Sharla in Japan meets Kawaii Pateen and Cathy Cat

Kawaii Pateen had the pleasure to welcome Sharla, from Sharla in Japan to the Kawaii Pateen studios in Tokyo. I transformed Sharla into a Decora girl and later into a Lolita.
As a result we did a variety of videos on our channels which all can be seen as some sort of story, so here is a suggested order to watch and enjoy that story:

1) The Summary of the Day



2) The Kawaii Pateen Makeup Tutorial



3) Asking Sharla 10 Questions about Lolita Fashion



4) Doing a general Tutorial about Lolita fashion for Sharla's channel



It was a real pleasure to spend time with Sharla. I love dressing up people and Sharla suits Harajuku Fashion SO WELL! I hope some day soon we can roam the streets of Harajuku together in the most adorable fashion styles! 

Most importantly, I hope this will inspire more people to dress in cute and extravagant fashion. Let's make the world a more colourful place!

That's it for now peeps! Hope you like the show!
x
Cat

Angelic Pretty - Fantastic Carnival - UNBOXING & REVIEW

Angelic Pretty has had several bloodbaths over the last few months,
and there does not seem to be an end to this war for dresses!
Recently most of their dresses have sold out straight on release day,
often a few hours after release!
Crazy yet true!
This dress I really wanted, but it was not easy at all!
This is the story of a print, a dress, a shopping service and a rabbit!




Hope this will make you smile!



Do what you love! Love what you do!

xxx

Cathy Cat

SAMURAI NINJA and a LOLITA - Chonmage World ISE Bunkamura

A deep cry echos from the distance and suddenly the large gates in front of me open with a thud. Loud music starts, and a ninja carefully walks outside to greet me. Looking over, I see a samurai bowing politely and waiting for me to enter the gates. But more than that, there is a large humanoid cat with a samurai knot on its head, waving at me.

Must be another day in Japan.

I had the ultimate pleasure to get invited to a place with the incredibly long name:

Izuchi Azuchi Momoyama Bunkamura also called Chonmage world (or formerly called Edo Wonderland). (*Chonmage is the samurai knot that samurais wore on their heads in the old days.)

The following video took me 9 hours to edit but I think it is one of my best edited videos so far:


WHATS THAT?! It's the name of a Japanese Theme Park that is set around the Edo period in Japan; the times of Samurai, Ninja, Geisha, Oiran and all the other famous occupations we know from films, books and anime.

HOW COME? Actually, I was invited by my friend Kana who works there! She is learning to become a performer there and gave me the great opportunity to come and see her "workplace" as such.

WHAT HAPPENED? I actually was allowed to film those great days! I watched shows, joined games, enjoyed delicious food, walked around the beautiful landscape, explored their VERY OWN CASTLE and met lots of interesting people. All in all it was probably one of the most enjoyable experiences this year so far.

IN LOLITA? Visitors are free to wear whatever they like - actually dressing up is encouraged! You are free to wear Lolita fashion, Cosplay or you can opt to rent out some of their traditional costumes against a charge. Imagine walking around the "old Japan" dressed up as Naruto, Ichigo or a magical girl that has traveled through time!

HOW COULD YOU FILM THERE? Visitors are free to film their experience but I asked for a special permission to film in the early mornings and late evenings in order to not accidentally get visitors in front of the camera. That way I managed to take flawless shots of the area which makes me kinda happy.

WHAT DID YOU FILM? Actually over the two days I collected so much video material, that I decided to split the videos into categories. A general overview is the starting video but then I will focus on traditional fashion, Japanese shows and customs and also how to become a Ninja Lolita, which will be a funny little movie.

I hope you will like this series. I would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for reading
Stay smiley!

x
Cat

20 ANGELIC PRETTY DRESSES WARDROBE SHOWCASE

When Girls meet up,  one of the most exciting things to do it trying on each others clothes.

So when I went round the house of my friend Yumiko, she let me try on her beautiful Lolita fashion dresses! She was a little camera shy and did not want to appear on screen, but nevertheless she helped making a fantastic and fun video.

I must confess I had endless fun when doing this video, since both Yumiko and her mother would help my with my hairstyles. Yumiko was like my personal stylist and she chose the accessories and bags according to the dress style.

I felt a little bit like a Princess. I really did.

In this video we actually chose not to put on a wig, so we can let the dresses shine out the way they are and how different they can make you look even without wearing wigs.

I really hope you will like watching this video as much as us making it.

If you want to see more videos like these, let me know!
My favourite dress was... hard to say. I think I love them all.

Which one was your favorite dress?

