[survey] from the metroplex community facebook

Just wanted to fill out a survey!

1) Do you still have your first Lolita piece?
-handmade, yes, I made it into a petticoat lol. brand, no, sold it last year

2) What is the oldest piece in your wardrobe?
-2006 IW chemical lace jsk? some things I never found the release date

3) What is the newest piece in your wardrobe?
-AP Antoinette Decoration one piece, 2016

4) What is your cheapest main piece?
-AatP navy babydoll jsk, $71

5) What is your most expensive main piece?
-AP Antoinette Decoration one piece, over $400

6) What is your favorite item?
-Meta Dreaming Goldfish

7) Which item do you wear most?
-Meta Heart Leopard, since it's not really a poofy lolita shape, I wear it casually

8) Which item do you wear least?
-I don't really wear items more than twice, since I don't want to be seen by the peasant masses to rewear anything 

9) Anything you haven't worn yet?
-most of my recent purchases (7, not counting 2 on the way)

10) What is missing from your wardrobe?
-pastels, a better hime/curly wig, princess sleeve blouses, casual cutsews and skirts, more ouji items

11) When will your wardrobe be complete?
- never, but I guess if I move and my closet is smaller then I would try to sell before buying more stuff

12) What was the last Lolita item that you sold or threw away?
-Black Peace now jacket

13) How many OPS do you have?
-3, 1 on the way, not counting 2 handmade costumey pieces

14) How many JSKs do you have?
-17, 1 on the way, not counting 4 still decent handmade pieces

15) How many skirts do you have?
-7, not counting 3 handmade

16) How many petticoats do you have?
-3

17) What do you plan to buy next?
- a plain purple skirt, headdresses and jewelry to match my latest purchases, also see answer to question 10

18) When you first started wearing Lolita what did you want your wardrobe to be like?
- classic and gothic, no sweet

19) What is your wardrobe currently like?
-classic, leopard print, steampunk, some quirky fantasy prints, some ouji and sweet-ish stuff

20) What would you like your wardrobe to be like in the future?
- the same as it is now, but more extravagant, historically influenced pieces that are not racist or too culturally appropriating. a little more ouji, some more unique handmade pieces just because I can 

[discussion] End of Year Survey! for 2015

2015 is nearly up... (survey from my local fbook community!)

1. Your favorite look of 2015
Angelic Pretty Cameo Window! I guess because I had the matching bonnet, it looked really elegantly coordinated. Also the colors worked well together which doesn't happen often. And it was a dream print in the colorway that was my favorite and also looked best on me! This was a winner!



2. Your least favorite look of 2015
None of them were particularly bad, but I could have done better with the planetarium one. It was a plain solid colored navy jsk, which is fine, but the socks/boots combination did not flatter my kinda thick calves at all. Should have found tights to wear with the boots or wore different shoes with the socks.

3. Favorite purchase
My other dream print, Mary Magdalene Perfume Bottle. A little more expensive than what I would have paid for a not-new main piece, $350, but for an excellent condition coveted jsk in mint whip, I probably wouldn't have found it much lower unless I stalked the Japanese resale sites. And I'm too lazy for that.

4. Least favorite purchase
Innocent World blue/red check blouse from a lucky pack. I can see why it was an LP item, and also why it was sold for like $40. It fit fine, but looked so busy on my frame and was impossible to coord with even plain skirts and jsks. I wish I could sell it, but 1) I can't, and 2) I'm determined to wear it at least once somehow...

5. An item you wished you purchase but didn’t.
Lots of things, but I covet Meta's kimono prints. I had wanted one for years, but not even my friend staying up all night could get the 2015 preorder of Daydreaming Goldfish before it sold out immediately.

6. Trends you liked and didn’t like from 2015
I honestly don't notice these things? Nothing really trendy came out in 2015 that I was aware of, however other lolitas would know more than me. I think peignoirs were new to me, but they may be old? 

7. Favorite release of 2015
I... never buy current releases or full price anything so I don't really pay attention to brand releases unless someone was discussing them. But said friend linked to Daydreaming Goldfish, so yeah, that's my favorite lmao.

8. What were your fashion goals of 2015? Did you achieve them?
Buy more stuff (basics and main pieces), try different styles, get more shoes in all the colors, attend more events. Yes to all. So much yes. 

New Year 2016 questions

9. Predict the new trends for 2016

More costumey-things not based on fairy tales, like the Wizard or Detective prints that I'm sure some brand released this year. Uhh... more elaborate ouji/gentleman stuff, like in different colors. More green and purple and gold colorways. I'm just guessing here....

10. 2016 releases you are excited for

Like I said... I don't follow current brand releases... But I'm sure there will be a cool Alice and the Pirates ouji or gentlemen set that I'd want 3 years later.

11. Fashion goals for 2016

Wear an actual ouji outfit that looks good. Get rid of all the things I bought that were cheap or would match but didn't match. Try to attend more local events or find excuses to wear the older dresses more than once. Wear OTT sweet just once, lmao.