A Very Late Wardrobe Post!

    Hello Again! It's been quite awhile since I've updated anything on this blog. With the end of 2018 quickly approaching, everyone is talking about the infamous wardrobe posts that always get posted in January. I haven't started on my post for 2019 yet, but I did join in the usual festivities at the beginning of this year. Like usual, I added my collection to a long list of livejournal posts. 

    Since I did post 2016's list here and plan to do the same with 2019, I figure I might as well add 2018 as well. By now, it's severely outdated, but gives a good perspective of my growth across the years! 

Again, my livejournal handle is Sugarkit.

My closet layout at the beginning of the year. I've since moved and have
significantly less space now.

The layout of my room from before I moved.

    And now for the wardrobe! For some reason my accessory photos aren't posting correctly, so I'm only including main pieces, but that was the majority of my wardrobe post this last year anyway.

 

AP Daydream Bed OP                                 AP Marshmallow Bunny JSK

 

AP Milky Berry OP                                          Handmade Valentine Kitty JSK

 

AP Dreaming Present JSK                               AP Little Birds Symphonia JSK

 

AP Sweet Cream House JSK                                   AP Melty Cream Donuts JSK

 

AP Rose Museum JSK                            AP Shadow Dream Carnival OP

 

AP Cat's Tea Party JSK                                      AP Classic Melody JSK

 

AP Wonder Party JSK                                         AP Dramatic Rose JSK

 

AP Honey Cake JSK                                                AP Misty Sky JSK

 

AP Suya Suya Toys JSK                                             AP Unknown OP

 

Modified Kidsyoyo Sailor OP                              AP Secret Treasure Chest JSK

 

AP Angelic Bat Cutsew OP                                            BTSSB Babydoll JSK

 

Infanta Jenny Cookies JSK                                        AP Vanilla-Chan JSK

 

AP Romantic Rose Letter JSK                                      AP Diner Doll JSK

 

AP Miracle Candy JSK                                 AP Promenade de Paris JSK

 

                    Infanta Frozen JSK                                AATP Le Petit Prince~ My Tiny Horoscope JSK

 

AP Dream Sky JSK                                           AP Sugary Carnival JSK

 

IW Rose Stained Glass JSK                                     AP Magical Etoile JSK

 

AP Dreamy Planetarium JSK                                    AP Astro Regimen JSK

 

AP Mallorca Cutsew OP                                   Handmade Sunflower JSK

 

    AP Melty Ribbon Chocolate JSK                        Neverland Lolita Magic Night Museum JSK

 

  Bodyline Merry-Go-Around JSK                        BTSSB Strawberries Heart Drops JSK

 

Derpy White Underskirt                                          Thrifted Heart Skirt

 

 Meta Vintage Cherry Skirt                            Super Old Handmade Rose Tea Skirt

 

Angelic Pretty Colorful Fantasy Skirt                                  Meta Cat Print Skirt           

 

 Meta Melody Cats Skirt                                       Meta Matryoshka Doll Skirt

 

 AP Rose Toilette Skirt                                       AP Rose Dress Up Skirt

 

IW Union Jack Skirt                                            AP Lady Rose Skirt

 

AP Musee du Chocolat Skirt                                AATP Lucien Martin Skirt

 

Derpy Handmade Underskirt                                AP Ribbon Berry Bunny Skirt

 

Haenuli Little Prince Skirt                                       AP Sugary Carnival Skirt

 

AP Happy Garden Skirt                                 Handmade Hot Air Balloon Skirt

 

Handmade Antique Floral Skirt                                     Bodyline L-325 Skirt

Unknown Taobao Underskirt

LLC #162 & #163

Hello! I am in the process of planning some big events for my local community, but they're a big surprise at the moment so I will hopefully make a post when everything is said and done! For now, here's a couple days of Lifestyle Lolita challenge posts!

Day #162: Photograph your favorite headpiece.

Now, I am a fan of weird, kitschy items, and have more bags shaped like objects than I do useful ones. Of course, my favorite hat also fits in along those lines! I make a beret look like a pancake to fit a coordinate for my Honey Cake jsk, and I can't help love how silly it is.

