Thank you for visiting my blog! I mainly wear sweet & classic lolita fashion, or a combination of both.
Sometimes I post longer form (and extra rambly) content about lolita.
OP (Petit Fours): Mary Magdalene
Socks: (left to right) Innocent World, Innocent World, Mary Magdalene, Axes Femme Kawaii
Shoes: (left to right): Stars Rainbow (taobao), American Duchess, Visible Milky Way (taobao), Jane Marple
Hair accessories: various; handmade and indie brands
necklaces: various but mainly Tiny Passerine Creations or Hello Mari
As we were walking around, @petit-piaf (the master of golden hour) noticed the late afternoon light coming in through the garden doors in the most beautiful way and snapped a few photos. My favourite part is how you can see the sun highlighting the sheerness of the skirt layers to various degrees here.
I also included some offshoots from the day. (hugging because it was cold!!) It was fun to group up in a piece with such fluffy skirts! 😛
OP (Madeleine Chiffon), wrist cuffs: Mary Magdalene
Shoes: Molly Polly (taobao)
necklace: Tiny Passerine Creations
headdress: handmade
socks: offbrand
OP (Rose Basket), blouse: Mary Magdalene
Bolero: Innocent World
Shoes: petit-piaf・Hotter (I think), applesalad・Elf Armorie (taobao), eglantys・American Duchess, kaya・Jane Marple
Socks: petit-piaf・Innocent World, applesalad・m♡petit by misako, eglantys・Innocent World, kaya・Axes Femme kawaii
Headdresses: handmade
Accs: mostly Tiny Passerine Creations or Hello Mari but some other indie brands mixed in as well
This is an "unpacking" in two ways: an unboxing of the newest 2025 release of Mary Magdalene's Arabesque Rose, and additional information and photos about the releases called "Arabesque Rose" over the years.
You can check the unboxing video here (on tumblr) or on instagram here.
I'll note that Innocent World also has a JSK series called Arabesque Rose, which Mary Magdalene's Arabesque Rose is not to be confused with!
Mary Magdalene has 3 Arabesque Rose releases, all with slightly different design adjustments:
The initial release, Arabesque Rose Jumperskirt (2014), in 4 colours:
Caramel Meringue
Iris
Navy
Offwhite (mail order limited colour)
(this probably means that offwhite was only sold online via Mary Magdalene's webshop—i.e. physical stores carrying MM such as Atelier Pierrot did not stock the colour.)
Arabesque Rose Midi Dress (2018/2022), in 3 colours:
Caramel (It's listed simply as "caramel" via the add to cart area, but in the image description the name remains "caramel meringue")
Iris
Navy
Note that these stock photos all appear to be the actual dresses/colourways, no photoshop recolouring this time!
This dress was originally presented for reservation after the Le Panier event (little more info about this on my blog) in 2018. I believe it could be reserved via the le panier webshop or via DM to their social media account (weibo or others).
MM had also brought a sample navy JSK to the event for people to look at before reservations opened. (Arabesque Rose was not offered during the event like Faltetto, only afterwards.) I believe that at some point, Aria Fleur was available for reservation as well, although I am less sure of the time period and colour/variation availability.
Due to delays in shipment, those who pre-reserved were given what Iooked like a 2-way head bow/hairclip for free (the design is similar to what I received but without the lace)
The dress design differed significantly from the 2014 release in 3 obvious ways:
longer "midi" length, 5cm longer than previous
no back shirring panel (making the bodice design more similar to Rose Basket/Valeria/Felicia Rose/others which share the same cut)
no rose lace accent at the hem, only tulle (again, similar design as the JSKs noted above)
other differences:
3 detachable bows (2 small, one large) were included instead of 2, and a simpler, straight-edged design than previous (the 3 bow style is also similar to the dress designs named above). The larger middle bow is a bit long.
For Iris only: the contrast braid has been changed to a blue-gray, and the dot tulle changed to light pink.
