Secret Honey Ariel Kiss the Girl Set

Hello everyone and welcome to a new post 🙂 Today, I would like to show you this wonderful Ariel Kiss the Girl Set from Secret Honey. I love this set, the print is very special and it is versatile because it’s separate pieces. I also have a blouse to go with it, it is not part of the set itself, but the set was advertised with it on the official photos.

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The Ariel Kiss the Girl Set

This set consists of a bodice, a skirt and a hairpiece. I do not have the original hairbow though, I think mine is from the Wendy dress 🙂 Still, it does look nice. Here is the set and also the matching blouse from the front:

You can install invisible straps to keep the bodice up but I find it does not need them. It has boning in the front that holds everything in place quite nicely. Here is the set from the side:

And on this photo, you can finally see the hairpiece 🙂

Set Facts

Set (skirt and bodice) and blouse were sold separately. I see this set sometimes on second hand sites, usually pretty expensive, but mine was a deal, there’s both.

Size and Closure

The bodice runs quite big, if you extend the shirring completely. The skirt and blouse are a bit smaller, but it is still amazing that you can wear this if you have a bigger bust. The bodice has a shirring panel with lacing in the back and closes with a zipper on the side:

The skirt closes with a hidden zipper in the centre back. There are two shirring panels in the back:

Measurements

Skirt: (Amateur-)measured with shirring extended:

Waist: 75cm

Bodice: (Amateur-)measured with shirring extended:

Waist: 75cm
Bust: 98cm (you will have to change the lacing a bit to fit that circumference)

Blouse:

Bust: 98cm (is tight though)

Fit on me

I like the fit on me. Since the bodice has no or adjustable transparent straps (you can choose), it sits on my natural waist and bust. The straps are not needed, even with a bigger bust. There is boning in the bodice that keeps it up without problem. I do like the length of the skirt as well. The blouse was a bit tight in the bust area the time I was taking these photos. Also you can see that the cuffs are tight on me.

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The Bodice

The bodice has the dip in the neckline that is so typical for Ariel’s bodice. There are four bones in the front but none in the back. The centre front seam itself is not boned:

There is a shirring panel in the back that can be adjusted with lacing. It does expand quite far. The bodice closes with a side zipper:

The Skirt

I like this skirt quite a lot. This is the 2017 version of Ariel’s Kiss the Girl Dress and it is quite unique from the other versions that all have more or less the same print (that you will see further down in this post ;)). It cost a whapping 22’000 yen plus taxes back then.

The Layers

The skirt does have two layers, the fashion layer that is made from a very flowy and light fabric and then a lining layer.

The Pleats

There are pleats at the top of the skirt on both front and back.

The Embroidery

Around the hem we have a bit of lace and embroidery. The shells are alternating between a light blue or pink.

The Border Print

The border print is quite unique, like line drawings or easy embroidery. Keep the motives in mind, most of them we will see again later in the post 😉 Here we have Eric and Ariel dancing in the city.

The Bow

Just to complete, I will show you my bow, the right one will look like this one but be a different colour. Mine is from the Wendy dress I think 🙂

Little hair clip in the back.

The Blouse

Eventhough it was not part of the set itself, I do also want to show you some details of the blouse that goes so well with it. It has pintucks, pleats and lace inserts in the front which is very playful and pretty:

The cuffs are decorated with lace as well and close with a fabric covered button:

The blouse has a hidden zipper in the back that you can use to get it on and off:

Dress in Action

The Ariel Kiss the Girl Skirt

This skirt was also released in 2017, just like the set above. No one can tell me they were not intended to go together 😉 I do not have the original price of this one though… probably around 12’000 yen or something.

This skirt has more body to it, while the skirt of the set is more flowy.

I think this bow matches this skirt much better than the other skirt 😀

Size and Closure

This skirt closes with a hidden zipper and a hook and an eye in the back too and also has two shirring panels. But, the pattern is not completely the same, as you can see, we have no pleats in the back.