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| "Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." Hallo! I am Kairii Chan. This is my list blog. I use it for listing my favourite artists & my favourite books & my wishlist & other lists  Chan is my last name - not the Japanese name suffix. In Chinese it is as follows: 陳麗懿. In Japanese, I prefer using the hiragana alphabet to write my name - かいり. I am a double major University student, in Law and Fashion is beautiful. I love watching it start something new, move along, then go all the way back to the beginning where it started. From vintage chic styles of European streets to the colourful, not-so-conventional styles of Japan, like Lolita, Mori, Otome and Dolly. Splashing out on expensive Lolita dresses and then scouring vintage boutiques for cheap goodies is the perfect balance. I love Lolita fashion very much and my favourite brand is Innocent World, but for some unknown reason, my closet is full of Angelic Pretty! I also highly doubt whether a wishlist can ever truly be completed ... Yes! I am a pianist. Although I have tried to play guitar, but I'm just no good at it at all, so I am sticking to the piano. I love Classical and Romantic music; Chopin and Mozart are my favourite composers. As for popular music, I listen to a small variety of music from all over the world, from Asian to European. I'm a particular fan of Eurovision over the past few years! I love books. My favourite author is Diana Wynne Jones and I love the classic French children's books, Le Petit Prince and Le Petit Nicolas series! I love reading classic children's books in general, like Alice in Wonderland, The Magic Faraway Tree, Oliver Twist, Winnie-the-Pooh and so on. Besides classics, I love fantasy books and books set during the 1800s - I wish I could have lived during this era! It is difficult to choose, but my two favourite classic books are "Le Petit Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie. I want to never grow up and to enjoy being young forever, after all, adults, "Les grandes personnes ne comprennent jamais rien toutes seules, et c'est fatigant, pour les enfants, de toujours et toujours leur donner des explications." I enjoy reading manga and watching anime, especially Studio Ghibli films. My all time favourite is Spirited Away. Lately, I haven't been watching many serial anime so I'm hoping to catch up. Some anime I am watching now: Axis Powers HETALIA, Katekyoshi Hitman REBORN, One Piece and Fullmetal Alchemist. Cute things are lovely! Especially Hello Kitty and Sanrio. I have been collecting Hello Kitty since I was only a wee toddler. I love Rilakuma and San-X characters. I am a fan of Disney, particularly the old, classic animated movies, but I also love all the new Pixar movies too! Dolls, toys and figurines are such a wonderful collector items! Sylvian Families are gorgeous and I only wish the new ones were made like the ones from my childhood. Pullip and Dal dolls are super cute! I like pretty porcelain figurines too! They're so delicate and beautiful. Some random things I like - mushrooms! Lace, crochet & embroidery. Airplanes/Aeroplanes - my dream is to own one and fly one when I can afford it. I've wanted to be a pilot since I was little. An unusual dream for a little girl, but flying is something impossible that human beings have conquered. Not perfectly. Yet. But I have faith in technology. I love trains too. Old steam engines are the best! Oh! And buses too! I cannot wait until the day I step onto a London Double Decker! Bookshelves - I had a difficult time picking one for my room. I like wallpaper. I wish I could have wallpaper rooms again! I like china and porcelain, too! My mother gave me an incomplete set of Daisy teacups and saucers from France and an incomplete set of cream teacups and saucers also from France, to start my collecting. I've been eyeing a Willow patterned dinner set from England that my mother has hidden in the kitchen. I like collecting china and cute cutlery. My journal is not a Friends Only journal  so please feel free to add me. But please comment here, if you would like to be added back   You can find my blog here, my  Japanese practise blog here,  my poupeegirl here and sales/purchases feedback here. "Les enfants seuls savent ce qu'ils cherchent." |
