Here is a Dracula in London (Castlevania inspired) coord for Halloween I wore! Featuring Alice and the Pirates and a new vest!
Check the link here for more details!
https://starsbegantofall.com/2025/10/31/fashion-dracula-in-london-castlevania-coord/
Be sure to check my website for the con report of San Japan x Okashi-con Japanese fashion events! I borrowed my bestie's Meta jumperskirt for the mixer since Meta was the guest of honor this year and I'm loving this coord I put together!
https://starsbegantofall.com/2024/09/08/fashion-metamorphose-voyage-spooky-coord/
Happy belated International Lolita Day! Here is a very hasty coord for my plus size Atelier Pierrot jumperskirt. Check the link for more.
https://starsbegantofall.com/2024/06/03/fashion-atelier-pierrot-plus-size-jumperskirt/
Happy early Halloween! Here is my spooky coord for the season, wearing my Miss Danger Heavenly bones dress in black 2021 preorder. This is a beautiful piece and I am so happy to have gotten it because it is totally my style. I had a few other ideas for Halloween but I was too lazy to work on costumes even though I had the entire week off, so I just put together this coord from what I already have.
[jumperskirt and sash: Miss Danger; blouse: Elegy; necklace, ring: Tiny Passerine; brooch: Rhapsobroderie; earrings: Metamorphose; tights: Taobao; shoes: Sosic Shop; gloves: Restyle; headdress and chain and flowers: Michaels, Hot Topic, Claire's]
I thought this coord is about as good as it was going to get with stuff I already owned and without making new stuff. I did have another halo headdress that I wore for my angel coord that I could have used since the skirt fabric is church vestment so it would have matched thematically, but the headdress had a lot of pearls on it, and the dress didn't have any white anywhere. Which is why I took the pearl straps off my shoes.
I really love the embroidery and beadwork on the ribcage bodice, so lavish and rich and eerie with the heart brooch. Here I wore my adjustable hoop petticoat so the skirt could be displayed to its maximal size (which was very maximal lol), and I like how the overskirt provided another layer of texture. I did pin a black tulle train from a previous costume to the back but you can't see it in this photo and it wasn't that great so no further pictures. If I felt like it, I would have made a new halo headdress out of just gold and crystal rhinestones and maybe added a tulle veil or better train, but it wasn't super necessary.
I'll save my previous costume ideas for another time. Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween, stay home if you can, be careful if you must go out!
February is Black History Month in America and even though this post doesn't actually help Black people around the world in any significant way, I'd like to give a review of lolita and gothic pieces from black-owned businesses and creators through this gothic outfit. This review is unpaid, I bought these pieces with my own money to support fellow indie artists and POC business owners. My hope is that you are so impressed by this coord you click on the links and support black creators all throughout the year, every year.
[JSK, tights: Haenuli x Mossbadger; beret: Onicake; glasses, ring: iconografi; choker, boots: In Control clothing; earrings, necklace: Asami Moon; blouse, bat collar: Elegy Clothing; ring: BisouLovely, Fantastic Grim, Liz Lisa, H&M, Claire's maybe]
Obviously not all of the pieces were from black-owned businesses, for some reason I couldn't find a great hair accessory other than the beret that came with the dress which I didn't pre-order, so I decided to use this perfectly fitting beret I bought from Onicake at an artist alley, not a black-owned business that I'm aware of. And the Liz Lisa and H&M rings are filler rings because I like to wear at least 6 rings in a coord if possible, obviously not black-owned.
The dress and tights (that you can't see lol) were pre-ordered and are fantastic quality, with sturdy fabric and flawless construction details including adjustable straps, back shirring and corset lacing and of course, the gorgeous mystical tarot print. The tights are thick and high waisted but very comfortable and stretchy, with an equally detailed print of corset lacing on the front. Mossbadger also makes other items like jewelry which I have purchased and love.
The blouse, custom made by Elegy Clothing, is made of a cotton blend and feels smooth against my skin which is rare these days. The bat wing collar is sewn of velvet and lined, very versatile for gothic coords and just happens to fit the mood of this witchy coord well. I own two more blouses from them and highly recommend their work, well worth the money.
I was so happy to get these pieces from Asami Moon on etsy, that witch necklace with a moon centerpiece was perfect. The sun/moon tarot earrings are a bit pastel, but they fit right into the cosmic tarot theme of the dress anyway.
