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1 Dress 4 Looks: Cream Cookie Collection

1 Dress 4 Looks For today's challenge I am using Angelic Pretty's Cream Cookie Collection in Sax in the high waist cut. This dress has full shirring and is extremely comfortable! It has been worn several times by me already, but usually in the same way, so I challenged myself to not use a pink blouse for this challenge as that is my normal go to for this dress. Dress Angelic Pretty, Blouse Bacio Bouquet, Shoes Sosic Shop, Bag Diamond Honey, Socks Aliexpress Unknown Creator, Headbow Angelic Pretty, Biscuit Necklace, Ring and Earrings BB&B Deco, Bow Ring Cat Tea Party, Sweet Rings Unknown Taobao Store, Cookie Brooch Mikan. In this first coordinate I wanted to portray a typical sweet lolita look without it being too over the top. Something that could be worn at a simple meetup for bobo or the park. The blouse has a pom pom purin embroidered image on the collar but the cookie brooch pinned on top of that hides it well and keeps to the theme of the dress, which is biscuits. The...

Easter Coordinates

Easter Coordinates So I decided to interrupt my regular Friday posting schedule to bring you some Easter coordinates... and what would Easter be without bunnies! First I decided to do a casual spring coordinate. The skirt, blouse, socks and headbow feature peter rabbit and are from a set by Midsommer Story. The set makes this coordinate easy to put together quickly but does give it a very basic feel, perfect for more casual wear. The embroidered collar is peeking over the cardigan so the theme is easily seen across all sections of the coordinate. The shoes are from Sosic Shop and the cardigan is from Liz Lisa. This coordinate features the same peter rabbit skirt by Midsommer Story, but it is paired with a pale yellow hanfu top with an embroidered pink flower, The CC Cat Rainbow Dollhouse headbow in yellow and the lace bolero is by MoonRiver and features bishop sleeves and long rabbit ears attached to a sailor collar. The tights were from Aliexpress and I am unsure of the original ...

My Lolita Origin Story

My Lolita Origin Story Once upon a time in the summer of 2012, a young 19 year old decided to finally buy a lolita dress. She had discovered the fashion through anime and didn't know much about it, all she knew was it was poofy... pink... and came from Japan! Ok so you've probably guessed that this girl was me... unfortunately the resources back then weren't as plentiful as they are now and... well... lets just say that a certain infamous site sold me my first lolita dress.... Yes.... the waist bow is on my head as a headbow and is bigger than my head... and yes the petti is too small and the chest bow is floppy and pathetic... no it didn't look anything like the picture on the website. And no that isn't a lolita blouse, I didn't delve into the fashion again for a long time after this! So I definitely had a rough start but despite not wearing the fashion, I always came back to it and admired it from afar. Then, in 2020, during lock-down, I decided to take the p...

1 Dress 4 Looks: Lost in the Garden of Eden

1 Dress 4 Looks For today's dress I decided to use a more versatile piece called Lost in the Garden of Eden by brand Chrysanthemum's Concerto. It is an unusual shade of matcha green and features a simple gingham pattern and a small bow at the top of the bodice and lace and frill at the bottom of the skirt. The dress also has shirring which makes it extremely comfortable and as a result it has become one of my most worn dresses as it can be worn casually. Unfortunately recently I have been coordinating it the same way each time I wear it, making it a perfect candidate for this challenge! Dress Chrysanthemum's Concerto, Bolero Unknown, Headbow Chrysanthemum's Concerto, Shoes Sosic Shop, Socks and Necklace Offbrand. I styled this first coordinate the way I usually style this dress, I usually wear it in the summer hence the bolero and socks. This is usually worn casually just out and about, not necessarily to a lolita meet, it's comfortable and simple enough to not draw...

1 Dress 4 Looks: Chocoberry

1 Dress 4 Looks So, for my first post I thought I would start with a simple coordinate challenge, inspired by Cupcake Kamisama, (https://cupcakes-and-unicorns.blogspot.com/). If you haven't seen Cupcake Kamisama's blog yet I would highly recommend it as its extremely inspirational! Doing this challenge in particular will allow me to get a feel for how to format the blog, and a chance to have some fun! Although the temptation to do the around your wardrobe in 30 coordinates challenge is taking hold and I'm sure I will get to it sooner rather than later! The main piece I chose for this challenge is Chocoberry by Bodyline in the Beige colourway, I will use this piece to create 4 different looks, challenging myself to style it in ways I normally wouldn't. Skirt Bodyline, Shoes Sosic Shop, Bag Morning Glory, Blouse Sakya Lolita, Headbow Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Socks Roji Roji, Clips Aliexpress unknown creator. I decided to start this challenge with a coordinate I wo...