It's that time again when Western Lolitas share their current wardrobe with the Lolita community! This happens every new year within the month of January, so the community can see what pieces Lolitas will be sporting for the up coming year. And as a participator, it also serves as a way to reflect how far you've come or which direction you want to go with your own wardrobe moving forward.
But since last year, I've been doing my wardrobe post a bit differently. I've gotten to a point where I have acquired a lot of pieces in my wardrobe. So instead of documenting the entirety of my wardrobe, I only show everything I've purchased that year. If you're interested in what I bought in 2016, you can read about it here.
All pictures are stock photos or reference pictures taken by the sellers I've bought my items from unless otherwise stated. All items are listed in the order they were purchased, from my first order in January 2017 to my last in December 2017.
Metamorphose OP With Detachable Collar
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| I started the year off right by finally getting one of my dream dresses! I'm saving to wear it for a special event. |
Metamorphose Bloomers
Putumayo Purse
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Jacket With Detachable Winged Lapels and Cuffs
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| This is my forth Patchy/ Putumayo item (Patchy items were sold through Putumayo (I'm guessing a Putumayo designer created the Patchy line))! And even though the bat wings are a clear indicator of it being a Patchy design, I have a brand mook with this exact purse being apart of Putumayo's 2006 winter collection, so I'm labeling it as Putumayo here. |
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| I can't even put into words how much I love this jacket. It's so ridiculous and has everything I love about older Lolita designs. |
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Skirt
Visible Blouse and Skirt Set with Detachable Jabot
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| This... THIS VISIBLE SET!!!! Now, if you've been following me of awhile, you'd know that I'm not shy when it come wearing reschel lace (on brand pieces!!!). So, when looking at the stock photos of this set, it didn't look that bad to me. But when I saw it in person... oh, dear... It was terrible. Terrible to the point where it's not even wearable My friends and I had a good laugh about it, though. Maybe I'll get around to making a separate post about how bad it is. |
Metamorphose Skirt
Metamorphose Skirt
Black Peace Now (BPN) Purse
beauty:beast 3-Way Bag
Heavy Red Jacket
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| This was one of my Old School "holy grail" items. I was so happy to have finally found a beauty:beast bag, and for cheap, too! I soon learned why it was so cheap, though, once I saw it in person. Because the bag is so old, the material is flaking apart. Like, even if you slightly rub against it, the material just disintegrates. I really have no idea how to preserve it, and I'm incredibly sad about it. |
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| Here's another wacky piece I bought this year. The things on the shoulders are supposed to be roses, but my friends and I like to joke that it's poop, hehehe~ This jacket doesn't really really fit the initial Lolita silhouette, but I think it's very Mitsukazu Mihara-esque, so I want make an "avant garde" coord with it. |
Innocent World Bonnet
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Blouse
Emily Temple JSK
BPN Necklace
Putumayo Cutsew
BA-TSU x Kyo (Dir en grey) Collaboration T-Shirt
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| If you look closely, you can see that the shirt's print is made up o fa picture of Kyo's face. |
Roo I.N.G. x Kyo (Dir en grey) Collaboration T-Shirt
Cornet OP
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| I thought this OP was very silly, so I bought it. |
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Blouse with Detachable Sleeves
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| Any picture with this background and mannequin set-up were taken by me. Between switching phones, I lost certain stock/reference photos for a few of my items. |
Black Peace Now (BPN) Purse
h.NAOTO x Disney Two-Way Bag
Metamorphose Blouse and Caplet Set
Metamorphose JSK
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| Another one of my dream dresses. I always see the red colorway up for sale, never the black one. So I made sure to get this one when I had the chance. |
HANGRY & ANGRY (h.NAOTO) T-Shirt
PEACE NOW Jacket
Alice and the Pirates Gloves
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| These gloves were a birthday gift from a friend. I talked a bit about them on my Facebook page here. I also received my Milkribbon brooch I got from a group order on this day, so I guess that's another item to add to this list. |
Ozz On Earrings
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Purse
Metamorphose Blouse and Caplet Set
