Wardrobe Post: 2014 Edition

Cross-posted from egl

It's that time of year again! My stuff got pulled out of storage last month so this gives me a good excuse to reorganise everything (it was all sat in the spare room in boxes filling the entire room and getting crumpled up until now...oops!). This is the first year that all my clothes are even in the same house as I graduated last year and moved back home!

2013 ♥ 2012 ♥ 2011 ♥ Poupée

I'm only going to be posting quick photos and no jewellery, but if you want to see more of my things feel free use the links above. I tried to do main pieces by brand, but things got a little messed up!

Storage

Main Pieces

Angelic Pretty

Sugary Carnival, Holy Night Story, Starry Night Theater

Moon Night Theater, Musée du Chocolat, Holy Lantern

Lucky Pack JSKs! Lyrical Party, Lyrical Party, Dream Fantasy

Non-print pieces; the rightmost one is Royal Tailor

Jewelry Jelly, Milky Planet

Sugary Carnival, unknown, Day Dream Carnival

Radiant Candelight, Wonder Story, Twinkle Ornament

Jewelry Jelly, Powder Rose, Whip Magic

Dream Sky, Dream Sky, Dreamy Horoscope, Jewelry Jelly

Unknown, Pastel Pearl, Soap Bubble, Wonder Girl

Tea Time Á La Carte, Dream Fantasy, Lyrical Bunny, Happy Girl

Baby The Stars Shine Bright/Alice And The Pirates

Halloween Alice, Merry Sweet Castle, Circus Tutu (my first ever print!)

Usakumya-chan's Stylish Sweet Time, Garden Alice, Lovely Sweet Room

 Name's unknown, but rightmost was my first ever brand dress!

Heart Apron, Swan Lake, Dance of the Black Cat

Metamorphose

Sweets Time, Music Note Embroidery, Swan Lake

Names unknown. Not sure why I hang onto the last skirt as it will never fit over my hips!

Innocent World
 

Tartan Check Frederick, 10th Anniversary, White Rabbit

Bodyline
 

Far too lazy to name these, sorry!

Other

Emily Temple Cute Mermaid, Bodyline Sailor Maid

Handmade (not by me), Emily Temple Cute, handmade (not by me) with Emily Temple Cute fabric

Outers
 

All Angelic Pretty

Left middle is BTSSB, bottom two are Angelic Pretty

All offbrand

Putumayo and Angelic Pretty jacket/skirt sets

Bodyline on the left, BTSSB top right, AATP bottom right (first brand piece)

Blouses/Cutsews
 

Top left two are offbrand; bottom left two Anna House; second column all Bodyline; next column offbrand, Anna House, Putumayo, Angelic Pretty; right column all Angelic Pretty

Left column all offbrand; top two second column Metamorphose; second column bottom both BTSSB; third column Angelic Pretty and two BTSSB; last column all Angelic Pretty

Head Accessories
 

Bear hat by KawaiiGoods, all else is Angelic Pretty or BTSSB

Left side Angelic Pretty, then BTSSB, Bodyline, offbrand, and Metamorphose on the right

Socks/Tights
 

Bodyline and offbrand on left; offbrand, Meta, and BTSSB second column; all else aside from Grimoire Verum cat tights is Angelic Pretty

Shoes
 

First four are BTSSB, rest are Angelic Pretty

First pair Bodyline, bottom centre Anna House, right Juju, rest offbrand

Bags/Other
 

Right column BTSSB and Vivienne Westwood, all else Angelic Pretty

Assorted Angelic Pretty, BTSSB, Metamorphose, Bodyline

Parasols are Angelic Pretty and Metamorphose, rest offbrand

I am also waiting for these in the mail:

Candy Sprinkle salopette sets. These actually arrived today, but I haven't had a chance to open them yet as I wanted to get this done first!

Candy Sprinkle special set

Omekashi Doll set

Wonder Queen JSK (with bonnet and headbow

Wonder Queen special set Thanks for looking! 

Hopefully next year I will have less to post.

Wardrobe Spotlight: Swan Lake

I'm sure we all have that one piece that stood out to us when we were first discovering lolita. I had been aware of lolita for some time, but had only seen old-school sweet which, while cute, didn't really capture my attention (or rather, my wallet) too much.

But then, in 2008, there was Metamorphose's Swan Lake.



The first print I ever saw, and I fell in love with it! I love the high-waist skirt in black the most, but after searching for a long time I never found any in black. Well, that isn't true - I found a black JSK on an auction site, but my bids were blocked by the seller as they didn't want it to go to a foreigner! But then I found this one, the pink OP, for 4000yen. Even though I don't very much like OPs and the collar and sleeves are missing, I couldn't miss out on an opportunity to own my first dream print!


So here it is! There's a slight built-in petti, and lace-less shirring on the back. The tulle accents give it a princessy feel!


All of the bows are detachable. I prefer it with them on, but the pintucks mean there is still enough detail to get away with taking them off. The fabric seems a little worn (probably just from age) but it's soft and the print is bold. The waist-ties are detachable and held on by two fabric-covered buttons. A waist-tie is long enough for me to use as a belt, which is handy for my salopettes as they need drawing in and I don't own a real belt in any colour other than black.


Ribbon accents on the sleeves! It doesn't seem like they actually hold the sleeves tight though which is a shame, as it means I can't loosen them! Since I don't have the full sleeves I might remove all the buttons since they dig into my arm, but I think I might have to cut the elastic too as the sleeves are so tight that I'm in pain when I wear the dress at the moment! Which is odd as I thought Metamorphose was good for the slightly plus-sized lolitas...and I'm not plus-sized.


Those swans! There should be more bird prints in lolita.


And of course the headbow which came with it. I love the pearls <3

I hope I can figure out a good coord with it soon...I have reservations because I'm so used to wearing JSKs. And let's face it, it is a really tacky dress!

So that's it for another wardrobe spotlight! Let me know if there are any pieces you'd like me to feature =]