Looking forward to reading your comments!

x

Cat

Angelic Pretty Tea Party Omiya

There are more Angelic Pretty tea parties than the Grande Princess Dreamy Carnival. The smaller stores outside of Tokyo give their own cute tea parties to delight their loyal Lolita customers.
If you were lucky you managed to see the Tea Party video before it got taken down.
There are however some pictures that I am allowed to show you

I hope you liked our styles! See you next time!
x
Cat

Metamorphose temps de fille Lolita Halloween Tea Party 2014

The Kawaii Hello Kitty theme park was bursting with girls in gorgeous dresses, for the Lolita fashion brand Metamorphose temps de file and its annual Halloween Party. Here are some delicious extra snaps, info and videos for you to give you a feel of the real experience. The ticket, which could be bought in the Metamorphose shop in Harajuku also contained also a full day ticket for the Hello Kitty amusement park "Sanrio Puroland".

Sanrio Puroland the nicknamed "Hello Kitty Land" amusement park is called and it focuses around many if Sanrio's famous merchandise characters: Hello Kitty, The Littlest Twin Stars, Cinnamonroll, Sugar Bunnies, Badz Maru and many many more. The inside of the park resembles a magical wonderland, with lanterns, music, and cute things to explore behind every corner.

What place would be better for to wearing your favourite Lolita fashion Halloween co-ords? Five Lolita girls went together and we had the time of our live playing and prancing about, flaunting our dresses and taking pictures inside the park before the tea party.

First, let me show you the park and the sugary, cute goodness of it in the first video. I really tried to capture the feeling and the sheer overkill of Kawaii:

We especially loved The Littlest Twin Stars area, which told a story at first. We had to unite our powers to make something magical happen: how good that we all had magical wands with our co-ords! From there on you could enter the fluffy cute and sparkly world of Kiki and Rara, the Littlest Twin Stars.

Trivia: the star that looked like a washing machine that you saw in the video, is actually a magical device that will create cute things. Usually you only get one item but our friend Hina won the jackpot and all things appeared at once, as you will have seen.

Standing in line for the machine...

 Photo Spot Hint: This is possibly one of the best areas to take your Lolita pictures in, as you can see by the sheer amount of pictures we took. The lighting is however changing a lot, which makes it a little more difficult (our faces at a different color on some pictures).

The Metamorphose temps de fille Halloween Party 2014

Time was flying by and before we realized it, it was already time for the tea party!!

One of the restaurants had been completely reserved for the tea party. At the door we were greeted by the shop staff of Metamorphose who gave us a very warm welcome. As soon as we had taken our seats, we were served a delicious warm dinner - which was surprising as most tea parties stick with light meals and cake. The staff told us that this dinner was not on the Puroland menu and had been made especially for us.

I also sat right opposite the three types of chocolate fountains, which caught my eye - A LOT!

After a short welcome speech we had "free time" - a time slot allocated for taking pictures, socializing I with other Lolitas, making new friends or simply eating the dinner before it can get cold. After free time, we were kindly told to take our seats to enjoy the fashion show.

Metamorphose temps de fille autumn/winter collection 2014

Designer Taira was the MC of the Metamorphose autum and winter collection 2014 fashion show. While one beautiful dress after another came on stage, she gave us details about the design.
Surprisingly models would not only walk onstage - they also walked through the audience. This gave everyone the chance to marvel at the designs and take pictures.

She fashion show opened with the "Minarai" (Apprentice) release. Cute and cheeky, these designs reminded me of a magical Lolita Hogwards Academy.

Metamorphose temps de fille Minrai Apprentice Release

Especially exciting was the Magical Moonlight (English name of the release is Magical Starry Sky) release. Three different designs were introduced, one more exciting than the other, and brought many exclamations from the audience.

Metamorphose Magical Starry Sky OP (one piece)

Metamorphose Fingerless ribbon gloves

My personal favourite was the OP. The one piece dress shows a creative side cut of the material. The Bordeaux red was absolutely beautiful. And the fingerless ribbon gloves - held by the middle finger - had little polygons and pearls on it. Looking quite magical!

Metamorphose temps de fille Magical  Starry Sky 2014

The pinafore dress, coming up gently until under the bust, made a very mature and flattering body shape. The padding on the sides made the model look very curvy for a Lolita - who normally hide their curves away.

Metamorphose tems de fille Magical Starry Sky JSK (Jumper skirt) in blue

The jumper skirt was the frilliest and used the most material. The cut was rather classic compared to the other designs and probably used more printed material than the one piece.

