Bodyline Seifuku (Sailor Uniform) Review

hey everyone! sorry i haven't been posting. this summer has been unexpectedly busy for me, and when i'm free i'm honestly too tired to do very much! but it's been a fun summer so far.  

so for today i will be reviewing bodyline's summer short sleeved seifuku! i got this for my birthday recently. the model on the website is COSTUME410. they offer it in many different colors, but i chose very pale lilac-y pink (the model is wearing it). 

now, usually when i buy anything from bodyline their M is a pretty good choice for me. the measurements for the M on this seifuku looked good to me, but when i got it it was pretty small. the top fit okay, but it was too short-- it's a sort of cropped top that hits around the end of your natural waist, and then a high waisted skirt. but the skirt was very very tight and too short, and though the top wasnt exactly too small it ended too high on me.

i also didn't know about the thread connecting the pleats at the bottom you were supposed to remove, but i was informed of that pretty quickly.

so i went back and ordered a 2L and it finally arrived recently. it fits pretty well! i'd still like the skirt to be a little longer, but if i wear shorts i would feel perfectly comfortable with it.

as you can see, the ratio of where the top ends and the skirt begins is perfect and just as intended. the skirt fits perfectly fine. there are two little spots of elastic in the waistband of the skirt, and it closes with a zipper and a hook. 

the seifuku top closes with a zipper straight up the front, but it's covered by a seam. this makes it a little hard to zip, but if you're careful it's fine. it also created a few stray threads on the inside after a few times of zipping and unzipping, but i just pulled them off. i don't think it would cause any long-term damage even if that keeps happening.

here's the seifuku on the hanger, looking a little wrinkled from wear. the construction is nice and it looks very clean-edged. my favorite element is the bow, as it's so big and adorable! the material of the white fabric on the top is relatively thick and somewhat rough, but that's (to my knowledge) how actual seifuku are, and i've seen some people complain about this like it's an issue of quality, which it isn't. i think if you were to buy an authentic seifuku from j-list or anywhere, it'd be the same texture. it didn't bother me at all, as i fully expected it.

the white middle section of the top is sewn into one side of the collar and snaps closed on the opposite side. the little triangle of fabric is the same as the rest of the white on the top. i always wondered how those little triangles worked, so it's interesting to see that and i'll have to file away the info for cosplay!

the skirt is very very lightweight and almost see-through, but it is opaque. it's perfect for hot weather! i will probably wear this with ankle socks and my light pink converse in the summer, but it would also be great with tights or high socks and cardigans when it's colder. 

here is what the bow's strap is comprised of under the collar. the bow is fully independent of the top (as in, it doesn't snap on anywhere.) it's basically a bow sewn onto a bra strap- theres a place to hook it on like a necklace underneath the collar, and an adjustment piece just like any bra strap has to make it longer or shorter so that it fits well. i had to make mine a lot bigger to fit around the collar.

❤REVIEW RECAP❤

quality-

 i think the quality is pretty good. i'm not crazy about the zipper making stray threads, but it's not too big of a deal. i did have to buy a size up as measurements on the original size weren't super accurate. 4.5/5

 services -

i love bodyline and have never had any problems with them, and i've ordered from them a lot. the second seifuku took a while to arrive and update on the tracking, but that was just the US post's fault. the seifuku didn't come in a heart bag, but i think they just do that for lolita fashion items. 5/5

so, that's it for today! if you've been looking to get this seifuku, i think it's really worth it. it''s adorable and i can't wait to wear it! 

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Lolita 52: How strangers react to my clothes, and how I react to their reactions

hey everybody! sorry for the slowdown in posting lately. i have another lolita 52 for you all today!

a popular topic, especially among new lolitas, is how strangers typically react to lolita fashion. a lot of new lolitas fear being made fun of, or especially being bullied in school environments. i've had kind of a mixed bag of reactions, but dealing with them tactfully is the most important thing to keep in mind. 

in the 6th grade i started to get into wearing gothic-lolita-esque outfits. it was all things altered from hot topic because i was afraid to buy brand because i was still growing and i didn't want to drop a ton of money on something that might get too small for me quickly. i got really made fun of by other students, but my middle school is notorious for TERRIBLE bullying situations. a lot of people complimented me as well and teachers and friends supported me too, so i never let it get to me. i hated the school and switched to homeschooling after one year there. but while i was there, the way i dealt with it was by just either ignoring jerks or snapping comebacks at them. 

for example, i wore a punk lolita sort of outfit to the valentine's day dance. during the cha cha slide (ahh, when i was twelve!) a boy said "where did you get your clothes, the UGLY STORE?" i replied "yeah your mom told me about it actually!" as a 12 year old i was very proud of my simple defense. it shut the kid up, so i was satisfied.

