My very first ILD

As most Lolitas know, International Lolita Day is held twice a year. The first Saturday of June and the first Saturday of December
(so we can show off our spring and winter style). Since I started wearing the fashion in February, June 1st was my very first ILD ^^

When I first started talking to our community about doing something for the day, I was told that they usually forgot about it so they rarely did anything on that day. So I was a little disappointed and tried to bring up the issue as the time came near. Luckily one of our awesome members, the lovely and super sweet Becky took the initiative and put together a meet at our local museum. We had an impromptu meet there once before but it was very short since we only had 30 mins to look at everything; and this time we were also going to the butterfly exhibit <3

I tried to take pictures of our group as they started arriving but I'm sure I missed some of them >< Sorry!

(and another sorry in advance as a lot of my photos are blurry. I need a new camera :C)

I'm horrible with names so of course I forgot these lovely ladies' names but the one on the left came to support her friend (on the right) as this was her first meet :3

BFFs: Ivy and Vivian; These two are too cute <3 This was also their first "meet"

First timer Gabby and her boyfriend

The gorgeous Carol and Lillian

The ever so adorable sisters Hina and Alys

The cutest couple: Aaron and Becky (our lovely host). Seriously they are so cute ^^

After "everyone" got there we headed off to the butterfly exhibit

Look at all that walking poof

Obligatory group pictures before we headed in. Some people were missing

Being fascinated by the cockroaches they had

I didn't get a "coord" pic so hopefully this will do (look at all the pretty butterflies *^*)

JSK/Headbow: Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Blouse/Socks: Bodyline
Shoes: Secret Shop
Bag: Loris

 Charro the Iguana

Picture of the pretty waterfall they have inside

They also have butterfly shadows projected on the wall. So cool

 Another Group Photo

Top (left to right): Hina, Alys, Becky, Christina, Gabby, ? ( I feel horrible), Carol, Aaron
Bottom (left to right) Lillian, Me, Celeste, Isabel

Not sure if you knew, but we straight gangsta up in here. lol

Our "bee" family. lol

Kinda blurry but I like this picture

Lillian and Me

And before we all parted ways we took a few more group pictures since we had more people come ^^

Although I have not been a Lolita for very long this meet/day was very special for me. We had so many new faces and the excitement they all exuded reminded me of all the feelings I had at my first meet. I can't speak for them but when you're surrounded by so much gorgeousness; and I'm not just talking about the dresses but the people, it's hard not to be sucked in to this soft fluffy world. Plus it helps that the people in our community are so awesome. I really love HLC so much. Everyone has been so nice and made me feel a part of something so beautiful ;3;

 

After an awesome filled day with lots of wonderful frillies I really wanted to end the day with more happiness;

so when I got home I busted out my favorite thing ever. My karaoke machine <3

Awwww, yeaaaahhhhhh!!!! Karaoke Time!!

How did you spend your first International Lolita Day? I'd love to hear about it ^^

Until next time... <3 Angel Brite

 

Grocery Shopping Coord

Just wanted to dress up for the day so this is what I ended up wearing back in May. 

Blouse: Bodyline
Skirt: Anna House
Purse: Loris

Wahhh! Starting to miss my long hair more and more ;A;

It was nice dressing up just to dress up, even if it was only to do some shopping ^^

Road to Lolita

On May 17th, we headed up to Dallas for the weekend to attend/celebrate my sister-in-law's graduation. We arrived Friday afternoon just in time for her ceremony. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the actual ceremony since only a certain amount of tickets were given to each graduate and her mom, dad, boyfriend, aunt and brothers got priority. But I didn't mind since it gave me time to get dressed without having to rush.

I was a little nervous as this was going to be the first time I would be wearing Lolita around my husband's family and I wasn't sure what they'd think. But I think it all turned out all right and everyone seemed to like what I was wearing *(^-^)* I even wore it out when we hit the town. Had quite a few stares but no bad things happened so I say it was a win.