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Day #163: Design a coordinate based on a book.

I was super excited for this one! I received AATP's Le Petit Prince JSK for Christmas last year, and haven't had an opportunity to coordinate it yet! Obviously, it's based off of Le Petit Prince/ The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which is my favorite book!

Hiatus? You Don't Say! LLC #160

     I am literally the worst when it comes to commiting to something, like keeping a blog active. I know, I've missed well over 100 days when it came to my goal of completing the Lifestyle Lolita Challenge, but I've been busy while I was gone, I promise! Over Easter weekend, I attended a convention, I've been working my butt off, and last month, I got a chance to visit Portland! (I also sent my computer in to the shop because the back was broken beyond my abilities.) I spent some time with a friend of mine who used to live in the area, as well as some of the Portland lolitas! It's always a treat to get to meet gals from other communities, and I got a chance to wear one of my newly aquired dream dresses while I was at it, so I enjoyed myself quite a bit.

     In regards to the Lifestyle Lolita Challenge, I won't lie when I say it isn't exactly what I expected when I began it. I had thought the focus would be more on ones' wardrobe or coordinating styles, but some of them, I would say are quite a reach to even be related to lolita (Day #147: Accessorize one of your meals with an ambiance being an example.) So from now on, I may skip several of them, and focus on the challenges more directly related to the fashion. I did miss quite a few days I would have loved to do, so my plan is to hopefully create a few master posts that cover some of those as well!

     For now, I'm jumping back in with Day 160:

Share five facts about your lolita wardrobe.

I'm pretty content with my wardobe right now. It's taken me a long time to get it where it is, and it's not perfect, but I have most of my top-priority dresses, and that's pretty satisfying. It also made this challenge sound like a fun one! I'm hoping I don't sound too braggy, I'm just proud of it, haha.
Fact 1: My wardrobe is a hot mess
It's true that I have no theme, color scheme, or set style, but I have enough items that I can make at least one finished coordinate for every main piece I own, and that's good enough for me.

Fact 2: My wardrobe is worth over¥794,000
That's only my main pieces, at what they were worth when released. A lot of them I have gotten good deals on, so I haven't spent that much, but I was curious to find out what it would be! That does not include blouses, shoes, accessories, etc. With today's conversion rates, that's almost $7,500! Wow!

Fact 3: I use Pinterest to keep track of everything

Not even kidding, I forget what I own sometimes, haha. I still don't have everything on there.

Fact 4: I own more blouses/cardigans/tops than I do main pieces

My count for tops is currently at 51, while my JSKs OPs and Skirts add up to 48 right now. I'm currently in the process of downsizing those because some of the tops don't even get worn. I'm not sure where coats fall in those categories, but there are 10 of those.

Fact 5: My favorite themes are animals and food

At least according to my wardrobe, those are tied for "most common reoccuring theme", followed by flowers and sky stuff. 

365 Lifestyle Lolita Challenge- Day 67

Hello all! I'm sorry about the unexpected hiatus, I had a lot come up in the past month. I wanted to go back and make posts to catch up on all the challenges I've missed, but I'm afraid it would get to be much too overwhelming for me, so I'm picking up on the current day instead. 

Day #67: Share your favorite picture of yourself in lolita.

I really wanted to do this challenge because I don't have the greatest self confidence. I don't find myself photogenic, and can always pick out a million flaws in my photos, so I don't often have a photo that I REALLY like. Instead of picking my favorite photo, I decided to challenge myself to pick out my top three photos of all time!

Number 3:

From Easter a few years ago. It'n not the most perfect photo, but 

I really loved this coordinate.

Number 2:

One of my Birthday coordinates from annual tea at the Brown Palace. 

It's not the fanciest of coordinates, especially compared to more 

recent birthday ones, but I really loved how I looked in this photo, and 

just think it's a nice elegant picture overall.

Number 1:

This is from one of the first times I wore Cat's Tea Party! I had gone to the botanic
gardens for a photoshoot with a friend, and wanted to portray a sort of fairy princess
 look. There's a few things Iwould change about the coordinate now, but I think this
photo captures the sort of look I was going for.