Saturday, October 15, 2016

♡ Milloin ja missä käyttää lolitaa? ♥ When and where to wear lolita? ♡


Moi ihanuudet ♥

Usein kuulee ihmisten puhuvan ja näkee kirjoittavan, ettei ole tilaisuuksia käyttää lolitavaatteita. No milloin ja missä niitä ihania röyhelöitä voisi käyttää? Oikeasti...ihan milloin ja missä vain! On olemassa ihmisiä, niin sanottuja lifestyle-lolitoja, jotka pukeutuvat ihan päivittäin lolitaan. Se vaihtelee paljon lolitojen keskuudessa, että onko tyyli jokapäiväistä, sillon tällöin päälle pantavaa tai erikoisten tilanteiden juhlavaatteita. Itse koen ettei ole syytä miksei lolitaa voisi laittaa päälle silloin kun haluaa. Sitä voi tehdä ihan kotona, käydä lähikaupassa tyllit hameen alla, tehdä kävelyn puistoon, vierailla kirjastossa, poiketa teelle tai kahville, nähdä ystäviä. Ihan mitä vaan! Lolitassa löytyy värejä ja tyylejä iso variaatio, joten sitä voi laittaa ihan vaikka hautajaisiinkin ja muihin epätavallisiin tilaisuuksiin. Sitä voi myös sekoittaa muiden tyylien kanssa. Ainoan asian mitkä näen itse esteenä, on käytännöllisyys. Se voi olla esimerkiksi työpaikalla tai harrastuksissa. En usko että kukaan haluaa lähteä lapioimaan vaikka hevosen jätteitä pinkissä röyhelömekossa. x) Muussa tapauksessa on oikeastaan lähinnä vain laiskuutta ja tekosyitä. Kyllä näihin lankean joskus itsekin. :P


Hello lovelies ♥

You often hear people talking and see writing about the fact, that there are not opportunities to wear lolita clothing. Well where and when can one put on those lovely ruffles? Honestly..whenever and where-ever! There are people, so called lifestyle-lolitas, who wear lolita on daily bases. It varies a lot among lolitas that is it everyday clothing, sometimes or special occasion clothes. I feel that there are no reason why lolita couldn't be worn when one wants to. It can be done at home, visit the nearby groceries store with petticoats under the skirt, do a walk in the park, visit the library, stop by for tea or coffee, see friends. What every you want! Lolita has many colors and styles, so it can be worn even to a funeral and other unusual occasions. It can also be mixed with other styles. The only thing I see as an obstacle is practicality. It could be for example at a workplace or with hobbies. I don't think anyone wants to go shovel horse manure in a pink frilly dress. x) Other than that, there is mostly laziness or excuses. Yes I fall into these sometimes myself as well. :P 


| Dress:  Alice and the Pirates - Kitten's Wonder night Tea Party | Boots:  Bodyline |


Aloin miettimään tätä asiaa jälleen eilen, kun lähdin käymään pikaisesti kaupungilla hakemaan mun uudet silmälasit. Mulla on siis ihan ok näkö ja en aina käytä laseja, mutta kaukonäköön saatiin vähän lisää teräväpiirtoa tarkastuksella ja uusilla laseilla. Näkee nyt bussien numerot ja monet tekstit vähän kauempaakin. ^_^
Olisin voinut heittää niskaan ne tavalliset rennot leggingsit ja jonkun mukavan yli-ison takin, sellainen nuhruinen vanha hippihuppari on mun lemppari. Kävelyyn sopii parhaiten rumat lenkkarit, minkälaisia nuorempana en olisi missään nimessä suostunut laittamaan jalkaan julkisille paikoille! Vaatehuoneen ovessa on roikkunut pari mekkoa, mitkä kesällä ostin ja kumpaakaan en ole vielä käyttänyt. Ohimennessä vain ihastellut. Kun kerran vaatehuone on pullollaan kauniita ja esteettisiä vaatteita, niin miksen laittaisi niitä päälle. Kerrankin ei ollut aikataulua ja sain rauhassa haahuilla aamupäivän, meikata ja penkoa asuun sopivia osia. Näitä ei ollut suoraan mielessä, koska ruskea ja tummansininen on omalla kohdalla oudommat värit lolitassa. Tuli kuitenkin kiva kokonaisuus ja tunsin oloni aika moderniksi lolitaksi tällaisen uudehkon printtimekon kanssa. ♡ 


