Day 18 - A picture of your favourite lolita style

I couldn't decide on one picture of an outfit, so here's a substitute:

My favourite style is Pirate lolita ^^ I'd love to create an outfit and have thousands of ideas but  haven't started working on it yet.

Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.   

Day 16 - Your outfit for today

It's basically the outfit that I also wore at the flea market on Saturday, but with different shoes ^^ I don't know why I left this skirt in my closet for so long, it's lovely *__* It is one of the first things that I have sewn and actually wear ^^ And I wore it to my first lolita meet-up. This outfit is of course not lolita, but it was waaay to hot for lolita today (but still so windy >.<)

Well, I finished the article at 3 o'clock in the morning. And then I slept. And then I slept a little too long XD I was really angry, I can be such an idiot sometimes... But I sent the prof an e-mail with the article and an apology to show that I didn't intentionally NOT come because I wasn't done with the article.
And later in my theatre course I was told that he had postponed the presentations anyways but I didn't receive the e-mail stating that... Life can be strange sometimes...
But it can also be very nice: After theatre class I went to the station to pick up my boyfriend <3
I have to admit, it was nice being alone for a while but still I'm very happy to have him back :-*

Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.  

Day 17 - What do you want more than anything right now?

Yeah, I know, today is actually Day 16, but it's sunday and I'm only sitting in bed and not going out, so technically there is no outfit for today. You'll get one tomorrow. So today is day 17.

Hm, that is a good question. Right now I want two things: First, I want my boyfriend to be okay and to return home safely tomorrow (because yesterday he was having stomach aches (and still went on drinking -.-) and there is no health service at this festival, unless you want to go straight to hospital). I hope he's okay...
And second (and a little more trivial) I want the article that I have to write for class to be written already -.- Actually it shouldn't be so hard to write it. I'm going to write about lolita so you'd think it shouldn't be a problem, but yes, it is. I never know how to get started on something like this, I hate it.
And it has to be ready tomorrow, because I have to present it, gnaaah.... Damn it...

Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.   

Day 15 - A picture of your last lolita purchase

So, it's half-time for the 30 Days Challenge and roday should be about my last lolita purchase, but... well, that depends on the definition of "lolita purchase". The last thing I bought for a lolita outfit was just some accessories, like a pearl necklace and a flower pin for my hair. The last piece of clothing that I bought for lolita was the dress that I wore to the last meet up, but when it comes to last lolita purchase from a real lolita shop (which would also have to be defined) it would be a dress, a petticoat, a skirt and a bag from Fanplusfriend.
But instead, I'll show a picture of my next lolita purchase ^^
It's going to be this dress (picture from Qutieland):

But it's not going to be black/purple but black/blue. I'm really looking forward to it ^^

And also: It's Valentine's Day *__*

They are so great *__* Thank you girls, you're lovely <3 (Btw, did you realize that our feet are in the exact same position on the last picture? XD)

Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.  

Candy Update ^^

Almost immediately after the post with my favourite sweets yesterday I got a call from my friend Vroni and she told me where I could actually get some of these... well these shell-candy-thingies here in Dresden. So I went there and bought some after I had brought my boyfriend to the station (because he's at the Metalfest at the moment).
And they are still yummy ^^ I had totally forgotten how long it takes to eat them and that most of the time your basically licking your fingertips because they are a little hard to hold properly XD
So now I'm not going to order them but just buy a few when I'm in the mood for it. I just hope they don't stop selling them...
Oh, and I think when you wash the shells properly when you're done and maybe paint them you could use them as a great decoration either for home decoration or accessories!

And yesterday evening Vroni, Sophie, Mia and I went out to have some cocktails and afterwards we had quite a lot of fun in one of those photo booths and took great pictures. You can see them here at Mia's blog.
We really had a blast, it's so much fun with them! And on Wednesday we're going to do Laser Tag *yay*

Edit: Here are the pictures (although Mia's blog is still worth the visit ^^):

Day 14 - A picture of your dream item

Well, I'm not sure if I have THE dream item... and if I have, then it changes from time to time XD
But at the moment (and for quite some time now) it's this one that you already now from the wishlist-post:

Day 13 - A picture of your favourite sweets

I'm obsessed with gummi bears ^^ Especially those with this white stuff in the back like the car on top in this picture.

