Servery - Lolita Level Up status

I found this on Jobiberry's blog and it looked interesting and a bit fun so I wanted to do it as well. Its an average servery type thing but, yeah..

LOLITA LEVEL START!

:Key:X= yes__= no

X-You've been to egl.
X-You've posted on egl, without an onslaught of 'USE THE MEMORIES' and likewise.
X-You've bought a lolita mook.
X-You've picked a favorite brand.
X_You've ordered your first item.
X_You've worn a full outfit.
X-You've worn a full outfit out in public.
X-You've worn a full outfit and posted photos of it on the Internet.
X-You know what JSK, OP, and cutsew all mean.
X-You've bought your first brand piece.
__-You know your measurements.
X-You know you shoe size - in American, European, and Japanese.
X-You know who Mr. Yan is.
X,X,X-You know who Mana is. (+1 points if you know his band. +2 points if you know his brand. +3 points if you know why he's featured in every GLB. +4 if you have a shrine to him in your closet.)
X,X-You know who Maki and Asuka are. (+2 if you've met Maki and Asuka).
X-You've watched Kamikaze Girls. (+1 if you know the real name of this movie. +2 if you know who wrote the book this was based on. +3 if you've also read the manga or novel. +4 if you love the author despite his criminal record).
X,X-You own a wig. (+1 if you own more than 2.)
X-You own a pair of falls.
X-You can identify lace on the spot.
__-You can identify an item's brand on the spot.
__-You can identify the year a dress was made by a specific brand on the spot.
X-You can name several different dresses or prints.
__-You answer stock photo requests.
__-You mod a lolita community.
X,X-You decorate your nails. (+1 if you wear fake nails. +2 if you make fake nails.)
X,X-You own a pair of a rocking horse shoes. (+1 if you know their abbreviation.)
X-You've made your own rose corsage.
__-You've made anything out of your brand dress's waist ties.
__-You've made anything out of a matching eco tote. (+3 if you were the first one to do it, you think).
X-You know how to apply false eyelashes.
X-You know how to pronounce shirring.
X-You know how to pronounce Moi-meme-moitie, or Metamorphose tempes de fille.
__-You know a reliable shopping service.
__-You bid on Yahoo!Japan or Mbok.
__-You've been to a meetup.
__-You've planned a meetup.
__-You've planned a meetup with catering or more than 20 attendees.
__-You've met up with lolitas while on vacation to foreign or faraway locales.
X-You've seen a lolita fashion show.
X-You've seen a brand fashion show.
__-You've modeled in a lolita fashion show.
__-You've modeled in a brand lolita fashion show.
X-You wear bloomers.
X-You know how to make bloomers.
X-You tell other people to wear bloomers.
__-You draw lolita art, write a lolita blog, or provide the community with some sort of creative services.
X-You've taken purikura in lolita.
__-You've decorated your room/house/apartment in lolita style.
X-You've listened to lolita music.
__-You've learned kana.
__-You've learned enough Japanese to read a magazine. (and make the dresses from the patterns!) (aha!)
__-You wear or own circle lenses.
X-You've been called a princess by a young child.
X-You've dressed up a friend.
X-You've convert a friend.
__-You've been in media (television, newspaper, magazine). (+2 points if it's Japanese media.)
X-You've learned a handicraft, like jewelry making, embroidery, or sewing.
X-You've become a lolita mentor.
X-You've attended lolita events at an anime or multi-genre convention.
__-You’ve organized or presented lolita events at a convention.
X-You've visited a brand shop.
X-Trip to Japan!
X-You've dressed up and gone out alone.
X-You're prepared for inclement or colder weather in lolita (coat, parasol, boots, gloves, other climate-specific items.)
X-You've learned face contouring.
__-You've made a lolita valentine.
__-You've got a lolita pen pal or online lolita friends.
X-You have local lolita friends.
X-You know how to modify clothes that don't fit you.
__-You know how to dress for your body type.
X-You've been in a street snap.
__-You've been to multiple world locations of the same brand store (BABY Paris, BABY Tokyo, BABY San Francisco, etc.)
__-You've created a makeup/hair/sewing tutorial.
X-You've sold hand-created lolita goods.
__-You have your own lolita fashion line.
__-You've gotten a lolita haircut, style, or color.
X-You've mixed other street fashions with lolita.
X-You've thrown a lolita party/had a lolita wedding.
__-You've dressed your child/small children in lolita or kodona style.
X-You've successfully cross-dressed in lolita style at least once (boystyle for girls and girls' clothing for guys).
X-You've lolified or made sure all the contents of your purse are cute (wallet, lipgloss, keyring, etc.)
__-You have a lolita pet (small dogs, cats, rabbits, exotic birds, fancy fish) or have dressed/accessorized your pet (bows or pet clothes).
__-You've dressed your significant other or dated someone who dresses in J-fashion/alternative fashion.
X,X,X,X-You've read Alice in Wonderland. (+1 if you've seen the animated movie or other variations, +2 if you've seen more than one variation, +3 if you own more than one variation)
X-You've dressed as Alice or another Wonderland character in lolita style, or own Alice themed items.
X-You've made something from a Japanese pattern.
X-You've found, bought, or made lolita underwear (bras and panties).
X-You wear lolita daily, or have gone 7 days straight wearing only lolita.
__-You have lolita calling cards or business cards.
__-You play a lolita instrument (i.e., piano, violin, harp, French horn... well any instrument really.)
__-You can translate yen to your country's currency in your head. (+1 if you can convert other currencies you shop with as well. +2 if you read the news to know how the yen is doing.)
__-You've sold lolita clothing online (secondhand, egl_comm_sales).
__-Your article or entry has been put into the egl memories.
X-You take photos of your outfits/daily outfit photos.
__-You’ve posted to daily_lolita.
X,X,X-You own a petticoat. (+1 if you own more than one. +2 if you wear three or more at a time).
X-You’ve bought a lucky pack.
__-You keep a style diary or look-book.
X-You can put together an outfit made entirely from offbrand.
X-You’ve bought offbrand or non-Japanese brand.

