My Favourites for Feb

Ugh. My camera is currently dead, so no photos for the moment, so here's some things that I currently love!

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I've been wanting to write about this store for a while, even though it's quite a well known online store.

This is my favourite mori store! ( ﾟ ヮﾟ)

[Or should I say 'stores'? I've noticed that there are two Taobao shops with identical names, and who sometimes have the same model. Here(dearli) and here(litongxue). Is one ripping off the other, or are they 'sister' stores? Regardless, both have nice photos hah ●´ω｀●]

I enjoy brands such as Crisp and SM2, but when it comes to inspiration, nothing compares to the Chinese Taobao store 'Dear Chestnut' or 'Dear栗'. Regardless of season, this store manages to provide not only lots of lovely clothes, but lovelier photoshoots to show off their items. (The quality of items is irrelevant to me to be honest- I don't plan on buying any haha). They manage to use patterns, colours, and styling so well- I just want to jump into the photos.
I always look forward to their new season!

dearli.taobao.com

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xMOTHERx is an etsy store that sells lovely handmade aprons, smocks, and collars among many other things. Their photos have a lovely crisp look to them, reminiscent of many Spoon photoshoots I have seen! I can almost smell the freshly baked bread that I imagine would be baked wearing these lovely items! ´ ▽ `

xMOTHERx

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I found scans of (part of) Crisp's 2011 winter catalogue! Click for bigger resolution! Although slightly outdated now, I love the use of colour.

Click for bigger resolution!

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Listening to 60s pop music (especially Japanese 60s pop), and listening to 45s on the record player. We don't have many records so I've been listening to Dance of The Sugarplum Fairy, Minor Bossa Nova, and this song on repeat:

Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby

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What has caught your eye (or ears!) lately?

❀ Thanks for reading!

Bits and Bobs

Haven't done one of these for a while! Here's a few things that have caught my eye recently!

MY CLOSET

Although it's (supposedly) summer here, I can't get enough of My Closet's cozy woolen and knitted clothing. Plus there's a lot of lace collars, so that really sealed the deal for me. Although there's not much of a colour range (one of my pet peeves when it comes to the mori style), I really love the praire influence that a lot of the outfits carry!  ﾟ∀ﾟ

earth music & ecology Natural Label

Earth music & ecology Natural Label's Winter 2011/12 collection is titled "Natural Nostalgia" and it really focuses in on one of my favourite features of the mori girl style; Nordic and Northern European folk-ish style.  My favourite pieces are the dress and wool-trim booties!

Tabio 2012 Spring Collection

The bright colours really caught my attention! My favourite pairs are the bottom two- they somehow manage to make socks and sandals look good!

SEDA January 2012

Here's just a few pages from the issue, but it has a really good feature on different hairstyles! It's especially good as there's lots of different options for different length hair. I only wish they had these kind of guides for curly hair! (Also in this issue is a very adorable fashion and love photo story! ´・ω・)

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I hope that you something in this post! 

What has caught your eye recently?

Thank you for reading! ★

The Meme Continues...

Hello again!

Finished my dress a few days ago! I apologise for the quality of image in this post- I couldn't find my tripod! 

The sewing itself was very easy, and I was able to do it without having to understand the Japanese, but I had a few issues with cutting out the pattern (I couldn't tell whether seam allowance was included or not! ノД｀Overall though, I am very happy with the result! Initially I was just going to have the dress completely plain, but I found some cotton lace ribbon and I though it suited well!

Throughout this summer I hope to make more clothes (I've already finished a pair of shorts as well!), and hopefully post some tutorials on here. Keep checking back to see if I've actually kept my promise! ●´ω｀●

Here's a little outfit with the dress- I'm really happy with the length of it! (Again- sorry for the image quality! Taking this photo involved a balancing act with lots of boxes...)

 Hat; Dotti・ Shirt; Thrifted ・ Dress; Handmade ・Scarf; Gift ・ Socks; Columbine・ Shoes; Thrifted・ Necklace; Gift

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Day 3 – 10 things you hate in mori.

Not much at all! Although, there are misconceptions about the mori girl 'style' that grind my gears a bit.

1. The idea that everything must be beige and have ruffles and be layered. I love the aforementioned things a lot, but I hate it when people say that's all there is to the style.
2. Misuse of tags on tumblr - haha. This is my pet peeve. There are a lot of similarities between Dolly Kei, Cult Party Kei and Mori Girl style, but they do have their many differences! It annoys me a bit when someone tags something with all three styles! ・°・(ノД｀)・°・

That's about it! It's not so much about things within the mori girl style itself. ◕‿‿◕

Day 4 – 10 8 different kinds of food you like.

