Cherry Blossoms & Otome

Last Spring I got to visit the National Rhododendron Gardens while their cherry blossoms were in bloom! It was a bit cold but I dressed up in my favourite Emily Temple Cute dress for the occasion.

Outfit: Dress: Emily Temple Cute
Cardigan: Emily Temple Cute
Coat: Off-brand
Beret: Dangerfield
Socks: Emily Temple Cute
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood x Melissa

And some flower shots:

Sakura!

Tsutsuji!

Mermaids on a Hot Weekend

On the weekend my local lolita group met up, but it was sooooo hot! I really regretted wearing lolita in the end, but at least I had fun^^;;

I took a few photos, but my camera's memory card corrupted them>_<;; Luckily my friend took one for me!



Outfit:
Skirt: Angelic Pretty
Cutsew: Emily Temple Cute
Socks: Metamorphose
Accessories: Chocomint
Shoes: Bodyline

Another Flood Post

Haha, I went back to my apartment, and it was totally safe from the floods- but still it has no electricity! So I have to continue to live with my parents and commute 3 hours a day to work>_<;;

Time for more photos with the self-timer! XD


I love this ETC dress so much!



Outfit:
Dress: Emily Temple Cute
Cardigan: Offbrand
Bow Ring: Chocomint
Socks: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Queen Bee


Face close-up! I look like an Ageha model, LOL

And one more photo-manip:

I call this one "Inner Conflict" LOL

Brisbane Lolita Christmas Party 2010!

A couple of weeks ago my local community had our Christmas party. It was a huge event, with games and prizes, not to mention heaps of food and drink! It was held at a local university, so there was lots of old architecture to admire.

Our full group:

So many BrisLolis!

Playing "Lolita Pictionary"

Of course, my team won, hahaXD;;

Playing "Pin the Nose on Mana"

He has no nose, it's impossible!

My full outfit:

It was raining so horribly outside that I was about an hour late too the meet because I couldn't even walk to the bus stop D: Because of this, my outfit theme was "Full Plastic"! Everything from my wig down to my rubber Melissa shoes was plastic, in the hope I wouldn't ruin anything^^;;

Outfit:
Dress: Emily Temple Cute
Stockings: Allanah Hill
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood X Melissa
Headband & Bracelet: Angelic Pretty

Merry Christmas everyone!

Long Dress Love!

Ah, how I love long lolita dresses! Since it's the end of Spring here, I decided to get a last wear for this year out of a favourite of mine:


I looooooove my Vivienne Westwood x Melissa shoes! It's hard to see, but they are so shiny:


Everything Vivienne Westwood designs is so nice*_*


The boater hat seems to be in fashion even in Australia now, although I think it actually started as a gyaru trend in JapanO_o;; Anyway, I was happy because I got this one for $5 from a local store, LOL

Outfit:
JSK: Emily Temple Cute
Socks: Emily Temple Cute
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood x Melissa
Everything else: Offbrand from local stores

International Lolita Day #1 Winter

Last Saturday was International Lolita Day (Winter Edition). To celebrate, the lolitas in my state had a picnic in the park!

I wore my Emily Temple Cute "Tea Party" dress, as I thought it suited the picnic well^^


Excuse the lenseflare>_>;;
Outfit:
JSK: Emily Temple Cute
Blouse: Innocent World
Bolero: Offbrand
Socks: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Queen Bee
Hat: Hand-made


Thanks to Like_a_ladyboy for this photo!


Brisbane lolitas...


are so...


awesome!!

The picnic was great fun, and so many lolitas turned up! The only downside was that I kinda dislocated my jaw trying to eat a macaron, and have been on a liquid diet ever since. Getting your wisdom teeth out sucks, kidsT________T

All Pink - Brisbane Meet-up

Yesterday there was another lolita meet-up in Brisbane, so I finally had a chance to wear out my new all-pink outfit:D



Outfit:
Skirt: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Cutsew: Emily Temple Cute
Bolero: Tempt
Socks: Angelic Pretty
Headbow: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Bodyline

I've had that ETC cutsew for years, but didn't have the right skirt to match, so I'd never worn it out until yesterday. I think it was worth the wait, because I just love the print on it so muchXD


The wig wasn't my first choice, but my other wigs are getting too worn-outT_T I really need to buy some new ones (before I buy any new clothes>_>;;)



We ate lunch at a lovely French Cafe and took photos in the city, before going to see the movie Sherlock Holmes (for the second or third time for most of us, LOL). It was horribly hot and humid, but everyone braved the head in big dresses and wigs, because that's just what lolitas do, dammit! XD

Boleros are a Lolita's Best Friend!

If there was one lolita fashion discovery I wish I had made sooner, it's how useful boleros (and cardigans) can be!



Don't feel like wearing a blouse under your JSK? Wear a bolero over it instead! Especially in Summer, it's a life-saver! And it's usually much easier to wash a bolero than a blouse too (and requires less ironing).

Got a dress that looks funny with a blouse under it? Then wear it with a cardigan or bolero over the top instead! Some dresses are hard to co-ordinate with a blouse because of the shape of the collar or sleeves, so boleros or cardigans can solve this problem.




