When I'm not wearing Lolita, I wear..

In this entry, I'm going to focus on my style outside of Lolita, as it has changed drastically recently.

For the past three years or so I've been working on getting a decent Lolita wardrobe and cleaning out all of my "normal" clothes. So recently I found myself in a position in which I only had two non-lolita skirts to wear to work. I would also wear Lolita skirts a couple of times a week, but for the past many weeks, I've been switching between the same five boring outfits and I became so fed up with it that I went out and completely upgraded my wardrobe in one day, more or less.
The shopping gods were really on my side that day. I'd walk into shop after shop finding exactly what I was looking for. Keeping reading if you want to see some of those items.

Inspirations
Anyone who's been following my tumblr (http://savagelilly.tumblr.com) will probably have noticed my increasing obsession with The Mighty Boosh and Noel Fielding. I'm surprised I haven't lost all my followers by now, lol.

Evidence A

Vince Noir tshirt
Mighty Boosh messenger bag
Noel Fielding's book
Journey of the Childmen DVD
The Mighty Book of Boosh
Mighty Boosh overnight bag

So, um, yeah. 'Nuff said.

I really love Noel Fielding's glam rock influences, so I've tried to base my look off of that. Glam rock. So I've gone for lots of black and glitter. I'm actually becoming a little bit too much into glitter, probably. But I'm not worried. ;)

My work uniform is black or grey, so I had to take that into consideration as well.

But I'd like to show you some of the items I've bought recently. And I'll start from the bottom with shoes.

Silver glitter boots from Topshop

I've been wanting to get a pair of silver or glitter boots, but I looked around without luck. I had an image in my mind which was probably too specific for me to actually settle on anything but the ones I ended up getting. These boots were apparently very popular when Topshop sold them. They've been sold out for a while now, but I saw someone blogging about them and fell in love.
I found them on ebay in my size, but they were a bit overpriced. I debated back and forth with myself and ended up deciding that it would be better to spend a little extra and get the pair that I really wanted than go out and find something that would end up being a compromise.

The seller included this lovely gift. An eyeshadow from Topshop.

Moving on, I bought these black wedges, because I didn't have any black shoes that weren't Lolita style. These are really comfortable actually.

From Bianco

All right, moving on to tights and leggings. I realize that you can't see all the details in these photos, but it's just to give you an idea of the look. And no, I'm not doing a Fantasy Man costume, to those of you who were thinking that. ;)

Left to right
Gold leggings from Topshop
Leopard print legging from H&M
Black glitter tights from H&M
Silver glitter tights from Pieces
Pink tights from H&M
Black star tights from Pieces

Now we have the skirts. It took a few days to get used to something so fitted and so much shorter than my Lolita skirts.

Pencil skirt from H&M
Flowy glitter tulle skirt from Vero Moda
Glitter lace skirts from H&M

I also got these two belts:

From H&M

Now the tops: Most of them are long and loose which I really like with those tight skirts. Also they have either short sleeves or no sleeves at all, because I want to wear my work cardigan over them without it getting too warm.

Black chiffon top - Vero Moda
Printed chiffon tshirt from Vero Moda
Black chiffon from Vero Moda
Mirrored eagle top from Topshop
Flowy star print top from Only
Glitter forest print from Next

And I got these two glitter cardigans from H&M. They're just so perfect. Especially the silver one. I want to wear it all the time, haha.

H&M

 Now these two rings are actually old, but I've been wearing them a lot, especially the black one.

Gina Tricot

And for the nails, I bought the three small bottles in a set in H&M and the black one is just an old basic black nailpolish from Gosh.

I really like the glitter one ^^

All right, now I have a few things coming in the mail as well.

This bracelet from HRH. I really like her designs and I love those wrap bracelet styles. So I went ahead and ordered the Ombre Noir. I think it doubles as a necklace which is cool.

It's the middle one. Silver and black wrap bracelet.

I've seen some very similar ones on etsy for a cheaper price, but I'm fairly sure it's HRH's original design, at least as far as I've understood, so I chose to support that. I'll be sure to post more about it when it arrives.

Then I ordered these silver pants from the H&M website, because I had a voucher for 25% off, so I thought I'd take advantage of that. I can't even remember when was the last time I bought a pair of pants. I haven't owned any for years, so I have no idea if these will fit me, but I hope so of course.

Yay, silver :D

Lastly, I'm waiting for this Tshirt dress from a seller on etsy.

I love the skeleton print.

All right, so those are the first items to build my new wardrobe, I hope to post some outfit shots soon. I also dyed my hair black again. It's just with a semi-permanent dye and my hair didn't take very well to it, so I'll have to do it again soon and use two bottles.

