6th Week: My favorite Lolita brand

For the longest time (as you can read in this 2022 post), I would be pretty confident that it´s Metamorphose. When I started admiring lolita fashion (I was 13), they were still pretty much a wildcard and I loved it. I was so much into prints back then and I really digged casual sweet, so they seemed perfect.

Since then, I feel like they got more in line with other Japanesse brands and honestly, I prefer solid/all over classic prints.
That doesn´t mean a couldn´t choose from their newest releases – the „old-school“ headdresses are pretty and their newest coat is to die for. Also, have you seen Lost Kitten and the Magic Lantern? It reminds me of AatP.
This applies mostly to they newer releases. I´m still in love with all the gobelins and lace from their old-school dresses, and if anyone has a Leopard Heart they don´t wear, I´ll be more than happy to help you from that dress. Also, it makes me happy that they are still re-releasing Antique Bouquet.
I don´t think it´s an accident that I have been into Psychical Drop a lot more lately.

Oh, the dichotomy of girl´s heart

So what are my favourite brands in 2024? My heart has two sides.

First is more casual. I have been talking about Emily Temple Cute a lot, but can you blame me? It´s adorable and looks so comfortable. I can dress it up and down, even without petticoat. It gives me british boarding school vibes most of the time, no matter the print or type of clothing. Preppy Tartan is gorgeous (Clueless alert), Mellow Strawberry Tierred Long OP Is chefs kiss and I even love Baby Chick, which is the complete oposite of my style. It´s not because of the print, but also all those small details that make their pieces look more dainty. I don´t really wear colours, and even if I do it´s usually in addition black, but I could change that for ETC. This is what lolita does for me.

The other half is goth. Full on Sisters of Mercy, London After Midnight goth. That admires Antique Beast (things I would do for Ivy Rose OP), Alice and the Pirates (Monochrome Gauze Shirt Dress anyone?) and of course Moi-meme-Moitié (even though this one felt unispired lately). I admire their attention to detail and the fact that they can tranform me into totally different realm just with some fabric.

On the other hand, they also remind me that I don´t really have a favourite brand right now.
At this point, I´m going more for the vibe than for the name, even though I still trust some brands a bit more. Also, I´m surprised how much does a good social team do - according to Instagram, my favourite brand is Atelier Pierrot, because I really dig their content.
It´s just so pleasing for me. 

Also, sorry for completely vanishing, I finished my Erasmus (:() and then I had to dive straight into the end of winter semester. But I´m back!