Dokomi 2012

This weekend the convention Dokomi took place in Düsseldorf!!
I had a ticket for the weekend and went both days in lolita. Oh, it was also the first time, that I visited the Dokomi, so I can't compare it to former ones.
But, I think, it was pretty awesome, even if it was very crowded and warm inside the building. And sometimes we even lost our way, because the con was held in a fair building, which was quite roomy xD

I went there with a friend, who cosplayed Chopper from One Piece, and some.. other guys, I'd more consider as more distant friends, I don't have much to do with them. But otherwise, I'd have been alone at the con, oh no D: I had a great time anyway, even if we spent much time searching for the others, because we split up from time to time (they disappeared -.-)...

Nevertheless, I met many great lolitas, which I know from former meet-ups <3

We spent both days mostly with looking at the different booths for anime and manga merchandise, playing videogames and on Sunday we even watched the cosplay championship. Most performances were awesome, I could never do that, standing on stage in front of so many people and acting ^___^ So they have my full respect!

Sadly, I hardly took photos D: Only two of the main room for the booths,

, one of my friend Ramona, the Chopper cosplayer,  with a Jewelry Bonney, also from One Piece,

and photos of my outfits, sorryyy! On Saturday, I took it, when I came home,

Outfit:

Dress, headbow, socks: Angelic Pretty

Shoes, wig: Bodyline

Small bow: V.aroc.K

Rest: Primark, Bijou Brigitte, Six, H&M, Accessorize

on Sunday before I left the house.

Outfit:

Dress, headbow, wig: Bodyline

Rest: Primark, H&M, Bijou Brigitte, Accessorize

 

The only thing I bought at the con is a poster. At least I didn't waste too much money on stuff I don't really need :D I hope, I can go to Dokomi 2013 as well and will meet such amazing people as I did this year!


Thanks for reading,
Anni♥

Father's day in Maastricht

As I mentioned in my last post, I want to tell you something about our day in Maastricht.
My parents decided to make a trip there for Father's day last Thursday. And I have to say, Maastricht is a beautiful city! There are old buildings and many, many domes.

On that day, there was also a flea market, where antique furniture, tableware, jewellery,  handbags, etc. were sold. They had lots of pretty stuff and I wanted at least one thing (I'll tell you about that later^^).

After we had some fries, we walked along the shopping passages and went into the first of several churches. And surprise, it wasn't an actual church anymore! Inside were a bookstore and a café, very cool :3

They had delicious cheesecakes there, of course also other ones and sandwiches, but the cheesecakes looked most appetizingly. My mum chose a lime cheesecake and I went for a caramel oreo cheesecake *___* They tasted very sweet and yummy ^____~

We continued our walk and on another place was a funfair and behind that two other domes.

This one wasn't very pretty inside .__. Just grey and it seemed somehow unfinished

This one was better! It was bigger and had an atrium inside

 

We were really lucky with the weather, the sun was shining all day long and it was fairly warm (nothing to compare to the night before >___<). 

 Interior

Another church we visited, but this one was really dark and kinda oppressive inside

We walked around until 4 o' clock. Then I was tooooo tired... I looked really wiped out that day, because I slept the night before in my best friends car in front of a club for one hour!! o___o That's why I know, that it was so cold xD 

We went together to the Kabuki RockStyle, a JRock disco, at the "Kultkeller" in Oberhausen. 

He decided to drive by car, but the trains the next morning went on really unfortunate hours. The first one would have gone at 6.30 a.m., but the Kabuki ended at 4.30! Besides he drank some alcohol, so he couldn't drive yet anyway. So we slept in the car.. not very comfortable. I pulled the blanket over my head, because the light from a lantern was sooo bright, but it didn't really help^^

So I slept the least and next morning we drove  home.. I was there at 9.15, decided to join my parents on the trip, took a shower, changed and got ready, so we were on our way at 10.15 again :D 

I wasn't tired anymore by that time, but shortly before Maastricht, I dozed off :D It was quite hard for me at the beginning to walk around, but the sun and the walking itself let me forget about my recurring weariness.

At home I slept from 6.30 p.m. until 6.20 a.m. the next morning xDD

Aah, but before we drove home, I stopped by at the flea market once again to look for something, I could bring home with me. And there it was! Something I want for a reeeeally long time - a dress form! 

It is formed out of baroque metal and we got it for 50€ :3 Now I can display my dresses properly. There are also hooks, so I can hang e.g. necklaces on it and it has an opening at the back, so I can stuff something inside, scarves, for example.

Currently, I've put the black Bodyline dress on the left on it. I'm sooo happy to have one now! ♥

Thanks for reading,

Anni♥

Market in Venlo

Hey guys! ^___^

This morning I went with my parents to the market in Venlo. I definitely have to shop there for fabrics sometime ^__^ They had pretty ones with floral patterns... But I got some tights at the market, mostly plain black ones, because many of my old ones got holes in them and I had to throw them away .__.
I wore just a very simple outfit with the dress from Primark.

Back at home I tried out, if the dress fits a petticoat underneath. And it did! I think, that's great, I can wear inspired and Casual Lolita coords with it this way!

