Quick trip to Prague (feat. The Last Dinner Party)

Hiii ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ,

I want to cry, I almost finished this and I accidentally deleted this. I hope it's still readable, but I hate writing the same old staff from my memory.

I write for this music magazine and I tend to write down for seemingly cool concerts and then be surprised when I receive accreditation. This is exactly what happened with The Last Dinner Party. I didn't really listen to them before but my friend Zaira loves them, so I figured out this is going to be interesting anyway. 

I also figured it's still too cold to stay out on Prague up until 3 AM waiting for the first train, so I booked myself a hostel. Is this a sign of maturing?

I haven't properly visited Prague for some time (I have been there literally last week, but it was just tranfer on my way to Dresden, so let's not count this :D) so I planned a nice day filled with culture. I wanted to get there early, too, but my body interpreted this too literally, so I woke up at 1:30 AM and couldn't fall back asleep, even though my train was leaving at 6:50. It was not a good sign.

Also, Olomouc got completely white through the night. It was beautiful, but I feel like it´s little too late for that much snow? It´s almost spring for me :D.

Originally, I wanted to visit Hungarian Insitute for Hungarian Bride exhibition and Zvon gallery, but when I got to Prague I didn't really feel like going to there so I ended up just strolling around. 

Since I have gotten into my thesis a lot I wanted to see some old fashion houses and other hot spots, so I wasn´t completely aimless. 

I also wanted to go to my favourite places, Josefov (Jewish Quarter), Anežský klášter (medieval collection of National Gallery), Stínadla (few streets from Záhada hlavolamu, cult series for children) and maybeee grab something from Knedlín and Taiyaki Bar, but after getting the one specific cookie from Marks & Spencer I have been craving, I wasn´t really feeling any more snacks. 

When I don't have a strong plan, I always just march on, which would be so bad, if it wasn't so cold, my bag wasn't getting heavier with every step and if my shoes weren't designed for warmth and comfort rather than support on long strolls. 

By the time I got to Vinohrady, where I wanted to visit Grotta, beautiful artificial cave, it was over for me. I had to sit down and rest, because I was totally destroyed. 

Luckily, there is a new place in the city, Chibi Mochi. They sell some drinks but mainly mochi donuts. While I love donuts and I looove mochi I'm still not sold on this combination. That was fine, thought, as I was finally in little less vertical position. 

I decided to get some actual food and time out at nearby mall, which probably saved my life, as I still had a lot of time to check in and around 3 kilometers ahead of me.

Why didn't I go by tram? I'm too cheap for tickets, that's why. It gets me into trouble quite often.

When I got to hostel DO RE MI was just a shell of a person. Luckily, check-in was quick and I could get straight into the bed. 

The hostel is nice, just for women and while the beds are loud, they are also comfortable, so I have nothing to complain about. It was luckily very close to venue, too.

I couldn't really imagine going to the concert and then writing the article, as I was so exhausted I thought I will wake up sick the next day, but I couldn't really do anything about it. I had to get dressed, walk the 450 meters to the venue and then actually stand through the show. 

The only thing that cheered me up was the obvious drip of my fellow concert goers. 

That, and the fact I was on guest list. Feeling important always improves my mood.

Luckily, the show was great. It was set in eclectic ruins of convent, adorned by grapevine. When The Last Dinner Party came in, it felt like we have built Olymp just for ourselves.

They were very good, not just music wise, but also when it came to performing. Just like Rasmus, they are one of those bands that make you feel like they would never want to be anywhere else but in front of you. 

All of them are also insanely talented - at one point, all five of the harmonised into a beautiful melody. They are often compared to Queen, but I was reminded of Rasputina way more. 

When the concert ended, I just wrote down what I remmebered and went to sleep, knowing that I will have to wake up at 5:30 and actually finish my article. Usually, I go to the cheapest, nearest fast food that won´t close for next few hours and then scrap together the whole article there on my phone. This is actually the first time I changed my routine. 
I honestly think that writing after being well rested, without the stress of waiting for 3AM bus in city full of strangers, is waaay better than my usual routine. I really hope I will get into Prague for my masters, as it would allow me to go to way more concerts. 