I started thinking about this topic again yesterday, when I went to quickly stop by at the city center to pick up my new glasses. My vision is ok btw and I don't wear glasses all the time, but got some high definition to my distant vision with a checkup and new pair of glasses. Now I can see the bus numbers and many texts from a bit further away. ^_^
I could have just threw on the regular comfy leggings and some nice overly large coat, the kind of worn out old hippie hoodie is my favorite. The best suitable for walking are ugly sneakers, the kinds that I would have not be caught dead in when I was younger! On my closet's door there has been hanging a couple of dresses which I bought this summer, but neither have I used yet. Just admired when passing by. Because the walk in closet is full of beautiful and aesthetic clothing, why not wear some of them. For once I had no schedule and got to take my time during the morning, put on makeup and find pieces to fit my outfit. These were not already thought of in my mind, since brown and dark blue are more unfamiliar colors to me in lolita. In the end the coordination turned out pretty nice and felt like quite modern lolita with a print dress as new as this one. ♡




Uskalla olla oma itsesi, erilainen tai sellainen kuin haluat! 

Dare to be yourself, different or the kind you want to be!


Omalla kohdalla koen rajoittavaksi tekijäksi lolita kanssa monet arkiset asiat. Ihan sellaiset asiat, kuin kauppareissut, mistä raahaan ruokaa itsekseni mulle ja tyttärelle, ulkoilut pikkuneidin kanssa, ihan leikkipuistossa tai metsässä, sen ettei ole autoa tai kyytiä, matkustaessa roudaan kahden ihmisen kamat yksin, joudun nostamaan tyttöäni syliin ja auttamaan usein pukemisessa. Tämmöisissä tilanteissa lolita on usein epäkäytännöllistä, likaantuu helposti, itselle voi tulla hiki, asu on konkreettisesti tiellä ja monesti ei yksinkertaisesti ole aikaa, kun tässä laitan vaikka aamusta aamupalat ja sitten pikkuneidille vaatteet valmiiksi ja muita pakollisia asioita.

Haluan kuitenkin käyttää rakkaita kauniita vaatteitani aina kun se vain on mahdollista ja yritän itse vaikuttaa asiaan ja luoda tilaisuuksia. Joskus se on haastavaa. Pukeutuminen ja oma näkyvä ulkomuotoni on ollut esiteini-iästä asti yksi itseilmaisun muoto. Saan käyttää mielikuvitusta ja luovuuttani, sekä purkaa mahdollisesti olotiloja tai peittää niitä. Se voi kuullostaa hyvin pinnalliselta jonkun korvaan, mutta laittautuminen piristää usein ja tulee sisäisestikin parempi olo. ♡

Jos yksin ei uskalla lähteä hieman massasta poikkeavana ulkoilemaan, niin voi ottaa kaverin mukaan. Kaverin ei tarvitse olla samaa tyylisuuntaa tietenkään, mutta henkiseksi tueksi siihen asti, että uskaltaa vaikka ihan itsekin. Ihmisten tuijottamiseen tottuu kyllä ja yhtä tapausta lukuunottamatta on omalla kohdalla tullut vain positiivista palautetta!


In my case I find many everyday casual stuff restrictive with lolita. Thinks like visiting a groceries store, from where I bring home food for me and my daughter, when being out in the playground or in the forest with my babygirl, the fact that I don't have a car or a ride, when traveling I carry stuff for two alone, I have to pick up my daughter and sometimes help putting on clothes. In these kind of situations lolita is often unpractical, gets dirty easily, might get sweaty, the outfit is concretely in the way and many times there simply is no time, like in the morning I make breakfast and then check clothes for my daughter and other mandatory things.

