Närcon 2015, J-fashion.

This entry won't need commentary - it's all the cute street styles I managed to snap!

Gleðileg jól!

Alas, we don't have enough light as it is so my camera refused to behave. I'll try to put this coord together some other day with better photography settings! :D

Well, snow at least we have aplenty...

Here's something cute though - a real Christmas Cat.

Ooops I was seen...

This cat does not like the paparazzi!

~A Very Merry Bobmas to you all!~

If I were a god - the best meme ever!

"If I Were A God..." -challenge!

Rules are as follows:

1. Tag back to the person who tagged you.

2. Answer the questions.

3. Add a question if you come up with a good one.

4. Challenge five other bloggers.

Long story short, since that 11 questions challenge has done the rounds for years now and everyone and their gerbils have done it, HajaMiel at Written Before Dawn came up with a new one and it's made of beauty.

Here are the questions:

1. The global warming thingy will kill lots of stuff. You get to save one species and have to kill another. Which ones and why?

I save humans, for the selfish reason that once upon a time I was one myself and there's still plenty of great people back there humaning along following me. As for killing off a species... hrrnnnnn a tough one. I'd probably just blindly point at some random amoeba for fear of choosing wrong, and in the end I'd realize it was thanks to that specific type of amoeba alone that the Earth was still livable BUT NOW IT'S ALL RUINED BECAUSE OF GOD.

2. Ok, since you are playing god, make a prayer your worshipers would have to pray every evening.

"Good night, Kaino-god
Great are all your cakes,
Pastries, buns and pies,
Popsicles and bakes.

Now send me a puffin."

3. Nice and poetic that one. Now, any sacraments you would want to have?

I'm not gonna be a Christian type of a god so there'll be no sacraments per se, but I'll accept tea parties held in my name as a godly connection to me. May your cup ever be filled to the brim with the tastiest tea!

4. I like this theme. Three annual ceremonies that would be held to celebrate you?

Ooooh! I'm going to take over Bobmas, which will then be called Kainomas instead. The purpose of Kainomas is to eat, eat, eat and be generally nice to everyone around you. The next celebration I want is 1st of May/Vappu, during which I'd like some bonfires, sparkling drinks and lots of eating, renamed Kainoborg. Being generally nice to everyone is also a theme of Kainoborg. For the third I want a harvest festival, at whichever time people feel like they should have one. It will consist of eating lots of yummy foods and generally being nice to other people and will be called All Hail the Puffin.

5. Just in case you become a god, what sacrifices we mortals should offer for you for a good weather and such benefits?

I don't do weather. I'm strictly a god of food and the occasional puffin. I do appreciate good cakes, yummy foods of all types and many kinds of beverages. However, I'm also a god of vanity so anything sparkly, pretty and shiny will also be received with a promise of plentiful meals in return!

6. Since there are the five of you playing gods, check each others blogs and tell us what kind of gods you think the others would be like according to their blogs.

Namuless: clearly the god of fangirls everywhere. Serving her well will guarantee you a place in the front row, that special item that's only been made one batch for one VIP expo, and rest assured your favourite member will see just you among the crowd and propose to you immediately! But do not ever call the wrath of Namuless upon you or it'll rain on you while you queue and Kyo? will show his open disappointment at your conduct.

Tinde: the god of soap bubble guns. Her followers are known for their multicoloured hair with which they try to emulate the multitude of colours that she makes, of their habit of poking at seemingly nothing and of the faint smell of dish washing liquid wafting from their general direction. If you please her she will let it always rain soap bubbles all around you wherever you go! If you displease her there'll never be soap bubbles for you! Ever! EVER!!!

Praying for a soap bubble rain.

Pinkishpixiedust: the god of Disney tattoos and a bit of a trickster god type. Please her and your tattoo will be misspelled. Displease her and your tattooist will be so drunk you'll run for the woods instead of having that tat. Yet years after when you're stuck in a tiny rowing boat in the middle of Atlantic the misspelling of your tattoo will actually turn out to be a teleporting device and your faith in her is greatly repaid!

PS: only works if you're getting a Disney tattoo. Else it'll just be a misspelled tat.

