♡  Classic Lolita  ♡ 

iveagh gardens // st. stephens green,
dublin,
ireland.

these were taken a few months ago when i decided to have a bit of an impromptu lolita themed photoshoot in autumn. 'course it goes without saying that being a member of the irish based lolita comm. for a tad over two years that i was aided by my fellow members with my request~
i was able to work with my darling friend who introduced me to the comm; miss tipping, as well as old time member, illiana. however this post will only contain miss.tipping's shoot since i'm still in midst of looking over illiana's photos~
anyways! 

model and styling is credited to miss.tipping while i was the photographer. 

unedited.

i can't help but stare at awe whenever i see miss.tipping because her co-ordi's are always so beautifully put together and essentially- so god damn on point. 

you see.

 anyone can wear lolita. that's just the first part asides buying the clothes {which is a massive struggle within itself. prints are scarcely made and very expensively sold, not to mention shipping and customs} but yeah. anybody can wear lolita if they just had the clothes but it's another god damn story to be able to put together and pull off a lolita outfit and i CANNOT stress that enough. putting together a proper single lolita outfit can take absolutely months. there's the headpieces/wigs, then the blouse, dress, stockings, shoes, bag, hand accessories, coat etc.etc. hoarding all of the basic necessities for a standard outfit is difficult/expensive enough but then you have to make them all co-ordinate well with each other which takes thought before you buy the items and after.

trust me, lolita fashion really shouldn't be taken lightly. i have so, so much respect for ladies who wear lolita clothing daily because it really is a struggle within itself. i must add that miss.tipping is one of my inspirations within lolita because she really can style herself so well-all of her outfits are so pretty and balanced and coordinated and she presents them so beautifully and she's just so beautiful and i am so utterly jealous og how doll-like and elegant she is. i swear, she makes me want to go back to lolita so much {and maybe one day i might}. 

it just sucks you know?

i met her too late in my life and sometimes i think that it's better since i'm not spending all my money on lolita clothes but it's just the pure envy i have whenever i see lolitas that gets to me sometimes. they're so dainty and beautiful and i know myself that i had a spark to inspire to be like them but i wavered too hard and wasn't dedicated enough. 

......maybe though.

maybe i might fall back into the fashion. 

BUT.

I WILL HAVE MY OWN PERFECT COORDINATION ONE DAY

WITH A WIG AND A BEAUTIFUL BRANDED DRESS AND ADORABLE TIGHTS TO GO WITH.
my inner weeaboo will not rest without one and i will probably end up splurging around eight hundred bucks for it BUT IT WILL BE SO WORTH IT OKAY?

OKAY.

{did i mention that i watched the fault in our stars the other day and it wasn't bad?}

anyways!

i'll update y'all with ill's photoshoot later when i'm done sorting out bits and bobs.

signing off,

A.