JaponicaMarket Order: Liz Lisa & Bobon21 sukapans

Hi,

This is an order I made back in October and received in November. I had also bought an Ank Rouge varsity grey cardigan, but the fit was so bad it didn't make the closet, and so I thought it was just pointless to write about it here...

Liz Lisa sukapans* (3) & Bobon21 sukapan (1)

*Actually, there are two Liz Lisa sukapans and one Liz Lisa skirt; I considered them all as sukapans though in order to avoid lengthening the sentences.

• Shipped to me: October 7th 2017 (shipping option was registered SAL)
• Received: November 7th 2017

Item #1: Liz Lisa White Polka Dot Sukapan

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- Condition/quality: Great, no noticeable dirt or damage even though the sukapan's white/ivory.

However, you can see on the pictures that the right side of the safety pants is longer than the left side. It doesn't really show when looking from the front, but it's quite obvious (and not really appealing) when looking from the back. I don't know whether it's because the sukapan was damaged or because it's a manufacturing defect.

- Fit: Looks awkward. The whole sukapan feels heavy and falls as so. I strongly believe it's because of the safety pants' fabric that feels somewhat heavy and thick; I'm not sure what it is but it's similar to the one you use for embroidery.

I'm thinking of altering the right side of the safety pants or removing them and wearing separate ones.

Also, the folds of the sukapan fall weirdly, and it's hard to arrange them to look nice. I don't really know why it does that...

But surprisingly, I'm satisfied with this sukapan. I love how it looks (when not on me) so I will definitely do something to make it fit better. 😈

Item #2: Liz Lisa (Tralala) White Polka Dot Skirt

- Condition/quality: Great, the two bows on the sides look like new.
The pattern on the skirt looks washed out, but it doesn't really bother me. Maybe it was made like this?

- Fit: Not bad. However, I feel that the skirt falls too much like an apron (flat surface) from the lack of pleats/ruffles.
I would have also liked if there had been bows somewhere down the skirt; maybe that would've made it look less like an apron. But I can always add my own bows so it's not dramatic.

My apologies for wearing the skirt very short. For that matter, I already ordered safety pants and they should arrive someday...

Item #3: Liz Lisa Brown Sukapan

- Condition/quality: Nothing bad to say. The four velvet bows look impeccable and usually, velvet ribbons/bows are the most prone to be slightly damaged from my experience so far with secondhand clothes. Overall, the details on the sukapan are beautiful.

- Fit: It doesn't look outstanding in the picture but I find it cute.

Item #4: Bobon21 Check Sukapan (size M)

I fell in love with this sukapan when I saw the red one on Pinterest long ago. I didn't know a grey version of it also existed before searching for it on online marketplaces, but I thought it looked as pretty and so decided to buy it.

- Condition/quality: Great, it really looks as cute as in the pictures on the internet.

There's no noticeable pilling and the white embroidery patterns look flawless. The little white bows and white ribbon look a little bit damaged but that's okay.

The fabric is also thicker than I expected, but I don't mind since the skirt does look like one you would wear more in the fall/winter than in the summer.

In general, I was impressed with the item's look and quality as it was my first Bobon21 purchase (although bought secondhand).

- Fit: From the front, it looks amazing; perfect volume and pleats.

From the side though, it looks too voluminous for my taste. But there's no way I'll try to make it less voluminous. I'm just thinking about the plaid JSK from HIMI'Store I ruined because of that same reason. 😭 The waist is also a wee bit loose, maybe I should have gotten the size S...

I recently bought the same Bobon21 sukapan, but in red and size S... I don't really mind having both colors of the same model since I love this sukapan. But I especially bought this one because it was a size S, so I want to see if the waist fits better and the volume from the side is reduced.  I will probably write about it on the blog.

Thank you and Happy New Year.