Shimamura Travel Anna Set – Frozen 2

Hello everyone. I did it. I bought some of Shimamura and Chiharu’s casual Disney outfits, one of them being this Travel Anna Set consisting of the shirt, the dress and the shoulder bag. The clothes surprised me positively, I like the materials and also the size and how things look on me.

If you wonder how you can buy from Shimamura, I would refer you to my post about the Anna and Elsa Nightgowns from Shimamura x Chiharu. You can buy directly from the Shimamura website, I go a little bit into detail on how to do that in the post. If you are not fast enough and everything sold out, you can also buy the pieces from mercari.jp, unfortunately most of the times with a price mark up. But if you are patient, you can find the pieces at almost the original price too. If you don’t know, how Buyee works (the proxy you can use to shop on mercari.jp), I have a whole post with many screenshots on how to buy with Buyee.

In my last post, I showed you another piece from Shimamura, the Frozen 2 Anna Nightgown. Now let’s dive into something more exciting, finally reviewing Disney clothing from Shimamura and Chiharu!

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The Travel Anna Set

We will have a look at the whole outfit first, as always. I was outside for about half an hour in this outfit in 14 degree cloudy weather and I have to say, I was not cold at all. The fabrics are nice and thick. Both shirt and dress are mostly made from polyester, but in automn and winter I don’t mind it that much. Here is the outfit from the front:

As you can see, I added a belt around my waist. This is simply my preference because I like to highlight the smallest part of my body, I am not that much into loose fitting dresses. I will show you some pictures without the belt furtherdown though, this is a thorough review, don’t worry 😉 Here is the dress from the side. It does not sit 100% right in my back, you can see that very well here. I don’t think it was made for a curvy body type or maybe I should have sized up. But I will wear it anyway, I can’t see my back, so I don’t care 😛

I absolutely love the bag. It is very screen accurate and will be a perfect addition to my Secret Honey Travel Anna Cosplay. Here is a picture of the dress with belt from the back:

Dress Facts

These three pieces were all sold separately, not as a set.

Size and Closure

I bought the dress and shirt in size L. There are sizes XS to XL available, For me, L is perfect. It fits a bit more snug than the pieces fit on Chiharu on the official photos though, but that is fine with me, I do like my clothes to show my figure a bit. Just a personal preference, but maybe the info helps you to decide, what size you want to buy.

Measurements

(Amateur-)measured dress:

Chest: 95 cm (maybe a bit more, the fabric has some stretch)
Waist (measured at the seam): 80 cm

(Amateur-)measured shirt:

Shoulder width (measured from seam to seam): 42cm
Chest: 100cm (maybe a bit more, the fabric is stretchy)

Fit on me

The dress is very high-waisted on me. On Chiharu, it looks as if the seam would sit on her natural waist, that is not the case for me (I am 20 cm taller than her). Also, both the shirt and dress fit tighter on me than they do on Chiharu. It depends on your preference, what size you go with. The shirt i think is perfect, the sleeve length is very nice and also the length of the torso is perfect.

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The Anna Travel Dress

The dress is loose fitting and very comfy to wear. I have size L. I personally like how it fits over my bust but keep in mind that it is meant to fit looser according to the official pictures. Also, I think the seam under my bust is meant to sit further down, either on or a bit above your natural waist… Tall girl problems.

The dress originally cost you 2970 yen including taxes. Here is a look at it on my floor:

And here it is on me without the belt, so you can see the fit. My current measurements for reference are:

1.74m tall
98cm in the bust
72 cm around the waist
102 cm around the hips

Chiharu looks really amazing in this outfit without a defined waist, on me, I do not like it that much, but as I said, that is a personal preference and maybe size XL would have changed my mind. Here it is from the side and you can again see that the fit in the back is not ideal on me:

The dress is very simple, there are not many details to show you, but let me try anyway. All the details can be found on the bodice (minus one). The dress is made from one single layer of very soft and thick and weighty fabric. I do really like the fabric, I did not expect that level of quality. It reminds me of a wool blend of some sort.

