Buyee Haul

Discovering auctions was the worst thing to happen to me since getting into lolita. Both dresses are Innocent World. Florals and tartans are my aesthetic.

Sakura Sunday ft. No Sakura

This past Sunday I attended my city's cherry blossom festival. My local comm usually holds a picnic meetup on the park grounds and it was such a lovely day to gather with friends and literally just sit around and eat and talk. It was my first time attending in lolita! Previous years, I went in either cosplay or as a volunteer.

Of course since it was a sakura festival, I decided to go with a classic floral coord using a Victorian Maiden JSK. Wearing short sleeves and a hoopskirt certainly made the warm weather more bearable for me. I also have a rule of thumb that if it's warm enough to wear no jacket outside (like 50degF up), it's warm enough for boater or straw hats. :) The temps only went up to the mid-70s, but it was ridiculously sunny and bright, so everything just felt warmer. I did regret wearing tights instead of ankle socks.

The picnic was wonderful as well, with a lot of people bringing food to share. Unfortunately all of the cherry blossoms had died by the time this event came around, so it wasn't so much of a hanami picnic as it was just a regular picnic. Hopefully, next year's weather will be more forgiving to the trees.

Outfit Roundup and HOLY LANTERN

Wore a sweet sailor coord to go eat shabu with some friends. Note to self: don't wear polyester at meals that have a direct source of heat right in front of you. You will sweat a lot. 

I FINALLY got Holy Lantern in the mail after a long, long wait. Was the wait worth it? Of course! This is my absolute holy grail dress, and I will treasure it forever. Look at that flocky goodness. Bless you ChibiTenshi and AP.

Speaking of Holy Lantern, I went back to hotpot later on in the week (because I'm an adult and I can), and decided to try for a casual coord with my HL high-waisted jsk in navy. I feel like you can definitely pull off a more casual coord with high-waisted dresses due to the smaller poof, plus I will find any excuse to wear this print because it is my one true love. Of course, it was sweltering hot in the restaurant but the ankle socks and short-sleeves were definitely more bearable than the sailor coord I wore earlier in the week. 

Warm Weather, Where Are You?