(My sister-in-law is so beautiful <3)
JSK: Baby The Stars Shine Bright
Blouse/Socks: Bodyline
Shoes: Secret Shop

Saturday we went to the museum which was lots of fun but I wore a simple outfit since it was really hot and we were going to be doing lots of walking.

Then Sunday we had a chill day (to recuperate) but went out to eat at Benihana's, so I dressed up

 

OP: Bodyline
Shoes: Secret Shop
Headbow: Innocent World

Then on Monday before we had to head back to town, we went to eat brunch so I dressed casual since it was very hot out
(not in love with my sock choice on this coord ><)

Top: F21
Skirt: Anna House
Shoes: Steve Madden

That weekend was awesome. I enjoyed hanging out with my husband's sister and her boyfriend since we don't get to see them very often; but another great thing about this weekend was afterwards I finally had the realization that I was a Lolita. Even though I had wore the fashion prior to this, it wasn't until after that weekend that I felt like I was "officially" a Lolita. Maybe it was wearing the fashion in another city. Maybe it was showing my "other" family this side of me. Or maybe it was finally "going out" to party in Lolita. Whatever the reason I finally felt I could call myself a Lolita <3

Do any of you have an experience that made you finally consider yourself a Lolita? Or were you a Lolita after the first coord you put together? I'd love to hear about it ^^ Until next time... Angel Brite

Mother's Day

Just a quick post this time ;) For Mother's day this year we had a small little gathering at my big sister's place for an outdoor movie night. I decided to dress in a casual Lolita outfit for the occasion because I really wanted to feel festive but still comfortable, since we weren't doing much.

 

 And here's my coord ^^

Dress: Handmade (bought off Etsy)
Top: Marshall's
Jacket: American Eagle
OTKs: Bodyline
Shoes: Angelic Pretty

And a picture of me and my Mommy. I freakin love this woman so much <3<3<3

It was a fun night and I was really happy that my mommy and big sister loved the gifts I made them; which was photo albums with pictures I had taken years earlier. I didn't fill them all the way but I still have lots more pictures so I'll be saving them for future gifts, huhu. That's it for this one ^^;

Madame Butterfly Ballet

While the city I live in might not have lots of fashion events like in CA; we are lucky enough that our big city likes to do free events at the long standing Miller Outdoor Theater. Since its beginnings 89 years ago, Miller Outdoor Theatre has provided a unique resource for the City of Houston and its visitors. Steadfast in the founding principal that the theatre shall provide cultural and educational events free of charge for the public (yeah, that was not my wording. I took it from here), this time the event was the Houston Ballet performing Madame Butterfly. I had never seen a ballet before so I mentioned it the girls in my comm and two of them ended up coming out. Great thing about Lolita is usually even if you don't know each other it's easy to find on another ^^ just look for the big poof. It was a great show and I will definitely be attending more events in the future.

After the show ended we took a few mandatory pictures

Jessica, Emi and Me (We didn't plan it but we all wore black-white)

Emi let me borrow her parasol for my first parasol picture <3

Dress/Socks: Bodyline
Cardigan: H&M
Shoes: Secret Shop

After taking regular pictures we decided we didn't want the fun to end,

 so we went off to find more places to take pictures and ended up with a flurry of silly picture taking



Christian Rock Band cover. lol

Look at our cute butts #^.^#

Sailor Senshi Posing

Blowing away the competition

Then we started trying to get jumping pictures but it was so hard to get one where everyone was off the ground,

 and Jessica was wearing heels so it was even harder for her XD but still lots of fun

Almost got it

And surprisingly I got a good picture of me jumping with no hair in my face and smiling. Yay!

 Then we started dancing

And finally ended with a Jojo pose for Stephany (because we love her) She also gave us her nod of approval for this photo.