What about if a dress doesn't fit properly? Or has damage to the collar you can't fix (like make-up stains)? Again, boleros and cardigans can help you get more wear out of these dresses by hiding a multitude of sins.

So in conclusion, buying long and short sleeve boleros and cardigans in a few colours (black, white, cream, pink) can extend your wardrobe by a lot! Personally I'm working on completely my bolero and cardigan collection all the time, because they are just so useful:D

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Did you get any lolita presents? I didn't, but my family hate lolita fashion, so it wasn't exactly a surprise, LOL>_>;; I did, however, buy a few things off EGL Comm Sales in the weeks leading up to ChristmasXD It seems people were really trying to sell the things they didn't wear any more to pay for Christmas-related expenses, which is good for buyers!

It's ridiculously hot now, so the last time I went out wearing lolita, I wore a very Summery oufit.



The dress is by Carina e Arequin, which was a sister brand of Atelier Pierrot. The point of my outfit was that I ripped my little toenail off and couldn't wear high heels, so I had to co-ordinate it with sandals^^;; But with the hat, I think it gave it a very 1950s look!

Here is me and my friends:


Another outfit I wore the other day was made up of all off-brand pieces I found locally:


Again, I had to wear those sandals because I hurt my toe, but in the end the outfit has a very casual Emily Temple Cute look to it.


All photo credits to Vysanthe.

Have a happy holidays everyone!

Blog post.... not counting any more!

Lately I've been going out to quite a few lolita things!

But first, I did a more "Japanese Gothic" styled shoot the other day:



It was inspired by the goths I saw at clubs in Japan, especially the make-up and cage skirt I made. That cage skirt was hand-sewn from 7 meters of corset boning! It took me forever^^;; Soon I'll update my website with a proper gallery^^;;

Next I went to my friend's photography exhibition. She took photos of the local lolitas for a photo-journalism assignment. Here is a picture of me holding a drink in front of a picture of me holding a drink:


The dress is Emily Temple Cute and I love it!

Next I went to my friend's birthday party. I didn't get a good shot, so I had to blank my face out here, sorry^^;;



And last but not least, I was in a shoot for a music video! A local band called the Bloodpoets were shooting and they needed gothic lolitas... or so we thought. When me and my friend got to the shoot, they told us we were going to be "witches", and gave us ugly make-up X__x;; But I guess in the end we just look like evil gothic lolitas^^;;

Production stills are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trulsfossum/sets/72157622910277306/

And one day I might be able to post the video as well:D

Xelyna's Lolita Week #12

With Summer just around the corner, Spring may be the last few weeks where wearing any clothes will be bearable in Brisbane e___e But in the meantime, I'm enjoying wearing lolita!

The other day I went out to the city for my friend's photography assingment. She is photographing lolitas doing every day things for her university project. I've so far done a couple of photoshoots with her, including hanging out my washing, shopping at a supermarket, and standing in line for sushiXD When I get the final pictures, I'll be sure to post them here!

This is what I wore this week:



JSK: Emily Temple Cute
Bolero: Innocent World
Socks: Emily Temple Cute
Shoes: Bodyline
Bow: Innocent Wold



And one more shot from the other day (I didn't get a body shot:/)

Lolita Week in Review #11

Sorry for my absence of late, but I have been busy with life!

This week, however, I was stuck at home all week with a cold;_; On the upside, it gave me time to finish up my creations for the Alternative Craft Market that I participated in this week!

I made all manner of gothic and lolita accessories, and ended up selling a lot of them too.


This is me and my friends at the stall:D

I've always been sewing and selling my own lolita items, since I was in high school! This was the first time I'd sold them at a market in real life, and got to see my buyers face-to-face. It's quite different to selling over eBay! In the future I hope I can go to more gothic markets, like the ones they have in Melbourne. Failing that, some anime conventions will let you sell gothic lolita items, so I might try that too.

Now I need to get back to designing and making things... oh, and fixing my overlockerX___x;;

Lolita Week in Review #3

A little bit of a quiet week this time, but it started off with a Lolita meet-up on Monday!
We went to the Modern Art Gallery in Brisbane, and I wore an Emily Temple Cute outfit!



All the pictures from this day are posted here on EGL.

Now, this outfit I was wearing may not look like a traditional lolita outfit, so let me explain why:

Emily Temple Cute is considered widely in Japan to be a lolita brand, but kind of separate from the other types of lolita. (For a while people were calling it "Otome-kei", but I've never seen it classified as such on a Japanese website.) There are three main brands- Emily Temple Cute, Milk and Jane Marple who fit into the "Lolita- but not always" category. For example, they also produce dresses more suited to gyaru fashion, decora fashion or even older ladies fashion. However, because they also produce lolita clothes, they are still considered lolita brands.

For example, these are lolita pieces by each brand:


And these are non-lolita pieces by each brand:


So as you can see, not all lolita brands only make lolita clothes! However, if you like that brand and their style, it's fun to wear their other clothes when you don't want to or can't dress in full lolita style fashion^_^