[38.] ☆ Innocent World Tea Party ☆

Hello dear readers (^-^)

Better late than never, right?

Today I want to tell you about my time at the Innocent World Tea Party in Vienna, Austria.

I stayed at my dear friend Mimi's house for about a week.

It was my last holiday from work for the whole year (;____;)

So, I thought I might as well make the most of it!

Mimi was a great hostess, as always, and she took me & the bf to see loads of things.

Firstly we went to the Naschmarkt, a big market full of sweets & foods.

Naschmarkt - look at all the deliciousness

After visiting the Naschmarkt in the morning, we spent our afternoon at the Zoo!

Tiergarten Schönbrunn is apparently the best zoo in Europe.

And OMG, it was beautiful!

This panda was such a prick, he didn't wanna turn around!

During my stay I have eaten many great things, for example:

Goat's cheese ice cream, several buffets and amazing sushi!

Of course there are many food pictures, but I'll leave them for now....

I'm sure if you're reading this, you must be more interested in the: 

☆ Innocent World Tea Party ☆

It was a really awesome day!

Super well organised & even the weather was good!

I wonder how they got the weather to play along...

I had a Super VIP Ticket, which meant that I got early entry,

a goodie bag and we were greeted with a glass of champagne!

There were many stalls and a huge buffet.

After the buffet was opened, the fashion show started.

It was beautiful to watch and the models did the routine really well!

Even the hotel staff was looking at the fashion show and taking photos, haha!

Delicious buffet things <3 nom nom nom

My fashion show pictures turned out rubbish, so none of them here... Sorry!

After the fashion show, we had some browsing time and you could make use of

the professional photographer who had been hired for the whole day.

Lolita KompleX did an unplugged live set, which was awesome!

The previous night, I had seen them live with Mimi, which was so much fun <3

At the Lolita KompleX concert

Lolita KompleX at the Innocent World Tea Party

Before the Q&A with Yumi Fujiwara, the Innocent World designer, I managed

to grab a picture with her together. She is such a sweet & gentile person!

I'm very happy I met her.

Yumi Fujiwara & I

After the Q&A, there was a raffle and I got super lucky!

I won an Innocent World bonnet D:

With the raffle over, it was time to announce the outfit contest winners.

Yumi Fujiwara handpicked the 3 girls who she taught represented Innocent World the best.

Congrats if you were one of the winners!

The outfit contest winners!

Here are pictures from the rest of the day :3

I hope you enjoy them!

For the first time ever, I had a twin <3 Love ya!

Eve & Nana from Lolita KompleX

My hostess Mimi <3

With Sylvia, who looked like an Autumn Fairy!

Being naughty with The Flat Fat Cat ;)

With Duplica, who you may remember from my Foreign Lolita's series!

With fellow girls from the UK

With fellow Dutchies & Belgians

Everything from the goodie bag, incl. Innocent World socks & hair ties!

I bought some Innocent World tights and a brooch / hair clip!

My raffle prize, an Innocent World bonnet!

Pictures from the professional photographer: M.E. Fotografie

With my twinsie <3

Mimi & I being our usual selves... I'm not sure if our behaviour should be encouraged...

My outfit shot :)

~•* Outfit Rundown *•~

Headgear - Various Roses

Golden Key - Now Voyager

Necklace - H&M

Blouse - Moi-même-Moitié

Skirt - Innocent World

Socks - River Island

Shoes - Jeffrey Campbell

I hope you enjoyed reading this post / looking at the pictures!

This event happened 2 months ago, but I have been so busy with life

that I hardly have time to blog.... 

Keep looking for the next post, because I have some more things to share :)

x Chrissii x

[35.] Long Lost Travel Tales, a new series!

Hello dear readers (^-^)!

I came up with a new series to write.

Similar to the "Foreign Lolita's" series,

but more about the past events that I have attended.

I shall names this series "Long Lost Travel Tales".

I'm writing about the past, because currently there's not much on my calendar!

