Hello loves^^ January has flown by so fast; it literally felt like it was December yesterday. The one perk is that hopefully we can experience Spring weather soon. Earlier this month Tif and I found out that the Baby the Stars Shine Bright/Tokyo Rebel store in NYC would be having an event with Novala Takemoto. I'm super mad that I missed AKIRA when she came, so I def wanted to meet Novala. Being new to the Lolita fashion, I'm still learning, but I had already heard that Novala, Mana, and Misako Aoki are very revered in the Lolita fashion community.
I decided to spend the night at Tiffany's house on Friday after work so we got get dressed together. Her family's house is really warm and relaxing, and it was nice to meet her family members. Saturday morning we woke up a little late since the event wasn't until late afternoon. Boy, did we have some outfit shenanigans lol We changed outfits a few times due to fitting issues on both sides and were both semi-frantic and frustrated. Eventually, we both let the other know that the other looked fabulous. We both were just overthinking our individual coords but that the other looked awesome. It just goes to show that people tend to be hard on themselves. Tif is really the bomb, I'm so happy that we became awesome friends. My previous job was very toxic for both of us, but she is one of the best things that came out of it for sure.
We made it to the store around 3:15, 3:30 and luckily there wasn't a line which surprised us. Novala greeted us as soon as we walked into the door and shook our hands. He was very nice :) He even complimented me on my hair and took a picture of it on his cell phone.
They had some clothing items from his fashion line, and they looked very nice. I was also was noticed that he used models of color and even had a few black models in his line^^ We looked around the store for a bit, and I saw quite a few items I liked. I ran into a black Lolita that looked amazing in her Gothic coord, so I had to compliment her. She remarked that she liked my hair and felt that there should be more braids in the fashion.
On the way back to Tiff's home, some dude tried to holler at me which really took me by surprised. We did receive some looks, but it wasn't anything super negative. I imagine it must be easier to wear Lolita in the winter time because your coat covers most of your outfit. Either way, it was really great to wear it for the first time and not give a damn what anybody thought about it.
Last weekend me and my one of my besties went to K Town for some Korean donuts at a place called Grace Street! I first heard about them through my friend Rune's instagram.
I decided to spend the night at Tiffany's house on Friday after work so we got get dressed together. Her family's house is really warm and relaxing, and it was nice to meet her family members. Saturday morning we woke up a little late since the event wasn't until late afternoon. Boy, did we have some outfit shenanigans lol We changed outfits a few times due to fitting issues on both sides and were both semi-frantic and frustrated. Eventually, we both let the other know that the other looked fabulous. We both were just overthinking our individual coords but that the other looked awesome. It just goes to show that people tend to be hard on themselves. Tif is really the bomb, I'm so happy that we became awesome friends. My previous job was very toxic for both of us, but she is one of the best things that came out of it for sure.
We took a picture together and I got his autograph ^_^
Selfie in the store
Next, we headed to Alice's Tea Cup for some tea and treats. The second chapter is my favorite chapter in their stores. I love their crunchy fries! They had an amazing chocolate salted caramel scone that blew my mind.
Last weekend me and my one of my besties went to K Town for some Korean donuts at a place called Grace Street! I first heard about them through my friend Rune's instagram.
If you live near NYC, I seriously urge you to try them because they are freakin tasty. I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!
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