Sacred Night by Lief Review

My first lolita arrival of 2011, Lief's Sacred Night in black, showed up today! (Meanwhile, my 2 other R series JSKs are on their way... but that's not what this is about)

First off, I got the black JSK in S/M.
Construction:

• The velvet is very soft
• Lined about halfway down
• Straps are spaced correctly
• Includes waist tie and detachable bow with pin
• The print is a very tasteful gold, not crazy glittery, but shows up crisp
• The zipper is a little uncooperative going up.
• I'm 5'5" (165cm) tall and it falls halfway between my knees and my ankle I'd say.
• Official Measurements: bust: 86~96cm; I am only 84cm, but the shirring isn't bulky
  

Customer Service:

• Invoiced with no issues
• No notice of shipping, albeit that is standard procedure for Lief (I ordered the Aster Cafe before).
• English rep is very considerate, informative, and accommodating (I switched my colorway after they notified us the colors became solid)

Detail Shots:




Overall: Lief is my favorite indie brand and I'm pretty glad I passed up the Regimental series for Sacred night. It's really warm too, naturally as the whole thing is velvet.

Belated Holiday and Sacred Night

Opening your day: teaser pic of Lief's new work "Sacred Night" aka "Shut up and take my money" Glad I passed on regimental stripes so I can get this when it comes out, yes yes.

I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a good time, and everyone who doesn't also had a good time. Good times all around! The high point of my holiday was the Doctor Who Christmas Special which was amazing, and I am a huge nerd. I was also in Atlantic City to see my relatives on actual Christmas, which was interesting because neither my sister and I could gamble and/or drink so we just kind of sat at the pool and chilled out. Which was pretty nice, all in all.

New years is just around the corner! Got any fun new years plans / traditions?

Aster Cafe by Lief

I got my Aster Cafe skirt by Lief in the yellow colorway the other day! It has such a lovely print... Definitely my favorite indie brand. I took some detail pictures, but because the lighting in my room is so horrid the color levels are a bit off.



The color blend of yellow, caramel, and darkish green. This skirt series came in 3 colorways, black, green, and yellow. There was really no question in which color I'd get, although to be fair compared to the other 2, this colorway has the least amount of color contrast.


The print itself is a very picturesque street view, with lovely iron wrought fences and classic urban cafes.

These two pictures were taken with flash, just to brighten the detail of the print. The non flash pictures were much truer to color.

I'll probably coordinate this with cream, browns, and offwhite. Lief was lovely enough to include a hair clip and a pin on bow with my order~

The skirt is lined, and the construction is very solid. I like the use of the trim as opposed to lace, it gives it a more modern feel. I can't wait to coord with this!