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Friday, May 23, 2014

2014 Lolita Wardrobe Post ^_^

FINALLY!! LOLITA WARDROBE POST ^_^

It's changed a bit from my last year's post, so...here we go!!

First up, TOPS!

Chiffon/Sheer blouse: Offbrand on top,

Atelier Pierrot, Meta, BABY on bottom

Brand cotton blouses: BPN & BABY

Bodyline tops

Other offbrand blouses

Cutsews: IW, AATP, Bodyline

AATP Boleros & Jacket

And 3 Cape/Capelets: Disney, handmade(not by me), BABY

MAIN PIECES: Listed by Brand ^_^

My style is a mixture of Classic & Sweet & I ABSOLUTELY LOVE PRINTS ^^

BABY/ AATP

OP/JSK: Alice in Funfair, Hymn, Victorian Card Print

More JSKs: Paris no Mado, BABYxMacross Ranka collab, Mirage in Paradox, Alice's Portrait, Kuma Kumya Chan

Skirts: Grimoire of Moonlight Forest, Mon Petite Chou Chou, Masquerade Theater

Atelier Pierrot

Don't know the name, but it has a detachable collar ^^

Nutcracker OP, Sorciere JSK

Innocent World

Aileen OP(my namesake dress), Sweets Teddy Bear

Lief

I am LOVING this indie brand & I can't wait to own more pieces from them ^^

Regimental Instruments, Carousel Theater

MMM

Stained Glass underbust corset JSK

Meta & AP

Meta Teddy Chocolatier, AP Fantasy Theater & Holy Night Story

h.Naoto

Frill & Honey

And another Frill & more Honey ;)

Bodyline

Handmade by me ;)

What every Lolita needs: Petticoats

h.Naoto skirt can be used as a petti ;)

And then, lately, I've been trying to acquire some Punk/Kodona items ^^

AATP salopette, Putumayo pants

Putumayo set

Mint Neko

Peace Now & Algonquins

AND NOW ONTO SHOES!!

Bodyline, Taobao & Brand: AATP, IW

Retail, Offbrand, or Goodwill ;)

And, some pieces i'm waiting for:

One's a secret, but I bought this ETC dress & Black RHS ^_^

ALRIGHT! that's it for now ^_^

Part 2 Will be coming Soon, I Promise!

BUT! Here's a Sneak Peek ^^

BAGS!!

Saturday, May 17, 2014

LBC: Your favorite three pairs of shoes for Lolita

This was the PERFECT theme for me this week ^_^

Mainly b/c I was FINALLY working on my Lolita Wardrobe post ;)

But, also b/c I recently got a new pair of shoes that are AMAZING ^^

And here they are:

1) AATP Cabriole Legs Ribbon Shoes in Red

These shoes are soooo amazing!! Not ONLY are they comfortable & surprisingly easy to walk in...the red is the perfect color & it matches A LOT of my Lolita pieces(teaser pic) XD

These red shoes match my AATP pieces of course, but other brands & even indie brands ^^

I just had time to try them on so far, but I can't WAIT to wear them out in some wonderfully classic coord ^^

2) Funtasma Victorian boots in Gold

These have become my "go to" shoes for anything that's gold based or has gold ;)

It's super fun coordinating with these bold shoes & the victorian look makes outfits look even more classic ^^

here are some coords i've done with them

The gold shoes PERFECTLY accent my whitexgold coffin purse ^^

It's Blue x Gold for this coord with Mirage in Paradox ^^

And for a really bold look, pairing the boots with colored tights really makes the colors pop ^^

And lastly, it's a TIE for Third fave shoe:

3a) I'm between the ever classic RHS

I only have white right now, but I just bought a 2nd hand black pair & can't wait to get it ^^

Basically, these are my default Lolita shoes...& can be worn with Classic, Sweet, etc ;)

Here are some coords:

For this, I switched out my plain white ribbon laces for ones with crosses on them ^^

Another bunny coord w/ white lace top socks ^^

And then ANOTHER bunny (guess I associate these shoes with bunny ears ^^)

But this one was OTT sweet/mint, so I layered my socks & the white shoes really show off the mint socks well ^^

And 3b) Offbrand Brown Lolita Shoes

And the best thing about these shoes...THEY'RE FROM FOREVER21!! ^_^

I got it a while ago & use it for All my outfits that have brown in it ;)

Some examples:

These shoes give me lots of height XD

They're the perfect brown color for Steampunk Lolita

These shoes also match lots of chocolate prints ^^

And Bear prints ^_^

Plus, these 2 shoes are even MORE SPECIAL b/c I wore them when I met some awesome

Lolita Idols XDD

Meeting Iruma Rioka at Kawaii Kon ^^

She's such an amazing performer & so sweet in person XD

And...what may possibly be the best day of my Lolita life...Midori was a SUPER surprise guest at a friend's Welcome Back party & I had just gotten my Kuma Kumya JSK, which she recognized INSTANTLY ;)

Well, I noticed that a lot of my favorite shoes aren't actual Lolita brand shoes, but I've recently started buying MORE brand shoes, so I'll eventually make the switch over from offbrand to brand...although...I STILL think these will be my faves ;D

And now check out these LBC member's fave shoe choices:

Whimsical Adventures of Me

Simple as Vanilla Ice Cream

Sidhe banshee

A Little Bit of This...A Little Bit of That Too

Friday, January 24, 2014

LBC: Lolita and You in 8 Years

This week's Topic is "Lolita and You in 8 years"

And...actually, in 8 years, i'll be nearing another very important "decade", so this topic is good for me to think about ;)

In my mind, I really want to keep wearing Lolita, but...there might be major changes in my life, so things may have to change a bit...

