Meetup Report: Figaro Figaro Fiiiiiiigaro

Meetup Report: Figaro Figaro Fiiiiiiigaro


Nighttime in the City (2)
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As much as I adore getting to meet new people and seeing just how many lolita exist in the metropolitan area, there’s something really enjoyable about a small meetup. I was very busy with work and classes last week, so I wasn’t able to catch most of the details about the Friday-evening meetup I committed to attending. I expected it to have median attendance–not too many girls, since it was a right at the end of the week, but certainly a few, as Friday night is typically a good choice to stay out late.

However, there were only six of us camped out on the blankets. It ended up being a perfect number–the lawn was crowded when we arrived even though we got there an hour and a half before the event began! It was obviously quite popular–the people who were there already were well settled-in as if they had been there for perhaps an hour already! Those of us who arrived first managed to secure a good section to sit right in the center of everything, but it took a while of awkwardly saving the space until someone came with blankets.

When everyone arrived, we goofed around and ate cookies (oatmeal and macarons~) while the sun went down. There’s something far more intimate about a smaller meetup–I worry less about whether I’m paying enough attention to each person, since a five-person conversation is as not hard to manage as, say a twelve-person conversation.

We chatted until the performance started, then hushed to enjoy the beautiful voices of the evening’s singers. A cool breeze added a chill note, but not enough to be intolerable. There was just something so luxurious about listening to opera highlights from talented vocalists and musicians while lounging out-of-doors. I could certainly understand why there was such a crowd, and I felt very lucky that we had managed to get a nice place to watch it~

It made me want to plan a meetup to the opera or ballet for an evening of extravagance…but I think the cost would be prohibitive for almost everyone–especially me! I’ll just have to dream about it for now~

Outfit Snap: Bunnies in the Park

Outfit Snap: Bunnies in the Park


Bunnies in the Park
Originally uploaded by sweetmilktea

It might be a habit often associated with old ladies, but I adore the opera. I sneak tickets away from my father as often as I possibly can, typically trying my best to subject one or another friend to a last-minute evening at the theatre. This year I was lucky enough to attend the Lyric Opera‘s “Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park” when some of my friends decided to organize a picnic. ♥

Despite the fact that it’s not anything really “special,” I am quite proud of this outfit because it was mostly coordinated by my dear person. I had to head to the park immediately after work, but I wasn’t ready at all. He brought me an entire outfit–petticoat, shoes, and all! There was even a selection of makeup and hair accessories. I ended up changing in the bathroom of a Panda Express, and still managed to look presentable~

Although they’re hard to see, I just bought these socks from my little sister. She had purchased them during her study-trip in Japan when she purchased the Cherry Berry Bunny jumperskirt I’m wearing. The Angelic Pretty shopgirls insisted that these socks match, but she felt she had been too pursuaded by them. I agree that the socks don’t really match, but I wanted to see if they could be coordinated with it–and I don’t think they’re half-bad.

(It’s hard to see, but the socks are pink and white stripes, with pink lace and small red bows at the top. Around the ankle is a white “band” edged in the slightest red ruffle, with strawberries woven into the side facing out. They’re quite detailed socks!)

I love wearing fluffy, pink things, so this outfit made me extra happy! ♥