Saturday, September 11, 2010

So, I weighed in today at 211lbs. That means I lost half a pound from last week. Not a lot to lose, but at least it's not a gain! And it's better than staying the same.

Went to an Indian restaurant today and it was awesome. It was half celebration for my getting a job, and half pre-concert meal for Mik and Nate. They went on without me because, well, I didn't want to go. Haha.

Anyway, my Bodyline order came in yesterday. Bodyline is a Japanese lolita company thats ells good to fantastic quality lolita clothing for decent prices. I got a pair of shoes, socks, a dress, bloomers, and a blouse. Mik got some breeches, a hat, and two blouses. And this is what we had to say:

Bodyline, why do you lie about your sizes? Mik ordered her breeches in the size that was slightly too big for her. The breeches are too tight, one of them unwearable until she loses a little bit of weight. The shoes I got, despite being in my size, were really tight. I'm going to try and break them in, but if that doesn't work, I'm going to sell them. The dress that was supposed to fit since the measurements matched up...doesn't. Can't quite zip that thing. The petticoat/underskirt it came with DOES fit, however. The socks NOT A CHANCE. If you have slightly bigger than average calves, their socks will not fit. Period. The bloomers would fit me if my hips weren't so huge. The blouses we got fit us perfectly.

So, there you go. If you order from Bodyline, keep that in mind. The clothing was all really good quality, the shoes look fantastic, and it was all actually a lot nicer in person than on the site.

5 comments:

Lilies in my Cereal said...

Goodness, good to here about the weight. I've never tried to buy any lolita clothing.. only make it. I can only make headbows and skirts... Never tried a dress or shirt. I should work on that! Post pictures if you can.

Lilies in my Cereal said...

Just thinking.. Have you been to anime conventions? Sometimes you can try on clothing there.

Astrid said...

I've made a JSK and a few headbows and headdresses. Mik's going to make me some skirts, OPs, and JSKs once I fork over the money for the fabric. She's a lot better at sewing than I am.

And yeah, I've been to Anime Central. I didn't try on anything then because the one shop I wanted to check out didn't have shoes and I was a lot heavier then, so I wasn't going to fit into the sample clothing.

I'm going to Anime Boston in '11 as an Artist Alley member. I'm going to be selling prints and amigurumi, maybe some headbows. Mik's definitely going to be selling clothing (mostly skirts,a lot in plus size). I'm going to wander around the Dealer's Room and the Artist's Alley during my break from our table and check out lolita clothes and accessories.

Lilies in my Cereal said...

I've always thought about doing artist alley but never ventured into it. That is so cool!!!! Do you crochet or knit too? I've always known amigurumi to be crocheted...

Astrid said...

I crochet, but you can knit amigurumi, too. There aren't many patterns, but they exist.