Daily Style: R2/D2 Dress

 My local Lolita group were talking about meeting and going to this local Star Wars Exhibition in town. It only ended up that me and another girl could go but we both went with a space/stars theme.
I took the theme pretty seriously and made my own R2/D2 dress n.n 

I didn't want it to be tooo cosplay-ish, so i kept it simple. And I did my first bonnet!

Here's me and my twin! XD

I wore my robot bag too that i found in the sale at Accessorize when i was back in England.

 The exhibition was all fan made with props and costumes that were from the fan made film.
We watched the film for a little while but we had to leave to catch a train.  

Here is a progress picture of the dress, i didn't get a chance to take a better whole outfit picture on the day.  

Outfit:

Dress: Handmade from a second hand sheet. Matching bonnet and wrist cuffs. The ribbon was also from the 2nd hand shop and i sewed it on backwards as then it looked like some kind of alien language. 

Shirt: eBay. 

Wig: eBay. 

Shoes: Second hand Bodyline. 

Socks: eBay.

Aaaand manditory video of make up/hair/bonnet n.n
(these videos started not working for me, do they work for you?)

I am working on a Steampunk Lolita outfit next... :)

Daily Style: Singing In The Rain

My local comm had a meet up in January, I wore my new dress "Singing In The Rain" from Precious Clove. I got it second hand and i am actually really, really happy with it <3

I also had my newest wig too which i love!

 A couple of pictures that were taken on the day.

We all made some sweet things to share, i made these haha

And I brought my cute elephant tea pot.  

I also took a short video to show hair/make up again :3  

Outfit:

Dress: Singin in the rain by Precious Clove, i also have the matching parasol but it didn't arrive in time for this meet. 

Tights: Second hand. 

Boots: Second hand boots but originally Bodyline. 

Bolero: Second hand but originally Bodyline. 

Wig: eBay. 

Accessories: Pom poms, eBay. Star clip, second hand. Bear clip and matching necklace/bracelet were from Bubblegum Emporium. 

Lenses: EOS Ice Voilet from CandyLens. 

Thanks for reading! I am going to a meet this week so will be able to update with the dress I have sewn for it :)

Daily Style & MinkyShop Shoes Review

Eeeep!! I am so excited to have received my absolutely beautiful shoes from MinkyShop!

This post is very picture heavy because I have taken lots of photos of these shoes, I am in love!

Anyway, here is my outfit I tried to pair with the shoes. 

So lets get down to looking at the shoes.

I decided on the "Sweet Lolita Baby Shoes" in black, although the pink is absolutely amazingly cute too!

 They arrived in only a few weeks, I was surprised at how fast they were considering they are made to measure so they tell you that the wait might be a little longer. The box itself was a little squished but the shoes were fine with no marks because they were in their own shoe bags.

Just look at them <3
Here are some close ups of the lovely little details all around the shoes:

 

The buckles are all heart shaped, and they have poppers so you don't have to undo and do up the buckle itself every time you wear the shoes! I love this feature, buckles are so fiddly and I have trouble with them as I have back problems (scoliosis) so I can't really reach buckles on shoes, but these poppers make life so much easier.

The shoes themselves feel very sturdy, although they are extremely light to wear. I really do not know that I am wearing a platform on the shoes. The platform height is perfect, and the shoe itself doesn't have much of a heel height so your feet are pretty much flat, which is perfect so you don't get feet ache! 

I also got some super cute socks too.
These socks are from the brand "Secret Shop"

These are the "Sweet Lolita Strawberry Socks"

And the "Miracle Candy Sweet Lolita Socks"

Both pairs are so comfortable and stretchy, they have a great length too. I can pull them over my knee or wear them below the knee. The strawberry colours really show up as well!

My other little cute item was this "Tofu Cell Phone Stand"

Just look at it's little face! He is sitting happily on my gaming shelf. I don't really use it for my phone but I think that it is so cute to just have on the shelf anyway n.n

Overall, I am so happy with my items from MinkyShop. They were well packed and extremely well made. I have had my reservations with ordering shoes from Asia because of the different sizes etc. but MinkyShop have a diagram on their shoes pages which explains how to measure your feet to fit the shoes. So what I will say is just make sure you measure yourself correctly, if you are unsure you can even contact them, (they even have a chat button on their website,) with my emails about my order Minky was so helpful and kind!

Outfit: 

Top: White blouse that I have had for years. 

Corset belt thing: This is a really unique item i picked up from someone, it is a corset like top with no bones, but on the back it has black bat wings!! The brand is "Creedence".

Skirt: Dead Threads black and white skirt. 

Socks: The candy socks from minkyshop.

Wig: A lovely grey/purple wig with pink underneath, I got it from eBay from this seller for only £4.20!

Stock photo:

I think that is the end of today's post! If you haven't already had a look at MinkShop, you really should. They have so many lovely shoes and clothes. I definitely will be ordering more shoes from them in the future. 

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