#frillyfix

Honey Bear's Cafe OP, Angelic Pretty’s upcoming release. I think the other colorways are fine and probably will sold out but for the brown colorway I think it's off.

How would I fix it? I think the brown should be lighter to be in nice balance with the print. The yellows of the dress seem too green yellow, I would adjust them to be more like golden orange yellow instead just like honey! The shapes of the melty collar, bib and apron could be better. Now they remind me more of an egg instead of honey. For example with the collar it looks better to have the usual collar shape defined more clearly and adjusted just slightly with the melty detail to avoid kind of confusing collar shape. I don't think the gingham pattern works in the sleeve cuffs. The AP text on the bib felt too much, I added bear buttons instead. As usual I also added two bows, these could also work in pink!

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Dreamy Chocolatier Skirt Angelic Pretty’s upcoming release. It is cute but I felt that it needs that extra something.

How would I fix it? First thing to change is the flimsy tulle lace that will probably be floppy as it’s not very structured. I’d use some sturdy fabric instead. I also wanted to slightly edit the hem details, the shape of the melty hem and the colors. 

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Bitten Biscuit JSK Angelic Pretty’s latest release. Though I do love prints, I’m happy to see more designs where the print is not the main thing. Angelic Pretty’s different details made with appliques, bows, ribbons and other trimmings makes me think of old school designs but still managing to still often look quite fresh and modern.

How would I fix it? The fabric looks too thin and shiny, that would be the first thing I’d change. The plump bows are kind of cute but I’d add a bit sharper corners to them to make them more defined. The lace up details seem nice but as it continues on the skirt it’s looking a bit weird that the lace detail is not continuing on the other side of the lace up part so I added that lace there. I felt that the dark brown was too dark in the original dress so I lightened it. The light brown seems to be distributed in a bit unbalanced way in the original design so I added some light brown fabric to the bottom of the hem and the top of the bodice. I thought the scallop shape would work with the theme well. I also added some empty pink area around the shoulder strap buttons so they stand out clearly.

I know the applique is supposed to be a biscuit whit a piece bitten off but I just felt like the cookie would work better with a whole cookie. That would probably mean the name of the release should be changed too. I guess the bitten off detail could be still added but it should be much smaller to not have such a big impact on the design. The original cookie kind of looks like a crescent moon and it adds more complicated shapes to the overall look of the dress. It bothers me that in the original design the bottom of the cookie applique is so close to the Angelic Pretty ribbon of the hem so i added plenty of room there.

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Strawberry Bread Bakery Cafe Skirt set Angelic Pretty’s latest print. It’s super adorable strawberry bakery themed design but a couple of things just could make it better in my opinion.

How would I fix it? I understand that it has a French theme but the gingham combined with the three color stripe ribbon is just a lot. In the original version the French flag ribbons are definitely the thing that stands out the most but the print and the gingham background are fighting for attention too. So I just made the ribbons into solid red color to highlight the actual print more. The wide lace with cutlery is nice otherwise but for some reason it’s missing the holes that are an important part of an eyelet type lace. So it looks more like white fabric than lace. So I added the holes. I also removed the crossed ribbon from the heart part and added a traditional detachable bow in the middle instead. I also aligned the print in the middle on the heart so the jam jar is nicely centered.

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Chocolate Rosette School set Angelic Pretty’s beloved chocolate rosette print has a new cute uniform style cut which is very lovely!  Currently it is only available at the Sendai renewal opening event.

How would I fix it? For all the other colorways, wine, navy and ivory the blazer color is unified with the print fabric’s color. However with the green colorway the jacket is solid brown fabric. It looks nice but I really like the more unified colorway versions. There is no completely brown version either. So I decided to make versions of an imaginary brown colorway and a fully green colorway. I also made the buttons nice and golden instead of the de-saturated antique gold so they pop out more and match with the rich gold tone of the print.

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Fresh Strawberry Diner OP Angelic Pretty’s upcoming berry print. It has a lot of cute details but I feel like it’s quite busy.

How would I fix it? So many dots, different sized dots everywhere! I think the main thing of this dress is the print and the diner theme so I did my best to bring those out. The print can breath better with less dots that are light pink color instead of the darker red color. I just had to add an apron too. I felt that adding some volume to the bottom of the hem with ruffle would be nice too. I also clarified the neck area to bring out the ladder lace details and lace better. (Stock photo source: Lolibrary)

Black Cat and the Magical Map jsk

This time I am looking at a dress from Metamorphose Temps de Fille. The Black Cat and the Magical Map print has cats, magical and astral illustrations in the print. I have been eyeing this dress for a while really hoping to get to fix a couple of things that bothered me.

How would I fix it?

The thing that most bothers me in the original design is the composition of the cats in the border print. Seen from afar you can see one big dark blob in the middle and the rest of the cats kind of disappear on the top area of the border print. Most of the print doesn't have strong contrasts so the print ends up looking empty background missing the cats that should play the main role. So I balanced the print out by scaling up the cats and putting them to the middle of the print in their rightful place. The other thing I really wanted to fix is the turquoise print background color. I thought some golden hues would work great with navy and the magical theme. I also added some proper lace on the hem as I think the tulle in the hem is too thin and delicate for this context. I don’t think the tulle is needed around the waist either. And as a final touch I added some star lace trim on the hem.  (Stock photo source: Lolibrary)

Memorial Tea Museum jsk

Angelic Pretty’s latest release has a really nice tea themed print by Imai Kira. The tea tins have some famous Angelic Pretty print names on them which is a super lovely idea! What lolita wouldn’t want to drink Misty Sky or Puppet Circus tea? The cut is actually also really lovely!

How would I fix it?

Aside from the print being too close to the edge of the hem there isn’t much wrong with this dress. I’m not a fan of this type of shiny polyester fabric that makes the print a bit faded. The blue color is okay but I’d just love to see this print on proper sax blue cotton. My main reason doing this dress is that I wanted to see how it would look like as a border print. In the original all the lovely details seem to get a bit lost, maybe this isn’t the case when seeing the dress in real life though. But still I’d like to have the beautiful illustrations big and clear. (Stock photo source: Angelic Pretty Online Shop)