The Sensitive Petal Princess

My Homecoming Meet up: Welcome to the world of Beatrix Potter High Tea. Hello every one!! Here is a long awaited blog post. Things have been pretty hectic here back down under, and moving back home from Japan. Today I will be sharing my homecoming meet up that I organized. On Sunday the 3rd of August, my Lolita community and I went to Riversdale Estate Winery, where on the first Sunday of every month, they do a Beatrix Potter/ Peter Rabbit High Tea. It was also a great chance to catch up with everyone from my small, but awesome Lolita comm, and also meet new people as well who joined when I was away. We were seated in a warm sunlit room called "the orangery", decorated with floral décor, with a big flower display in the middle of the room, overlooking the winery on warm, clear winters day. We were served an assortment of sandwiches, little pasties, cakes, pastries and homemade scones serves with raspberry jam and whipped cream. We could also choose from a

Puroland and Lolita Fashion       Hello, back with another blog post. This time I wanted to talk about an outing a friend and I had to Sanrio Puroland, wearing Lolita fashion. For some of you who have not heard of Puroland- it's a theme park built to be an imaginary world of Hello Kitty and her friends. For example, Dear Daniel, My Melody, Kuromi, Pom Pom Purin, Little Twin Stars, Keroppi and etc.     Well anyway, I was down in Tokyo for my spring vacation, and I wanted to go to Puroland as I am a huge Hello Kitty fan. I also asked my friend if she wanted to join me and she said yes. So, we met at Puroland, took some photos and then entered the building. When we entered, we were bombarded with Japanese media wanting to interview us for a TV programme. We of course, also drew their attention because we were dressed in Lolita. Unfortunalty, one of the things about wearing alternate fashion, is that you draw unwanted attention from curios on lookers- and media. But,

Baby, the Stars Shine Bright Sendai, 14th anniversary tea party     Hello Everyone, and welcome to another blog post. I'm going to be telling you about the last brand event I went to in Sendai. You are probably thinking, why the last? Well, on the 24th of July, both my contract and visa expires, so therefore I have to move back home to Australia. So, without furthur a do, here is my story.        On the 20th of April, 2019, I attended my last ever brand event. It was held at the same place as usual, a cute place called `Nota Blanca`, in Ichibancho. As this was brand event number six that I went to, I was pretty proud about making it an even number to finish off with. We were shown to our seats, served a really nice selection of spring themed sweets. We were also asked to stand up and do a self introduction, and tell the other people attending, what we were wearing. As my turn came, I did my intro and outfit spill, then I also made a small speech that I was l

Lolita sub styles: part 2     In my last post I talked about the four most common sub styles. They were Old school/ Traditional, Sweet lolita, Classic lolita and Gothic lolita. This week, I'm going to expand on this and tell you about other substyles available. As you become more confident with lolita, you can start to experiment and take it further by adding as some would call a "theme", to your coord. Adding a theme is an outlet for more creativity, and you can also add handmade pieces to it as well. There is no "written rule" saying you have to stick to bought pieces. After all, fashion is a form of expression. So, enough of me rambling on................let's take a look at what you could do to make your coord more exciting!!       Aristocratic Lolita  This style is more considered a sister style to our friend " gothic lolita". Characteristics of Aristocratic style are dark colours such as black, deep navy blue, and also scar

Lolita sub- styles: Part 1  Hello, today I will be talking about the four most common lolita sub styles. They are old school/ traditional, sweet lolita, classic lolita and gothic lolita. As this blog is intended for the newbies to the fashion, I don't want to confuse and overwhelm you with too much information all at once:)  While lolita refers to the name of the fashion we wear in general, lolita fashion came from the fascination with the Victorian- Rococo look of the 18th century. The first known style to appear on the streets of Harajuku was Old School, but sometimes refered to as Traditional lolita style. Then out of the old school look, lolita fashion evolved into what we know today into the other lolita sub styles.   Old School/ Traditional Lolita What is old school lolita? Old school lolita back in the early days of the fashion consisted of a lot less bright colours, tartan fabric was also popular, also to add detail to the dress, lace was also used. An outfit usua

Lolita in Anime and Manga   Today I want to talk about lolita inspired fashion in anime and manga. Not only am I passionate about lolita fashion, but I love, love, looove anime and manga. I am a lolita Otaku (nerd). While other lolitas are more into literature and books. So, as my lolita fashion adventure began five years ago, now I can't help but notice how the fashion has made itself present in movies, anime and manga. Brand and indie brands also draw inspiration from media and literature when also designing their garments for all lolita enthusiests to enjoy.      Movies First, I am going to start with the movie most lolitas are familiar with, 下妻物語 Shimotsuma monogatari, or otherwise known as Kamikaze Girls. This follows the story of Momoko, a 17 year old High School girl is is obsessed with 18th century France, dresses in lolita fashion, has an obsession with the fashion brand Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. She befriends a Yanki biker girl around the same age and the