Quick Sale

I am currently attempting to sell a few of my Lolita pieces. Unfortunately with the moving process and being so far from my old, amazing community, I just can't find the will to wear my Lolita stuff. I'm hoping to buy a few pieces later one once I've settled in and gotten a job, but until then I can't just let it sit around and collect dust.

My first item for sale is this polka-dot tiered Angelic Pretty skirt in pink. It's gorgeous and really full, great for a fairy kei look, a full Lolita look, or even dressed down for a more casual coordinate. I've worn it only once-- to a conventiton and that was it. Selling it for $150 shipped within the United States.

I also have this Dream of Lolita Sugary Carnival replica JSK + the matching headbow. Unfortunately I bought this replica a second time in hopes that the small would fit me better than the medium, but even the small is too long on my 5'0 frame. This picture is from DoL as the JSK is still in it's garment bag from the shipping process. JSK+headbow is $75 shipped within the United States.

And finally this beautiful Innocent World JSK, this is the hardest piece to sell because I love the fit of it, but I don't wear it enough. It's $150 shipped within the United States.

Please contact me with any questions, I can provide further proof pictures if necessary. I'm willing to haggle [a bit] and willing to take payment plans as well with a nonrefundable down-payment.

Comfort and a lack of planning [OOTD]

Every excuse to wear my new Litas! I wore them on a walk around Downtown Saratoga and was completely surprised by the lack of pain! I'm so used to be heels being the most painful decision I make, fashion-wise.

Today's outfit shots! Something a little bit more classy/comfortable for running around in the warm sun and it's chilly wind.

Accessory shot, I can't remember at all where I got either of these from, sorry!

I believe the bracelets are from Kohl's~.

Another shot I particularly like, even though the vintage effect completely washed out the colors.

And last but not least, my make-up for the day. Nothing special, something a little bit more toned down in the heat.

You say Y-E-S to everything. [OOTD]

I swear I always look so angry!

Dress is H&M, shoes are Rocket Dog

Just an outfit for the heat and running around in the summer to get gardening supplies.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

I have moved once again! This time from Portland, Oregon to Saratoga Springs, New York. And in doing so I had to donate a lot of excess clothing and personal stuff. So I'm starting from scratch in nearly every aspect of my life!

The road trip across the country was amazing-- but it went extremely quickly despite the fact that Shane and I were in the car for nearly 48 hours. We stopped only once, overnight in Iowa.

It's so interesting on the East coast in comparison to the West, I discovered it the last time I visited my home in Pennsylvania about three years ago. The fashion culture seems to be less defined, and even-- in some cases-- a bit slower to come about over here on the East. Whenever 'scene' was a big fad [one I completely bought into] I garnered a lot of looks coming back here about four years ago with my big hair and raccoon eyes-- as if people had never seen it before.

Now, I don't speak for every area on the East coast, I've not been to every city or even every state on this coast, but I am surprised to see no understanding of the word 'hipster' short of it's likeness to 'hippie'.

Unfortunately because of my living in smaller towns and them not following current West-coast trends I seem to gather quite a few odd looks, less so in Saratoga than I did in Pennsylvania, however!

But beyond my precarious fashion situation, since I saw my mom for the first time in three or so years, she decided to buy me a few things to replace my emptied wardrobe to make up for the birthdays and Christmases we've missed together.

All in all, she spoiled me.

My first round of purchases [not including the bottom shorts]! Forever XXI and some other brand I am not sure of. The shorts though are older things I've had laying around that I'm finally getting more use out of.

An H&M romper and dress! I am in love with the romper, it's the perfect material, soft and thin for summer, and it's the first romper that I've ever gotten that fits me! I am so pear shaped that most rompers are too small on the bottom.

Another H&M dress and another romper by Guess! A bit of color for my suddenly monochrome wardrobe.

And a few other pieces, mostly thrifted and Kohl's-- I'm in love with the two vests!

This is a lot of mix stuff, I bought it when I was going through my attempt-at-hipster phase but it matches well to a lot of the darker stuff I just recently got-- which is great! I hate out-growing stylish items.

And then these babies, which make me want to die inside a little bit! My friend Johnson decided to randomly surprise me with them, the box showed up on my doorstep three days into moving into my new home. I about died. I just sat in the middle of the living room staring at the Jeffrey Campbell box in a mix of horror and excitement.

I have a hard time coordinating them but I'm learning!