LOUISE MAY ALCOTT Little Women ISABEL ALLENDE The House of the Spirits MUIR RAJ ANAND Untouchable J. M. BARRIE Peter Pan L. FRANK BAUM Wizard of Oz FRANK BEDDOR Looking Glass Wars ENID BLYTON The Wishing Chair The Wishing Chair Again DAN BROWN The Da Vinci Code FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT Little Princess The Secret Garden LEWIS CARROLL Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass SUSANNA CLARKE Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell Series Volume 1: Mr. Norrell Volume 2: Jonathan Strange Volume 3: John Uskglass EOIN COLFER Artemis Fowl Series Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident The Eternity Code The Opal Deception The Lost Colony The Time Paradox Other The Supernaturalist ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Study in Scarlet The Adeventures of Sherlock Holmes LAURA ESQUIVEL Like Water for Chocolate F. SCOTT FITZGERALD The Great Gatsby CORNELIA FUNKE The Thief Lord NEIL GAIMAN Stardust PETER GOLDSWORTHY Maestro KENNETH GRAHAME The Wind in the Willows ODO HIRSH Bartlett Series Bartlett and the Ice Voyage Bartlett and the City of Flames Bartlett and the Forest of Plenty Bartlett and the Island of Kings Other ANTHONY HOROWITZ Alec Rider Series Stormbreaker Point Blanc Skeleton Key Eagle Strike Scorpia Ark Angel CATHERINE JINKS Evil Genius DIANA WYNNE JONES Chrestomanci Series Charmed Life The Lives of Christopher Chant Witch Week The Wizards of Caprona Mixed Magics Conrad's Fate The Pinhoe Egg Howl's Moving Castle Series Howl's Moving Castle Castle in the Air House of Many Ways Other The Merlin Conspiracy Eight Days of Luke DAVID MALOUF Fly Away Peter VLADMIR NABOKOV Lolita JENNY NIMMO Children of the Red King Series Midnight for Charlie Bone The Time Twister The Blue Boa EDGAR ALLEN POE The Dupin Mysteries MANUEL PUIG Kiss of the Spider Woman PHILIP PULLMAN The Tin Princess J. K. ROWLING Harry Potter Series Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NAWAL EL SAADAWI Woman at Point Zero ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY Le Petit Prince (French) JOHN STEINBECK The Grapes of Wrath ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Treasure Island BRAM STOKER Dracula PATRICK SUSKIND Perfume MARK TWAIN The Adventures of Tom Sawyer J. R. R TOLKIEN Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King CATHERINE WEBB Horatio Lyle Series The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle The Obsidian Dagger The Doomsday Machine SCOTT WESTERFELD Leviathan Trilogy Leviathan Behemoth DIGITAL LIBRARY FRANCIS HODGSON BURNETT Little Lord Fauntleroy The Lost Prince CHARLES DICKENS David Copperfield Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities Oliver Twist ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Valley of Fear The Hound of the Baskervilles The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow F. SCOTT FITZGERALD The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This Side of Paradise VICTOR HUGO Les Miserables The Man Who Laughs ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde JULES VERNE Around the World in Eighty Days A Journey to the Centre of the Earth The Moon-Voyage Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A Voyage in a Balloon HERBET GEORGE WELLS The Invisible Man Tales of Space and Time The Time Machine The War in the Air The War of the Worlds The World Set Free OSCAR WILDE The Happy Prince and other stories The Importance of Being Earnest Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and other stories The Picture of Dorian Gray WISHLIST The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones The Game by Diana Wynne Jones Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer Airman by Eoin Colfer The Ingenious Edgar Jones by Elizabeth Garner Never Where by Neil Gaiman Le Petit Nicolas Series (French) by Sempe & Goscinny Le Petit Nicolas Le Petit Nicolas et Les Copains Les Recres du Petit Nicolas Le Petit Nicolas a des Ennuis Les Vacances Du Petit Nicolas Mortal Engines Series by Philip Reeve Mortal Engines Predator's Gold Infernal Devices A Darkling Plain Laws of Magic Series by Michael Pryor Blaze of Glory Heart of Gold Word of Honour Time of Trial Moment of Truth Hour of Need |
