16. Ten Facts About My Wardrobe

Since I have an alternative hair cut, I only have a few options for loliable hairstyles, thusly I have a serious lack of hair accessories. I recently bought a wig so I can branch out a little more in this regard but I still don't have a whole lot of things to put on my head. On a related note, I have five different plain black bows. They're all different, despite being the same colour, and I somehow manage to use them all.

I make a lot of my own jewelry. About half my earrings and bracelets, and a third of my necklaces are all handmade by me. I really like making my own jewelry since it means I can tailor everything to my specific taste, since it can be hard to find cute jewelry with creepy themes that I like.

My absolute favourite theme to incorporate into my coords is bats. Right now, I only have a bat themed jsk and a bat necklace, but I also have some bat print fabric I plan on making into a skirt. I also recently ordered a super cute bat purse that should arrive soon and one of my next purchases will be Antique Beast's bat headress and those two things will likely end up in a LOT of my coords. However, besides bats, I have no other theme I can play off of without buying a bunch more things.

Right now, I only have four main colours in my wardrobe : black, white, pink and lavender. With the exception of a couple of offbrand items I've managed to coord, everything I own for lolita is one of those four colours.

One of the coords I'm the most proud of is an ero lolita coord pairing a sheer black blouse with my Twinklebat jsk worn as a skirt. I think I do a pretty good job of bringing a mature, sexy element to the coord while not sacrificing any of the lolita elements. Another coord I'm very proud of is a punk lolita coord that I have a variation of consisting entirely of offbrand or handmade items! Part of the reason I'm so proud of these two coords is because they're substyles that are rarely done because they're so hard to pull off, but I feel like they're some of my best coords.

With the exception of my Twinklebat jsk, every lolita item I own I spent a long time thinking over so I really, really love everything I own. I only buy things that will fit in with what I already own or plan to buy soon so I don't have a bunch of mismatched items I can't coord with anything. This is a great way to go about buying lolita but it was a habit I already had when I started buying lolita, lol.

Lastly, I have a pair of baby pink go go boots I intend to somehow coord with lolita. I have no idea how I'm going to manage this but I really, really want to try because I love style mixing so much.

Part 21/52 of the Lolita 52 Week Challenge.

6. Favourite Lolita Brands

I've been a fan of lolita for something like ten (!!!!) years now. The fashion has gone through many changes in that time and so have I, so choosing just one brand that I love above all others is pretty much impossible. It doesn't help that I'm still a newbie when it comes to actually wearing lolita and, as such, I own no burando, but I have narrowed things down to three sections : my first love, what I like to look at, and what I like to buy.

Mary Magdalene's Enid Op

I've mentioned before how Mary Magdalene transformed my love of the fashion from passive observation to an active desire to wear these beautiful frilly clothes. I loved, and still love, the clean lines, the muted colours, and the elegant designs of the brand. Even though I no longer want to wear classic lolita myself, I love the look of it and Mary Magdalene will likely remain my favourite brand for the substyle for years to come.

A quick look at last month on my tumblr

Going by what I reblog most on tumblr, my favourite brand these days is hands down Angelic Pretty. It's not super surprising since I am predominately a sweet lolita and nothing beats Angelic Pretty's super cutesy prints. All the bows, sweets, and pinks the brand showcases has a real place in my heart and one day I would love to own some items from them.

Rouge Aerie's Nightmare Rising

Based on what I actually buy, western indie brands are without a doubt my favourite. The above jsk is my next purchase and with it, just about half my lolita wardrobe will be from western indie brands. They're the best option for me since I am both a plus size lolita and not a traditional sweet lolita. Western indie brands fit my body and my style better than burando and buying from them lets me support artists who love the same things I do.

I don't think I'll ever have a one true brand that I love above all others. Every lolita brand out there has something special to offer and I, personally, am more than happy to love them all.

Part 20/52 of the 52 Week Lolita Challenge.