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
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| 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!