Have you been to any concerts this year so far? Or are you planning any? 

See you soon!

Bye!

Cinnamon? In MY lolita?

 Hiii!

Every season, we get new trendy flavour. I´m not talking about stuff like gingerbread and strawberry, those proved to be classics that come back every year, just as strong as before. What I´m talking about are black horses that used to be there, such as matcha and pumpkin spice, but now you can´t escape them. And thank Mana for that - they are way too tasty to be avaible only in bigger cities and specific places. 
Flavour that stands out this winter, at least for me, is cinnamon. It´s everywhere, in many, many forms. During summer, cinnamon rolls shops were popping up EVERYWHERE. Was this normal before, or did I just now noticed it? I see it more and more in cafes. My favourite started carrying Cinnamon Roll Foam Boba as this winters special. 
To write this paragraph in other words - my mom came to the town yesterday and took me out for cinnamon rolls, today I got  Cinnamon Roll Foam Boba for lunch as a treat with my friend and now I´m drinking smoothie made of banana, apple and cinnamon with my cinnamon roll cafe from Oxalis on the side.

Maybe it´s just a me thing, like the SNL spot about Papyrus. 
Anyways, for all the cinnamon enjoyers out there, how can you add your favorite spice to your wardrobe?

Turns out, not as straightforwardly as one would imagine.

The winner, of course, is BeholderFashions ~ Frosted Cinnamon Roll Fascinator or Desk Decor. It´s huge, realistic and campy in such a cute way. It´s secured by two alligator clips, so I´m willing to bet it´s not going to fall down. It´s quite extra, but I feel like it can both elevate a simpler coord and finish more extravagant one. 
AND it doubles as desk decor! What more can you ask for? 

Same brand also came up with Sweet Cinnamon Sugar Apple Pie Fascinator, Headband, or Desk Decor. According to the seller, the apples should be shimmery. If I was American this would be my weapon of choice for Thanksgiving. Or my annual American Pie series marathon.

If you want to continue in literal interpretation of this theme, you would have to go for mix of spices. I guess cinnamon on its own doesn´t provoke as much imagination.
Luckily, you wouldn´t be short on options. If head accessories above aren´t enough, you can profess your love for pumpkin spice latte. 

Yes, the BeholderFashions strikes again. I enjoy the colours and execution, it´s screaming autumn. It looks like a nice finish for any beverage-inspired coord.
It reminded me of two series. First of all, Winter Spices series by Lady Sloth.
It´s simple enough on it´s own, but the combination of Christmassy imagery and the implementation of orange makes it a nice fit for the fascinator. I wasn´t too keen on it before, but I really like the mix in the pattern. There´s honey, gingerbread, orange, ...

The second one is more obvious. Kaneko has massive Pumpkin Spice series. Two skirts, JSK, apron, tote bag and beret. They went with more subtle approach and wider range of cuts, for example the skirts are tea lenght, which gives them great versatility even without petticoat. And it comes in lavender, surprisingly rare colour. 

It´s cute, but I wouldn´t think it has anything to do with autumn, Pumpkin Spice, cinnammon or any other theme we are trying to summon today.

There´s also a chance that you´ll find cinnamon on Herbs & Spices prints by Jane Marple, but I did not manage to get enough of a close up to comfirm it yet.

Another approach would be to find a main piece in specific shade of brown and coord it in appropriate way. After all, if all you´re after in your wardrobe is actual wearbility and comfort huge pie on your head probably wouldn´t bring you much happiness. Even if it would be cute as hell.
This part is trickier than you would think. It´s not easy to pinpoit the exact colour (for me, any brown with orange undertones would work) and it´s even harder to find the perfect match. I don´t even think it has to be solid - polka dots or any daintier pattern would work. Pinstripes would be nice too - after all, there´s a cinnamon stick.

While I feel like lighter materials are better suited for this theme, The Ship Sailing to Fairyland Elvish Embroidery OP by Surface Spell captured the colour rather well. Corduroy even reminds me the cinnamon spice texture. 

It´s such an old world, granny sipping her tea type of dress. I love it. 

