Pumpkin Cat: Gingham Picnic

Found this adorable red gingham dress from the taobao brand Pumpkin Cat. I love red gingham, it looks so summery. The scale of the gingham print is perfect for the dress. It has just enough detailing, not too much but not too plain. The shape of the dress looks really nice and I like that its tiered. The white bottom trim looks really nice since the sleeve ends and collar matches and balances it.

For a brand on the cheaper side of things this dress looks really well made and has some nice details. The strawberry buttons on the bodice and the tiny strawberries on the collar look really sweet too, it adds to the summery feel of the dress. The heart button for the waist ties and heart pockets are really precious. I would love to have this dress, its really nice for a more casual look.

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Angelic Pretty: Melty Berry Princess

Word on the lolita groups is that Melty Berry Princess will be released early to mid April, so get your wallet ready berry lovers! I really love the color of the red one above but it seems like the strawberries kinda disappear on the red background so I would probably go for the white colorway. I'm also kinda skeptical as to how the lavender colorway will look, but I guess only time will tell!

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Brand Feature: Irregular Choice

"Irregular Choice was created by Dan Sullivan in 1999 as a reason to stand out from the crowd. 

Dan saw that the footwear market was becoming very neutral and black, yet there was a global demand for something different and individual, something to wear with pride."

I first stumbled upon Irregular Choice on my trip to London, I was just there on my own exploring and living in hostels for a week. I found this rather odd and colorful shoe store wandering around and I'm kinda automatically drawn to colors. They had amazing shoes then and they still continue to amaze. I talked to a nice girl that worked there who told me that she also dresses in Lolita so we talked for a while. She told me that Kyary Pamyu Pamyu had been there while she was working and showed me which shoes she had picked. Above you can see some of their red shoes that I really like, of these number 5 and 6 are my favorites!

They have shoes with all kinds of themes, colors and shapes. I picked out some of the nice pastel shoes that I found on their webpage. I think the colorful dinosaur print is genius, it looks great with the mint details. They really put time into all the shoes, there are just so many amazing details.

I really love the clunky big patchwork sneakers, though I don't really know what I would wear them with. I should try and make a coord with them! The colorful bows on the heals look stunning. They also have a wide range of the flat shoes in different colors, they are a bit cheaper but still catch the feel of whimsy. 

And if colorful is not your thing they still have a wide selection of interesting and elegant darker colored shoes. They are still just as detailed as the precious showed shoes. These are some of my favorites!

If you like any of these shoes they are all from Irregular Choice!

Hope you enjoyed this brand feature, let me know if you think I should do more like this!

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