Lolita 52 Challenge / day 4 / Favorite thing to put on my head

The humble head bow!

More specifically the type with a headband. It’s just the cutest thing ever and I love the way it frames my head! Even when I wear something casual, I have to have a head bow on me no matter what…Nothing makes me happier than a perfectly seated KC, I especially love it when they sit flat near the hairline. I reallywanna buy a Cameron Head Bow from BABY, it’s a staple piece I’m still missing from my wardrobe

Lolita 52 Challenge / day 3 / What is my own lolita lifestyle like

It's a bit hard for me to define a "Lolita lifestyle"

I know there are people out there who strive to adopt maiden like mannerism, lifestyle choices, habits and activities, but calling myself a lolita lifestyler I mean that I wear the clothes on a daily basis for pretty much anything; Hanging out with friends, outings, running errands…but the clothes themselves don’t really influence my behavior. I think instead I’ll list out things that I’ve started doing ever since I became a lolita lifestyler!

I go out way more and socialize with people

Before I used to be a shut in and isolate myself a lot, but lolita fashion drove me to leave the house and see people since I needed an excuse to wear out the clothes. Wearing lolita got rid of my social anxiety and I’ve regained confidence in myself! I've made amazing friends and met so many kind people...❤︎

I’m more mindful about my clothes

Well this is for obvious reasons! I’ve learned good laundry habits and how to take care of different fabrics and stains, how to use different products (and what to avoid). I’ve also learned how to sew buttons (since those always seem to come off...)

Developed a bad spending habit (lol)

I used to be so stingy before..a literal Mr.Krabs but after entering the world of j-fashion it slowly changed me…I don’t mind it though since I’m spending my money on something I love and something I can wear for years to come. I love lolita more than anything and its worth every penny. And to give myself some grace my money is well spent on second hand items, custom orders and made to order items. I’m proud of the wardrobe I’ve built!

2026 / 1 year lolita wardrobe update

23.7.2025

I don't have everything here with me, some things I bought are still on the way and I might have some stuff back in my apartment. I will update this blog post as I photograph more items that I’ve purchased before today July 23^rd 2026!

My taste and style but also brand preference have refined a lot, I'm really happy with my collection! ^_^

Main pieces

Jumperskirts

Shirley Temple Snow Town Pattern Fur Collar JSK

I took the fur collar off since I only wear this dress as a skirt! I don't know how to style but it's very cute and convenient this way. She didn't have a Lolibrary page when I bought her so after a few days of research I managed to whip out one for the JSK and OP ^_^

洋子的工作日

Most comfortable dress I own. This is my lolita equivalent of a t shirt and she’s been through a lot..!

洋子的工作日

Dress so good I had to get it in another color!

Innocent World Bambi JSK

My first brand piece. This dress was an unexpected purchase but I lover her so much!

Emily Temple Cute Cookie Pop JSK

This purchase was my first time scroing a wishlist item and it happened pretty fast too! :)

狗狗便利店

This JSK is the most dressed up one I currently own. I still find it cute and usually wear it ar cons but I'm not sure I would buy anything in this style anymore

蜜狐餐厅2.0

Same as the previous one, not really my style anymore but I wear this sometimes at cons and parties

Skirts

Metamorphose Room Print Skirt (Mini Length)
+ Room Print Ribbon Headband

Bought this recently at a lolita/j-fashion sales event, this was one of my wishlist items. She came with the matching KC but the headband itself is missing so I wear it on my head with a hairclip!

Jane Marple Viyella Gingham Poodle Skirt

This one was also a wishlist find from the sales event last week, I originally had the jsk on my wishlist but the skirt is super cute too! I can't believe she's actually mine!

Blouses 

BABY Back Pintuck Blouse

This blouse was a long time dream of mine and I got it in mint condition for a really good price! Around 70€

random taobao blouse

There are multiple stores selling this exact same blouse so the tag doesn't matter. Cute cheap and convenient

士多啤梨官配衬衫

Cute blouse I purchased via reservation on Taobao

芒椰巧脆

    Another cute purchase!

Socks

I'm quite happy with the socks I got so far, but I still need more diversity in my wardrobe

Shoes

From left to right: teaparties from Antaina, Bodyline La Vie en Rose RHS, random black shoes from zalando. I also have a pair of black boots from my normie wardrobe. I think I can go quite far with these but I still want a pair of round toed black mary janes with the thick soles and pink or black RHS once I got the extra money

Miscellaneous

Here are some of the accessories I’ve got so far. I seriously need to stack up on more…I’m missing the very basics and its embarrassing! I also want more necklaces, especially crown and key motifs from Jane Marple

Lolita 52 Challenge / day 2 / 5 movies for Lolitas

This is very hard for me. I’m not familiar with any lolita movies aside from Kamikaze Girls of course (highly recommend reading the book too) and the short film Mister Rococo

I started Peep “TV” Show a few weeks ago but never finished it oops…I went to see online what other lolita movies there are and found this Letterboxd list. Some movies on there are more or less convincing

I'm picking 2 titles I haven’t seen but seem interesting in order to complete my list. I should try to make it my objective to finish every movie on this list

Images and descriptions copied from Letterboxd

Kamikaze Girls (2004)

The extraordinary adventures of a Lolita-look aficionado and a tough biker gang chick.

Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.

Mister Rococo (2010)

A romantic comedy about a girl who gets over her lost love in her way.

Peep "TV" Show (2004)

As the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, peeptvshow.net begins broadcasting hidden camera footage of women and couples in their apartments at night. An aimless teenage girl comes across the site’s admin in Shibuya.

Happiness (2024)

Yukio Kunikida and Yuma Yamagishi are high school students and they are dating with each other. On an ordinary day, Yuma tells Yukio that “I’m going to die in a week.” She knows that her illness has progressed and has accepted the fact that her days are numbered. She wants to live the rest of her days being true to herself. Yukio finds it difficult to accept that Yuma has just a short time left to live, but he occupies himself fulfilling her wishes.

Wonderful World End (2014)

Shiori’s blog attracts the attention of Ayumi, a timid 13-year-old girl. Ayumi’s growing infatuation takes an unforeseen turn when she runs away from home and infiltrates Shiori’s life.

My new obsession: Skirts!!!

I remember writing about BABY's Cards Lace Round Collar Blouse and why it would be a perfect addition to my wardrobe (which still stands!!) but I made an unexpected encounter…I ran into Meta’s 2007 Short Sleeve School Blouse while scrolling on Lacemarket, I clicked on the listing because of how elegant she was with the mini tie and sinched waist. It was love at first sight and I fell in love deeper looking at the listing’s pictures and seeing that the back had shirring alongside waist ties

You cannot imagine how pleasantly surprised I was seeing the measurements of this blouse. It was longer than usual and the LM listing mentioned that this might be the T size mentioned on Lolibrary. So I messaged the seller to confirm this, and I let them know that I’m looking for something similar to BABYS’s back pintuck blouse and comparing the two, the seller let me know they’re similar in length!

The original price was at $81, and I was preparing to try to haggle the price down a little, but it kept going down by itself during the day, I was ecstatic and immediately purchased it for $72. She currently resides with my friend in the US because the local shipping was only $10!

She checks off all my requirements from the previous blog, so I’ve started looking at skirts a lot since a whole new world opened up to me… I'm really excited to finally be able to wear them too. I’ve added a lot to my wishlist and would like to talk about some of them <3

(This find also drove me down an old school Metamorphose pipeline but that’s a conversation for another post~)

God Save The Lolita Print Skirt

I’ve been obsessed with this quote for over a year now. It’s my motto I have it written in all my social media bios and I’d like to get it tattooed too. Naturally I want the skirt (and tote bag too). Both black and pink would be great, and white too if were being greedy…I haven’t sale activity history for this one, but we are meant to be so I have hope!

Metamorphose Poodle Skirt (2004)

Everyone knows how much I'm into poodle motifs, especially when its an appliqué. Plus this is an old school meta piece so it’s only natural for me to gravitate towards this… I don’t have an actual vision of a coord or how this would look on me but the design is quite simple I can pull it off easily

ETC Closet Print Skirt (2006)

I used to be obsessed with the black x white colorway (still am) but I recently fell in love with the all-pink colorway HARD. I simultaneously lost interest in the pink x black colorway (I realized that the pink in that one had a more purple tint to it..not my thing…) This piece is so much fun to coord in my mind. Theres lots of details I can bring out in different ways. For example a small pink polka dot ribbon tie to match the ribbon on the skirt! I’ll adore this skirt to death once I get my hands on her

BTSSB Princess Skirt

This is another great staple piece for the old school sweet wardrobe that I am building. I’m not sure how often this skirt gets re-released (I'm assuming quite regularly) but I am looking for any old release. On the right I picked the 2008 release as an example

Lolita 52 Challenge / day 1 / 5 pieces that every Lolita wardrobe should have, regardless of style

a vivienne westwood boston bag

A reliable black handbag for daily use

I could argue you could even go for a dark brown/blue or white bag, but I feel like black is the most suitable and diverse option.

demonia dollie

A comfortable pair of black mary janes

These have been around in lolita fashion since the dawn of times and alongside with bags, I feel like shoes are something you don’t have to worry about so much because they go with pretty much anything if you got a neutral color!

a&a daily wear a-line 45cm

A medium sized/daily wear petticoat

Nothing too big or too small (depending on your style and what you’re going for) but the idea is something that gets the job done and suits every style

BTSSB back pintuck blouse in white

I can’t emphasize enough how much of a classic staple piece this blouse is. I believe everyone should have this gorgeous blouse in their wardrobe or any other white blouse tbh (long or short sleeve), but this one is just special in my opinion.

A pair of plain white socks

This one goes without saying. With or without a lace trim is totally optional, in this case I could recommend BTSSB ribbon lace knee socks! I’m a little biased and wanted to suggest black x white striped socks but I can understand it might not be suitable for every style. White socks it is then!

My inactivity

I've been struggling a lot mentally, but I recently started finding comfort in simpler things again as a way to ease my mind (like posting on Flickr) and consequently I’ve reverted back to my blog

I feel guilty for abandoning it and breaking my promise of being consistent, but I choose to give myself some grace this time. I’ve regained some hope in life again

I’d like to start over again and cheer for new beginning and hopefully a warm future!