My LOVE of Collab items ^_^

After looking at my Wardrobe post, I noticed I have Quite a bit of brand Collab items, either with Anime or an artist, model, etc ^^

So, I thought I'd post them all seprately to keep track of what I have ^_^

1) Mint Neko x Ryohei(Megamasso) tshirt

My very first collab item happened by chance ;)

When Mint Neko came to Kawaii Kon, I was doing research on him...afterwards (fail) & I found his show where he had vkei musicians come on his show & show off the shirts they collaborated with him on ^_^

And so...after watching Ryohei from Megamasso's episode, I was randomly looking through the Japanese auctions & saw...Ryohei's collab shirt for a really good deal O_O So, kind of impulse, but I msgd my SS to put in my bid & when I got the shirt I realized it still had the tags, so it's pretty close to being in new condition XDD

I've only worn it as a street fashion piece, but I love it a lot & a bunch of people comment on it...mainly to ask what the print is...i'm not even sure myself, it's a cat with a spider web? some flowers & stars? hehe, but I try to wear my Mint Neko necklace with it and once I used my Chocomint star clip ^^

2) BABY x Midori's La escharpe vert clair

I was already a HUGE fan of Midori's when it was announced that she collaborated with BABY, so OF COURSE I wanted something...but of course, i was pretty poor from whatever other shopping I did previously...sigh...BUT! I was Determined to own something from her series, so I managed to buy the "Sash" through an SS ^^

And I was still sad I couldn't afford the dress, but...this is actually a scarf that they made into a sash & it's soooo beautiful & delicate in person ^_^

Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to wear it out, either as a sash or scarf...but one day I'd like to make an amazing coord with it XD

3) Pullip x Midori 

I'm going to skip ahead a bit since I just talked about Midori's collab, a while later...it was announced that Midori in her Glorious collab outfit would be made into a Pullip Doll!!! 

So, of course I needed it & I started ordering from a certain site that does preorders, so I quickly added her on (& put in an order for a fellow Lolita & Midori fan) ^^

And then, when the release date finally came, I got invoiced, paid right away and then...the dolls came ^_^

And she's just soooo perfect in every way ^_^

And...I already had a friend for her, lovely Bonita ^^

4) BTSSB x Ranka Macross JSK

Now THIS was definitely an impulse, surprise buy...I found it randomly on CC and it was for a decent price...plus, halloween was coming up, so I figured I could use it for a cosplay halloween shoot...

but...during this time was when Closet Child was being SWAMPED with orders...so they did away with the "hold system", but my order got in right before then, but they were still really backed up...so the dress came maybe RIGHT before Halloween...but i didn't have enough time to plan anything...so it became a Christmas dress instead ^^

I also had the matching headbow, but I didn't match the style, so I sold it...but I ended up really liking this dress...and...I EVENTUALLY got to do the Halloween shoot ^_^

5) AATP x Yoh cutsew

I have a friend who's totally into the AATP x Yoh items...so after seeing all of the ones she had, I came across this Rapunzel one and fell in love with it ;)

Only problem...I have Nothing to wear with it...but...hopefully one day I'll figure something out, it's just too pretty & that art is Amazing ^_^

6) AATP x Sentimental Circus

I was just getting into the Sentimental Circus chars, I had a few notebooks...and then...of course, 

AATP releases a collab with them...and so, after seeing sneak peek pics from a fashion show, I decided to reserve the bolero/jacket...

Only problem...it was INSANELY popular...and so...it ended up being a battle...and...the jacket was sold out in a matter of minutes O_O

So...I resorted to just getting the Hat...but I really love it a lot, so i'm happy...for now...I still want the jacket one day... ;)

Of course the first time I wore it was for a Kodona outfitfor a fun Purikura outing ^_^

And here's my only full body shot ^^

Posing with my fellow Lolitas/Fujoshi sisters XD...& how appropriate since that's how i felt after that reserve ;DD

7) Super Groupies x Kuroshitsuji

I had recently started adding A LOT of Japanese artists, stores, fanpages to my facebook list and it was good timing b/c I came across an amazing site that does Anime collabs and when I saw the Kuroshitsuji shoes line...i NEEDED IT!!!

I had pretty much decided on the Sebastian pair b/c of the cutlery & it'd be easy to incorporate into Lolita outfits ^^ So, I did a reserve with my usual SS ;)

 And it was a preorder so when it finally came, i quickly opened it...and...this collab piece...did NOT disappoint...the details are AMAZING and the fit & comfort is perfect ^_^

 And when I was doing my wardrobe post, I flipped over the show & there's stuff on the bottom too...so elaborate & amazing ^_^

8) IW x Rozen Maiden

When the Rozen Maiden x IW collab pieces came out, they were soooo expensive...I just couldn't get anything...

And then...just recently, IW had a sale and a BUNCH of the Rozen Maiden items were on it O_O

So, I had already wanted the Kanariya headpiece from before...but I also decided to get the Kanariya bolero as part of my trying to get more coordinating pieces & not just main ones ^^

And it's beautiful ^^

a light fabric with a brocade print that would look amazing over dresses & skirts ^_^

I haven't coorded with it yet, but I definitely will XD

Anyways, those are my collab items so far....but I always get excited when I see new collab announcements...especially with Anime series ^_^

I really hope there are many more in the future!!