japanese street fashion show take 2!

Dear Fairies,

In February I was part of another Japanese street fashion show at the local Asian Art Museum. They were having an after dark event, so some members of the Japanese fashion community got together to put on a fashion show of different styles.

There, I met two new fairies, Carol and Amanda, who were very lovely ladies. I hope to meet with the again soon ^_^ A very interesting coincidence was that we all ended up wearing Disney shirts as you can see!

The event was very impromptu so we didn't have a rehearsal period. So, when it came time for me to walk down the runway, I didn't realize that we were supposed to keep walking through the audience >.< Instead, I went off the other side of the stage area haha

It was a nice little night of fun to catch up on some of my great J-fashion friends and to make new ones! In the pic above, next to me is lolita, Angel Light, who was great to record most of this fashion show as she did in the last fashion show I was in. You can see my slightly embarrassing walk XD

 What I Wore

Pom Pom Bow Barrette: handmade (bought at convention)

Plastic Hair Clip: Target (full price)

Pink Rhinestone Glasses: Claire’s (on sale)

Belle Beauty and the Beast Shirt: 90s Vintage

White Suspenders: Hot Topic (full price)

Shorts: 90s Vintage (from my mom)

Socks: Target (full price)

Custom Shoes: Reebok (full price)

Disney Mickey Mouse Winter Button: thrift

~Sparkling Ga Eul

Faith, Trust and Fairy Kei Dust!

such nostalgia: the little mermaid musical

Dear Fairies,

I went to see The Little Mermaid musical sometime in March. I went with my stepfather and his granddaughter. When I realized it would be coming into town, I knew that this was a great time to wear my retro 80s Little Mermaid shirt ^_^

The production was great, but definitely not as extravagant as many other shows seen on Broadway. I found the large clear bubble "flats" that they used for the above water scenes an interesting choice. Also, I was glad that they didn't use Heelys like they did in the original Broadway production. I always found Heelys kind of weird... I got that they wanted a feeling of them being underwater, but I imagine it would've been more distracting to me. Flounder had a little skateboard in this production but I felt as if that was a character choice that worked quite well.

Instead of Heelys though, this production had the Mermaid tails cover the feet in front with the "fin" which was made of this flowy fringe material, and the actors walked normally. Actually, this was the first production to use the fly system to have the fish and mermaids actually look as if they were swimming mid-water. This was a wonderful choice as it was done superbly.

Photo Taken by Christian Waits (Theatre Jones)

Not only were fish and mermaids flown, but was used on Eric in the scene where he falls into the water after the shipwreck. When this happened, a scrim was brought down in front of the stage upon which a light made to look like water was projected. Behind the scrim we saw Eric in an almost heavenly light that you can usually see underwater when there's light coming down upon the water. Then, slowly, he was flown down as if he was falling through the water. It was absolutely beautiful. Ariel's silhouette could be seen coming in to save him and that was the end of the first act.

Photo Taken by Christian Waits (Eric Kunze Fansite)

All of the actors were wonderful and there was a delightful originality. The supporting characters all had lovely twists to them visually and in their character that I enjoyed. First, Sebastian was still Jamaican but he was definitely portrayed as more "proper" in this production as he was dressed in a completely red 19th Century style costume complete with knickers, tights, and a red powdered wig. The actor was possibly the greatest singer in the entire cast. Scuttle was a bit more... interesting... he became even a bit off-putting to me haha but he had an interesting costume with pumpkin pants, striped socks, and a vest. The twist they put on Flounder made him seem more realistic in a sense. He had spiky hair, wearing a slight skater boy style costume. A new layer for this character was his crush on Ariel that was actually very cute and gives way to his song in the show. The actor was adorable and had a wonderful voice. As for Ursula, she was definitely fabulous without a doubt. The tentacle dress was nothing short of dazzling, and the tentacles would be moved by the actors playing Flotsam and Jetsam to create the illusion she was moving them around the eels during Poor Unfortunate Souls. A little side note is the performance of Les Poissons. This is possibly the most overlooked song in the show, but the performance was hilarious as the actor put a different emphasis on the already clever lyrics by Howard Ashman.

