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.

More Black Milk, & Sales!

I figured I'd post up some recent buys since I'm being so slow with the wardrobe post (so much to sort out!).

First up, my most recent Black Milk order!


I placed the order a few days after the Cyber Monday sale items were put up, on the 11th of December. A lot of the things I was considering sold out straight away, so I just bought something random as I wanted to see what the leggings were like without paying full price. The packs arrived on the 3rd of January.


This skirt wasn't in the sale, but I'd been eyeing it for a while and it was only around £27! I really love it. The print is great, the cut is flattering (longer at the back so I don't have to flash my buns!), and I'll probably wear it a ton. I want to get a bunch more skater skirts and dresses, but they're pretty expensive for what they are (especially with customs (around £6 for this item) and £8 Royal Mail fee with every order!).


The leggings were a sale item, at around £32. I have no idea now why I chose these as I'm not a hot pink person at all! I'm a little disappointed as the material is a little see-through so I could see my pants through them =[ They're also too long for me, and take some bobbing about to get into as they're ridiculously small unstretched. You can't really see in the photo, but the sparkly print is multicoloured. I'm not sure that I'll use them much, but I'd probably lose too much money by selling them.


I also picked up the Gunter shirt a while back for around £33. I'm a little disappointed with the fabric as it is thin and you can pretty much see straight through it, but I still adore it because GUNTER. I also bought a size up as the site said to if you wanted it baggy or to wear as a dress, but it's freaking huge and still not long enough to be a dress so I wish I'd stuck to my usual size.

I had been tempted to buy more during the Museum Release, but everything I wanted sold out too quickly.


I also picked up these things yesterday in the sales. I wanted a matching underwear set but there was only one of each bra and only one colour of pants, and the blue bra was ridiculously small (and H&M sizes are crazy and make no sense!). Turns out the pants are ridiculously big too (they usually run small so I thought they'd be tight if anything, ugh). The set only cost £10 though, and it's so sparkly and awesome! I'll use them anyway. The fluffy thing is a £4 hip flask from Urban Outfitters. I hate that store as the staff are rude and I get dogged up whenever I go there, but I wanted it for a while!

Did you pick up anything awesome in the sales recently?

Lolita Blog Carnival: 2014 Trends You Predict

This week's Lolita Blog Carnival task is to predict the trends for this year! I'm never good at these things, but it's still fun to give it a go!

• OTT gothic. I'm not too hopeful for this, but what with the mini surge in OTT classic, I'd love to see some proper OTT gothic! With crows on headpieces and feathery wings on backs; longs talons on nails.



• Bonnets. I'd like to say 'maxipad' headdresses, but I know that won't happen. I'd love to see more bonnets, and plan to buy and wear more.



• Old school. I think I said this last time I was supposed to be predicting trends, but I know there's still people out there wearing it. MOAR!



• Heels! They're already pretty popular, but I think elegant heels will be a big thing. Fewer tea parties and clunky heels.

What trends do you predict?



Atropa Belladonna ♥ Beyond Kawaii ♥ Breidholt ♥ Crimson Reflections ♥ Gosu-Rori ♥ Lace Teapot ♥ Sweet Indeed ♥ The Bloody Tea Party ♥ Toothless Tigers

New Year's Resolutions 2014

So my resolutions for last year were of varying degree of success. I did get a lot more fit, and managed to lose about a stone! I didn't really get to walk though as I live in the middle of nowhere now. I also didn't get to give blood as I got more tattoos, and now I'm borderline too light to give blood -_-

So...what about this year?

• Keep fit! I want to stay around the weight I am now (108-110lbs), and get fitter again! I kinda slacked as my hips started hurting and now my second job takes up a lot of my time, but I need to get my buns of steel back.


• Get rid of stuff! I got rid of quite a lot of clothing back in Autumn, but I still don't have enough room in my closet for all my clothes.


• Get a better job! My job is badly paid and my supervisor is an idiot. I want a real job that actually uses a tiny bit of my brain!


• Work towards moving out. Living at home is awful, and it really hurts to see couples who have been together a month living together when I still can't live with my partner of over 7 years...


• Save money! I spend everything I have at the moment because when I feel down, I just want to try to cheer myself up. So I get stuck in a loop of shopping. Especially with Angelic Pretty releases, as I also get a major buzz from the excitement of waiting and refreshing a page. Must find healthier ways of trying to be happy.


• Make more effort with my appearance! And stop dossing around in pyjamas all the time.


• Lose toxic people. I just had to delete a bunch of exhousemates because they all misread something I tweeted and jumped on me, calling me a horrible person and generally bullying me for no reason instead of unfollowing me like sensible people. I'm going to go through Facebook etc and get rid of people from school who always hated me. Stuff like that. And I'm not going to let people walk over me so much. I have a tendency of forgiving people when they don't deserve it, and giving people way too many chances. I've had enough!

What are your goals this year?

Radiant Candlelight

Today Radiant Candlelight finally arrived!


I was taken with the series as soon as I saw it. I originally wanted the skirt in wine to fill the Gloria-shaped hole in my life, but in the end I decided that navy was cuter as I have a whole ton of wine already!


I hadn't intended to buy this. I'd um-ed and ah-ed over it until the release, and decided I needed the sleep more than the skirt and didn't try for it. I then had dreams about the release all night, and woke up gutted that I'd missed it! Luckily the navy skirt was still in stock on the Japanese site, so I enlisted the help of Celga to nab it! It also took the decision on piece and colour out of my hands (I had been toying with the idea of getting the JSK as it would be tons easier to coord since I have nothing navy). It looks like more have been put up since though!


It came boxed up really safely, and I managed to avoid customs! The order was processed on the 11th of December, posted on the 24th, and arrived on the 30th. I actually passed the Parcelforce van on my way to work! Total cost was around £150, which I don't think is bad at all for such a high quality piece.


The stuff inside. I really need to start using these stickers.


The skirt! I was really shocked at how dark it is...at first I thought they'd sent black by accident! But it is indeed navy (or con, as they named it). That will make it pretty hard to coordinate, and mean that I would have been better off with wine. But hey ho, it's gorgeous! I love velveteen so much.


It's a lilac label product! Did you know that Angelic Pretty has pink labels for more sweeter designs, and lilac for the less sweet ones? I only learned this last week! This is my third lilac label as far as I know, alongside Day Dream Carnival and Holy Lantern. I hear Dream Sky is lilac label too, but I think my original releases are too old.


The print says 'Silent Night' all over it, so it's definitely a Christmas print! I was originally a bit disappointed in the trim, but I actually have no problem with it after seeing it in real life (although the lace on the JSK is super cute!).


Little teardrop beads on the back of the overskirt.


And without the overskirt.


And the overskirt! I thought it would be tied at the back, but it actually has poppers and the bows are pinned onto the waistband. I really want to use this overskirt on other pieces. It will look great over Holy Night Story if I can get a navy blouse or cardigan to wear with it.


I also got the socks since they were still available. The navy is a bit brighter, and the gold more silvery, compared with the skirt. These will also pair nicely with Holy Night Story.

I just hope I can coord it well eventually and do the piece justice! I definitely need a new chiffon blouse to make this work.

What do you guys think of this series? Did you buy anything?