The Winter of Questionable Fashion Choices

A while ago, the lovely Victoria Suzanne made a post about her dreams for the upcoming winter. In the post, in addition to sharing her own vision, she encouraged the readers to come up with their own "fairy tales" as well. Well, I am now in a similar position as she was then- even though I was SO looking forward to summer and spring, I'm now sick of it and want it cool down again. Why?

As stupid as it may sound, the reason I want it to cool down right now is because I miss dressing in layers. I know, I know, I'm a materialistic bitch, why don't I just go outside and forget about fashion for a while, etc etc. The fact is, even in New England not only does it get too hot to dress up, but it really feels too hot to do ANYTHING outside (at least for me; I'm a total wuss in the heat).

So, while the weather has been peaking 100 outside and I've retreated inside for the past couple of days, I've been dreaming up a look for the next winter. Last winter, I was all about princess-y things, with a touch more of classic than sweet. I still love that stuff, but, being an America teenager with an appropriately short attention span, I'm rather tired of that look. Thus, I've decided to channel some of my new loves (Fairy kei, decora, and OTT sweet) into my new planned look for this winter. If all goes well, it should be super colorful while everyone else in New England is clad in black and brown, it should have TONS of layers (even more than I usually wear in Winter, and I do wear a lot of layers!), and it will probably end up breaking quite a few rules in the Lolita section (I'm LOVING these Marie the Cat ears I saw online recently...). Due to the quirky and often just strange pieces I plan on adding to my wardrobe, I plan to call this upcoming season the Winter of Questionable Fashion Choices™ .

Here are a couple of pieces I desperately hope to add to my wardrobe that perfectly go with this theme:

These cat tights from ManiaQ are so crazy it's adorable!! I have a soft spot in my heart for cats (though that can go for just about any animal really :P ), and these kitties are simply adorable!! The only problem is, the tights are a little expensive for a broke high schooler like me ($40 a pop!) but I still might have to save up any lawn mowing money I make this summer for these ;P (yes, I mow lawns for money, having no other skills or places nearby who want to hire me, especially with all the competition I have with kids my age... oh suburbia!)

Of course, this girl's whole ensemble is absolutely adorable, but really what I'm looking at here is the carousel hat. I would like nothing more than to wear a carousel/cake/tea cup hat at some point this winter! I just love those things all so much; they're so ridiculous it's great!! I know the lovely Mana of Starre Princess has been open for commissions for a while, so I might just have to ask her about making me a carousel hat... :D

Bear hoodie! Unfortunately, it is from an ebay shop, but from what I can gather the shop sends you decent products and you get what's pictured (so if the item had crappy lace, that's what you get, but this has no lace so I needn't worry :D ). I'm not sure whether I'd want one in black or white, but either way I'm adding pink accents once I get it!! (I also love the pink colour way, but unfortunately, as I'm dying my hair pink later this summer, I'm afraid to get TOO much pink tops as I could end up accidentally wearing all pink like I did this vacation, except I'd have pink hair too so I'd just look weird :x ).

Barbie Ring and Pinkie Pie necklace, both from Pretty Pop Designs!! I actually just ordered both of these, so hopefully they'll arrive soon! I'm especially excited for the Pinkie Pie necklace; I'm actually planning a trip to Jo-Anns so I can get the materials to make a skirt based around it!! (I also plan on getting back into sewing this winter, as the DIY aspect of Fairy Kei doesn't seem TOO difficult, especially the Nile Perch-style stuff!)

I could go on (and on and on...) about my plans for this winter. To be honest, Pre-Christmas winter is actually my favorite time of year, so of course I always plan EVERYTHING about it (for example, I've already planned what I'm getting a couple people for Christmas! :D ). If any of you guys are weird like me and already have a plan for the upcoming season, please do share!!