We also got to the an exclusive pre-release design. Metamorphose temps de fille made a collaboration with the famous Butler Cafe Swallowtail and this collaboration included a creamy white jumper skirt and a long maid dress. Visitors could exclusively put their names down for pre-orders at the event.

After the fashion show there was again some time to take pictures with the models and designer Taira - as well as socializing and dipping marshmallows and cream puffs into the chocolate fountains. A dream come true!

Metamorphose designer Taira and Cathy Cat moi

At this point I think it's best if you enjoy the video, otherwise you spoil yourself some details! The fashion show is most exciting when actually seeing the girls walk.

Raffle

After consuming delicious treats, it was time for the raffle. Every visitor had a number on their entry ticket which automatically took part in the raffle. Taira was drawing the numbers but guess who was handing over the goodies?!

Guest Star: Hello Kitty!

Make space for the massive Kitty!

She came in with a big introduction and the whole room was screaming with  joy. That moment made me realize we are never to old to get excited at a cute mascot entering the room.

Most of the first round prizes went to the brolitas that had come to the event. They looked really happy and shy on stage.

I never thought I would win the main prize but WOW I did. I kind of could not believe it (I had to cut out footage of me going "really?!" and Maria going "Yes really!" before I handed her the camera and went up on stage.) I was so happy I jumped about and teared up at the same time. An amazing moment. I felt like the happiest girl in the world at that moment. Not only going to a great tea party, but also winning main prize made me so incredibly grateful and happy.

As soon as the Raffle part had ended it was unfortunately time to go home, as the amusement park was closing too. On the way out, however, we also got bags with novelty gifts: A tumbler and a napkin of Metamorphose prints!

Maria and I, all bagged up!

Summary

The Metamorphose temps de fille Halloween Tea Party had many lovely things to offer that the other brands do not. A hot meal (AP has one for their grande event, but that is double the prize), a theme park, lots of time to socialize, a family feel and needles to say HELLO KITTY!

I think I really like the family atmosphere, the fact that the staff is really friendly and they take their time for visitors. I have come to like the Metamorphose brand even more and I am looking forward to seeing how they will adapt over the next years.

That's it for today! Thanks for reading

Selfie!

Vogue fashion's Night Out Japan - Harajuku

There is a night in Harajuku like no other nights. Free drinks and streets full of elegant, creative and simply amazing fashion styles. It's the Vogue fashion night!

Cathy Cat at the Vogue fashion's night out

The Harajuku fashion Mecca department store La Foret was right in the heart of the Vogue fashion night and not without a reason: most stores gave visitors the chance to meet their fashion designers, models or collaboration artists right there!

I was so lucky to meet no one rather than the designers Asuka and Maki there! Usually taking pictures inside La Foret and especially the Angelic Pretty store are forbidden, but for this night they even let you take pictures together with the models! I was so happy!

Maki and Asuka at the Angelic Pretty Store in La Foret

I hurried there after work and it was truly a night to remember.

Customers who bought items worth 5.000yen or more got a free drink, a Vogue fashion's night out bag, glow in the dark earrings and a badge.

Vogue Fashion's Night Out Merchandise for free

Most of my lolita friends got their hair (or even their wigs) styled at the Maison de Julietta store who offered hairdos at a really discounted rate. The hair-stylists even let us take a picture with them and their hair creations. Some even got their make up refreshed.

Maison de Julietta hair stylist picture of the day:

The hairstylist (in black) did the adorable hairdo on the right. I wish I knew how to do that with my real hair!

Another famous Lolita was present too, MC Melody Doll from the famous Lolita rap video "Throw it in the bag" was just in Tokyo and spend the evening with us. Cute and classy, it was a real pleasure for me to get to know her.

MC Melody Doll at Maison de Julietta

Once most of us had received their hair-makeover we all took a massive group picture together. Spot the Tokyo international Lolitas you might know from one of my other videos.

Just before we moved on to get our dinner, I spotted Harajuku fashion model and designer Haruka Kurebayashi in the crowd. It is hard to not see her, with all the fun colors and pop fashion items on her outfit. Haruka Kurebayashi was sweet as always. I feel honored she remembers my name by now and she let me take another picture with her.

Haruka Kurebayashi and Cathy Cat

Even though it started raining afterwards and we didn't go down Omote Sando street to check out the Vogue fashion events of other designers, it was still a perfect night.

Cathy Cat and MC Melody Doll

How about you? Have you been to a Vogue Fashion's Night Out in your country?

Let me know! Thanks for reading! Catch you for another fashion post soon!

x
Cathy Cat