Classic Lolita: A Mary Magdalene Dress
March 26, 2008 at 4:16 pm | In Lolita, Merchandise | 18 Comments
And so I pray, Unlimited Crease Lines Works
I received this beautiful dress in the mail today from a friend. It is absolutely gorgeous and worth every yen it retailed for (27,090 yen, ~$270.63). The sad part is that I don’t own a petticoat to poof out the dress like you see on MM’s website. I’m really afraid of wearing the dress, actually, since it was so expensive, so I probably won’t get a petticoat anyways.
The sizing for the dress is B88cm/W64cm (35″/25″), which I managed to fit into despite my recent weight gain of 4-5 lbs. The biggest problem with the dress is getting into it. The shoulder and sleeve parts are non-stretchable and so tight that I can’t put on the dress on my own. A second person has to pull the back zipper up and fasten the hook-and-eyes for me. So, you’ve been forewarned, if you ever feel like getting a MM dress at least. My dress is also currently sold out. It was the last one MM had in inventory leftover from a reservation period several months ago.
I can’t smile on cue.
Does anyone else do lolita (AKA elegant gothic lolita)? This MM dress is the first piece of lolita that I’ve ever owned and I highly doubt that I can ever scrap up enough money to get coordinating headdress, socks, and shoes to go with it.
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I’d love to get some goth loli clothing, but sadly, it’s a lot more expensive than people think.
Comment by Nicole — March 26, 2008 #
omigosh don’t tell me your planning to sell that lovely dress away? shoes and stuff can be bought later
Comment by sunny — March 27, 2008 #
It looks nice! Don’t be afraid to wear it– why shelve something that was meant to be worn? I’m sure an occasion will come up for you to wear it, and with regular weight fluctuation, it’ll probably fit better in a few weeks, too.
I’d love to wear gothloli clothing, but I don’t have the figure for it. Plus Florida weather is so hot and the people so conservative that I’d never hear the end of it unless I did it all in my house!
Comment by Random passerby ;) — March 27, 2008 #
0_o; I remember seeing your post on /cgl/ I would NEVER get rid of a Mary Magdalene dress, especially one so gorgeous! I’m trying to buy some lolita clothes, but I don’t read Japanese and have no friggin clue on how to buy any of the brand names. Socks and Mary Janes are not that expensive and with this style of a dress, you don’t even need a headdress.
..but if you want to sell it in the future, I’d pay every penny for it.
Comment by Kayla — March 31, 2008 #
You can get a really good pouffy petticoat and head dress from In The Starlight:
http://www.inthestarlight.com
and get shoes from ebay at a very reasonable price, especially if you get pre-owned ones. Demonia and TUK make some vry cute lolita-looking shoes. If you shop around a lot you’ll be surprised what you can find.
Good Luck and don’t sell the dress!
Comment by Rosa — July 10, 2008 #
Thanks!
I actually found a super poofy petticoat from Bodyline, so I’ll be getting that. As for shoes, thank the gods that I can fit into children’s sizes, so a pair of little girl Sunday shoes will work just fine.
Comment by Atashi — July 10, 2008 #
I love MM… That dress is so cute to. The only real lolita Fashion Line clothing I own is an accessory. Flocky wrist corsets from Mana’s Line (can’t remeber name right now…durg). They recently went up in price from $30 to $80… Sheesh glad I bought them when I did. All of my skirts are handsewn by me… Soooooooooooooo much cheaper. I have a lot of accessories to… ’cause I made them. The secret to being lolita… Learn to sew.
Comment by Emmy-chan — March 16, 2009 #
I love MM. Dont sell it. That would be a waste. Its such a hot dress and you can buy it laters and you can where that dress anywhere anytime.
Comment by Sunshine_machine — April 11, 2009 #
Wow, thats your first piece? It is good to get quality, but not worth it if it is your first piece. I am a devoted Lolita wearer, even though i only have two main pieces. I would suggest scouring thrift stores before looking online, its easier that way, and thrift stores can have some great stuff (I found my sweet lolita blouse there, perfect condition). And even if the thrift stores dont have anything, look into adjusting already existing products that you already have, such as adding lace to the tops of long white socks, or adjusting shoes to look like lolita shoes, if their basic form is generally lolita. But, it would make me incredibly proud to have an MM dress, but i wouldnt do that for my first piece. Try looking into the cheaper, yet still good quality, sites, such as annahousefashion.com . Lolita is, by standard, an expensive style, but it can be made bearable. Although, i am quite jealous^^.
Comment by Ann — May 22, 2009 #
Nah, it’s worth it completely. I’ve owned two or three other OPs since and I’ve gotten rid of them all—this first dress ever is the best dress I’ve ever worn. All others looked funny when I tried them on or were too big (despite being burando).
I ended up purchasing the matching beret and headdress from St. Claire OP set from MM, earrings from VM, kinari socks from Meta, and regular paddock boots to go with that MM OP. To this date it’s the only lolita set that I have now and I’m happy with just one set.
Comment by Atashi — May 22, 2009 #
O my god, one of the most beautiful dresses i’ve ever seen!!! I’ll probably won’t be able to afford even a tenth of it right now, but o my god WHY WHY WHY do you want to sell it?! You idiot! (sorry)
It’s soooo incredibely pretty!! How much do/did you want to sell it for (dollars of euros please)?
Comment by Jill — October 1, 2009 #
Oh, the dress I wanted to sell is another MM dress that I got and sadly found to be too big.
I’m keeping this brown dress since it holds special meaning to me. It took me a long time to get the matching beret and headdress, too.
Comment by Atashi — October 1, 2009 #
Awww that sucks, i want it want it want it
I’m still glad for you though.
Comment by Jill — October 1, 2009 #
I just love that dress! beautiful!
It’s a shame lolita is so expensive, I’d dress lolita every day if I could afford it.
Comment by Magdalena — October 29, 2009 #
Ohhhh, this dress is so pretty, I never wears a dress (only in my childhood), I wonder if I can wears so pretty cute things @_@ I have the feeling that only cute people can wears cute things xD
Comment by Kotori — November 8, 2009 #
The secret is that these clothes (if well fitted and if it’s the right color for you) MAKE you cute
Comment by Jill — November 9, 2009 #
Ahah, it’s an interesting secret to know xD Then I have to search a dress well fitted and in the right color for me. In true, even like that I will be too “tomboy” for the dress è_é”
Thanks for the reply (I was thinking my english was too bad for been understood ^^” I’m french xd)
See you
Comment by Kotori — November 9, 2009 #
^^ I´m chilean but I love this dress
^^
Comment by Nicky — December 1, 2009 #