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
I've been really lazy to update my blog, but I have many outfits to share, so do stay tuned!
This one is from Easter. My friend Karla organized an Easter party and the theme was bunnies - which always works for me! - so I threw in a couple of bunny themed accessories.
It feels so weird to look at this outfit now, when it's sunny and warm outside and I have those thick black stockings. But back then it was still chilly and I actually liked this outfit. x)
Outfit details: Dress - Innocent World Blouse - Mango Shoes - Minna Parikka Purse - Ted Baker Roses - H&M Earrings - A gift from my lil' sis' Bunny brooch - sorry, but I don't remember...
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 I received a dress that I have wanted to own for many years; Innocent World's Frigg JSK in ivory. I might say it's my dream dress, but I feel like I've grown over the dream dress phase, when I was frantically searching for and willing to pay almost anything to get the dress I really wanted. Neverthless, the dress is indeed very dreamy and I am so happy to finally have it. Pictures don't do it justice - it's so much more gorgeous in real life. I'm considering this to be my wedding dress, so until then I try not to wear it.
I also popped into Minna Parikka shop. They have mint green shopping bags now! So cute!
I bought the Angora Soft shoes in black. They'll be great for eveyday wear.
I also bought myself a new wallet. I really like the powdery roses compined with the soft green.
My fiancé gave me Minna Parikka's bunnyear shoes in powder pink as our anniversary gift, so yep, now I have them in every colourway. If you ever need a crazy bunny woman, feel free to call me.
Here's some outfits (and new things), originally from my Instagram account, that I now want to share with you, too.
Let's start with the most recent. This is my "modern witch" look from yesterday. I think my new rose headband suits Midsummer perfectly. I wasn't actually aiming for a witchy look, but it turned out to be one.
Then some closeups of the accessories. I got this Heart of The House necklace (by Kalevala Jewelry) from my fiancé a little while ago. It's so lovely!
And the rose headband.
This dress is also quite new. It's really versatile, as it can be dressed both up and down. I've worn it to work, as well as to parties.
An older outfit, with Minna Parikka shoes and Charming Girls headbow.
A while ago I also finally bought these fairy tale book boxes from H&M that I'd been eyeing for ages. They are so cute! I'm going to store my jewelry in them.
I still haven't got time to sort through the Rome pictures, but I'll get to it some day, I promise. :')
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! ;)