I still want to wear my precious pretty clothes whenever it is possible and I try to affect it myself and create opportunities. Sometimes it's very challenging. Dressing up and my visible appearance has been a way to express myself since I was a preteen. I get to use my imagination and creativity, also to let out my emotions and feelings or to hide them. It might sound very superficial to someone, but dressing up can be very refreshing and starting to feel better on the inside as well. ♡

If it is too intimidating to go out looking a bit different than most people, you can ask a friend to go with you. The friend does not have to be the same style as you, but as an emotional support until there's enough confidence to do it alone. One will get used to people staring and except one time on my case, all the feedback had been positive!



Ideoita ja innostusta missä ja milloin voi pukeutua ja käyttää lolitaa:


♡ Miitti  (jos ei sellaisia ole, järjestä..valitse paikka ja ilmoita aika, niin yksinkertaista)
♡ Tapahtuma  (vaikka kalamarkkinat)
♡ Kirjastossa käynti
♡ Ystävien näkeminen kotona/ulkona
♡ Ulkona syöminen
♡ Elokuvissa, teatterissa yms käynti
♡ Kaupungilla kiertely
♡ Shoppailureissu
♡ Uusi mekko/paita/hattu/peruukki/alushame..
♡ Uusien kenkien sisäänajo
♡ Asukuvien ottaminen/photoshootti
♡ Prinsessafiilis
♡ Poikaystävän/tyttöystävän näkeminen
♡ Some-kanavien päivitys
♡ Vastaantulevien ihmisten päivän piristys
♡ Käynti apteekissa, virastossa tai missä tahansa ulkona!
♡ Paketin hakeminen postista
♡ Syntymäpäivät tai muut juhlat
♡ Yksin kakun nauttiminen
♡ Vapaapäivä
♡ Juhlapäivät
♡ Peli-ilta
♡ Kaunis päivä
♡ Vitutus
♡ Keikka
♡ Tekee mieli leikkiä meikeillä
♡ Kouluun meno
♡ Joku väri inspiroi
♡ Näit elokuvan/luit kirjan mikä inspiroi
♡ Vuodenajan vaatetuksen esille ottaminen
♡ Kävely ulkona
♡ Valmiiksi saatu asuste tai vaate
♡ IHAN MIKÄ VAAN, SINÄ PÄÄTÄT!


Ideas and inspiration to when and where to dress up and wear lolita:


♡ A meetup (if there isn't any, organize..choose a place and announce the time, that simple)
♡ An event (like a fair or a market)
♡ Visiting the library
♡ Seeing friends at home/out
♡ Eating out♡ Going to the movies, theater etc
♡ Strolling in the city
♡ Shopping trip
♡ A new dress/blouse/hat/wig/petticoat..♡ Trying new shoes
♡ Taking outfit pictures/photoshoot
♡ Feeling like a princess
♡ Seeing your boyfriend/girlfriend
♡ Updating some-channels
♡ Brightening up the day of people passing by
♡ Visiting the pharmacy, an office or whenever out!
♡ Getting a package from the post office
♡ A birthday or other party
♡ Eating cake by yourself
♡ A day off
♡ Celebration days
♡ A game night
♡ A beautiful day
♡ Being pissed off
♡ Going to a gig
♡ Wanting to play with makeup
♡ Going to school
♡ A color is inspiring 
♡ You saw a movie/read a book that inspired
♡ Taking out seasonal clothes
♡ Taking a walk
♡ A finished clothing or an accessory 
♡ ANYTHING, YOU NAME IT!


Kertokaa mulle teidän ajatuksia! Mitkä on teidän lemppari aikoja tai tilaisuuksia pukeutua kauniisti? Olisi ihana kuulla niitä ♡

Share your ideas with me! What are your favorite times or occasions to dress up beautifully? I would love to hear them ♡


❤~ Saija Sasetar


Tuesday, October 11, 2016

❀ Hellocon ~ Baby the Stars Shine Bright fashion show ❀ post 2/3 ❀


Hi dearies ♥

I just noticed, this there are almost 400 posts in this blog! Woah! I think we should celebrate it somehow!! What would you like? All ideas are welcome...giveaway, a video of your choice, something something.. Let me know in the comment section. There's no such thing as a bad idea!

