Lolita 52 week challenge part 1

So I had planned on making a shiny new blog but I don't like wordpress so much so I'm back here and I wanted to join in an do the lolita 52 week challenge, it has a deadline which I missed but hey lets go anyway. 

1.  5 pieces that every Lolita wardrobe should have, regardless of style
2.  5 movies for Lolitas
3.  What my own Lolita lifestyle is like 
4.  Favorite thing to put on my head
5.  My wardrobe turnover
6.  My favorite Lolita brand
7.  Why I wear Lolita?
8.  Why don't I wear Lolita more often?
9.  5 keywords that describe my personal Lolita style
10.  How I first found out about Lolita
11.  3 trends I wish would come back
12.  Combining other fashions with Lolita
13.  Lolitas I have met in real life
14.  Lolitas I would love to meet
15.  3 things I wish I was told when I was a new Lolita
16.  10 facts about my Lolita wardrobe
17.  My first meetup
18.  Trends I thought I would never get into, but I now love
19.  Trends I thought I loved, but now I'm not too keen on
20.  How satisfied I am with my current wardrobe
21.  Plan for a trip! A week's worth of Lolita outfits I can fit in a small suitcase
22.  How I accessorize
23.  What influences my Lolita style
24.  What's in my makeup bag
25.  Best places to wear Lolita
26.  How I get out of a wardrobe slump
27.  Purses that I love
28.  Bloomers or no bloomers?
29.  Lolitafying things in my everyday life
30.  How long it took me to build a complete wardrobe
31.  Impulse buys that were totally worth it
32.  My best deal
33.  Something that I made
34.  Wardrobe blunders! Things I bought that I ended up regretting!
35.  What I thought when I got my first real piece of Lolita
36.  Nails to match my favorite looks
37.  Something that's not my style, but I love anyways
38.  Favorite hair style
39.  Most versatile Lolita item I own
40.  5 inspirational fictional characters
41.  Fondest meetup memory
42.  The ways in which I fit the cliche
43.  The ways in which I do not fit the cliche
44.  How strangers react to my clothes, and how I react to their reactions
45.  Something that was a gift
46.  Parasols: Vital or frivolous?
47.  The item in my wardrobe that was the hardest to get
48.  My "signature" outfit
49.  My favorite Lolita print
50.  What's in my closet, but I haven't worn yet!
51.  Predict the next Lolita trend!
52.  How Lolita has changed me

I plan to do the list in order for ease so I don't forget any. 

1) 5 pieces that every Lolita wardrobe should have, regardless of style

The first and most important item in any lolita wardrobe should be a good petticoat, an A line one for classic and a cupcake one for sweet. Which petticoat you need will depend on your main style, I have mostly A line petticoats as well as a longer one for my dresses that are below the knee.

Good petticoats can be found on Taobao, Dear Celine and Classical Puppets

The second thing a lolita wardrobe should have is a really good fancy blouse, one that will dress up the plainest of JSKs.

I love Baby the Stars shine Brights blouses, they are so fancy!

I prefer chiffon to cotton and I don't like petter pan collars but the choice of blouses is so much better than it used to be and you can get so many different colours too. 

Your choice should depend on your style, so if you like sweet go for an Angelic Pretty one that will coord with most of your dresses.

My personal favourites are these two

Btssb dear juliette and AP melty royal chocolate blouses

The third thing every wardrobe should have is a go to plain non print OP

They are so easy to wear! no need to worry about blouses matching or boleros!

The first brand dress I ever bought was Btssb Trianon OP 

Plain OPs are something you can wear again and again and you can change the look with different accessories and tights. 

Shoes! every lolita should have a great pair of shoes, again what you pick will depend on your personal style.

I like small ankle boots, they can look cute or elegant depending on the style of them.

I have some Victorian Maiden ones and they go well with my wardrobe

Similar open ankle boots in a more cute style from Btssb

Finally I think every lolita should own a bonnet, I think they suit most people and make an outfit into an OTT one in an instant.

My personal favourite has to be Triple Fortune, sadly its hard to get their bonnets outdide Japan but KeraShop sometimes has them for special reservations

They come in lots of colours so there is one for everyone.

This is mine

So there you have it week 1 of the 52 week challenge complete