Obviously we have embroidery, done in two different colours representing the wheat embroidery on Anna’s Travel dress. Also, note the binding of the neckline, it is a beautiful pop of colour.

And a hidden little detail: I love Shimamura’s labels and of course, we have a cute label here too, it shows Anna and the words “Seek the Truth”:

The last detail is in the skirt. The dress has pockets! And not just little tiny pockets, they are decently sized! I love it, pockets in dresses should be the norm. The pockets are lined in the same fabric that was used for the binding around the neckline:

Set in Action

The Travel Anna Shirt

To go with the dress, Chiharu released a cute shirt. I was also very positively surprised about the shirt. I bought it in size L and the original price would be 1419 yen including taxes. The fabric is again very soft and thick (not as thick as the dress though). It is a bit like velvet, but also suede? Don’t know how to describe that fabric properly. I bought it in size L and oh wonder, the shirt is long enough and the sleeves are also almost long enough for me! Just about 1 or 2 centimetres more would have been perfect, but it is not as noticable that the sleeves are short on me as it was with the nightgowns. Those are like 10 centimetres too short on me and I was afraid that this shirt would be the same. But it is not, yeah! Here is the shirt on my floor:

The shirt is also made from one single layer of fabric (like most shirts, Ella…), only the collar is made from a folded piece of fabric to finish the neckline nicely. There are two little embroidered details on it. First on the right side above the hem, we have the silhouette of Anna. This is obviously not visible, when you wear the shirt under the dress.

What is visible when you wear shirt and dress together is the embroidered Arendelle emblem on the chest:

The Travel Anna Bag

The bag is my favourite piece from this Travel Anna set. It is very accurate and I will also use it for cosplay. It is quite small though, my phone, wallet and keys did fit, but you could not take your Switch with you, like you can with the Flynn Rider bag. But I am willing to accept it, Anna’s bag in the movie is small too, so it is accurate 😀 Here is the bag on my floor:

The bag is the most expensive piece of this set, the original price including tax is 4070 yen. So, the whole set would cost you around 8500 yen plus shipping to your country, plus tariffs. Comparing to Secret Honey where the original prices where anywhere between 10’000 and 25000 yen for just one dress, that is very affordable, also considering the quality of the pieces. Here is the bag from the back:

The bag closes with a magnetic snap in silver. On the inside, there are two pockets on one side and a zipper pocket on the other. The bag is lined in dark brown.

Of course, all the details of Anna’s bag are present. I wish, that they would do the same closure the real bag has instead of the magnetic snapp and just adding the detail, but that is complaining on a high level. Here is a detail shot of what would be the closure of Anna’s real bag, but it is not functional:

The flap is cute and bound with dark brown faux leather:

And Shimamura and Chiharu even thought about the pattern on the strap of the bag! Look, isn’t it pretty?

Is Shimamura’s Disney Fashion Worth your Money?

Of course, I did wear the outfit for half a day to get a feeling of how comfy it is, how the fabrics feel, how sweaty the polyester is, if it pills after one wear etc. In conclusion, I can say that this outfit is probably the comfiest Disney outfit that I own. It is warm, the fabrics feel very nice, I was not too sweaty and the fabrics are still pristine (although I will keep an eye on the pilling over the next times I wear this outfit because that has been a problem with the nightgowns). I have a second outfit with different garments and fabrics that I will also test in the future.

The sizing I find also good, although the pieces do look different on me than on Chiharu, because I am 20cm taller than her, so obviously, they are shorter etc. But I do not mind. It may be too soon to draw a conclusion yet, since I haven’t worn the outfits very often. But as of now, I would say that if you like the designs you will probably not be disappointed with the pieces. The quality seems good for the price you pay. I shall keep you updated, should I notice anything.

And that is everything for today’s post. I hope you enjoyed having a look at this comfy and beautiful Travel Anna set from Shimamura and Chiharu together with me. Thank you very much for being here and listening to my two cents on Shimamura’s Disney Fashion 🙂 I hope to see you in my next post. Until then, have a good one.

Love,
Ella