Then to the actual topic of this post: Baby the Stars Shine Bright fashion show at Hellocon and I was a part of it! ◉◡◉ I applied as a model for the fashion shows and got an email, that I had been chosen to be in the BtSSB fashion show! I couldn't believe it..omg! Then the email said I couldn't tell it publicly to anyone yet. When I saw my friend Nita when she was visiting Tampere, she kind of quietly asked me if I had heard anything from Hellocon about the model application and we both told that we had been picked. Wohoo! ♡ ♡


Hellocon 2016 ♡ Baby the Stars Shine Bright & Kano Masumi

"Ver Placidum」 means "Peaceful spring" in Latin. It's the happy flower showers which pour on you. This one piece dress is the dress which was made under the image of the flower fairy which cast a spell on you. This dress was designed with a wish that happy time which is like flowers in full bloom will visit the girls who wear it." -Lolibrary

They dressed me up in this amazing and gorgeously detailed one piece dress called: Ver Placidum Mille Fleur. It's has been a made to order set, which includes the actual one piece dress, a ribbon veil and flower combs. In Gothic Lolita Bible  vol. 58 the cost for this is said to be 180 000 yen, that's around 1500€!! I feel very honored that I had a chance to wear such a beautiful piece. It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and one of the most fabulous lolita moments of my life. ♡



BtSSB Fashion Show videos





We had a few rehearsals to practice our posing and walking, in the evening on the previous day and then again on the event day. No matter how much I will practice or go on the stage, it still frightens me every time and I'm shaking so bad and my heart is pounding. When you're on stage, it feels like you've been there forever, but really it's such a short time. It's like the time passing by is different for the one on the stage and the one watching you. I tried to repeat in my head "slow, go slowly, slooowly, don't rush, go slowly". When entering the stage I remembered it, but then somewhere in the middle I kind of forgot it and started to rush a bit. I can see it in the video. Been giving myself kind of a hard time because of it, but I wish it went well. ♡

The fashion show had a first part with Alice and the Pirated clothing and then Baby the Stars Shine Bright clothing. There were such amazing pieces and would have wanted to get many of them! I was planning to buy a pair of pink princess shoes, but they had none for sale or bags either. I guess the shoes that models were wearing, were meant for shows and photoshoots. When we were rehearsing Masumi-san said to me that my posing was very elegant. Waaah~ It made me so happy! 




The Prince and The Princess


Me and Nita backstage. ♥ She had a really nice ouji outfit very wearable, but still fabulous. Do I even need to say that I felt like a fairy tale lolita princess? Well I did! I grew into liking the dress a lot, it was very comfy to wear with that kind of cut and the movement of the dress was very pretty. The color was beautiful, I love blue and pastels, so it was a great fit. To be honest this was the first time I felt that I looked good in an a-line sack dress. 

We were goofing around at the backstage about this dress being a pregnancy wedding dress, when you don't want your family to know about it. I was also moving around like I was a jellyfish. It's not such serious business, gotta have some fun as well. Hihih~  ◠‿   ◠



Ladies and a gentleman, you were all amazing! Thank you for a beautiful fashion show ♡‿   ♡
I'm so grateful and happy to have been a part of it!

❤~ Saija Sasetar


Friday, October 7, 2016

❀ The last Hellocon 2016 ❀ post 1/3 ❀


Hi lovely cutiepie followers ♡

I feel like writing in English again, even though was just taking with people, that sometimes it's really difficult when can't find the equivalent word. Nah..gonna do this anyways! My english is not that bad, at least in my own opinion. :P

So this summer was the fourth and last Helsinki Lolita Convention, in short Hellocon. I have been in every one of them and last year helped with the organizing as well. This year I wanted to enjoy the event and not have too many engagements. Thought I did end up having one, an amazing one, but posting about it in a entry of it's own. Had time to do some shopping, talk to people, take pictures and even see some program. Yay! ◠◡◠

This year the event was in a new place and it worked nicely. The organizers did a great job and Hellocon was a success. The the theme was enchanting and elegant rose garden and the guest of honor the legendary Baby the Stars Shine Bright! We had the honor to have a BtSSB designer Kano Masumi at the event, but sadly the co-founder and CEO Akinori Isobe couldn't make it because of sudden sickness and had to stay in Japan. 


