A Friend Comes to Visit

A friend of mine who shares my interest in alt Japanese fashion came to visit me yesterday. 

He wore ouji and I dressed as so:

Coordinate:

Hat, cutsew, jumperskirt, shoes: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

Socks: Bodyline

Purse: Offbrand

We walked around looking for a place to buy lunch, but everything was closed because it was a Holiday. Also, it was incredibly windy. It is a good thing that I wear bloomers. Strangers definitely saw them. Urgh. 

I wont share a photo of my friends' coordinate but he wore a white ruffle blouse with a black vest jacket and pants and a fancy hat from Alice and the Pirates:

Knights of St. Lily Hat A

When we were walking around, we got a lot of compliments. Way more than I would ever normally receive. I wonder, is it because my friend was with me? Are people more impressed to see a man dressed very fancy whereas they aren't as surprised to see women wear something unusual? Or is it because they don't normally want to bother a woman on her own? Anyone who wears lolita and has walked around in public with an ouiji friend, have you noticed any such difference?

We ended up returning to my apartment, ordering food for delivery and watched Pom Poko which none of us had ever seen before. It was both cute and sad. 

I've actually been watching a lot of movies and television shows recently. I'm all caught up on the new Fruits Basket. Shane and I also started watching Seinfeld which I have never seen before. The first season was in 1989 and wow... It's very interesting to me to see how our culture has changed. I also appreciate the costume design as well. 

I had this thought recently: why aren't there lolita undershirts? Lolita bloomers are a thing sold by brands. But undershirts aren't, are they? However, I often like to wear an undershirt and I know there are many other people who do as well. I wonder why this is, or if brands have sold them and I've just missed it. 

Poison for the Fairies, mostly

I'm still alive! I want to write about some different things, but I'm also very tired.

Things like, why should I bother posting when there are so many more important things in the world, how am I going to survive on a student's budget, meeting my new lolita community, things I've bought recently (pre quitting my job), quitting my job, etc.

It's unlikely I'll write about all those things. However, something else!

I watched a movie recently called Poison for the Fairies. What a good movie! It was recommended in the comments section of Rufflechat when someone asked about aesthetic movies. 

One of my favourite things about this movie, besides the aesthetics and getting to see a movie created by another culture was that the faces of adults were never shown (except in two very specific circumstances). I loved to watch how the camera work was done to avoid showing their faces, while allowing them to move around in the shot. 

My husband didn't care for the movie, which is too bad. He doesn't share my passion for uncanny things. 

I've actually got a list going, of movies that I love for their aesthetic. Maybe, I will make a separate page for them. I need to update my book list too. And also complete my registration at the library here! The "ToDo" list is never ending. 

 Above is a photo taken at the meetup I went to two weekends ago. It was small and very casual which was nice and not so overwhelming. One of the girls was really into taking photos. Much appreciated! A big thank you to her, she was great. I just need to learn how to pose better ^^;