クローゼット ★ リスト ANGELIC PRETTY SOLD SOLD SOLD Dreamy Dollhouse OP in Mint French Cafe Ribbon JSK in Blue Holy Night Story JSK in White SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Sweet Jam OP in Black SOLD SELLING* Wonder Cookie JSK in Sax BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT AND ALICE & THE PIRATES Chocolate Fascinate Fairytale Chocolierre JSK in Beige Little Kitty Bouquet JSK in Red St. Mephisto JSK in Ivory EMILY TEMPLE CUTE Biscuit JSK in Pink Books Print JSK in Pink SOLD Fruit & Vegetable Basket JSK in Yellow Jam Jar Border Print JSK in Red Ladies Print OP in Black Pippi Check BAG in Red Pippi Print JSK in White Strawberry Dot JSK in Green Toys BAG in Red INNOCENT WORLD Alphabet Rose Maxi JSK in Green Dolce JSK in Chocolat Forest Harvest JSK in Beige Goblin Rabbit JSK in Black Lauretta Long JSK in Chocolate Rasiel OP in Wine Rococco Rose Border Long JSK in Chocolate SOLD Snow White Storybook JSK in Black Teddy Bear Applique JSK in Navy Violin JSK in Chocolat METAMORPHOSE TEMPS DE FILLE SOLD Dobby Stripe Long Sleeve Dress in Antique White Nostalgic Chessboard JSK in Green Old Emblem High Waist JSK in Black SELLING* Popping Balloon OP in Off-White Popping Balloon JSK in Off-White SELLING* Romantica Train JSK in Green Romantica Train OP in Green Romantica Train Headbow in Green Romantica Train Mini Dress-Hat in Green Strawberry Cream Pinafore JSK in Off-White Tales of the Wood Pinafore JSK in Off-White Vintage Cherry Broad JSK in Black OTHER N/A PENDING N/A RESERVED/UNPAID N/A Poupee Wardrobe |
ウィッシュ ★ リスト ANGELIC PRETTY French Biscuit Shoulder Bag in Brown Hanikami Bear Shoulder Bag in Brown Holy Night Story Regular JSK in Green Honey Cake Round Collar JSK in Yellow Little Bear's Cafe High-Waist JSK in Brown Lyrical Bunny 2-Way Bag in White BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT/ALICE & THE PIRATES Alice's Portrait JSK in Bordeaux Blooming Snow White JSK in Off-White or Mint The Dream In Midsummer Night JSK II in Ivory The Scent of Rapunzel JSK I in Green EMILY TEMPLE CUTE Jam Jar (Non-border Print) Shirred JSK in Red *Mr. British Bunny Shirred Halter-neck JSK in Grey or Black or Off-White Wonderland Print JSK in Off-White or Grey or Black INNOCENT WORLD Angel Tiered Long OP in Chocolate Beatrice Long JSK in Beige Heart Ribbon Satchel Bag in Brown Lauretta Rose Long JSK in Ecru Linderhof Long JSK in Bordeaux London Stripe Tiered JSK in Milk Tea Ribbon Sleeve A-Line OP in Chocolate or Black Sailor Collar A-line OP in Navy, Chocolate or Grey METAMORPHOSE TEMPS DE FILLE Blooming Garden Corsage Pinafore JSK in Yellow Pin-Tuck Chiffon OP (2010) in Black or Off-White |
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MAJOR BRANDS ALICE AND THE PIRATES [link] baby's side brand. alice and the pirates aims at a slightly more gothic audience. their influences are victorian aristocratic. their styles are darker & again slightly more sophisticated than baby's main line brand. they sell alot of aristocratic clothing, including breeches, shirts, & darker print skirts & jumperskirts. price ranges similar to the main line baby brand. I have item(s) by this brand ANGELIC PRETTY [link] A well-known brand of lolita fashion, Angelic Pretty produce some of the most wanted prints in the lolita world. Their designs are very fluffy & cute! They are known affectionately as AP, & their style is sweet & deco lolita. While ap items can be a bit expensive, it is clearly visible why it is so. although not top tailor level, the quality of the dresses are quite high. Their fabrics tend to be thicker & soft, & the jumperskirts & onepieces mostly come with a built-in pannier or inner skirt. Detail is obviously one of ap's best selling points. Their items are often desgined sporting cute little details like ribbons, pearls, motifs, lace & such cute things. Their prints are thought about deeply & they make their items available in a wide range of colours, to suit a wide range of styles & tastes. They have a lovely English website but things from the Japanese website do not always make it to the English one. Also, the english orders are usually handled by AP, then by an in between delivery center, so sometimes it takes a while longer to order & for parcels to actually arrive at the destination. I have item(s) by this brand BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT [link] Another popular brand, Baby (as they are often known), makes some beautiful prints. Their style is probably a little more sophisticated than AP's style, drawing a little from the classical style of lolita. Prints are usually drawn from cute animals, delicate flowers and beautiful characters. Their style is