FYeah Finery Fashion Challenge ~ Day 6

FYeah Finery Challenge.

Day 6 ~

What do you consider to be classy clothing? Do you own said clothing?
Also, what fashion 'rules' do you dislike - such as clashing colours: (insert colour here) doesn't go with (insert colour here) or  Goth fashion and invisible rules (do -this- and -this- and you're a Mallgoth, etc)?

To me classy clothing is pretty much everything you can relate to period goth. Corsets, veil hats, long gowns, gloves, cammeos, elaborate jewelry, heels, and, aside from period, LACE *_*.
Do I own these things? Yes, some of them. Thing is, I never get to wear them; as I said in some comments, I do not really have the chance to. There aren't goth clubs or events in my area, so I'd end up wearing super elegant outfits just to go to the pub... and I most certainly can't dance in a steel boned corset.
But I definitely own a lot of black lace, and, as you can see, I wear it quite a lot of times. You have no idea how much black lace is there in my wardrobe... but you will if you keep following me :D

As regards rules I dislike... well, I have to say that I'm ok with rules. I mean: to me "goth" is 80s goth, and whatever doesn't look like that just isn't goth. Or it may be one of those sub-categories of goth which have come up in the last 30 years, like romantic goth, perky goth, circus goth, et cetera. But as a rule I tend to not call myself something I am not.
That said, I like experimenting, and that's because I don't have a label in which I feel I must fit. So, I don't mind wearing a kilt even if "that's punk", I don't mind wearing Converse sneakers because "that's not goth enough" (try and walk in a sunny afternoon with 40°C outside in combats, then let me know), and I do not certainly mind wearing an all-pink outfit from time to time because I don't have to prove that I'm a goth from head to toe.
I think this last one thing is the one that bothers me the most: I'm not wearing black every single day of my life, so what? Should I apologize if caught red-handed with a pink dress? Come on °__°! I'd get bored if I had to stay struck on a single style and never get to change a little bit, just to take a breath. I'm not one of those people who wouldn't be able to wear white pants or a yellow t-shirt to save their lives; sometimes I've wished I was, because I just couldn't choose between the many alternative styles and I couldn't get myself a label and it was a mess, but then I realized that I didn't have to give an answer to people who asked me "so, uhm, what exactly are you? Are you a goth, or...?"
You know what? Right today I'm wearing a super-colourful dress, and I'm wearing it with Converse shoes. I'll share it with you :)

It's so annoying when people get shocked seeing me in a colourful dress... it's almost like they have decided my "role" - I am the one who dresses in black - and I can't be something other than the goth one or whatever they've decided I am.
My pink side is strong! As much as the black one XD even if people can't conceive that I may like such different looks at the same time. Every time I switch they seem to think I've completely changed and quit the other look, lol. It seems a very close-minded kind of thinking :(
Ok, enough ranting! Let's all enjoy the pinkness and lacyness of my dress XD! I hope you'll like it even if it's very different from my usual outfits ^^

FYeah Finery Fashion Challenge ~ Day 5

FYeah Finery Challenge.

Day 5 ~

What style of Goth do you associate yourself with (Cyber Goth, Deathrocker, Gothabilly, etc)?
ALSO either:

• Show pictures of your favourite outfits (as seen by other Goths.) Who are they? What style are they into?
  OR
• Take pictures of yourself wearing a normal, everyday outfit/what you're wearing today (if such a day is normal!) showing your personal style or an outfit you're fond of wearing (that shows your personal style.)

If you tend to play around with different styles/consider your style a mixture, show your various outfits (of others or yourself.)



Lol actually I'm one of those who like to play with different styles. And when I was younger I didn't even dress just goth, I often dressed up as a metalhead, pulled out punk outfits, and I even had a visual kei phase :°D
It's also funny that, while my favourite styles of goth are classic, victorian, fairy and period, I end up wearing mostly cabaret goth or erotic gothic lolita inspired looks. Well, just in the summer, because the rest of the year the temperatures are quite low and I just put on combats, a sweater and black pants, trying to compensate with accessories and make up.