Adorable Admirer (lvls 1 - 20) You've started studying or liking lolita but haven't taken that leap of faith yet. Good luck!

Resplendant Rufflebutt (lvls 21 - 40) At home within the land of the rufflebutts and spilling frills from every edge.

Victorian Maiden (lvls 41 - 60) A classy lolita of taste and experience, who knows her way around the lolita social set.

Starry Celebrity (lvls 61 - 80) On page six of the lolita world, you've risen to the ring of the upper crust.

Pretty Princess (lvls 81 - 100) Lolita royalty, truly versed in the ways of the lacey ones, the lolita princesses have achieved a special level of enlightenment.

Ultimate Lolita (Boss Fight!) (lvls 100+) Wow, you've gotten over 100 levels? You're the ultimate lolita with unlimited hitpoints. That's actually a little scary...


I scored a 72.  Some of the things look like things I can start doing though, like the look book.  *nod*

Winter 2013 Angelic Pretty Lucky Packs + Opening

Angelic Pretty Lucky packs are know to be few and far between, however, they are my most favorite brand so it only stands to reason that I'd want to own one.  I've passed up the Lucky Packs in the past because it would be released on working days but this year the San Fran store had it on a Saturday.
These packs are an AMAZING deal that are very hard to pass up.  PLUS this time round it was a bunny print and I go crazy for bunnehs!

Onto what LPs were available! 

Dream Fantasy JSK Set

Dream Fantasy overalls Set

Set dream girl

Dream Fantasy Special Set

TOY MARCH Special Set 

*Link to Japanese AP luckypack site

Internet Sale

This event was a complete bust.  It took place on January 1st at noon and everything was gone in less then 60 seconds.  I had four people helping me camp the website to buy my LP.  One of my friends got the dress that I wanted in their cart when everything went gone.  There had to be the use of scripts for them to go so fast.  I like the fact that they make these specials available to other Lolitas that are not local and can not go to the store, however, it was ridiculous how fast they went.

