Axes Femme Disney Fashion – "First Impression"
Hello everyone 🙂 Something different today, we will talk about another Japanese brand that has a Diseny collaboration and produces Disney Fashion. I was thinking long about the title, because, I know this brand since a few years, I just did not own a lot. But I do also not own enough to call it a “brand review”… So I went with “First Impression”, because it’s my initial impression to most of the pieces I own as well as their designs in general that I will discuss here. So, upfront: I am no expert for this brand. I simply talk about what I noticed, sometimes in comparison with Secret Honey 🙂
If you would like to know more about how you can get Disney Fashion from Japan, I have got you covered in several posts. Here are some resources to start your very own (Secret Honey) collection.
- How to buy Secret Honey: A brief overview on several ways to get your hands on Secret Honey casual pieces and costumes. Including recommendations for resellers etc.
- How to buy Secret Honey with Buyee: Detailed post with many screenshots detailing how to use the service Buyee to buy Secret Honey (or other stuff, of course) from Japanese websites such as mercari.jp
- Of Remakes and Fakes: There are remakes of Secret Honey (costumes in particular) that are being sold. In this post I share some thoughts about the topic as well as a photo comparison of an original Secret Honey dress and a remake (spoiler: they are different).
I also sometimes sell dresses from my collection, check out my shop or my Instagram, I usually list them there.
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What Axes Femme Disney Fashion do I own or used to own?
I have quite a variety of pieces, which I think is good to discuss a brand. I own or used to own:
- 2 Skirts
- 2 Blouses
- 1 Shirt
- 1 dress/JSK
- 1 Pair of Thights
- 1 Bag (maybe not that important, because it’s a fabric bag, Axes Femme also makes faux leather ones)
I do not own and therefore will not discuss:
- A pair of their Shoes
- A piece of their Jewellery
- One of their Coats
Sizing
This is based off of the pieces I own, but also a few Size Charts I have seen. The sizes remind me a lot of Secret Honey. The clothes may be a bit bigger, especially in the bust area, but they are still Japanese onesize and do not cater to plus size Disney fans unfortunately. I can wear all of my pieces, but I noticed a few things. Here’s my measurements at the moment:
- Heigth: 1.74m
- Bust: 98 cm
- Waist: 73 cm
- Hips: 103 cm
The skirts are a bit tight on me. The Jasmine blouse has an underbust seam that sits right on top of my chest instead of underneath. The blouses are also quite short for my torso. Also all the sleeves are short, especially the long sleeves of the blouse I own, they are very short. So. The pieces are almost as small as Secret Honey and made for a person about 10 centimetres smaller than I am 😉 Like Secret Honey…
Fabrics
Just like Secret Honey, Axes Femme uses a lot of polyester for their pieces. I noticed that some of the seams are scratchy on me (armholes of the Jasmine blouse for example, that one has an organza overlay that probably causes it to be scratchy).
Subbrands
I just wanted to mention this, because I noticed it on Instagram. Axes Femme seems to have subbrands that also release Disney pieces. My Jasmine pieces are from a subbrand called Axes Femme Poetique. There are also two Instagram accounts for the main brand. One present to about 2022, the oter 2022 backwards. There is also an account called Axes Femme from Japan. They post mainly Lolita fashion there… So, many different accounts and it is a bit confusing to me. Here are the Instagram handles, in case you want to check them out:
- axes_femme_official (starts in September 2022)
- axesfemme_official (present to 2022)
- axes_femme_from_japan (more Lolita content, subbrand?)
- axes_femme_poetique_official (subbrand?)
I found the following websites, they shed a bit of light on the subbrand question:
On this main website, there are many more brands under the Axes Femme umbrella but only a few of them have “Axes Femme” in their name. I am still confused 😛 I just leave this for you as information that might be interesting your own innvestigation, if you consider buying from the brand. Btw. I think, the site ships international, so it is easier to get than Secret Honey 😉
Now, let us finally dive into the pieces that I own/owned.
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Frozen Skirt, Shirt and Tote Bag
In 2014 Axes Femme released a Frozen collection that I own a few pieces of. I have the shirt in black and the skirt in blue as well as the little bag. I think the bag was meant for kids, it is minuscule XD The shirt and skirt were available in different colour combinations. I wrote a blogpost with many detail shots of this Axes Femme Frozen Set in case you are interested.
