I thought I would do a Lolita Challenge because I haven't done one last week and I just felt like writing tonight. :3 So, the subject is...

~ What my own Lolita Lifestyle is like ~

It's weird that this subject was picked up randomly, because I am really not at my best in my lifestyle lately... But for the purpose of this Lolita Challenge, I'll do a little summary of what my Lolita Lifestyle was in the past 5 years. :3

For me, Lolita Lifestyle is the power that you have inside you. An amazing power to create beauty in the most ugliest places... The power to change the way you see the world, and how the world speaks to you. How can you get inspired by the smallest thing that you got the chance to meet during your journey. ~ To me, Lolita Lifestyle comes from within yourself first. It's all about how you see the world "Like a Lolita/Maiden would". You don't always need to act all fancy, to take tea everyday and to eat only sweets and cakes to live the Lolita Lifestyle, because in my opinion it's more of a state of mind than a way of "acting".

Obviously, some things help you stay focused on your goals as a person. To me, Lolita Lifestyle is like a pathway through an enchanted forest, it help me find my way towards my goal. It gives me the strength and the courage to stay in a positive state of mind, to embrace the values and the qualities that I hold dear to my heart and what I want to be as a person.

I always find that expressing myself in an artistic way was one of the main points of my lifestyle. I like to put a little bit of my aesthetics in everything I create so it becomes a work of beauty. I also think it is important, as a Lolita, to be open minded, and to let other people's little worlds collide with yours so you can become more complete.

The discovery of Lolita Lifestyle was one of my first step towards self love. For once, I felt like I had a purpose on earth, that I wasn't only there for nothing... It made me aware that I needed to be there, just so my eyes could share the beauty all around me. It's not my first goal to inspire other people, but I realize that some of the people I meet are inspired by me, and it's a very powerful gift, I am very thankful for that. ~

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo. ✿

Long time no see! :3 It have been a little while since I posted here, I'm sorry. ;w; I only had two outfit pictures from two weeks ago and since I wasn't feeling my best that week I figured out it would be better to wait another week so I have more outfit to share and I am in a better mood! ^w^

So, I have six outfits from two weeks ago and from last week to share on my blog tonight. ~ Let's start with my outfits from two weeks ago! ^o^

I received my red blouse from Oo Jia during the first week of the month. :3 I wanted to wear an outfit with it on the following Monday. ~

I decided to wear a simple red and blue outfit with little touches of white. :3 I felt kinda patriotic in that outfit. XD;

Headbow; Oo Jia.

Blouse; Oo Jia.

Skirt; Oo Jia.

Socks; Bodyline.

Shoes; Bodyline.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Paradise Rose & Offbrand.

Now, my outfit from Wednesday from two weeks ago. ~

A pink and white coordinate with my Star Night Theatre dress. ~ I paired a bunny necklace with my bunny bag and I chose tulle accessories for a more elegant touch. :3

Headbow; Oo Jia.

Blouse; Dear Celine.

Jumperskirt; Oo Jia.

Socks; Secret Shop.

Shoes; An*Tai*Na.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Paradise Rose & Chocomint.

Let's continue with my outfits from last week, starting with the one form Monday. :3

I decided to coordinate my Vanilla-chan dress in a more playful way. :3 I paired it with an ice cream necklace, candy socks and a sweet mokomoko brooch for a cuter look. ^w^

Headbow; Oo Jia.

Dress; Oo Jia.

Socks; Secret Shop.

Shoes; An*Tai*Na.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Cute Can Kill, Chocomint, Rococo Soul & Offbrand.

Here is what I wore on Tuesday. ~

Probably one of the last times I'll wear Country-Lolita this year. ;w; I paired my pink gingham skirt with my peachy-pink cutsew for a more casual look. ~ I added pink and white socks to match the white on the skirt and on my cutsew. :3 Finally, I wore a golden necklace to match the golden colour of my bag and my hat. ^w^

Hat; Taobao.

Cutsew; Rose Melody.

Skirt; Oo Jia.

Socks; Secret Shop.

Bag; Taobao.

Accessories; Paradise Rose & Offbrand.

Now, my outfit from Wednesday! ^o^

I love that outfit a lot because it's not a colour scheme I wear often. :3 I like to pair a white main piece with a different coloured blouse. ^w^ So, I coordinated my Rose Melody carrousel skirt with pink. ~ I paired it with pony socks and a heart necklace and heart bag. ~

Headbow; Fan Plus Friend.

Blouse; Dear Celine.

Skirt; Rose Melody.

Socks; Secret Shop.

Shoes; An*Tai*Na.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Sugar Raindrops & Paradise Rose.

Finally, my outfit from Thursday. :3

An outfit that is more on the simple side for that day since I was very tired. ~w~ I paired my lilac skirt with a white and pink blouse and white and pink polka dot socks. I completed the outfit with a white and pink bunny bag for a sweet look. ^w^

Headbow; Momo & Jia.

Blouse; Dear Celine.

Skirt; Oo Jia.

Socks; Bodyline.

Shoes; An*Tai*Na.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Sugar Raindrops & Rococo Soul.

Yesterday, Alexou and Aude came at my house for a girls night. :3 Since Aude couldn't come to my "official" slumber party next week I made a small one just for her. ^w^ We listened to early 2000's music and we chatted a lot. ~

Best Friends Forever! XD;

Finally I am up to date with my outfits! ^w^ I'll do another Lolita Challenge in another post because I think this one is long enough. OwO''

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo. ♥︎

This week was super busy for me. ;w; I had a lot to do at school and I need to get in the school mood again. XD; However, I had the time to take outfit pictures so I have three outfits to show you from this week. ^w^

Let's start with my outfit from Tuesday since I didn't had school on Monday. ^w^''

I wanted to wear something more casual for that day. ~ I matched my blue Anna House printed skirt with pink and bunny accessories for a cuter look. :3

Headbow; Miko Lolita.

