Wardrobe 2019

This year my wardrobe didn't change much. I was able to get a couple of Angelic Pretty pieces I love for a long time, sold some things I never wear, and plan to refine my wadrobe further. I wear sweet lolita and my favorite brand is Angelic Pretty. I have also a few BtSSB pieces. At home, I often wear Bodyline. 

I got a reflex camera so the pictures should be more of an eye candy ^.^ and decided to omit more casual things, like pullovers, casual pastel cutsews, frilly pastel socks and all such kind of not specifically lolita cutesy wear. Enjoy!

Previous wardrobe posts:

Wardrobe 2018

Wardrobe 2017

Wardrobe 2016

Wardrobe 2015

2019/01/12 Nick's Mad Euro-dash

My cousin contacted me about her british friend Nicholas, who decided to travel all states of EU before Brexit takes place. He is searching for people across EU who would be willing to have a chat with him and be photographed on his event page Nick's Mad Euro-dash. I have met him on his way through Czech Republic and got some nice photos and hot chocolate :3

Skirt: BtSSB Twinkle Constellation and the Stars of Confeito

 Coat: Angelic Pretty                                                                 

 Shoes: offbrand but super warm :3                                          

 Accessories: all offbrand                                                          

AP's Fancy Box: camera comparison

I always keep striving to have nice photographs, as a memory and also to convey the beautiful details on lolita dresses. Often times, light conditions are pretty poor, and then it will matter what device I grabbed to take the photo.

Sometimes I wonder how much it really matters... so  I took my favorite Fancy Box JSK and went to try it with an extremely poor light, just a weak lightbulb at night.

The full scene, processed photo taken by Nikon D7200

I compare just the middle of the bodice

I didn't smooth or denoise the images

I took photos with three devices

• Smartphone Samsung P9 Lite            
• Digital camera Nikon COOLPIX P520
• Reflex camera Nikon D7200               

Smartphone (f/2 1/17 sec. ISO 800)

Digital camera (f/3 1/8 sec. ISO 200)

Reflex camera (f/3.5 1/50 sec. ISO 1000)

The details on the image from smartphone are pretty much nonexistent. Both smartphone and the digital camera failed to capture the beautiful blue of the dress, it looks just like navy in their images. The reflex camera has the most details, and captured the blue well, but it suffers some from color noise.

The reflex camera is new for me so I still have to learn to use it well.. maybe I should have gone with lower ISO (the higher the ISO the higher the color noise), but this tiny noise does not seem to be a problem much in the overall photo of the dress as shown on top, as I reduce the dimensions of the image for web use. The reflex camera is going to be my new favorite!

Stock photo, the blue is true to reality

Teaparties are not all the same

Teaparties are favorite sweet lolita shoes. I love them the best and so far have them in three colors, more to come! However, there are slight differences in the look of them from different makers. The originals were made by Angelic Pretty.

First teaparties I could get were from An*Tai*Na. They are less round on the tip and the front bow is sort of flattened against the shoe.

Sosic also makes teaparties ( ClobbaOnline ). They look somewhat better, but they still have sad front bow flattered over the shoe, even if nicer one than Antaina shoes.. probably cute for more classic and less pastel outfits, but personally.. I don't like this kind of bow.

Secret Shop's teaparties I like the best, just look at the crispy front bow! The upper part of the bow is folded, so it's more perky. Another teaparties by Secret Shop I found have the front bow like the original Angelic Pretty's one, I guess they may have more than one design?

I just have no idea which shoes I would get if I bought them from ClobbaOnline? All these are listed as the same item.. first remind Ribbon Romantic Shoes, second are teaparties with flattened front bow, and third the tea parties I love. Don't they see the difference or they don't care? Do *you* mind the differences?

 

Tea party comparison reviews:
Secret Shop vs. Angelic Pretty
Secret Shop vs. Antaina
Secret Shop vs. Antaina 2