Giko: I'm not entirely sure but I feel like this one's a god of entertainment. She's special in that her love and hate strike everyone the same - and usually simultaneously, when she decides it's time to kill off another dearly beloved character of SNK. Serving her doesn't hurt either, and her followers are known to both quickly rebound from heartbreak over an anime character and calm down from rage-quit mode a little bit faster than common people.

7. With which god of the other four would you most likely ally yourself with if needed?

I'm the god of food. I rule over everyone MUHAHAHAHAH- okay no actually Tinde, because eternal rain of soap bubbles is the highest dream anyone could have, and one which a god of food can never grant anyone.

8. Since there are five to choose from to worship, why would your supporters choose you?

Ma-ca-rons. Te-a. Coffeeeeee. Wine, in case it's to your tastes! Look at that cute puffin, oh no it's actually a cupcake in shape of a puffin! Cakesssss... ooooh do you smell that it's your favourite food, how'd you like a bathtub full of candy?

9. Tempting! What rules should the followers of your cult follow?

To be generally nice to other people. That's it, that's all, I'm the hardest god to please.

10. How would you end the World when the time comes? Your take on the apocalypse?

Nobody would even notice it. Everyone would just go on living as usual without knowing they died and went to the afterlife I offer.

As for the world, I'd just eat it.

Ending the world one waffle at a time.

11. Ok, the World is ending, what will you offer as the after life?

A world just like this one but with all the problems removed. Also that asshole would realize they'd been mean to you and would apologize.

I shall now tag the following: Caramea, Rinna, Mimmi, Asio Otus and Elfie!

LBC: A Comfy Lolita Outfit.

Another one for Lolita Blog Carnival! This week's theme is A Comfy Lolita Outfit, and since most of mine are not I jumped for the chance. Then I began to think what, in fact, makes a lolita outfit comfortable to wear.

First of all it would mean nothing that would cause discomfort, obviously. No corsets, fake lashes (though I wear those rarely anyway), wigs, shoes that are hard to wear. Icelandic current weather conditions considered it would have to be something warm enough but not too warm either, because while outdoors is chilly indoors it's saunatime. Finally, it would still have to answer to the lolita theme so I couldn't relax too much.

This is what I managed to put together. The dress is actually on the loose side, only tightened around the waist with a belt. Shoes are good for walking and waterproof, the latter is a very important thing here right now (it's a minor storm outside as I write this). The capelet provides warmth, as does the hat, and though wigs were out of the question I could still use some extensions, teasing and my fake fringe to create a low maintenance haphazard braid. Stick on a hairclip and there we go!

It actually was quite comfortable both outdoors and indoors! The only thing I can complain about is that in the end there just is no coord that could battle the weather properly... onwards for blooper pics.

...whoosh...

Did I mention it was also raining? I had a cover for the camera but there's nothing to stop horizontal rain.

Got sprayed in the face by said rain at exactly the wrong moment. :P Iceland why

Detail shot + my "I fully regret wearing lip gloss and having my hair partially open in high wind" -smile.

Other blogs partaking in this theme:

* Sweet Indeed * Little Coffee Shop * My Little Gothic Bubble * Alice in Lolitaland * A Heart's Sound * Smithsonian *

Outfit rundown:

JSK, capelet, hair clip: selfmade

Shirt, shoes: vintage

Hat: Fox Cherry

All else: offbrand

Guys I'm in a poison cloud!

Kidding, sorta. Reykjavík's been in a sulfur dioxide cloud since Monday, courtesy of the Holuhraun volcanic eruption, but the levels aren't dangerous so no biggie. Well, that much biggie that I've got asthma so I'm avoiding going out of the house needlessly. 

IF I MIRROR THE POSE IT'S NOT SAMEPOSING. Lol my head looks like it's on exactly the same spot in both photos. :D 

Still wondering whether this coord would look better with or without a cardigan. It's getting kinda cold though so cardigan it might be and nevermind the elegance or lack thereof.

Shame about the volcano burp, the weather's really beautiful...

LBC: how my style has evolved.

This week's LBC theme will mean an absolute photoflood - apologies in advance but I did start my lolying in the earlier half of the 2000's so there's stacks and stacks of material and even so I'm only showing you the worst offenders... :D

Holy shit. Holy shit fuk! I guess the best I could say is that we all start from somewhere and that I took a while before I actually figured out how the style works. I do remember though that back when this photo was taken it was only criticized for one thing: the hem of the dress was too short. Perhaps the demands of the community were more relaxed back then...

