Lolita 30 Day Challenge: Day 6

It´s been quite a while since I posted for this challenge!!

So, here we have it,  

Day 6: 10 Things you Can´t Live Without in lolita

1) Petticoats. Without them, it is impossible to achieve a "lolita shape" in skirts. Whether they´re poofy or flat, one or three, white or the colors of the rainbow, bell-shaped or A-line.....you need a petticoat for lolita.

2) A cute bag or purse. It doesn´t have to match the print of whatever you´re wearing, it can just match the colors....it just has to be a nice purse, doesn´t even have to be cutesey or specifically lolita. My favorite bags are the Usakumya bags (big surprise there, huh?), but to tell you the truth I very rarely wear mine out, due to their impractical storage space. I usually just take a regular nice purse with me.

3) Bows. In your hair, not on your dress. I like hairbows in headbands or just themselves as lolita accesories.

4) Tights. I´m of the tights-instead-of-socks team in lolita. I prefer them; they´re more comfortable and they eliminate the necessity of wearing bloomers.

5) Inspirational lolitas. They are the regular lolis who are out there, blogging or in photos and just inspiring everyone to go forth in fashion. 

6) Bonnets. To me, they are essential in lolita. I love them all; I think every lolita should have at least one soft halfbonnet in their wardrobe.....they´re so pretty. They are something that, nowadays, only lolita wear, and therefore symbolize "lolita fashion" to me in a way. So yes, they´re essential.

7) Creativity. Not everyone (including myself) can afford to buy an all-brand complete coord. In fact, sometimes that´s like taking the "easy way out" in my opinion, since it doesn´t require you to be particularly creative. I really admire those girls who take a dress (brand, offbrand, handmade, whatever) and then coord with offbrand and homemade accesories. Let´s all let our creativity shine!

8) Pocketwatches. I love these watches as accesories and as useful and cute ways to keep track of time. Pretty regular watches are nice accesories as well. You don´t even have to show it off, in my opinion, you can just keep it in your pocket--but it´ll still be cutely accesorizing. I seriously think that pocetwatches can work perfectly fine outside of "Alice" coords and steampunk outfits.

9) Tea. I can do without sweets in lolita meets and such (I haven´t been to any, but I expect that ´s the usual fare), but please don´t take away my tea. 

10) Decent shoes. This is an eternal quest. Will there ever be any "real lolita" shoe that is actually comfortable? I haven´t found any yet myself. My poor delicate feet have bruised and bled (literally) in hard lolita shoes (both Montreal and Bodyline). Are "burando" shoes any different? I somehow doubt it... This "must have" in lolita for me has been sadly unfulfilled...