The Frozen Shirt
As you can see, the shirts sleeves are a bit short on me. Also, the shirt is not meant for a bust like mine, you can see the print being distorted. The fabric is very thin, but it is actually opaque.
The Frozen Skirt
The skirt is short, just like Secret Honey’s 2014 skirts are always very short, it must have been fashionable back then. I do not mind at all, but it’s worth noting. The skirt has two layers, the fashion layer and a lining layer and it closes with a hidden zipper. There are little rhinestone chains decorating the waistband that are detachable:
The Frozen Bag
As I mentioned, I think this was a kids bag released with a little Frozen booklet. The fabric is sturdy and stiff, a bit like raincoat material.
Belle JSK
I have no idea, when this JSK was released to be honest. I bought it second hand on ebay and have given it to a friend since. Here I am wearing it (but I had different measurements than the ones above, at that time I was slimmer in the bust area):
If you want to see more pictures, you can read this blogpost. The straps were adjustable in length, but the bodice is still too short on me for my taste. The JSK has many beautiful details though. It was available in several colours.
The Pieces in Action
Jasmine Blouse and Skirt with Belt
Next up, we have a blouse and another skirt. This Jasmine set was released in 2021 in several colours by Axes Femme Poetique. And for the first time, I do have original prices for you that give an idea of the price level: Blouse 6490 yen, Skirt 7590 yen. These pieces are less expensive than a Secret Honey skirt or blouse would cost you. In case you are interested in more details, I have a blogpost about this Axes Femme Jasmine Set.
You can see what I meant further up with the blouses underbust seam not being where it should be. I think, I will have to lose more weight to enjoy wearing this set. Now, the blouse just does not sit right on me. I do love the embroidery and lace though. But the armhole seams are scratchy. The skirt I like quite a lot. It would not fit someone with much more than 105 cm around the hips though, I can just pull it over my hips. The tassle belt is a cute detail and I do like the design of these two pieces a lot. I hope to find that blouse in mint green to match the skirt and have a more “Jasmine bound” outfit.
Nightmare Before Christmas Blouse and Tights
These are my favourite pieces! I love, love, love this blouse and the tights. They are perfect, although the size is a problem here too…
The blouse is short on me and the sleeves are very short too. But I do love the design a lot, the embroidery is very cute, it has nice buttons and ruffles etc. Very beautifully designed and I think it is very elegant. It does have a victorian touch that I love a lot.
The tights are nice and stretchy and also opaque and i love the design with the seams and the bats and characters. It is just very short in the legs ^^’ It is barely long enough to cover my but 😛 So they are a bit risky to wear. It works, but I would like the legs to be like 10 cm longer to feel really comfy in them. But, I love them and I will wear them. They are also quite soft, which is nice.
A Word about Axes Femme’s Designs
There are a few “disneybound” pieces like the 2024 Frozen Collection, but usually the pieces are done in axes Femme’s style and just have a Disney theme or print. They also collaborate with other franchises, for example there recently was a Hello Kitty Collection. To be honest, there are only a few of the Disney pieces that I really like… Most of them are just not my style. I do like the ones I have in my collection now, but to be honest, I will probably reach for Secret Honey over Axes Femme…
But I do like their original designs. The designs of their usual fashion remind me a lot of victorian fashion for some pieces, and a bit lolita for others. I quite like the victorian styles. Also their themes are very cute, I remember a lot of cats etc. I love that, the last cat themed pieces I saw I would like to get but I can’t find them anymore.
Conclusion
Axes Femme is a nice brand for Disney collabs if you do like their style and prefer Disney themed pices over Disneybound pieces. You should also not mind wearing polyester since most pieces are made out of it (like Secret Honey’s pieces too). So not summer appropriate in my opinion. The pieces are a bit less pricey and a bit more size forgiving than Secret Honey. I do like the quality a lot, there are linings, hidden zippers, embroidery etc. which is nice. Although there is that one scratchy seam…
And that is it for today’s post. I hope, this gives a little bit of insight into another Japanese brand that sells Disney Fashion. Maybe Axes Femme is an option for you if you do love the styles 🙂 Thank’s a lot for reading, I hope to see you in my next article.
Love,
Ella
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