[31.] The Lost Princesses of Kensington Palace

Hello dear readers (^-^)!

Firstly, I'm so sorry for not keeping up this blog.

This will all change, right now!

At the moment, I don't have the opportunity to wear lolita very often.

I'm super busy and stressed at work every day,

so at the weekend I prefer to relax!

I do have some things coming up though.

In this post, I'd like to talk about a little meet-up, 

with my London friends in January!

(Late, I know... Sorry!)

The Lost Princesses of Kensington Palace

It was a rainy and very cold morning of the 12th of January.

I was taking the coach to London to see my lovely friends!

The plan was to have Afternoon Tea at Kensington Palace.

The theme of our meet up was "Classic Lolita",

so I wore my new La danse de la dame JSK by Juliette et Justine.

The afternoon tea was so amazing! 

We each got an individual tray...

Photo by Intrinsically Florrie

Sandwiches, scones & sweet desserts 

Who can say no to that?! Not me...

My beautiful friends Mel & Memz!

Sadly we didn't manage to take a group picture,

because we were chatting so much that it was dark when we left!

Here's my outfit!

Photo by Intrinsically Florrie

Veil - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

Wig - Mermaid Beachy by Lockshop

Jacket - Bebe

Jumperskirt - Juliette et Justine

Overknee Socks - eBay

Shoes - Vivienne Westwood x Melissa

After it went dark, we decided to take a trip to London's China Town!

I can't imagine going to China Town without taking purikura,

so obviously that's what we did!

Nice, crazy, imaginary burgers & derp, we're falling off the seats!

Awww, we all love classic so much <3

It was such a lovely outing, missing all my friends already!

Well, that's it for today...

I have another post planned for Easter, so stay tuned!

Thanks for reading,

x Chrissii x

[28.] Tea Party Club 5th Anniversary with Juliette et Justine

Good evening my dear readers (^-^)!

On the 8th of September, already exactly a month ago,

I headed to London to attend the lavish Juliette et Justine Tea Party.

To celebrate the Tea Party Club's 5th Anniversary,

Kyra (my former London housemate) managed to 

host and organise an amazing event, held in the Charing Cross Hotel!

Special guests came to London, straight from Japan!

~•*Mari Nakamura*•~

Head designer of Juliette et Justine

~•*Mariko Suzuki*•~

 Editor of The Gothic & Lolita Bible magazine

Former editor of KERA Maniax magazine

~•*Akira Tanaka*•~

Hair & make-up artist from Tony's Collection INC.

 ~•*Koitsukihime*•~

Japanese doll artist

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The day started with early entry for VIPs (me).

We were allowed to browse around early and start buying things!

However, I was good and didn't buy anything until the end!

There were various different stalls on one side of the room

and the whole other side was packed with the most beautiful

Juliette et Justine dresses, skirts, blouses and accessories.

We had about half an hour before they let in people with 

general admission tickets. After everyone had some browsing time,

we got called into a different room as the Q&A Panel was about to start!

From left to right: Akira Tanaka, Mariko Suzuki, Mari Nakamura & Koitsukihime

How cute is Mari Nakamura? Such a sweet smile! 

I remember one question being asked by the panel to the public.

"How long did it take you to get ready this morning?"

Answers ranged from 48 hours(!) to 10 minutes!

For me, I think it took about 30 minutes, because 

I already prepared what to wear the evening before :3

After the Q&A panel, there was a mini-raffle and then we got some 

free time for lunch. There was also an option to go on a scavenger hunt, 

but I was too hungry :3

Once we got back from lunch, the fashion show started!

My fellow blogger & friend Florrie took some amazing photos.

Mine turned out awful, so please look at hers!

Then we had a little bit of free time again,

while the organisers were busy preparing the main-raffle.

I took this opportunity to spend some £££ ^-^!

I bought this beautiful JSK from Juliette et Justine.
It's called "La danse de la dame".

 And I also bought this beautiful key hair clip from Now Voyager!
Felicity always finds the most amazing things, you should check out her shop!

After I had finished spending all my £££ we got called to a different room.
Mari Nakamura and Mariko Suzuki were taking photos of us
and taking our questionnaire that we had to fill out. Then they told me
I looked beautiful and they gave me an autograph (*__*)!

Once I recovered from being star struck main-raffle was starting, yay!
I won a beautiful chocolate coloured bow from Juliette et Justine themselves!

When the main-raffle finished we witnessed a beautiful wedding proposal!
Not a single eye in the room stayed dry!
A massive congratulations to Kyra & Dom <3

After we dried our tears we took a massive group picture.

You can't see me in it properly as I'm in the very back...
You can see my hair accessories, so I'm going to count myself in!
I'm at the left yellow curtain, look for a little green & red spot of hair accessory XD

Photo by Anarchy Photography

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Here are some more photos of me at the event ^-^!

