#lolita headbow

[velverettt]

I made a crochet headdress to coordinate with the point lace on btssb karami

crochet notes

[jinseinomerry-go-round]

Went to the museum with the girlies to see an exhibition on death in art

Coord rundown:

Skirt, blouse: Lady Sloth

Tights, shoes: offbrand

Jewelry, bag: vintage/second-hand/gifted

Headbow: handmade

[chibineechan]

Instagram Coord Challenge #NewYearNewCoords by @ theacalix

Day 25: Hardest item to coord

[poorlittlevampire]

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[royalsealy]

was French Cafe MTO the one you got with frayed lace? Mine isnt frayed but I was really surprised to see they used eyelet lace trim where the edges weren't cut cleanly! Like my Stawberry Revolution from a tiny Chinese brand was $50 new and the trim on that is way cleaner

Ah maybe that's what it is! It was the French cafe MTO, my friend's was also very messy, and when comparing it to an older release she had, side by side the difference was astounding. I also noticed that on the top of all the A's, there's a stray thread on top of each one poking out which also adds to the messy feeling -_- (this isnt as noticeable in pictures at least)

How did you like yours?

[beauetjoile]

i really shouldn't put this off anymore. I have taken this 'lolita inspired' dress I made 20 years ago and giving this floral fence border print the upgrade it deserves. I don't have much of it so I'm going to have to do make a fake layered split in it. This has been in my to do pile for years. The French seams came apart easier than I thought.

[nest-being]

i'm sorry but there's genuinely no excuse to be buying j-fashion from temu/shein, even if you're plus sized. i see this argument all the time and it just pisses me off. i've been wearing j-fashion since 2011 and i have been plus sized nearly the ENTIRE TIME!! like back then, finding plus sized items genuinely was more difficult but it is so much easier nowadays! there are so, so many options, and most of them are honestly reasonably priced? ACDC rag, punyus, dear my love whip, MAM, like they are all so well priced and that's not even to mention the plethora of taobao brands that make plus sized clothing.

like, let's be real, saying there aren't any good plus sized options is just an excuse. the real issue is that people don't want to have to save up and build their wardrobe slowly. j-fashion takes time!! it takes investment!!! you can't expect to have a full, wearable wardrobe overnight. i remember when i started wearing lolita, one of the biggest pieces of advice that went around was to just start out with a blouse or a headbow that you can work into your normie wardrobe to see how it feels. now, people want to have several coords straight away and it's just not sustainable. you'll buy your shein haul and the clothes will fall apart or look awful after a couple of wears and you'll just have to spend more and more to achieve the style, or otherwise just abandon it altogether.

anyway, if you're just starting out in j-fashion, don't be afraid to take it slow! it'll give you more time to figure out your personal style and you'll end up with a higher quality wardrobe that you genuinely cherish!! there are tons of resources out there for buying plus sized j-fashion, so if you don't know where to start, let me know and i will do my best to help 💞

[apple-salad]

Black x white coords with eternal_frill and akabane.aiko 🖤🤍 Bonnet, rectangle headdress and headbow, the basic headwear of lolitas!

We went for a little tea outing and thought matching colour scheme would be cute. I basically never wear black & white style but had been holding on to this old velveteen BtSSB JSK (I think from 2001), PLUS apparently hoarding matching B✖︎W accessories for it, so now was the time.

Because I think this is a departure from what I usually wear I felt a little different, too! The skirt of the JSK is pretty narrow compared to modern lolita standards and a little shorter too, so somehow I felt it didn't stick out as much. The side ribbons are of course the type you have to keep tying yourself, so forgive the dangly strands.

I'm pretty sure the majority of the items we are all wearing are Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. My coord is all BABY except for the plush bag (Metamorphose Temps de Fille), the shoes (Queen Bee), and my jacket (Innocent World).

[faeryndipity]

'Lil Trains by Lolita Collective altered by FrillsbyRhi

JSK- Lolita Collective and FrillsbyRhi Cardigan- Emily Temple Cute Headbow- Lolita Collective and FrillsbyRhi Blouse- Vcastle

[dabigothic]

most of my lolita purchases since i think april?

1. Mam cutsew, baby blouse and Miho Matsuda bid 🤍 the blouse originally came with some sort of detachable corset and sleeves but sadly they were probably lost by the previous owners </3

2. Antique beast cat headdresses, 2 baby headbow, Summertales boutique bonnet and a rectangle headdress i made myself >~<

3. Karami Jsk by baby I think this is one of the 2008 releases i don’t remember… I bought it for a very decent price to twin with my partner who has a earlier release of this jsk also in white🤍🤍

4. AtePie blouse + skirt! first time buying new from a brand, i really wanted to do more shiro and they were doing a promotion on this shiro set so i got it immediately 🤍

5. Innocent world skirt from 2004 (i think? i don’t remember the lolibrary entry rn)i’m really excited to wear it this winter *w*

6. MmM skirt from 2003!!! i’m so happy about this skirt i need to coord it asap 🤍 it has the most beautiful back bustle sadly my phone camera sucks so i can’t photograph it well </3

7. Aitaina white platforms for my shiro coords i scored these in my size for super cheap on lacemarket :3

8. Yosuke usa black x blue platforms, great for my moitier black x blue coords and for my more vkei looks, it comes with detachable roses and chains i’m in love with them 💙

[20dollarlolita]

I put together a little heart-themed coord for a meet yesterday.

I love this skirt so much. At some point prior to me starting this blog, one of my friends made me that skirt. It's got goats on it, because goats are actually one of the very best animals ever and there is not room for discussion on this matter.

And all of the skirt was based on me finding these shoes at a vintage emporium in like 2013 and being so excited that they were lolita-able. At the time, I didn't own very many pairs of lolita shoes, so finding ones somewhere was incredibly exciting.

