Can you believe that it’s been four
months since I last attended a meet with my comm? It feels like forever. :O But
it’s been great to attend again, and even the weather has finally turned into
something actually summery (about time, it’s past mid-July already!).
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| JSK and shoes: Bodyline | OTKs: AP |
hat: Taobao | bracelet and earrings: handmade |
ring: Etsy | bolero and necklace: offbrand | |
Although the meet was biscuit
themed, I realised that my macaron JSK would be more on theme once it was a bit
too late and I had this cherry and whipped cream thing all ready. Almost until
the last minute I wasn’t sure whether to go with a blouse or not, as I was
waiting for more accurate weather forecasts, but in the end I’m glad I opted
for that bolero instead (which I only bought in a charity shops on Tuesday
before the meet!). Although it’s knitted, it’s very lightweight and has kept me
decently covered, but also cool enough that I could survive the sudden heat.
The meet started at the Manchester
Art Gallery, where we viewed the still new Vogue100: A Century of Style exhibition. It was the only one where we couldn’t
take photos, so if you have a chance to go or if it’ll end up somewhere near
you I encourage you to go. It’s a very interesting and visually pleasing
history of fashion through Vogue magazine – they even had some of the early
issues where it was mainly illustrations and articles on things like hats or The Fun of Dressing Up. And even though
it’s very fashion-centred, through those photographs you get a fantastic
insight into other things, from photography all the way to the social history
of the times, either through the people who were featured or through the
changes that have taken place.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a biscuit
meet without the appropriate food! Everyone brought a packet (or three) and we
ended up with quite an impressive collection. I brought the Polish Delicje, which are essentially Jaffa
Cakes but with a variety of flavours available, of which I brought cherry
(because I’m so on theme) and blueberry. For anyone interested, look for them in your local Polish shops, they shoud have them (the bigger the shop the better your chances). As the meet was organised in aide of a
Loli-guest from Canada we even had maple syrup flavoured ones (oh sweet baby
biscuit, they smelled divine, I want a body spray or a scented candle smelling
like that!).
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| Our collection of biscuits! |
I must say, I’ve only ever been to
Manchester a few times, but that was the first time I saw its cool side. Maybe
it’s the weather that brought out all the nice bits about it (and it really was
lovely) or maybe it’s thanks to people who knew it a bit better, but that day
out made me want to explore Manchester a bit more. After recovering from the
biscuit binge and taking our outfit shots we ventured out, exploring such cool
places like Afflecks, a multi-storey emporium of indie and alternative shops,
and having collected various Pokemon and some cool murals (mainly Prince and David Bowie), we ended up in
Ziferblat. I’m in love with the idea of Ziferblat, although it is very hippie
and hipster, but I want them to open a branch in Leeds – it simply works great
for meets!
Hopefully it won’t be that long
before my next meet – now that I’ve just come back from one I remembered why I
like them so much and need to satisfy that need soon. Although with Wicked and
Whimsy happening next month, I may have to wait until then. Oh well, still,
this was a fabulous start to my summer holidays (yay for term-time only workers
who cheated the system) and I plan on filling it up with all kinds of frilly
things, a lot of which will most likely end up on this blog sooner or later, so
stay tuned! :)
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