1. Fairy kei - I like pastel colors in general, and cute motifs and retro mascots, but on me, fairy kei style doesn't look good, sadly. This coord below was a really fun outfit to plan because I love going over the top with accessories, but the wig wasn't the most flattering shade of pink to my skin tone in real life with no instagram filters, rocking horse shoes felt weird to wear, and I was uncomfortable trying to project a cutesy fun attention-grabbing aura that wasn't my usual personality. Even with this Angelic Pretty Fantastic Dolly getup with a lot of black polka dots and classy French make-up motifs mixed with the kawaii, it was not something I want to wear again. So I sold the dress! Though I still have the jewelry I bought lmao... I guess I have hope someday of pulling a casual fairy-key look off.
2. Boleros - I bought a handful of boleros and cardigans with the intent of wearing them for layers or warmth over a blouse-less jsk outfit. But they look really shapeless and old-grandma on me, never fitting smoothly over puff-sleeve blouses or ruffly bodices, or mismatching in general. Basically, they have been more trouble to coord than they were worth. I think structured military jackets fit my personal style better, because they are thick enough to squish down puffs and frills for a smooth silhouette and also I can wear them every day in real life. Multi-use, hell yeah!
3. Princess Sleeve Blouse - also something I thought I would like. They look good on other people, but I would end up dragging my sleeves in food or get them caught on velcro or chains. Princess sleeves I think don't look so great on someone with extra small arms, they are an overwhelming feature. Perhaps a slimmer not as dramatic ruffle would have looked better on me. I sold this blouse, too.
4. These Bodyline shoes - shoes are always a source of regret for me because my feet always hurt even in comfortable old grandma sneakers but that's more me getting old and having nerve pain, not the shoes' fault. I bought these shoes because they were cheap and had an interchangeable crown panel that would have been cute for a steampunk look. But somehow this brown was difficult to match with my wardrobe at the time, and I decided in the end I didn't want to relive the 90s clunky block-heel shoe look and go for a slimmer (but more painful) heel instead. Lol.
5. Meta Lucky Pack blouse - I gave this blouse away because I felt like wide ruffly peter pan collars were not for me. Smaller sized round collars look best on me, no one has told me otherwise, but this particular cut was too baggy for my tastes. Notice a pattern here? One day I will get a blouse in a Meta lucky pack that I will like!!!
Anyway, I have a lot of regrets and plans that didn't work out. I am not a perfect dresser by any means. But hey, you learn from your mistakes, you try to teach others, and keep trying to improve or at least not get worse. Everything you buy has value then.
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