Well, that's a lie because I have tons of plans for later this year...

But they will stay secret for now until everything is confirmed (^-^)!

I will start this new series hopefully this weekend!

I have a lot of exciting private things going on at the moment

and my work is taking up a lot of time recently...

I'll leave you with some pictures from this weekend!

I took the opportunity to dress up a little bit, but I didn't go anywhere special.

Saturday's Outfit - Welcome to my kitchen, haha :3

~•* Outfit *•~

Headbow - Primark

Leather Rose - H&M

Blouse - Moi-même-Moitié

Dress - H&M

Tights - Etsy

Shoes - Jeffrey Campbell

Sunday's Outfit - My bf & I had dinner at our friend's house :3

~•* Outfit *•~

Headband - Primark

Blouse - Moi-même-Moitié

JSK - Emily Temple cute

Tights - V&D

Shoes - Vivienne Westwood x Melissa

So that's a quick post from me ;)

Hope you're all looking forward to the

"Long Lost Travel Tales" series, as much as I am!

Stay tuned!

x Chrissii x

[33.] A Day in Utrecht with my Dutchies

Hello, my dears!

Hope you're well <3

I've completely forgotten that I went on holiday :3

It was a while ago, but as you can tell by my archive,

I didn't have much motivation to write anything!

28/01/2013

Utrecht, The Netherlands

(Shamefully late post, I know)

Utrecht - Such a beautiful city!

After a drive of an hour and a half, I eventually made it to Utrecht.

After getting lost a few times, trying to find a parking spot...

Damn roadworks everywhere...!

I met up with my lovely friends Marloes & Damiën for the day.

It was so much fun! We went to the Cathedral of Saint Martin, 

or as it is lovingly known by the locals: De Domtoren!

It's THE symbol of Utrecht.

The Cathedral tower is 112 meters high and 

it is the highest tower from the Middle Ages in The Netherlands.

It's also over 600 years old!

De Domtoren

After walking around the Cathedral & looking at the beautiful stained glass,

we got a bit peckish and decided to have some tea & cake (obviously)!

The Cathedral had a little tea room which was surprisingly nice.

It looked out into the gardens where we went later on.

Traditional "Domkoek" on the left + a biscuit & Cinnamon tea <3

After lunch, we ventured out into the cold to see the gardens!

We couldn't help taking pictures as it's such a lovely place :3

It looks like Marloes is floating haha, no legs!

The 3 of us managed to squeeze into one picture :3

Damiën & I

We didn't take any single pictures because we were freezing to death,

so I'm going to write my Outfit Rundown below!

~•* Outfit *•~

Hat - Gift from a lady who bought it in 1943

Rose Clip - H&M

Faux-fur Stole - H&M

Blouse - Primark

JSK - Emily Temple cute

Tights - Primark

Shoes - Primark

Bag - muchacha achachumu

After visiting the Cathedral, it was nearly time to go home already. 

However, we couldn't resist getting some Bubble Tea first!

Damiën is a total addict, it was his second one that day already!

Bubble Tea - Mine had a cute monkey on it!

Managed to get my tea fix as well, haha!

I always get my tea in a shop called Xenos.

One packet of 10 tea bags only cost about €0,50!

I do love a good bargain, haha :3

My tea tower - Melon, Oriental, Apple & Cinnamon, Vanilla, Raspberry, Cherry & Cranberry!

 Then it was sadly time to hit the road again!

I had a really great day and I'd like to 

thank Damiën & Marloes for making time for me.

Thanks guys, I love you <3

I'll leave you with a picture of me in the car, lol!

Bye bye, back to the freezing north of The Netherlands!
(the hat is from Juicy Couture)

Thanks for reading <3

See you soon!

x Chrissii x

[26]. RAWR! Wild lolitas at the zoo & dinosaurs too...

Good evening, dear readers ^-^!

I finally have the internet at my house, yay!

Wild lolitas at the Zoo.

My fellow housemate Hayley is a lolita too,

so we were helping each-other to get ready in the morning.

