Jardsale - Jfashion Swap Meet

I recently attended Jardsale, which is a jfashion swap meet run by Bay Area Kei in my local comm. It’s always such an amazing place to get good deals! I went last time, and I was so excited to go again this year. The venue was larger, so there were a lot of sellers.

I wore a music note jsk to twin with someone in the OS discord. It’s a Shirley Temple dress from 2004. Sadly, it’s too small on my bust, so I was considering selling it… but it’s really cute worn as a skirt 😓 (shhh maybe i’ll just keep it LOL.)

JSK: Shirley Temple
Blouse: Metamorphose
 Socks: Bodyline
Shoes: Madden Girl
Headdress and Tie: handmade

We got some cute photos together~ When I get the photos back, I will post them here if my twin gives me permission to.

Here’s my haul!

I tried not to buy any main pieces this time, but I did see a VISIBLE skirt which made me change my mind. I have a VISIBLE op that would use an underskirt because of how short it is, and I think both work out together. It was a really great price! However, I will say the quality of the tulle is pretty stiff and scratchy. I didn’t expect much because VISIBLE pieces from this era tend to sort of be of that quality… LOL. But it was too cute to pass up.

tried the skirt under VISIBLE op

I also got two bonnets, one from AATP and one from antique beast. However, I think I will sell the AATP one, as I figured out I don’t actually need two. I like the AB one a bit more, since it is a little smaller and has a flower attached. I got a cat headdress from AB as well, which was the most expensive item today 😅. I’m still on the fence about whether I’ll keep it forever, but it is really cute! 

My favorite item was actually this Prisila wig. It was super cheap and matches my current hair perfectly. The side bangs are my real hair, and you can barely tell. I’m excited to use this in old school coords!

 

The rest of my haul consists of a freebie parasol and bloomers. The BTSSB parasol is broken, which is why it was given away. I think I will need to replace the snapped plastic rod with a new one, but I think it can be repaired. I just purchased some new rods. I’ll create a blog post update if it works out! 

Iended up donating fabric, 2 blouses, socks, shoes, and a handmade jsk I don’t wear much to the freebie table.

Overall, I had so much fun and I’m glad I was able to control my spending for the most part, and I’m happy with what I got. 

These community events are always so amazing and well organized thanks to the amazing Bay Area Kei staff! I can’t wait to go to another swap meet this year.

Thanks for reading~

Valentine 

(more pictures below)