in high school, i wore lolita a lot, including simple sweet lolita outfits as well as gothic lolita. i got onto the fashion page of the yearbook for it every year, because the girls in the yearbook committee were in some classes with me when we were little and they liked my outfits.

i got made fun of a bit, but it was honestly by a bunch of jerks whose opinions i didnt care about, and some people who were close to me. my friends loved it, one of my teachers made me get up and show the class, and for the most part it was really pleasant! i got a LOT of "little bo peep"s in high school, though, to which i would just say "yeah i've gotten that a lot."

in college i've worn lolita a few times so far. one day no one said a thing about it to me, another day i got showered with compliments and a girl asked for a photo! but i never got any negative attention or creepers. if you do, just use caution and your best judgement on what is a safe situation or not.

my general advice on dealing with people who make fun of your lolita is to simply ignore them. comebacks are useful in certain pinches, but i would generally avoid them unless you know it will help and will stop the other person instead of making them fight you more. if you are ever harassed in a way that makes you uncomfortable or is really aggressive, tell someone like an administrator, teacher, or campus safety. i recommend to EVERY girl to take a self defense class. but with simple insults, if you just ignore them and show them their opinion doesnt matter, they will usually shut up. that's what i've discovered over my lifetime of wearing alt-fashion in a close-minded area.

to all lolitas reading this getting ready to wear it for their first time, good luck!

and to everyone, never let anyone ruin what you enjoy!

"I think we should enjoy life. We should wear whatever we think looks nice and wear it with confidence. That will put you in a better mood, and I think it will lead to an abundant society." -Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Snapeee: The Cute Purikura Version of Instagram! ♡

 

hello everyone~ do you like to decorate your photos with purikura? i wrote a post about how to do this without any apps, but i recently got a smartphone and checked out the app snapeee. snapeee is quite like instagram-- you take a photo and can put a filter on it, adjust the brightness, and post it. but unlike instagram, it features a purikura option which is the main draw of the app!

the ways you can add decorations to your photo is through filtering, brushes, stamps, frames, word bubbles, and text. the stamps usually include things like the bows and text seen above. i also added a frame, and some sparkles with a sparkle brush.

when you start out on snapeee, which is a free app, you have a few packaged themed sets of decoration tools. if you check your photo stream as it automatically shows you some user photos, you can vote on their snaps to get points. the points can be used to download more decoration tools, as well as paid options where you can buy packages of decorations.

so as you can see you can use snapeee to make your photos sparkly and purikura-cute, plus there's the added coolness of seeing photos from people you don't know around the world. you can download snapeee for free for android or iphone, and use it in japanese or english.

if you do start using snapeee, or already use it, please follow me! i'm anxietypizza on there. leave your name in a comment and i'll be sure to follow you too! ☆

Cute New Hello Kitty Collections from Sanrio.com: Strawberry and Kawaii

hey everyone! ☆ there are some new really cute collections for hello kitty at sanrio.com right now, and i wanted to share my favorite items from the collections with you!

the first collection is the strawberry collection, which is a really cute assortment of some home items and a few mascot-y things like this plush. it's all really soft and sweet, with a theme of light pink and a strawberry pattern. i love how her fur is all fluffy on this plush, because it makes her unique, and strawberries are one of my favorite-ever motifs!

my favorite item by far is this adorable hanging organizer. i could honestly use one of these for my growing collection of lolita shoes. you could also put socks or tights, or even jewelry and makeup in these! it's such a cute space-saver and i feel like stuff that is so useful and adorable is hard to come by.

i also adore this jewelry box! it's so precious and dainty, and would look so cute on any vanity or dresser. i love jewelry boxes with the space for rings to be displayed, too. it's so adorable, and i love the little heart-shaped window to see your stuff! again, like most home items in the collection, it's really useful but also very cute.

 

the other new sanrio.com collection is just called "hello kitty kawaii," and it features hello kitty as different harajuku fashionistas. there's a series of plushes for each getup she wears, some bags, a cup, and keychains that are also key covers.

i'm not as crazy about this collection. i think i just tend to really love cute home items, and the other series is the perfect shade of pink. this series has thick black outlines to everything and looks a lot more like something they would also offer at target and doesn't seem as unique for a hello kitty line, but i think it is adorable nonetheless.

my favorite item is probably this really cute travel mug. i love the shape and the design is bright and cute. it's pretty much the same on all the printed items, but i love the extra pink on this cup.

i also love this overnight bag!! it's the perfect shape and is so useful. the print is more interesting because of the different little funny expressions kitty has. i love how it says "kawaii" all over, too. but it's $75.00 USD, which is way too much for me. i would rather blow that on some little twin stars stuff. i hope this goes on sale, because i really love it and i dont think one can ever really have too many bags.

what do you think of the new series? are you going to get something from one of these collections? 

let me know in a comment what your favorite item is!