It's always nice to have a bit of company whilst running around

like a crazy headless chicken!

What to wear?!

I settled for my new dress from Emily Temple cute,

called "Wonderland Velveteen Ribbon" :3

Wonderland Velveteen Ribbon by Emily Temple cute :3

Hayley & I left the house together, making her late as I was taking forever!

Sorry about that :/ - I get really annoyed with myself too...

We managed to get on a bus to the train station to pick up more lolitas

and naturally we started cam-whoring, lol!

Myself & Hayley on a bus :3

We were a sight ourselves for the locals & few tourists!

Anyway, once we collected everyone at the train station,

we headed off to the Zoo on another bus ^-^!

Once we arrived, we went straight to the big picnic area they have,

to stuff our faces with some sugary/salty goodness!

We had things like; various cupcakes, mini meringues, quiches, 

little strawberry tarts, crisps, grapes & seeds.

I think we had a fair mix of food stuffs, there are some healthy things in there!

The mini meringue matched my dress!

Mini strawberry tart :3

After munching we roamed around the zoo, looking for cute animals ^-^!

Here are some pictures of some adorable animals we saw;

Red Panda munching away :3

DINOSAURRRR D:

I think this monkey just wants to break free ♪

Tapir with a mohawk!

Sleepy sloth, bless him...

How cool does this frog look?! Probably poisonous!

Lions, this one's the queen of the Zoo.

Near the end of the day we nearly forgot to take photos of ourselves, haha!

Obviously we went straight to everyone's favourite dinosaur, T-Rex :D

There were loads of others there too and even one with baby dinosaurs :3

Unfortunately we didn't get a photo of all of us together... (;____;)"

But there's always next year, though!

A few of us pretending to be T-Rex - (stole this pic from Bexy, sorry!)

Me looking stupid >_>

This is what my whole outfit looked like!

I hope you like it ^-^!

~*Outfit Rundown*~

Hair roses - H&M
Headbow - Primark

Blouse - Moi-même-Moitié
JSK - Emily Temple cute
Bag - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Socks - unknown
Shoes - Vivienne Westwood x Melissa

Wig - Lockshop

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Thank you for reading ^-^!

I'm really sorry for the delay in posts,

but now that I have the internet at home I'll hopefully catch up quickly!

What's your favourite animal?
Let me know in the comments below!

I'd love to go to Edinburgh Zoo to see the pandas one day,
before we have to give them back to China!

x Chrissii x

[13.] Florrie's Floral Festivities...

Good evening, my dear readers ^-^!

I have just entered Florrie's Floral Festivities competition!

You can have a look at it here at Florrie's blog ^-^!

Florrie's blog has recently turned three,

meaning she's been writing it for 3 years!

Wow, I hope I can keep it up for that long ^-^!

The rules for the competition are very clear:

• Email a photo of yourself in your floral finest.

•  Your outfit has to have at least 1 flowery thing in it.

• Entry closes tomorrow, so decide quickly if you want to enter!

Prizes go to the following outfits:

• Outfit with the most flowery items in it.

• Florrie's favourite outfit.

Florrie will then pick out the prizes according to

the winners taste, so they will definitely love them!

She's so kind <3

It's definitely something I'd like to do once my blog is evolving.

Here's my entry ^-^!

10/07/2012 - Back garden :3

•What I'm wearing•

Flower headband - Primark

Flower wreath - Primark

Metallic flower hairclip - H&M

Giant pink flower hairclip - H&M

Cardigan - Emily Temple cute

Dress - LizLisa

Rings - Angelic Pretty

Heart tights - Primark

Shoes - Primark

My nail varnish is #489 Rose Insolent from CHANEL.
My lipstick is Rouge Allure Velvet #37 L'exubérante from CHANEL.

My floral count goes up to 5 items.

Wish me luck, haha!

•

I received a beautiful floral dress today

and I would love to show you all,

but I'm trying to keep it secret for as long as I can :3

 I'm going to need to do some serious charity/vintage shopping soon!

