#i actually hated being in the bodyline store so much that i was like okay i need to go like find a store that's nice to cleanse that away

[01tsubomi]

not to keep only posting abt things i’m doing in japan BUT

i did a little lolita pilgrimage the other day!! i reserved a whole afternoon of my tokyo trip for this and it was so nice ;-; seeing the brands’ storefronts in person really changes how you look at them though bc btssb’s boutique was this gorgeous sunlit room with floral wallpaper and pretty decorations and two very sweet ladies working there who slowly and carefully wrap your purchases in pink tissue paper before sending you off (i can’t stress how slow and careful the tissue paper wrapping was) and then bodyline looked like a theater prop closet where you could turn around from the racks of lolita and practically already have your nose buried in a sexy school uniform with nightcore disney covers playing and an employee squealing greetings in an eardrum-piercing anime voice for minutes on end. whiplash

#lolita fashion #i actually hated being in the bodyline store so much that i was like okay i need to go like find a store that's nice to cleanse that away #so that it doesn't irreversibly damage how i remember this entire day #but overall i had so much fun i felt so at peace lolita fashion felt very real and important in a way it hadn't before somehow #the jsk is axes femme which def cemented them as one of my favorite brands #(the axes femme boutique was really nice too it was in laforet which i looooved and the lady was wearing the op ver of the jsk i bought) #(so we chatted a little bit abt it and how the waist tie detailing is cute and etc) #bc of that all of this was actually pretty cheap #it came out to like $170 usd all together which isn't bad considering how prepared i was to drop more than that on one angelic pretty dress #if i saw one that i liked while i was there which. i didn't #well that's a lie bc i was thinking about buying one of the new lemon line ones but seeing it in person i was unimpressed #the accessories i got from btssb after buying the jsk so i had more of an idea of how i'd wear them so maybe going to angelic pretty #first was a mistake #if i'd had that sort of idea maybe i would've gotten something there #you don't think abt how much thought goes into every single lolita item purchase until you're surrounded by them #i could have bought more but like on a metaphysical level could i? could i have handled having bags and bags of lolita in my arms #only regret is i didn't bring a petticoat with me and i had multiple chances to buy one but they were all expensiiiive #i'm too used to $30 etsy petticoats #even the bodyline ones were expensive but also i swear bodyline's prices are cheaper online than in person #i would go back to any of the other places i went...i don't think i could go back to bodyline #sorry bodyline i know you're trying to change your reputation but are you really #still like your products though #but hehe yeah i'm happy i put so much time aside for this it was very special #personal