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Saturday, November 22, 2014

adventures in loli-land #1: museum murder mystery

Dear fairies,

Let's backtrack, shall we? I am still catching up on what I did over the past few months! During the summer I went to another lolita meetup which was a murder mystery at the art museum. I asked my best friend, Catherine, to tag along with me. Before the meetup, we met with my friend Vivian at her university theatre changing rooms to get dolled up in lolita. At first I wasn't sure which outfit to wear, but since Vivian was going for her Frankenweenie ouji style suit with a feathered hat, I decided to go with my Alice and the Pirates Jellyfish Princess x Kuranosuke Stripe jumperskirt (which I wore later for Halloween) with a feathered hat ^_^ Since Catherine isn't a lolita (yet) I let her borrow my Innocent World x Mucha one piece dress (perfect for an art museum meet)
and put together the best accessories I had to go with it for a sort of bohemian look.




Once we were all ready to go, we went to meet up with the rest of the group who was eating at Cafe Express. I had a yummy chicken pesto salad and headed out to the museum once we got our fill. This was an art museum I have never been to before and its free admission permanent collection was just so wonderful that I recently visited it again.



The murder mystery began with a crime scene outline of a victim who was murdered by one of several characters from art pieces around the museum. In every section of the museum there were live actors who were sitting in front of paintings or statues of people, and they assumed the character of the artwork they were in front of. The museum visitors had to go around asking the characters questions about the crime and what had happened in order to obtain clues as to who might have killed the victim. This was very awesome to see all of these people dressed in their costumes and stay in character the entire night. Although we didn't correctly guess who it was, we all unknowingly took a picture with the murderer before we knew who she was!



I loved talking with the others at the meetup, hanging out with my best friend, and seeing beautiful art such as one of Claude Monet's water lily paintings. This was technically my second lolita meetup where I wore lolita. The first one was a few years ago for a Valentine's Day meetup at a vegan restaurant where I wore a sax blue Bodyline one piece. I think I did pretty well for my first legitimate coord at the museum, but I'm still growing in that department.
So, expect to see more adventures in loli-land posts soon! I hope this doesn't put any of my lovely fairies off  >.<  I still love fairy kei and wear it most of the time in my everyday life!



 What I Wore




Feathered Hat With Veil: Icing by Claire's

Kuranosuke Stripe Jumper Skirt: Alice and the Pirates

Lace Bell Sleeve Blouse: Dear Celine


Black Knee High Socks: Offbrand


Platform Tea Party Shoes: Offbrand

Black Gloves: Offbrand


White Hello Kitty Purse (not shown): Loungefly



~Sparkling Ga Eul




Tuesday, November 11, 2014

and now for a way overdue halloween post

Dear fairies,

It has been so very long since I've posted! I have decided to that I need to find a more efficient way to continue posts on here. I'll admit I'm not perfect in anyway. Not to mention, I am still trying to find the best photo editor for my phone >.< I admit I'm just too lazy for a real camera.

So, this Halloween, I didn't have any plans, but I did wear a nice outfit/costume for the day complete with a lolita dress, a witch hat, and goth makeup with star and moon shapes below each of my eyes. I got an invite on Facebook for a free maid cafe on Halloween happening at a college about an hour away from my house, so I decided it would be a lovely time to go with two of my friends. Regrettably, I did not take any pictures of this cafe, but we had a nice time with cute maids and butlers serving everyone cake, coffee, and tea. Also, some of the maids performed J-pop dances throughout our time there. I mingled amongst the other people there, saying hello to familiar faces, and asking the maids where they bought their petticoats (Classical Puppets of course). It was a great time and I had a slice of chocolate cake and some hot green tea.





Afterward, my friends and I decided to head to a very nice mall a few minutes away. We walked around and shopped a bit. All of the stores even had bowls of candy for trick-or-treating. I didn't buy anything, but I enjoyed myself as we talked to a lot of people, especially about what I was wearing. I decided to stop at the Starbucks in the mall and order the "butterbeer" drink on the secret menu. It was delicious and I definitely recommend it to Harry Potter fans. All you have to do is find the recipe for it online and then show it to the barista.


Back home, my friends and I decided to watch a horror flick. Unfortunately, my family selection for horror films was a bit slim, so I suggested we watch "the scariest horror movie of all time," The Exorcist. My friends had never seen it before, and thought it was time they see this film. To get into the Halloween spirit, we also watched it outside on an outdoor patio at night.

All in all, it was a great day for being a slightly improvised Halloween. At least I looked fabulous ;-)


What I Wore



Crush Velvet Witch Hat: Offbrand (taken from a costume and then I added silk roses)

White Blouse: Offbrand

Kuranosuke Stripe Jumperskirt: Alice and the Pirates

Dark Red Tights: Offbrand

Black and White Shoes: Forever 21


Bead Flower Bracelet: Offbrand

Hello Kitty Purse: Loungefly



~Sparkling Ga Eul