Yes!!! So glad we did it justice <3

We ended the night close to midnight and walked the girls to their car. And when me and my husband went to get our car (in the zoo parking lot) we found out they close the gates and no one can get in or out. So we did what any rational adult would do and jumped the curb. Ok, I lied. Rational adults wouldn't do that! Please don't do that >< We ended up hitting the back of the car hard onto the ground coming down and had to get stuff fixed Monday (which meant we missed work) and it ended up costing a lot. Totally worth it though. huhu

(special thanks to mu hubby for taking all of these pictures ^3^)

Work and Lolita

When it comes to what to wear for work I'm kinda lucky that my job doesn't really have a set dress code (well they do but the guys around here don't really care XD). If I really wanted I could probably get away with wearing Lolita (maybe not sweet), but I wouldn't do it because attached to our office is the machine shop; so our desks and concrete floors are constantly covered in dust, dirt and tiny metal particles. Otherwise I would love to get all dressed up everyday to head to work ^^

 

I work in the oilfield industry and have so for the past 6 years, and pretty much every year working in the industry I have attended one of the biggest oil conventions held here in Houston called OTC. Every time it comes around I stress about what to wear, end up in a skirt and heels and walk around uncomfortable the whole day. This year (my first year of Lolita) when thinking about what I would feel most comfortable in all day; I had to keep in mind all the walking I would endure and also all the stares. The oil industry has always been a man's world. Yes, there are a lot more women in the industry but when it comes to events like this they are few and a lot of times they are put to work a booth to garner up business (ie. eye candy). I always feel uncomfortable being stared at when I know the person in question is looking at me with lusty eyes and I was not looking forward to that ><

 

After much thought (and consulting my co-worker who I was attending with) I came to the conclusion that Lolita really was what I most wanted to wear. My shoes are comfortable with their insoles, my dress not revealing and the most important it made me feel like myself. So I decided to do just that.

My Co-worker (Kari) and I with two of the guys working a booth. We loved their pants and had to get a pic

I must say I really was happy with my decision. I did get stares but I didn't notice them because I felt comfortable in my own skin; and if they were staring they were staring at my clothes and not in a lusty kind of way. Kari even made a comment at one point saying "man, everyone is staring at you, even after you pass them by they turn around" and I just shrugged and said I wasn't really paying attention.

Pink High Pressure Hydraulic Gate Valve, so Kawaii (for Breast Cancer awareness)

This year was one of my favorite OTCs. I had an awesome time, everyone who complimented me was really nice about it and I even had the courage to go to all the vendor booths that I did business with even if I wasn't sure who my salesperson was (unlike prior events; I'd say I know the co. but couldn't remember the person and just pass it by). It was a great experience for myself and I would do it again in a heartbeat. While I'm not sure all styles of Lolita would be a good choice, I was happy with my dark but school like outfit and think it wasn't too eye catching to get a lot of bad attention (which is always something to consider when choosing an outfit)



So happy they allowed me to take this picture on the portable land rig (sorry about my peeking bloomers XD)



Have you ever worn Lolita to work or a work event? What was your experience? I'd love to hear about it ^^

And I'll leave you with that...





 "Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-... That's all, folks."

May the 4th B with You

On May the 4th one of the girls from our community had a birthday party at a local karaoke/restaurant. I wasn't sure what I was going to wear when I woke up in the morning, but one thing that had stuck in my head was she had said a possible theme for it would be Star Wars due to it being

May the 4th (be with you).

 

So when I started to get ready for the day this is what I came up with. It's my take on Princess Leia if she was alive today.

Still all white but with black "punk" elements to it; like the spiked choker, boots and I even had my black star bag (but forgot to take a pic of it). I think she would be a kind of sweet bad ass. lol My skirt really isn't "Lolita" but I think the light petti underneath still gives it the nice shape Lolita is known for (and I don't yet have an official white Lolita skirt yet)

Blouse: Bodyline
Skirt: F21
Hoodie: American Eagle
All Accessories: Offbrand
(except my ring which is handmade)

Face Close-up: I braided my pigtails before I made them into buns

Of course when I arrived at the restaurant I ended up being the only one in Lolita and the only one in theme >< Total Fail! lol It's ok though because I am really happy with how my coord came out and looking at this makes me even miss my long hair a little. It was a really nice night and I even got sing a few songs. YAY!!! Plus the hubby was able to bond with a couple of the girls <3 Awesome night ^^ Love you Markie!!!