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☆ ☆ Milky Planet Re-release! ☆ ☆

hello everyone! i have incredible news for you all....

angelic pretty is re-releasing milky planet!!

now, if you've been reading my blog for a while or know me at all, you know milky planet is my absolute favorite dream print. my dream item out of all lolita is the original skirt, in yellow. 

♡ so, what are my thoughts on this re-release? ♡

while i am very excited, it's a mixed bag. the new items are sort of weird, more "experimental" or "new fashion" kind of lolita cuts than the total classics of the original series' perfectly silhouettetted OP, JSK, and high waisted skirt. i don't really dig the apron-- i think on someone, it might look pretty cute, but i feel like it interrupts the print a bit. i love the star pockets, but i don't really like it all that much. i might warm up to it when i see it coordinated. i just feel like the series needs to have the print shine on its own.

as for the other items, i LOVE the JSK. i really hope that this time, AP makes a size of it that would fit me. the reason the skirt of the original release is my dream item is because the OP and JSK from the original series are too small in the bust for me. but now it seems like they're making a larger range of sizes, so maybe this will fit me-- at least, i hope so, because i am not a huge fan of these hip-cut skirts. 

why is that? again, it is an issue of how it suits the print. i think the print should fall from the natural waist. they should have gone with the original cut from this one, and just let the big change be the color. which, while i love the new colors, i am SO SAD THERE IS NO YELLOW! i love all the original colors, and the new ones as well, but i am so saddened that my very favorite colorway is gone from the lineup. i really love the pink they're using here, though, and if i can get my hands on something (preferably the JSK) i would like it in pink.

the salopette deal-- i don't think it would suit me, but i love salos on others, so i can't wait to see how all you cuties coordinate them! ♡

i hope the international site does something with this re-release and i can get an item with the money i set aside to get MP for my graduation present a year ago. i still have the money for the skirt and i could use it to get a new MP item, and if not i'm still going to get a yellow OP replica someday when DOL's quality gets better. but for now all i can do is have heart attacks while i dig for info, and hope that i can get an item that i like that also fits.... ah, the lolita life...

what do YOU think about the new MP items, everyone??

March 2013 Indiana Lolita Meetup ミ☆

hey everyone! ♡ how are you all? i have been feeling pretty under the weather but i had my first time organizing a lolita meetup for my group!

 it was a lot of fun, but at first the place we chose, sugar daddy's canceled on us by very rudely yelling at me over the phone when i had already made a reservation... it was awful!

but thankfully, annie had a backup plan and we went to sweet claire's bakery.

they were awesome, accomodated us perfectly and quickly, and had tons of delicious bread and iron pot teas! i got a delicious giant sweet bread with cream cheese and blackberries.

we all chatted about clothes and fandoms while having a delicious little meal.

afterwards, we walked around bloomington and went to the sample gates to take some photos!

everyone in our group is always dressed so cutely!! i loved everyone's outfits. 

i wore my "princess dress" from pinkly ever after. i will have to do a review soon, because her products are amazing and i absolutely love the dress. it is so glittery and tulle-y *o*

 

here is my coord, taken by ashli.

♡ coord breakdown ♡

OP - Pinkly Ever After

tights, headband- target

shoes- bodyline

cardigan- vintage

bracelet- 6% dokidoki (reviewed here)

necklace- ebay (closeups here)
ring- angelic pretty

after taking our photos and chatting we walked to a chinese restaurant to get some boba/bubble tea!

while we were out and about, we got SO many comments from people. they were all pretty much positive aside from a few creepy guys on the sidewalk on kirkwood. several people asked if we were having a "princess party" and they all wondered what it was for. we always replied "for fun!"

 later on we went into baked, which i had never visited before. you basically pick a dough and a bunch of ingredients and they make cookies for you! they also have milk and stuff, and you get your cookies in a pizza box. they invite you to decorate the boxes and they line the walls (even the ceiling!) with them. i loved seeing all the awesome art.

 i made a box to contribute and i hope to return later to see it hanging up. i wasn't in love with the cookies, but maybe i'd like another dough better.

after relaxing in baked for a while with our cookies we all parted ways and headed home. it was a little bit stressful hosting my first meet at first, but it ended up being so much fun and i didnt feel any pressure at all to organize it. it was a blast, and i had so much fun walking around b-town with my lovely lolita friends! i can't wait for next month's meetup~ ☆ i miss everyone already.

thanks to all the girls who came and hung out at the meetup! i hope you all had a great time!!