The Swedish Kawaii Ambassador Anastasia who translated Q&A moment with Masumi-san.
Masumi-san had a BtSSB shop girl Anna with her to help out. She was very sweet and told us to come say hi, if people we'll visit Japan.

There was a Lolita Project Runway, where some of the designers present at Hellocon, had to make outfits for their volunteer models from some various weird materials. I only saw a little glimpse when they started to make the outfits and partially some other programs as well. I had to be in a rehearsal and dressing up backstage, so missed some things, but have no regrets. Wish I had been able to participate in bow tying contest though. Would have been fun, but I'm happy someone I know won it!

Psst..I'll be in a new fashion and music related event called Aicon this weekend. Very excited to see what it will be like! ♡



Something from the designer's fashion show..
..by Belladonna, Eat me Ink me, Mossbadger, Illves, Chiringo...


A couple of Hellocon organizers picked out a few looks as the best outfit contestants and they picked two winners for it. Sorry about my crappy indoors phone picture quality. (if anyone can suggest a phone with a good and sharp camera and selfie cam, will be happy to know) Our very own Finnish ballerina lolita Elfie made a beautiful choreography for the Frog Prince play. I'm happy got to see a part of it live. Cloudberry Lady made beautiful clothing and accessories especially for this play. 


Anna Salo Photography

It was awesome to say hi to so many lovely ladies! ♡ I'm a bit awkward sometimes, but underneath it I'm actually very happy most of time. During Hellocon my depression started kicking in earlier on the same week, but I managed to enjoy myself despite of it. It was so lovely to meet Christy again, she was so cute, my favorite looks at the main event! She also brought me super yummy chocolate. ◠◡◠ I finally met Ventovir and Varis Varjo for the first time in real life! Been following both of their blogs for years and talked to online. Feels kind of surreal really, when you meet the actual talking and moving person. Awesomness! 



My Hellocon pink flower outfit 


Honeycomb Flower JSK & Cardigan set 


Dress & cardigan~  Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Blouse~  Lindex
Shoes~  Bodyline
Bag~  H&M
Hat~  Decorated by me
Ringlets~  Gothic Lolita Wigs


Baby the Stars Shine Bright is probably my first favorite lolita brand. I did fall in love with the oldschool style back the days and been loving their style ever since! If you have been following my blog for a longer time, you know I love simple style, solid colors and old school lolita. This is the reason I wanted to wear this main piece from BtSSB to honor our special guest and to match the a little bit with the flowers and all, also to be true to my color: Pink! ♡

This dress is called Honeycomb Flower and the jumperskirt has a matching cardigan. This set dates back to 2004! I was super lucky to find it Japan Yahoo auctions and when decided I was going to wear it in Hellocon, I was storing it in my wardrobe for a while. I had actually seen this dress in while at my friend's place and really liked it, especially because of the honeycomb style fabric that feels really nice and because of the crocheted flowers. Very happy dress owner now! ◠◡◠





Above is my Hellocon haul, if you can call it that. I had prepared to spend more at the main event and buy a dress or a skirt. The ones that I actually wanted, were too expensive. *sob* Did manage to find some really nice jewelry and accessories, a summer blouse, second hand tights and a black long ega skirt. I'm happy with these, even if it felt a bit weird afterwards without a bigger purchase, but to think of it, have never really shopped that much at Hellocon. I wonder why... it's a mystery! 

I really hope there will be some Hellocon related event in 2017, even if it would not be a big convention. ♡

❤~ Saija Sasetar