Mannequin Snap: Bittersweet Lolita

Some sort of odd combination of sweet and gothic lolita. I would wear this with lacy black tights and maybe a pair of black lace gloves.

When people refer to "Bittersweet Lolita", this is actually the type of outfit that comes to mind, rather than sweet prints with a black background.

Oddly enough, this dress is the perfect fit for my mannequin!

Blouse, JSK, Bag: Innocent World
Shoes: Clarks
Bonnet: Bodyline
Necklace: Juliette et Justine
Rose Corsage: Offbrand

Mannequin Snap: Le Cadre du Chat with Jacket

A friend once described this sort of look as “corporate gothic lolita”. I kind of like the idea :D This is something I’d wear to the office on casual Fridays if our dresscode weren’t so strict.

Up-close image lightened to show more detail. Sorry for the grainy photo!

Blouse, Neck-ribbon, Socks, Bag: Innocent World
JSK: Juliette et Justine
Shoes: Clarks
Hair accessory, rose corsage, jacket: Offbrand

Mannequin Snap: Atelier Boz Cape!

I was digging through my coats and remembered I bought this cape from Atelier Boz last year!

I tossed it onto my JetJ cat dress outfit that's still on my mannequin:






I would've much preferred a bonnet with this outfit, but it's currently in use. Also maybe a black jacket on top, for more black in the outfit... Hmmm, I may have to snap another shot of this outfit!

Headdress, Blouse, Neck Ribbon, Socks, Boots: Innocent World
JSK: Juliette et Justine
Cape: Atelier Boz

Double Mannequin Snap: Evening Inspired

I wanted to snap photos of my JetJ cat dress before I put it up for trade, and was struck with inspiration.

I'm not sure what to call this style. I was thinking it was classic lolita bordering on gothic... maybe.




Left Outfit:


I wanted to tie in the colour of the bolero with the dark pink tie on the right-side kitty's neck, but I'm not sure they actually match so well! Still, I actually really like this bolero with this dress ^_^ I wish Innocent World would release one in turquoise... I would be all over it!

Headdress, Blouse, Neck Ribbon, Bolero, Socks: Innocent World
JSK: Juliette et Justine
Bag: Chanel
Shoes: LK Bennett


Right Outfit:


I recently bought this silk blouse at a warehouse sale, and couldn't resist using it for gothic lolita outfits! The colour in real life actually isn't as bright as the photos show, but it's still a gorgeous contrast against the black. The bonnet was to add to the gothic feel, and I added red roses to tie in the colours more. I wanted to add in a rosary to the outfit, but it kind of got blocked completely by the bonnet's ties, so I removed it.

I didn't include socks because I don't have any appropriate ones, but I figured I'd probably wear lacy tights and tie a red ribbon around an ankle, or add some corsage clips to my shoes.

It's pretty hard to see, but on the side of the outfit, I've hung a small beaded bag to make the outfit more gothic-looking. The dress also has a bustle back to add a bit more opulence :D

Bonnet: Bodyline
Red Corsages: Ophanim
Blouse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
JSK: Innocent World
Bag: Zara
Shoes: Clarks

Double Mannequin Snap! Bordeaux & Blue

I was changing the outfits on both my mannequins today and accidentally ended up with a pair that reminds me of older-sister-younger-sister themed outfits!


I actually just wanted to come up with coordinates for some stuff I'm thinking of selling, and the end effect was rather cute together. I wish the blue outfit was in pink, so it'd look even more big-sister-little-sister-pair, but as it is, the two outfits together kind of remind me of Margaret and Alice.

For the individual outfits:

"Older Sister" Outfit:




Headbow, Blouse, Vest, Skirt, Neck Ribbon: Innocent World
Parasol: BtSSB
Shoes: LK Bennett
Bag: Chanel
Tights: Offbrand

"Younger Sister" Outfit




Headbow, Cutsew, Skirt, Socks, Shoes: Bodyline
Parasol, Bag: Offbrand

Lucky Pack Opening: Innocent World April 2013 Oddments Lucky Back B

I received my Innocent World Oddments Lucky Pack B on Monday and just had to share photos!


























These were the main highlights of the LP. The rest of the photos are available here.

The final tally of items are as follows:
1 Winter Coat
1 Jacket
1 OnePiece
7 JSKs
1 Skirt
4 Blouses
2 Cutsews
1 Camisole
1 Bolero
1 Bag
1 Pair Boot-toppers
1 Dickey
5 Pairs Socks
5 Head Accessories
1 Pair Bloomers
1 Scarf
1 set folders
1 drawstring pouch

One blouse and the camisole are not featured in the photos, as I'd already given them away by the time I took photos.

I'm so happy! I didn't receive anything that's a duplicate of my previous LPs except for one cutsew Bertille Rose, but even then I received a different style! Best part is that some of the items I received were things I've been eyeing at IW for a long time but never did get a chance to buy.

I absolutely love that the items this round were mostly things I can wear for dailywear. Even better that they gave more accessories and less blouses!

Ah, now I'm inspired to come up with more coordinates!

Outfit Snap: Lolita Meet-Up! Mori-Classic-Country Lolita Outfit

I finally had a chance to go to another lolita meet-up today!

I really wanted to wear a print, but for some reason my new scarf and blouse just kept floating about in my mind, and all other outfits I put together seemed to look awful during my outfit test-run. So I wore something plain-ish instead :D


The idea was to match the outfit to the scarf, and I just happened to have bought a new lacy green blouse that matched the leaves really well. Innocent World's Eleonore JSK also looked really good with the blouse, and the dark brown ribbon on the dress was to highlight the dark colours on the shawl. Since some of the birds have pink on them, I decided to accessorize with a hint of pink too.

I spent most of my time wrapped up in the shawl like the photo above, but here's a photo of the details under the shawl:


I had a facial earlier in the morning, so I packed all my things into this cute luggage that matches the outfit and theme! I think it looks really cute together!

The meet-up was really fun! JL couldn't make it in the end, but I got to see Aiko and Iris again :D I also met many new friends, and I can't wait to go out with them again in lolita! There weren't many of us in classic lolita (at the time when I left, there were four of us, out of a total of 16-17 girls!) but everyone looked gorgeous anyway ^_^

I did end up leaving one of the earliest (we had only played one game at that time!) but at least we managed to get group shots ^^;;; I forgot my camera at home and my phone's camera doesn't work half the time, so I'm afraid I don't have any photos... Will definitely have to pull a few from Facebook later! XD

Alright, heading out for dinner. Thanks for reading!

Blouse: Miss Selfridge
JSK: Innocent World - Eleonore
Hair combs (the green ribbons): Metamorphose
Scarf: Warehouse
Bag: Calvin Klein
Earrings, Jewellery, Beret, Pink Hair Bow, Luggage, Tights, Shoes: Offbrand