Taobao, the third
On friday, the last parcel from my Taobao group order arrived.
It was as always a pleasure to order through Taobaospree, I can only recommand the service to everyone!
We had several problems with different sellers, e.g. wrong sizes, bad quality and so on, but every were solved.
I´m very happy that everything arrived now.
This will be a review mostly for the items, not the shops itself.
First, my non-lolita items.
1. White bondage shirt
Original link:http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8220925613
I´m very disappointed with this shirt.
I hoped it would be made of cotton, some kind of sweat jersey maybe.
I gave way larger measurements to the shop, so this was supposed to sit very loose.
But... nope. It´s not too tight, but tight enough that it is body fitting. I wanted to wear it as a loose shirt with my more baggy pants, so it is not suited for this kind of use.
Next point is the fabric, it´s... strange. It is some kind of slippery tricot jersey, reminds me a bit on the tricots for cyclists. The quality itself is not bad, but it is a fabric I can´t stand to have on my skin.
So... If anyone likes it, I would be glad to sell or trade it for anything^^
2. Leo fur bag
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9516333688&
This one is really gorgeous!
Originally, I bought another bag, but when it arrived at the shopping service, it was made of a totally different material and absolutely not my style. So instead of getting my money back, I chose to get this one as a replacement.
On the site was no size mentioned, and from the picture I expected a small bag, maybe 18-10cm long...
Yeah, when I opened the fabric bag it was wrapped in, I was a bit shocked^^
It is REALLY big and heavy! The size is 37x31x19cm, so I can put A4 sized papers in too^^
The fur is very soft and in a beautiful color.
Here are some additional pics:
The backside, without studs
The carabiner, very solid.
The pocket on one side with zipper.
Other side with two different pockets, one for mobile phones.
The deco studs.
Additional strap to wear it as a shoulder bag.
Unfortunately, there is a little flaw.
You can see here, there should be a pyramid stud on the zipper too.
On my bag, that one is missing.
But that isn´t important, I can add another stud or charm to that.
All in all, this is one of my best buys from Taobao ever ^^
Now, onto the frills^^
3. White classic dress
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=168614633
I know that most of these shops only make replicas. They show an original pic and sew the dresses after that.
So I didn´t expected too much, but for the price I wanted to give it a try.
The first impression was "omg, this is SO heavy!" really, the dress weights almost 1kg.
Next impression "omg, I LOVE that fabric". It really surprised me, the fabric is a thick but very smooth cotton, just perfect for this kind of dress. (I wanted the dress to be off white or cream, more like the original picture, but now I like the pure white a lot too.)
And when I tried it on, I was even happier: It fits me very well. The arms are not too tight and the lenght is awesome (a bit longer than knee lenght).
There are only two things I´m not happy with, see here...
This... thing is supposed to simulate a belt, wrapped around the lower waist. But they sewed it in between the skirt and the body part and fixed it with a few stitches at two points (at the ribbons and on the other side).
With this, I look like a kangaroo o.O
I´m not sure how to fix it. I thought about removing it completely, make some tucks in the belt and sew in to the body on top too or open the seam and sew the parts together without the belt, so it looks more free.
The problem is, under the waist the dress is a bit too loose, so if I remove it completely I´m afraid it will look stupid.
And the other thing is the body itself.
It looks too plain. The buttons seems very out of place and since you can´t really see the seams, there is too much empty space. I think I will sew some lace to the sides of the buttons to make it look like a button tab, what do you think?
I will also fix the lace at the collar a bit, so it don´t look like this anymore:
All in all I´m happy with this dress, can´t wait to wear it with a complete classic coordination.
Some additional pics for this one too:
Backside
Sleeves, very beautiful made!
Laces at the collar. They are pretty good quality for the price.
4. Dear Celine lavender gingham dress
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9756390061
Since the quality of Dear Celine items is really good, I expected a wonderful dress.
And I´m very satisfied with what I got.
The fabric is soft and the color is a nice lavender, the bows are detachable and the lace is soft and cute.
I ordered this custom made since my size was sold out and it fits good. It is also very long (my dress form is smaller than me, so it doesn´t look that strange on me^^), but I like my dresses longer than knee lenght =)
I guess it will look best with my A-line petticoat, ne.
Only bad point: the pearl chain you can see at the original pic was not included. I asked my shopping agent about that and she said, the seller forgot to inculde it but could send it to her too. Normally, I wouldn´t agree to this because paying shipping from China to Germany just for a chain would be insane.
But I will order at TBS next month anyway, so I hope I will get the chain with my next order.
Backside:
5. Montreal white rocking horse shoes
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=6960214043&frm
Since I already own a pair of black RHs, I knew what I would get^^
These are soooo comfortable, I would like to wear them everyday.
Only problem, they are too large. I ordered them with an inside lenght of 26,5cm (would be size 26) but got a size 26,5 (lenght 27cm) instead.
If anyone is willing to trade these for a size 25,5 or 26, please send me a message!
6. Dear Celine white petticoat
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8561962983&frm=
Ordered in normal size and love it^^
It´s comfortable to wear and has a nice lenght. But I have to say, my Classical Puppets petticoat is fluffier than this one.