Nearly there! About to go on the Underground in London.
From left to right: Leah, me, Jenni & Hayley.

On the London Underground!

My housemate Hayley and I.

Myself & Karmen from Singapore.

Dani from Austria & I.

My local luverrr Bexy Pop & I.

My London dreamboat Dodo & I.

Myself & Jo from The United States.

~*Outfit Rundown*~

Head ensemble - Handmade

Wig - Lockshop

Choker - Moi-même-Moitié

JSK - Juliette et Justine

Tights - Primark

Shoes - Jeffrey Campbell 'Lita's'

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Thank you for reading ^-^!
It was a truly amazing event and I'm glad I had the opportunity to attend.
I had a blast!

x Chrissii x

[16]. Selections from my lolita wardrobe...

Hello my dear readers ^-^!

I thought it might be nice to showcase my lolita wardrobe.

In this post I'll show my skirts & dresses!

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~*Alice and The Pirates*~

Name: "Relief Print" OP.
Released in: 2009.

This beautiful piece was acquired in a partial trade for
my Baby, the Stars Shine Bright "Tulip Bouquet" JSK.
I couldn't believe how beautiful it was when I first opened the parcel!
The little angels on the print are so adorable.

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~*Angelic Pretty*~

Name: "Strawberry Mille-Feuille" Skirt.
Released in: 2007.

When I first got to know about this print, it became my first real "dream print".
I've loved it so much ever since I got it!
It can be worn casually (as I do quite a lot lately)
or in a regular way or very OTT.
Love it <3

Name: "Colorful Drop" JSK.
Released in: 2008.

I bought this dress from my friend Alexandria in the Bahamas!
I've talked about her in my Foreign Lolita series ^-^!<3
I bought it off her to help her financially after being burgled
and I really wanted a new dress for the Tea Party Club 4th anniversary!
So it felt extra good buying this, as I was helping someone else in a way :3
Win/Win!

Name: "Rose Princess Doll" JSK.
Released in: 2008.

I first saw this dress in a magazine scan from KERA.
I fell in love with it straight away, the hime style is so beautiful.
For now, I don't think I've done this dress justice, 
but I hope to come up with something good at some point soon!

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~*Emily Temple cute*~

Name: Unknown.
Released in: Unknown.

I bought this skirt at Hyper Japan in 2011!

It only cost me £20! Bargain ^-^!

 I was actually working at Hyper Japan then, 
manning the Bring & Buy stall!
It was a lot of fun and extremely busy!

 Name: Unknown.
Released in: Unknown.

I bought this dress from Alice Fururun.
Looking at this dress just makes me sad these days.
I had an accident with the washing machine...

The light pink in the dress used to be WHITE!

I think it still looks wearable though...

Just not as pretty as before!

 Name: "Wonderland Velveteen Ribbon" Sleeveless OP
Released in: Unknown.

I got this dress in a trade with my former housemate!

We liked each others dresses so we thought:

"why not trade?"

Such a simple way to get "new" things,

without spending any money on it ^-^!

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~*Juliette et Justine*~

Name: Unknown.
Released in: Unknown.

 This is my newest OP! I guess you can all see it now :3

I wanted it to be a massive secret for the JetJ tea party in London,

but oh well... I can't keep silent, lol! 

I love all the beautiful flowers and the black background should

make it easier for me to coordinate it somehow, hopefully!

It's very long, even on me it's below the knee D:

I'm 174cm tall, in case you're wondering ^-^!

 

I bought this from my amazing friend Sonia in America!

Love you forever <3

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~*Moi-même-Moitié*~

Name: "Chandelier" Skirt.
Released in: 2007.


I finally managed to obtain this skirt after trading and
originally owning the black x blue version.
I love this skirt, it's so versatile!
I recently wore it in a Cult Party Kei x Lolita outfit 
for the fashion show in Brighton ^-^!
 

 Name: "Silky Rose" OP.
Released in: 2009.

My favourite dress ever <3
One day I'd love to own the blue x white version too!
I bought this one for myself a birthday present in 2009.

Name: "Snow Cut Shirring Sun Dress".
Released in: 2007.

This is such a lovely and casual dress.
I managed to get away with wearing it to work on several occasions!
It's very light and it has tiny polkadots all over it!


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~*Victorian Maiden*~

Name: Unknown.
Released in: Unknown.


I've bought this beautiful piece from Closet Child.
Just like Alice Fururun, they sell second hand lolita clothing.
I try not to look on those websites right now as I need to save money :3

I love this dress so much, I had it altered to fit me properly ^-^!

It's also a very long JSK, so this is also below the knee on me!

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Well, that's it ^-^!