I'm sorry but I can't remember where I found these pictures; they were on my computer :( I'll be happy to credit if anybody knows who they are!


But my true source of inspiration is her:

This is Misa Amane from Death Note. I can't stand her character, but I love her outfits. In fact, many people tell me that I look like her, especially now that I'm blonde :D (I know they mean that the resemblance is only aesthetic, so I don't take offense XD)
She tends to play with styles as much as I do, but always along the lines of goth-gothic lolita-ero loli. Her outfits were the most interesting thing in Death Note XD

Monthly Theme Post - Bows (2)

Sophistique Noir's Monthly Theme Post


Here's another entry for the Monthly Theme Post ^^!
I'd meant to take a picture of all the clothes, shoes and accessories with bows or bow pattern in my possession, but then I thought that I would've had to post half of my wardrobe... I've just started this blog, I don't want to show everything immediately XD
So I'll go for just an outfit which, on the other hand, is FULL of bows :D this is what I was wearing to a meeting that took place a month ago.

 This dress originally had two bows on the front, but I didn't like it, two were too much; so I cut it off. I like it better now :)

 These shoes have bows even on the back <3 and please notice the tiny bows on the stockings :D

And this is the back bow of the dress.

I guess this is it for this month's theme, at least for me, but you'll probably see a lot of bows around here :D so I'll just thank Victorian Kitty for giving me the opportunity of showing my bows to a lot of people <3 this was an amazing challenge!

FYeah Finery Fashion Challenge ~ Day 4

FYeah Finery Challenge.
Day 4 ~

Take a picture of you in your most expensive item of clothing/shoes/accessory (old or new photo.)
What brand is it? (or did you make it yourself?) What is this piece used for? (photo shoots, special occasions?)
Include a number of pieces to complete an outfit with this piece if you so wish :)


Well... there was a dress that I had ordered from Antique Cafe (a japanese lolita brand) which would have been the most expensive thing I'd have ever bought in my entire life (including the part of my life I haven't lived yet). For some reason, after I confirmed my order, they've never sent me the invoice for the Paypal payment and I've never heard from them again. But if it was for me, this dress would already be in my wardrobe.
Shipping included it would have cost me about 230€. But look at it.

Aren't you puking rainbows in front of such a beauty?
I'm still waiting for it to come to me. I have faith. One day you'll be in my arms, baby.


I'd pair it with these shoes:

If only I knew where to find them T__T

FYeah Finery Fashion Challenge ~ Day 3

FYeah Finery Challenge.


Day 3 ~

What are your top 5 favourite Goth/alternative brands? (can be clothing, shoes, anything!)
What do you love about these brands?
Include pictures of your favourite pieces by them (either from their own photos or photos of you wearing the pieces.)
Show your current outfit :)


1. Sinister.
Funny thing is I only own a skirt by Sinister, but it is so stunningly beautiful that it's enough to put the brand into my top five favourites.

(Lol sorry I am beheaded here, this is an old picture and I couldn't find the one with my head in it XD)

2. Hell Bunny.
Same as above: I only own one item of clothing, but it's more than enough :D plus, every time I take a look on Hell Bunny's catalogue I feel the sudden urge to buy, like, EVERYTHING.

3. Alcatraz
Look at this corseted shirt. Just look at it. Words can't explain how much I've struggled for this thing from the moment I saw it to the moment I decided to spend all that money on it. It's been worth every cent.
(By the way, the shirt I'm wearing in the first picture, matched with the Sinister Skirt, is by Alcatraz too)

4. Baby Angel
This is an italian brand run by stylist Elio Fiorucci. You can find pretty much anything (even some gothy items...!) but in these last years it has started making replicas of lolita brands, and making lolita-like clothing on its own. It isn't expensive and it has some cute things, here are some of them:

(Dress)

(Top + skirt)

(I'm really sorry about the quality of these two pictures! These were the only ones I had, unfortunately today I didn't have time to take pictures :/

Lol in these two pics you can see the hair colour I got when I tried to dye my red hair blonde... they were less awful then I recalled XD)

(Skirt)

(Keroro's back! XD I'd meant to post this pic earlier, before switching to the hearts brush :D)

If I had to post all the things I bought from Baby Angel, it would become advertisement XD I'll just stop here with what I think are its best items.

