Choosing my Style

Hello my freaky darlings!

So as I have mentioned in past posts, I am indeed working on re-inventing my wardrobe and choosing a style. It's been a rather interesting process as I have been bouncing back and forth between a few styles so I figured that I would talk about that a bit today.

When I first started trying to choose a new style I was focused on creating a Rockabilly wardrobe. I love the sexuality of the Rockabilly style along with its curve friendly appeal. However after two poorly fitted shirts, I found myself feeling a tad disheartened so I backed away from that decision.

Romantic Goth

From there I headed into Romantic Goth territory - heavily inspired by bloggers like Suski from DesperateHell and MothMouth from Through the Looking Glass. However, I rather quickly realized how PRICEY it would be to create such a lace and corset filled wardrobe. Alongside that of course was also the fact that I am a plus-size chica so finding clothing in this style would be quite difficult on my budget.

Jayne Jezebelle

While admiring the beauty of these two bloggers I also found myself falling in love with Lolita fashion though from the begining I knew that it would be practically impossible to afford or stick to such a strict fashion so I moved off to more casual lolita, inspired by gorgeous lovelies on Tumblr and blogging beuts such as SaryWalrus from The Walrus Room and CatacombxKitten who writes Graveyard Picnic.

To this day I still consider Casual Lolita quite often as a new fashion.

Asu Rocks

From Casual Lolita I moved to Casual Goth as illustrated by the talented Asu Rocks. I rather quickly decided though that while this style looks smashing on her, on my curvy frame I would look way to immature and I moved on to -

Stephiee N

Pastel Goth, but this was a VERY short infatuation as I realized that I would have to die my gorgeous red hair to real suit the style (EEP!) 


As soon as this love affair ended I moved on to greener pastures - or rather I moved onto more kitschy pastures as I fell in love with Gothabilly, a love I still struggle with.

What's a girl to do? Any suggestions freaklings?

Rockabilly Clothing Brand

Hello my freaky darlings!

So back in February I created an 'Alternative Clothing Brands' post which focused mainly on more Goth styled clothing brands.

But since I am stilling the process of creating my wardrobe I decided to do a new post that features another style I really like: Rockabilly!

Pin Up Girl Clothing

PUG Grace Dress in Baton Rouge Floral

First off we have Pin Up Girl Clothing which is based out of Los Angelas. Pin Up Girl Clothing, often shortened to PUG, is great for us ladies with a curvier silhouette but always read the comments and reviews on the products or you could end up with a dud like I tragically did.

PUG features some seriously gorgeous dresses that can be used for a multitude of occasions and come in a variety of classic silhouettes. However, the site also features great tops, skirts, shorts and pants. BE WARNED PUG CLOTHING IS KINDA PRICEY!

Sourpuss Clothing 

Sourpuss Mary Lu Dress

Sourpuss is one of my absolute fave brands as far as rockabilly clothing! This brand has a massive variety of products including both wearable and home ware items and can be easily found on sites such as EBay and Amazon. Only major dilemna to note - it doesn't have a wide variety of sizes such and only goes up to 2X.

Sourpuss has a great variety of clothing styles including dresses, tops, and bottoms and it also creates some seriously adorable cardigans which are fabulous wardrobe staples.

Try My Cupcake T-shirt

Cats Like Us
Cats Like Us is a smaller site that I have discovered on my travels but nonetheless impressive in its stock of items.  The only big problem with this site - it runs out of stock A LOT!

Out of all the sites I have reviewed this far, Cats Like Us has the BEST stock when it comes to fun printed t shirts. But that's not saying that it doesn't have a few cute fashion tops as well. It also has a good stock of skirts and dresses, many of which are nearly impossible to find anywhere else!

Angry, Young and Poor
Angry, Young and Poor is a pretty popular site amongst people in the alternative fashion scene as it caters to not only rockabilly's but goths and punks as well. Like Sourpuss Clothing, this site has alot of variety in the things that it sells so it's not only a clothing site but more of a lifestyle site.

The site features pretty much any type of clothing that a person could want including bathing suits, jackets and even mens clothing. One major thing to note about this site is that it sells products from other brands so you may want to search around to make sure you are getting the best deal.
 

Bodyline

Hello my freaky darlings!

So today I'm going to be talking about my newest web-session : BODYLINE!

My new obsession with lolita fashion has led me to exploring around for not too pricey lolita clothing stores that offer larger size ranges for ladies, like myself, who have lovely lady lumps.

Death by bows!

The main 2 sites I found were Fanplusfriend and Bodyline.

Both of these sites have a good variety of sizes (though I think Fanplusfriend has a wider variety) and some seriously lovely pieces.

However, I have heard some seriously questionable reviews for Fanplusfriend so Bodyline definitely became more trustworthy in my eyes (especially after watching tons of reviews on Youtube and reading a lot of reviews).

