Lolita tea party

[maetel]

the 2nd annual Gothic Lolita tea party will take place at Kumoricon
Sept 2nd from 12pm-2pm
in the Timberline/Weyerhaeuser room
(go down the stairs in the lobby, turn left and walk down the hallway)

activities include:
- tea & goodies
- nail decor station
- photography
- door prize drawings
- "best outfit" prizes

REMINDER: please wear your lolita/j-rock/visual kei clothing. dress code will be enforced.
here are some lolita-fashion related links:
lolita styles
lolita beauty & makeup
lolita manners
cosplay lolita VS true lolita
what is lolita?
is this lolita? guide

(and just general common sense: please be clean and wear clean clothes. this will be very very very scrictly enforced)

IF YOU ARE BRINGING FOOD:
no homemade unless you have a food handler's card. (you will be asked to show it)
storebought food is ok

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[xRIxKUx]

So I am guessing I should come in my Reita or Bou cosplay? lolx

[maetel]

So I am guessing I should come in my Reita or Bou cosplay? lolx

yeah, that'd be cool
(yay Bou!)

[xRIxKUx]

I'll come as Bou for that "yay" factor lolx
hmmm Wonder if there will be other Bou cossers out there...
but I'll be in Odoru meruhen Tokei

[Irate Beldam]

Hm, I'm deffinitaly coming!!


Although.
I have like five lolita outfits. And a few Kodona ones.


I. I. I have no idea which one to come in. I dunno which one would have a better chance at the contest thing!

...I wanan change partway though. I wanna be a kodona, too. ;___;

*Sniffles.*



...Waitbut I hate tea.



.________________.;;

[xRIxKUx]

put sugar in it!!!

[Irate Beldam]

But tea tastes like peepee. ;-;


*Has hated tea ever since childhood.*


It's like. Watered-down and scares me. XD

[maetel]

i think we'll have juice or something too, for those who don't want tea~
i have a heart-shape ice cube maker


haven't decided on the whole menu yet


- for the "best outfit" competition, everyone in the room will vote for their favorite outfit, and the top 2 with the most votes will get a prize... so i guess wear the outfit you think people will vote for

- door prize drawings will be random, i'll probably do one every 1/2 hour or so (must be present to win)

[Irate Beldam]

i think we'll have juice or something too, for those who don't want tea~
i have a heart-shape ice cube maker


haven't decided on the whole menu yet

Omg this sounds like so much fun!!

I want heart shaped ice cubes. ._____.


There should be lots of sweets, too~~

And, and you doing this all by yourself? ;_;
I would feel bad if I came in and just like ate all your food without helping serve or something. >_>;;

[maetel]

i think we'll have juice or something too, for those who don't want tea~
i have a heart-shape ice cube maker


haven't decided on the whole menu yet

Omg this sounds like so much fun!!

I want heart shaped ice cubes. ._____.


There should be lots of sweets, too~~

And, and you doing this all by yourself? ;_;
I would feel bad if I came in and just like ate all your food without helping serve or something. >_>;;

there will be.

i have a couple people helping, but due to health code/liability and such i'm the only one who can make the food (need a food handler's card). and it's all self-serve~

however, if you'd like to come 15min early or so and help set up, i'd really appreciate that!

[xRIxKUx]

i'll come hep too!!!
you can have your own Bou helper!

[maetel]

i'll come hep too!!!
you can have your own Bou helper!

aww thank you! ^^

[Irate Beldam]

i think we'll have juice or something too, for those who don't want tea~
i have a heart-shape ice cube maker


haven't decided on the whole menu yet

Omg this sounds like so much fun!!

I want heart shaped ice cubes. ._____.


There should be lots of sweets, too~~

And, and you doing this all by yourself? ;_;
I would feel bad if I came in and just like ate all your food without helping serve or something. >_>;;

there will be.

i have a couple people helping, but due to health code/liability and such i'm the only one who can make the food (need a food handler's card). and it's all self-serve~

however, if you'd like to come 15min early or so and help set up, i'd really appreciate that!

Oh, that's awesome!
I understand the food handlers thing, though.
I wasn't able to help with something at school once becasue I didn't have a card.


Well, I'm not sure what I'm doing exactly at that time, but if I'm at the con, and I can get away from people, I will DEFFINITALY be coming a few minutes early to help out. n___n

I just need to know the room when you know what it will be~ :3




And about the outfit~~
I understand. n__n It sounds fun.