Upsides

• I like being able to go into stores and not having to constantly evaluate items I like to see whether or not they will fit with my lolita wardrobe.
• Clothes in highstreet shops are a lot cheaper than Lolita clothes. It's nice to buy more than one or two items at a time.
• I've gotten a lot of positive reactions already. People seem surprised that my ass isn't actually as huge as my petticoats imply, haha. But seriously, people have complimented me and the comment "Are you going out somewhere later?" seem to be popular, so I guess, I'm "still" a bit overdressed for the norm, but I really like it, so that won't stop ;)
• Accessibility. It is quite nice, actually, to be able to buy clothes in shops nearby and not have to order everything from Japan and China.
• Coordination. I feel like wearing Lolita has taught me everything I know about coordination (well, Lolita and Trinny and Susannah ;)), so for once in my life I actually feel like I have a wardrobe in which I can mix and match items without looking like a traffic victim. Before Lolita, I didn't really have any general look or style. I was very plain, except for my punk/goth years in which I just looked downright ridiculous. ;)

Identity crisis?
So what now? Have I quit wearing Lolita? Shall I sell all my dresses? Do I have to find a way to merge the two styles?
The answer: No.
Ofcourse, I don't have to choose between the two styles. I'll wear Lolita whenever I feel like it. It'll probably only be on my days off, I'll no longer wear it to work, because I am relieved to be rid of the impracticality of wearing Lolita there.

Although, as it is right now, I don't feel super drawn to Lolita, so it may be a while before I start doing elaborate outfits again, but I feel it's only natural at this point. I've had a really long run of being so into the style, especially these past two or three months, and I've just been spending most of my sparetime soaked in it, that it only seems natural to take a short break from it, so I can come back with renewed energy and new inspiration.

Don't worry, I'll still post about Lolita things, but a few non-lolita things may sneak their way onto this blog aswell. I hope you don't mind.

Thanks for reading this far, I'd love to read about what all of you wear outside of Lolita! :3

Wear something you rarely wear

Today I went over to a friend's place to hang out. I wanted to wear something from my closet that I rarely use. I actually really like this dress, I just haven't used it much, because it fits me almost like an empire-waisted dress, which really isn't flattering for my figure, but then I thought of wearing this belt with it and I think it looks much better.

Outfit rundown:
JSK: Bodyline
Blouse: Zara
Belt: New Look
Bag: Lace Story
Jewelry: Accessorize

Miss Caro-chan just blogged about bangless Lolitas, which was kind of funny, because these past couples of weeks I've  been thinking a lot about bangs. I've been growing my bangs out for the past year and now I'm starting to think about getting them back and I'm really on the fence here. On one hand, I like the more mature look of being bangless and it's easier to manage on a daily basis. But I really like how bangs look with most of the usual hair accessories in Lolita. For now, I've settled with dying the roots of my hair a dark brown to match the ends better. So I'll continue to think about the bangs.

Lastly, just a photo of my new coat worn:

Outfit, photography and goals for this year.

First an outfit from a couple of weeks ago when I went Christmas shopping. I love this JSK so much. It is so versatile and comfortable. If I get the opportunity to buy the ivory one, I definitely will.

Rundown:
JSK: Alice and the Pirates
Cardigan & tights: Gina Tricot
Headbow: Homemade
Bag: One of the Taobao brands.

So I hope you all had a nice Christmas and a great New Year!

Someone posted a secret about me on the J-fashion.dk (Danish Lolita forum), well, it was really more of a valentine and it made me really happy. It read: "J-fashion kan være stolt af dig. Du er en fantastisk Lolita og så sød og venlig" which translates to "J-fashion can be proud of you. You're fantastic Lolita and so sweet and friendly".
Thank you so much to whoever made it. It meant a lot to me :3

I'm not that active on the board, so I was a little surprised to get a secret/valentine. I only post an outfit shot and a comment once in a while.
I used to be super active on this other forum (not Lolita related) years ago and it was a lot of fun, but in the end there was just too much drama and when I left, I guess I just decided not to get too involved in online life again. So basically I'm just a big lurker ;)
But now there's talk of starting a new online magazine about Lolita. We used to have one that ran for three issues a few years back, I think.
I've volunteered as a photographer already as I really want to get more experience as one and would love to do some Lolita photoshoots. I don't know what's to become of that, though, the magazine is only in the very early stages at this moment.
But regardless, I'm still interested in hearing from all of y'all Danish Lolitas out there if you want to do a photoshoot some time. If you want to see what I've done before, you can check out my flickr.