I also want to make a matching head piece for the dress, 

so I might post some D.I.Y. in the future ^-^!

Thanks for reading!

I hope you're having a nice evening/day, 

wherever in the world you may be <3

x Chrissii x

[11.] "Foreign" lolitas, part 8...

Good afternoon, readers ^-^!

Sorry for the delay in this post!

Here's the final part of the "Foreign" lolitas series for now,
until I meet more frilly people on my travels!

~*"Foreign" lolitas, part 8...*~

 The Netherlands

Being born and raised in The Netherlands,

it's not exactly foreign to me.

I'm going to start this entry with little bit of my lolita history ^-^!

I first came across lolita fashion through my dear friend Nonette!

Nonette & I were classmates whilst studying Multi-Media Design.

I always thought that Nonette has a superb sense of style.

One day she was wearing lolita to class and I asked her what she was wearing.

She explained that it was lolita and how she got into it herself.

I told her that I loved how it looked and would love to try it myself!

That's kind of how it started ^-^!

~*Nonette*~

Nonette in 2011. Isn't she just stunning? <3

Nonette has helped me so much over the years and 

she is a constant style inspiration to me <3

You can follow Nonette's blog at:

http://lady-nonette.blogspot.co.uk/

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As part of the history lesson, 

I thought I'd find the oldest photo of me in lolita XD

I went to my first lolita meet-up on 06/12/2008,

but there are no good photos of myself so I'll spare you!

I remember wearing an Emily Temple cute mini skirt with a tulip on it.

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Anyway, less about me, more about my Dutch frillies!

I haven't met many Dutch lolitas as I've moved to the UK shortly

after I got into lolita properly, but here are a few of my friends ^-^!

~*Damiën*~

Damiën at Summer Darkness, 2011.

Damiën is my food-partner-in-crime!

We're a bunch of proper fatties, trapped in skinny people's bodies!

Every time Damiën & I meet up, we somehow end up stuffing our faces XD

But it's cool, we love eating so it's not a problem!

Damiën can pull off any style, may it be sweet/gothic lolita or EGA.

He always looks totally fabulous <3

Follow Damiën's blog at:

http://damien7002.blogspot.co.uk/

He also has a vlog channel that you can follow at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/damien7002?feature=results_main

And here's a Golden Oldie of us for the fun of it :3

~*Marloes*~

Marloes in April 2012.

I first met Marloes in May 2011 at the Anime Con in Almelo.

I always feel a little nervous when I see other lolitas,

especially in my home country.

But I somehow found the courage to speak to Marloes,

I thought she and Danchelle looked lovely so I wanted to tell them!

I think Marloes looks great in almost every style
and she has the most amazing wigs!
I think my favourite styles on Marloes are shiro (all white) and classic.

Myself, Danchelle & Marloes at the Anime Con in May 2011, where we first met!

~*Danchelle*~

Danchelle in May 2012.

I first met Danchelle in May 2011 at the Anime Con in Almelo,
same as with Marloes, as they were there together!

Danchelle looks so amazing in sweet lolita!
It's like she was made for it ^-^!

We met again later in 2011 at Hyper Japan in London.
Sadly I didn't have much time to catch up as I was working at the event!
I hope all is well and we can meet up again soon :3


~*Leyla*~

Leyla at Summer Darkness, 2011.

I've met Leyla only briefly a couple of times.
Sadly we never really get the opportunity to talk properly!
Hopefully that will change in the future, though!

Leyla is always super nice and she looks great every time!
Even when she's not wearing lolita!

She's also the owner of the only lolita shop in The Netherlands.
Mfashion in Bilthoven - http://www.mfashion.eu/

You can follow Leyla's blogs at:
http://www.leylajapantravel.blogspot.co.uk/
and leylafashion.blogspot.co.uk


Thank you for reading ^-^!
Hope it's entertaining, haha :3
I've already got an idea for the next entry.

x Chrissii x