I just wonder. I have several dresses that I got at random antique shops...
And then two gothic lolita ones I had made to fit me.

However, I'm not sure what people will think. Will they like the more elegant ones, or the more playful, professional ones?
They're all okay outfits, though...>_<
And of course people's opinions will always differ...
But...

Ugh @ me being self concious. D:



Oooh, door prizes? Do we have to wait until the con to find out what the prizes are? >____<

[cartopmeteor]

i'll come hep too!!!
you can have your own Bou helper!

Remember to check your pm's regularly

[maetel]

i don't know which room yet, hopefully i will find out this weekend at the meeting

there are lots of prizes, it's all pretty varied

[xRIxKUx]

sweet

[Irate Beldam]

i don't know which room yet, hopefully i will find out this weekend at the meeting

there are lots of prizes, it's all pretty varied

Eeek, I hope I get to win something~~
Especially if it's Gothic Lolita inspired, or something of the sort~ <33

[xRIxKUx]

me too! gewd lucku Irate!

[Irate Beldam]

Good luck to you, too! n____n


It would be awesome if there were only as many prizes as there were people.

So then everyone won something!!

Aw, small hope I guess.
But I can still hope! n___n <333

[maetel]

Good luck to you, too! n____n


It would be awesome if there were only as many prizes as there were people.

So then everyone won something!!

Aw, small hope I guess.
But I can still hope! n___n <333

ahh noooo i can't afford that u_u i think about 30 people came last year!

[xRIxKUx]

hmmm....30?
that isnt too bad. about the size of my little birthdae' get together this year in March.
I wanted to go to this last year, but totally forgot about it...I spent alot of my time at the mall....typical..lolx

[Neko_Chan]

TT___TT I had four people at my birthday party...
-siiigh-
Ah well. :] We had fun.


I am sooo looking forward to it.
[i secretly hope to win something tooo~]

[superjaz]

so am i!! i know the dress code but i'm wondering how i can drage my bf short of making him a strait jackt of black lace.....mmmhh

[Irate Beldam]

It's gonna be so much fun~~~




Ugh, I have to vent, you guys~


Does anyone know of the site "lolitasnap.com" ?


Well, I have an account there, and I submitted five photos. They all got declined for one reason or another, but...


...One of the photos I submitted was a full bodied one of a lolita dress.

And the reason it didn't get accepted? Because it apparently "LOOKED" like cosply. [ But it wasn't, is the fact! ]


And you know what else?


There is another photo on that site that got accepted.
AND IT IS THE SAME DRESS, FULLBODIED.


Why does another users photo that is the same as mine get accepted, but mine doesn't?


Wtf, mate. That's seriously, seriously lame.
I don't really respect that site much, anymore, if they're going to pick and choose, and not accept my photos because I didn't put

"And this is my $500 dress from Baby~
And these are my $300 shoes from Meta~~
And this is my $200 parosal from Innocent World~~"

In the description of my photo entry. D:


Fook them.


*Angry*


Now I feel bad about dressing in that outfit for the lolita tea party. They got me mad. D:<<<<<<<




Btw: What exactly is the dress code?

[xRIxKUx]

aw I'm sorry Irate!
what fuchas!

[Irate Beldam]

Honestly, I just think the person who accepts the photos was jealous of me. : D


I bet she was irritated that she can't draw as well as me, or something. I've had people be jealous of that, in the past. :/




I just figure, I won't use that site, anymore. Not if they're going to be elitist. I can understand the photos NEEDING to be lolita, but when something obviously lolita isn't accepted, that's just elitism.




I'm sorry I don't fit into your constrained little genre~
I'll just have fun with more unique outfits that didn't cost me $700~~


...Omg why can I not help but relate this to school? XD

It's like. They're imagists who don't want to break their little manifesto, and I'm all...BWAAAR FUTURISM! XD



Oh gods, english class steals my brain yet again. @.@

[maetel]

Btw: What exactly is the dress code?

lolita/j-rock/visual kei/punk clothing. i'm pretty lenient~
(but no gundam or naruto cosplayers or anything like that)

[Neko_Chan]

I had an account on lolita snap.
Just to look at photos.
But that was before I knew they started moderating photos...

Kekeke... Bad lolitas at funny.

I think they were jealous. D: you're super amazing. <3

[shikyo]

I wanna go!  

I'm going as Toshiya from Dir en grey but is it OK if my mother comes and she isn't wearing any lolita or jrock stuff?

