Birthday part 2

My little birthday get together

For my birthday I went for afternoon tea with friends.

The hotel was amazing, it had a moat and a little bridge. 

It reminded me a little of Hogwarts only much smaller 

Inside we had a reserved table and it turned out we had a whole room to ourselves complete with blazing fire place. 

The food was a traditional afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and scones. 

The food was nice but not as good as La Suite west in London the day before. 

My coord for the day was Jane Marple's royal order mini OP.

Photo courtesy of streetstylesnaps.com

It was a really good day, it was followed with a sleepover and my friend finishing off a cat scarf she made for my birthday.

Andie

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Birthday weekend 1

It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago and I went to London for the weekend before my birthday with my partner.

I wore lolita both days I was there, sadly I didn't take a coord shot on the first day. 

On the first day I went to the V&A, Camden and to a vegan restaurant called Saf.

My favourite things from the museum were the stained glass and religious exhibits as well as an art installation in the courtyard. 

The installation had lots of little ceramic figures hidden in the rocks. 

On the second day I went for a special afternoon tea at La Suite West hotel, I wore my new Moi Meme Moitie royal gate OP. 

The food I had at La Suite West was so tasty!

I do love going for afternoon tea! 

I went for more on my birthday too xD

Lolita 52 weeks part 5

Favourite things to put on my head! 

What I wear on my head depends largely on where I'm wearing lolita

If its for a meet up then I like more over the top head wear and if its for everyday I'm very minimalist and will only wear a flower, small bows or berets 

Over the top!

I've mentioned before that I love bonnets!

Triple fortune's are my favourite and I'd love to own another one someday

 I also love their hats, I don't have enough hats. 

I'd like to get more hats this year, brand or offbrand.

Headdresses

I like making crazy headdresses 

I made one for and event last year but I ended up wearing it for a different meet up.

I love this but its so heavy!!

I'm quite proud of this one, I love how it turned out. 

My everyday headwear

Despite my love for OTT headgear I actually feel quite self conscious with things on my head mainly because most people don't wear hats which I think is a real shame. 

I usually wear small flower corsages or simple head bows.

some examples of my everyday coords and my simple hair accessories

A simple Innocent world JSK coordinate with a cream flower & bow headband and an additonal black bow.

Another casual IW coord, this time I have cream hair accessories on each of my hair buns.

One is a bow I made and the other is a small cream flower. 

What do you like wearing on your head?

Big head eating bows? hats or something else?

Until next time....

Andie 

x

Lolita 52 weeks part 4

Lolita 52 week challenge part 4

Whats in my closet that I've not worn yet

This is a good question!

I wanted to do this challenge because one of my aims this year is to wear a lot of my unworn items. Like every lolita there are always things I want to buy but when I have so many unworn dresses I feel bad for wanting more when I don't wear what I have.

I seem to have an awful lot of unworn items and I'll show you my main pieces that have yet to see the light of day. 

I'll use photos from my EGL wardrobe post because they are better than the ones I took for this today.

IW charles crown

I plan to wear this one at the weekend

IW classical kitty 

I want to wear this in the summer, I haven't had it long and its not been warm enough.

Jane Marple crown stripe skirt

I love this but coordinating it is hard, I don't seem to have the right shoes.

Alice and the Pirates hymn JSK in navy

I'd been after this for a long time and bought it at the end of last year.

I just need to find an excuse to wear it, maybe at a meet up?

Juliette et Justine Cadre du Chat

I can't believe I haven't worn this yet!!!

I bought it during the first release too so I have no excuse.

I have plans to wear it soon for a friends birthday (we both have it)

Dream dress!

Juliette et Justine Le Cachet Sculpte du Bouquet 

I have only had this a short time,I'm considering wearing this or Parfait et un Manage to a big meet up.  

Juliette et Justine parfait et un manage

I've had this for about 6-7 months, the print is beautiful.

I think its going to be my first choice for the big Enchanted event in April

Innocent World Lotta skirt

Another fairly new addition

I'm still working on ways to coordinate this.

Lief My Tart jsk

I like the coord I put together for this so I'm certainly going to wear it soon. 

Btssb Rose Candle OP

I got this cheap from the auctions because its missing its belt and brooch.

I love this print, it was one of my first dream dresses when I first started buying brand.

I have no occasions in mind to wear this one yet. 

Innocent World Rothenburg skirt

For some reason I skipped reserving anything from this series (I must have been mad)

I finally got a skirt, my preference would have been for a black JSK but its actually quite nice in brown.

I have thought about wearing this a few times so In know it will get worn soon. 

Alice and the Pirates Royal Crowns tea package

I had this for Christmas off my partner <3

I was going to wear it but in the end I wore something else I had new. 

I love the coord so I plan to wear it to a meet at some point

St Tears lac d'Cygnes

I have actually worn the skirt for a casual Mori girl coord but I've not worn it as a set yet.

Hopefully I'll wear it in the summer because its light. 

I have 27 dresses and 3 skirts that I've worn, so all the items here represent a fair bit of my wardrobe.

I have definite plans for some but not others yet, I aim to have worn most of these by the end of the year (if I still have them) 

Edit: I've already sold some of these or about to....
I'm so bad when it comes to buying and selling.

Life style Lolita, 52 week challenge part 3

Lifestyle lolita

What is a lifestyle lolita?

 and do I consider myself to be a Lifestyle lolita?

I found it hard trying to answer this weeks topic. I've never considered myself to be a lifestyle lolita nor do I go out of my way to make sure everything I do is related to lolita somehow. However, I guess that it doesn't rule out any habits or hobbies I have that could be considered

I've looked into the definitions or rules and found a lot of different opinions about what make a lifestyle lolita.

F Yeah Lolita has some posts including this one about the notion of a pure maiden.

Now to the question, do I think of myself as a lifestyle lolita?

The answer is no not really but I do think I do some of the things that would be considered as a lifestyle lolita be they behavior or pastime.

princess-living. has a short list of things a lolita lifestyler might do or rules she might follow which I have copied below. I found the list to encompass the ideas I have about what makes a lifestyle lolita

Set of behaviors:
Be caring to everyone. Always have a pleasant attitude. Never forgot your manners. Be thoughtful of your words and actions. Be lady-like in everything you do.
Values:
honesty, creativity, beauty, happiness, confidence, grace, charity, education, refinement, modesty, sophistication, elegance

Self image:
A modern day rococo princess. A little lolita, a little hime, a little preppie, but completely me. ❤

Social relations:
local friends, meet-ups, galcir, forums, blogosphere, pen pals, conventions

Entertainment:
meet-ups, movies, books, dramas, fashion show, picnics, GLB, trips, calligraphy, para para, crafting, blogging

Work:
Most anything not hard labor intensive. Laboratory assistant, mental health worker, office worker 

Dress:
skirts, blouses, cute shoes, heels, cute purses, jumperskirts, capes, boleros, pearls, shorts, dresses, hair accessories, bows, deco nails, heels, parasols, adorable coats, fabulous sunglasses

Activities/interests:
tea parties, shopping, fashion shows, picnics, conventions, panels, photography, movie reviewing, carriage rides, walks, trips, festivals, caroling, blogging, archery, horse riding, 

Habits:
acting proper, following etiquette, buying fashion magazines, checking brand stores, searching Y!Japan, maintaining beauty, crafting
  
Tastes:
pastel colors, antique items, cute items, sweets, princess-like items, tiaras, pearls, diamonds, 

Things I like that are lolita lifestyle are things like high tea, sewing, crafting, going to meet ups, and trying to bring the aesthetic into my everyday life a little although I don't attempt to lolify everything just my bedroom at the moment. 

I love things like high tea (doesn't every lolita?) which I had the other day but I'll save that for my next post. 

52 week lolita challenge part 2

This time its 5 Movies for lolitas!

I have picked 5, some of them I haven't seen yet but they look like they would be fun to watch.

1) Kamikaze Girls

This is the film everyone mentions first, I have seen it twice. 

I won't write out the plot but it features a lolita who loves Baby the Stars Shine Bright and who makes an unlikely friendship with a girl in a motorcycle gang. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_Girls#Film

2) Mister Rococo

Mr Rococo is a short film about a girl who meets a guy and changes herself from a Lolita into a Lolita wrestler! Its really quite cute and funny

watch it here on YouTube

3) Marie Antionette

If like me you love Rococo inspired lolita then Marie Antionette is a must see. The costumes are beautiful throughout the film. 

4) Gothic & Lolita Psycho

I haven't seen this film but I've seen the trailer, it looks like a fun cheesy horror. I would like to watch it after seeing the trailer. 

It features a gothic lolita with an armed bulletproof parasol!!

5) X-cross

Another Japanese horror that I haven't seen but it has a sweet lolita serial killer so its going on my to watch list even if it is bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Cross

Are there any other films you think a lolita should watch? 

I'd love to find out about some more.

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