All the current dresses from my lolita wardrobe!

If anyone has any information on the "unknown" dresses,

I'd love to know more about them, please let me know!

Thank you & I hope you're having a nice day!

x Chrissii x

[9.] "Foreign lolitas, part 6...

Good afternoon, readers ^-^!

I was up bright and early today (for a change, lol).

"Foreign" lolitas, part 6...

London, United Kingdom.

I love the London lolita communities.

We have "The Tea Party Club (TPC)" and "Frills & Frolics".

There's always something going on and all the people are lovely.

If you'd like to have a look in the communities; I've turned the words into links, just give them a click!

I've lived in London for just over a year.

Just moved back to the countryside!

I've even lived in a house with 2 other lolitas :3

Aggie, doesn't like photos so I won't put one here.

Kyra, does though and she always looks fabulous!

My favourite picture of Kyra & I at the 4th Anniversary of TPC

Kyra is wearing Angelic Pretty's "Chess Chocolate".

She's also the owner of jewellery brand "Patisserie Pink" 

and she's the founder of the TPC.

The TPC is currently organising a Tea Party with Juliette et Justine!

Read more about this special event in my post: 

http://chri-chan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/3-juliette-et-justine.html

•What I'm wearing•

Plastic headbow - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

Red headbow - Claire's Accessories

Earrings - Icing Sugar

Blouse - H&M

Bracelet - SIX

JSK - Angelic Pretty

Bag - SWIMMER

Socks - Angelic Pretty

Shoes - Vivienne Westwood x Melissa

There are so many amazing lolitas in London, 

it's really hard for me to pick who to mention!

I'm just going to randomly pick 3 people...

~* Dodo *~

Dodo & I at the Wallace Collection, London 2011.

We're totally wearing the same JSK on purpose ^-^!

•What I'm wearing•

Hat - Juicy Couture

Bracelet - SIX

Blouse - Primark

JSK - Emily Temple cute

Belt - From a different blouse

Bag - New Look

OTK Socks - New Look

KH Socks - New Look

Boots - New Look

Sorry if we're offending anyone with our pose,

we were definitely not trying to offend anyone; we just love being silly!

I adore Dodo's style SO much, she's a constant inspiration!

When she doesn't wear lolita, Dodo wears other Japanese street fashion.

You can follow Dodo's blog at:

http://dodo-potato.blogspot.com/

~* Tania *~

Tania & I at Hyper Japan, July 2011.

•What I'm wearing•

Headdress - Alice and The Pirates

Blouse - H&M

JSK - Victorian Maiden

Tights - Accessorize

Shoes - Vivienne Westwood x Melissa

Tania always looks so amazing!

I love how she's so creative with her outfits

and never looks like anyone else.

Tania is one of the models for Gothic Lolita Wigs 

and one of the founders of Frills & Frolics.

You can follow Tania's blog at:

http://lapetitemarionette.blogspot.co.uk/

And like her page at:

https://www.facebook.com/pixie.late.lolita.fashion

~* Sapphira *~

Sapphira <3 We don't have any good pictures of us together D:

Sapphira is a beautiful Classical Lolita.

She looks stunning in anything she wears 

and she makes a lot of her dresses herself.

Sapphira recently moved to Japan to realise her dreams.

I'm so proud of her and I hope everything works out well!

You can follow Sapphira's adventures at:

 http://poupee-sapphira.blogspot.jp/

Thank you so much for reading,

When you're in London don't be shy to ask anyone to meet up!

Londoners loves meeting new lolitas from afar ^-^!

x Chrissii x

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[3.] Juliette et Justine

I've got to postpone the Bahamas entry until the next one, sorry!

Way too exciting news just happened ^-^!

I managed to get a VIP Ticket for 

the 5th Anniversary of the Tea Party Club!

I'm beyond excited about this event!

So many things will be happening, it's almost surreal!

• Special guests •

Juliette et Justine

with head designer Mari Nakamura

The Gothic & Lolita Bible magazine

with editor Mariko Suzuki (former editor of KERA Maniax magazine)

• Announced so far •

*Juliette et Justine will have stall where you can buy their clothing*

*Juliette et Justine fashion show, modelled by contestant winners!*

*Raffles and other competitions with prizes donated by Juliette et Justine, 

local lolita designers and other Japanese brands*

*Guest talk and Q&A with Mari Nakamura*

*Photo corner with a professional photographer*

*Photos and signings*

*Live music*

*Tea & Cake*

It all sounds so amazing!

Super excited to see lots of old friends and make some new ones ^-^!

Now the big waiting game & outfit planning can begin!

London, I'll see you in September <3

If you're interested in joining, please watch this video
and buy your tickets here: http://teapartyclub.shops.pipfrog.com/

x Chrissii x