And here's a "bonus pic":

Do you remember these? I was totally in love with them when I was a child and a while ago I remembered them and now I want some. But I'm struggling with myself wether or not to buy them because... well, in the end they are just deliciuos sugar XD But soooo delicious and it was always fun to eat them... but you can only get them in a 4-pack (where delivery costs would be higher than the actual price) or in a 100-pack (with thousands of calories. And I know myself, I wouldn't be able to resist XD)
Maybe someone would like to share them so it would only be half the price and half the calories ^^

Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Day 12 - A picture of yourself before lolita came into your life

 

Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Day 11 - One day in your lolita life in pictures

So, this is going to be about last Saturday, the day of the third lolita meet-up in Dresden.

 This was my first look out of the window. It actually was quite sunny, but my mobile phone isn't the best camera -.- And this what I looked like after a night with curlpapers in my hair (well, they were still in my hair XD)

When Vroni was there we had breakfast:

 After that we packed the picnic basket, which by the way now looks like this:

 Kitteh approves ^^

And it was also time to take on my dress. And again: kitteh approves XD

Time for make up and hair styling. Vroni did my hair (as always XD) and I'm so thankful. It always looks wonderful ^^

 

When we were ready we went to the main station to meet the others. This is Vroni on the way in the tram. Doesn't she look lovely? (I hope you don't mind I put a picture of you in here)

 In front of the station there was a huuuge party going on (the Dixieland-festival) and there was this lady with a truly ridiculous hat XD

 First Vroni and I bought some ice-cream because it was really hot and then we met with the others and took the tram to the Elbschlösser, where we found a nice spot for a picnic beside a pond with a fountain.

 Look at these cupcakes, don't they look yummy?! And they WERE yummy... *drools* Sophie made them. (or didn't she? Correct me, if I'm wrong)

I'm not sure if all the girls would be content with me putting a picture of them online, so here's at least our little drawing in the con-hon (Is that how it's written? O.o) of one of the girls.

And here's one of the photos that Mia took. They are all so lovely, I'll probably show you some more later, although I somehow managed to screw my fringe up in every picture XD

The whole afternoon was awesome, we had so much fun, ate lots of delicious food and took nice pictures (oh yeah, we've been bad, bad girls XD)
After three hours there were more and more clouds coming up and we started packing our things right on time. We got pretty wet on our way to the tram.

We finished the meet-up with a "trip" to Burger King and then we parted ways and went home. ^^
One last picture that my beloved Stefan took when I got home:

Day 10 - What's in your bag?

Well, the usual stuff I guess.
My wallet, my mobile phone, my MP3 player, a glasses wipe, some hygiene products, sometimes lip gloss and on weekdays the stuff that I need for university.
Wow, that was short...

Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Day 09 - 10 things you will never do in lolita

1. Bungee-jumping. Just because I would NEVER do that anyways, no matter if I'm wearing lolita or "normal" clothes.
2. Same goes for parachuting. ^^
3. Marry. I'm too much in love with wedding dresses, I wouldn't want to miss the opportunity to wear one, not even for lolita.
4. Go to a casting show. We've seen where this leads ;) (although my outfit would be sooo much better XD)
5. Have sex in it. Not because I'm prude but because I just wouldn't want to... everything would get sweaty >.<
6. Eat spaghetti bolognese. Well... maybe I would, but I guess I shouldn't because I almost always get myself dirty when I do it XD
7. Swim. I'd probably drown with all those clothes pulling me down XD
8. Gardening. Gets your clothes all dirty.
9. Metal-Festivals. For various reasons ^^
10. Go into shops like Depot XD

Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Day 08 - 10 songs that inspire you for lolita

That's also a tough one... I actually don't think that there are songs that truly inspire me for lolita... So these are just 3 songs that I like and that are remotely related to lolita in my head ^^

1. Is a song that I have already mentioned on this blog: "Gothic Lolita" by Emilie Autumn. As I already explained before it was one of the things that first drew my attention to lolita, so I had to include it here ^^

2. "Lonely in Gorgeous" by Tommy february6. It's the title song of the anime "Paradise Kiss" and it always makes me feel good when I listen to it and for me it is somehow linked to lolita. Maybe because one of the characters in PK could be considered a lolita or because it's japanese... I don't know.

3. "Defying Gravity" by the Glee cast. Lately I've discovered Glee and I love it! This special song is originally from the Musical "Wicked" and it's also nice in the original version, but the one sung by Lea Michele and Chris Colfer is just enchanting (haha, it's a pun XD) And in my head it is linked to lolita in a quiet romantic way, describing the feeling of discovering something new and loving it.

By the way, today was our meet-up and it was AWESOME. It really was the best one so far, but I'm going to tell you more about it on Day 11 ^^

Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.