...well, a bit more there? This skirt + vest set is actually my first lolita dress ever, and true to form I made it myself. I loved H.Naoto and Miho Matsuda above everything during my starting years and it kinda shows. Btw bloomers showing from below the hem was not yet a faux-pas at this time, but a very regular thing that you actually saw quite often. Later it became hugely unpopular in the Western lolita community, but I still don't always mind long-ish bloomers, they can look cute in a nostalgic sort of way.

Another selfmade dress from my early years. I originally aimed for aristocrat instead of lolita, thinking that as I was well past 20 years old I was too old for lolita... yeah... you know how well that worked out don't you...

Ok, but moving on. All of the above will be counted as my trial and error period, on the next stage I already prided myself (lol) for having loly skillz.

Posing with Mr Tea. Good times good times. Selfmade dress again, I couldn't really afford burando so...

Same dress, detail shot to better illustrate my, ahem, elegance. Or my habit of poking things with a vacant look. Or being a generic mouth breather, the bane of selfies before duck lips were a thing. Everything I'm wearing in this photo is selfmade - that watch too. :D

Not a very flattering photo of me but it illustrates the lolita style in the early to mid-2000's quite well: apron skirt - check, peter pan collar - check, bloomers peeking out - check, typical poof amount - check, knee socks that don't colour match - check, clunky shoes - check. 

*****

Moving on to my third stage, in other words the coords I still like looking at to this day!

I began dabbling in substyles. Hime that works surprisingly well - btw I seriously regret selling that jacket, I originally bought it at H&M and have never made another find quite like it ever after!

I had a serious crush on beige clothes back then as you may guess. Which is ok since it's a colour that suits me well, let's not talk about that one year that I loved bright turquoise above everything... also how the  hell did I used to do my fringe because I want those skills back.

Why wear band T-shirts when you can wear band lolita? Aerosmith dress represent!

AND THIS IS HOW

I'M NEVER GETTING RID OF THIS DRESS

IT'S SEEN AN AEROSMITH CONCERT TOO

THAT'S RIGHT I WEAR LOLITA TO ROCK CONCERTS ok not really just this once.

Btw I really wish maxipad headdresses would make a comeback. I love headdresses...

Everything still selfmade  except the shirt I think is Jane Marple.

*****

Moving on to the next era which was thus far my most productive one, at last going by the amount of dresses I made.

Lol idk. All dresses and skirts worn here are by me in any case.

...er. I just realized this is also the era where both my blonde period and turquoise love happened. Oh well don't hate me just cause I have no taste. :P

*****

Next up: what it means when I have a colour-era. Let's take bright red as an example and see what I made during a few months. 

It all began when I bought those red Rose Chocolat boots and had a hot crush for the colour. I added it into every coord regardless of whether it even suited the coord otherwise (just because there's nothing red in the coord doesn't mean there couldn't be something red). Oh man.

Still hadn't abandoned aristo, as you can see. Plus while digging for these old photos I came across one of Iiraliina where she's just beginning in the fashion and she was so depressingly good to begin with! Adorably so. :3 Photo not shown to preserve her sanity though... maybe if I get a permission...

Also this one time I bought velvet curtains at a flea market and -

(I still do this. If it looks like it could have been a sheet set or a curtain there's a high chance that yeah it was.)

Oooooh hayyyyy there's finally authentic loly brand items in the photo! Namely the black skirt by H.Naoto and the shirt that you cannot properly see, which is Miho Matsuda.

I will not explain this photo.

Have a close-up of the hat though because holy shit shamp I think this was your fault.

Once I got this far I moved out of the country and dyed my hair. I'm not saying it has anything to do with the above coord.

*****

Iceland era. Since nothing about these photos is so new or groundbreaking I'll just make a quick collage of small images, but they can all be clicked larger in case of interest.

Yeah I got, like, one pose. That's a fact. :P

From a series of Icelandic mythological creatures - the troll.

The elf.

I'm already clogging this entry with photos so to wrap things up, here's where I am now, style-wise. You're free to scroll back to the beginning to see what's changed on the way. :D

Aristo

Lolita.

Other blogs partaking in this theme:

* New Vogue Children * Northern Star * The Literary Lolita *