Motif Monday: Hearts!!

I thought that since my posted was rather sporadic, I needed some sort of regular theme to keep this blog in check. And thus, I'd like to introduce: Motif Mondays!
Every Monday I'll pick a theme commonly seen in Lolita and discuss why it may be so popular, and show examples of that motif in a coord.
So, considering today's the ever-popular Valentine's Day, we'll kick this off with Hearts as the first motif!

Do I really need to explain why hearts are such a popular motif? They symbolize love, romance, innocence... personally, when I think of hearts, I think of a young couple in love-but not a dark, dramatic love, but a more innocent love. It's the sort of image that reminds me of the innocent "Date Nites" Disneyland advertised way back when like seen here in this poster:

That poster is the exact sort of romantic love that lifestyle Lolitas in particular would desire. There doesn't immediately appear to be any sex involved, and the couple isn't crying or going over "heavy" things... they're just spinning around, having a good time on the tea cup with their sweet heart! :)
Some of my favorite pieces with a heart theme (of course, they're all AP!):

This heart pocket jumper skirt is a classic, and one of my all time favorite AP pieces. It's simply adorable, and even though I do love prints the fact that the hearts are worked into the design of the garment itself rather than drawn into a print is a nice change from all the AP print madness you see today.

AP has actually done a TON of heart-shaped purses, though this one is simply adorable. There are similar ones with polka dots, but I feel like polka dots aren't the most versatile thing in the world, especially if you're trying to pair some with the more modern AP prints.

These socks are simply darling. I own the Bodyline replicas (yes, yes, I'm not anti-replica, don't kill me!) in pink, and they're just adorable. Unfortunately the lace on mine got ruined when my parents decided to run them through the washer and dryer with my normal socks (probably my fault for not doing my own laundry, I suppose) but I still like to drool over pictures like these.
As you can tell, AP makes the best heart-themed items, but other sweet brands such as Baby occasionally make good items!! Obviously sweet is the substyle best suited for use of this motif, but a really cool idea I think a punk/goth Lolita should try is making an outfit with a real human heart motif!! How cool would that be?! :)

CHRISTMAS!!

It's almost Christmas! Only eight more days! :)

Christmas is my favorite holiday, rivaled only by Valentines Day (because who doesn't love sweets and hearts and teddy bears?), but even then, Christmas is still my favorite. I've been told that my excitement is a meer product of media hype, that I'm just being manipulated by the mass market. Perhaps that is so, but if it is, I honestly don't care. I enjoy giving presents (and okay, receiving them is fun too :) ) and seeing the smile on the recipients face and knowing that I picked the right thing. I love the shiny Christmas lights set up everywhere (especially the ones in malls!), the specials on TV, the soft, classic carols on the radio, even the more religious themes like the nativity sets and the cute little cherubs that seem to pop up this time of year (and I'm not even that religious at all, even if I do celebrate Christmas!).

The one thing I don't like about Christmas is the financial stress! I don't have a job and I have a very small allowance, so around this time of year I always bug my poor parents and neighbors to see if they have any work I can do for money so I can get nice presents for everyone! But it's all worth it on Christmas day. :)

I received and gave my first present of the year today. A friend of mine and I agreed to swap gifts today, so we exchanged presents today! I got very shiny clip-in bows (what's better for winter than shiny things?), a Hello Kitty Pez, and very pretty ivory fuzzy earmuffs! I was so happy! I gave my friend a small stuffed hamster (since she has a hamster) and a pink pearl necklace that seemed like her style. She loved both presents and even said the hamster looked like her own (I didn't know what her hamster looked like so I was very excited about that!) and she had several outfits she could wear the necklace with! I was so happy she liked it and can't wait to give more gifts! :)

So, sorry about the more personal nature of this post, but Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to you all! I hope whether you're with your family, your friends, or riding solo, you all enjoy yourselves and enjoy the season! :)

Pink hair!

Lately, I've had a bit of an obsession with pink hair.

I'm not sure what, exactly triggered it (okay, maybe it had something to do with reading Lolita Charm :P), but recently I've been yearning to dye my own hair that cute color. I don't know why I want it so bad; I don't think it'd be great for my complexion (I'm a teenager so naturally, I have some break outs now and then!) and I don't really have too many clothes that would match it too well (though I do have a couple of natural-coloured wigs that would fix that and an increasingly pink wardrobe...) and people keep telling me not to dye/bleach my hair since that's bad for it and what if it looks bad, because then I can't put it back?

Then I came to a shocking, yet glaringly obvious realization I've been denying until now:

I don't care.

I've been wanting to dye my hair for a while, but have been unable to due to my parents. But, now that I'm a bit older than when I started dressing "crazy," my parents seem to care infinitely less about that kind of thing (maybe they've finally gotten used to my crazy? xD). Even if other people insist that I'd look horrid in pink hair (other people being certain girls at my school, mostly constantly clad in Uggs and North Face jackets with jeans on a daily basis), I honestly think I'd look smashing, if you'll allow me a bit of narcisissm. ;P Maybe not in ALL pink hair, which I probably would look a bit weird in, but with pink streaks, or something.

So, I've decided that come March (around my birthday!) I will go to get my hair bleached blonde and have the hairdresser dye the tips of my hair pink, so I don't screw anything up! I'm waiting until March because by then my hair will be longer (it's a pretty pathetic length now and I'd like to grow it out so I can actually do hair styles beyond "simple bob" with it), and hopefully by then I'll actually have a job (though I'm not sure of my chances of that since nobody wanted me even around the holidays because I don't have any job experience ): It's a bit of a vicious circle, though- I can't get hired because I don't have job experience, but I can't get job experience because nobody will hire me. But, I digress...)

So, now I can't wait until March! Who know what'll happen until then- maybe I'll even end up changing my mind after all- but until then, I'll probably dream of pink hair every night! :)