teeny tiny trains

 today, i was invited by my friend to join him and his boyfriend on a trip to the twin city model railroad museum! wyrm had initially planned it as a small meet for the comm, but because it ended up just being me and him, we turned it into our own private double date shindig -- but still dressed up!

i initially had a slightly more intricate and on-theme coord planned, but last minute went with something a little more casual because duuude this heatwave + low spoons. wyrm dressed up in a lovely classic number, looking much like the type of person who might ride these little steam engines, except 50 times taller.

open this one at your own risk, there's miles and miles of train photos!!! 

this is the part where you ignore my wrinkled skirt. i fought with my iron and my iron won.

coord rundown

jsk - shoulder ribbon (2010), angelic pretty
cutsew - angelic pretty
bow - angelic pretty
socks - baby, the stars shine bright
shoes - LIEF
bag - baby, the stars shine bright

wyrm - ask him! 

christmas in july

today, one of my comm members threw a christmas in july party at her house! it was a good excuse to bring out the outfits that don't really get to see the light out day outside of winter. (perhaps it was unwise to wear them in this awful heat we've been having, but it was still so much fun regardless!!)

coord rundown
jsk - holy night story, angelic pretty
blouse - baby, the stars shine bright

bow - angelic pretty

socks - angelic pretty
boots - antaina
accessories - chocomint, dolly house

say "no," get chocolate!!!

 

i'm a little bit of a passive person. i don't like to inconvenience or upset people, so i have trouble saying "no" to others, and i have trouble standing up for myself when i'm being mistreated. it's something i've been trying to work on.

i've been doing better at it lately.  it's kind of small in the grand scheme of things, but i've been standing my ground and giving a polite but firm no when others overstep. i find that it goes both ways, though -- the people i love appreciate the communication, and i appreciate their willingness to listen. we both appreciate the others' mutual respect.

(on the other hand, strangers have gotten angry with me sticking up for myself, but after getting over the initial shock of such a bizarre reaction, all i can do is giggle. does this make me sadistic or something...?)



it seems kind of obvious writing it all down, and maybe it's a little late in life to learn this skill as a twenty-three year old adult BUUUT i'd rather be a late learner than continue to have the backbone and self-respect of a soggy doormat, right. it's been good for me and my relationships.

and because i am SPOILED and PAMPERED like a LITTLE DOG OF SORTS, my partner took me out to a cafe for "good job not being a wimp" dessert. (my words, not theirs, they're very nice to me.) i dressed up because it makes me happy and i'm running low on cool air-conditioned opportunities to wear this fashion (oh my god please end summer forever.)

coord rundown
jsk - melty cream doughnut, angelic pretty
cutsew - sleepyland
beret - angelic pretty
socks - angelic pretty
shoes - LIEF
accessories - dolly house, offbrand

the museum of russian art

yesterday i had the opportunity to go visit the museum of russian art with my friends glyph and kenny! i wanted to go with something easy to wear, so i put together a coordinate with my shirring princess and comfy sweater.

coord rundown
jsk - tartan check shirring princess (2009), baby, the stars shine bright
sweater - vintage
beret - offbrand
brooch - baby, the stars shine bright
socks - offbrand
boots - antaina
bag - baby, the starts shine bright

summer ILD 2026

the 6th was summer international lolita day, and our comm's wonderful organizers put together a tea party to celebrate! the party was fairy themed, and the organizers and attendees absolutely turned it out. i looked forward to it for weeks, and it did not disappoint. the admins and mods went the extra mile to make this happen and make it amazing, so i'm really grateful to them for all the hard work. 

i was hoping to get this written up the same day i went, but i've spent the past twenty-four hours or so recovering from the big day. that being said, i'd do a big tea party like this again in a heartbeat, chronic illness be damned. coord below and more details under the break, as always.

this picture was taken by the amazing @ruffleroad on instagram. ^_^

coord rundown

skirt - clockwork tea party, baby, the stars shine bright
cutsew - sleepyland
headbow - baby, the stars shine bright
socks - angelic pretty
shoes - antaina
accessories - chocomint, dolly house
bag - baby, the stars shine bright

i'm well aware that i've been alternating between my two skirts and nothing else -- but it's summer!! there's no way i'm wearing a jumperskirt to anything that requires more than five seconds outdoors LOL

end-of-may birthday bashing

 

after an extremely eventful week, i spent the weekend going out and celebrating with friends! not for my own birthday, but for their birthdays.

 

my partner and i, as one last birthday hurrah for them, went and saw the backrooms movie on its opening weekend. i won't spoil it here, but it was a solid 8/10 in my book. though -- maybe i have to raise that rating because i've started getting scared of the backrooms appearing in my house late at night lol.

tried to do a coordinate to match the movie. turns out it's kind of hard to pin down a matching outfit to a weird kind of abstract setting like this. but there's yellow! so it works!?

 

coord rundown
skirt -  perfume bottle, metamorphose
sweater - vintage
headbow - angelic pretty
socks - the black ribbon
shoes - LIEF

accessories - dolly house, chocomint, angelic pretty 

happy birthday to my dearest

 
we recently celebrated my partner's birthday!

my partner chose to put on a powerpoint night party for everyone (which is seriously the most fun thing ever lol please host one with your friends) to celebrate their 23rd lap around the sun. i asked them if they'd like me to wear lolita or tone it down for the night, and they said i should don a coord for the party. :-) and so: low-effort comfy coordinate.

coord rundown
skirt - perfume bottle, metamorphose
cutsew - angelic pretty
headbow - angelic pretty
socks - angelic pretty
accessories - dolly house and chocomint
cat - lady wynnifred

(this is the third time in a row i've worn this cutsew to something, but in my defense, it's super comfortable and my other brown cutsews are running a bit late!)