Wardrobe Post

Finally! I actually dragged things out of my closest and took pictures. The lighting in my room is rather unfortunate, especially at night. But I did my best.
This is more or less all of my strictly lolita dresses that I have amassed over the past three years. I have some dresses from Hell Bunny and other goth/retro shops (and of course my casual wardrobe of plain goth-y clothing) but for this post I just left them out.

Let's start with burando~

I used to have more up until recently when I sold a good bit off for money reasons. Honestly. I don't regret it, as I usually don't wear my brand for everyday coords and hadn't worn some of it for nearly a year. I kept my favorites, which are...

Angelic Pretty- Red Velvet JSK(I can't find the proper name, it's an older JSK)

Baby, the Stars Shine Bright- "Velour Tiered JSK", "Marcia" Velour OP, "Mille-Fleur" JSK

MAM Maxicimam- "Royal Rose" JSK

Alice and the Pirates- "Trick Hat, Pricked Heart", "Beauty and the Rose Promise", "Vampire Forest"

I own one indie-brand item, this beautiful print skirt from Morrigan NYC, based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.

I don't own much in the way of brand accessories, just a few things. Here is my Chantilly headbow, Putumayo purse, and Alice and The Pirates cardigan and parasol.

And now onto the replicas (let's not turn this into a replica debate, y/y?)

I mostly own black colorway replicas of sweet prints, thanks to my new love of bittersweet.

Dream of Lolita- "Fantastic Dolly" in lavender and red, "Milky Berry", "Milky Planet

Oo Jia- "Dream Sky", "Silent Moon"

Bodyline- "Fruits Parlour"

I have an OP and a JSK from the taobao brand Surface Spell. The purple embroidery JSK is one of my favorite pieces. Purple, black, and bats <3

Aaaand onto the Bodyline. I shunned BL at first, prefering Fanplusfriend for my offbrand source, but over time Bodyline has only improved in quality and sizing. I don't think even I own any dresses from F+F anymore, just a few skirts and blouses.

So many black dresses!

Here are my F+F Skirts. I also own a few plain black skirts and underskirts but they're rather boring so I left them out. Same with my blouses- not much going on there.

I love these highwaisted bustle skirts. They're so flattering and versatile. I actually dyed the one to the far right, it used to be black/white.

Well, there it is, my current rori stockpile! I hope you all enjoyed a little bit of oversharing. I just got back from Otakon, so next up will be several outfit posts and picspam c:

Fan+Friend's New Release

A short overview for those unfamiliar: Fanplusfriend is a Chinese lolita webstore whose quality and reliability is debated within the community. I personally have been ordering from them for some time and have only had a couple disappointments, but those was mostly due to it just not looking good on me personally, which is the risk you run when you shop online and can't try things on.  Like Bodyline they carry standard lolita clothing mostly classic/sweet/gothic, with some ita-tastic items mixed in. You just have to use a discerning eye to weed out the tacky. Unlike Bodyline, they don't really do prints. The quality is more reliable for the less experimental items, so try to stick to basics if you're shopping with them and feel unsure.
Anyhow, when looking through their preview section, I was unexpected delighted to see Rococo lolita! They will be coming out with a rococo dress in floor length and knee length, made out of brocade in a least two color options. I own several items made out of F+F's brocade, it's a semi thin cotton with a low contrast pattern, I really enjoy it.
Included in their photoshoot is also a new mini-tricorn. I'm on the fence about that one, it looks nicer in the photoshoot than in their stock photos.
They don't give release dates in the preview section, but I am desperately hoping it comes out in time for my birthday in February!