Day 07 - 10 people who inspire your lolita style

Well.... honestly I can't think of anyone because there are many girls that dress very well and that I like to look at, but I don't really feel inspired by them... at least not deliberately.
So I'm going to pass on this one.

By the way, this is a sad day for me. I just found out that the guitarist of my favourite band Negative has left the band ;__; They will probably replace him and continue making music but it won't be the same anymore to me... It's so sad >.<

Day 06 - 10 things you can't live without in lolita

1. Make-up. Let's face it - no one is flawless, and my skin certainly isn't. So I have to use make-up if I want to achieve a nice look. There's no photoshop for real life ;)
2. Bloomers. For the reasons that I already mentioned in earlier post ^^
3. A petticoat. As I already said before: for me it's one of the most defining features of lolita.
4. A handbag. There are few dresses and skirts that have pockets, so where to put all those things you always need? Yay, a handbag ^^
5. Accessories. Also for the reasons that I've already mentioned earlier...
6. Friends. Those who dress up with you as well as those who don't but respect your style, because what would life be like without friends?
7. Offbrand clothes and shops. Because brand is just so damn expensive >.<
8. My sewing machine. Also because brand is just so damn expensive ^^
9. The ability not to care about nasty comments.
10. A livejournal-account. It opens the doors to EGL and all the other communities.

Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Some sewing progress

So, I've been working on the dress that I want to wear at the meet-up this weekend.
First I cut the straps off, so that it looked like that:

 Then I used the straps to create a pattern for new ones, that are a little different. Then I transferred it onto the fabric and cut it out:

Then I sewed the pieces together, onto the dress and then I adjusted them a bit. And this is what it looks like now (although the dress lookd a little deformed on a hanger XD):

Yay ^^

Oh, and I wanted to show you my beloved sewing machine:

 It's a brother DS-140 and I LOVE it! I got it for Christmas last year from my boyfriend and my parents ^^

Day 05 - 10 items from your wishlist

Wow, that's hard... there are so many things I dream of. Well, I guess I just have to pick 10 out of them ^^

 1. The Queen's Coach JSK version I by Alice and the Pirates. I fell in love with this print the first time I saw it, especially the BlackxRed colourway. *__* (unforunately it's too small for me -.-)

 2. The "Dance of the black cat"-JSK version II in black by Alice and the Pirates(although the green one is also very nice). This print is just pure love (it's actually the only musical print that I like) and I would even fit into this one, but unfortunately it's sold out and I always seem to miss it on the sales_comm... (not that I had the money ;__;)

 3. Griottine Blouse with Detachable Sleeves by Alice and the Pirates. I like the idea of blouses with detachable sleeves and this one even has a lovely detachable jabot *__*

 4. Rose Melody Chandelier JSK in black (but I couldn't find a good picture of it). I love BlackxGold colour combinations, so I just had to include this one. I love the skirt part and the bodice is also really nice.

 5. Sylphide Shoes by Alice and the Pirates in black. Aren't they beautiful? *__*

6. Luna Striped Halterneck JSK by Innocent World. I am so in love with the style of the bodice and it looks so classic... and it's striped. I like stripes ^^

 7. The Merry Pagota Umbrella by Alice and the Pirates.

8. Kuranosuke Striped JSK by Alice and the Pirates. It has stripes. Nothing more to say XD

 9. Millefeuille Shoes by Alice and the Pirates (actually in black, but I couldn't find a good picture of them). I love wedge heels ^^

 10. Holy Cross Velveteen JSK by Moi-même-Moitié. Black. Gold. I'm in love. <3

Unfortunately I don't fit into most of my dream dresses ;__; But I'm working on it ^^
Pictures are taken from hellolace and clobba.

Edit: Oooooh, I totally forgot to include one of my favourites: The Royal Ornament Regimental Stripes skirt (short) from Lief in blue/green... unfortunately it's alsways a little risky to buy from them and they didn't even produce the short skirt in L size ;_; That's one that I am really lusting for, I can't believe I forgot about it O.o
But I can't find a decent photo of it...

Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Day 04 - 10 different kinds of food you like

1. STRAWBERRIES!!! <3
2. Pineapple <3
3. Pizza Hawaii
4. Spaghetti (with pretty much anything - Bolognese, Carbonara... I don't care XD)
5. Cake, muffins, cupcakes...
6. Any kind of Asian food (as long as it's not really spicy)
7. Smoked pork chop *drools*
8. Ice-cream <3
9. chips (even those from McDonalds XD)
10. Talking about McDonalds: Cheeseburgers and McRibs

So many unhealthy things >.<
I guess it's good I don't eat them that often ^^ (except maybe spaghetti and fruits ^^)

Day 5 – 10 items from your wishlist.
Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days. 