Both of my other two choices are by Innocent World, based purely on vibe check. It´s the Dot Yoke JSK and Florence Lace JSK.
Cinnamon feels like a very nice spice to me, it´s not overly strong and goes nicely with almost everything. That´s why I gravitate towards sunday best in this listing. 

Of course, anyone can disagree. Cinnamon has been used for very long time, at least from 4000 BC. Aristotle thought that it´s brought from the unknown lands far away by giant eagles. It was rare and expensive, people battled over it. It was matter of conspiracy and politics. 
It does sound like the finest velveteen would suit this theme, too. 

As far as blouses and outerwear goes, I would go for something light and sheer, such as tulle or chiffon. It doesn´t even have to brown, either, I feel like beige or cream would work very well too. 
Nice knit would be cute too, for the warm, cosy feeling. 

Chess Story gave me exactly what I was looking for.

I tried to put my words into action by making a coord, but honestly, I feel like I got way too much into bows. And brands, next time I should make it a challenge to use more offbrand items. The coord is cute nonetheless, at least for me, but it looks way more inspired by cafe.
I tried to go for both the airy materials and feeling of old age and regency. Bows came into it accidentaly, as I really needed something to tie it together. 

JSK: Innocent World

Blouse: Chess Story

Boots: Bodyline

Bag: Amavel

Tights: Hot Topic

Brooch: Putamayo

Bracelets: Emily Temple Cute, Innocent World

Rings: Leur Getter

Earrings: Petit Moments

Choker: Juliette et Justine

Necklace: Innocent World

It was a lot of fun to think about something so speculative and theoretical as this! I feel like everyone would come up with something else. What are you thoughts and opinions on this subject? And what spice makes you go "Hmm, this would look good on a dress."?

See you soon! And have a nice Advent!
Bye!

💙Wore (Casual) Lolita💙 Snowy Day

Hi!
I just realised it has been a few months since I last posted any lolita coord. It´s not because of lack of trying - I just really suck at taking outfit pics, as you´ll see very soon. 
It started snowing yesterday, at least in Czechia. As I learned from my Slovak friends, they had a SNOW CALAMITY. I think one of them had even lost electricity because of it? 

Luckily, it´s not as bad here, just mildly uncomfortable. Olomouc is blessed with old coble stone streets, which may look pretty as hell, but it gets very slippery in winter. I guess I will have to continue living in my combat boots until it gets hotter :D. 

Also, while I spent yesterday playing DnD with my friends, far away from the city center, most of the population went to Advent Markets. They had just oficially started with the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Our markets are quite famous, so I can imagine it was rather tight in here. I walked around it on my way from DnD session, it felt like the entire city went there. 
On the other side, as cheesy as it is, I´m getting into the festive spirit. My mom looooves Christmas and me and my sister got that from her. And Advent actually starts by the end of this week soooo...
Let´s pretend like I´m not way too early :D.

I put on this coord before my first morning seminar (seminars from 8AM should be illegal (╥_╥) ) but later updated accessories. I decided to be rather casual - I got this set of cups and teapot for Christmas two years ago. I mixed it with my VW mini orb, as I´m meeting with friend who loves it later today :D. I hope this will cheer him up a little bit, he already missed his train this morning so I can imagine he won´t feel as cheerful as me.
In my hair, I have only a big velveteen bow.

While doing my best in meeting casual lolita requirements I may have crossed into otome category. Either way, this outfit is very cosy so I remain happy.

I have the most amazing antique/lolita coat, however, I did not manage to photograph it very well. maybe some other day!

Also, I was finally able to pick up this velveteen bolero I got from vinted. It´s so pretty, I can´t wait to wear it.

I just came back from my thesis consultation. I´m much cleared on both theoretical and practiocal part of it. Even though it´s about Czech actress Adina Mandlova, more precisely her medial portrait in age of First Republic (1932 - 1938) I will get to write a lot about culture, journalist landscape and womanhood too, which is something I´m rather excited for. 
I really like her, she was very interesting woman. And very stylish, I almost went as her for Halloween :D.