Sanrio.com review: Little Twin Stars watch + backpack, Hello Kitty coin bank

hello everyone! i made an order with sanrio.com recently, and the items arrived today so i thought i would give you a little review. i made a short review of sanrio once before, but i think it's good to share repeated experiences with a company and show what's good about these specific products.

what i ordered was a little twin stars watch for my mom, a backpack for me, and with our total we could also add a hello kitty coin bank for free! sanrio often does free giveaways like this where they'll include freebies with an order over a certain amount. unlike other stores though, the amount usually isn't crazy high like over $100. for example, right now if you spend $75 or more you get a free hello kitty perfume and free shipping, and with a purchase of any amount you get a free shopping bag. cool, huh?

the only problem with this is that i think you can only apply one code at a time, so you might have to choose. i chose the coin bank freebie over free shipping.

so, onto the unboxing!

it came in a big regular brown box as usual, but as soon as i opened it i found a cute surprise!

it's cute hello kitty tissue paper!!

it was itemized on the receipt as a free bonus and i don't know why, but i love it. it was just folded nicely on top and wasn't wrapping anything so i'm saving it! it's really cute.

underneath the paper was the free coin bank! i wasn't expecting it to be so big and ceramic, but since it's usually like $30 i think, it was definitely worth the value.

 

 it's really cute! the paint job is really nice quality and it's not too fragile to use. as you can see it's pretty big in relation to my DVDs behind it. it fit nicely on this TV cabinet though so i'm displaying it there! it's so cute and i'll definitely be using it for saving up my loose change.

underneath the bank, nicely protected with bubble wrap and cardboard was the watch!

i love this watch! it really suits my mom and i'm so glad we got it for her. it came in a nice plastic case printed with a pink little twin stars logo:

 

and has a cute tag attached to it:

the band is printed very nicely with adorable little twin stars related bows and stars, and the face has kiki and lala with a free-floating star charm.

 

i don't know if the star charm is supposed to be free inside the watch face like that, but i don't see where it would normally attach so i think it's intended to be like that. the design of the entire watch is super cute! the quality is also really good and doesn't look cheap at all.

my only qualm is that there's a japanese warning or alert of some kind on the box that i don't know enough japanese to read. we haven't checked out the booklet yet though so there may be a translation in there.

underneath the watch was my backpack, covered with some brown paper:

it was protected in a clear plastic bag that had a hole for the tag to stick out. i love when products have such cute tags! i always save them.

now, i'd been eyeing this backpack since i saw it on tumblr ages ago but i only recently saw that it was for sale on the US site. it's become a popular item in fairy-kei and other kawaii culture fashions and i can see why! the design is absolutely perfect, and i think this is now the cutest bag i own.

the size of the design on the front is perfect, and all the colors are wonderful. the print quality is really nice as well. 

since it's supposed to be a backpack for a really little kid, i wondered if the sturdiness and size would be ok. well, the material is fantastic. it's very sturdy and seems like it could easily carry a lot of weight without warping or getting damaged. it was actually adjusted too big for me and i had to tighten the straps. 

all the colors of the backpack are totally perfect but i love how the straps have such a wonderful complementing lavender on them. the little stars are so cute and the straps are padded so it's comfortable to carry. you could also carry it by the top loop if you dont want to wear it as a backpack.

the front pocket with kiki and lala on it is flat and lined partially with yellow waterproof plastic. i think it would be good for keeping your wallet and gum or other flat stuff in, since it doesn't seem to expand a lot.

the bigger pocket has lining on both sides, as well as a pocket that closes with velcro. the whole big pocket expands and seems to be able to hold a good amount! because it's a mini backpack though, i'd only really recommend using it as a purse. i don't think it'd be very good for toting a lot of school stuff and hefty textbooks, but it seems great for holding a big purse worth's of items. i think it'll be great for me to use this summer because i can put my sketchbook and planner in it.

i put my little twin stars keychain on it and it didn't scratch any of the pink off of the zipper either! 

 

♡ review breakdown ♡ 

sanrio.com services: 5/5 ♡

the shipping took longer than estimated but that worked out great for me because i was on spring break! i love the coin bank and think it is an awesome freebie, and love the extra tissue paper too. the prices of everything were fair and i was happy with everything about the transaction.

 watch: 5/5♡

  the quality and price were both good. it's a super cute watch!

backpack: 5/5♡

i couldn't be happier about the quality and design of the bag. it's so adorable and totally wonderful!

overall i was super happy with the whole order and will still be ordering from sanrio.com in the future as long as they stock little twin stars and other cute stuff i can't find anywhere else!

that's all for today! i have more for you all coming up soon about my spring break trip to st. louis, meeting they might be giants, and some cute things i got at the comic shop there. i also added a little bloglovin button to the sidebar so you can follow me on bloglovin now! please keep checking back for more posts and thank you for reading❣