And last but not least, my latest obsession:

Stockings, thigh highs, and garter belts! I absolutely am in love with them. They combine my hate of showing my legs with my love of booty shorts. I love layering them, the more I can wear at once the better.

The garters are all made by me, I was super excited to start doing a bit of sewing again even if garters are probably the most easy of items to make.

Maybe for my next post I'll try to include an OOTD and a tour of new home.

Sweet to Classic: OotD

My outfit of the day is the first Classic coordinate I've ever put together!

JSK + Socks: Innocent World

Blouse: Metamorphose

Shoes: An*Tai*Na

I'm really excited about trying out Classic, in all honestly I'm in love with the style and am looking forwards to getting more pieces!

A shot of the back and my hair :]

Myfais :]

To The Next Room [Craft Sales]

Have I mentioned whenever I have nothing to do, I go completely stir crazy and proceed to deco/sew/knit/cook my way into oblivion?

I have spent my last week or so doing nothing but stabbing my fingers with needles and breaking nails on upholstery thread. All in the best fun though!

My first set of creations was these. I altered a few steps of my old fluffy star tutorial and started working with other shapes, as you can see here. Bats, bones, all of the cliche creepy-cute things that are the 'next big thing' in cute clothing.

And then I made wrist cuffs. Which I am absolutely in love with. The local craft store has beautiful lace that I've been eying since I moved to Portland so I decided I absolutely needed to make myself some wrist cuffs!

I want to make another pair with pink and white and star charms that I just bought to match some of my more crazy-sweet coordinates that I have planned in my head.

And of course, a post like this wouldn't be complete with my latest, greatest creation, I'm extremely proud at how professional these turned out:

Foxtails! I am absolutely in love with them. From top to bottom I can't find a thing I'd change on their making and I'm really proud to have figured out a method to make them myself. The market isn't too large for pastel-colored fox tails, nor for ones that aren't overpriced.

The picture of them flat doesn't completely do them justice, I think. So here's a few more.

As with most of my creations they're all available for sale. The fuzzy brooches are about $8 a piece and the fox tails start at $13 dollars a piece, both of those prices include shipping within the United States.

Sugary Carnival and Pastel Crafts

I received my first Lolita purchases in months this past week in the mail and I can't believe how excited I was.

I really, really missed collecting Lolita because to me, it's much more than a fashion, it really is a collection. Each coordinate is some sort of "match set" I have in my head that I need to collect the bits and pieces to.

One of my first purchases once I started buying was a new pair of bloomers. When these popped up I was absolutely in love. They were only about $7 shipped and I couldn't pass up the deal. I do have a pair of bloomers that I made myself but they were mistakenly washed on the wrong cycle and now a bit more beaten up than they were before, haha!

My next purchase was this cardigan, which I got for $12. It's really cute and it fits well. It has a lot of pearl and frill detailing which makes it perfect for my more OTT looks.

I may take it in a bit at the bottom to detract from the 'box' shape, but I won't until I've tried it on with a jsk so I can be sure that tightening the bottom won't throw off the shape of a high-waisted dress.

I also got my hands on a Sugary Carnival replica. At first I wasn't sure about doing so and while I've heard both good and bad about the replicas, I really did hesitate before buying this one. It is a little long in the skirt but I was prepared for that, and being a replica I feel more at ease altering it to better fit my five-foot form. It really only means shortening the skirt by about an inch but it'll take a bit of work due to the zipper in the side.

This is officially the first 'coordinate' I put together since I left Lolita and I am really happy that I held onto my DreamV cutsews, as the pastel pink is perfect with the jumper.

And, as always, with Lolita comes a great need for me to craft. I don't know why but I've always been a fan of making my own accessories whenever I can do so. So I made this foxtail after a bit of annoyance with my first try [the synthetic fibers of the first fox tail didn't take well to an attempt at dying it a pastel pink color and so I left this one white instead of attempting it a second time].

And then there's my puffy stars, one of my most popular posts was my Puffy Star Tutorial and I have been wanting to revisit it, possibly tweak it, and work on making more puffy stars and brooches for my own fun, as well as possibly everyone else's.

Not the best picture but here's the cardigan as well with the jsk. I really am pleased with this look, now I just need to finish my petticoat so I can try all of this on and see if it looks as good off the hanger!

And, as everyone should know: I'm entered in the GothicLolitaWigs' spokesmodel contest and if you'd like to vote for me, you can do so here.