Lolita Closet - Bodyline

Updated: 12-4-12

The pieces in my Bodyline Closet are as Follows:

I did not know of this brand until I stumbled upon the store in Harajuku.  I was looking for a normal lolita store when I looked up and saw a "sale" sign and some cute cosplay in the window.  I thought, why not just go and look in there. BAM. I was amazed... I went to Japan expecting to buy one dress with my budget but I came back with a wardrobe of dresses!  My favorite thing about them was not only their price but the lovely sizing they had.  Before, I didn't want to buy lolita online because I was not sure how they would fit me, or even if they would, but after seeing them in person I was excited.

On a side note, Bodyline has really gone up in price since I first found out about them.  I am less likely to buy something from them and save a little more to get some brand on sale.  They are a wonderful starting brand and I love the pieces I have in my collection, however, I do not really buy from them any longer.  (Though I may if they put out some shoes I've been waiting for them to make...)

White Shirt
I was very pleased, seeing this in person, as to its quality per price.  It was only about $11 and I've worn it oh so many times and it is still in one piece.

Bought this on my trip to Japan.

Black Shirt
This black shirt is made out of jersey and oh so soft and nice to wear.  The only down side to it is the long long LONG ribbons that clench it in.  I guess I could just take them off and not worry about it since I usually wear it under JSKs but I'm a bit lazy so I don't..

Bought this on my trip to Japan.

Gold and Red
I really do love this concept and piece.  It is a skirt and waist clencher that is fully sheared in the back.  I own two out of the three colours they had it available in.  They only reason why I don't have the other is because it was sold out.
It makes a good Steampunk piece to add to my Steamy wardrobe and I wouldn't be without it.

Deconstructed Skirt

It is a super cute colour in person and its a stretchy waist-band.  I do not wear it as much as I should or probably could.

Alice Skirt (black/pink)
I bought this one because I loved the print and didn't want to spend an arm and a leg to get an Alice print that was brand.  I worn this a dozen of times and really enjoy it.  Its not the highest of quality but it is better then any American cheep brand could or would do.  I am proud of have this as one of the pieces in my closet.

Gingham Bunny Skirt (pink)

I love bunnies and NEEDED to get this for myself.  I got this one year for my birthday and it is adorable.  Thick and well made.  I have not, however, worn it that much.  But, I have worn it to Knotts Berry Farm to go on roller coasters and see Snoopy.

Three Bears Poka-dot JSK (red)

It's super cute and I wore it to Disneyland.  They had a problem with me wearing my Mini Mouse ears with the dress-- to matchy--  But it is super cute and I took some really cute pictures in it when I went.

Alice Print JSK (sac/pink)

Oh how I love this dress-- I have a friend who also owns this dress and she is often known as "my twin."  We haven't worn this dress together yet but I hope we can soon.  I also got this dress for one of my besties so she could triplet with us.  I'm sure it will make her happy when she gets this.  Its more sweet then what she usually wears and her husband will laugh and shake his head, but I know she'll like it.  I'm just slowly turning her more and more into the cute side of me.  <3  Everyone needs more pink and bunnies in her life anyway.

Blue Striped strapless JSK
I like to think of this as my little cute sailor dress without the collar.  I wear it with a shirt underneath or just strapless as more a casual look.  I am a sucker when it comes to anything nautical themed or looking so this was a must for me.

Poka-dot JSK (sac)

I have worn this many times and it is sweet and simple.  I planed on getting the darker one but messed up in my order.  I am, however, very pleased with the dress even though I have other sac dresses.

I have worn this to a baby shower and other times I've had to dress "down" or more "normal" to events.  Its still super cute and I love the bows on it as well as the high waist cut.

Plaid AP Replica

This is a replica to an Angelic Pretty dress.  The pockets are small but working and the dress is made out of thinish material.  The material isn't cheep, it just is nice in the summer to have something light.
It was only about $15 when I bought it at the store in Harajuku and was super excited to have something this cute to take home with me.  It was not until later that I found out that it was a replica piece.
I wore this into the BtSSB SF store once and took it off to wear the new brand dress I bought home.  The shop girls were looking at the dress commenting on how well made it was for being Bodyline and actually how impressed they were about it.

I bought this on my trip to Japan.

Sac Bow and Button OP

I bought this from Bodyline when they had a "buy one get one free" sale.  That sale was amazing and I hope that someday they do it again.  I'd love to get more shoes or even buy matching dresses for friends as presents for various holidays.
I got this dress and another exactly like it for a friend of mine so we could twin.  It was remarked then how it was very hard to tell us apart and the only reason her husband knew it was her, at a little distance, was because of the headband she was wearing.

More Bodyline items to be posted later!

Lolita Closet - Alice and the Pirate

The following are the AatP pieces that I own in my collection.

I tend to feel myself more on the side of fluffy Sweet Lolita but I really like the darker qualities of Alice and the Pirates.  A lot of them make perfect additions to any cute Steampunk outfit and I've worn a few of them to those types of events.

Gathered Chiffon JSK

This was the first AatP dress that I bought.  I got it at the opening of the BtSSB store in San Fransisco.  As I stood in line various people told me how it was their dream dress but I held onto it tightly.  I had fallen in love with it too and love it just as much to this day.  It is the fanciest lolita dress that I own and I won't part with it.

a/p Circus Print JSK
I loved the print on this one.  The little monkeys and the elephants and Alice balancing on a ball.  It's super fancy and I love to wear it.
On many occasions I have worn this dress on special occasions to steampunk events.
The only downside to this dress is that when I first was wearing it my arm would hurt like hell.  I wondered why and then I found out what was wrong.  The top is a bodice with plastic boning and one of the bones was protruding it's little super sharp tip out of one of the seams.  It was not fun...  I cut then filed down the bone so it was not so sharp-- cut myself on it a few times before I actually found it but happily did not get any blood on my dress.