best described as sweet & classic. The prints are more mild & subtle & their details are less extravagant. They have a similar price range as AP. Furthermore, many of their items are made in Japan. I have item(s) by this brand EMILY TEMPLE CUTE [link] A cute otome, casual style lolita brand, known fondly as Emikyu! Cute prints that are not as cluttered as AP or Baby but clean and neat. They vary from Rabbits, to bows, to Macarons and other cute items. Their style is a little more casual, and in general, the skirts and skirt area of dresses tend to be narrower than most over-the-top lolita brands. The sizes tend to be on the smaller side and Emikyu dresses often do not come with shirring. Also, I believe, all their dresses are made in Japan, which may account for the prices being quite high. Most notable about this brand is the lack of a unified online store and website. Only individual shop blogs are available. This means a difficult time for international buyers since there is no overseas webshop. A shopping service is required to purchase from Emikyu. I have item(s) by this brand INNOCENT WORLD [link] A wonderful classic lolita brand. Innocent World brings back some olden day romantic clothing, usually in a child-like style. Their clothes are high quality & the fabrics they use are gentle & soft. The dresses are in simple styles, with little superfluous detail on the dresses. The details lay in their prints. Their prints remind us of a Victorian child's toybox & lifestyle, full of wooden toys, porcelain dolls & dollhouses, tea parties & other such innocent & simple past times. The price you pay for Innocent World items are quite expensive, especially for such light items. But it's important to note, that some Innocent World items are made in Japan. Their dresses do not have built in panniers usually, but they do have satin linings. Innocent World now have a wonderfully easy to use English website. It contains everything available on the Japanese website, including the same sales. I have item(s) by this brand METAMORPHOSE TEMPS DE FILLE [link] A cute brand from Japan, knwon to girls as Meta. They are girls who make clothes for other girls. Their clothing ranges many styles, from sweet, deco, classic and even vintage lolita! Their prints vary from style to style. They have animal prints, fruit prints, flower prints & sweets prints. Their price bracket is a little lower than Tnnocent World, AP & Baby, but their quality is very much on par. Their details, like bows & waist ties, are usually all removable, leaving the choice up to the owner, whether they want everything on, or off. Their english site is run by the actual company itself, not by an external unit. They ship from directly from the company, not through a delivery center (like AP). Sometimes, if a member orders enough, they earn points on their system, which one can use as credit next time they purchase from Meta. One downside: when using credit card the items purchased must be addressed to the owner of the card. so if you use your mother's card, the parcel should be addressed to your mother! Their parcels arrive quickly & well-packaged, so be prepared to receive your items soon after you place an order! I have item(s) by this brand. INDIE BRANDS ANNA HOUSE (Hong Kong) [link] An indie lolita brand, gaining more & more exposure recently for their items. Anna House is located in Hong Kong & they sell their own lolita items. Their items are fair priced, & is good for the first step to move up from being a starter lolita. Basically, their items are what you pay for. While the quality is not horrendous, it is not as high quality as the major brands. Their designs are very simple as are their prints (when they have prints). They tend towards the sweet lolita side, most of their items being shown in baby pink or blue. They are great for accessories when you don't want to pay US$50 for a pair of socks or a hairbow. They are good to communicate with & have reasonable shipping (as they only use registered parcel). I have item(s) by this brand. BODYLINE (China/Japan) [link] Bodyline is a starter lolita brand. their items are made in china and are average quality depending on what you buy. their items are cheap & they do some replicas of AP & Innocent World. It's a good place to buy a jumperskirt, a skirt or a blouse to see if you like the lolita style! They have many items, ranging in style & colour. They also have items that a well-immersed lolita would buy. Things like a skirt to wear on everyday, hair bows, simple accessories & such (because most people would not want to wear a $350 dress around for everyday!) Their fabrics are a little harsher than the other brands but their panniers are great if you want to buy an extra one for that extra POOF! I have had item(s) by this brand. DEAR CELINE (China) [link] Dear Celine have established for themselves a large China fan base. The quality of their items are really quite high, regarding the tailoring & their materials. Their style is sweet & classical. Their items have a very elegant touch but are also cute, too. They have a nice range of designs & fabrics, including velveteen, cotton, satin & such. They have a few cute prints (all which sold out quickly) and simple design. Their selling point is the fact that they do custom made sizing over a range of styles. Dear Celine often have new styles coming out & sometimes old styles are re-released for those who missed out the first time. After the item is made, shipping is incredibly fast, using Chinese EMS (equivalent to the Japanese EMS). You can get the items straight from their TaoBao site or for English or International orders, their agent is qutieland ( qcute ). Dear Celine is highly recommended for those who are trying out lolita, can't find their size with brand items or are looking for more different styles.I have had item(s) by this brand. MEW (Korea) A cute Korean indie designer. MEW makes all the designs herself from print to dress style! So far she has released several prints including Crown Ribbon, Strawberry Cream and Lief. Crown Ribbons is available as a jumperskirt which is made of a velveteen fabric. A simple design, the main feature is the crown & ribbon print at the bottom of the jumperskirt. It comes in a variety of classic colours. The dress is very elegant classic style. Her second design is Strawberry Cream. A cute, sweet design, the print incoporates strawberries, sweets, cakes, cream & other goodies. The print comes on a jumperskirt & on a onepiece, in a few colours. Her latest work, Lief, reminds us of a sweet country garden with soft pastel colours and also black. Very adorable. I have had item(s) by this brand. LIEF (Korea) [link] Mew and Lief's joint brand (?). This little korean indie brand makes beautiful indie prints! Their prints are wide ranging including their first collaboration print - Gardenberry Rabbit and Crochet (a mori/foresty style), their second print Aster Cafe (country/sweet style), Royal Ornament Regimental Stripe (a military lolita style) and their latest print, Sacred Night (long gothic/classical style). Their products are high quality and not lacking anything that the major brands have. Beautiful and detailed photoshoots and photos give the buyer reassurance as to the item's appearance. With beautiful, simple dress and skirt designs and cuts coupled with gorgeous unique prints, Lief is a worthy brand from which to purchase. I do not have item(s) by this brand. |
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CURRENT Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Hetalia Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn One Piece FILM Castle in the Sky Grave of the Fireflies Howl's Moving Castle Kiki's Delivery Service My Neighbour Totoro Pom Poko Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea Porco Rosso Spirited Away Tales from Earthsea The Castle of Cagliostro The Cat Returns FINISH Air Gear Bakumatsu Black Blood Brothers Darker Than Black Durarara! Fullmetal Alchemist Mushishi Nabari no Ou Ouran High School Host Club Princess Princess Read or Die Saiyuki Saiyuki Reload Saiyuki Reload Gunlock Samurai Champloo HIATUS Bleach Chocolate Underground D.Gray-Man PENDING 07 Ghost (Spring 2009) Arakawa Under the Bridge (Spring 2010) Baccano! Code Geass Season 1 Code Geass Season 2 Death Note Dennou Coil Devil May Cry Elemental Gelade Genji Monogatari Senenki (Winter 2009) Higashi no Eden (Spring 2009) House of Five Leaves (Spring 2010) Kaidan Restaurant (Autumn 2009) Kuroshitsuji Kuroshitsuji II Last Exile Miracle Train (Autumn 2009) Nodame Cantabile Tegami Bachi (Autumn 2009) The Borrower Arrietty (Film, 2010) Winter SOnata (Autumn 2009) Working! (Spring 2010) Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou (Winter 2009) STOPPED Kaze no Stigma Loveless |
