Last December me and my fiancé modeled for my friend Sanni, pretending to be a wedding couple as she needed wedding pictures for her portfolio.
It was freezing cold but the pictures look magically warm. I'm time and time again amazed by Sanni's talent. (I'm also glad we aren't really going to get married in winter so we never have to endure this again. :'D)
So, here are my favourite pictures from the shoot (which means almost all of them because all of them are so beautiful):
Outfit details
Dress - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright (borrowed from Sanni)
Belt and bow - made by Sanni
Shoes - Minna Parikka
I'm trying to get back on track with blogging - and I do have lots of material, too! :'D
So here's my outfit for Helsinki Lolita Convention 2016, also known as the last Hellocon ever. I'm curious to see what's up next.
My theme for the outfit was crazy bunny lady à la crazy bunny lady. Bunnies are one of my favourite, most frequently seen themes nowadays! I've gone on full crazy bunny lady mode and I have no regrets. I've been hoarding lots of bunny themed accessories and home decor stuff lately. I really liked this outfit, and I love that dress! The powder pink bag is a lucky find from Rome - we made another trip there this spring and the Italians really do know how to make cute leather bags and shoes...
Outfit details
Dress - Juliette & Justine
Blouse - Mango
Hair accessories - H&M, second hand
Earrings - Kalevala Jewelry
Brooch - Chocomint
Bag - souvenir from Rome
Shoes - Minna Parikka
My purchases
I'm in a good place financially now that I'm working, so I promised myself that this will be the Hellocon where I am allowed to buy anything I want. And so I did. It was super fun though I did have some quilty feelings later - I'm not used to spending so much money at once. I've been doing a make over in my wardrobe - I've bought quite a few new things, but I've also sold many dresses that don't fit my style anymore.
So, in Hellocon I bought
A beautiful Twin Flower dress, handmade of recycled materials
Baby's classical heart bag which I have been drooling over ever since I started dressing in lolita fashion a little over decade ago
Innocent World's bolero - another thing I've wanted for a very long time
Miss Danger Shop's bunny brooch/headdress (what did I say about hoarding bunny stuff?!) and
So, as I promised, I'll now start posting some outfits I've worn during the last month or two, starting with the oldest. This was my look for the Sinebrychoff Art Museum's Rococo exhibition.
I wanted to create a layered look and wore much more accessories than I usually do. I liked this outfit very much.
Closeups of the accessories. I was happy to notice that all of my Kalevala Jewelry's pieces go really nicely together even though not all of them are from the same series.
A bonus pic; a casual sweet lolita outfit I wore to tea with my friends Hanna and Kara. Sadly this is the only picture of it, so it doesn't quite deserve its own post.
{Dress - Angelic Pretty / Bolero - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright / shoes - Ellos / headbow - second hand}
Last weekend I hosted a little birthday party for my bunny, Odessa, as she turned seven this July. It all started as a joke by my fiancé, but I fell in love with the idea and wanted to have the bunny birthday party for real. It was mainly a good excuse to wear a bunny themed outfit and meet with some dear friends - but it was also a chance for me to celebrate all the years I've had with Odessa so far. I can never know how many years Odessa still has left, so it's better to party while she's here. ♥ Naturally we gave Odessa some treats and petted her a lot. Chico also got his share of the attention.
{Dress, headbow - Innocent World / bolero, bunny bag - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright / shoes - Minna Parikka}
I made (among other treats) matcha & chocolate cookies for the party. They were delicious, and I'll certainly bake these again in the future. There are some minor things I want to improve, though - it was my first time trying out this recipe.
And here's our birthday girl (or should I say 'granny'?) watching over her minions on the game board.
Some time ago Mimi graduated, and The International Lolita Day was a perfect day for her and all of us to celebrate that.
Let's start with my outfit. I went for bunny themed accessories.
Sanni also took some stunning portraits of all of us. Here are mine.
Here's all of us derping around! The idea behind this was breaking Misako's rules. We are fabulous, even if I say so myself. ♥
And in the end, traditional food pictures. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it. All in all, it was a lovely and fun day, and I hope our party girl Mimi enjoyd it, too. Gongrats on your graduation once more, sweetie! ♥
We came home from Rome yesterday, and it was a wonderful trip indeed. I'll post pictures from Rome later - there's so much of them it will take some time to sort them out.
In the meanwhile, we shall return to Hellocon 2015 for a moment! I'd like to show you my outfits and the fashion show me and Mimi organized. Let's start with my con outfit. I decided to wear my Magical Etoile JSK
by Angelic Pretty, as it suits both the circus theme and the guests of
honour. I also got to meet Maki and Asuka briefly. They were very cute
and kind and had prepared a special message for the lolitas of Helsinki -
adorable!
