Fawn Beret + OOTD ♪

I promised a photo of my fawn beret worn and here it is: 

And here's a quick recent outfit too!

Run down:

Blouse: Innocent World

Cardigan: Old Navy

Skirt: Good Will

Socks (and the brown oxfords I wore): Target

Necklace: Gift

Bow: Bought off EGL

Christmas and New Years Update/Haul

Hi again everyone! hopefully you haven't forgotten about me u__u

My winter "break" has been so busy!

I'd like to start off by saying how thankful I am the holidays are over.

(I have more fun after the holidays during break than during them, too stressful and too many dishes)!

I'd like to show you some of my favorite things I got/bought/picked out for myself for Christmas ♪

Not exactly a Christmas gift, but something adorable I bought ♥ I put my keys in here so they're easy to find in my purse.

My new "everyday" bag ♫

Omnomnom

Candy Sugar ribbon + free candy c:

DSLR camera strap from Etsy

Strap for my Instax camera

Ta-da!

Photo albums for my Japan photos and Instax photos

Inside! (The left one is full now)

Small letter organizer and scrap book from Omoi Zakka

Cath Kidston mug and Calico Critter mouse family ♥

A crop shirt from Cotton On to go over my maxi dress c:

Bad photo of a very cute peter pan collar dress from Cotton On

Collar of a cute sailor sweatshirt from Forever 21

Lace headband and polka dot usakimi from Claire's

They had a buy 1 get one half off on hair accessories

Little did i know the brooch/pin/hair thing was actually on clearance for $2 from $12!

Wonderful fawn jacket from my boyfriend ♥♥♥ (From Forever 21)

In addition to Christmas activities, I also volunteered and participated in a Japanese street fashion show at my local Anime convention. 

Everything is vintage, off-brand and handmade

I made a Fur Fur inspired hair piece for my outfit

Photo by Keith Goode

I represented a (slightly couture) style of Mori girl during the fashion show and wore Lolita while I wasn't on Duty. Sadly I don't think I got any photos of those coords, but they aren't that different from anything I've worn before. I was surprised to see the amount of Lolitas there! Most of them ended up being in the fashion show too ^_^ I did spot a fair number of girls in Bodyline coords too. Speaking of that, the ATX Lolitas also hosted a Lolita 101 panel, which went spectacularly! The lovely Virginia (first row in the blue VM dress) provided wonderful handmade prizes for the audience ♫

More info, photos and possibly a video of the panel can be found here.

I saw some great cosplay too! I really loved this girl's original outfit based off of Sentimental Circus ♪

I also helped make an impressive Jenga tower at the Maid Cafe.

Of course, I got some swag too!

Ahhh arpakasso !!!

Chi's Sweet Home, Shaymin and Tofu-kun key chains c:

I make this face quite often

And this one after a large meal

Hi there!

Tofu-kun ♥

Happy Happy Clover shitajiki. Such a cute manga!

G&LB vol 40 ♥

I may or may not buy magazines for stickers...

BTSSB will be at Anime Matsuri!!! I want to go so bad D:

Wheh! Thank you if you stayed with my through all of that! It's been a hectic two weeks c:

Fawn Collar + Outfit

My fawn collar arrived ♥

It's not to thick, lined with broadcloth (very similar to my duvet cover), and tripped with a velvet ribbon

I can't wait to wear it ^_^ 

The fur is more of a grey tone, but still very nice

Bonus: Outfit (with my new Innocent World blouse !!!)

Blouse: Innocent World

Skirt/belt: Good Will

Thanks for looking♥

Velvet Bows

A quick outfit shot ♪

Sorry if my outfits are too similar (u_u)

I will try to get better soon. 

It is still to hot to layer much (90 degrees F and it's almost November!)

My bow ♥

Shopping, Dying and Sewing

Hello ♪ Sorry for the late update, college applications insist on consuming my life and any speck of free time I once previously enjoyed (u___u). 

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Anyways, I excited to share my first real Mori shopping haul! I did not own any brand-name Mori clothing before and though that this was a great (and cheap) opportunity to buy~

A cute, thick (and slightly itchy) Wonder Rocket cardigan

This adorable sailor top

 

This lovely SM2 long apron

An ity-bity German apron

Finally a Crisp apron dress

Cute tag ♥

Complete with pockets

 I actually have a funny (well, rather tragic, actually) story about this dress. Before I was going to wear it, I tossed it in the washer (seems logical, no?). Little did I know that my Mom had used bleach in the previous cycle :c There were terrible orange spots right on the front of the dress and splotches on the back as well. Embroidery couldn't even cover these suckers up. I finally decided that with the help of my art teacher, we would try to dye it back to somewhere close to it's original color. After two days after school of bleaching, stirring, dying, more stirring and washing, it turned into a lovely cocoa color. The nice cream underskirt did turn eggplant-brown colored though.  I had also cut off the lace hem on the underskirt and the brand tag before I dyed the dress to try to preserve it's white color. I re-sewed on the lace trip pretty haphazardly, but I don't really have a working machine and I was impatient to wear it the next day (>.<). You can't see the stains on the front unless you look for them anymore, so I guess it was a success. Unfortunately, after I washed it for a second time, both parts re-sewn on, the dye ran a bit. Here's what the lace looks like now (the photo of the tag above is after the second washing).

Before

After

I don't think it looks terribly bad (its a very light purple/brown shade), but I was worried if it looked strange because lace never comes in this color. Any thoughts?

I also bought some magazines from the same seller, which I haven't been able to read/gawk at the photos yet. Why college, why? (;A;)

I wish I had the alpaca tote that came with one of these...

I also traded with another seller for this cute Paris Kids pin. Can anyone read it? (^_^;)

German?? I have no idea...

And last but not least, here is my coordinate for the Crisp apron dress (before the colors ran again).

I felt like a cute French bakery shop girl (I need a beret!!)

Detail shot ♫

I wore my brown granny boots later ^_^;

☆Rundown☆

Blouse: Lespim Lowry's Farm

OP: Crisp

Necklace: Angelic Pretty

Barrettes and pin: Handmade by me

♥ Thanks for reading ♥

Oh! Also, I have a big question to ask: how should I coordinate my SM apron? Any pics or tips? Thanks c: