2014 Purchase Plans!

We all know there are certain items that your wardrobe just doesn't feel complete without. I want to try and get some of the more attainable ones off my list in this coming year. Some of these have been on my want list since I first found lolita and some are to fill out my wardrobe. 

Feel free to comment below which items you want to get this year!

So here are mine:

Replica of Chess Chocolate Mint (with border print)

A white pagoda parasol similar to this.

Replica of Milky Planet in Yellow.

Pink mermaid sandals. 

Pink Loris star bag.

I'm still alive and wearing lolita!

Hello dear readers! I know I've been bad about updating. A multitude of things have led to that but I'm back and I'm going to try and update more regularly. 

I've worn lolita several times lately but the time I'm going to write about was a few weeks ago. I wore sweet lolita to a Steam Powered Giraffe concert celebrating their made up holiday Yulemas. :) There were 2 wonderful shows, a meet and greet, and a tea party. I attended all of it and wore lolita for most! The band and other fans complimented my outfit several times and I was very flattered.

So here is what I wore!

The last has some Yulemas pressents from my friend Elizabeth in it. There were a lot of fun times and great photos taken that weekend! It was really amazing. 

-Kayla

Mori Lolita

Mori (which means forest in Japanese) is a Jfashion style of its own. The style focuses on layers, creams, whites, beige, browns, crochet, ect. and basically having an over all feel of being natural, as if you just walked out of the forest. It is associated with natural kei and when searching for it you may want to try mori, mori girl, mori boy, and mori kei. Here is a translation of the "mori girl checklist" which will give you more information and some guidelines. Well some genius people decided that lolita and mori would look together. They were totally right.

So the idea here is that you take the layering, colors, and general aesthetic of mori but add a lolita silhouette and elements. It is a style I'd very much like to try myself someday. I do both lolita and mori, though I post only once in a while about my lolita outfits and never about my mori outfits (because this is a primarily lolita blog). What better way to explain the style than to show you? Here are some of my favorites:

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Personally I'd really love to see more and more of this in the future. I want to see like, 100s of mori lolita outfits. :)

-Kayla

Religious Headscarfs In Lolita

Hello dear readers! I wanted to discuss something I feel very strongly about today. Specifically in regards to Muslim lolitas, religious headscarfs obviously play a huge role. I would like to take a second to acknowledge I will be saying "headscarfs" instead of "hijab" because, contrary to popular belief by many non-Islamic people, not all Islamic headscarfs are hijabs. Also as a note to that note, I am aware that "hijabs" is not technically the plural of "hijab" but I chose to use it for simplicity/clarity with non-Islamic readers. 

I've seen many people who protest that headscarfs "don't belong in lolita" or "look bad/weird/unusual with lolita". I am here to personally show you and tell you just how wrong you are. There are not many headscarf wearing lolitas, at least not with an internet presence. The ones that are present though are tasteful and know how to work their headscarf into a coord seamlessly. 

And why wouldn't they? The majority of Islamic women coordinate their headscarfs to their outfits everyday. Lolita is a fashion, like any, and if they can make it work in everyday outfits why couldn't they do the same with lolita? 

It is important to respect religious beliefs and values, especially those that present themselves in such bold ways. The headscarfs are a choice, one these women made willingly and consciously. They are not "oppressed" or "unhappy" or whatever other nonsense people seem to believe so willingly about Islamic women. 

That all said, here are a few of my favorite coords done with headscarfs.

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Nails In Lolita

Hello dear readers! I am back to posting now that I have gone through and converged many of my posts together. So today I wanted to cover something that I only see mentioned here and there, and only if they're totally outrageous. What to do with your nails while wearing lolita.

Some people buy fake, pre-decorated nails and apply them. Others do intricate detailing on their natural nails. Lastly some people just put a basic color or design or just leave them untouched. If you choose to leave you nails totally natural, please make sure they are clean and presentable!

I found some examples of nails I personally like. They are not too OTT to the point you can't move your fingers or see where the nails begins and finger ends anymore. The first three are more classic and the last is sweet obviously. I tend to lean more classic myself so I'm definitely more drawn to nails like the first set, though I personally prefer just a flat color or clean unpainted nails. So here they are.

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So what are your thoughts? Do you like to wear really intricate deco nails or do you prefer something more simple? Let me know in the comments. 

-Kayla

Youmacon 2012

You can find the majority of my Youmacon experience here. I wanted to share my lolita pictures here though.
I wore loltia Saturday but didn't have time to take a picture of myself. As of now I haven't found any pictures of me floating around really either. I didn't go over the top like last year and photograph EVERY lolita I saw. I just took pictures of ones that inspired me in some way or that I thought had some element I wanted to play with. So here they are ^_^.

Dis my face though

Everyone looked lovely. Even the ones  I didn't photograph. Good con guys and I can't wait for next year. ^_^

My new loliable hobby!

So a while back I said I'd taken up a new hobby that I thought could be incorporated into lolita. Well here is that post I promised about it. ^_^ My new hobby is embroidery. I just looked up some stuff online, asked my mom for a hoop, some thread, and some cloth, and went to work. It did some practice stitches first before starting in on my first actual piece.

So here are my pictures of the first piece I finished. It took about 7 hours I believe. o_o So long. I work faster now lol.

I'm working on another piece right now and when it is finished I shall post about it. I intend to eventually integrate this into Lolita and possible Mori-girl (which is a style I've been getting into over the past couple months).

Thanks everyone who reads. ^_^
-Kayla

Refurb a Purse

Hey everyone. So I found a wicker purse that I thought would be perfect for country Lolita if it was give a bit of a face-lift so that is what I did. I found the purse for $1 at a local resale shop. So I added some lace at the top of it, sewing it into the lining that was already there. I then glued some lace around the outside and a bit on the handle. Then I made a small lace bow and glued it on there. I wanted something subtle. My mom was surprised, she though I was going to make a HUGE bow that took up like the whole purse. Lol. I'm here to surprise. Total cost for this project was less than $5.

The finished product

This lace is really soft and I think its super cute. It was the perfect width.

This lace is really nice but I used most of what I had. :/

It came pre-lined with this adorable fabric so I didn't change.

Motor City Pride!

So I went to Motor City Pride both Saturday and Sunday. I wore Classic Lolita saturday. I was the only Lolita there in Lolita because there was a meet up for International Lolita Day. I did meet up with a nice person named Chelsea (photos later). She is a Lolita but went with a non-Lolita military inspired outfit for the day.

I had SO MUCH FUN. For real. I love being around tons of people who really get me. On top of that today I got to see Kerli live (I was in the front row) and then afterwards I met her and we hugged, took a photo, and she signed my pride flag. :D It was very exciting okay? The Kerli photos are the only ones taken by me.

Sorry for the picture quality. My brother is not the best photographer and I didn't think to check them before we went out for the day. By the time you get to the better quality outdoor shots my petti had been smooshed every way possible and my hair was a mess. Also please ignore my tennis shoes because I needed something comfortable for the several miles I was walking that day. So they don't match...at all.

Sunday there were two Lolitas there that hadn't been there the day before. There is a picture below. If anyone knows who they are so I can link to them I would appreciate it. ^_^ I stole one of these photos from Chelsea also so here is a link to Chelsea's Blog.

Please do not use any of these photos without my permission. Chances are I'll say yes, I just like to know where they're going. Leave a comment below asking and letting me know what for and I'll get back to you quickly. :)

My outfit for the day.

Necklace and pin. Earrings matched.

Close up of skirt print

Day 2 lolitas

Kerli. Her outfit was adorable.

My fave drag queen Sabin and a dog lol