This months gets!

I've decided that I should probably do a monthly gets post because I have the biggest shopping addiction in the world and I want to share it with people (especially if they have online shopping addictions too and we can share shops and do some virtual shopping together oh mannnnn!) Here are some of the cuter clothes and accessories that I've bought. It's a little bit of lolita, a lot of j-fashion and some irresistible Rilakkuma items !!

Detail shots:

Emily Temple Cute pink chocolate print OP, Chess Story dolly coat with detachable collar, Angelic Pretty Wonder Party skirt

"Le Cirque" Amavel dress with sailor collar, Amavel french cross back dress, Amavel tea party blouses with interchangeable neck ties, Milk Angel blouse and Angelic Pretty chocolate three way bag replicas from taobao

Milk white dress, Candy Stripper dress with cat and cross motifs, and fairy kei custom dress from taobao

Rilakkuma large overnight bag from taobao, Rilakkuma pancake leggings from Japan LA Clothing, chocolate print tights from taobao, Chocolate drip print oversize cardigans in pink and beige from DreamV

Pink bow beret from Chess Story, pink Nile Perch replica beret, brown Angelic Pretty replica beret,  Korilakkuma iPhone 5 case, Pink bow pen from Daiso, Angelic Pretty Day Dream Carnival iPhone 5 case, Angelic Pretty ballet socks, Candy Stripper bon bon cat crop shirt and boulangerie shirt with back bow detail from taobao

The warmest god damn jacket I've ever owned with detachable fur collar, removable inner sheep skin layer and triple layered buttons from taobao

Beige two strap platforms, custom colour Antaina bow tea parties, double strapped Antaina black tea parties, and Seasons pink Angelic Pretty replica boots from taobao

And now for some co-ordinates from when I tried everything on:

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Left: Candy Stripper cat cross choker, fairy kei custom dress, pink offbrand tights and Antaina custom colour bow tea parties

Right: Milk white dress with vintage cat badge, offbrand blue hair bow and Factorie glitter jelly sandals

Left: Amavel tea party blouse with beige ribbon, Amavel french crossback dress, daiso socks and beige two strap platforms

Right: Angelic Pretty replica beret, Amavel tea party blouse with brown ribbon, Amavel "Le Cirque" dress with sailor collar, offbrand black over knee socks, Antaina double strapped tea parties and Angelic Pretty replica three way bag

Left: Milk angel blouse, Snidel skort and Whittner high platform t-strap brogues

Right: Candy Stripper bon bon cat crop shirt, Snidel skort, Sportsgirl lace socks and Tokyo Bopper ballet platforms

Left: Nile perch pink replica beret, Candy Stripper boulangerie shirt with back bow detail, Snidel skort, Sportsgirl lace socks and Tokyo Bopper ballet platforms

Right: Same co-ordinate as left, with added amazing pink bomber jacket from taobao

Left: Chess Story purple clip in hair bow, Candy Stripper dress with cat and cross motifs, offbrand beige platform sandals

Right: Angelic Pretty replica beret, Amavel tea party blouse with brown ribbon, Dream V beige chocolate drip cardigan, Angelic Pretty Royal Chocolate skirt in mocha, chocolate print tights from taobao, brown Antaina tea parties

Rilakkuma overload! 

Cardigan and leggings from Japan LA Clothing, plain black offbrand singlet, Rilakkuma oversize bag from taobao

Close up of the back of the Nile perch beret with it's cute little pom pom, and the Chess Story dolly coat worn

Close ups of the shirts:

I also got my hands on a lotttt of lush products and cute new cosmetics from etude house, but there is a make up post that I'm going to do soon so you will get to see all of that then! Oh, and I got the Innocent World mook too that came with the cutest violin tote bag. My boyfriend and I also got some witchcraft-y clothes from aliexpress that are pretty cool so I definitely have to do a post and review about buying from there!

Please let me know if you would like links to any of the items that you see here! I still have my past cart details so can give them to youuuuu !!

Lolita challenge 8: 10 songs that inspire you for lolita!

Okayyyy, so basically these songs are inspirational to me because they're regulars on my play list when I'm getting ready in lolita. These are in no particular order, but they're all definitely some of my favourite songs and I definitely would like to list more than one song from each artist, but I'm going to try and just keep it to one each n____n !!

1. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Invader Invader

2. Iggy Azalea - Work

3. Die Antwoord - Baby's on Fire

4. 2NE1 - I Am the Best

5. Lana Del Rey - Off to the Races

6. Nicki Minaj - Roman's Revenge

7. Brooke Candy - Das Me

8. M.I.A. - Bad Girls

9. Gesaffelstein - Persuit

10. G-Dragon - Crayon

There is definitely kind of a trend in female singers and rappers because I think they are badasssssss, and many of these songs have definitely got nothing to do with lolita but I love singing along with them (especially when I'm driving as well) !! 

What are some of your favourite songs to get ready to or drive around to?

How to Pose in Lolita

If you haven't already seen it, here is the next video by Deerstalker Pictures that teaches you how to pose while wearing lolita. We all know that trying to figure out how to stand or how to hold your face when taking photos can be a bit tricky, so let Maya, Annette, Laura, Victoria and myself show you how it's done !!

It was an extremely fun video to make, and the shoot was really casual. Maya did all her shooting separately on a different day at her own house, and Laura and Victoria did filming in Victoria's lounge room during a sleepover they were having. Annette came over to my house and we just fiddled around doing set poses that Elliot had thought of for us, and making up a few more as we went along the way.

My favourite pose was definitely "The Miley". I was wearing my Honey Cake JSK with a pair of my step dad's work boots that are ten sizes too big and trying to balance on concrete whilst being ~super sexy~ with the mallet. I almost fell over a few times but it was well worth it in the end. We also figured out during the close up scenes that my face is basically made of rubber.

Maya's page can be found *here* 

Annette's blog is *here*

Victoria has her page *here*

Laura's blog is *here*

Keep a look out for the derp reel coming out soon, some of the best parts are definitely going to be in that !! 

Interview in "That's Life" magazine!

Recently I was contacted by "That's Life" magazine about doing an interview regarding lolita fashion! I just went down to the shop today to pick it up and I've scanned it into the computer so everybody can read it! It's been written in first person on my behalf which ties in with the themes of the magazine - so keep that in mind while reading please !!

It was a pleasure to work with Nina Young the journalist who interviewed me, because she really did listen to my story correctly, and followed through with all my requests and queries about the doll aspect of the spread. Basically I asked her to explain that it was a street fashion and that it didn't revolve around girls trying to make themselves into living dolls so she toned it down as much as she could. 

 Portraying lolita in the media is definitely a hard task with it being such a niche little fashion that would be hard to explain to people in only a two page spread, so even though they've gone for the "living doll" angle, it's not too over the top or overly offensive so I'm really quite pleased with how it's turned out.
*I would like to note that I was not informed about the side profile that has lolita comparing to Dakota, Venus and Valeria who are a completely different trend.