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Wednesday 10 February 2021

AYWI30C #28: From as many brands as possible

Wow, we are really on the home stretch of this challenge! I'm actually kind of sad, I've been working on these prompts for so long it'll be weird when they're done.

Nut enough about what I won't have shortly, and more about what I do have, and that is a very pretty coordinate, if I say so myself ^__^


This prompt was so much easier than the last one, but that's just how my wardrobe is. I knew that I wanted to combo this Queen Cat with this The Floral Notebook blouse, but the rest all came together on the fly.


And honestly, most of my decisions after that basic combo came from my choice of bag. As I've mentioned before, I don't own a solid black bag, so I had to run with something that wasn't going to be a straightforward match. I thought the pink heart bag was a fun touch, playing off the floral motifs in the print and running in a sweeter direction, rather than a more serious classic or gothic.


Which, let's be honest, is much more me anyway! Once I'd chosen the bag it was a simple matter to pull out a bunch of floral-themed accessories. 


As you can see, I've got multiple tones going on with the different flowers which matches the colours in the print. I really like it! Normally I tend to go a bit more matchy-matchy, so it made for a nice change of pace.

So while this coordinate isn't really groundbreaking, the constraints of this challenge led me to a look I may not have pulled out otherwise, so I'm quite a happy camper! Very keen to wear this look someday ^__^

Friday 5 February 2021

Wardrobe Highlights Video

 As I mentioned in my wardrobe post I also filmed some video this year, and have posted a highlights video on my YouTube channel. Click the thumbnail below to check it out!

It was really fun to film my wardrobe, even if it like...doubled the time the whole thing took and then I only used like a third of the footage. Oh well! Still fun and I'm really happy to be able to share this video as well as all the pictures.

PS If you want to see my cats watch to the end of the video!

Monday 1 February 2021

Coordinates from January 2021

I was honestly expecting January to be a very quiet month on the lolita front given that I return to working in the office and didn't start the month with anything much planned. But life, and lolita, finds a way!

My first coord in January was worn for our 10-year anniversary lunch. James and I went to the restaurant where we decided to get engaged, which was on our 7-year anniversary. I wanted to wear lolita, and I wanted it to be an outfit where I could showcase the wonderful necklace he had made (by the same jewellers who did our wedding rings) for me for this anniversary which features a piece of paua shell he found the day before our wedding. So I went with a very simple outfit all in black, and I really love how it turned out!

Skirt: Victorian Maiden
Cutsew: The Black Ribbon
Shoes: Bodyline
Everything else: Offbrand/Taobao

On my first day off after my first week back at work James and I ran some errands and did a bit of op-shopping, and I unexpectedly felt like wearing lolita...so I did! My inspiration for this outfit was that was would be wearing my pink face mask into the shops, so I wanted a coord that would match it well enough ^__^

JSK: Metamorphose temp de fille Teddy Chocolatier
Blouse & Shoes: Bodyline
Everything else: Offbrand/Taobao

James took these shots for me on our way to the shops - we've driven past this "imagine" sign many times but never stopped. It was windy but fun!

On 20 January, which incidentally is James’s birthday, the two of us went to an event by the local Council. It turned out to be a rather shitty experience, but I did wear a simple coord (and braided James’s hair, which looked super adorable) so that was something.

Skirt & Headbow: Handmade
Cutsew: The Black Ribbon
Shoes: Bodyline
Socks: Offbrand

So for my first month back to "normal life" three coords in genuinely not bad! Let's see how the rest of the year pans out ^__^