My Lolita History

How did I find out about Lolita?

While searching for some victorian-inspired anime makeup on youtube, I can across this video of Austrian Lolitas. At the time, my predominant thought was, "Weird." Since I couldn't understand the words (the version I found didn't have subtitles) I decided to look up "What is Lolita" on Google. As most Lolitas will tell you, a lot of what you find through Googling Lolita is very misleading. ^_^ But I was pretty lucky to be able to find a Wikipedia article and lolitafashion first. When I read these sites, my "Weird," changed to "Wow!" I've always loved old-fashioned clothing. My favorite dress as a child was a victorian-inspired frilly monster that I wore until it became indecently short. Finding that there were actually a bunch of people who wore this on a regular basis and companies that make clothes like this...it was like a miracle! From what I found there, I put together my first "Lolita outfit." Warning: first-try ita* ahead!

January 2009

Oh, the HORROR! Needless to say, I didn't really know what Lolita was supposed to look like. After a few more attempts like this, I found the egl community on LiveJournal. From there, I found egl_comm_sales (the secondhand sales community) and daily_lolita for inspiration. Finally, a few months later, I made my first Lolita purchase of a petticoat and dress!

March 2009

Sorry for the bad quality; it's the only picture I have. I was doing a presentation for an elementary school; pretty much the last time I wore Lolita to a school. XD

After more research I finally met a local--more experienced--Lolita. We met up to discuss a panel at an upcoming convention in October 2009.

I continued to develop my love of Classic Lolita, buying more things as money became available (not that often). Between my career and a home that's not conducive to Lolita, I don't wear Lolita as much as I used to. I still love it and wear it when I can (weekends and stuff) and keep developing my style. A few more recent pictures:

Anyway, so I've been into Lolita for about 2 years now...it sure doesn't seem like that long! ^_^ My style is constantly evolving, and I'm always finding new inspiration. It's a fun journey, and I love helping new Lolitas make their discoveries as well!

*"Ita" is a term used generally in the Lolita community, usually as a term of derision or sarcasm. Basically the equivalent of "Lolita? You're doin' it wrong." Which I was. XD