Angelic Pretty x Disney: Crystal Dream Mermaid

Yet another Angelic Pretty x Disney collaboration! This time with the little mermaid and it is so lovely. I didn't like the Marie dress but this one is really pretty. The sheer fabric goes perfectly with the marine theme. The style of illustration on the print look super cute and mixes well with the Angelic Pretty style cut. There are lots of fun items in this collection so be sure to check it out!

//Love Mintyfrills

Angelic Pretty: Eternal Carnival

 

Angelic Pretty has now released Eternal Carnival! This one was one of the ones I've been really looking forward to. The print is really delicate, you have to look close to see all the details. I know some carnival print enthusiasts that will be quite exited about this! I love the little moons and roses. The colorways are really pretty, my first pick would be pink actually because I love how it contrasts to the blue in the print. to me Ivory always feels kinda boring, but I don't like coording with white at all in lolita anymore.

 

The OP has a bit of a 'grandma collar' going on, I know some people can rock it but its not really for me. The jsk cut above is a bit shorter than the other versions so I think if you are a tall girl avoid it but if you are on the shorter side it might be perfect for you. The jsk cut below looks really cute, the detailed bodice looks nice and full back shirring is always super comfortable. I usually don't like overlays that much, but the way the lace lays over the print looks really neat and there is always the option of wearing the dress without it which makes it more versatile. All the cuts would of been cuter with maybe a bit more trim on the bottom but since the print is pretty busy it still works.

 

I love this new print and hope I can buy it someday.

//Love Mintyfrills

Angelic Pretty: Misty Sky rerelease

Angelic Pretty is yet again doing a rerelease of Misty Sky, probably since its still going for ridiculous prices on the second hand market so obviously there is a high demand. I really like the dress but I don't get why so many people are obsessed with it. I love the blue colorway, if I were to get it I would buy the blue jsk. Its a dress with clouds on it. Not much more to say about it.

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Lavender Pop

A super cute and comfortable outfit.~

sweater: listen flavor

skirt: kokoKim

shoes, hair bows,ring: Angelic Pretty

bag: Little Twin Stars

socks: Phooey

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Gingham Doll

I want to try and wear more black and red, its such a nice combo.

top,bag: Katie

skirt: Nile Perch

pin: Phooey

shoes, socks: Angelic Pretty

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Fashion Valentine: Katarina

This week my fashion valentine is Katarina, yet another sweet lolita from Finland that is just amazing. Her style is always sugary sweet and really inspiring to me since I like to dress in that type of colors too. I love that she styles her own hair instead of wearing wigs. I think some people have gotten stuck to that wigs are a must but I think natural hair looks really nice too. Go follow her instagram to see more of her cute outfits.~

Both these outfits are so super sugary, she looks like a candy princess. It looks really dressed up but super comfy at the same time. I think the dark hair really nicely contrasts her pastel outfits. I love her taste in lolita dresses too, I want wrapping heart so bad!!

Kata balances colors really well too. On the right is her hellocon outfit where the shoes are the same shade as the darker pink in the print and the bad and hat are the same as the lighter pink in the dress. I love the summery blouse that she is wearing with it too.

On top of being absolutely adorable Katarina is also a really nice person. An absolute delight to hang out with! On the right is the first time I met her, she also modeled for Angelic Pretty in Stockholm a year ago. We had pretty simple outfits because we had to change for the fashion show, though I love this picture! I hope to meet Kata again soon, keep sharing your sugary sweet outfits. <3

click here to check out past fashion valentines!

//Love Mintyfrills

Sugary Gingham

Everything on this outfit is from Katie, they have so much cute pink stuff~~

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Fashion Valentine: Laura

This weeks fashion valentine is Laura Lehtonen, a really sweet girl from Finland. She mostly dresses in sweet Angelic Pretty outfits. Her outfits always look like every details has been carefully planed. She even makes props to match her outfits for teaparties and other events. Be sure to go follow her on her instagram to see more outfits.