It was as always a pleasure to order through Taobaospree, I can only recommand the service to everyone!
We had several problems with different sellers, e.g. wrong sizes, bad quality and so on, but every were solved.
I´m very happy that everything arrived now.
This will be a review mostly for the items, not the shops itself.
First, my non-lolita items.
1. White bondage shirt
Original link:http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8220925613
I´m very disappointed with this shirt.
I hoped it would be made of cotton, some kind of sweat jersey maybe.
I gave way larger measurements to the shop, so this was supposed to sit very loose.
But... nope. It´s not too tight, but tight enough that it is body fitting. I wanted to wear it as a loose shirt with my more baggy pants, so it is not suited for this kind of use.
Next point is the fabric, it´s... strange. It is some kind of slippery tricot jersey, reminds me a bit on the tricots for cyclists. The quality itself is not bad, but it is a fabric I can´t stand to have on my skin.
So... If anyone likes it, I would be glad to sell or trade it for anything^^
2. Leo fur bag
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9516333688&
This one is really gorgeous!
Originally, I bought another bag, but when it arrived at the shopping service, it was made of a totally different material and absolutely not my style. So instead of getting my money back, I chose to get this one as a replacement.
On the site was no size mentioned, and from the picture I expected a small bag, maybe 18-10cm long...
Yeah, when I opened the fabric bag it was wrapped in, I was a bit shocked^^
It is REALLY big and heavy! The size is 37x31x19cm, so I can put A4 sized papers in too^^
The fur is very soft and in a beautiful color.
Here are some additional pics:
The backside, without studs
The carabiner, very solid.
The pocket on one side with zipper.
Other side with two different pockets, one for mobile phones.
The deco studs.
Additional strap to wear it as a shoulder bag.
Unfortunately, there is a little flaw.
You can see here, there should be a pyramid stud on the zipper too.
On my bag, that one is missing.
But that isn´t important, I can add another stud or charm to that.
All in all, this is one of my best buys from Taobao ever ^^
Now, onto the frills^^
3. White classic dress
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=168614633
I know that most of these shops only make replicas. They show an original pic and sew the dresses after that.
So I didn´t expected too much, but for the price I wanted to give it a try.
The first impression was "omg, this is SO heavy!" really, the dress weights almost 1kg.
Next impression "omg, I LOVE that fabric". It really surprised me, the fabric is a thick but very smooth cotton, just perfect for this kind of dress. (I wanted the dress to be off white or cream, more like the original picture, but now I like the pure white a lot too.)
And when I tried it on, I was even happier: It fits me very well. The arms are not too tight and the lenght is awesome (a bit longer than knee lenght).
There are only two things I´m not happy with, see here...
This... thing is supposed to simulate a belt, wrapped around the lower waist. But they sewed it in between the skirt and the body part and fixed it with a few stitches at two points (at the ribbons and on the other side).
With this, I look like a kangaroo o.O
I´m not sure how to fix it. I thought about removing it completely, make some tucks in the belt and sew in to the body on top too or open the seam and sew the parts together without the belt, so it looks more free.
The problem is, under the waist the dress is a bit too loose, so if I remove it completely I´m afraid it will look stupid.
And the other thing is the body itself.
It looks too plain. The buttons seems very out of place and since you can´t really see the seams, there is too much empty space. I think I will sew some lace to the sides of the buttons to make it look like a button tab, what do you think?
I will also fix the lace at the collar a bit, so it don´t look like this anymore:
All in all I´m happy with this dress, can´t wait to wear it with a complete classic coordination.
Some additional pics for this one too:
Backside
Sleeves, very beautiful made!
Laces at the collar. They are pretty good quality for the price.
4. Dear Celine lavender gingham dress
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9756390061
Since the quality of Dear Celine items is really good, I expected a wonderful dress.
And I´m very satisfied with what I got.
The fabric is soft and the color is a nice lavender, the bows are detachable and the lace is soft and cute.
I ordered this custom made since my size was sold out and it fits good. It is also very long (my dress form is smaller than me, so it doesn´t look that strange on me^^), but I like my dresses longer than knee lenght =)
I guess it will look best with my A-line petticoat, ne.
Only bad point: the pearl chain you can see at the original pic was not included. I asked my shopping agent about that and she said, the seller forgot to inculde it but could send it to her too. Normally, I wouldn´t agree to this because paying shipping from China to Germany just for a chain would be insane.
But I will order at TBS next month anyway, so I hope I will get the chain with my next order.
Backside:
5. Montreal white rocking horse shoes
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=6960214043&frm
Since I already own a pair of black RHs, I knew what I would get^^
These are soooo comfortable, I would like to wear them everyday.
Only problem, they are too large. I ordered them with an inside lenght of 26,5cm (would be size 26) but got a size 26,5 (lenght 27cm) instead.
If anyone is willing to trade these for a size 25,5 or 26, please send me a message!
6. Dear Celine white petticoat
Original link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8561962983&frm=
Ordered in normal size and love it^^
It´s comfortable to wear and has a nice lenght. But I have to say, my Classical Puppets petticoat is fluffier than this one.