This is her in Kristián, one of my favourite comedies. It´s a drawing-room comedy in true sense, everyone is either blase or a total screwball :D. What I like about Czechoslovak comedies of the time is that they allowed women to be totally crazy. General vibe of bohemistic comfortability is also nice, this was the last time Czechs were free and happy for next few decades. (Well, not in Kristián, we were already occupied by nazis at the time...)

Did you guys put up a Christmas tree yet, or is it just my work that already evokes a Christmas spirit? :D
See you soon!
Bye!

What´s up? (school, Halloween, Scream, etc.)

Hi!

I have been too caught up in my everyday life. Honestly, it has been exhausting, but also rewarding and strangely really fun :D. 
The first film with an actual, diegetic, sound I have ever worked on is premiering next week. I sent our posters to a copy centrum and it was such a strange feeling to see my name on it. I feel like an actual producer now. I feel like my degree is worth something :D.

Jokes aside, my degree is making me very nervous. I should finish next semester, but I don´t feel prepared. Partly because I don´t feel like I did a lot work on my final thesis. Hopefully I will feel better after next week, I will have my second consultation by then. 
In order to be "let" to graduate next semester, I have to come up with structure, methodology, write at least 10 standart pages and have at least two consultations. That means I´m like 1/3 through and I still ddin´t write shit. 
It´s difficult trying to stay motivated, as we´re the last class to have mandatory thesis. That´s right, kids next year are getting just an essay and oral exams :D. 
I can´t believe I actually want to continue for at least another two years. 

I hosted Rocky Horror Picture Show screening last month. I dressed up as Magenta, sadly I don´t have any better photos. You know I´m smashed here - this is my drunk pose. 
Only me and one other friend, Tom, have seen it before. As you may now, you can´t give alcohol and snack to group of... 13? 15? 20somethings and expect them to behave, so by the end of the movie we were atill the only ones with any idea of what´s going on. Still, I think that everyone had a blast.
We even managed to do a dance along, at least for Time Warp :D. There wasn´t much space for anything else.

This Halloween  I went as Gerard Way. Naturally. The only good photo I managed to get was with Klaus, who I managed to meet totally randomly. The person behind the costume was friend of an acquaintance who had no idea who is the author of Umbrella Academy :D. 

I went as Gerard thrice, but for last two parties I couldn´t. I got sick of the costume after three nights (and mornings) in a row, so for my fourth and fifth parties I got cheap horns and went as a devil. I spent way too much time on the make up, I have no idea how Gerard managed to do this so regurarly :D. 

The last party was my favourite, it was in Variace and and there was karaoke. I had a time of my life and I finally managed to make someone sing Scotty Doesn´t Know with me. Other than that, I will never not love Tak měls mě vůbec rád, Czech (and superior) version of Teenage Superstar. For someone who can´t sing I think I nailed it pretty well in the club.

I feel like I lived this Halloween to the fullest. I listened to The Cure a lot, watched some spooky movies and I even managed to read about funerals and death for my archeology class. I wish I managed to bake something good, but I didn´t get to spend too much time in kitched for past few months.
Also, I´m producing a theatre version of Scream. I´m not sure if I mentioned it before. Not only am I producing and playing in it, I also presented it for our faculty´s grant board. I got a mail yesterday, we are getting the money :D. I´m so happy. I´m doing my best to do a lot of activities this year - it´s my last one and I know too well that just academics aren´t getting me into grad school nor career.
I joined a lot of clubs and activities before too, but just now it´s starting to feel real and important.

Today, I picked up my sister from her university class in Ostrava and we went shopping. I decided to snap some pictures so you can get an idea of my day to day style. I hate taking pictures, both because of my terribly family curse (being unphotogenic) and because of the logistics. I don´t really have a great mirror nor camera nearby. Still, I tried. 

First, this very overexposed bag I crocheted earlier this year. It has stars and moon on it, sadly I couldn´t get a good photo without the light on. The owl is made by my mom, I think it fits the vibe rather well.