In 2022, Mary Magdalene offered the dresses for sale on their website/webshop as "stock", ready to ship. My guess is this is stock made during the same time as the Le Panier reservations that MM had been planning to release on the website, but was delayed.
Around this time MM also added Arabesque Rose Ribbon (2022) to the webshop. This was only available in offwhite and is an adapted version of the KC that was released with the 2014 JSKs, with pink lace accents instead of brown. Perhaps MM didn't have enough offwhite fabric left for a JSK so they used it to make a few KCs instead.
Since to my understanding the original fabric had been out of print for many years, these JSKs were likely made from fabric leftover from the 2014 production cycle. However MM must have still had even more fabric left, as they released Arabesque Rose Midi again in 2025:
The price was increased from previous, but it's understandable given increased demand for MM & the increased cost of production (¥27800/¥30024 tax-in for 2014, ¥28500/¥30250 for 2022, ¥42000/¥46200 for 2025)
The release included the same 3 colours as 2022:
Caramel
Iris
Navy
Compared to the 2022 version:
Caramel Meringue now uses Chocolat coloured braid (changed from the gold beige), and the detachable ribbons for both Caramel and Navy are "dark chocolat" (changed from "chocolat" last time)
All other listed details seemed to be identical to 2022, with the same stock photos used.
But wait!
If you watched the unboxing video already, there is another surprise difference...the JSKs aren't "midi" at all!
After a reservation period in late October, with the dresses scheduled to ship in November~December (delayed from this estimate, but that's hardly a surprise for anyone purchasing from MM these days), buyers were notified of a production error in late December: the dresses were made 5cm shorter than initially specified.
Which means that the dresses are in fact the same length as the original Arabesque Rose JSK (+ other well known MM designs sharing the same cut). It's unclear whether or not this was due to lack of fabric or due to the factory making a mistake/possibly being given an older pattern or spec for the shorter cut.
In any case, the notification also mentioned a few key points:
The fabric has been discontinued by the manufacturer and there is not enough left to remake the dresses at the proper length (as would be normal protocol)
If the shorter length is not desired, it is possible to cancel and refund.
A free headdress (design depending on remaining fabric) is offered as an apology for the error.
It makes sense that MM wouldn't be able to have more fabric manufactured this time, but I hope they can have it reprinted some time in the future (as they were able to for Marine Rose) as it is quite a beautiful fabric design!
For me, the length difference didn't matter at all and is in fact the ideal since where the shorter length hits is actually my preference.
Comparing the colourways:
These KCs are from 2014.
(note that while it may look like I own copious AR JSKs, most of these are not mine—the 2014 Caramel JSK/KC has been generously loaned from a friend, the Iris JSK is not intended for me/I will likely not be keeping it, and offwhite is a fabric swatch)
Even though MM gave matching KCs for the dresses, somehow I also have the 2014 navy, iris, and offwhite KCs collected from long ago. Funny story about the iris KC actually...I purchased the offwhite KC from Closet Child but they sent the wrong one (iris, with the colour clearly written on the original tags). When I contacted them about it, they said I could just keep it and they'd send the offwhite in my next order 😭
A flat length comparison of 2014 and 2025 releases. Starting from the top of the bodice, the main fabric of the skirt ends at the same point. Unfortunately I do not have a 2022 Midi JSK to compare, but at least it can be shown here that the length is the same as 2014. I also compared the hem circumferences and they are overall the same (yes, even despite the shirring on 2014 caramel—seems the skirt pleat depth is adjusted somewhere for this).
The back—of course, 2014 has shirring and 2025 does not. The lacing is different to accommodate the change, and the pleats around the shirring are longer/wider as well.
The bows of the 2025 AR are more similar to my other MM pieces of the same cut (mentioned previous), which supports my personal theory that the dresses may have been (accidentally) made to a different spec.
2025 AR's bows also have slightly shorter "tails" than other MM bows of dresses with the same cut. I kind of view it as a halfway compromise between the shorter tails of 2014's pointed bows and it makes the bows look just a bit smaller and 'cuter'.
Here's a photo of AR 2022 for bow reference.
photo credit to framboise, thank you!
