52 Week: Why I wear lolita

Okay, yes you can't see any of my coord (I'm on the right) but this is part of the reason why I haven't been updating ^_^ I went to a B.A.P concert (my first full concert!) over my (extended) Easter break, and studying after I got back has kept me from updating!

But I wore lolita to this concert, because B.A.P means a lot to me, and lolita does too. And while I was waiting for the concert to start, I kinda started thinking about this post a little bit.

My lolita style (sweet-classic blend) is, essentially, me. My mom helped me pick out my first dress, after I had narrowed my choices down to four, and she picked my favorite of the bunch, telling me it "looked like me." This is the style that I had been looking for without knowing I was looking for it, and even my non-lolita clothes look very similar to what I wear in lolita, either in color, general look, or both.

The day of the concert was the first time in a while that I'd worn lolita, simply because I hadn't had a chance to, and when I was ready to go I looked at myself and thought "this is good. I feel good, I missed this." For various reasons, I sometimes struggle with body image issues, but when I wear lolita, even just a casual coord, I really genuinely feel pretty and for once I don't compare how I look with other people.

I wear lolita for that reason, and that's why I get excited about other people's fashion choices, cause it means the same thing to them.

30 Day: Day 15 : A picture of your last lolita purchase

The shoes (my favorites!) and the wig in the second photo were (along with a black blouse that's absolutely wretched) my last Bodyline order, but the last major thing I purchased was:

My St. Tears OP!

30 Day: Day 14 : A picture of your dream item.

I'm studying archaeology, I'm a classic/sweet lolita... I took a class that was heavily focused on the development of ceramics and food ware in Colonial America...

Innocent World's "Delft Lotta" is my dream dress!

30 Day: Day 13 : A picture of your favorite sweets

What are these yummy delicious things, you ask? Well, these are my absolute favorite thing to bake! Here's the recipe for them. I've lost count of the number of times I've made these, and if I bake them at home, they're gone in like three days! Although at school I don't think they'll last much longer... I had a full plate when I made them yesterday! I ran out of dark chocolate kisses, and so I added coca powder into the dough on the second batch, which is why some of them are really dark. I started making these last year, and they've been a huge hit both in and out of the house ever since. Also, the best part, THEY'RE GLUTEN AND DAIRY FREE!

52 Week: My favorite Lolita brand

So, I don't own any actual brand items (not even accessories at the moment...) but looking at the brand items that are on my wishlist...

... I think it's pretty obvious it's Innocent World!

A lot of their dresses, especially prints, just seem to scream that they're something that should definitely be in my closet. Also, judging from the Lolibrary measurements (that's where these pictures are from, by the way) I can actually fit in all of these, which is great! In general, I like Innocent World's general aesthetic, even more than Mary Magdalene, which was the brand that I dreamed about when I first started checking out Lolita.

30 Day: Day 12 : A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.

I'm going to do Day 11 soon, I promise! I just haven't actually had time to wear lolita recently, but I'll do this next week!

This was me at my first convention! I was a sophomore in high school. I went to the convention (Sunday only with my mom) specifically to meet M. Alice LeGrow (who I'm standing next to.) I went back this far in my pictures because I know for sure that, at this point, I hadn't even heard of lolita. My senior year of high school was when I started to do research.