Dream Dress: Melty Ribbon Chocolate

This is my ultimate dream dress!!!

I ran across Deerstalker Pictures' unboxing video a few years ago and let me tell you, I am hooked on the Melty Ribbon Chocolate series (not including the hideous low-waist JSK). I am an avid chocolate lover, and someone transitioning from sweet lolita to a more classic style. The MRC series feels, to me, like a great midway-the darker colorways could easily be paired with a cream blouse to give it a classic feel, while the print still (obviously) reminds of sweet lolita.

With the gorgeous pleats, the embossed berets, the adorable drippy jacquard...this series snatched my jaw away and drowned it in warm chocolate dreams (and I am not complaining). I love pleats in lolita, both for the classic feel they provide, and for the elegance I think they exemplify. This release was hugely popular, and it's not hard to see why. The quality of the pieces was excellent, the accessories well-thought out, and the print subtle yet adorable. (And the eyelets on the back-yes! I love more durable dresses.)

MRC makes me think of a 1920's chocolate flapper fantasy for some reason, and it's such an adorable cut and style (again, except for the low-waist JSK). I can't stop obsessing over it.

Above is one of the colorways of the MRC JSK. Just-just LOOK at it! It's amazing! Fabulous! And the collar? Brilliant! The buttons, the brown trim and bow against the lighter brown dress, the pleats....perfection.

Let's take a closer look at the print:

So you're probably like, oh, it's just a chocolate bar. That's not that great. You would be wrong! Instead of being printed on the fabric, it's embossed. That's the main genius of the dress-the subtle chocolate bar embossing. It's simply....delicious!

And just look at the ribbon of the wrist cuffs (which is the same as the ribbon on the dress):

I can't even express how much I love the design of the ribbons and bows on this dress. The sort of metallic-y yellow setting off the different colorways looks amazing, almost like packaging for a high end chocolatiere shop. It's the best. You need to agree with me on this. It's great. Just look at it.

Every now and then I'll stalk Lace Market to see if anyone is selling it (they're usually only selling the low-waist JSK, which is awful). I have only found it once, and I have to say, I completely not regret buying it. It was the whole set, socks and all, in new condition from a reputable seller, and I could have afforded it.

Every time I think about it my heart breaks a little bit. I could have had the dress Milkyfawn unboxed in the very video that made me fall in love with MRC; the very dress I doted on so much. Needless to say...I am kinda stupid. And regretting it massively.

Honestly I don't know why I love this dress so much. Well, I do (see all of the included pictures for why). I just wanted to share my love of this dress, and point out some of the really cool details of it.

Disclaimer: Author may be biased due to love of chocolate, pleats, and brown dresses.