5. Poizen Industries
I've bought a lot of stuff from Poizen Industries throughout the years, I'll just show you my most recent purchase :)

And, ok, I'm really hating my camera because you can't see pretty much anything... I guess I damaged it (even more than it was before -.-) some days ago when I dropped it on the floor. Oh, well, I already had to buy a new one, but I hoped I could postpone the expense a little bit longer!




And here's my outfit of the day. This time it's very simple, because I have to go around and look for a job and leave my curriculum, so I have to keep a low profile :D but I think it's nice. That t-shirt is a birthday gift from a high school friend of mine :)

Wow, it's done! Writing this post took me ages XD!

FYeah Finery Fashion Challenge ~ Day 2

FYeah Finery Challenge.


Day 2 ~

Include pictures of your favourite shoes and/or accesories (hats, handbags, anything! Show as many as you want!) Also show your current outfit :)


I so like this challenge :D.
I'll start with the outfit, because that's what my blog's all about, afterall :).

I've been thinking about pulling out an outfit like this for a while. "This" is how I dressed back when I was a babybat (I'm talking 2005-2006). It was probably an attempt to look somehow victorian, but I didn't have neither a corset nor a proper skirt. Now I do, but I still like this kind of look. After all, this is a very classic goth style :D


The pair of shoes I'm wearing above (which you can't see because they're hidden under the skirt XD!) is definitely one of my favourites, so it was going to end up in this post anyway. Here they are :)!

They're sweet, of course, and they can be worn with anything and anywhere, really, but God are they uncomfortable. They're ok if you mean to stay sit and still the whole evening, but what's the point if they're going to stay hidden under a table and no one gets to see them...?
(But they're so, so beautiful T_T)

My shiny new Demonias! Instant favourites.

These ones <3. They are just perfect, just how I wanted them. They can go with victorian, with goth, with lolita, and they're so elegant. I just love them.
Only flaw, they're REALLY uncomfortable. Like don't even try to walk with them for more than ten minutes. I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, but these ones once left me a haematoma on the toenail o_o

These pictures are terrible. I know. I promise I'll soon edit the post and take better pictures of them, but right now they're at my boyfriend's together with the ones below, so you'll have to wait a little bit... but it will be worth it because, I mean, look at how wonderfully beautiful they are even in this horrible quality T__T

Unfortunately I had no good pictures featuring this ones. But there's proof that I do own them just on the previous post XD.


And now my favourite accessories! It's scary that I just picked my favourites and I'm still posting a shitload of stuff o_o;;

You have already met some of this gloves/armwarmers (the ones on the left, and the fishnet ones with lace).
I'm sorry you can't really see how the short ones look like, so here is a better picture where you can see them properly and get why I'm so in love with them :)

And these are just my favourites among the gothic ones... omg I need to stop buying necklaces ç_ç

Finally, my favourite bracelets! I have to admit I haven't got many nice bracelets, and even these ones are pretty old and I'm not that fond of them. I just can't find anything that I like or if I do they cost over 50 bucks! T_T


And I guess that's it! Gah, I wanted to post the amazing bag I've just ordered from an english website but it hasn't arrived yet... too bad! But I guess there's enough material to compensate the absence of the bag anyway... XD

Fyeah Finery Fashion Challenge ~ Day 1

Another challenge :D! This time it's Dani Deathbiscuit's "Fyeah Finery Fashion Challenge".


Day 1 ~

Take a picture of you in your most cherished item of clothing (never mind the date!)
Give a little info on it - including where you bought it and why it means something to you (eg. is it sentimental?)

It was quite difficult to choose just one item. I don't have favourites among my clothes, I love them and I've longed for them before buying them the same way.