Day 03 - 10 things you hate in lolita

1. I really like headpieces - but I absolutely hate it when girls tie them under their chins. WHY? Why would you do that? It makes you look like a baby and in most cases makes your face look round and big. Why don't you just tie them under your hair?

2. The fact that there is no lolita store or online-shop in Germany - it would make things so much easier for German lolitas...

3. Flat teaparty-shoes. I think they are just fugly (and I never thought I would use this expression XD). With heels they can be kind of cute though...

4. AP clones. I like the idea of twinning but the thought of 3 or even more girls in the exact same outfit, with the exact same wig and the exact same styling (and then maybe even doing the exact same pose for a photo) in an outfit consisting of all items of one of Angelic Pretty's series' kind of scares me O_o And it also makes me think that those girls have no creativity.

5. The prices for brand items. I know, most brand is probably really worth the price quality-wise, but still it almost kills me that there are so many beautiful dresses that I just can't afford ;_;

6. The sizes of brand. Well, the fashion comes from Japan so most dresses are made for bodies that are more petite (although that really is getting better). Unfortunately I am not petite -.- Shirring allows us "fatty-chans" (although I wouldn't consider myself a fatty-chan, but a lot of people probably would) to fit into some brand dresses and that's great but one thing I just don't get when it comes to for example Alice and the Pirates is: When they make three different dresses of a new print (like their new "Time of the roses"-series which I am desperately in love with *__*), why do they all come in the same size? Why not make at least one dress a little bigger?

7. Not always, but sometimes I hate wearing a petticoat. I've always been a little clumsy and when I'm wearing a petticoat it is even more likely that I knock off some things. A few days before Easter I was in Depot, it's a shop where you can buy lots of home decoration and also lovely tableware *__* Unfortunately I didn't really think that through and was wearing lolita so I had to move sooo slowly around in it in order not to knock off any glasses or plates which luckily I didn't XD From now on: No trips to Depot in lolita ^^

8. I hate the elitist behaviour of some lolitas who think they are better than others just because they have been in the fashion longer or have more brand than someone else.

9. I hate handbags that look like stuffed animals or are even made from them. To me they are just creepy and I wouldn't want to scrabble in one of my beloved teddy bears O_o

10. And last but not least: I hate part of the drama. I say part because I have to admit that I enjoy for example reading the secrets and the discussions about them because without discussions the communities wouldn't stay alive, but I hate all this racist drama, the personal attacks and having the same debates on principles over and over again.

By the way: I'm sorry that these posts are probably not that interesting to my non-loli readers. I hope you forgive me and continue reading anyways, there will also be different posts in between ^^

Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.
Day 5 – 10 items from your wishlist.
Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.

Day 02 – 10 things you love in lolita

1. Frills... I just love them and it's great that they are used so often in this fashion. Just adding a ruffle can make a dress or a skirt look so different and beautiful ^^

2. Rocking Horse Shoes. I fell in love with them the first moment I saw them. Unfortunately the first pair I got didn't fit but thanks to Mia I own a lovely pair of them now *__*

3. I love the fact that most Lolitas really think their outfit through. I find it kind of sad that everyday you see so many people who seem to just grab anything out of their wardrobe and hope it goes together, which it often doesn't. Sometimes I also do that, but everyday? No, I wouldn't want that...

4. Accessories. There are so many great kinds of accessories: Headbows, round headpieces, rectangle headpieces, corsages, necklaces, brooches, cameos... and they can really change the look of an outfit.
5. Valentines. This is such a cute idea and a nice way to spread some love over the world ^^

6. Prints (esp. border prints) They are one of the reasons why I fall in love with brand dresses over and over again. Of course I'm not too fond of all those sweet prints by e.g. Angelic pretty (except maybe one ^^) but for example the "Dance of the black cat"-print by Alice and the Pirates just stole my heart <3

7. Meet-ups. Isn't it great to meet people that you have something in common with and make new friends? A fashion like lolita can connect so many people from different backgrounds who would never get to know each other if it weren't for all those frilly dresses.

8. Bloomers. It's always great to go out in a skirt and not having to worry about someone seeing your underwear if a strong breeze is coming up. And besides, bloomers are great for just relaxing at home ^^

9. There are great lolita communities, national as well as international, and so many lolitas participating that there basically is an overload of awesome and inspiration *__*

10. And last: I love the shape of skirts and dresses with a petticoat underneath, no matter if it's A-line or cupcake. It's just great and for me it is the feature that mostly defines lolita.

