Monthly Haul: May 2026

 Hello my frilly friends~

    Earlier this month, I moved apartments and cities to live on my own for the first time! So suffice to say frilly purchases have slowed down. Given my current financial situation, I need to be strategic with what I choose to add to my collections. My wardrobes in all styles are fairly sizable enough that I could justify not needing anything else. To be able to say that is such a luxury in this era of high tariffs and shipping costs. 

    That being said, I do think I have been lacking in my EGL media collection lately. Someday I would like to own every Gothic & Lolita Bible that was ever published, but for obvious reasons, that will take some considerable time. So to fill my spring days as I unpack box after half-smooshed box, I have been scouring Lace Market for any editions of GLB that need a home on my shelves. With great luck and determination, I dare say I have been successful! Let us take a look at all the little bitties I bought in May.

New additions

    Some clothes that I did justify buying were on my wishlist. The JSK I bought as an impulse buy because I am weak for chocolate prints.

• 2 head pieces (1 classic in ivory, 1 sweet in brown)
• 1 blouse (classic in ivory)
• 1 JSK (sweet in brown)
• 1 pair of tights (gothic in black)
• 1 handbag (sweet in dark brown)
• 1 pigtail wig (brunette - works for any style but purchased mainly for sweet)

    Those are all the clothing I bought, but I also acquired some mooks as mentioned. I bought a bundle of four mooks (GLB Boudoir, Vol.19, Vol.41, and a copy of Gothic Lolita & Punk). I do not much care for the GLP issue but Saboten is coming up in the summer so I might have an opportunity to sell it. I am not familiar with that mook; there is no articles or comics or add-ins. Just flatlays of brand's new collections. That would be nice to look at but does not serve me personally. In a separate bid, I also won an issue of GLB Vol.52. So that is five volumes of lolita mooks!

A very modest May haul

Coords of May

Casual sweet coord to go mattress shopping with my parents

Old school sweet coord for summer ILD; we watched Kamikazi Girls!

My makeup and wig for summer ILD

Casual kuro coord to go see Backrooms in theaters

Wishlist Progress

    Only three items out of all my purchases were on my wishlist. That is 43% of my entire haul. Not great, but could be worse honestly. My classic wardrobe is severely lacking, which is why the blouse and bonnet were so crucial to have. The wig is for experimenting with hair looks. Late last year I got color typed as a deep autumn, so brunette is ideally my best hair color. Unbeknownst to me, I have pitch black hair right now! So while I figure it out what to do with my natural hair, I want to play around with a brunette wig. 

EGL Goal Progress

I'm sad to say I did not make much progress in my EGL goals this month. 

• Sell anything that does not fit: I have a giant pile of lolita and normie clothes that need to be sold or donated. Actually I am a bit overwhelmed by it. I set a goal of posting three items per day to sell, but I haven't been sticking to it. Eventually I need to buy a couch, which will go against the wall where my "mountain" is so if I want to have friends come over and be able to SIT, I have to prioritize this soon. 
• Host more meetups: This month was busy with moving and planning what to bring to the ILD potluck (I made it easy for myself and made a charcuterie board). I will forgive myself this month.
• Decorate a lolita-esque room: Definitely want to do this, but I have been slow to unbox. I will decorate as I empty boxes. 
• Learn to sew a rectangle headdress: I asked my mother if she still uses her old Singer and turns out she does not and agreed to pass it down to me! The bobbin has been broken for a while, but honestly I used to be pretty crafty with a sewing machine. Once she digs it out of whatever cabinet its been lodged into, I might be able to fix it myself (and YouTube).
• Be more consistent on blogging: Well I am posting today, aren't I?

    As summer approaches, I am feeling the draw of sweet country lolita ebb closer. This year I am focusing on building out my sweet and classic wardrobes. It might sound shocking to my readers who know me as a true goth through and through, however it has been fun playing with bright colors and pastels! Anyone who knows me personally knows I like to change my appearance every six months (a hyperbole but also, not really). Call me a cameleon if you will, but I like exploring what fashion has to offer. Let's see what's in store for this summer. Happy ILD everyone!

