course, but every now and then it's nice to just sit back and see someone enjoying their frills~
At October 9, 2010 at 9:46 PM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @Rebecca: I never thought of it like that! That really encourages me to share more of my lolita life :) thank you! <3

@Pooper: thanks! the theme was basically shimmery stuff :3

@Delano: haha that's fine XD

@Andrea: thanks so much! see you next year hopefully :)
At October 10, 2010 at 3:46 AM , ashu said...: ah, I met the Lolitas N Cream girls at metrocon this year. :D I was cosplaying Miwako and they told me my face looked like...I think River from Firefly but I could be wrong. :'D
At October 10, 2010 at 6:14 AM , insertcake said...: i love your bustier ♥ you look adorable!
At October 10, 2010 at 9:31 AM , Shelby Demona said...: I LOVE! I LOVE! I LOVE! Great buys and such adorable outfits! <3 I wish I could have gone, but that is a long drive (for me at least) from my little town in New York. Maybe next year...<3 <3 <3
At October 10, 2010 at 1:51 PM , Holocaust Journal said...: ^ ^ ^ ^ Please do! I'm a classic lolita, and I love it, but something about seeing sweet lolita just fills me with joy.
At October 10, 2010 at 1:52 PM , caro-chan said...: Aw I wish I could have gone! That skirt you got looks awesome! I don't think I've ever seen one like it.
At October 11, 2010 at 4:07 AM , Psu said...: Thumbs up for teddy bears!!! I'm quite crazy about them now, but I can't find any bear-themed accesory where I live (how unuuusual ._.).

Lolita events are so magical. I don't know... It's like, one day you're alone, in front of your computer enjoying your own frills, searching for Lolita pictures on the internet, chatting with some of them through e-mail... and the next day, you're surrounded by real ones, not pictures, not draws, just girls like you. It's like living a fairytale, or entering a new secret world.

And, YEAH, I totally agree with you about the desire of seeing more plain, interesting-designed dresses and skirts instead another hyper-sugggared print. And I l-o-v-e prints...
At October 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM , Rosalynn said...: You look adorable on both pics as usual. ^^ That skirt is wonderful! I always love to see Outfit Posts from you! <3

And I'm looking forward to your wig-post!
At October 14, 2010 at 1:27 PM , Shean Lee said...: I went on Saturday, and your outfit is adorable. I was sad that there wasn't anymore pink felt bear pins. >.< waaaahhh!! Lucky you got one just in time. Soooooo Cute!!!

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