I always found it a weird quirk of 2022 AR that it has a long middle bow compared to "normal" MM bow proportions, it has a more droopy and gentle feel.
This is what the free "gift" headwear looks like:
The gifted KCs have a kind of...slot in the back that you can use to push a headband through. Although you could also just push it through the bottom of the middle fabric strip as well.
I think a clip or barrette can be used here as well which is convenient.
I was actually surprised that these head bows came with a lace accent on the edges (and it's matching dyed lace), I wasn't expecting that. I would usually assume MM was just using up leftover materials on hand, but I can't recall MM releasing something that used purple lace like this...could it have been lilac lace intended for the cancelled lilac Faltetto?
It's hard to not prefer the original 2014 release with its rose lace hem, pointed bows and stretchy shirring, but at least I can fudge the first two things with a little DIY 😛
I dyed some lace beige and light pink for navy and iris, respectively. I put snaps on the trim/dress lining so it's detachable.
I also made some additional bows.
For navy, I made some lighter (chocolat) bows so I would have the option of choosing the brown tone I wanted. The dark chocolat bows the JSK comes with are quite dark (it still matches fine, but definitely sticks out compared to the lighter brown tulle!)
The material used for the bows of Iris (2025) is a cotton burberry. Navy (2025) uses a cotton sateen, which is thinner and flimsier than burberry, so the larger bow definitely feels like it has some interfacing added to add structure. The smaller bows do not have interfacing. The bows of 2014 caramel were officially listed to be made from burberry, but I don't think it's what MM usually calls burberry (a sturdy cotton fabric with a fine twill weave; it's used in most Whyteleafe colourways for example) because the material feels like polyester and is quite wrinkle resistant. To make my 2014 style bows, I used a similar 100% polyester material (although I don't think it is exactly the same).
More minor observations...
Checking the location of the cameo part of the print on each dress, the attention to print distribution seems to be less consistent than the original release. Upon inspecting photos of various colours/dresses of the 2014 JSK, the central cameo in the print is quite reliably placed in the middle of the bodice, with the ribbon ending right at the bottom loop. Additionally, the cameo placement on the skirt front always seemed to have one right below the waistline, and then another slightly above the hemline braid. In comparison, while the print alignment is about the same vertically (i.e. the cameos are still aligned to the middle of the dress), it's isn't horizontally. the cameo placement seems to be a bit more inconsistent with 2022 and 2025 JSKs (it's clearly visible on the bodice but seems to be slightly higher or much higher–if you check my photos of the 2025 iris and navy it's not consistent between those either) and the alignment on the skirt is pretty much random. One one dress, the cameo falls approximately similar to 2014, while on another, it is cut off by the braid.
Overall not a big deal at all and hardly something the average person would notice, but it's interesting nonetheless that MM bothered to keep the print distribution so consistent for those dresses.
Additionally, the straps on the 2014 JSK are thinner and a bit longer (by about 3-4 cm). This causes the JSK to sit ever so slightly lower than other MM dresses with this design (valeria, rose basket, felicia rose). Comparing the 2025 JSK with my valeria, the strap width, length, and overall design seems to be pretty much identical–once again reinforcing that MM probably used that pattern to produce 2025's (and probably 2022 as well) Arabesque Rose.
The bottom tulle portion that sticks out of the dress is also shorter with 2025 (unclear if this is the same with 2022). I would say by about 1-2cm. I think this is just due to design differences with the dresses...the tulle is attached to the lining with the 2025 release, whilst with 2014 the tulle and lace are sewn directly to the main skirt fabric. It's quite plausible that MM slightly lengthened the amount of tulle used in the design of 2014 to create a more even proportion of lace to tulle sticking out.
In photos of the 2022/2025 JSK, I feel like there is a kind of optical illusion (because of the lace?) where it looks like the tulle portion is longer than 2014 even though when you directly compare the two this is not the case. Pretty weird!
