Day 2: 10 things you love in lolita.
- I can haz petticoats: I love the feeling of fluffiness under my skirt, the swish they make, the volume that they add. They give me a feeling of elegance and "olden days"-ness that I am addicted to.
- Lolita makes me feel girly and pretty: There is nothing quite like a frilly dress and a bow, coupled with a pannier in order to make me feel femenine. After spending most of my teenage years attempting to deny the fact that I had grown breasts and was therefore female.....I have embraced my femininity in my twenties. Go figure. I must be a late bloomer.
- Lolita has lovely prints: Prints and a style that you can´t usually find in mainstream European style. I love prints so much. They don´t even have to be OTT sweet prints, any print style is unique.
- Lolita has brought me so many friends: Truly, I have met so many wonderful people thanks to lolita, essentially through MyAsianFashion.com. Zeruda, Do-chan, Luna Rain, etc. ....people that have become friends, people I admire, people that inspire me. All thanks to lolita.
- Lolita has taught me the value of secondhand clothes: In my culture, secondhand clothing isn´t very well spoken of, so I´d never thought about actually buying secondhand clothes. Now it´s become a normal idea, since I usually buy burando secondhand. Secondhand is no longer synonymous with "tattered, low-quality and old" in my mind.
- Lolita has improved my "mad internet skillz": By forcing me to navigate though crazy websites in japanese. Seriously. So hard. =.=*
- Lolita has given new impulse to my interest in fashion and makeup: Before lolita, I didn´t really care about either of these things. Now I actually enjoy them. Considering that it´s something that´s important when looking for and holding a job....yeah: Thank you lolita fashion!
- Lolita clothes are good quality: Which is a rare thing in clothes nowadays. I really like it. It´s something I appreciate.
- Lolita is something I can share with other people: It´s a way to shout out at the world. And, frankly, on some days I really appreciate and like to bask in attention.
- Lolita always has interesting accesories: Whether OTT sweet to gothic or classic, lolitas all over the world accessorize accessorize accessorize! They´re always so original, it´s a total inspiration. I love how you can wear so many differnt things in your har, on your wrists, around your neck...!
Here´s a picture of my beloved Closet Child petticoat (which I am starting to consider too poofy to be everyday-wearable, as my tastes are inching towards classic lately...and I need an A-line instead of a cupcake.....but oh well. It still feels my love.)