  

AatP - Original Tartan Check Vest and Half-Pants

I bought these two matching pieces when they were on sale at the SF store.  I tried them on when they first came out and was giddy it was ridiculous.   I glowed, but at that time I got a different dress.  I didn't have any "boy style" items and wanted to stick with dresses.  I was glad that I did get the dress that time because it let me get it on sale.

Event - Fanime 2010

This blog posting is about Fanime oh so long ago, back in 2010 when the Lolita special event came to town.

Heart-o!

Ah Fanime 2010, this was the first time I seriously started taking pictures at it.  I wanted to get as many pictures as I could in my new get-up that I bought from Angelic Pretty.  I was so pink!

Musical Guests:

The musical guests this year were Momoi Halko, LM.C and FLOW.  I was able to go to one of Momoi's shows.  She was super adorable!  Two of my friends were heads of Opening Ceromonies that year and were able to talk with her and she said that she had made the school uniform that she was wearing on the stage at Opening.
LM.C was another neat band to watch.  I did not really know anything about them before their concert but it was neat seeing fans from Japan coming over to the States just to see their concert.  Their dancing bunny headed guy (much like that of Daft Punk) was awesome and the "follow along" songs were uber fun!
I always look forward to the new and amazing sounds coming out of Japan to be showcased at Fanime.  I get introduced to bands that I didn't really have any idea about before, and I like it.

Oneesan Inc's Gothic and Lolita: Fantaisies dans le Monde des Reves: 

This was the Lolita add-on that they had during Fanime that year.  The short of it was that it was kind of fun and an interesting experience but I'd never do it again for that price..  I'll enplane about each part and the good and bad of each.

Dealer's Hall:
The Good: There was a fancy dealers hall with brand Lolita items in it.  The Angelic Pretty booth even had a sales rack!  That is where I got my first AP dress.  Also, the designers were there during the second set of sales to be behind the "counter" so you could buy right from them! Maki sold me on a small stuffed rabbit--  she talked with a cute voice as if the bunny was talking "My name is Shiro."  I was a big dork and melted and said "Hi!" back then had to buy him--  Thus I has a little sugar bunneh.  He was the second most expensive stuffed toy I have ever purchased that wasn't used another way (examples: backpack, purse).  I have brought him many a place since that day that I bought him, however I do not bring him out as much as I'd like to.  I love bunnies and love making coordinates with them in mind.
The Bad: You could pay an extream amount of money in order to get in early to buy things.  The one thing that I was dying to get, and I knew they had it inside was gone, both times, before I was able to go in.  Also, the times for entry were extreamly off.

Ponies!!!!!

Pre Tea:
So I arrived a little bit early and saw a few Lolitas there as they started to filter in.  Didn't really know anyone so I was the pinkest wallflower you'd ever know.  Everyone was all hugs and kisses to each other and the sea of fluff, bows, ribbons and ruffles was wonderfully overwhelming.
Next we were told that we needed to put our names down for tables.  I'd been talking to a few girls and I asked if it'd be OK if I sat at their table.  They were more then happy to.  One of them had borrowed the dresses she was wearing and they were new to the fashion like I was and super nice.

At this point we were all gathered up and sent outside to be photographed by a person from the Gothic & Lolita Bible!  We filled out a piece of paper about what we were wearing and what brands we liked, our name, etc.  I was hoping that since I was totally pink I would get into the bible but I didn't.  Oh well, there were some really nice coordinates there so it didn't surprise me.
We were later told to all line up in order of our tables and with our fellow table peoples.  We stood in our table lines for a long long time.  Apparently they were having problems with the sound system.. Thus we went in about an hour and half after we were sapposed to.
After we all got in we were forced to watch a Miss Lolita compatition.  It is not anything too bad and good on those girls who made it to the finals, however, it was kind of boring and a bit longer then it might 'ot to have been.  I was looking FWD to my tea!

Fashion and Music Shows:

Kokusyoku Sumire

I was the only one of my friends to do this so I was the ambassador to them so I took all the pictures of the Fashion Show >.<
The Good: I had a wonderful seat for this event.  Seating was pre-set so I was just lucky to get a spot right in front of the middle of the stage.
The band that played was Kokusyoku Sumire!  Two super kawaii girls who sing and play songs based off of fairy tales and traditional Japanese music.  It was a pretty interesting show, but it blew my mind when they sang "Still Alive" from the video game Portal!!! Everyone lost it because it was sooooo cool!

The Fashion show was pretty awesome.  There were about 4 brands (I believe) that showed in the show.  Adorable prints from the designers and I wanted all the things...  Super cute stuff from Angelic Pretty, but then again they are my favorite brand and I love their super sweat ascetic 
The Bad: By the time these things finally rolled around everyone was so very hungry.  We had no idea that there would be two longer then sapposed breaks and no one knew what the tea was going to be like.

The Tea: 
The Bad: Mugs of tea with a selection of tea bags with no refills of hot water.  Three tea deserts per person.  Yeah, that's all.  For being at the Farmount Hotel I was EXTREAMLY disappointed   I've been to one of their real teas and this was just ridiculous.

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More posts on past Fanime events coming later <3

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