Monthly Haul: February 2026

Dear my fellow frillies ~

New Purchases

    This was definitely the month for buying only what I needed. I made one big axes femme haul for some basics pieces fill out my sweet and classic wardrobes. For the longest time, I have been needing more EGL undergarments; all of my petticoats are black, which I suppose for darker swassic dresses is perfectly fine but majority of my main pieces in those styles are very light colored. So a white petticoat is extremely necessary. 

    I also need a hoop skirt for the summer. I actually don't find the crunchy organza of my petticoats uncomfortable because they have a lining in them and I can wear sport shorts or cotton bloomers underneath, but still I have been curious about how hoop skirts might work for me. The rest are just some spring basics as it starts to get warm here in Arizona. Last year I bought my first main piece in red so since then, I have been on the look-out for red "base pieces" (blouses, socks, shoes, etc). Ankle socks and a straw bag will do very nicely for summer. 

    The second haul I made this month was made at Arizona Matsuri, a Japanese culture festival held every year in downtown Phoenix. I made a few purchases walking down the vendor stalls. My favorite item I bought was a handmade straw bag made by a shop vendor who used to be a loltia herself! It came in handy to hold my water and smaller purchases throughout the day, but only until hours later did I realize I already bought a straw bag earlier this month! Silly me :( I guess we'll have to see which one I like the best and sell the other one. 

    Lastly, I took advantage of Atelier Pierrot's winter sale and scooped up some daily items, such as a wallet and AirPod case, to frillify my life. I also got a skirt and a corset in a fun color. I have a handful of corsets but for some reason they are all black! So I figured one in an accent color would be put to good use. The skirt was a shameless "well I just want it" type of purchase :P 

My February haul~!

Coords of February

Wishlist Progress

    Currently I feel my gothic wardrobe is in a good place that there really isn't much that I would consider a wishlist item. The things I do want are more "nice to have" shoes or other accessories. I'm noticing a lot of these items are just basics in red. I never noticed how little red accessories I own, despite having a few dresses with red accents. My list is as follows: 

• A long-sleeve blouse with hime-style sleeves in white
• A pair of wristcuffs in bordeaux
• An overbust corset, preferably in red or another accent color
• A Néant Glass coffin ring in white
• Metamorphose platform heels in red [they are currently sold out in my size :( ]
• A pair of Victorian granny boots, maybe from American Duchess
• A non-retractable parasol in black
• A long straight wig in red

    My classic wardrobe is very small, to the point where I am still collecting my first starting basics. So that being said, I need: 

• A high-neck blouse in ivory
• One long-sleeve bolero, either in dark brown or ivory
• Legwear of some sort in bordeaux and dusty pink
• A small structured bonnet in ivory
• Shoes in bordeaux and dusty pink

    Finally in my sweet wardrobe, I'm just mainly padding out my accessories with other colors. As mentioned earlier, I'm trying to introduce red into my color palette. There were many items I purchased in my axes femme haul that were on my wishlist so I feel really productive! I am in the process of collecting red basics such as: 

• A short-sleeve blouse in red
• Short-sleeve boleros in pink, sax, and/or red
• One pair of wristcuffs in red (but a brighter shade than the pair I need for gothic)
• A pair of simple tights or OTKs in sax
• A pair of tea parties in red
• A non-retractable parasol in pink

EGL Goal Progress

Sell anything that does not fit

    I plan to move in a few months, so this is one of my top priorities. I have started to audit my existing wardrobe for pieces I do not reach for very often and ones that do not fit anymore. It just takes a while to take photos, decide prices, and write up sales posts on multiple platforms. I want to try to maximize sale potential so I plan to post in my comm's Discord and on Lace Market. I hope to get around to it next week.

Host more meet-ups

    I haven't hosted many meet-ups so far this year, but I did "substitute host" a meet that was originally hosted by another comm member, who had to quit due to family emergency. I had a lot of fun taking over responsibility though! There's a lot of good horror movies coming up so maybe I will host movie meets for some of those.

Be more consistent with updating EGL Instagram & blog

    Lately I actually haven't been wearing lolita often, so when I finally did put it on after so much time, I remembered how good I feel. I missed that feeling. This is why I don't post coords often on Instagram, but I want to feel motivated to wear the fashion more. So I made it a 2026 goal to try to post more, on my lolita account and also here, on my blog! I miss writing too, so look forward to more posts from your favorit curator!