Angelic Pretty’s new School Mate One Piece dress in red tartan, or the alternate navy tartan, which I’m equally in love with, is to die for. It’s got a bit of a retro feel, 1950s feel to it that I’m really loving. Cute carry-on luggage – need I say more? The Metamorphose Tales of the [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Deoart, items we love, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Victorian Maiden
Filed under: Fashion

Yesterday, I blogged about Courtney’s adorable pom-pom adorned outfit. The other bit of wonderful craftiness I spotted at Angelic Pretty’s mini party was this sweets-laden whipped cream cell phone cover, made by Rebecca. Here is Rebecca on the left using her phone, and the rest of the early birds waiting for Angelic Pretty SF to [...]

posted by Lydia
Tags: Angelic Pretty, crafting, deco, Events, real people style, san francisco, sweet lolita
Filed under: Hobbies

I have been wanting a set of Clover pom-pom makers for a few months now. Yes, I know how to make them with cardboard rings, and you can get cheap durable plastic rings at craft stores as well, but Clover’s Pon Pon Maker tutorial video fills me with crafty joy. I saw Courtney at Angelic [...]

posted by Lydia
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Anthropologie, Clover, crafting, fashion snap, Mori-girl, pom pom, real people style, san francisco, shoes
Filed under: Fashion, Hobbies

I have to admit, I’m on a major polka dot craze right now (evidence to be found in an upcoming blog post.) Polka dotted items are mostly always in fashion, but this spring it seems both Emily Temple Cute and Angelic Pretty have also caught on to the polka dot craze in a big way. [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Emily Temple Cute, japanese brands
Filed under: Fashion

Since February 16th, maruione.jp, the online shopping page for brands featured at the Marui One department stores in Japan has been down due to malicious hacking attack on the website. Just yesterday, maruione.jp re-opened in all regions after a gradual roll-out to a few countries and regions. This is good news for fans of all [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, black peace now, bpn, Emily Temple Cute, gothic lolita, japan, japanese brands, Metamorphose, sweet lolita
Filed under: Fashion, News

I’ve been going back and forth on making a post on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan for a few days. Stuck between making a post relevant to the topic of this blog (fashion) and the feeling that doing so would be incredibly shallow considering the lives that have been lost. In the end, I [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Alice and the Pirates, Angelic Pretty, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, japan, japanese brands, Metamorphose, Victorian Maiden
Filed under: News

We’ve never done outfit posts here on Carousel of Crowns before, so be sure to sound off if you’d enjoy more of these in the future or whether you could go without them. On a personal note, it’s amazing what a wig and a change of makeup can do to how you photograph! Pictured above [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, btssb, fashion snap, japanese brands, Metamorphose, sweet lolita
Filed under: Fashion

On January 30, 2011, Angelic Pretty San Francisco hosted a mini tea party at the Angelic Pretty/Harajuku Hearts store location. All in all, there were 35 Angelic Pretty customers and about six shop staff and volunteers in attendance. The afternoon started off with mingling over beverages (water, hot milk tea or lemonade) and snacks (Pocky, cookies [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, Events, japanese brands, real people style, san francisco, sweet lolita
Filed under: Events

Angelic Pretty USA, otherwise known as the store in San Francisco, recently announced a new shop blog and mini-party on January 30th. To score tickets to the mini-party, customers must spend $25 in-store or online (remember to go to angelicpretty-usa.com and not the other English language AP online store) by January 29th. The first 35 [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Angelic Pretty, san francisco
Filed under: Events, News

Wishing all our readers a wonderful new year of frills and fashion adventures. Enjoy the rest of the photos from the AP/Harajuku Hearts opening in San Francisco!

posted by Lydia
Tags: Angelic Pretty, fashion snap, Harajuku Hearts, japanese brands, san francisco, sweet lolita
Filed under: Events, Fashion