Mainly I have found myself being completely obsessed with their more gothic and kuro lolita based items.

Some of the stuff is a little too bow attacked for my liking but from what I have heard, the bows are very easy to remove.

I have also come to realize that the size I would need, 4L (yeah I can admit that) doesn't come in a lot of the items, but that doesn't bother me too much since that way I won't go and buy EVERYthing.

Things that come in 4L (and I actually like)

L378
L161
L135
L379
L348
L110

The only sad thing is how DAMN hard it is to find nice skirts in 4L.


And a few Bodyline tips

• When it doubt go a size up - it's easier to get something tightened then to loosen something
• Be careful with shoe sizes - the shoes are in Japanese size which are very different
• If it looks like cheap lace it probably is
• If it looks costumey (as in Halloweeny not cosplay-ee) then don't buy it
• Black and a lot of white lace are usually not a good bet

Alternative Clothing Brands

Hello my freaky darlings!

So with me planning out a new wardrobe I have been looking through a lot of different alternative clothing brands and I have decided to do a wee look over on my favorite alternative brands!

Hell Bunny Angelica Black Polka Dot Tea Dress

Hell Bunny
Hell Bunny is awesome! I love Hell Bunny! I love the name, I love the prints, I love the designs, and I love how easy it is to find its products on the internet!

Mainly Hell Bunny makes adorable swing style and wiggle style dresses that range in length and pattern, though mainly the dresses are knee-length I find.

Poizen BBK Fever Hoodie

Poizen Industries
I think I will call Poizen Industries the 'hoodie and sweater' store, though the brand also features tight dresses and adorable almost lolita-ish coats.

Unlike Hell Bunny, Poizen Industries' products have more modern prints like cats or bunny hoodies and have more of a fitted look.

Annabel Zombie Pinup Skull Skirt

Too Fast
This brand features a lot of great tops featuring really interesting imagery and bright colours like lime green and aqua blue.

The brand does have a few dresses in its collections, most of which are either wiggle dresses or a few short bell dresses.

Lip Service

Bondage Top and Bottom

Gorgeous brand is gorgeous! So much lace, ahhh so dreamy! Unlike the last two brands Lip Service does not really feature patterns, instead focusing on lace and other Victorian or millitary-esque details.

Lip service has a really wide range of products ranging from blouses to intimates with a variety of cuts and styles. Like Hell Bunny it is also really easy to find everywhere online!

Giselle Corset Top

Spin Doctor
If you're into the Victorian, Gothic Lolita or even Steampunk scene than Spin Doctor is definitely the brand to look for. The thing I like about Spin Doctor is how

Colour wise, Spin Doctor features mainly black, khaki green, grey and ruby red and features a lot of buttons and corset detailing.


What about you lovelies? Do you have any favorite clothing brands?
  

Wardrobe Haul Post

Hello my freaky darlings!

So one of my five New Years resolutions is to develop my own style. Style is a topic that has been on my mine a lot lately and I have switched between multiple style decisions as of late.

But while searching through the magical inter webs I came across the Wardrobe haul posts of Sary Walrus of The Walrus Room, VelvetBat of Bats and Bunnies, and Mary Rose of The Everyday Goth.

All 3 of these bloggers did Wardrobe haul posts of their own, while following an example first laid out by Woxje and I figured that it would be a good way too go about my purchasing decisions (especially with all my prepaid cards burning a hole in my lovely purse)!

So first up was to look at colours!

Not surprisingly my first and major colour is black which is pretty much a staple in my daily and more formal wardrobe. The jewel toned blue, red, purple and green are always great for a pop of colour as is the pink which is my favorite colour. White and grey are both just nice accent colours.

Kitschy prints! Kitschy prints everywhere! Oh how I love some good kitsch in my daily life (particularly for skirts).

Pixel Jewellery - I have recently decided to take up the hobby of making perler bead jewellery and I am sooo excited to express my geekery though my handmade jewellery.

High-waisted Skirts - High-waist skirts are just so flattering when one has a wee bit of a tummy like myself.

Cardigans - I am always cold! And with cardigans I can mix and match outfit looks to create new styles


Waist cinching belts - Great for adding definition and to show off the fact that I have an hourglass shape (also make great pops of colour).

Plunging Necklines - My own arrogance towards my breasts is the main reason (other than price) which keeps me from ever fulling exploring my love for the lolita fashion. So I will add more plunging necklines to my wardrobe!


Poofy styled skirts - I got a lovely red swing skirt recently and it has made my realize how much happier I am in

Gothy hair accessorie - My hair really suits ribbon and flower clips

Lolita Dresses - I really do love lolita dresses and I wouldn't mind adding a few either bittersweet or gothic dresses to my wardrobe (likely Fanplusfriend, Bodyline, or Ebay)