Wardrobe Post: 2016!

Hello friends! <3

It's time for the annual posting of the wardrobe! 

This is my third year doing one, but I've been into lolita since 2010.

You can view earlier wardrobe posts over here:

2015

2014

This year I sold off a bunch of skirts and replaced them with jsks. I also bought some blouses and other accessories to go with what I already had. I feel like everything mixes and matches fairly well.

I also reviewed the wardrobe goals I set last year, and set new ones for this year. You can read about that over here.

My style is still fairly sweet but it now has a touch of elegance to it. I tend to prefer wearing pink and navy jsks with other colors making occasional appearances.


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Note: I'm just going to be sharing skirts, dresses, and the newly acquired accessories this time. Everything else is about the same. Please refer to last year's wardrobe post for pics of the other items.

Enjoy!

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Skirts


Metamorphose: Swan Lace // Rose Melody: Strawberry Parfait

Handmade (not by me): Alice in Wonderland // Bodyline: Cakes

Handmade (not by me): Polkadots and Parfaits // Bodyline: Macaroons

Jsks


Handmade (by my sister): Teddy Bears // Bodyline: Carousel

Angelic Pretty: Cotton Candy Shop // Angelic Pretty:Dream Fantasy

Bodyline: Carousel // Metamorphose: Twinkle Journey

Angelic Pretty: Dreamy Jewel // Angelic Pretty: Tea Time a la Carte

Angelic Pretty: Fancy Paper Dolls // Replica: Angelic Pretty's Sugar Dream Dome

Bodyline: Squirrel Party // Bodyline: Carousel

Angelic Pretty: Holy Lantern // Angelic Pretty: Decoration Dream

Bodyline: Carousel // Infanta: Poker Print II

Angelic Pretty: Crystal Dream Carnival // Angelic Pretty: Star Night Theater (<3 my dream dress!)

Angelic Pretty: Marine Kingdom // Angelic Pretty: Elizabeth Unicorn

Angelic Pretty: Merry Bunny // Infanta: Power and Thrones II

Bodyline: Carousel // Angelic Pretty: Tea Time a la Carte

Baby the Stars Shine Bright: Dreamy Pony Ribbon Ribbon // Metamorphose: Princess Wardrobe

Angelic Pretty: Candy Sprinkle // Baby the Stars Shine Bright: Milk-chan and Snow Strawberry Print Ribbon

OPs


 Bodyline: Maple Sugar Waffle // Angelic Pretty: Little Bear's Cafe

Misc New Stuff


Blouses, cloak, purses, etc.

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Angelic Pretty: Whip Factory Special Set lucky pack in sax

Innocent World: Starry Keynote Embroidered bag in gold

Bodyline: Shoes in gold

"Made to Order" Angelic Pretty: Holy Lantern Jsk and Otks in wine

"Made to Order" Angelic Pretty: Holy Lantern Otks in lavender

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Thanks for reading!

Feel free to check out my sales listings over on Lacemarket ;-)

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Day #2-9: 365 Lifestyle Lolita Challenge!

Hi friends! <3

So I've been working along on the daily challenges and thought I'd share how it's going.

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I've been to a few museums, but there are more out there that would be cool to check out sometime. Such as a carousel museum. It would be great to wear one of my carousel print jsks to. Can you say photo op? :-P

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I chose my friend Courtney's wishlist. I seem to always be finding things that she would like ;-)

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(Sorry no makeup. Had a busy day and was feeling tired :-P) This was an interesting challenge for me, since I don't usually do much with my hair. It's past my shoulders, thick, and wavy; so I usually just brush it, put on my headbow, and go. I looked up some tutorials to get ideas and went with 'looped braids.' It wasn't too difficult to do but I think it would have looked better if my hair was longer. Anyways, I think it still turned out pretty good. I might wear this style during the summer to help me keep cool.

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Not a new book exactly, but started reading it awhile ago and then got distracted lol... So I will work on finishing it instead.

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My alarm only has one setting for this, so no go there :-( If it had been changed to something more pleasant I would probably sleep right through it anyways.

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My favorite dress is Star Night Theater jsk in blue <3 It was one of the dresses that first got me excited about wearing lolita. I got the headbow first and then the jsk a few years later. I love the cute suit buttons on the bodice, the top hat and bunny in the print, along with the adorable circus bear and ponies along the bottom border <3

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White Linen Tea House <3 I love the elegant feeling it has, the delicious food, and browsing the antique shop next door after eating.

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I chose The Little Mermaid since it's one of my favorites <3 Went with shades of blue that reminded me of the ocean with touches of white and gold. The headband is unique and ties in that little bit of orange from the mermaid's hair as well.