I first met Laura when we both were modeling for Angelic Pretty in Stockholm, it was a super fun weekend! To the left is the outfit that she wore for the chocolate themed teaparty! She hand painted the flag thats on the trumpet to match with her dress. Everything is just perfectly matched. She is really good at balancing colors in every outfit. 

Any outfit I see her in looks so effortlessly perfect, everything just goes with the outfit. I really like how she matched pink on the right side outfit, there is nothing pink in the print but she makes it look like its the matching set.

Every time I see Laura at events she has gone the extra mile. The props really makes it that extra bit special. These pictures are from HelloCon, a lolita convention in Finland that I attended last year. Both these outfits were just gorgeous.

click here to check out past fashion valentines!

//Love Mintyfrills

Angelic Pretty: British Bear 'special set'

Angelic Pretty is releasing a special set of British Bear in two additional colorways! What do you think of the colorways? I think the yellow one could make a super cool punk lolita outfit!

//Love Minty

Angelic Pretty: New store in Kyoto!

Angelic Pretty recently opened a new store and its just as cute as all their other ones!! Wanted to share the pictures with you because its just so cute. I wish my bedroom looked like this, heck I wish my whole apartment look like this!! (With all the dresses too ofc!)

Hope you like all the pictures and that you feel inspired for some home decoration perhaps. :)

//Love Minty

Video: Mystery Mail??

New video up on my channel where I open a package and talk about Japanese auctions and shopping services! Hope you like this video, please comment and let me know what kind of videos you want me to do in the future!

//Love Minty

Lolita Lesson #2: Gothic Lolita

Gothic Lolita is one of the three main Lolita styles (the others being sweet and classic). It is characterized as being related to western goth style and it has an overall dark and black look. Black is the most common main color for Gothic Lolita but white, jewel tones, silver and gold. Prints often contain gothic motifs such as crosses, castles, coffins, roses and bats. Platform shoes and high heels are used rather than teaparty shoes. Gothic Lolita used to be well known for its black with white lace look but after Gothic had been the most popular style for a while all the cheap badly made clothes that were trying to be lolita (horribly) started to try and copy that look and it lots all popularity due to being associated with this failed beginner look. I think the old school gothic look still hold up though if anyone wants to try and pull it of! 

The biggest brands are Moi Meme Moite, h.Naoto, Atelier Pierot, Chantilly and Atelier Boz. Moi Meme Moite is the brand owned by gothic lolita fashion icon Mana, he is a famous visual kei artist that used to play in Malice Mizer and later in his own project Moi Dix Mois. 

I made a collage to help you get the general feel of the style visually: 

None of these are any rules of the style, just descriptions of whats common so that you can get an idea of what the style looks like, so don't be afraid to experiment!

//Love Minty

Lolita Lesson #1: what is lolita?

Lolita is a fashion style and subculture that started in Japan that started late 70s. The style is inspired by Victorian children and doll clothing. The style is classy, stylish and cute. Lolita is not meant to be sexy and has nothing to do with Vladimir Nabokov's book 'Lolita'. The basic Lolita shape is covered and classic on the top and with a puffy knee length skirt. Lolita fashion has changed a lot since its start and developed into a world wide subculture!

Skirts got bigger and more cupcake shaped, square headdresses changed into headbows. Prints got more and more detailed. Simple knee-socks changed into detailed print stockings. I will make a series of guides about Lolita fashion so check back here!

There is much to learn about the basics of Lolita I thought I would leave you with some great videos about Lolita to watch!

//Love Minty

Laforet x Barbie

As I mentioned earlier there will be a Barbie event in laforet with 20 brands there doing collabs with Barbie, there seems to be some great stuff coming up for sales, so sad that it only will be sold there. But at least we get to see the cool designs different brands made. For those of you that don't know, Laforet is a huge shopping mall in Harajuku, they house a wide selection of brands and a lot of Lolita brands have their stores there. So its a must see if you go to Tokyo. Some of the brands are: Angelic Pretty, Baby the stars shine bright, metamorphose, Algonquins, h.Naoto, Emily Temple Cute, ghost of harlem, Swimmer and Super Lovers to name a few. Its interesting seeing brands taking the idea of Barbie and designing something that still fits their brands aesthetic. I will be posting more about the different Barbie designs so be sure to check bad for that!