MM didn't seal off the edges of the corset lacing on either of my JSKs, but this isn't the first time this has happened (one of my Marine Roses randomly had unfinished lacing ribbon) and I can easily do the job myself, so it's fine in my opinion.
The original 2014 JSK has thread loops at the waist for what probably was intended to be a waist ribbon, but a ribbon was never included with these JSKs. The 2025 release does not have anything of the sort. Of course, none of these things stop a wearer from adding their own ribbon!
washing tags miscellany:
all JSKs were made in Japan.
I forgot to take a photo of the hangtags, but you can see them in the video. The tags are MM's usual jewel/floral design (with illustration by sakizo) with a small fabric swatch attached.
Lining material is a generic satiny polyester for all JSKs, but the 2025 lining is a little thicker and has a visible diagonal weave to it.
brief worn photos with the same blouse and shoes (+worn comparison with 2014 JSK):
Worn I think the JSKS look pretty similar, but the 2014 release definitely seems to sit a tad lower due to the slightly longer straps.
And here are a couple worn photos of the iris & modified lace-added navy JSK.
I think that's all I have to say for now. Thanks for reading all the way to the end!
I wore Fresh Cherry JSK last week to eat hotpot for Yue's birthday (accidental matching red and black colour scheme with Yue & Seamii!), but I didn't take any individual photos, so I rewore some components in a slightly altered coord.
I figured the mostly black polyester would do fine if anything splashed, and everyone had aprons (as any decent hotpot place these days should) so it was all okay 👌
This JSK is maybe a little shorter than what I've been used to wearing lately, but the cut is super cute with its extra halter straps and two-layered skirt, so I'm continually drawn to it ☺️
I really had trouble picking out legwear for my coord(s) since originally I wanted to go with opaque black x red OTKs for warmth, balance, and a slightly more modest look, but the ones I own didn't seem to be working when I tried them on. I opted for these sheer heart OTKs here, which bring together the geometric theme nicely imo, but they do lend more of a pin-up look.
I also attempted to clip red bows to my shoes so I could have some red in the bottom part of my coord, but that didn't really work since you can hardly tell. Oh well!
you are my inspiration!! to be wearing lolita for so long. waouh!!
You are so sweet! I know so many people who have been wearing lolita for even longer (pre 2010s?) and I think I feel just as amazed at how long they have been dedicated to the fashion🤩
I like to hear about what the lolita community was like in those days (c.2009 or earlier), and I imagine it isn't so different to how my experiences in the mid 2010s must sound to newer lolitas 😅 I suppose everything becomes history eventually!
OP: Mary Magdalene (Flower Basket)
Bolero: Innocent World
Shoes: petit-piaf・Stars Rainbow (taobao), kaya・Axes Femme, eglantys・American Duchess, applesalad・BtSSB
socks: offbrand
hat: mostly handmade/hand embellished but petit-piaf is wearing vintage
accs: mostly Tiny Passerine Creations necklaces but some other indie brands mixed in as well
how old are you and how long have you been wearing lolita?
Hi Anon, thanks for your question!
I won't share my age directly, but I think you can make a pretty good guess based on how long I've been posting on this blog as well as my typing style.
I bought my first lolita piece in 2013 (MM's Délice Fleur, of which I posted a review of my purchase experience on this very blog), and decided to start wearing lolita as daily wear in 2015. I haven't looked back since, although I would say that the way I wear lolita/casual clothing has relaxed over the last number of years. I don't photograph or post my casual outfits and I repeat styling combinations quite a lot. I still love it as much as I did 10 years ago☺️
It's the season for chocolate, so as always, I feel an urge to wear Melty Ribbon.
I had always wanted to coord this JSK in a more OTT/hime style with big sleeves and a sash, so here it is! It is somewhat surprising that I don't have any existing coord photos of MRC with a 3/4 sleeve blouse.
JSK (Melty Ribbon Chocolate), blouse, all misc. accessories: Angelic Pretty
Socks: Q-pot
Shoes: An Another Angelus/Fint (I think)
Some solo pics I took of my outfit for tea last year with Aiko! You can see the group photo we took outside here.