LP Store Sale

Having not been able to get a Lucky Pack through the Internet sale, I opted for my second option, going to the store early on the 5th.  Living only an hour away it was an option that I couldn't really pass up this time round.  With a bunny print at stake I just HAD to.
My darling boyfriend and I went early to San Fran to sit out in front of the store and wait for their opening.  Dressing in many layers we waited for hours for the opening and sale.  I attempted to sew ponies while I waited and talked to my boyfriend about various lolita styles and brands while looking at the newest Gothic Lolita Bible Mook.
After losing some of the feeling in my feet and hands it was finally time to go inside and pick!  We were the second group in line and had the pick of the litter.

Shop Girl: "Which one were you wanting?"
Me: "The Pink JSK?"
Shop Girl: "That one is already taken."
Me: "The Blue JSK?"
Shop Girl: "Here it is"
Me: "Squeeeee!"

The credit card machine was down in the shop so most of us had to wait for it to charge up.  I was able to look around in the shop and oogle all of the pretty prints and dress designs and show them off to my wonderful boyfriend who had never been to the Angelic Pretty Store before.
I just out of the store with my LP in hand, jumping up and down, a grin from ear to ear and squeeing like a fool.  I opened my LP and looked inside and all the pretty things!
I absolutely adore the print on the dress and am so very pleased with it.  It is slightly mind blowing to think that there are so few of these dresses out there, especially in the USA. But, onto what, if your looking at this, you probably wanted to see in the first place.  The opening of the Lucky Pack and all that is inside it.

Picture Porn!

Opening of Dream Fantasy JSK in Sac

Event - SJ Zombie Crawl 2011

This blog post is about the San Jose Zombie Crawl that took place in 2011.  Tomorrow's post will be about the Crawl from 2012.

The group from the end of the Crawl.

Do the creep

I've been going to the local Zombie Crawl since 2010 and love hanging with my friends and hanging in bars as a zombie.  Its always nice to see other people dressing up and participating in the event with feverish excitement.

It was this years crawl that I made and dressed up as Hysteria Alice from American McGee's Alice.  I thought it would be fitting considering it was a newly released game that year and I had planed on making all the outfits from the game because they were gosh darn gorgeous.

So keep them arms T-Rex'in

The event consists of a Crawl along a set trail around Downtown San Jose.  There are various businesses along the way that have discounts for Zombies and there are some that don't want them inside, for fear they may frighten their normal customers.
There is a movie that plays every year as well.  That year's movie was Fido. I never stay for the movie because I'd need to sit in my chair for the whole event in order to get an ok seat.
There is also a fashion show that showcases both clothing and accessories that are zombie friendly and fit the ascetic.   

As always the hyincs insued and the fun was had.  We started at O'Flahertys and ended at the same place.  This has become a theme every year and I love started with a Guinness and ending with one.

I had a half-way horrid morning the next day but it wasn't as bad as the year before that--  That being said, It was super fun and I suggest to many people that they should attend the event.

Photo Porn!

           

((Events Index))

Lolita Update - BtSSB's Disney Print

So I know that this has probably been addressed quite a few times and a bit out of date but I wanted to say my little part about it too.

Baby The Stars Shine Bright has put out a collaboration with Disney to do an Alice in Wonderland print with Disney's official images as well as the offical Carol images so widely known from the illustrated books.

I find the fact that Disney is allowing this, amazing and I love them all the more for it.  Girls who dress as Alice and are inspired by the movie when they were young should be able to wear the lovely official prints that come out of it. I for one was seriously considering forking out the cash to pre-order one.  However it was later stated that they did not have licenses to sell in the United States but only in Japan.  Stupid Disney and their tight fisted empire.

The collaboration items are licensed in Japan, and are not for international sale. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

This quote just made me sad when I read it, but it did not surprise me.  I thought it was too good to be true.

Now onto the PhotoPorn!

Link to the official Blog (where the pictures were taken from and the official info): http://baby-aatp.blogspot.com/2012/10/babypirates-disney-dress-collection.html

Art project I had my class do <3

**Tomorrow's post will be on the BtSSB SF store opening!