[maetel]

I wanna go!  

I'm going as Toshiya from Dir en grey but is it OK if my mother comes and she isn't wearing any lolita or jrock stuff?

please pm me

[Vondan]

so am i!! i know the dress code but i'm wondering how i can drage my bf short of making him a strait jackt of black lace.....mmmhh

I allready asked and she will reluctantly allow boys dressed as the mad hatter but only the mat hatter not his "housemate" the March Hair

[Irate Beldam]

I had an account on lolita snap.
Just to look at photos.
But that was before I knew they started moderating photos...

Kekeke... Bad lolitas at funny.

I think they were jealous. D: you're super amazing. <3

I think I just didn't fit their super elite prim and propper, expensive style of lolita.

But whatever, they can do what they want and descriminate. I'll accept everyone for who they are~



And I can't waaaaiiit until the lolita tea party!
I wanna meet everyoooone. <3333

[cpardo]

I have a costume like a maid, black and white--it's being turned into a EGL type of thing, with headdress, pale makeup, black lipstick, short boots, stockings.  I wanted to double check to see if it was okay.

[maetel]

so am i!! i know the dress code but i'm wondering how i can drage my bf short of making him a strait jackt of black lace.....mmmhh

I allready asked and she will reluctantly allow boys dressed as the mad hatter but only the mat hatter not his "housemate" the March Hair

plz no baggy jeans and sideways baseball caps.
i know it's a bit harder to dress boys, so as long as they look nice~
my boyfriend will be wearing all black dress pants, shirt, and suit jacket probably

[maetel]

I have a costume like a maid, black and white--it's being turned into a EGL type of thing, with headdress, pale makeup, black lipstick, short boots, stockings.  I wanted to double check to see if it was okay.

is it total whiteface makeup? i really wouldn't recommend it. not even Manasama wears whiteface, just the lightest foundation shade from Shiseido. plus whiteface doesn't look good on ANYONE. also, if the outfit is overly revealing, it wouldn't be considered lolita.
i have added lolita fashion-related links to the first post.

[cpardo]

OH this is important: I'm crossplaying.  But I take the costuming seriously as well as for fun.

No it's not whiteface, it's regular makeup "ivory."  Still skin colored but the lightest I found.

I thought I'd have the dress--the sides which are usually on my shoulders, pull them down so the shoulders are bare.  There would be "fake" straps attached to the dress.  If there's too much skin I can always pull the sides back up.

The skirt length is probably right above the knees or a little lower (if the sides are off the shoulder the length will be longer at the bottom).

Anyway I was invited to come by some lady friends and they've seen my outfit before.  It's the kind of outfit I can change or add to have different themes so I 'd thought I'd try a Goth theme.  Can't really afford to get a real EGL dress.

[maetel]

updated first post with more info:

Tea Party will be held in the Timberline/Weyerhaeuser room
(go down the stairs in the lobby, turn left and walk down the hallway)


REMINDER: please wear your lolita/j-rock/visual kei clothing. dress code will be enforced.
here are some lolita-fashion related links:
lolita styles
lolita beauty & makeup
lolita manners
cosplay lolita VS true lolita
what is lolita?
is this lolita? guide

(and just general common sense: please be clean and wear clean clothes. this will be very very very scrictly enforced)

IF YOU ARE BRINGING FOOD:
no homemade unless you have a food handler's card. (you will be asked to show it)
storebought food is ok

[maetel]

OH this is important: I'm crossplaying.  But I take the costuming seriously as well as for fun.

No it's not whiteface, it's regular makeup "ivory."  Still skin colored but the lightest I found.

I thought I'd have the dress--the sides which are usually on my shoulders, pull them down so the shoulders are bare.  There would be "fake" straps attached to the dress.  If there's too much skin I can always pull the sides back up.

The skirt length is probably right above the knees or a little lower (if the sides are off the shoulder the length will be longer at the bottom).

Anyway I was invited to come by some lady friends and they've seen my outfit before.  It's the kind of outfit I can change or add to have different themes so I 'd thought I'd try a Goth theme.  Can't really afford to get a real EGL dress.

i'd love to see some good crossplay.

[Irate Beldam]

Hmm, I was wondering, if I can find enough, would bringing some paper doiles to the Tea Party be a benifit?

They're just so cute, and you can't serve tea and cookies on anything less!!



My outfit that I'll probably wear to the party is kind of spunky.

