New Metamorphose Nurse Series
Those of you who've been around for a while may remember Meta's nurse-themed Hospitality Doll series. They recently announced they were releasing a counterpart to their ill-received Dark Secrets series from 2010, and instead of putting out a remake of the military-themed items, it's pretty much a spot-on replica of the Hospitality Doll series with the addition of some new colorways.
The series is called Engelsbeginn, and it's available in an OP (27 090 yen), blouse (18 690 yen), skirt (17 640 yen), and headdress (3990 yen). The OP comes in the Michael (white x red) and Gabriel (navy x white colorways), while the blouse and skirt set is available in the Uriel (black x white) and Raphael (sax x black) colorways. The headdress is available in all four colors.
The series is honestly pretty identical- on the face, anyways!- to the old release. This one has a more old-timey look than the original thanks to the engraved metal buttons, more elegant swan emblem, darker colorways, and longer length (the original is roughly butt length on every single person I've ever seen wearing it). But the dress, skirt, and blouse designs are identical to the original, and the headdress is also pretty much the same as the original.
As for measurements, I think this series is more in line with Meta's current measuring system, whereas the original was a bit smaller than current AP sizing and featured shirring only in the skirt. The new series, oddly enough, has a completely unshirred skirt but features full back shirring on the blouse and OP. Measurements aren't listed on any of the release pages, but looking at the models and mannequins it doesn't seem too crazy to assume that the sizing is similar to most of their current pieces.
Anyways, enough of me talking, here are the release photos~
I was originally in love with the black x white, but the sax x black has slowly grown on me- it's an uncommon colorway for lolita, but it looks really striking and interesting to me.
It's supposed to be a special release exclusive to the Nagoya and Kyoto stores, but according to the release update it's possible to mail-order it by calling the stores. I e-mailed the Meta representatives to inquire if overseas lolitas could also place mail-orders for the series, and they told me that those of us outside of Japan could reserve the series via e-mail :) If you're interested, I'd recommend e-mailing them ASAP at their English contact e-mail; as of 27 February (two days after the series' release) both OPs were sold out, and when I contacted them, the headdress was also completely sold out in all colorways. It seems like they weren't messing around when they said it would be produced in extremely limited quantities.
Figured I would share this in case there are any other Meta nurse series fans out there!
And if you're looking for more information on the series:
Original release announcement
Blog entry with worn photos and more details
Update listing items still available (accurate as of 2/27)
The series is called Engelsbeginn, and it's available in an OP (27 090 yen), blouse (18 690 yen), skirt (17 640 yen), and headdress (3990 yen). The OP comes in the Michael (white x red) and Gabriel (navy x white colorways), while the blouse and skirt set is available in the Uriel (black x white) and Raphael (sax x black) colorways. The headdress is available in all four colors.
The series is honestly pretty identical- on the face, anyways!- to the old release. This one has a more old-timey look than the original thanks to the engraved metal buttons, more elegant swan emblem, darker colorways, and longer length (the original is roughly butt length on every single person I've ever seen wearing it). But the dress, skirt, and blouse designs are identical to the original, and the headdress is also pretty much the same as the original.
As for measurements, I think this series is more in line with Meta's current measuring system, whereas the original was a bit smaller than current AP sizing and featured shirring only in the skirt. The new series, oddly enough, has a completely unshirred skirt but features full back shirring on the blouse and OP. Measurements aren't listed on any of the release pages, but looking at the models and mannequins it doesn't seem too crazy to assume that the sizing is similar to most of their current pieces.
Anyways, enough of me talking, here are the release photos~
I was originally in love with the black x white, but the sax x black has slowly grown on me- it's an uncommon colorway for lolita, but it looks really striking and interesting to me.
It's supposed to be a special release exclusive to the Nagoya and Kyoto stores, but according to the release update it's possible to mail-order it by calling the stores. I e-mailed the Meta representatives to inquire if overseas lolitas could also place mail-orders for the series, and they told me that those of us outside of Japan could reserve the series via e-mail :) If you're interested, I'd recommend e-mailing them ASAP at their English contact e-mail; as of 27 February (two days after the series' release) both OPs were sold out, and when I contacted them, the headdress was also completely sold out in all colorways. It seems like they weren't messing around when they said it would be produced in extremely limited quantities.
Figured I would share this in case there are any other Meta nurse series fans out there!
And if you're looking for more information on the series:
Original release announcement
Blog entry with worn photos and more details
Update listing items still available (accurate as of 2/27)