#yellow and white

Kissa menu series: ミルクセーキ (milkshake)

In Japan, there are two types of milkshake: the American one we all know about, made with ice-cream and various flavours, and the retro showa one served in kissa and other older places, weirdly called “French style” even though it’s not French. The latter is made with milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract, and is nowhere as thick as standard milkshake.

My friends and I make the distinction between the two by calling them “milkshake” (pronounced in English) and “mirukuseki” (pronounced in Japan). If you go to a junkissa and see ミルクセーキ on the menu, it is definitely the milk+egg version. It also exists in cans (that look really retro) you can buy in drink machines and shops.

I feared the colour scheme for mirukuseki and lemon squash would be too similar, so I opted for a creamier yellow and a retro train/flight attendant look to make them completely different.

Dress: Pink Muchacha
Cardigan: Axes Femme (with an added fabric belt)
Shoes: John Fluevog
Headbow: second-hand Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Bag: thrifted
Gloves: vintage
Retro milk bottle earring: Chitose Ame
Ueno badge: official JR merch
Phone cat + swan brooches: various artists

Kissa menu series: レモンスカッシュ (lemon squash)

A surprisingly popular drink in kissaten is the lemon squash. I don’t order it often because I feel it is overpriced for lemon juice and sparkling water (and sometimes a cherry), but I sometimes go for it in summer. I normally order lemon tea (hot or cold), but I thought it might not be such a special thing to feature here, so I went with Mia’s most ordered cold drink (and special request for this series).

I don’t have much to say about it because my research didn’t give me much info except for the recipe and the fact that “squash” is traditionally British and normally refers to concentrated fruit juice (not the mixed version that exists in Japan).

Because of the freshness of the drink, I went for a fresh youthful look, but with an 80s twist.

Outfit rundown
Sailor top (with added ribbon): thrifted earth, music and ecology
Skirt: Magestic Legon
Bag: second-hand Emily Temple Cute
Socks: Innocent World
Shoes: sample John Fluevog
Cherry earrings and lemon charm: Wego
¥10 pin: LikesLovesLikes
昭和生まれ pin: Design Festa

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