Blogs of Notice: La Vida Lolita

Oh hey guys! Anyone remember these? They're back~ And today I got a really wonderful blogger by the name of Gabrielle Watson. She writes two really lovely blogs that I am totally enamoured with. So without further ado, here's the interview!
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Personal piece:

Who are you?

Gabrielle Watson, 18, Texan, student, writer of Lolita lifestyle blog la-vida-lolita.blogspot.com and the Mori/Dolly Kei blog fernandfawn.blogspot.com.

I love art, fashion, embroidery, photography, baking, music and making my own accessories.

What is your fashion?

 My fashion is a love child of Classic Lolita, mori-girl, dolly-kei, cult-party-kei and old lady style.

When did you really get into that fashion- how quick did it happen?

I really got into Japanese street fashion (Lolita in particular) about 5 years when my best friend brought me an issue of KERA magazine from Germany. It was all down hill from there. The past two years or so I've been wearing more of the fashion instead of just stalking it.

What is your favorite item in your fashion?

I'm a big fan of detachable collars because they can really spruce up an otherwise simple outfit. I particularly love lace and sailor-style collars. I also love my collection of fawn fur items!

What is your favorite blog?

My favorite blog is http://mxxxxxm.blog111.fc2.com/. It's written by a lovely Japanese Lolita and though I can't understand much of what she writes, she's my style icon.

Where do you see yourself heading in the future within your fashion?

I've been fairly interested in Spank! and Fairy-kei recently. I'm not sure if I would ever wear a full on outfit, but I love the pastels and cutesy themes. As for things I'm more likely to actually wear, I really want to build up more of my Dolly-kei wardrobe and add several more versatile Lolita pieces. I'd love to get my hands on a pair of platform Converse or wing sandals but they don't even make knock-offs in my size (US women's 11).

What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve done within your fashion?

Oh boy, do you have a while? I've gone through the "I'm going to wear a piece of merchandise from every fandom I can think of", poorly executed Lolita outfits (Willy Wonka glasses and a jsk...) and I'm sure many other things I don't even realize. I feel fortunate that I didn't have to many "ita days" when I was first beginning Lolita. I was much more of an observer than an experimenter till about two years ago when I saved up working at Sonic to buy my dream Innocent World dress (Lauretta Rose).

  

And now the blog:

What is your blog about?

My Lolita blog is about trying to live with a Lolita aesthetic. I know that myself and many other Lolitas don't have the opportunity to wear the style very often, either due to finances, location or occupation so I try to focus on widely accessible tips and ideas. Plus I think a "Lolita lifestyle" is a very enjoyable way to live!

What was your motive to start a blog?

I think my motive in starting a blog was a place to record my thoughts and ideas about Lolita as a fashion, lifestyle and community. I also wanted to get feedback from other Lolitas.

When you started what was your prime objective?

Probably to post on a regular basis. I think I've done ok with that so far. I don't post as often as I think I should, but I haven't gone a month without posting before.

Who is your target audience?

Anyone interested in the fashion. I originally had no location target audience, I was generally expecting American readers. I was presently surprised at the amount of international readers. Many of the readers are American, but I also get many page views from places like Australia, Brazil, Russia and the Netherlands!

How’d you come up with the name for your blog?

Since it's a lifestyle blog, I thought an appropriate name would include "life". Also it rhymes, that's always a plus.

Where do you see your blog heading in the future?

Ideally, I would like it to include more outfit and coordination posts. I think it should include more Lolita community news as well (such as events, brand releases, reviews, etc).

What message do you want your readers to get out of your blog?

I hope my blog adds a bit of Lolita happiness and charm to your life ♥

Anything else you’d like to say to the readers?

Please keep an eye on my new online shop http://milkthistle.storenvy.com/

I will be adding my handmade items and art soon c:
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Totally check out her store guys. I'm a sucker for fawn fur and her store is heaven!!

Post cutting sadness

Any of you who have had a drastic hair cut will at some point inevitably feel some sort of regret in cutting your hair or miss the pros of your old 'do. Well, like everyone else I'm getting a little bit of that myself. Admittedly, I knew it was going to happen and accepted that, but I still miss having long hair a bit. I lost a lot of styling opportunities. No more pigtails, no more buns, no more braids. You get the idea.
And today I saw an interview on the EGL comm about RinRin. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound. RinRin was, and is, a huge source of inspiration.But, one of the main things I LOVED about RinRin was that she styled her real hair...which I no longer have an abundance of. :c
But I shall go forth with or without much hair. There are things I can do with my hair now too anyways. And it does make wearing wigs a LOT easier.Oh well. I guess that's just part of the process to be sad over losing your options.
I intend on making a post on styling short hair in the future! Keep an eye out!
On a different note- I have been mega struggling with getting the gumption to write more posts. My camera broke ;-; so I'm without a good way of doing most of my posts. Go figure, right? Talk again later guys. <3

February Challenge!

Haha, Thought I had forgotten about these didn't you? Nope! Challenges make a return!!
February's challenge is to have true love. Get that one things you've been lusting after. That bracelet that got away? Find it. That One Dress that you have wanted for years? If you can't afford it now, start putting away money for it.

Work towards that one thing that really makes you fall in love with the fashion! I'll tell you where I am by next month~
Don't forget!
Picture located from here

Outfit post 1-28-12

Again, big absence.
I got a bad case of apathy. :I Sorry. I'm working on it I promise!

Jsk: Little Macaron
Tights: Offbrand
Shoes:Offbrand
Beret: Offbrand
Sweater: Offbrand

Outfit post 1/11/12

Hello guys! Quick outfit post for you all~
This is one of my new dresses!! It's so cute, I love it! I need to invest in another petticoat though. :I

Dress- AP
Sweater-Offbrand
Socks- offbrand
Shoes-offbrand
Hair Roses- one hand made, other from street vendor.

Style update!

Hi everyone. I just the other made a rather big change. I cut off a ton of my hair. I now have a bob! I wanted a change and it seemed like a nice easy cut. I LOVED having long hair, honestly I still kind of want it. But I need to go through a bit of time when I don't have to stress over hair and focus on other things like my wardrobe and beauty maintenance. It's a jump but I think it worked out just fine. I used to have short hair like this when I was young and it was....less than flattering but I've gotten older and my face is a lot less round.
Shazam~!

I also just recently bought two new dresses to expand my closet! One's a basic pink and the other is Glitter Trump! I got them both for a steal so I'm very excited! School's starting up in the next day or two and I'm very nervous about it. It's not so much a grades or anything but I am growing more and more apethetic about things.I think it's also partially because of the weather- cold weather just drains me. DX
I got a bunch of new clothes for christmas which you'll see in coordinates in the future. And they are all super super cute! Can't wait to show you all!!
<3
P.S Any requests for articles?

Oh geez I'm sorry.

I've been gone for so long guys!! D; I'm so so so sorry. I promise I'll start picking up doing posts after the new year! I have some new ideas that I'm going to do. I feel like me and my blog have grown apart a bit so I've been having trouble writing stuff. I really need to just get over it and post what  want! It's still lolita so I don't see what the problem is! Ahg brain, why you do dis??
Ok. Sorry. I'll be back after the holiday!! <3