The annual Lolita flea market in Sweden is on the 1st of May and I really want to go. Girl ever after have already talked about going and now the date is set, so I hope everything works out and we'll be able to go.

On another note, New Year came around (did you notice?) and normally I don't give much for New Year's resolutions, but I did set some goals for myself this year.
Personally, I have to find a place to do an internship in Photography, so I can get into the Photography programme. This has to happen.
Then I would also like to find an apartment for myself. It's about time and my fingers are itching to decorate a whole apartment, haha.
Those are my two main goals. Then there are the smaller ones, like doing more photoshoots and spending more time doing productive things in compared to watching too many movies and tv-shows.

In relation to Lolita and this blog, I'd like to update more often and do something more than just outfit posts. So I'll have to work on that :)

What are your goals for this year, if you have any?

Just another outfit..

Went shopping today and then went to the harbour in Rungsted.

My hair is kind of bleh, but I didn't have time to do more today.

Outfit:
Jsk: IW
Cardigan: H&M
Tights: H&M
Shoes: Still Body Line ;)

Here are a few shots from today.

Hehe, speed 8D

Yay, boats :]

Quack, quack?

Sweet & Sunny

Actually managed to get an outfit shot today. I went to my parents' summer cottage for a bit of relaxtion and fresh air. The sun was blazing so it wasn't exactly ideal photo conditions (which also explains my *serious* facial expressions). ;P

Outfit rundown:

JSK: Baby
Cardigan: Føtex
Shoes: Body Line
Tights: New Look
Parasol: nana_jun
Jewelry: Gina Tricot, Miss Selfridge
Hair acc.: Accessorize

The flowers, the bracelet and the earrings, all of which you can't see clearly in the pics, are my three favourite accessories at the moment, so here are a few closeups (shamelessly taken from my pupe collection, hehe):

(Accessorize)

(Gina Tricot)

(Miss Selfridge)

Should post more interesting entry soon, huh 8]

Rococo? Yes, please!

(Painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard).

I watched Kamikaze Girls for the first time a few weeks ago. I don’t know what I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised. Momoko’s infatuation with the Rococo era was a wonderful reminder of the origins of Lolita, something that I find is often drowned out a bit by the present busy prints and generally OTT sweet dresses. It also reminded me of my own love for al l things Victorian and Rococo – and basically the reason why I got into Lolita in the first place.

I find I often get sidetracked by looking at really Sweet dresses and I sit and ‘Uh’ and ‘Ah’ at these colourful prints, but in reality I don’t think they would fit me. The same goes for Gothic dresses, I love them and their lovely elegance, but I’m just bored out of my mind by having had so much black in my wardrobe for so many years. I need a change now. So I’ve started to organize my style and purchases.
Classic Lolita was my first love and I need to complete it more. I also want to soften my look more. Like I said, I’m tired of coordinating so many outfits with black, so I’m focusing on getting some brown and off-white items. I want my closet full of romantic dresses in lovely soft colours.

The black in my hair has also got to go, but that’s a bit slower process. It’s only been growing out for a year and a few months. I’ve been dying the roots with semi-permanent dye, but I’m letting it wash all out now and then I’ll try to dye it a dark brown instead until I get back to my old dark blonde self. And then, maybe I'll want to go lighter :3

On another note, I decided to give repairing the lace on the Blooming Snow White JSK a go. I didn’t think I would be able to do it, until I saw someone else who’d repaired a similar lace on their dress. It actually looks okay now. I put the ribbon back on, but I won’t use tighten it – it’s only going to be there for decorative purposes. It’s actually only upon close inspection that you can see some of it is a little stretched. I repaired it all the places where it had been ripped completely.



At the same time as when I was thinking of buying Blooming snow White, I also had the opportunity to buy Meta’s Pintuck JSK in lavender. I’ve always loved the simple design and versatility of the dress, but at that time Blooming Snow White won. Then around the middle of March the dress popped up again on the sales community and I immediately snapped it up. It arrived almost two weeks ago and I absolutely love it. The colour is so gorgeous.



I can't wait to wear it. I'm planning on wearing this dress and the Blooming Snow White for the Copenhagen Sakura Festival on April 17th-18th.

I tried to really pace myself and be patient for the Spring lines of the taobao brands. I’m happy I did, because I knew it would be worth the wait.
I love this Classic dress from Infanta. It was just the sort of thing I was hoping for:



And while I'm waiting for more Spring/Summer dresses, I'm trying to decide on one of these two beauties from Innocent World:




I'm leaning towards the Forest Harvest Festival, because of the many options for colour coordinations, but nothing is set in stone yet.