I'm afraid my more "elegant" outfits wouldn't pass as Lolita enough because some of them are kind of plain. *Cry*[/size]

[maetel]

i just bought most of the supplies today, so i should be ok. thanks though!

[Irate Beldam]

Hee hee, okay then! n____n

I can't wait to see what it will be like~

And I should be coming a few minutes early to help setup~~ :3[/size]

[xRIxKUx]

PHUN~

[Irate Beldam]

Oh my gooosh.

I think my mom is letting me order two lolita dresses and some shoes as a really super early Christmas present that I have to pay for part of.


Omfg. REAL LOLITA DRESSES!!

I am so unbelieavly excited!! *Sobs to self.*



...Buying such exepsnvie things makes me feel greedy and horrible and undeserving. D:>>

>_>;

Too bad I won't have them in time for the con, though...



The most recent Lolita-esque dress I bought was for $15 at a thrift store. XD


Has anyone else gotten anything, recently?? :3~~

[Vondan]

so am i!! i know the dress code but i'm wondering how i can drage my bf short of making him a strait jackt of black lace.....mmmhh

I allready asked and she will reluctantly allow boys dressed as the mad hatter but only the mat hatter not his "housemate" the March Hair

plz no baggy jeans and sideways baseball caps.
i know it's a bit harder to dress boys, so as long as they look nice~
my boyfriend will be wearing all black dress pants, shirt, and suit jacket probably

Make him wear short velvet pants like Eddie Munster or Buster Brown

Egads baggy pants and sideways hats.  I'll have you know I only wear my pants one size large for comfort due to a pinched nerve not the 20 sizes larger the kids wear that waste all the denim so that third world children have to go with out pants.  And although I have about 100 hats in steamer trunks not one was a baseball hat and I had to buy one for my costume and it will be worn in the correct manner.   But Pop Racer is not Loli G so I may have to pass as no time to make a Mad Hatter outfit

[maetel]

Has anyone else gotten anything, recently?? :3~~

i am a buying machine.
h.NAOTO short yukata
Moitie skirt
Baby black skirt
h.NAOTO shirt
socks
Baby parfait skirt
Baby logo skirt
Baby white sleeve stoppers
Baby black sleeve toppers
Baby headbow
rockinghorse shoes
stuff for tea party prizes

[Irate Beldam]

Has anyone else gotten anything, recently?? :3~~

i am a buying machine.
h.NAOTO short yukata
Moitie skirt
Baby black skirt
h.NAOTO shirt
socks
Baby parfait skirt
Baby logo skirt
Baby white sleeve stoppers
Baby black sleeve toppers
Baby headbow
rockinghorse shoes
stuff for tea party prizes

Ooh, I am jealous! Haha, I won't lie~

How can you afford all of that? o___o

And I must ask, does h. NAOTO still have some of those Yukata for sale?

They are ultra cute! I'd love to buy one. Was it very expensive??

{ And oh, those sleeve stoppers!~ I've been looking for something better than the crappy lace things I altered! I saw those on the Baby site and thought they might be stoppers, but I wasn't sure. Oh I wish I could order them so badly~~~ }

[Irate Beldam]

*Bounces with glee~*

Omg Lolita Tea Party so soooon~~~

<333[/size]

[xRIxKUx]

excited? Irate, are you a boi!?!?!?! I think your a boi. lolx but like..a girl...lolx
you never told me your story lolx

[kylite]

the world may never know LOL

[maetel]

Has anyone else gotten anything, recently?? :3~~

i am a buying machine.
h.NAOTO short yukata
Moitie skirt
Baby black skirt
h.NAOTO shirt
socks
Baby parfait skirt
Baby logo skirt
Baby white sleeve stoppers
Baby black sleeve toppers
Baby headbow
rockinghorse shoes
stuff for tea party prizes

Ooh, I am jealous! Haha, I won't lie~

How can you afford all of that? o___o

And I must ask, does h. NAOTO still have some of those Yukata for sale?

They are ultra cute! I'd love to buy one. Was it very expensive??

{ And oh, those sleeve stoppers!~ I've been looking for something better than the crappy lace things I altered! I saw those on the Baby site and thought they might be stoppers, but I wasn't sure. Oh I wish I could order them so badly~~~ }

lots of disposable income

i got mine from auction so i got a good deal. i doubt they have any more on their site, everything sells out really quickly, plus they don't ship to US

(crossing my fingers on getting some of those things in time for the con x_x)