Kami-no-aisuru

One of the problems I have with fashion in SL is the mis-naming of any dress with a poofy skirt as a “lolita” dress. I feel this has lead a lot of people who aren’t that familar with the Japanese street fashion from whence it came, to think they’re “Lolitas” when they’re really just wearing a big skirt and little else. I come from a point of view of respecting the original street fashion and following it’s points. When I wear lolita-clothing, usually it’s a very classic Elegant Gothic Lolita style, very conservative, mostly black & white, properly accessorized. Proper Lolita is the entire look, not just a dress with a poof skirt-a full ensemble, complete with head-wear, appropriate shoes & stockings, accessories to carry like parasols, bags, dolls. Even lolita styles that aren’t as conservative as EGL are still full and well-thought-out complete ensembles, and considerably more demure than many SL versions of “lolita” style. I wanted to do a post featuring some Lolita ensembles, first off a classic sweetloli outfit:

These amazing shoes are new from The Black Canary, and Morrigan has gone above & beyond in creating perfect EGL shoes here, just amazing. I’m carrying my DP YumYum doll, which is very cute, but my sincerest wish is someone in SL would make a Super Dolfie (since I can’t afford one IRL, hehe).

Skin: Tuli, Sayuri-tone 1, 05a (Tuli Asturias)
Hair: Exile, Juliette, blue velvet (Kavar Cleanslate)
Dress: Blue Blood, Duchess, whitegoth, (Ghanima Uriza)
Shirt: Katat0nik, sheer shirt, white (Katat0nik Pidgeon)
Poof sleeves: G-Field, Charlotte blouse, white (Cerberus Noel)
Bloomers: Katat0nik, Strawberry Cream bloomers (2 sets)
Stockings: Honey Kitty, cutie cake socks, pink (Nekoko Noel)
Shoes: The Black Canary, Rocking Horse shoes, white (Morrigan Denimore)
Doll: DP YumYum, lolita doll (toraji Voom)
Ribbons: Honey Kitty, twin ribbon, stripe pink (gacha)
Location: Antique Artistry Victorian prefabs  (Fatima Ur)

Then I wanted to twist the look a little, since Steampunk style is so popular in SL, and I like the Steampunk look, I wanted to create a Steamloli outfit:

These shoes, again, gorgeous new work by the always-amaing G-Field. Their shoes are as nice and well-done as many shoes that are twice or three times their price. Everyone should shop at G-Field, seriously. And if you haven’t checked out the WAKA & Yuki sim yet, why in heck not? I remember when I first rezzed, W&Y was a tiny shop where all the hair was like 20L, and they have come so far since then, their hair is truly wonderful and their shop is beautiful.

Skin: Tuli, Sayuri, tone 1, 01a
Eye makeup: AtomicBambi, feline eye makeup (AtomicSparkle Skytower)
Hair: WAKA & Yuki, New 109 A (yukitan Farrjones)
Dress: G-Field, Classic dress “Clea”, brown
Shirt: Hal*Hina, cotton blouse, black (Hinano Runo)
Vest: Fri.day, halter vest, black
Stockings: Schadenfreude, Amortentia, opaque leather (Allegory Malaprop)
Shoes: G-Field, short lace-up boots, brown
Wings: Silent Sparrow, Lysander Wings, double (Jessica Ornitz)
Hat: Illusions, Carrol top hat (Siyu Suen)
Valise: XCENTRICITY, (Nix Sands)
Glasses: Schadenfreude, Hardwired spectacles
Poses: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)
Location, New Babbage

A sweet little ode to dark blue & navy, I love the classic crispness you get when pairing dark blue with white or ivory. Usually it might seem to be the color of business, formality, professionalism, the Navy-but here I’ve chosen to use it in a sweeter more romantic way. It’s less harsh than black when paired with white and it sets off blondes perfectly.

Skin: DrLife/SilkGirl, Fen, Natural 0  (Leena Ying)
Hair: TekuTeku, Ribbon, Creme  (momo Foulon)
Dress/Shirt: Hal-Hina, classical dress and cotton blouse  (Hinano Runo)
Socks: Shiny Things (Fallingwater Cellardoor)
Shoes: Miel, Mono Jane light (Miel Nirvana)

Hair: Fri.day, Eloise, Anxious Blond  (Parvarti Monday)
Dress/Headband: Edelweiss, Celine, navy (Moeka Kohime)
Tights: So Many Styles, pattern tights, beige (Irie Campese)
Boots: Reek, Autumn boots, from Shoes & Accessories hunt going on now (Riq Graves)
Necklace: Little Boy Blue, Shilo necklace (Tomoyuki Batra)

Hair: Sadistic Hacker, Rapunzel I, moca (momo46915 Runningbear)
Jacket: !Ohmai, Hamilton Military, Navybaby  (Anya Ohmai)
Shirt: Katat0nik sheer shirt, white (Katat0nik Pidgeon)
Skirt: Luster, Maus ballet skirt, white  (Lo Jacobs)
Socks:  *noju* laceup socks, white (noju Jupiter)
Shoes: G-Field, Dorothy platform wedges, white (Cerberus Noel)
Belt: DP-YumYum, romantic belt white/black (toraji Voom)

Being the type of big dork who likes to dress in theme for things, I couldn’t check out the Winterstock sim without dressing up all warm and toasty first. This was a great outfit that just kind of came together serendipitously with the so-cute Kookie boots I got last 50L Friday being the first thing I put on. And all the other elements in cream and shades of pink worked so well together to make a really cute Wintertime look.

I decided to take pictures on the Alternate Reality sim because Logan has made a gorgeous little sim that is trapped in this perfect bubble of an Arctic setting. Surrounding it he’s got the most amazing aurora borealis, it’s something you have to see in person to appreciate. Combined with the ice floes and distant mountain effects, it’s a really amazing setting and features his beautiful sculpty work.

I can feel Winter is finally on it’s way!

Skin: DrLife SkilkGirl Fen, Natural 0 (Leena Ying)
Hair: Sixty-Nine, Escape 03, Jetblack (Kumii Yoshikawa)
Sweater: Niniko naturalTunic, beige (Kae Sahara)
Shirt: Zaara, Isis shirt, wine (Zaara Kohime)
Skirt: UnTone Quilt, Denim skirt, black  (closed? chocolat Yifu)
Tights: DP YumYum, lace leggings, champagne (toraji Voom)
Boots: Kookie, Pomski boots, Coffee Candy (50L Friday) (Kookie Lemon)
Mittens: House of Hucci, Winter Swirl Mittens, Frost (Eboni Khan)
Necklace: Fusemelon, Tree of Life pendant (Aemilia Case)
Bracelet: U&R Dogs, Traumerei bracelet (Ruriko Jewell)
Backpack: Panda Express, Key to my Heart backpack (Kioko Kumaki)
taken on location at Arctic Greenhouses‘ sim, Alternate Reality  (Logan Bauer)