Outfit: Cemetery Snails + Ribbon Milky Sugar

 Not an exaggeration, there were indeed snails in the cemetery! Our local massive cemetery is also an arboretum (and I believe a state park), with a few large ponds. As we were taking photos, my wonderful naturalist friend spotted some snails, and directed me as I scurried over to grab them. 

We hiked around the cemetery for around two hours (a true feat in platforms) and took photos at some of the stunning mausoleums. This one actually had windows that looked in on a MASSIVE family crest stained glass window on the inside! 

Coord Rundown: 

Cutsew, JSK: Baby, The Stars Shine Bright 

Capelet: Emily Temple Cute 

Socks, soft bonnet: Metamorphose temps de Fille 

Boots: Angelic Imprint 

Jewelry: Malice Mizer merch, Moitie, offbrand 

This was my first time wearing Ribbon Milky Sugar! My fiancé and I had a friend who recently went to Japan, and he asked if I wanted him to bring anything back for me. I thought it was a long shot, since the Baby Classical Series was released in January of this year, but said if he spotted this dress in black x white to call me immediately and I'd PayPal him the funds. Lo and behold, I was awoken at 5 AM by a phone call saying the dress had been found! I got to avoid taxes and shipping duties, so it was a steal compared to resale or US prices. 

It is SUCH a comfortable piece; not only is it fully shirred, but there's even shirring under the armpits? I've never encountered that in a dress, but it does WONDERS for fit around the bust and lateral muscle/bicep areas. I'm a strange in-between size, espeically for EGL; I am a straight-size US medium with a smaller bust and large hips, and I also lift weights. I typically fit unshirred Cornet, partially shirred Baby, and size 9 Moitie very well, but the bicep and armpit area can be a problem for me. All to say, Ribbon Milky Sugar fixed that problem in a way I would never have thought of!

We left the cemetery and headed to the small business district nearby to have some coffee/pastries and chat. I ran into one of my favorite professors from college, as well as a good friend from high school. It was so nice to see them both! Before splitting up we stopped in to my favorite local record store, as well as a new oddities shop that popped up. 

In all honesty, I've always had a little bit of trouble making a maintaining friendships. The past few years, however, I feel like I've definitely met my people! How spoiled am I to have friends who will drive an hour just to hang out? 

I did hot yoga with my bestie yesterday, and after walking in platforms after that, my legs are thoroughly sore. I'll round out this post with the loveliest photo of swans that we snapped on the cemetery bridge! They mate for life, and I get the feeling these two are a happy couple. That's all for this beautiful Sunday!