Over the years

I'm sure lots of you have seen these lolita "timelines", well here is one more. I'm cheating slightly with 2003 because that was Mana cosplay - however it was my gateway to lolita. For some years I only had the pics shown to go back to, some years are missing due to a crashed computer, for some years i had plenty of material and chose what seemed to represent my style best in that era (not the best or worst pic, just representative). On a personal note, i never seem to look at the camera head-on. I seriously couldn't find ONE photo where i'm looking right forward. Also 2007 is looking dubiously at 2005 ... y u so bitchy 2007??

Brown seems to be my new "thing"

Looking back on this outfit, I wish i had worn a smaller flower with my headbow, or none at all. However, for the most part i'm happy with how the browns, offwhite and creams coordinate. The dress and socks are AP, the purse and headbow are Innocent World, the Rosette is by Mossbadger and everything else is offbrand.
Now this is how i've been wearing sweeter dresses lately - toning it down with non-print socks and a plain bolero and boots. I think that there is so much going with the print (an older and absolutely unpopular AP print by the way, it goes for super cheap on Mbok) that it doesn't need much in the way of accesory support. I wore a cute doughnut ring but limited myself to just that one to keep it from being overwhelming. Most of this outfit is AP, the boots, socks and headbow are Innocent World and the blouse is a Forever 21 offbrand find.

'Til next time!

Planning my Weekend Outfit

Although I try and follow my own advice of only buying lolita items for the right reasons, sometimes I get things completely back-assward. For example, I got this Krad Lanrete OP completely on impulse because … wait for it … I had socks that would match it. I’ll give you a few moments to let that sink in. I’m pretty sure that buying an expensive dress because you have some random $20 socks you want to match is just the sort of “logic” that makes my beloved husband sigh heavily on a regular basis.

Flawed logic aside, I’m really excited to see how this outfit comes together. I’ll be going to a fancy tea this weekend and it’s just the place to wear something like this. If the weather cooperates I’ll also get to wear my lovely A&tP black capelet. As usual, I’ll be throwing together a last-minute hairpiece made of blue flower clips and black feathers. I still have a few days to make it work!