Lief Celestial Series ^_^

I saw this print posted on Lief's fb page & tumblr & I INSTANTLY fell in love ^_^

I had Just gotten a pair of Celestial tights & was debating what I could wear with it and then I saw the print & Knew I had to get it ;)

Picking a color was hard, but as my tights were a light blue, I figured I should go with blue...and after changing my order a little bit (I added an item that was a gift for a friend), I put in my order & patiently waited ^^

And then...my package came, the usual pink box that I INSTANTLY recognize as Lief ;)

Included was a letter, postcard of the latest print & some extra snack goodies (Korean, of course ^^ )

And I had a big coord planned out, but kept missing meetups, so b/c i'm doing a 30 day Lolita Challenge suggested to me by a friend...I wore it on a "random dress up day" where I dress in Lolita at home...just for fun ^_^

So, here it is: Celestial Cat theme b/c Feb 22 is National Cat Day for Japan...& I know how much Sora(Lief's designer) loves cats ;D 

JSK: Lief

Blouse: Atelier Pierrot

Socks: Bodyline

Shoes: Montreal

 Cat pose is an Absolute Must ^_^

But of coursse here's a regular one showing off all the beautiful details of this dress ^_^

And the fabric is gorgeous lined with an underskirt in the contrasting blue color XD

And to complete my Cat look, I somehow made my hair into cat-like ears and did light cat-like makeup with my yellow contacts ^_^

I have LOTS of other ideas for this dress(like with my tights) and I can't wait to finally wear this out somewhere ^^

Lief's tumblr

Website

and just recently I found their twitter ^^

Twitter

My LOVE of Collab items ^_^

After looking at my Wardrobe post, I noticed I have Quite a bit of brand Collab items, either with Anime or an artist, model, etc ^^

So, I thought I'd post them all seprately to keep track of what I have ^_^

1) Mint Neko x Ryohei(Megamasso) tshirt

My very first collab item happened by chance ;)

When Mint Neko came to Kawaii Kon, I was doing research on him...afterwards (fail) & I found his show where he had vkei musicians come on his show & show off the shirts they collaborated with him on ^_^

And so...after watching Ryohei from Megamasso's episode, I was randomly looking through the Japanese auctions & saw...Ryohei's collab shirt for a really good deal O_O So, kind of impulse, but I msgd my SS to put in my bid & when I got the shirt I realized it still had the tags, so it's pretty close to being in new condition XDD

I've only worn it as a street fashion piece, but I love it a lot & a bunch of people comment on it...mainly to ask what the print is...i'm not even sure myself, it's a cat with a spider web? some flowers & stars? hehe, but I try to wear my Mint Neko necklace with it and once I used my Chocomint star clip ^^

2) BABY x Midori's La escharpe vert clair

I was already a HUGE fan of Midori's when it was announced that she collaborated with BABY, so OF COURSE I wanted something...but of course, i was pretty poor from whatever other shopping I did previously...sigh...BUT! I was Determined to own something from her series, so I managed to buy the "Sash" through an SS ^^

And I was still sad I couldn't afford the dress, but...this is actually a scarf that they made into a sash & it's soooo beautiful & delicate in person ^_^

Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to wear it out, either as a sash or scarf...but one day I'd like to make an amazing coord with it XD

3) Pullip x Midori 

I'm going to skip ahead a bit since I just talked about Midori's collab, a while later...it was announced that Midori in her Glorious collab outfit would be made into a Pullip Doll!!! 

So, of course I needed it & I started ordering from a certain site that does preorders, so I quickly added her on (& put in an order for a fellow Lolita & Midori fan) ^^

And then, when the release date finally came, I got invoiced, paid right away and then...the dolls came ^_^

And she's just soooo perfect in every way ^_^

And...I already had a friend for her, lovely Bonita ^^

4) BTSSB x Ranka Macross JSK

Now THIS was definitely an impulse, surprise buy...I found it randomly on CC and it was for a decent price...plus, halloween was coming up, so I figured I could use it for a cosplay halloween shoot...

but...during this time was when Closet Child was being SWAMPED with orders...so they did away with the "hold system", but my order got in right before then, but they were still really backed up...so the dress came maybe RIGHT before Halloween...but i didn't have enough time to plan anything...so it became a Christmas dress instead ^^

I also had the matching headbow, but I didn't match the style, so I sold it...but I ended up really liking this dress...and...I EVENTUALLY got to do the Halloween shoot ^_^

5) AATP x Yoh cutsew

I have a friend who's totally into the AATP x Yoh items...so after seeing all of the ones she had, I came across this Rapunzel one and fell in love with it ;)

Only problem...I have Nothing to wear with it...but...hopefully one day I'll figure something out, it's just too pretty & that art is Amazing ^_^

6) AATP x Sentimental Circus

I was just getting into the Sentimental Circus chars, I had a few notebooks...and then...of course, 

AATP releases a collab with them...and so, after seeing sneak peek pics from a fashion show, I decided to reserve the bolero/jacket...

