#l353

[sanakanin]

Domenica - painting dress numero due. This dress has a little story behind it...

JSK - Bodyline l529

underskirt - Bodyline l353

blouse - offbrand

belt - offbrand

jewelry - a mixture from various stores including H&M, Fisher, and Landmark

flowers - a mixture of ToxicKitty and Landmark

When I first saw this dress, released on the heels of D&G’s painting dress collection, I thought: wow that looks ugly.

There was no focal point. It’s like someone took several stock photos of cherubs and mashed them up in a blender. There’s loads of purple foggy areas, like oil paints after you’ve mixed up too much pigment and it turns to mud. And to cap it all, there was this totally random black bow floating up there like a mustache.

Go home Bodyline, you’re drunk.

And yet- after mentally filing it away as a Photoshop hack job - it wouldn’t go away. I kept thinking about it, and eventually I saw pictures online that made it look... not an abomination.

In fact it looked... nice?

(Image from CatPrecise - http://catprecise.tumblr.com/post/112340680873/bodyline-l529-this-was-a-birthday-present-i)

So, the damn thing wouldn’t leave me alone. Years after I first saw it, and much waffling over whether I should/should not buy things on impulse: I did buy it. And the very first thing I did was snip that silly bow off, and put it together with this blouse.

Sometimes the coordinate practically puts itself together. To date, this was the easiest coordinate I’ve ever created. Sometimes it is very hard, especially when dealing with Sweet prints (more on that in an upcoming post) but other times it’s like those B-movies where the cursed object wants to be reunited with its body.

Now as for finding an occasion to wear this, that’s another story...

[green-frills]

Flowers on Black

01.09.2017

A coord for a Friday Night Meal (& Kidush) with SO and SO's family

Coord Rundown:

Hair Accessory: handmade

Blouse: eBay

Skirt+Wristcuffs: Bodyline

Underskirt: @melikestea

Perricoat: F+F cage skirt

Shoes: Teva Naot

I really like how underskirts improve my coords. I think it is because longer skirts suit me better for some reason. Also they add some interesting details in a subtle way. Also, the F+F cage skirt petticoat is my favorite. It gives the perfect amount of A-line poof, without all the layers! It is the most comfortable petticoat that I have.

[sanakanin]

Momiji - wa lolita for our visit to Akasaka Geihinkan and the Nezu Museum/Gardens. I’ve always wanted to wear this maple leaf obi in a coordinate, and even though it was much more difficult than my usual haori combos, I am happy with how it turned out.

kimono, haori, obi - from local kimono sales. The kimono and haori are awase (lined) for the season

blouse, boots - Bodyline. The boots were bought the day before- I get so excited about new things I usually end up wearing some of my purchases during the trip

skirt - Bodyline l353

socks - Forever21

bloomers - offbrand

bag - ahcahcum muchacha

that bear bonnet gets so much use owo

[sanakanin]

Domenica - the tale of Snow White’s evil stepmother.

After reading a great many banned, moste potente evile books (such as FSOG) the Queen found that the best way to be rid of her annoyingly beautiful daughter was to poison her with an apple, as they were exotic fruits that had to be imported from neighboring countries. 

So she dipped an apple in poison and presented it to her, saying ‘my dear unwanted darling Snow White, you lack Vitamin D. This apple will put color in your cheeks and keep you looking young for as long as you live.’

And what happened next was...

JSK - Bodyline l529

underskirt - Bodyline l353

blouse - offbrand

belt - offbrand

jewelry - a mixture from various stores including H&M, Fisher, and Landmark

flowers - a mixture of ToxicKitty, Landmark and apostrophe

shoes - H&M

bag - offbrand

Shots from my comm’s first photoshoot meet in 2018! The theme was loosely based around fairy tales to suit the setting, and for fun I decided to try more dramatic makeup than I’d done so far. While I did not intend to look evil, by consensus I ended up the villain of the shoot and it was a blast, haha.

More photos, including the rest of the comm’s coords, are on my blog post: Comm Meet: Antique Fairy Tales

In order, the photos are by the following:

Kristina Abaya

Bri Rodelas, @tagagloria

-5 Luigi Ojeda, @l.o.photography

[sanakanin]

Caelia - flowerbush Classic for the Philippine Gothic and Lolita Community’s 8th anniversary meet, Lace Up! The great thing about large meets in October is that 1) no one questions your purchases, and 2) there’s no such thing as ‘too much’.

JSK - Innocent World, ‘Palace Rose’

velveteen shirred blouse - offbrand

faux cape - striped blouse, offbrand (worn HERE)

underskirt - Bodyline l353

waist ties - Inori, ‘Maiden of Versailles’

two pairs of hose - both offbrand

mini hat - Foxcherry

flowers on the head - apostrophe

flowers on the waist - ToxicKitty

flowers on the shoulders - load of AliExpress flowers and greenery from Landmark

shoes - vintage Bandolino

jeweled belt- Fisher

crown and roses necklace - Landmark

[sanakanin]

Akai - Wa lolita for Day 1 of our trip, in Ebisu. This is the final stage in a series of coords: Akari, Akarui, and Momoze. Each time there was something a little bit off, but this time I think I am finally content with the result.

JSK – Angelic Pretty

underskirt – Bodyline l353

haori – local kimono sales

knit turtleneck, fur tippet – both offbrand

knit gloves – Terranova

knit socks – Forever21

boots – Bodyline. Platforms are a must in Japan. Most of the cities have rows of raised  guide lines for the blind, and some areas with paving stones. With regular flats your feet would take quite a beating.

bag – ahcahcum muchacha. I hate chain straps, so I replaced it with leather; now I can wear it without the stupid chain tangling in my wig or clothes

velveteen bonnet swiped from my large teddy bear; it still has ear holes, but it fit me and that’s what mattered

I wrote down my thoughts on planning a traveling wardrobe of sorts for lolita, and there was enough to start a mini-series of blog posts. The masterpost can be found HERE, and the details of this coord (Day 1) can be found HERE.

[sanakanin]

1 vest, 3 #coordinates It’s so much fun to pull colors from the #gobelin and so comfortable to wear. <3

I made a blog post getting into the details of each https://goo.gl/T6U8iE

#lolitafashion #classiclolita #jfashion #ouji #bodyline #l325 #l523 #l370 #l353 #h&m @toxickitty_store #foxcherry

[sanakanin]

Momoze *- Wa for our August comm meet at Le Petit Souffle. I got the Japanese high tea set; the savoury treats were so good, and the bread was so filling I ended up sharing with most of the table!

This coordinate is a refinement of several WIPs; AKARI and AKARUI. Same basic pieces, with some accessory swapping. Comfort was key for travel coords, but since this was a meet I could wear whatever.

Meet photos are on my blog - Lolita Memoires vol. II

JSK - Angelic Pretty

haori - Sam Khloey

underskirt - Bodyline l353

blouse - Chloé

bear’s bonnet

flowers - ToxicKitty and apostrophe (+flower crown)

tights - offbrand

boots - Bodyline s506

Photos by Den Takahara and Jose Marco Astilla.

*P.S. RIP Momoze Hui Guo Ruo. Another Hiatus x Hiatus has come, but it’s worth the wait.