[links/discussion] Black fashion influences and lolita wardrobe tracker

Another post for Black History Month! I want to share links to my personal fashion icons and inspirations who are black and whom you should be following if you haven't yet and care about J-fashion in any way. Be sure to check out their recommendation posts as well, support them financially if that's possible, and pass on the information to others if not applicable to you.

First off is Cursed Kaiser whom I mentioned in my previous coord post. I recently found their instagram again and watched their panels at the latest J-fashion virtual events. Their unique sense of gothic fashion and artistry is awe-inspiring and memorable, highly recommended even if you're not into lolita!

https://www.instagram.com/cursed.kaiser/

Next, a plus-sized sweet lolita, Callista Marie of MagicalGirlMe. They have a fairly active blog, plus fun youtube videos as well as an adorable etsy shop with resin jewelry. So glad to have found this artist through recommendations.  

http://www.magicalgirlme.com/lolita-fashion-blog

Kimbuucha at Youtube is a new discovery for me, recommended by MagicalGirlMe. She is also a sweet/classic lolita and started a Youtube account this year, posting lots of solid short videos with a variety of helpful, applicable content.

https://www.youtube.com/c/Kimbuucha/featured

And for local friends, check out these cosplayers and overall fashionable people I have the honor of seeing in real life (in the before times of course lol)!

https://www.instagram.com/konpeitostars/

https://www.instagram.com/afroprincex/

Also see my previous post this month with Black-owned businesses to treat yourself with good stuff! 

https://starsbegantofall.blogspot.com/2021/02/shopping-links-supporting-black-owned.html

Finally here is the current value of my wardrobe, using the wardrobe tracker (Google Sheets format) from Kimbuucha in this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhkE0yQeMmg&t=1877s

That's... wow, I spent a lot of money on lolita clothing. Note, this does not include all the lolita items I've sold, which would add about another $2,600 USD to the total spent. So that's $13,000 that has moved out of my paypal/credit card just for "official" lolita brands. I did not add off-brands, including whatever the worth of my handmade pieces would be, or Western brands or Japanese brands that cater to otome/kawaii/gyaru fashion like Axes Femme or Liz Lisa. I don't even want to think about that number. Yikes!

I made some different charts just for fun, you can look at a more detailed breakdown of my wardrobe here without me having to photograph everything like in previous wardrobe posts. Almost a quarter of my wardrobe from Metamorphose sounds about right lol.

Because I have a large walk-in closet plus another 2 closets, I don't feel the urge for a capsule wardrobe or to purge items I've only worn once. In the past, when I was experimenting with what style and color I wanted to wear, I've sold plenty of pieces purchased on impulse that I slightly regret in that I could have found another way to rewear them now. At the same time, if another lolita could love the item more, then I don't feel that bad setting them free from my closet. At this time, there is only a handful of items I would sell, mostly pants that will never fit and 2 Taobao dresses I just can't match. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the state of my wardrobe and want to wear the last several dresses (in my house) to take photos in. My goal is to not have to buy anything else and to instead work on sewing accessories and revamping the rest of my handmade wardrobe!

[discussion] 2017 EGL community annual wardrobe post

Hello, I've actually had this lolita blog for over 1 year now, because here is the second annual wardrobe post I've made! We made it! The actual 2017 post is on my livejournal, but I will repost it here. Sorry in advance for the large images again. Anyway, I'm really proud of this wardrobe, got a lot of animal print, cute socks, a good variety. I don't really have a lot of things to add, but I would love it if these darn blouses and socks and shoes match the dresses better. Anyway, time to get to wearing these in public at least once this year before I buy new stuff.

Original LJ post: http://insomniel.livejournal.com/941645.html

Main Pieces: 24 brand and indie dresses! 3 Innocent World, 1 Moi Meme Moitie, 7 Metamorphose, 5 Baby/AaTP, 3 Angelic Pretty, 1 R-series, 1 Haenuli, 1 Mary Magdalene, 2 Taobao brands

Skirts: 6 total, 2 more Bodyline and 1 Meta, Shorts are the same from last year

Jackets/Coats: added a Dear Celine white jacket

Vests/Boleros: added steampunk stuff

Blouses: some Taobao additions, 1 Meta luckypack blouse

Cutsews: added 2 more, forgot to take a pic of the punk top

Hair Accessories and Jewelry: some handmade stuff and indie brand included!

Purses: added 2

Shoes: got a new pair of gold and brown heels, brown boots, those pink Rocking Horses I'm not sure about lol

Socks/Tights: so many... some I haven't even worn yet lmao

[discussion] 2016 EGL community annual wardrobe post

(Apologies in advance for the giant image post, I tried to put everything into as few images as possible for that reason.) Anyway, I've taken photos for the annual  January wardrobe post at the livejournal EGL community, but never posted publicly because... I don't care that much lmao. But I do like looking at people's themed wardrobes and all the cool, rare, old stuff they may have collected. But... really this is for insurance purses, when my enemies track me down and set fire to my house in a futile effort to kill me, I can attempt to persuade the insurance people that I lost this much valuable stuff while planning my vengeance.

Below are just brand lolita-specific items, including a few from Chinese and Korean designers, like Fanplusfriend and Lief and Haenuli. I forgot like 5 things that were new and/or going to be sold but I'm too lazy to pull everything out and photograph again.

All my one piece and jumperskirt dresses, starting from the top left:

h.naoto Frill, Mary Magdalene, Meta, Innocent World,

Meta x 3, Innocent World

Meta, BtSSB, Innocent World, Innocent World

Alice and the Pirates, Haenuli, Lief, Alice and the Pirates

Alice and the Pirates, Meta, Angelic Pretty

Some skirts, starting from the top left:

Meta x 2, Emily Temple Cute

Fanplufriend, Bodyline

  

Some pants: Alice and the Pirates, Axes Femme

Brand blouses: Alice and the Pirates, Meta, Innocent World

Innocent World x 3

Brand boleros: Alice and the Pirates x 2, Emily Temple Cute

Brand jackets/coats: Alice and the Pirates, Meta, Black Peace Now

Brand cutsews/t-shirts: Angelic Pretty, Innocent World, Meta, GLP

Brand socks and hair and wrist accessories: Innocent World, Meta, Angelic Pretty, Baby/Alice, Sakizo's World

Brand and knock off purses: Liz Lisa, Innocent World, offbrand

Brand and knock-off shoes: the only brand shoes are Innocent World, everything is Bodyline or knock-offs

[coords] 2015 bathroom shots part 2 of 2

Here are some more coord photos from the bathroom! These fancy outfits were all for tea meetups! I love tea, and I'm glad our local community scopes out the best tea places in the area for our events.   (TBH, I actually don't remember if the blouses are Meta or Innocent World, I have 3 in the same color.)

I was asked to wear my fanciest outfit for a spring high tea, and this certainly fit the occasion! Metamorphose Fancy Egg jumpskirt, blouse, hairbow and necklace, Innocent World socks and purse, and Bodyline shoes, the flower chains are handmade.

I never got a full shot of this coord from the first high tea I attended, so here is a redo wearing a Lockshop hime gyaru wig instead of my usual Bodyline gradient wig. Metamorphose Princess Wardrobe jumpskirt and socks, Innocent World blouse, off brand jacket and purse and shoes.

For another super fancy tea, this time in the autumn, I wore one of my dream prints plus a half bonnet for the first time. Angelic Pretty Cameo Window jumpskirt and bonnet, Metamorphose blouse, Bodyline shoes, offbrand purse, jewelry, tights, and some handmade accessories as well.