"Design a Coordinate Based on your Favorite Meal"

Image via Week of Menus.

Hey everyone! I recently was accepted to join the Lolita Blog Carnival, a group for bloggers about lolita fashion. Each week, a new topic is chosen for the members to post, and this week's was to design a coordinate based on your favorite meal!

My favorite meal has been the same for years - orzo salad. It's a pasta dish that I've always loved, ever since the first time my mother made it for me when I was quite young. The flavors work so well together to create a savory dish that's easy to make and extremely enjoyable!

I knew immediately that it would be hard to create an outfit based off this meal since the colors might look obscure together in an outfit. I decided to use clothes from my own wardrobe for this challenge.

Here is what I came up with!

JSK: Handmade by my sister!
Bag: MILK
Tights: Triple Fortune (borrowed from my sister, haha)
Shoes, blouse, hat: Offbrand

I used a dress that my talented sister made for me, in a beige/ivory color to represent the pasta, red tie, shoes, and roses to represent the tomatoes and cranberries, and a green blouse along with tights accented with green to represent the arugula, basil, and scallions. I added a gold bag and belt to represent the finishing touch of the dish: pine nuts!

Here's the recipe if anyone's interested!

Check out the posts from other members of the Lolita Blog Carnival on this subject here!

Art Du Noir
Courtly Burgher

International Lolita Day Summer 2015

6 June was 2015's summer International Lolita Day. It was also my first day of summer! Anyway, I went to a graduation dinner with my sister, my mother, and her fiancé, and I figured dressing in lolita would be fitting.

Blouse, choker: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
JSK: LIEF
Purse: Milk
Hat tie: Jane Marple
Shoes, socks: offbrand

High School Graduation

This past Friday, 5 June, 2015, I graduated from high school.

It was a long, difficult journey, but I finally made it and could not be more relieved!

Getting my diploma.

Leaving school for the last time...

From left: Kristen "Kradams" Adams, Kathryn Mueller, Noy "N-Ani" Anisman, me.
All photos in this post by Nancy Mueller Photography.

I can't wait to move on to the next chapter of my life.

Summer's Essential Accessory

Straw boater hats have become a popular addition to many types of Lolita coordinates from sailor style, classic, to country and more!  Boater hats are versatile and very wearable!

My straw boater hat, from a local hat store called Chapel.

My favorite thing about these hats is that you can dress them up with items to match the rest of your outfit. Here's a few of my favorite ways to decorate straw boater hats!

Baby, the Stars Shine Bright's Claudia choker tied around the hat!

A flower crown that fit perfectly on the hat!

A ribbon tied on with a detachable jabot from a blouse pinned onto the ribbon.

The Versatility of Long-Sleeved One-piece dresses

I love long-sleeved OPs very much, for they're quite comfortable and are very cute. However, they can be hard to wear because they aren't very versatile - each time I wear mine, I feel as though my coordinates look exactly the same!

I decided to confront this problem head-on by forcing myself to try new things with one of my favorite long-sleeved OPs, Angelic Pretty's British College OP in Red.

OP, purse, OTK socks: Angelic Pretty
Hat, shoes: offbrand

Scarves can add a cute touch, and are functional as well! I used a warm and fuzzy scarf that matched other elements in my outfit, and I wore my hair down.

OP, purse, OTK socks: Angelic Pretty
Hat: Fox Cherry
Cardigan, shoes: offbrand

Next, I tried to go for an almost mori-kei feel with a thick knit cardigan, a brown flowered hat, and darker accents. I put my hair in loose braids.

OP, purse, coat: Angelic Pretty

Hat: Chapel
Socks, shoes: offbrand

Next, I put my favorite coat on. I didn't want the outfit to feel too heavy so I chose cute transparent ankle socks and a light straw hat. I tucked my braids under the hat for a cute and easy updo - remarkably, they stayed put!

I hope this post is helpful for others who had the same problem as me!

Senior Prom

Saturday was Senior Prom. 

At 12:30 I went to my friend's house to get ready, and her mother, who is a professional photographer, took our pre-event photos. Here are a few of my favorites.

My closest friends, the girls I got ready with -
from left: Noy, Kristen, myself, and Kathryn. 

Obligatory corsage photo.

A photo of us all, with our dates.

From there, we went to the local park, where a local pre-event photo-fest is held each year.

Noy with her date, and me with mine.

We then took a limousine to Hayes Mansion, where the dance was held!

In the limousine!

Finally arrived...

In front of the building!

Fun in the photo booth~

I had such an amazing night!

Romeo and Juliet Ballet in San Francisco

Here's a late outfit post - on 9 May 2015 I went to San Francisco to see the Romeo and Juliet ballet at the San Francisco Opera House. It was such a beautiful show, very heavy with emotion, and the set design, costumes, and choreography were all very incredible!

 I wore one of my favorite dresses for the occasion. We were running a bit late, so I apologize for the sub-par coordinate photo!

JSK: Juliette et Justine
Purse: Angelic Pretty
Blouse: DreamV
Hat, Socks, Shoes: Offbrand