Day #1: 365 Lifestyle Lolita Challenge!

Hi friends! <3

This year I thought it'd be fun to participate in a lifestyle lolita challenge that runs for the whole year.

So this one was already completed last week. I usually set and review my own wardrobe goals each year. It's interesting to see how well I've done in meeting my goals.

Can view my goals here: Wardrobe Goals: 2015 & 2016

Wardrobe Goals: 2015 & 2016!

Hello friends! <3

It's that time of year again where I review the wardrobe goals I set for myself last year and set new ones for the upcoming year. Read on to see how I did ;-)

Curious about earlier wardrobe goals?

2014 & 2015

Wardrobe goals: 2015!

1.) Clear out beginner items/impulse buys/brand things that did not work for one reason or another. They are just taking up space :-P

This is still a work in progress. Sold off some items, and still working on others. Doing good so far though.

2.) Focus on quality rather than quantity. Brand only for dresses, socks, purses, and jewelry!

Excellent progress here. I've tried to stick with brand items as much as possible with just the occasional off-brand item working its way in.

3.) Work on crossing items off my wishlist. (Mostly Angelic Pretty <3)

Good progress here too. I've gotten a bunch of items from it but it takes time. I know certain ones  will be harder to find than others and I'm okay with that.

4.) Stay more up to date on Angelic Pretty releases. I tend to find out about them just after everything's been sold out :-P

Excellent progress here. Since joining the updates group on Facebook, I know about almost every new release before its posted for sale. Now I have to decide which ones are worth trying for.
 (Mulan reference- What do we want? A print worth fighting for...)

5.) Add more pink and blue jsks! Or perhaps something with a chocolate or book print?

Excellent progress here too. Added more pink and blue (well navy to more exact) jsks. No chocolate or book print yet though :-(

6.) Add a lavender blouse!

Done! Found a nice long-sleeved one with ruffles <3

7.) Add more tights and otks!

Still a work in progress. I added a few pairs that work, but others I'm having the same problem of some not fitting properly.

8.) Add a pair of blue, mint, lavender, or gold shoes!

Still a work in progress. Added a pair in blue.

Wardrobe goals: 2016!

1.) Less impulse buying! I've ended up with some things that I did not originally plan on buying. (I'm looking at you Holy Lantern, Dreamy Jewel, Merry Bunny, etc.) While I love all of them, some I probably could have done without.

2.) Work on obtaining Wishlist items! I've gone through and updated my Wishlist according to high, medium, and low priority. Hopefully that should help me stay organized in my search. Specific items to focus on are...

a.) Gold shoes! Gold seems to be a re-occurring accent color in jsks and matching gold shoes would make my coords look even better. 

b.) White otks with a pastel colored print! I have a couple of pairs that I seem to wear repeatedly since they match so well with everything. I don't want them to wear out too quickly.

c.) Lavender, light blue, and mint jsks! I tend to focus on other colors more and don't have much for these colors.

3.) Avoid high-waisted jsks! They don't work too well for me :-(

4.) Experiment more when coording! Such as trying new color combinations, hairstyles, nails, etc. Sometimes it's the little things that can help make that perfect coord extra special and stand out.

Elizabeth Unicorn & Merry Bunny Opening (Part 2)!

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Now for those other two packages!


Let's start with the small one <3

 

Opening it up...

 

Inside...

 

 Headbow, shopping bag, copy of the invoice...

 

Wrapped in bubbles :-)

 

Unwrapping it..

Unwrapped (front and back)...

 

 

And finally, on to the last *big* package!

 

Back...

 

Untaped...

Inside...

Jsk, shopping bag, copy of the invoice...

 

Jsk...

 

Wrapped (front and back)...

 

Hanging up (front and back)...

Unwrapped (front and back)... 

(Oops :-P Accidentally triggered the flash setting somehow, which is making the blue look way brighter than it really is. Other pics are more accurate for color.)

 

Hanging up (front and back)...

Bodice detail...

 

Print...

 

Lace...

 

Try on pic...

 

Thoughts:

The blue is a nice color and is similar to the pic that was online. I love the adorable animals around the border. The background print features rosettes, present boxes, crowns and other interesting details. The headbow features golden star charms, but they are plastic upon closer inspection. I would have preferred they used metal instead like some of the older headbows have (such as Star Night Theater). The jsk has full shirring in the back and no zipper. I both like and dislike this last bit. The zipper makes getting into and out of the jsk easier, but it can also be difficult to zip in the bust area. This jsk also features the little skirt flaps like Elizabeth Unicorn. I think they're pretty cute :-)