So I chose a dress that dates back to, uhm, 2008 probably; it's not representative of my current style at all (at the time, I was going through a huge gothabilly phase :D) but it is so beautiful that I still wear it sometimes; it fits in pretty much every context and I like what it does to my figure.
Speaking of which: I reckon this is the first dress I've ever bought. Before this one, I'd always thought that minidresses were for thin girls only. So maybe this is why I chose it, not only because this is one of the oldest clothes I own that I still wear, but because it symbolizes some sort of liberation :D.

In this second picture, while my boyfriend was shooting, we heard the phone ring and I told him to go answer it; this is why I'm in a weird pose :D
I wish I could make victory rolls with my hair, it would be a perfect match for the outfit!

Okashi Laura & Priscilla Dawn giveaway

Ok, I should've done everything right... XD
This giveaway was thrown by fashion blogger Okashi Laura and Priscilla Dawn. I hadn't known Priscilla Dawn until Laura wrote a post about her amazing dresses; I was super psyched when the both of them decided to do a giveaway together!
You can find the rules to participate on this post (there is an english translation).
I've been waiting the whole week for this giveaway *-* let's hope I'll be the lucky one! Thank you Laura for the opportunity you're giving us ;)

Monthly Theme Post - Bows

This is the first time I participate to this challenge ^^!
This theme is really interesting, especially if you consider that every time I spot a bow on whatever item of clothing I just lose my rationality. I'm probably going to post more than one outfit; I'm starting with this one because this is what I wore last night :).

The pictures were taken in different moments... the one above was taken in the afternoon (at first I had planned to do my hair like that) but for some reason my camera wasn't working. The only decent pic I got to take was this one, in front of the mirror.

I later went for a side tail... hmm, I'd meant to curl them a little bit, but then I remembered that my hair just don't stay curled even when I stay still for the whole evening; let alone if I'm dancing Balada Boa like there's no tomorrow...

And these are the bows.
I went for flats because I wanted to maintain a frilly look and the heels would have spoilt it all, making it more vintage-50s (which is absolutely fine to me, I love a 50s outfit, but this isn't what I meant to do this time).
Actually I had a pair of shoes that were PERFECT for this dress (which is new btw, I bought it saturday morning and I couldn't resist, I just had to wear it on saturday night) but after they spent a winter in my garage when I picked them they were unexplainably dirty. That's too bad. They looked a lot like these ones:

Except they had two t-bars. I'll wash them and post a picture of them some day :)

Birthday outfit

Wednesday was my birthday. I threw a party at my house saturday night: the menu was maki rolls, sushi, rice salad for those who didn't like japanese, tomatoes and cucumbers, french fries, fruit salad, a meringue cake and that cake made with Mars bars and rice Krispies. (Too bad I didn't take photos of those platters full of japanes food <3)
Problem is, I decided to do almost all of it myself (well, with the help of my boyfriend and my mom). I spent the whole afternoon making rolls with avocado and surimi XD with the result that, when my guests arrived, I had just come out of the shower: my hair was a mess, I didn't have any make up on, my outfit was chosen pretty much last second.
Well, this is not exactly true; I had spent weeks thinking of every possible combination, the outfit I chose was just one of those combinations :D but still I would have wished a little bit more time to get prepared T_T it was my birthday after all, I wanted to be STUNNINGLY beautiful T_T!
At least everyone was very satisfied with the food: I was astonished, since I'm known for being a terrible cook ''XD the party was fun and I received amazing gifts. After dinner we went dancing and I even managed to keep my boyfriend on the dance floor for more than five minutes XD!

I know: it is very similar to the last one. I've kept the lace choker, the arm-warmers and the shoes; I've replaced the tights with the hold ups and the dress with a corset and a tutu. Also, I'm wearing a different necklace.
I'm sorry, again, about the quality of the pictures, but today the weather was funny and there was an awful light in my room, so the pics came out this way, and you can't see the details of my skirt and of my corset. One day I'll take better pictures of them because they really deserve it.

While I was writing this post, this morning, the doorbell rang: it was the postman, bringing to me the most amazing sunglasses ever seen in this world:

(The blonde girl is not me, of course)
They're amazing. Now I can go around in my combats and studded bracelets thinking I am Taylor Momsen and feeling super cool. :D
Have a nice week you all (?)!