And here I´m, trying to take photos at our clamped flat. I got home after 3 weeks, finally :D. For some reason, all of my shifts are during weekends this month. We had national holiday this Monday and after that I decided to take a break.
I don´t have to go hard these days - this coats makes most of the work for me :D. I like pairing it with my crocheted scarf. It has glitters and a dragon in it, I will take better photos next time. Usually, I wear black short dress/skirt/shorts and shitton of accessories with it. 

Older photo from my apartment. Still not sure how I feel about the hair, but I liked my make-up here a lot.

I really did need a break - I had a very busy week that contained my first public performance (I was reading a part of alcoholic mother in a scenic reading :D) and concert of The Rasmus. I was sent there by magazine I for sometimes, but I think I´ll write a review here too. And maybeee The Offspring review, too :D.

Also, Olomouc has been looking rather mysterious lately. There´s a lot of mist during mornings, so I snapped these picture during my walk from work few days ago. I wasn´r really made for nightschifts to be honest, but luckily, there´s only 8 more of them to the end of this year.

I hope you had a nice Halloween and first half of November too :D.

Bye!
See you soon!

My First Vivienne Westwood

Hiii!!! o(≧▽≦)o

Two days ago, I had my birthday. I turned 22 on 22nd. If that´s not a sign, I don´t know what should be :D. I´m rather optimistic for this year - after all, I´m finishing bachelors degree, hopefully starting masters, and over all, I feel like I got rid of so many of my personal demons. 

I do tend to be a little bit hedonistic and overindulgent. That´s why both me and my (twin) sister dedicated entire month to our anniversary with the state of living. And since I´m finally doing alright financially, I decided to cross a box on my personal check-list.
I finally ordered something from my favourite brand! :D

Vivienne Westwood is everything but niche or underrated. I feel like almost every fashion girlie I know dreams of having a VW wedding dress - even I do. She´s just that iconic. Even as a punker/anarchist at 15 y.o. I gave her a pass. 
This year, I finally took a peek at Vinted. I´m nout boujee enough to buy her brand new, but second hand is not that much out of my price range. On the other hand there SO MANY SCALPERS. 
I spend hours studying the best ways how spot the fakes. It probably shouldn´t really matter that much to me - after all, it´s not like I´m giving money to anyone except seller, but it does. 
In fact, I spent so much time on this that some of orbs I liked got sold. 

By the end, I choose this sheer petit orb. It´s legit by all accounts and if it´s not, I can´t be angry because damn, that scalper got me convinced :D. 
I love it so much. I wear it almost every day. It´s so beautiful. Right now, my outfit is literally pleated skirt and oversized shirt but it feels special because of this necklace. 
I tried to treat myself this whole month, but nothing (outside all the hang outs with my friends) made me this happy. 
I choose this name because I do hope to get more jewelry in upcoming years - for example the classic, big sturdy orb. Still, it´s not a collection that is going to grow that fast, it´s still way too expensive to become an impsulse buy :D.

Did you catch the new Gorillaz album? I´m so excited for it! I feel like this great year for all the Gorillaz fans. They are even touring again - they are coming to Czechia and Slovakia. Sadly, their concerts are going to be during festivals and while I do love a good festival, I really just want o see them. Of course, there other good bands too - Rock for People have Gorillaz, Limp Bizkit, Babymetal and Iron Maiden. Sadly, they also have rather expensive tickets. 
We will see how this is going to end, but I think I will try to get one day ticket just to see Gorillaz. 

Also, Madmans Espirit are coming Bratislava next year, but I´m not sure if I´ll come. This time the problem would be with transportation, Bratislava is really not that close. 

To complete my trifecta of music, I tried which britpop band are you quiz.

Your Result:

Pulp

You got Pulp, you horny son of a bitch. That's it, you're horny! You're probably gay but in an artsy and sophisticated way. You can also be a bit pretentious but you're on your right to be, you're so smart and accomplished! Song you definitely need to listen to: Do you remember the first time? To feel a bit nostalgic.

I feel like they got me right away :D. 


How is the rest of you doing? 
Are you planning anything for Halloween? I have booked three Halloween parties so far - right now, my costume of choice is Revenge Era Gerard Way. 

Bye! See you soon!