My health has been hell lately but I was doing a little better and between working I went to the Royal Botanical Gardens with some friends. ❤️ It was incredibly hot, so I dressed in lots of cotton and comfy layers with low poof to keep cool.

Coord Rundown:

Interior of the Cabaret du Néant venue in the Montmartre neighbourhood of Paris

A fave restaurant is changing management, so we went for yumcha one last time before the current owner leaves. Dressed up a little for the occasion, and ended up with a matching dessert by complete chance! Normally they give us egg tarts at the end, but today was PUMPKIN egg custard pastries!

I ran out of time getting ready this morning and skipped out on headwear, but would've liked to put an ivory headdress with this one. Alas.

Outfit Rundown: JSK, Bolero: Alice & the Pirates Socks: Innocent World Accessories: GR8, Neant, Omnia, Bloodmilk, Betsey Johnson, Vintage, SkinKandy Shoes: Windsor-Smith

Point of Coord: Vampire Princess Goes to Yumcha

So, three almost six months into 2024, I've finally got my Best Of list for last year...

We're Still here - The Hirs Collective

Obsession Destruction - Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean

Desolation's Flower - Ragana

The Coral Tombs - Ahab

Integrated Tech Solutions - Aesop Rock

Some favourite EPs from last year include;

N​é​ant EP

Vandrar EP - Gåte

Crossroads EP - Hole Dweller

Some other honorable mentions from last year are;

Void - KEN Mode

The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monáe

Endless - Clowns

Medicine Horse - Medicine Horse

ULTRA PARADISE - Angel Electronics

Phase 3 - Daikaiju

The Unfailing Rope - Sunrot

One of the best surprises of last year was the release of the album Fremede Toner by the folk-metal band Lumsk!

I went to a small Japanese culture convention in a nearby city on October 1. Some friends were hosting a Lolita 101 panel and I wanted to visit them finally instead of them making the drive to visit us. Their panel was lovely, the con was small but very cute, and I bought a lot of mothman merchandise. I wore my absolute unit of a petticoat, which BtSSB Sheryl handles well. 

Headdress, JSK: BtSSB Sheryl Lacy (2022)

Collar: Antique beasT

Blouse: AP Lace Frill

UTKs: Meta Floral Raschel

Pins: Seamii and Neant

Big cute bat ring: Seamii

Small bat ring: Cheese Cat

Shoes: Angelic Imprint