The choker and boots were purchased from In Control Clothing, which specializes in cute, gothic and kawaii clothing and accessories. I don't see myself using the Ouija choker much as it's a little too hardcore, but it was on sale and I'm glad I bought it. The boots are high heeled ankle-high booties that are generally uncomfortable for me, but I do like the classy look. Now that I think about it, I probably should have gotten the bat-themed boots, I just didn't want such a high platform that will be hidden by the dress length anyway.
Bisoulovely makes creative jewelry with anime and game inspirations, everyone probably knows about them by now. You can't see it here, but I'm wearing the Aurora gold ring. Not related to the coord, but it's just so dainty and pretty I like to wear it with all my lolita coords.
I got a ring and some earrings for another coord from Fantastic Grim on etsy, but decided to wear a steampunk clock gears ring to round out the look with something dark and mysterious.
Finally, these amazing star sunglasses are from Iconografi, who sells lots of anime and game themed jewelry and accessories. I also am wearing a purple cute star ring here. Check out their selection, you will definitely find something you like.
I am also wearing makeup from black-owned businesses! My eyeshadow is from Makeup Scientist, my lipstick, concealer and blush/contour is from Beauty Bakerie, and my powder and highlighter is from Fenty Beauty. Highly recommend these particular products, I dunno about the rest of their stuff though, don't ask me.
Final thoughts: I actually attempted this coord before, but it wasn't great, so I never posted those photos. Then I found this wig on clearance from Michaels and tried again with a few more purchases specifically for a witch coord. The wig is clearly cheap and low-quality, my neck seems lost in all the ruffles and ribbons, yet this coord somehow looks elegant and edgy and mysterious. Kudos to me for not giving up on my vision and of course kudos to these amazing black artists and creators and business owners for their hard work! Check out their shops! Or else!
I wore this Taobao gothic lolita nurse outfit for spooky brunch yesterday as the evil twin, my friend who got the dresses was the less evil twin in white! I had to make tea sandwiches after class so I was rushed and didn't do the dramatic makeup I was going for, and couldn't find the best wig or socks or shoes to match either. I actually wore flats to drive in because I drove approximately a million miles yesterday.
This dress is pretty comfortable and well-made all things considered, fully lined, thick appropriate fabric, beautiful sparkly red button accents everywhere, dripping jewel blood drops on the hat. The gloves were kinda cheap looking in comparison, just flimsy costume satin with overly pointed tips (I guess to accommodate long finger nails or look extra creepy?), but could be worse.
[dress, hat, gloves, cuffs: Psyche Manie (Unicorn Tears); socks: HeartE; shoes: Sosic Shop; earrings: handmade]
I ordered a size large since the medium seemed like it would be a little tight around my waist and there is no shirring or elastic and I didn’t want to pop a button off bending over. Every time I ordered a Chinese size large, it either fit or was a little snug. Of course, this time a size large is too large!!! Hells bells! You can tell the shoulders are at least 2 inches too wide, and the fit around the bust and waist is about an inch too loose, not as fitted as I would have liked. So I cinched the back with a little waist strap to give it some waist definition, but as you can imagine, when I bent over, I did pop off a back button. Hells bells again! I think if I ever wear this again, I'll run a machine stitch to tighten the armscye and maybe make the shoulders less wide. But I can't do much about the torso area, so I'll just leave it as is.
Happy Halloween to all, I hope all of you fashionistas had a safe and healthy and fun night, even if you're just at home doing self-care!
I'm back with a quick coord rundown of my purple underskirt made to go with a gifted/donated black overskirt. This over skirt is handmade of a sheer burnout velvet (I think?) fabric with a band of velvet on the bottom. The pattern has skulls and an overall gothic feel and only needs a plain underskirt to show off the design (and also be decent lol). I do have a few plain color skirts but they were heavily textured and trimmed and I just needed a smooth surface, no frills or lace. So I finally got to making the underskirt years later. I chose purple just because I got these Cryptoglitter socks in purple and black that had bats and such and sort of matched the gothic scheme, and also I like purple. And I had enough of this cheapo broadcloth so that if it didn't turn out well, no loss.
Dragged myself out of bed to put on this coord while it was still daylight yesterday. I had been meaning to wear this coord for Halloween but was feeling sick (not covid sick (I hope)) the last half of October so I didn't even try. I'm still feeling crappy but I made the effort to have something to show for this year since I skipped the summer ILD.
