January 2023 - Wardrobe Post

I have a bunch of posts in my drafts folder that I've been poking at over the past year, but just didn't have the brain to finish. Maybe I'll get to them this year 😅

My friend gifted me a mannequin so I was compelled to re-do my wardrobe post with my pieces on the dress form this year. The form is considerably smaller than me so some of my larger pieces hang on her unflatteringly but it is easier to dress a mannequin for photographs than it is to carefully lay a garment out on a bed or the floor and then gain a perfect bird's-eye angle of it for documenting.

My First Wardrobe Post - January 2022

I've been doing this fashion for over 8 years and have never made a wardrobe post before. I don't have a beautful living space or a nice, well lit area to photograph, which probably contributed to my hesitation. I thought I had a small wardrobe... but once I photographed everything I really was able to comprehend the size of my collection. I hope future posts may be made with better quality staging, but for now we have my dim, beige closet-sized condo to work with and the few hours of glancing daylight for lighting.

Why do Lolitas make Wardrobe Posts in January? 11 years of January Wardrobe posts.

If you've been a part of this fashion for a little while you may have noticed that in January every year you start seeing and hearing a lot about wardrobe posts. Youtubers may film themselves wearing each of their pieces. Your instagram feed may become clogged with photographs of closets or their contents. Old curmudgeonly bloggers may also get in on the fun of painstakingly pretending to the entire internet that their closets are clean and organzed.

Just what is "Usakumya" anyways?

If you're new to Lolita fashion you may not be intimately aware of Baby the Stars Shine Bright's famous mascot, Usakumya.

Kira Imai Haul

I am a fan of Kira Imai. I love the soft aspect of her work, and the way that even the lineart seems to drift between dream and reality.

This isn't the first time I've purchased from her webstore, but its the most recent so here, have a photo dump.

Lolitymology - Shirring

Lolitymology is my new section that will delve into a word or phrase that is very common within Lolita fashion, as well as uncommon outside of Lolita fashion, or that has a different meaning outside of the fashion. The title is a portmanteau of "Lolita" and "etymology".

Welcome to Ephemeral Lace

Well I decided to make a blog about Lolita Fashion.

If you don't care about Lolita fashion or reading long pointless things then the rest of this article is not for you.