~Sweet Mildred Review~

Greetings, all! It's time for my first review here. 

Today I'm doing a review of the Etsy store Sweet Mildred. This isn't actually my first time purchasing from Millie - at last Momocon I picked up one of her "Last Rite" headpieces, and I wear it frequently with both lolita coords and regular gothic outfits. Millie is very kind in person, and I love her items so I was really eager to get some more things from her shop. I ended up purchasing two items, the "Black and Red Gothic Raven Headdress" and the "Black Rose Circular Headdress" (though this item was customized to my preferences). 

First up, I'll show you how the items came!

Everything was packaged well, the items were topped and bottomed with a generous amount of tissue paper, and the items themselves were in a plastic bag.

Now onto the items. The first I looked at was the raven headdress. It was even more beautiful than the stock images, and as anticipated, well made. The headdress features a small, fake raven sitting atop several roses, with additional flowers and feathers as extra garnish. 

Here is the stock image of the headdress:

And here are my photos. As you can see, there are some slight differences. The lace on my headdress is black instead of red, which I actually prefer. The flowers are also different and are a more vibrant shade of red. I actually like the headdress I received even more than the one featured in the stock image!

I'll have to remember to keep these away from my cat - he was seriously eyeing them!

Next up is the round headdress. Here is the stock image:

Here is the headdress I received. My order was somewhat a custom order, as I asked for the ornament to be on a legit headband instead of a tie. Imo, what I received doesn't really look much like the stock image, but it's exactly what I envisioned when I was thinking of my order. My own headdress features black roses, feathers, and a beautiful, thick lace veil. It was a bit difficult to get good pictures of it, but I will be wearing it with an upcoming coord. 

And finally, Millie also included a small ring (not pictured) as a freebie, and a calling card. 

If you're looking for well-made lolita accessories, I highly recommend Sweet Mildred. Now that I have three headpieces from Millie's store I can firmly say that I'll be a repeat buyer. Not only is the quality of her goods excellent, but she's a very quick communicator and will work with you on custom orders. It understandably takes time to make the items, but shipping is fast and I think you'll be pleased.

Final Score:

Communication: 5/5

Shipping: 5/5

Quality: 5/5

TOTAL: 5/5

Thanks for reading!

Fal-Con Fashion Show!

Recently, I had the opportunity to be part of a con fashion show with my state comm. Although it was a small convention, this was the first time I've ever gotten to model in lolita. The show took place on a Sunday in a town about an hour and a half from where I live. When I got there, there were two others present, so we were directed to our dressing room and started from there.

It was a really good thing we got dressed early, because within the next hour or two, the room was filled to the brim with people changing and putting on makeup, and it wasn't a very large room!

Here's a picture of many of the girls on the steps leading up to the dressing room:

For the show, I was asked to wear OTT gothic, so I was stoked. My coord breakdown is as follows:

- Bella Bows bonnet

- Handmade flower/feather headpiece

- Handmade feather epaulettes

- Handmade necklace

- Dear Celine blouse

- AatP JSK (Rose's Prisoner in the Pirate's Ship [red])

- Skull jewelry (purchased at AWA, not sure of the brand)

- Offbrand tights

- Bodyline shoes

I don't yet have a solo coord pic, but here is a picture featuring all of our gothic models from the show:

Overall, my experience was very pleasant. The con wasn't incredibly exciting due to its size, but I really enjoyed being with my comm and walking in the show. Our comm leader did a fantastic job of emceeing and I really can't ask for better friends within this fashion.

I hope to have an opportunity like this again!

Introduction Post!

Hello everyone!

I've decided to create a blog about my life as a gothic lolita in order to both explore my love of lolita fashion, and to become more informed on issues within the worldwide community. 

My focus will specifically be on the gothic substyle, although there may occasionally be articles related to other substyles. I hope that through writing here, I can become more of a lifestyle lolita and find ways of incorporating more of what I love into my daily life.

At the present time, I try to wear lolita once or twice a week. It's difficult for me to wear it more often at this point because of work, but I attempt to wear it every chance I get. I would like to increase the frequency I wear it, and have begun to wear more toned-down coords at work. 

Speaking of work and little of my own personal background, I am a librarian at a scientific research/regulations organization. I work cataloging materials, helping the public, archiving older items, and doing random "grunt-y" tasks when anyone else needs help. My personal hobbies include reading, writing, and playing video games. I also enjoy going to conventions and wearing cosplay if I'm not in lolita.

There. Now you know a bit about me and my goals for this blog! Here's a picture as well~

I look forward to being part of this blogging community!