Calling all frilly children: An introduction
Lolita for me is tapping into a sense of beauty that is no longer seen in America today. The tweens go for slutty clothing while women my age either wear the same or look like a refined thirty-year old (I’m currently 19). I will admit I love anime and manga and I have dreamed about dressing anime characters into a Lolita outfit (I’ve heard it’s a big no-no in the Lolita realm) and I’ve designed a really cute ideas for Pokémon Gjinka’s. I have been into anime for six years, and Lolita for four, though I have only worn it in public for two.
I got into Lolita because of my love for anime, I began reading a manga called Nana, and found out it was based on the novel Kamikaze Girls, and they had made a movie! I read the novel, watched the movie and fell in love with the fashion. After that it was a secret thing. I didn’t know very much but I really wanted to know more. I was blessed with an amazing opportunity of buying nine volumes of the Gothic and Lolita Bible for a steal price of 90 dollars.
After being bought and poured over, my love for the fashion only flourished. I loved the refined look of the women and men in the book and often doodled myself wearing my own designs and hoped to one day wear them in public. Again another opportunity came up, though it wasn’t a miracle. I go to a convention every year, never in cosplay or dressed up really (save for the masquerade) so I decided to make a Lolita dress for the con.
The dress was plain black and white gingham with pleated white lace trip and square neck with a matching white blouse, and a black parasol I got as a birthday gift. It was boring, I had no petticoat but bloomers, but I was happier than can be. Two years later I made a better dress and felt much more confident. I even had a picture taken!
Being plus sized, I have been made fun of. I will openly admit that I am overweight by nearly all standards of how people should be. I know it is an unhealthy weight. I have weighed more, and I have weighed less, and I am currently working on losing weight. I don’t ever want to encourage a girl to lose weight if she feels she is happy, no matter what others say.
On a better note, I hope that my blog posts, drawings, inspirational junk and other things really give plus size girls (and boys, maybe) ideas to take and grow from!
What you will see from this blog:
- Tips for both regular and plus size Lolita.
- Reviews
- Artwork
- Spotlights
- Inspiration
