free people lace print raincoat dupe on taobao

april showers bring may flowers  

about a year or two ago, i found myself coveting Free People's packable lace print raincoat (of course, no longer available) which then was selling for a ridiculous $88 USD (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

i kind of forgot about it for a bit, but then...!! imagine my surprise when i was trollin' taobao, as usual, and stumbled upon --

click the image above or click here to take a look

hallelujah! only 90 kuai, less than $14.50 USD! i ordered one, but no word on the quality as of yet. right now, only L size is available, but being an M/L Chinese sizing figured L was best to accommodate whatever crazy layers i'm wearing inside.

dear reader, may the sun gods smile upon thee and keepest thee dry whilst flowers bloom all around (๑´•.̫ • `๑)

some more forest-y mori girl taobao shop highlights

Does anyone know who I can credit for this cute illustration?

Hoping to recover from a cold, sipping on some mugi-cha and doing a bit of internets window shopping on break from studying for my exam (´･ω･`) Yes, that's when the magic of these posts happen. When I have something to avoid But here are some cute shops I found that might be worth a look! I've only ordered from Rare Butterfly Tribe before (some stuff from day-night is on the way but I haven't received it yet) so I can't vouch for the quality of the others, but I may try them later so I can add them to the master list!

Anne Square

Mori and natural-kei clothing. Seems to have some stock overlap with Rare Butterfly Tribe below, but has original items as well. I love that tank with the lace choker piece.

Li Tongxue 

Mori and natural-kei clothing. Seems like it might be affiliated with Dearli, with reference to the whole chestnut thing...? Great styling and photos that are fun to look at.

Day-Night

 Mori and natural-kei clothing. Unfortunately not modeled, but has a great selection of spring stuff.

Mini Cooper

Moriable and retro/vintage girly bags of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

   

Oldtime Garden

 Handmade accessory shop -- jewelry, brooches, pins, hats, purses, and the like, all with a foresty theme. Looks like it'd be great for all your cult party needs also.

Rare Butterfly Tribe

 Mori and natural-kei clothing, which I actually posted a little about here! There's some new stuff up for spring.