My heart had been yearning to wear something on the OTT side, somewhat dressed up and doll-like, so I chose Faltetto/Farutetto JSK with a bonnet. The dress code requested pink, so the pink colour it was!
I also wanted to wear faru with a colour that wasn't just ivory or offwhite for once, so I added some brown accents. But, it's a very tame brown accent for sure!!
I wanted to wear my Elizabeths but ultimately changed to BABY shoes on the left as I knew I'd make myself late walking to my destination in high heels 😅
Let's compare the different releases of Mary Magdalene's Marine JSK!
Before I start, let me cross-link my friend Kaya's Marine Rose comparison! She goes over a lot of the same points I write here—in fact, there are even more details!
This is a loose companion post to my Marine Rose (mint & beige) unboxing, and also my pink MR unboxing (which also contains some brief comparison footage)
So far, there have been 3 distinct releases with what I would call 4 variations:
(click on images to enlarge them)
Marine JSK from 2004
Released in 3 solid colours: misty gray, cloudy rose (pink), and black.
Marine Rose JSK from 2024
Antique Mint colour with a discontinued wide rose motif chemical lace (the same as 2004's JSK)
Rose Beige colour with a slightly narrower lattice, rose and leaves motif chemical lace
Later, a "Antique Mint 2" variation using the rose and leaves motif lace (sold via lottery)
Marine Rose JSK (Made to Order) from late 2024
3 colourways with a remade tulle lace variation on the discontinued wide rose lace
The braid accents have been swapped for chemical lace. There is no braid/lace added before the hem frill on this release.
Order volumes appear to have been unlimited as order placement stayed open the entire duration of the stated reservation period (vs. previous release which sold out quickly)
I have the black colour JSK from 2004, the initial release antique mint, rose beige and the MTO pink colour. This is almost all the variations aside from "Antique Mint 2", but I think we can expect that version looks the same as the rose beige JSK I have, just in mint.
All the JSKs look quite similar design-wise. MM probably used the exact same pattern from 2004 as the fit and construction are also pretty much identical.
One thing that was weird about my mint JSK, though, is that it seems to be smaller than the other dresses. It's only about 1-2cm smaller; I would guess, but this is enough for the dress to not zip on my mannequin 🥲
Sizing on Rose Beige and Pink seem to be similar to the original 2004 Marine JSK.
Bodice comparison:
All of these are pretty similar aside from the top braid/lace, I don't have much to comment on it!
The original Marine JSK did not include detachable strap bows, to my knowledge.
I may as well use this opportunity to comment on the contrast ribbons:
Pairing brown ribbons with the mint colourway, and no brown anywhere else is certainly a choice! They don't match badly, and I do like brown and mint together (it's like mint chocolate!) but the safe and basic side of me would have preferred something like an ivory for coord versatility. The plus side is that we can change out the ribbons easily, and I think it changes the impression and coordination possibilities quite a bit!
I like ivory and deep reds/pinks together a lot and I was expecting the rose beige to have more pops of deep pink based on the fabric preview MM provided. Now that I can see what the colours actually looks like on the dress...I have determined it is very much a beige colourway, but we can still bring out the pink with this berry toned contrast ribbon!
Lace Comparison:
As expected, the lace on antique mint is exactly the same as the old Marine JSK.
Although it somehow feels to me like the new tulle lace is larger/longer/wider than the old lace, it appears in reality their width is effectively the same.
One super interesting thing I noticed is that the edges of the lace of the beige JSK are tacked down by hand!! Each leaf has been carefully sewn with small running stitches. this allows for the lace to lay completely flat on the skirt without any bits sticking up or folding back on itself. You can tell by the way the stitching is done that it is definitely done by hand. And, I expect that every dress with this lace probably has the same attention to detail. Although I personally prefer the look of the wider lace, this detail is incredible. It may be why the Marine Rose JSKs were delayed so severely, as MM likely wanted the earlier reservations with this lace to ship before the newer MTO run.
Can you see the running stitches?