1) STYLE

Luckily, I generally gravitate toward Classic Lolita coords, so it's not like i'll have to sell a bunch of sweet prints...but...i have A LOT of prints, which later on, may be harder to pull off...so I've been slowly thinking about finding more solid pieces, maybe more layering pieces even ;)

Jumper style dresses may be good for a mature/casual look ^^

Also, dresses with full ruffled skirts would make great pieces to subtly wear under casual dresses ;)

As long as there aren't too many bows or ribbons on the front.

And lastly, these "Room dresses" have so many layering possibilities and have many Versatile pieces would be good...in case I feel like dressing up ;D

2) COLORS

I've actually already been thinking about this recently, but i'm trying to stay away from bright/pastel colors and stick to more muted tones...or jewel tones as that gives a more elegant look ;)

Lief's Regimental Instruments JSK

The stripes on this piece add a more mature look to the dress and the print on the bottom is subtle, but still stands out ;)

Atelier Pierrot's Nutcracker OP in black

I just got this piece and it's sooo easy to coordinate with ^_^

It can be dressed down with a coverup over...or dressed up w/ an elaborate blouse ;)

And lastly, 3) PRINTS

I don't want to even THINK about the day I'll have to get rid of my beautiful printed items...but...it will probably come...slowly, but surely :/

Especially overall prints...unless they're subtle enough...or elaborate border prints may have to go as well...

I JUST got this, but I can already tell that it may have to go b/c the print is very prominent...BUT...i'm going to wear it as much as I can before then ;)

Mirage in Pradox that i OBSESSED over until I got it...but...the print is way too bold & it'll be hard to dress it down...

Holy Night Story...I LOVE this & finally got to wear it, but I can already tell that eventually, it'll be too sweet for me...

Tea Time Ala Carte salopette

Yeah...all sweet prints will probably need to go one day & this one's really short too, so it's more of a childish style...

And...i REALLY don't want to think about it...but...MAYBE...my Teddy Bear prints...O_O

We all have to grow up some time...& right now I can get away with it, but who knows for how much longer...sigh...

Also...maybe i'd have to sell a lot of my awesome bag collections...I have a thing for collecting "shaped bags", to match all my prints ;)

but, anyways, that was truly depressing to think of...only because I JUST got into wearing Lolita 3 or 4 years ago...I feel like I haven't had enough time to experiment with all my pieces...or even have a wardrobe I'm Completely satisfied with...but...then, i also thought...

Since i'm the same age as a few of the Lolita models...if they can keep wearing it, SO CAN I ^_^

SO...

I guess only time will tell! XD

And now, let's see what the other bloggers have planned for the future ;)

Whimsical Adventures of Me
Lace Teapot
Elegant Poupee
Northern Star
The Bloody Tea Party
Poppy Noir
Hello Batty
A Sweet Lolita's Disney Life

Saturday, January 18, 2014

LBC: 3 Prints In Your Favorite Colorway

For this week's theme, I decided to go a little opposite & pick 3 Colors I like...and 3 corresponding prints in those colors...since I've been into expanding my wardrobe by adding more colors I don't have ^_^

1) The EPIC Phantom Merry Go Round print and of course I want it in my FAVORITE color, PURPLE X GOLD ^_^

I probably would want this print in any color, but I'm LOVING the plum purple color w/ the gold print and the black ruffle hem makes it so perfect!!

When this print first showed up in the black x white colorway in the GLB, I thought I would only want that colorway...but then, later, they came out with more colors...and adding to the usual Blue, White, etc...& then they added Purple, so that INSTANTLY became a Favorite XDD

Plus, this colorway is really versatile & you can do an outfit around Gold, Black or Purple ;D

2) Nostalgic Tea Time in GREEN!

This print Actually, didn't really impress me when it first came out...but then...my friend gave me a postcard of Midori wearing it O_O....AND it gets added to the wishlist RIGHT AWAY ;)

But, besides my weakness of wanting everything Midori wears (I still need to do my post about that), Green is also my Birthstone color, Emerald for May ;D And when I turned 18, my mom gave me some emerald jewelry, but I haven't worn it a lot because it doesn't match my wardrobe...so if I have a LOLITA dress with Green, I can DEFINITELY wear my jewelry with it ^_^

3) BABY Clockwork Tea Party in Red

I DO have a lot of Red in many of my printed dresses...but I don't have an actual RED DRESS yet ;P

And, my mom & sister always told me that Red looks really good on Asians, so I started to think I SHOULD get a Red Lolita dress one day ^^

This print I fell in love with right away...but so must have everyone else b/c I Rarely see it for sale...and when I do, it's always in the other colorways...

And the print itself has ALL MY LOVES in it ;)

-Tea Party theme covers my love of Alice in Wonderland...the checkered print is part of this too

-There are TEDDY BEARS on the print, which will forever be my obsession...

-There's a clock theme too or maybe clock accessories, which makes me think of Steampunk, which i'm into as well ^^

-OOH, & BUTTERFLIES!! Another Love of mine ^^

Anyways, check out these other bloggers for more Lolita Prints & Colors ^_^

Hello Batty

Whimsical Adventures of Me

Lace Teapot

breidholt

Elegant Poupee

Vanillas Traumfabrik

Sunday, January 12, 2014

LBC: Nature Themed Coordinate

This week's challenge is to make a Nature Themed Coordinate...which ended up REALLY being a challenge...mainly b/c I keep selling all of my actual floral printed Lolita dresses & skirts...sigh...so, I had to think a little out of the box, but I came up with something I can be happy with ;D

I was googling random "Nature" things, including poems when I came across one talking about gathering flowers, so I decided to make the theme of my outfit:

"Flower Gatherer"

With elements of flowers, fruits & animals ^^