Photo Taken by Christian Waits (Theatre Jones)

My real nitpick with the musical in general is that I'm not a huge Glen Slater fan. He wrote the lyrics for the new songs in the musical besides the first song called Mysterious Fathoms Below.  Mysterious Fathoms Below was a song that was cut from the film, with lyrics written by Howard Ashman, the original lyricist. Unfortunately, Ashman is no longer with us, so Disney hired Glen Slater. I don't find Glen Slater nearly as good of a lyricist as Ashman though :b

Photo Taken by Christian Waits (Kory's Review)

Overall, I was pleased with the production regardless of some of the stranger changes that were made for the musical. I would recommend going to see it for the nostalgia and spectacle for sure ^_^

 What I Wore

Fabric Rose Fascinator: Forever 21 (full price)

Purple Rhinestone Studded Glasses: Claire’s (on sale)

Ariel The Little Mermaid Shirt: 80s Vintage

Cardigan: Old Navy (on sale)

Skirt: Gap (gift)

Leggings: Forever 21 (on sale)

Socks: Target (full price)

Purple Suede Pumps (not pictured): Franco Sarto

Pink Sparkly Ribbon Bow Pin: made by me

Bangle: Forever 21 (on sale)

Scrunchie: Claire's (on sale)

~Sparkling Ga Eul

Faith, Trust and Fairy Kei Dust!

fairy at lolita birthday waffles meetup

Dear Fairies,

I am back from a terribly long and unpredictable hiatus. Things have been crazy as I near the end of my college career. I have a lot to catch up on as I have done a few things I would like to post here to share with you ^_^

I am part of the lolita community in my area, so I have joined maybe three meetups so far as I build up my frilly wardrobe. One of the girls, Xochitl, was having a birthday party at a lovely waffle and pastry cafe called Cafe Brown Sugar.

This was my first real lolita meetup since I went to my first one ever in a sax Bodyline dress that I'm currently reconstructing. I couldn't figure out what to wear to the meetup considering I was a fairy, with very few frilly pieces, going to a lolita gathering. I wanted to look just as cute and a bit more formal to match the lolita style. Therefore, I came up with the idea of creating a sort of fairy kei/ cult party kei hybrid to wear to the meetup. Personally, I think it was a great choice as I had a few compliments from the girls at the meet ^_^ I was even surprised to know that one of them knew what cult party kei was!

I had earlier made Xochitl some fairy kei accessories in return for her generous donation towards the original play I was working on to produce, Tchaikovsky. I still hadn't had the chance to give them to her, so I put them in a little gift bag along with some candy (a Ring Pop and Fun Dip) and I headed out to the cafe.

A lot of the other girls had awesome waffles and coffee. Xochitl got a green tea ice cream waffle which looked amazing. I wasn't feeling the huge waffles, so I just settled for some small yummy fish-shaped waffle pastries filled with sweet red bean.

Photo Taken by Allred Photography

The cafe itself was very nice and had two stories with a brick interior. I liked the quotes and paintings on the walls with quotes from famous people. The wall we took pictures in front of had a quote from J.M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan. I love Barrie and Peter Pan ^_^

Photo Taken by Stephanie Rose

Photo Taken by Stephanie Rose

Photo Taken by Allred Photography

The other girls were so lovely and we had a good time looking around at some Korean shops in the area where they had groceries, books, cosmetics, and tons of cute things. There is a wonderful Korean cosmetics store called The Faceshop which has some amazing stuff. The only thing I bought while at this meetup was a peach-colored lip gloss from The Faceshop, and I signed up for their rewards program. I highly recommend the Chia Seed line since I have the moisturizer, which can change my dry skin to smooth in one application.

I had to leave early from the party, but this was a fun meetup and I definitely won't be afraid to wear fairy kei to a lolita event again ^_^ In fact, I would highly recommend it to some of you lonely fairies looking for J-fashion friends whom you can even educate on fairy kei.

 What I Wore

Bow Barrette: made by me

Blue Sparkly Glasses: Claire’s (on sale)

Shirt: Papaya (on sale)

Blue Nightgown (skirt): thrift

Cream Pengoir: thrift

Pink Tights: Nordstrom (gift)

White Tights (underneath): Target (full price)

Hello Kitty Angel Socks: H & M (full price)

Pumps: Charlotte Russe (full price)

Necklace: made by me

Little Twin Stars Wristband: Sanrio

Fluffy Heart Pin: made by me

Sparkly Pink Ribbon Pin: made by me

Hello Kitty Purse: Sanrio (on sale)

~Sparkling Ga Eul

Faith, Trust and Fairy Kei Dust!