Oh, and I love the fact that there are so many different substyles, it brings so much diversity to this fashion <3

Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.
Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.
Day 5 – 10 items from your wishlist.
Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.

Let's do the 30 Days Lolita Challenge!

Hello again ^^
I've seen this at Mimi-Chans Blog and thought 'Why not also do that?'
So here we go:


Day 01 - 10 Things about your lolita bubble
(To be honest I'm not quite sure what is meant with "bubble", but I'll just take it as "life"...)

1. One of the things that first drew my attention to lolita-fashion was the song "Gothic Lolita" by Emilie Autumn.
2. I do not own a single brand item (although there are a lot that leave me drooling all over my keyboard XD)
3. My boyfriend is totally okay with me being a lolita. He's even looking forward accompanying me to a meet-up eventually.
4. I sew some of my clothes myself, but I haven't finished a single Jumperskirt yet >.<
5. I don't wear lolita daily but as often as I can.
6. My favourite styles are Gothic, Pirate and Classic but there is also a Sweet lolita outfit in my wardrobe.
7. I actually prefer JSKs and one-pieces, because skirts make most people look fatter but still I have more skirts than dresses.
8. I've been considered a freak even before I got into lolita, so stares and nasty comments don't bother me that much ^^
9. I have the book by Nabokov but I never finished reading it... but actually that doesn't matter since it doesn't have anything to do with the fashion... I just got out of ideas what to write...
10. My lolita clothes are stored in my boyfriend's wardrobe because it is bigger and better accessible than mine ^^

Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.
Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.
Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.
Day 5 – 10 items from your wishlist.
Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your Facebook profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.

Maybe they don't want me here?

It's kind of strange, one day I start a blog at blogspot and the next day suddenly nothing is working anymore. My post was deleted and I couldn't even access my account and apparently I wasn't the only one. So...  maybe I'm not wanted here? ;)
Well, I'm going to continue anyways, although this really didn't make a good impression. Let's just hope it was a one-off.

Next weekend there's going to be a lolita-meet up and we are planning on visiting the "Elbschlösser" and having a picnic, so today my boyfriend Stefan and I went to the flea market to look for a picnic basket and we were successful:

I really like it, it's big, but not too big and  has a nice shape. The only flaw:

 There are some flecks that look like purple nail polish O_o But that's okay, I was going to cover the inside of it with a nice floral fabric anyways.
And I also got a very nice golden pocket watch which I am going to show you later, I can't seem to get a nice photo of it now -.- Unfortunately the fob chain isn't the exact same shade of gold, but I'm okay with that. Stefan really made a good deal, originally they wanted 22 euros, but we got it for 15 ^^

Of course I also have to think about what to wear. Actually I was going to wear a sweet lolita outfit, but I coudn't find a good blouse or shirt to go with it, so this falls through. Instead I bought a very nice dress at Orsay, that I have been longing for since I first saw it, but I never dared trying it on because I was afraid it wouldn't fit or look stupid on me. Well, then I just tried it on and even bought it in a smaller clothing size than I usually wear because I am currently losing some weight ^^
This is the dress:

 I really like it, but it has to be altered and I will probably wear a longer underskirt because I find it rather short. First I have to take off the underskirt that it already has because it gives a weird shape to my petticoat. And second, there's this:

(This is the back of the dress by the way) I'm going to have to take off the... well, let's call them straps and have to make new ones, but I'm not quite sure on how to do that... My friend Vroni suggested constructing them in the same shape as those that are on it right now, but I'm not really sure if I like this shape, especially in the back. But I'm afraid the back might look weird if I make them narrower...
Any ideas?

Getting Started

Welcome to my new blog!
It is not my first one, but I decided to start a new one here, so here we are.
My name is Anni, or pikku mansikka (which is Finnish for "little strawberry"), and I am a student from Dresden, Germany. I'm 21 years old, love to sew and to dance and I'm in love with Lolita fashion.

So, what is this blog going to be about?
There will be bits about my everyday life, me whining about how unfair life can be and probably a lot about the things that I am madly in love with: Sewing, Lolita and eventually my boyfriend and my cat ;)

So... well, if you'd like to accompany me on my way through life, getting better at sewing and discovering the frilly life of a Lolita you are welcome to do so. If not... well, stay anyways, I'm sure I'll find something interesting to write about for you ;)

Good Night everybody ^^