Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Loyal readers,

I owe you a sketch, I know. And it'll be here soon. Until then, enjoy this cosplay of Stocking:

Not lolita (but not that far off). Lolita isn't cosplay, but you can't deny the serious cross over. Also, this chick is adorable!

For those of you who don't know, this is Stocking from "Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt", a new anime series (as of late 2010) about two angel sisters who fight ghosts. One of them, Panty, is a bit of a a whore. The other, Stocking, is a Gothic Lolita with a somewhat stereotypical obsession with sugar. Whose Garterbelt? The gay preist who watches over them. The show is hillarious, and you can watch it online. I'd recomend it, but parents (lol no parents read my blog...) are strongly cautioned...this show contains strong language, violence (which is adorable), and obvious allusions to sex.

I'll go get started on that drawing now.

Garters on my bloomers

I don't like Angelic Pretty that much at all, or OTT sweet...it makes my teeth hurt. But I need these in my life:

They're so cute!! Holy hell. I could ero loli the crap outta those. And the best part? I could make those...I need new bloomers anyway.

Oh. My. God

So recently, I've been cruzing the interent to see what I can see, see, see as far as lolita forums and what not. I already am a part of the Lolita Fashion.org forum, but I was thinking of going to LJ as well and becoming a part of that community. I know they've already built up a community, but I have some experience in lolita and I thought I could hold my own easily.

That was until I found another community loli_secrets. I have never been so appalled in my life. What happened to the beauty of lolita? What happened to the acceptance? What happened to it being about a bunch of girls and young ladies who came together for similar reasons and put their differences aside?

All I see is "Fat/skinny/white/black/asian/ people look the best/the worst in loli" and subsequently "I'm WAY to scared to wear lolita because of what these people on the internet will think of me".  Not to mention "off-brand is the worst. If you're too poor to afford brand, suck it up and get a job or get the FUCK OUT".

This is not the lolita I signed up for. This bitchy, show offy, hating group is what I get enough of in my every day life OUTSIDE of lolita. Lolita was (and still is) my way of adding a bit of beauty to my life but for a lot of other people it seems like a constant oneupmanship, constant bragging, and worst of all, a popularity contest. Lolita isn't high school, lolita isn't a beauty pageant. Lolita is about every girl being a princess and being allowed to feel like she is special and beautiful, regardless of where she comes from or how much money she has.

This is the lolita I remember:

(see what I did there? Sketch a day #2!) It was fun, it was cute, modest and beautiful. This chick would never say that you couldn't play because you were too fat, or too poor. She'd help the newcomers, not tell them how bad they look and laugh at them behind their backs. She wouldn't laugh at other subcultures, or other lolitas just because they were sweet and she was goth (or vice versa). I'm utterly fed up with how this is going and I never want to be a part of those LJ groups.

On the other hand, I have read a lot of complaints about how some of the adults are upset that there is no place for them to be adults in lolita...so I'm thinking of making a group specifically for them on LJ (if it hasn't been done already).

And I won't lie, I want to get a bunch of stuff from F+F and wear it when I get home, but I'm a bit afraid of how I'll be "accepted" in the community, especially since there is an AP and a BSSB at home. But as per usual, I have to buck up and take it in stride. If people are going to call me an "ita" because I wear off brand, then they've missed the point of lolita all together.

A Sketch a Day

Loyal Readers,

For this new year I plan to do a sketch a day. Of something. Anything so I can get better at drawing, because right now I'm not that good. Some might be portraits of people or animals so I can get the proportions right, and some (most) will probably be crap originals. They might not all be lolita related...but there you go.

Enjoy my first post! (and thank the god's for auto resizing~!)

The New Year pt 2

The new year is upon us. I hope everyone brought it in in the best possible ways...I know I did.

Does anyone have any resolutions? Mine, among other things, are to loose weight and be more lolita. I want to read more poetry, listen to more classical music, draw more, drink more tea, et cetera. I've felt this creative energy, an inspiration if you will (that struck me after watching a documentary on Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie) that has been bothering me since last year and makes me want to be a generally more interesting and better person. I don't know how yet, but it's gonna happen.

I also want to start a ___ a day project for the year (or what's left of it). A blogpost a day? A dress design a day? A poem a day? I don't know yet...We'll see.

The New Year

Today is a good day to spend with friends and family, reflecting on the past year and making plans for the new one. So go outside, call up a buddy, have some tea and a chat. I, meanwhile, am going to an alt club to dance the night away.

Happy New Year everyone~!

The 12 Days of Christmas (Christmas pt 2)

Everyone has heard the Twelve Days of Christmas song, and I must admit it's one of my favorites (mostly because few people know the song past number 7 or so). There are a few good parodies out there and they got me thinking--what would a lolita Twelve Days look like?

So here's what I though up. I own none of these items or pictures (but you can if you follow the links below them!). If you can find/make a better one, post it in the comments below~

A Lolita's 12 Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

This JSK from BSSB!

On the second day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Two pairs of these gloves

And that JSK from BSSB

On the third day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

And that JSK from BSSB

On the fourth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Four blouses from Innocent World (each color is a different link!)

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

And that JSK from BSSB

On the fifth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Five delicious (looking) chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

On the sixth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

On the seventh day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Seven socks that are o so pretty

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

On the eighth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Eight hair bows, nice and lacey~!

Seven socks that are o so pretty

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

On the ninth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Nine shoes perfect for prancing!

Eight hair bows, nice and lacey~!

Seven socks that are o so pretty

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

On the tenth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Ten cute bags for safekeeping (a stretch, I know)

Nine shoes perfect for prancing!

Eight hair bows, nice and lacey~!

Seven socks that are o so pretty

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me...

Eleven handkerchiefs for wiping

Ten Cute bags for safekeeping

Nine Shoes perfect for prancing!

Eight hair bows, nice and lacey~!

Seven socks that are o so pretty

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB

(~And the home stretch. Are you ready?~)

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Mana-sama gave to me... 

Twelve skirts for loving

Eleven handkerchiefs for wiping

Ten cute bags for safekeeping

Nine shoes perfect for prancing

Eight hair bows, nice and lacey

Seven socks that are o so pretty

Six panniers a-swaying

Five delicious looking chocolate rings!

Four blouses from Innocent World

Three tea sets from Victorian Maiden

Two pairs of those gloves

and that JSK from BSSB!!

~*~Happy Holidays Everyone~*~