Here's a better picture of my outfit.
{Dress - Angelic Pretty / purse - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright / shoes - Minna Parikka / star hairclip - Essin Maailma / the rest - offbrand}
And then on to our fashion show, The Carnival of Decadence! I
really love how balanced it turned out - all the outfits were equally amazing on their own, but they also really worked together nicely. I'm so
proud of all the models, too - they did great! ♥ (Do watch the video in HD, please!)
Here's all of our lovely models in the order of appearance.
Lauren, our fabulous pirate. She is wearing Alice and The Pirates.
Alice, playing the role of the Carnival guest, also in Alice and The Pirates, if I remember correctly.
Nita, she was a magician. Her outfit was self made - amazing job there!
Inka, the chocolate seller. She threw chocolate into the audience and wore Innocent World and Angelic Pretty.
Cheetahbird, the Carnival guest disguised as a cat! She wore Juliette et Justine.
Elfie the snakewoman, wearing a lovely dress by Victorian Maiden.
Lydia Toivo, the flower girl. She gave pink roses to the audience and looked absolutely adorable in Angelic Pretty.
Veera the swan princess and her epic prop, Teppo the Swan! Veera wore Moi-même-moitié while Teppo rocked a pretty crown.
Me as Ursula the mermaid. My dress is from Cloudberry Lady, and the octopus in my hair is called Inky the Pinky.
Mimi as the dramatic gothic vampire queen. Her dress and parasol are also self made - the parasol especially was astonishing!
Hanna and Karakuri as the circus pony and its trainer. Their outfits are selfmade. The print on Hanna's dress was designed by me.
In the end, all of us together. Thank you so much, all of you lovely ladies and lords, for making this fashion show not only possible, but very special, too! ♥
Well, my dear readers, I guess that's it for now. Did you find a favourite amongst the fashion show outfits? If you did, please do share that in the comments! I might do one more post of Hellocon 2015, so stay tuned for that, too! ;)
Yesterday there was a hanami celebration in our local Japanese style garden. I would have loved to go, but came down with a flu, and therefore couldn't. Just my typical luck... I had planned to wear something like this for the hanami, and since it fits the Lolita Blog Carnival theme for today, I decided to post it like this anyway. (The original plan was to post it worn, but since I'm feeling rather anti-fabulous at the moment, this will have to do.)
You've already guessed it; my chosen flower for this coordinate is rose, one of my favourite flowers. Not very original, but I happen to own many rose print dresses, so it was an obvious choise. I wanted to make the coordinate very sweet and pastel coloured, fit for a spring stroll or a summer picnic. The dress is Angelic Pretty's Lady Rose JSK, one of my dream dresses. The Minna Parikka bunny ear shoes I chose not only because they match the colours, but also because they are very comfy and easy to walk with in a park.
To emphasize the rose theme, I would wear lots of roses in my hair, and a self-made rose bracelet on the wrist. For legwear I would have chosen airy lace thigts in nude or white.
P.S. If you want to, please feel free to share your favourite flower(s) in the comments! I'm curious, if any of you have the same favourites as I. I actually have a new favourite flower in addition to my age old addiction to roses; tulips! Unfortunately I don't own any tulip themed dresses or accessories, and those might be really heard to find indeed. But still, they are so lovely to have in ones home, when it's not quite spring yet, and you'd wish it was.
P.P.S. Remember to check out the other LBC participants this week, too: Sweet Expedition
Today I visited my friend Lauren's place for a waffle party. We had waffles with different toppings: fresh strawberries, banana, Nutella, whipped cream, tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. For once I actually forgot to photograph my food, but here's my outfit from today! I was finally able to wear my newest dress, Baby's She Is Sleeping JSK (which I totally adore) and my brand new Minna Parikka bunnyear shoes.
I really love the details on this dress; embroidery, applique and - perhaps best of all - bling blings!
P.S. The waffles were so delicious that I almost regretted wearing a dress without shirring. But just almost, because I really liked this outfit and my dress didn't even rip. :D
Yesterday I met with our The Carnival of Decadence fashion show crew for rehearsing, and after that those who had some spare time stayd for tea at our place. This was, of course, a great excuse to wear lolita.
I actually wanted to wear my newest dress (BtSSB's She Is Sleeping JSK) but I didn't have time to iron it, so I had to go with my plan B. I'm not too crushed about it though, because I really liked this outfit, too. When Spring comes nearer, I start to grave for lighter colours. Me in pastels = a sure sign it's Spring. Or possibly Summer.
{Dress, bag - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright / shoes - Minna Parikka}
A detail shot of my accessories. Even though I don't like pink as much as I used to (not in clothes, anyway), it can really add something to an outfit (or home decor) in small amounts. I especially adore this very soft shade of pink.
