My current obsession

I go through phases in my life where I become completely obsessed with something. Sometimes these things stick around (like Lolita) and sometimes they don't (various anime), but I've learned to let things run their course. And right now my obsession is Tiny Houses.

For the sweet Lolitas

In case you didn't know, a Tiny House is generally under 500 square feet; and those are the larger ones! Often times they're on wheels to get around zoning issues and, of course, to make them mobile. They've gotten more and more popular as time has gone on and are becoming a big alternative for millennials and older people nearing retirement, who maybe don't have a lot of money.

A bit more classic, farytail-inspired

So why am I posting about this? Well, I just can't get it out of my head that a Tiny House would be perfect for a Lolita. You can design your own house, with your needs in mind, and decorate it to your heart's content. Of course, Tiny Houses are best for one or two people (though people with families live in them as well), and this makes me think of the days long past, when a lone Lolita wasn't an oddity.

Of course if you have wheels, you don't need to be stationary. Imagine roaming the country with your cute Lolita house in tow, going from state to state, community to community, meeting up with all sort of different Lolitas. I think that would be super fun, if a bit unlikely.

A gothic option

What do you guys think? Tiny Houses for Lolitas yay or nay? If you could design your own Lolita house, what style would you go with? Leave a comment! I'll probably be posting more about decorations and house aesthetics as I develop my own Tiny House in Sketchup.

My 2015 Coordinates

Happy International Lolita day! I'm supposed to be going to a meet up with my local comm but I'm feeling under the weather, so instead I'm making this blog post. I did a post like this in 2012, which was my first year in Lolita and my closet has grown and changed so much in that time. Keep in mind that I often wear casual Lolita, and usually don't get pictures of that. Most of these pictures are from meet ups. So here we go, from oldest to newest...

2014 christmas, so kind of cheating but eh

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: Bodyline
Bolero: Bunny House
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes, accessories: offbrand

My absolute favorite dress

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: handmade
Tights: Sockdreams.com
Shoes: Walmart
Cardigan, hat, and accessories: thrifted
Capelet: YesStyle.com

An impromptu mini-meet

Outfit breakdown:
Cardigan, skirt: handmade
Cutsew: offbrand
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Payless.com

Thrift store shopping

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: handmade
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Bodyline
Accessories: thrifted or handmade

Not my favorite coord. This was my first attempt at coording this dress.

Lake meet

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: Innocent World
Tights: sockdreams.com
Everything else: thrifted

Meet-up at the gardens

Outfit breakdown:
Blouse and skirt: handmade
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Walmart
Parasol: Target
Everything else: thrifted or handmade

Zoo meet

Outfit breakdown:
Skirt and blouse: handmade
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Walmart
Everything else: thrifted

This one got posted on cgl

Outfit breakdown:
Skirt and blouse: handmade
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Bodyline
Parsol: Target
Backpack: Walmart
Everything else: thrifted

Very small poof for very casual day

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: Innocent World
Tights: Forever21.com
Shoes: Walmart
Parasol: Target
Everything else: thrifted

Modeling in my kitchen

Outfit breakdown:
OP: handmade
Shoes: Bodyline
Socks: sockdreams.com
Everything else: thrifted

Rollerskating meet

Outfit breakdown:
OP: handmade
Socks: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Walmart
Everything else: thrifted

This one is very much inspired by 50's fashion

Guess where

Outfit breakdown:
OP: handmade
Socks: sockdreams.com
Shoes: Walmart
Parasol: Target
Everything else: thrifted

Tea party. Don't worry, that's just water

Outfit breakdown:
JSK and apron: bodyline
Shoes: Walmart
socks: sockdreams.com
Everything else: thrifted or handmade

At the movies

Outfit breakdown:
JSK: handmade
Tights: sockdreams.com
Shoes: bodyline
Everything else: thrifted

A tutorial on how to draft this

Outfit breakdown:

JSK: handmade

Blouse: ??? from lacemarket

Tights: sockdreams.com

Everything else: handmade or thrifted

Halloween meet

Outfit breakdown:

JSK: Metamorphose

Bolero: Bunny House

Capelet: YesStyle.com

Socks: sockdreams.com

Shoes: Walmart

Bear bag: thrifted

So there you have it. My 2015 coordinates so far. Mostly handmade, I'm proud to say. I forgot to get coord pictures throughout November, which was dumb of me but what can you do? I look forward to expanding my closet with even more handmade items next year!