In the spirit of that time in my lolita wardrobe, I picked as many offbrand and handmade accessories I could (and then I messed that theme up with an AP headbow, but it looked good). This meet was our regularly-scheduled casual mall meet, so I wanted a coord that meant a lot to me, and felt that it was okay if it wasn't what I'd wear to a very fancy, large meet.

Bonus: put your folding cane in a sock and then you can shove it in the backpack you keep on the back of the chair, so that when you want to take standing coord pictures you have something to hang onto. My sock has pictures of turkeys holding umbrellas on it, but I'm sure other socks would work. Just remember to put it somewhere else before your friend starts taking pictures.

[lolita-wardrobe]

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[vampirefangs]

pictures from yesterday! being out in the lovely spring weather and looking at the blossoms on the trees made me feel good about life.

a simple coord but i enjoyed it a lot. im just starting to try lolita fashion and starting slow, its good to be able to take my time and have the things i do get be nice things. i hope to grow my collection and have more accessories soon though.

the jsk, socks, and headbow are all Angelic Pretty from the Strawberry Whip collection

shoes and blouse Taobao

the cute strawberry earrings were from Claire's i think

[fossette-promenade]

lolita fashion ask game °•○♡

how often do you wear lolita fashion?

what is your favorite kind of tea?

what is your current favorite motif?

headbow or headdress?

cake or macarons?

what is something you collect?

are you a lonelita or part of a comm?

do you search for specific dresses, or buy what you like?

share an unpopular opinion!

do you prefer vintage or new dresses?

have your worn ouji style?

what's a specific detail that makes you feel cute?

where would your ideal photoshoot be?

what's your go-to pose?

wigs or natural hair?

what was your first lolita piece?

what's a piece you received as a gift?

what are you inspired by?

plush or leather bag?

will you wear lolita fashion forever?

[rainedragon]

how do you get over the social anxiety of wearing something "unusual"? i've wanted to wear lolita fashion for years but just can't muster the courage

So, for me, wearing lolita actually helps with my anxiety because yeah, it's absolutely weird. And there is something very freeing about not trying to fit in. Yes, people may think it's weird. But I know it's weird. I'm purposely being weird. So I don't have to care if people think I'm weird, because I'm trying to be weird. People generally don't say mean things, or give me dirty looks when I'm out by myself, honestly more often I'll get random compliments? And people smile more genuinely? I try just to be extra nice when I dress up too, so like, I'll make sure I smile if a kid stares, or if someone comes up to talk to me, or if I'm in a checkout line I try to be more friendly/nice than average. So like, being extra nice kind of becomes a shield I put up to make it harder for anyone not to be nice back to me. That said, I do tone it down more for like, going to the mall, than I would for going to a convention. I don't typically wear wigs and 3 headbows when I'm going shopping like I might for a meetup or a convention. That's another thing, going to meetups with other lolita or spaces like anime conventions where lots of people are cosplaying can help with getting used to being in public in lolita without being the only person dressed "weird". Like, when there is a whole flock of lolita, people do stare more, but there are a bunch of other people who can deflect questions. Gothic and classic also can be easier to wear in public alone than sweet. And then with sweet, fruit prints also are a lot more "normal" to non lolita than like, carousel or toy prints. So, if I don't want to be bothered, I'll wear brown or black classic / old school, or I'll just pick like a gingham and cherry dress and style it somewhat casually. It also helps me to have a task. So, like, I used to bring my camera to cons as a new lolita and I would take photos of other people's outfits or cosplay. Going up to someone and telling them you love their outfit and asking for a photo in a setting where that is encouraged like a convention center, or asking them where they got something, can be a great way to meet people with a positive first impression. When I'm shopping, I'm actively shopping , so I focus on the task at hand. I also tend to catastrophize, so, I think for me as well thinking "ok what's the worst that could happen and what would the solution be?" can help? Like, what is the worst that could happen? Someone looks at me funny or yells "where are your sheep" and then... what happens next logically? I don't care about that person. I don't know them. I'm probably not going to see them again. Who cares if they like my coord or not. They don't even know what lolita is. So why should I let them dictate how good I feel about myself today? Their opinion doesn't matter, they are being a jerk, and if they make me feel uncomfortable I can leave. And I just sort of find solutions or ways I would handle and resolve those situations I'm nervous might happen. Now, if you don't already imagine bad things happening, I'm not suggesting you intentionally do that, but more like, if you already have those sorts of thoughts, interrupting them with logical arguments is something I find helps me. If you are going to like school or something where you will see the same people again often, I'd suggest slowly easing into a style change. So maybe you start doing your hair with braids, and then wear more dresses in general and just of kind of slowly change your style to be more lolita-like until it is just lolita. Finally, I'm not a mental health professional, I'm just a lolita with generalized anxiety / panic disorder. What works for me may not work for others and this isn't medical advice.

[royalsealy]

Weewoo!! coord for the Boston Aquarium!! My friends and I triplet this dress in pink, sax, and navy 💗

JSK: Kuma Kumya's Marine Island by Baby the Stars Shine Bright

KC: Angelic Pretty

Bolero: Sleepyland Lolita

OTKs: BTSSB // Shoes: Axes Femme

Royalsealy stands outside in front of a stingray statue, the wind is blowing his dark brown hair and he is standing on one leg, with the other leg slightly kicked to the side. He is wearing a navy blue jumperskirt. The JSK has various marine creatures in pink, white, and sax, and the bottom of the skirt has a scallop pattern. He is wearing white and sax striped over the knee socks. He is wearing a long sleeve sax bolero, and a sax blue headbow that sits off center. Both have fluffy lace details. He is wearing black platform shoes with faux wood block soles. He has a cinnamarol tote in one hand.