Only 8 because thinking about this made me hungry  ﾟДﾟ

images from google images

1. Stroopwafels. I got these at a farmers market once, and I never looked back. They are so delicious when they are warmed up
2. Lasagna. Actually, I'm a sucker for anything with lots of cheese, tomato and mince. 
3. Hummus. Probably my staple spread for anything and everything.
4. Cranberries. I love them in juice form, dried, or warmed up so they're all squishy.
5. Falafel. Delicious in sandwiches, or just on their own.
6. Asparagus. One of my favourite parts of summer. I love it with garlic butter especially.
7. Oats. Too good to just be for cereal.
8. Green tea and green tea flavoured foods. I have a bag of matcha powder in the cupboard and I like to use it in my ice cream!

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Recently, I've been having a look at Hana To Guitar's online shop. The bambi vests and jackets really reminded me of what Gabrielle of Fern and Fawn has been making with fawn print fabric. °ω° They kind of make me wish that summer would stay away!

Images from Hana To Guitar

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Time to go back to the sewing machine to whip up some more items of clothing!

Thanks for reading  ♥

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With one day blurring into the next...


Either that or I'm complete dork.
Sorry for the disappearing act I've pulled on all of you lovely readers! I'm in the midst of my final high school term and so the weeks have been just zipping by (as have school project deadlines °Д°)

As well as a super quick update, this is a more formal method of announcing a further hiatus of my blog. Yes you can shake your fist at me now!

Exams are coming up real fast, but after that I'm free to blog for the next 4 months! °ω°
Plus I have some real exciting news about life events (well... exciting for me at least, but I hope you'll get some smiles out of it)

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One thing that I have done of recent was make a floral headband. I found bunches of fake flowers (such as the ones on the left below), a headband, and with a sprinkling (more like a dousing) of hot glue I produced a Mucha-esque wreath. 

In total, the entire thing only cost $3 and about half an hour of my time.

It's really simple, so everyone should try it!

Also, my bestest best friend purchased this absolutely adorable Little Prince diary for me! ≧◡≦ It's so cute and even has itty bitty stamps! Thank you so much Cat~ <3<3

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A rakuten store I've had my eyes on of recent is soulberry.

Even if I can't purchase the clothing, the images alone are enough to inspire a range of outfits. Especially with the summer months coming up (I always feel like the odd one out being in the southern hemisphere!), I've been really interested in how to incorporate mori style in a way which is suitable for heat and humidity. Thankfully a lot of the clothing style focuses on natural fibres such as linen, so that has been an area of interest! 

There's a lot of other blogs that have suggestions for summer mori style, but do any of you have your own tips or tricks? ◠‿◠

Anyway, here's a few of my favourite images from soulberry!

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Matryoshka - Anesthetic

This is hardly a post that makes up for all the time away, but I'll be blogging like a mad man in the months to come!

Keep hands inside the vehicle at all times. Hehe ♥

Inspiration Deux

Things that have caught my eye recently~

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Manapyon

all photos from manapyon tag on tumblr

Although her style is more cult party than mori, I can't stop looking at her doll-like features and impeccable coordination.

Syrup's "Queenly Closet" Collection

images from the Syrup blog

The simple silhouettes, pastel tones and nifty applique has got me all inspired for the (rapidly) approaching spring!

Par Avion

images from Par Avion Online

I've been a big fan of Par Avion's clothing since I discovered the mori girls, and it's remained one of my favourites. I'm always looking at their online store, and just hoping that it's possible to find a way to get some of them or make them 

Winter evening sky

Nothing like pretty storm clouds rolling in...

The Giant Of Illinois - Andrew Bird


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Thanks for reading ♥

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Oh my goodness! I've abandoned this blog for far too long! But it now the holidays after a term that was faaaaar too long!

Kittens make everything better!

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I have lots of outfits to share for once! But I'll save them for other posts! ●´ω｀●

Although it is 'Winter' right now, it's incredibly warm. I think it's one of the warmest winters I've ever experienced 　ﾟ,_ゝﾟ

 Left: Collar; Thrifted ・ Cardigan; Formerly my mother's ・ Dress; Thrifted ・ Skirt; Thrifted girl's dress ・ Socks; Sock Museum・ Shoes; Thrifted

Right: Vest; Thrifted ・ Cardigan; Glassons ・ Shirt; Thrifted・ Skirt; Thrifted girl's dress ・ Socks; Daiso・ Shoes; Thrifted Necklace; DIVA ・ Ring; Child's hair tie  

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Last month it was my birthday and I ended up getting lots of Japanese magazines! ヾ(＠^▽^＠)ﾉ

From my friend I received two issues of Cutie (with AKB48 members on the cover!), and Zipper! From my brother I received an issue of SO-EN and...

Papier Vol. 4! With Meg on the cover and with a Carolina Glaser hair band!

 image from Carolina Glaser blog

Sasa talks about Meg and Carolina Glaser on her blog Moko Moko Love! 

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Because it's so sunny outside right now, I'll just leave you with Kyary Pyamu Pyamu's first single; PONPONPON!

Best wishes to you all ❁