The rose beige/antique mint 2 lace is made from cotton and has a more dull/matte appearance than the other lace (likely made from rayon). I personally prefer rayon lace because it's more shiny and glowy! I don't know why MM didn't opt for rayon lace as I know this lace came in a rayon variation, maybe the rayon version was discontinued as well.
Lace/Braid:
The original Marine JSK uses a wavy and slightly thick braid contrasting along the top of the bodice and right before the hem ruffle. This has been swapped for a sort of lacy, abstract pattern beige braid for the 1st release of Marine Rose, which was further replaced by floral lace on the bodice only for the MTO (2nd release). The MTO has no lace on the hem.
Although the difference is fairly negligible, I like the enhancement the second row of lace/braid gives the skirt, it's too bad MM decided to eschew it for whatever reason (it could be for a small cost and labor savings?).
Back:
The dress back has 3 panels, with 2 additional darts. There is no shirring, which makes the slightly small antique mint extra unforgiving.
The back of the skirt is open to accommodate a bustle (in the case where one wears it with the included under-petticoat), with the topmost ruffle sewn to the dress. I assume this might have been done to aid a clean appearance of the back bustle, but it does also mean that the dress might be a little more difficult to coord without the underskirt. Personally, I don't care that much about the reduced versatility + the ruffle isn't that noticeable once the waist ties are tied so one could get away with various underskirt combinations still.
Washing tags:
The 1st run of Marine Rose (including the lottery version) are made in Japan. The 2nd release is made in China. Oddly, the outer material of the 1st releases of Marine Rose are labeled as 100% polyester. The outer is definitely 100% cotton and is labeled as such on MM's website, so it might be a mistake or have something due to with a shortage in these printed tags? It's unclear and my personal theory is that these are tags that were meant to be sewn into Faltetto/Faruetto JSK.
Underskirt/petticoat:
(western lolita uses the term "petticoat" differently than Japan, MM calls this a petticoat but it is more of an underskirt in English lolita terms)
I forgot that the under-petticoats of the mint/beige Marine Rose are a slightly different colour! The listing page on MM's website of the 1st release lists the petticoat colour as such, but I guess I forgot because the MTO version has the same colour for all the petticoats. One is ever so slightly darker than the other—a slightly darker ivory (officially, "unbleached", or "ecru") for mint, and "offwhite-ish ecru" (オフ寄りの生成, please let me know if you have a better translation for this) for beige. The difference in tone is quite subtle in real life and you could probably use either interchangeably with each dress. The 2nd release/MTO release has a universal "ecru" (生成) underskirt for all colours.
I can't really tell the difference between both "ecru" underskirts, I assumed the fabric and colour is the same, but I'm not sure...
The construction of the original Marine JSK's petticoat is quite different than Marine Rose. The hem is sewn a little wider (with the stitching also less close to the edge by consequence), and the material is a little bit rougher than the newer petticoats. Also, you have probably noticed by now that the colour is much different with a grayish beige tone.
The last tier of the underskirt especially changes in design depending on the release. Marine JSK and the 2nd release/MTO of Marine Rose have the tier hemmed off square, while the Marine Rose 1st release underskirts (both of them) are rounded off.
Here is another comparison between the underskirt tiers' attachment of Marine ('04) and Marine Rose (1st release, mint used here). On Marine's underskirt, the tier has been hemmed (with a narrow hem) before attaching. Marine Rose's underskirts have the tiers gathered into the hem and topstitched.
Underskirt waistband differences:
Marine JSK has 1 wide channel for elastic, and so does the 2nd/MTO Marine Rose. Compare to 1st release Marine Rose with 2 channels (also, the top of the channel is topstitched down). Also unclear why MM made the change, it could be that the factory who made the 2nd release underskirts was referring more strictly to the original specifications.
Also compare the interior of the waistband. Marine JSK + 1st release Marine Rose have the waistband neatly folded over twice and sewn. 2nd/MTO Marine rose has a serged edge that is folded over once. The hanger loops of Marine + 2nd/MTO release MR are a loosely woven tape, whereas the 1st release Marine Rose uses a ribbon.