//Love Minty

10 New Angelic Pretty prints coming in spring~

 Angelic Pretty recently had a fashion show where they showed their full spring collection, many pictures are popping up here and there, from leaked photos to Kera magazines. I though I would make a guide just in case you've missed anything!

1. Parfum

New dress with print designed by Imai Kira, this is a special preorder only dress just like cats teaparty was! It looks amazing and I look forward to seeing people wearing it.

2. Milky Cross

This cross themed print with chiffon overlay is looking stunning. It will be coming out this weekend so gogogo contact your shopping service.

3. Dolly Cat

Good news for you cat lovers! AP will be releasing this cute dress with kittens on it, I really love the purple ribbons on the pink colorway. I wonder what color the ribbons will be on other colorways, it will be cool to see.

4. Wrapping Heart

Print with adorable gift boxes, looking forward to this one!

5. Melty Berry Princess

A new gorgeous strawberry print from Angelic Pretty, seems like they are also releasing a new version of the popular strawberry bag (and there will be and other dress to match my old strawberry bag with!). Mostly rooting for the white colorway, but all red could also be super cute.

 6. Cherry Marguerite 

 Another berry print but this one seems to be more cherries, the colorways look interesting but people are kinda confused of how crosses fit into this theme, just getting into a trend or do we maybe not see the full picture? Exited to see the gingham blouses though!

7. Mirage Castle

Recently these pictures came up from a issue of Kera. A dreamy princess sleeve OP with a matching aristocrat set. I hope the will be selling a boy style set with this and not just have it for the fashion show. I wonder what other colorways it will come in, darker or pastel?

8. Dream Marine

Stunning seashell themed dress, no really clear pictures of this but the cuts of it are looking stunning. The OP has a chiffon overlay and there seems to be a jsk with layers, both super cute.

9. Salon de the' Rose

Another princess sleeve OP, this one with a lovely cake print. It has a pretty sweet/classic feel and I think it would look amazing in mint or sax.

10. Belle Epouqe Rose

There are no clear pictures of this dress yet but it seems to have rocking horses maybe? roses? I guess we will have to wait and see!

I hope you liked this guide to new Angelic Pretty dress! I'm really looking forward to all of them and saving all my money! Thanks for reading.

(print names are just guesses since they are the time of writing not published)

//Love Minty

Angelic Pretty Toy Parade OP review

I just ordered the Toy Parade OP in mint from Angelic Pretty's overseas shop. So I thought Id do a review of it. :)

The overseas page is easy to navigate, its simple to calculate the shipping fee and nothing makes it a hassle. The only pay method available is Paypal, which is just fine by me since its a simple way to pay. There was always status information on the payment being confirmed and later on the tracking number for the package. They send the package with EMS so it arrived later the same week after being sent. I was unlucky and got insane customs fee's. But not much to do about that.

The dress arrived in a pink soft plastic package. Inside the dress was in a plastic dress cover and on a black hanger. There was also a pink Angelic Pretty plastic bag folded up in the package. Aside from folding marks, the dress was in perfect condition and just amazingly lovely, as always from AP.

The dress is really cute! The print is perfectly cute and clear, the main colour of the dress was more bright than I expected, which I only think is a good thing. Its a really pop looking bright coloured dress that stands out. Considering size I would advice caution, as it has no shirring whatsoever and if one is a little to big it would be really uncomfortable around the neck as I can easily see it being a bit snug around there. Luckily it fit me like a glove, but one centimetre less and Id be in trouble!


I hope this has been helpful for people thinking about ordering! :)