Only problem...it was INSANELY popular...and so...it ended up being a battle...and...the jacket was sold out in a matter of minutes O_O

So...I resorted to just getting the Hat...but I really love it a lot, so i'm happy...for now...I still want the jacket one day... ;)

Of course the first time I wore it was for a Kodona outfitfor a fun Purikura outing ^_^

And here's my only full body shot ^^

Posing with my fellow Lolitas/Fujoshi sisters XD...& how appropriate since that's how i felt after that reserve ;DD

7) Super Groupies x Kuroshitsuji

I had recently started adding A LOT of Japanese artists, stores, fanpages to my facebook list and it was good timing b/c I came across an amazing site that does Anime collabs and when I saw the Kuroshitsuji shoes line...i NEEDED IT!!!

I had pretty much decided on the Sebastian pair b/c of the cutlery & it'd be easy to incorporate into Lolita outfits ^^ So, I did a reserve with my usual SS ;)

 And it was a preorder so when it finally came, i quickly opened it...and...this collab piece...did NOT disappoint...the details are AMAZING and the fit & comfort is perfect ^_^

 And when I was doing my wardrobe post, I flipped over the show & there's stuff on the bottom too...so elaborate & amazing ^_^

8) IW x Rozen Maiden

When the Rozen Maiden x IW collab pieces came out, they were soooo expensive...I just couldn't get anything...

And then...just recently, IW had a sale and a BUNCH of the Rozen Maiden items were on it O_O

So, I had already wanted the Kanariya headpiece from before...but I also decided to get the Kanariya bolero as part of my trying to get more coordinating pieces & not just main ones ^^

And it's beautiful ^^

a light fabric with a brocade print that would look amazing over dresses & skirts ^_^

I haven't coorded with it yet, but I definitely will XD

Anyways, those are my collab items so far....but I always get excited when I see new collab announcements...especially with Anime series ^_^

I really hope there are many more in the future!!

Lolita Wardrobe Post 2015

Last year I was super late with this, so I vowed to at least try to get it done in Jan...& looks like I'll just make it ;)

Anyways, it's time for the highly anticipated Lolita Wardrobe Post ^_^

My style's still Classic w/ some sweet, but I had some surprising recent purchases near the end of last year and of course I did a lot of selling & buying, so just for fun, feel free to check out my last year Wardrobe post to compare ^^

http://masqueradedoll.blogspot.com/2014/05/2014-lolita-wardrobe-post.html 

And now...HERE WE GO!!

Looking back at my Year in Lolita ^_^

Well, it's New Year's Eve here still, so I wanted to do a look back at my Year in Lolita ^_^
Basically, my style is still the same, Classic w/ some Sweet Elements (mainly teddy bears), but This year I really started combining Lolita with my other fashions, like Dolly Kei, Shironuri...and...COSPLAYS XDD

In fact, I've put together a bunch of Lolitafied Cosplays this year, some just for at home, but a few I wore to events & people seemed to like them ^^

But, before I get to the pictures, I also took the Lolita Level Up 2.0 Quiz here:
http://fyeahlolita.blogspot.com/2014/12/lolita-level-up-quiz-20.html

And I got...Experienced Lolita ^_^
And after reading the description...it's soo true... 

The realm of an experienced Lolita! You've probably been active in the fashion for a number of years, have a fairly large and diverse wardrobe, and have attended (and hosted!) your fair share of Lolita events. You're most likely well-known within your local, and online, communities. You're probably practically an expert on the fashion and have probably introduced, or at least guided, a few friends along the right path in the fashion. Your next step is most likely to do a closet cleaning or some wardrobe organization because you probably have a few years of accumulated clothes. 

The Biggest thing I haven't done yet is actually go into a Lolita Clothing Store...BUT! In June, I'll be going to Japan, so That will finally be marked off my list of things to do ^_^ But, as I was going through the questions, a bunch of them I only just did this past year or last year, so it's nice to see that i'm progressing & getting more involved in Lolita XD

Anyways, here's a collage of my outfits from this year...not all of them are good pictures, but that's b/c I kept forgetting to get pics of myself at the events.

Ah, after looking at these again, I noticed that I've been using a lot of different colored wigs with my outfits ;D A bunch of them were originally for cosplays, but they work so well with Lolita ^^



And the big Lolita event of the year was meeting Misako, twice: Once for Kon & then just recently she was the guest at a tea party ^_^

 Heh, anyways, I keep adding to my style, so hopefully Next year will be Lolita filled as well & there will be MANY more Lolitafied Cosplays ;D