spring 2013 taobao mini haul KITAAAAAAAAAAAAA━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!! beep beep beep beep beep

So chocolatey!!
This haul may be small, but I'll have you know it's truly, truly outrageous (A SPRINGY FANTASY)
 

Ahem. It's breakdown time~

 

Convertible floppy hat by 夫车马

I've been in need of one of these for a long time, mostly for practical keep-the-sun-off-face-and-neck purposes. And the brim on this lovely hat can be folded down for those needs! Unfortunately it's not really photogenic when it's flopped out like that...

 Yellow cross-strap flowery dress by lucky house

SO SWEET! Another great find from lucky house!! This dress has the cutest details. I am loving the countryesque, springy aesthetic, the ruffles and lace, the flower pattern (super flowery at the bottom, and then a sparse scattering of flowers and petals at the top, as if they're being blown into the wind.)

MILK DAIRY DIARY "book-style" purse by 娟子时尚女人坊

 Such a cute idea! I absolutely love the shape of the bag, the design, everything. I do wish the storage compartments were bigger, but I have my bottomless satchel bag for that purpose, I guess. Interestingly, my wallet is also shaped like a book...!!!!!!
If you would believe it, there's a little book inside my (enormous) book-shaped wallet as well.
A BOOK IN A BOOK IN A BOOK. Madness!

 Bear hat by 盼盼帽业

 Roar! I'm really a rabbit, but I can be a bear too, really. It just depends on my mood, but this hat helps.

Comfy pleated culottes by nanalcollection店

These are quite comfy indeed, but contrary to its cute pleated skirt look, this is actually a pair of shorts. Hello, secret shorts samurai cybersquad. Who's with me??

 Retro side-zip booties by 季小莫家 Zee Amor

Love the convenience of the side-zip on these, so I can keep 'em permanently laced. The opening is wide enough to allow for slipping them on, too. Laces?! Who needs 'em!

After a 'test flight,' I'm none too happy about how they messed up my socks, though. I wore them for a brief errand out to break them in, and when I took them off the toes of my OTK beige socks were spotted with black, and somehow the teeth of the side zipper had snagged on some of the threads on the side of the sock ankle and pulled them out a bit. Now it's all loopy >( So I guess I'll have to be more careful next time, and wear socks that I don't mind getting funky...

CURRENTLY MY JAM~~~

prezzie attack!! let's talk about socks bay-bee, let's talk about you and me...

WOW! It's almost the end of February first, my birthday day! I'm a year older now (unfortunately, I'm not sure how much longer I can claim to be an eternal 23 like I have been) but check out this delicious birfday / xmas stuff I received from my Mr. Bun I picked, and he sponsored this lovely collection of items! And SOCKS, LOTS AND LOTS OF SOCKS!!! Party party until it's time for the groundhog?

Twas a smaller haul than usual, but look how cute! Looky!

Fleecy soft long sleeve tops by  小雨夹雪

SO WARM and whisper-soft! The inner layer is all soft white sheepy fluff!
They're just barely too short to be worn as one pieces, but look cute with
lace shorts and leggings!

mori floral one piece from 森女部落

This is adorbs but looks awkward on me, sadly. For some reason I 

wasn't expecting the sleeves to be shorter than wrist length. Maybe the 

model is just tiny, maybe I just have chimpanzee arms, but I don't usually run into

 this problem. SO MANY QUESTIONS. But it's a great weight for winter, kind of

a thick sweatshirt material. A little rough on the inside, but fine for layering.

 Chloe long sleeve lace collar tee from 依立方服饰

Soft and casual jersey knit, featuring La Tour Eiffel!The collar is 

what sold me on this one, I admit.

Excellent vintage background! place your text dress from 一禅一易

umm, lol. This dress is OUT OF CONTROL! I know ripping off

others' designs is wrong, but this is clearly such a good example

of someone swiping a blog header template or whatever off of google

and not even realizing... well, just take a look at the close up:

hahaha, great job, whoever you are...

lacey culottes 崇尚美

These are pretty interesting! What appears to be lace trim is actually an

inside layer that can be buttoned off, if you prefer. I like the lace

myself, but since the attachment is so loose, you can see some seam

lines sometimes if the shorts ride up. Great fun for layering though,

 especially with the floral tunic, and these are really easy to wash and dry.

tick tock bun bun! socks in light & dark brown from rococo 100%

So glad I got these in two colors! I'm late, I'm late, for a very

important date...

deer socks (2 pair!) red & lt. brown set, yellow & dk. brown set from 中国袜子基

Kind of a nice surprise. I kind of derped and didn't realize that each pair of 

deer socks came with a pair of brown ruffle-trim socks as well. Double 

the socks, double the fun. Or something. I'm sure enjoying them.

wooly tutu*anna frill ankle socks from 落雨小铺袜裤殿

YAY!! Lotsa frills for me! It's hard to tell with the socks to the left

and right, but one pair is black, and the other is dark brown (my phone

camera doesn't pick up the subtle difference in color very well.) I thought

these were going to be warm, but they're not, really. Just cute. And that

is OK with me. I've got so many pieces of cute footwear now that

I can layer to my hearts' content... my sock drawer is getting

overpopulated, though.

bear pattern ankle socks in beige and pink from 足下の良品袜子店

These are kind of like the rabbit socks, but a little more cushy. No

complaints here.

tutu*anna over the knee socks in brown and tan from FiFi's Home

I've been scrunching these down, since they don't stay up very

well over tights. When it gets warmer, I may invest in some sock glue

so they'll stay where they belong above my knee!

puzzle POU DOU DOU ankle boot by 多多外贸日系良品

THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN' AND ALSO

BEING AWESOME. I love them! They seem pretty durable and 

cute as well, and though they are a bit on the large side (China 37/38, 

while I am inconveniently between a 36 and 37) That leaves plenty

of space for sock layering, which is definitely a must this time of year,

and in the climate I live in. One thing to note is that the brown pictured

is not really that dusty brown, they're more of a deep reddish brown.

I'm too happy with them to really notice or care though!!

Beach Blanket Bingo One Piece Swimsuit from ModCloth

The items above came prior to my birthday so they 

were sort of like a combo b-day/xmas present, but

this is a day-of birthday gift from the mister! This suit

has a very vintage 50's feel, but it's quite flattering and not at

all dowdy. It's sexy in a retro pinup kind of way. I'm

used to wearing two piece bathing suits, but I feel much

more confident in this one and not like I have to suck

in my gut all the time, so that's a plus! I can't wait to

hot spring it up in this one, it makes me feel like a star.

 My birthday present to myself (I know, I know) was a

a Sephora spree, which consisted mostly of free samples, hehe.

Nothing too exciting, just some replenishment was needed.

I blew all my points and it was worth it. I haven't gotten a chance

to take all these babies for a spin yet, but I must say I am pleased

as punch with those 'happy birthday' lip balms in the upper right.

They smell and 'taste' awesome! Kind of like lemon sugar cookies?

Lemon sugar cookies that are attached to my face and I can't stop

licking. Umm, maybe not such a good idea after all.......

Here's to another year, and some Bulldog Mansion!!

(original & 'there she is' version!)