 I've been to the hairdresser on Wednesday, so my bangs are a bit short >__<

My hair is pretty short in the back now, too, I really like it... somehow, I want to be even shorter xD

Aaah, and there's been another purchase in Venlo, at Bijou Brigitte I found a necklace for my Abigala-outfit, that means, if I don't find something even better ^__^' 

 

Thanks for reading,

Anni♥

1. Royal Pony ~Wonder Egg~

Well, there was no egg hunt, the weather was too rainy, but wonderful it was indeed!
A wonderful first meet-up, the organizers put really much effort in it and I hope this meet-up row will continue this good in the future! I'm really looking forward to the second one in summer!

But first things first:
Because of the bad weather, the original plan was blown of and instead of an egghunt and a picnic in the park, we went to a café and later to the park for some photos. And so many beautiful Lolitas arrived!
Over 60 girls (and boys) participated! So the whole café was reserved for us xD
While we were eating our lunch or cake outside doomsday started - it rained so hard, I thought, we had to stay all day inside the café! D:
But lucky enough, the sky cleared up, so we went to the park where we took the group photo (not an easy task with 60 people!) and got some time to take single pictures.
Afterwards the meet-up ended and some of us went to take Purikura and stuff, but I just went home, 'cause I was rather tired and wanted to put on some comfy clothes...

But all in all, the day was great and we met so many new Lolitas! Thanks to the orga for such a fantastic meet-up!

Here are some photos of the day:

Yuki taking photos of everyone at the café (she organized the meet-up, too) 

 

Delicious strawberry mascarpone cake!

 

 

A great crowd we were :D

Vicky, Yuki's Lolita "fosterling" :)

 

 

 Tabea was there, too! :D

 

She was the more adventurous of us two and stepped into the water ^___^

 Me on the bridge

 She's so pretty in Btssb *___* Her first brand dress and she's so proud of it ♥

Hiding in the blossoms~

 

Group photooo - stolen from Yuki's blog ;D 

 

 

You all are amazing!

 

Thanks for reading,

Anni♥ 

 

Madness at Primark

This is madness! Madness? THIS.IS.PRIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!!!!!!

Or so... I was a Primark virgin... until I visited this hell of a shop in Essen nearly two weeks ago with my good friend Melinda. I mean, I really like it, because they have some cheap but pretty clothes :D But there were sooooo many people oO We had to wait 30 minutes or so to get a changing room. The queue was enormous, through the whole storey... I sorted some thing out beforehand to avoid waiting a second time, because you're only allowed to take eight pieces with you .___. If you have more, you have to get back to the end of the line and wait again! Ridiculous...

So I this is what I chose in the end:

 That's a blouse on the right ^___^" I bought the same in creme, but I wore it the next day, so no pic of it!

Yay, mint shorts *___* And a Darth Vader T-shirt.. the Star Wars fan inside me couldn't resist

even, if it's for men :D But it XS, so it fits quite well.

I wanted a lavender and another white blouse, but I thought, I'd need my money for shoes, which I planned wearing on my Abigala. Unfortunately, the shop, where I looked for them didn't sell them D: So it was in vain :( 

I hope you have a great evening and thanks for reading,

Anni♥

 

L'âme Lazuli Headdress

Hello! ^___^
Guess what, my headdress for my Frill Shirring Jsk arrived this Saturday! I didn't expect it so soon, because Flokati sent it just on Thursday. And she did a great job! ♥
I really love her work, I ordered the smallest round headdress available, with a diameter of 8.5 cm, though Flokati made it a tiny bit bigger, so the proportions would match better.
She crafted it resembling the dress itself, with two rows of white lace, ruffled chiffon, a silver cross and black satin ribbons. It turned out perfect!
Here's a photo, taken right after I unwrapped it:

I can't wait to wear it on my 'Abigala'! ^__^
Flokati's small label for headdresses is called L'âme Lazuli and she creates beautiful, unique headdresses, round and classic ones, and also bonnets and chokers!

Thanks for reading,
Anni♥

Emilie Autumn Merch

Finally, I'll tell you something about the EA concert :D
It was really awesome! I was so happy to see EA and the Bloody Crumpets again and I loved, that there were some of the familiar rituals, like the rat game and spilling tea over the crowd and throwing cookies and cupcakes to us ^___^ Sometimes I think, they are the only ones, who can lick cupcakes, and others eat them voluntarily xDD
But besides some old songs, they played lots of new ones, too, which tell the story of the Asylum like it's written in the book. And Emilie looks hot with her new mohawk wig! I also made some videos (because this time the light wasn't that cam-friendly), but I don't have a Youtube account, so I can't upload them.. or I'll maybe create one in the future^^

Anywaaaay, at the last concerts, I bought some fan stuff, a t-shirt in Cologne, the pirate kit and three posters in Bochum, so this time, I simply couldn't simply pass the merchandise stall either!
I bought the tour t-shirt with pretty EA herself on the front, and the tour dates on the back and two signed posters, Contessa ( I didn't own a poster of her yet) and Captain Maggot (because I LOVE her). So now I have a total of 7 Emilie Autumn related posters (and a VV sticker :D) on my wall!

Yeah, these are my purchases that far... and I promised to show  my outfit for the concert, so here it is. I tried to style myself as it is appropriate for an inmate of the Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls: 

I hope, I'm insane enough for you ^___~

Thanks for reading,

Anni♥