It seems like there is also a length difference between the underskirts. I didn't notice a big length difference between the Marine Rose underskirts, Kaya notes that the 1st release is slightly longer (this is probably true)
Both MR underskirts are notably longer than Marine's ('04) underskirt. You can also see that there is a big variation in the length of the tiers between each underskirt.
Side note...these under-petticoats don't really hold as much poof as I'd like...even though the back is—and looks—very poofy with its many layers of frills and goes great with the JSK, the hem circumference isn't as large as expected and fills up fast. The front here is looking especially balloon-like. I also think that for this reason, it's not easy to get the skirt looking as full as the stock photo...or maybe just for me...(I love big poof, maybe to an unreasonable level 😅!)
Misc. construction/the inside:
The construction for these dresses is very clean! The bodice and skirt is completely enclosed in the lining (lining is sewn along all sides except the very bottom) with no visible seams, unless you lift the skirt lining of course.
The lining material used on the original Marine JSK is a typical slippery, shiny polyester, while the other dresses use a more breathable lining material (previously called "shirurido/sillead" シルリード by MM) that is more suitable for Spring and Summer (note that it is also 100% polyester). I might go so far as to say that this lining is characteristic of MM since I've never seen it used by other brands, even though MM obviously doesn't always use it (mainly on their spring/summer collection). I do like this lining a lot, as it feels lighter and less stifling than most synthetic linings, and also has a little bit of slipperiness and doesn't stick to itself as much as some cotton linings might.
You can see there are a few differences in finishing with the bodice here. 2004 Marine JSK has no topstitching at all, 1st release Marine rose has topstitching around the top of the bodice (it is not visible from the outside), and 2nd release/MTO Marine Rose has 2 rows of topstitching (not visible from the outside either), + 3 rows of stitching that were used to sew down the bodice braid. From the looks of it, the braid was secured after the dress was constructed. Or whomever was sewing that day was lazy. (Unclear—but regardless, I don't really mind this that much since you can't tell from the outside.)
Here is a close-up of the dress hem (forgive the dusty black fabric!). Like the underskirt, the hem is much narrower on both Marine Roses compared to Marine.
And...I think that's all I feel is worth sharing for now! It's a little crazy that I have all these Marine JSKs 🤯 about 3 Marine JSKs too many 😂 But it felt really nice to support Mary Magdalene...already I'm looking forward to their next release! ☺️
Thank you for reading if you got to the end here ❤️
In December, akabane.aiko and I "twinned" Moitié x Baroque's tablier to walk in a small local alt fashion show. The outfits are more like sisters, but we tried to highlight Moitié's iconic bold blue colour.
Our makeup and photos by the talented iwant20huskies
Most items Moi Même Moitié except jacket (Atelier Boz), shoes (Yosuke), Aiko's necklace is another brand also, maybe MAM?
Now that Le Vitrail has been released, I can share this coord I submitted!
I was incredibly surprised and honoured to be featured on the first page of the Community Coordinate section 🖤 and a whole page??
I haven't had a chance to check out all the info in my physical copy yet since it's been mailed out to my friend's, but it has been so exciting to see Le Vitrail come together from its inception–you can really tell it's a labor of love! Everyone worked so hard! I'm so happy this exists!!
Of course I could not accept this honour without thanking and giving some credit to eglantys my forever kuro lolita inspiration. This coord is...basically me cosplaying your gorgeous layered monochrome style.
Pic 2 is an alternative coord pic I submitted. Pic 4 is the actual first time I wore this coord back in early 2024! I rewore it to take proper coord photos...guilty!
Coord breakdown (same as on zine page):
JSK (Parfum du Bonheur): Juliette et Justine
Cutsew, cross necklace: Angelic Pretty
Bustier: Victorian Maiden
Overskirt/over apron: leFlacon
Tights, choker: offbrand
Shoes: American Duchess
Headdress: Mary Magdalene
Veil thing: handmade