Cutsew; Rose Melody.

Skirt; Anna House.

Socks; Secret Shop.

Shoes; Bodyline.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Paradise Rose.

Now, my outfit from Wednesday. :3

I decided to wear a simple Country Lolita outfit on that day. ^w^ I paired my Sheep Garden jumperskirt with white and pink. ~

Hat; Taobao.

Blouse; Oo Jia.

Jumperskirt; Dream of Lolita.

Socks; Bodyline.

Shoes; An*Tai*Na.

Bag; Taobao.

Wristcuffs; Chiichick on Livejournal.

Accessories; Sugar Raindrops & Paradise Rose.

Finally, my outfit from Thursday. ^w^

I decided to wear a simple Sailor Lolita look. ~ I paired my white and pink sailor blouse with striped socks to add to the Sailor feel. :3 I felt very elegant on that day. ^w^

Headbow; Miko Lolita.

Blouse; Oo Jia.

Skirt; Anna House.

Socks; Bodyline.

Shoes; An*Tai*Na.

Bag; Loris.

Accessories; Chocomint, Paradise Rose & Offbrand.

I feel like since I have time and I didn't really blog a lot this week, I'll do a Lolita Challenge right away. ^o^

~ What I thought when I got my first real piece of Lolita. ~

I personally really have a hard time figuring out what was my very first Lolita piece... Was it my first Lolita inspired dress? Was it the first handmade Lolita skirt I made? Was it the first accessory I bought from an official Lolita shop? Was it my first dress I bought from an official Lolita shop? I don't know, because I can't figure it out myself and the opinion about what is your first real piece of Lolita differ so much from person to person...

The first time I wore something that was close to Lolita fashion was at my prom. I designed a Lolita inspired dress and I got it made by a local seamstress. At first, I didn't really know about the fashion, I only knew the name and I knew it was inspired by Rococo and Victorian eras... When I tried on my prom dress for the first time, I really knew that's what I wanted to wear for the rest of my life. I truly felt like, for once, I belonged somewhere... I felt like I found my true destiny... That's what I wanted to live for, every single day of my life. That's where the story begins...

During the summer months, I tried to gather as much information on Lolita clothes as possible. I thought it would be easier to make my own clothes because of my size so I bought a bunch of fabrics that reminded me of Lolita and I made a few skirts and one dress. I also bought a loliable skirt, a few loliable blouses and a bunch of white knee-high socks. I was ready for the world. XD; During the summer I worked on my Lolita wardrobe nearly everyday, I wanted to be able to be truly myself in the clothes that I liked when I would enter college. I also bleached my black hair for a colour that was more suitable to Lolita in my opinion: Ginger. :3 I didn't really know about Lolita styles a lot yet, so my closet was a mix of Sweet Lolita, Classic Lolita and Country Lolita prints. To me, I was becoming more and more like I truly wanted... It felt like a rebirth. ~

When school began, I nearly wore Lolita fashion everyday. I didn't had enough clothes to wear it every single day of the week yet, but I made a couple more skirts in September. At that time, I didn't wore a petticoat or bloomers... I found out a shop that would make them in custom size for me, so I ordered two pairs of bloomers, a petticoat and a white headdress. :3 In the beginning of autumn, I found about the Lolita Lifestyle. ~ That's what made me decide to wear Lolita Fashion everyday and to live forever as a pure victorian maiden. :3 As I was still researching on Lolita, I found out about the "rules" of the fashion... It made me feel like I was off... That I wasn't a real Lolita and that all my efforts were useless... I also joined my local community forums, and I truly felt like Lolita Fashion and Lifestyle wasn't my place at all... I felt like I wasn't welcomed as much as I thought to... I kinda lost hope and I thought about stopping to wear the fashion a lot...

During the winter months, I found more about shops that would make custom sizing. I was happy to discover that I could really have "true" Lolita clothes made to my size. :3 I saved up for my very first Anna House order! I also ordered some accessories from Bodyline too. ~ I also figured out that I would be a lot happier if I would leave my local community... Most of them wouldn't understand what Lolita Lifestyle is, and how much strength it takes to wear the fashion on a daily basis... In January, I received my Anna House order, there was a black and white polka dot skirt and a pink one piece. I consider the pink one piece my very first dream dress... It's the first Lolita dress that I would see me wearing, because it was one of the first pieces I saw that could be custom made. *w* I could see my body in that dress, I could see my face above the collar... I really felt like I was ment to wear that dress, that this dress was the one for me... ~w~ When I tried it on for the first time, it felt too good to be true... I, Tomoyo, was able to wear a TRUE Lolita Fashion dress... It was a very big step towards my goal, and I could see that, even if I needed custom made pieces, I would be able to be the Lolita from my dreams... I only needed courage and strength so I could face the world in Lolita...

Since that time, I never stopped wearing the fashion and living the lifestyle. Sure, I had times when I didn't felt that confident about my coordinates but I never let people bring me down again. It took me some time to accept that I was deserving such dresses, that I was cute enough, that I was "Lolita" enough... I didn't used to wear my pink one piece a lot when I first got it, because I didn't felt like I deserved it, and it took me a couple of months to get used to have such lovely pieces... It truly ment a lot to me. ~

xox ~ Petite Tomoyo. ★