Current Mood Shoes
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Blouse
h.NAOTO Purse
Metamorphose OP With Detachable Collar and Cuffs
Millefleurs Skirt
Metamorphose Apron
Metamorphose Headdress
Metamorphose Headdress
BABY, the Stars Shine Bright Headdress
Hello Kitty Case
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| I know this seems like a strange addition to my Lolita wardrobe, but I bought this specifically for a Hello Kitty punk coord I was planning to wear for RuffleCon (which may seem even stranger). Trust me, though. The coord was very nice. |
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| For the coord, I ended up customizing the Hello Kitty case, so it could fit my style a bit better. I installed a removable chain strap with jump rings and some ribbon attached to the ribbons that were already in the case, spray painted the inside black, and decorated the outside. If you're interested in seeing all of the preparations I did for RuffleCon last year, you can look at and read about them here on my Facebook page. |
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| And I know this is supposed to be a wardrobe post, but while I at it, here is the coord I created with this Hello Kitty case for RuffleCon. I think it came together quite nicely. |
Alice and the Pirates Blouse with Detachable Jabot
Victorian Maiden OP
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| I lost the original stock photo from the buyer I bought this OP from. But I managed to find a stock photo from the brand itself, Victorian Maiden. In this photo, the OP is paired with a bustier that was released during the same time as the OP. I do not own the bustier. |
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| Here's a closeup of the OP's design. The design are of cherubim (or maybe seraphim; I honestly don't really know the difference) playing a horn type of instrument. |
h.NAOTO Blood OP
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| The stock photo of the print is of the OP's front panel, which was cut with the print upside down. So that's why this photo looks rotated. |
h.NAOTO FRILL Cutsew
PEACE NOW JSK
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| I bought this, because it was really cheap, and I like having toned down pieces I can just thrown on when I don't feel like dressing up. |
Victorian Maiden Mini Hat
Handmade Tiered Skirt
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| This is the skirt I made for my Hello Kitty punk coord I wore at RuffleCon. |
Ozz On Blouse
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| This blouse was a gift from a friend. I would regularly see it on auction sites, but never bought it. Once I saw it at RuffleCon's consignment and told my friend how much I wanted it, they were kind enough to buy it for me! |
In my last wardrobe post, I thought it would be fun to write about the least and most expensive item I'd bought. But this year, I want to speak more on the purchases themselves. In 2016, I bought about thirty or so pieces. And I honestly thought that was a lot for one year. But for 2017, I ended up buying forty-nine pieces (almost fifty!). I don't know if deep in my subconsciousness I took it as a challenge to surpass my 2016 record, but something happened, because I really didn't go into 2017 thinking I would accumulate so many pieces by the end of the year.
When I look back on everything now, I realize that my plan to limit everything I bought to a certain amount of money was counter-intuitive. It just made me get more smaller and cheaper items. For instance, I bought eight purses! I really didn't need to buy so many purses this year. But all of them were so cheap, and, for about half of them, I'd missed out on buying them in the past, so seeing them again gave me a chance to buy them.
I also bought a lot of blouses and cutsews. I don't regret buying them, though (I don't regret buying anything last year). Blouse were something I was lacking my my wardrobe. For some reason, there were a lot of sellers selling older, cotton blouses, which, as an Old School Lolita, was good for me. The current trend with blouses are for them to be made from chiffon. But blouses with material like that tends to clash with the Old School aesthetic.
All in all, I'm happy with my purchases. But I'm definitely not going to buy as much this year, hehehe~. I'm running out of space to put everything!
°˖✧ 'Till next time
I also bought a lot of blouses and cutsews. I don't regret buying them, though (I don't regret buying anything last year). Blouse were something I was lacking my my wardrobe. For some reason, there were a lot of sellers selling older, cotton blouses, which, as an Old School Lolita, was good for me. The current trend with blouses are for them to be made from chiffon. But blouses with material like that tends to clash with the Old School aesthetic.
All in all, I'm happy with my purchases. But I'm definitely not going to buy as much this year, hehehe~. I'm running out of space to put everything!
°˖✧ 'Till next time
