Outfit: Old School Cornet + New Hair!

 I cut my hair into a mullet yesterday! I've been growing it out from a pixie cut, and wanted to switch it up before I see Jiluka in November. Truthfully, I think I'm just incapable of leaving my hair alone for longer than a few months at a time! 

Oddly enough, having a weird choppy haircut makes me want to wear EGL more than I did with a more "appropriate" EGL-adjacent bob cut! I think it reminds me of early 2000's street snaps and bandgirl photos. I recently got a copy of J-Rock Groupies, and all the great hairstyles and outfits have been super inspiring. I also love that soft (arguably terrible) blurry 2000's camera quality, and have been considering buying a 2000's digital camera on eBay to try to achieve the same effect!

Speaking of arguably terrible camera quality, forgive my iPhone camera for what it has wrought. The front cameras on iPhones are notoriously bad, but on an iPhone over two years old? Abandon all hope. All to say, today is a beautiful Fall day, and I decided to wear lolita for the first time in a few weeks for my in-laws' family get-together.

I used to hate my soft chin, but I've started to love it. It reminds me a lot of my grandma's face!

Coord rundown:

JSK- Cornet (Masculine Regimental Stripe, 2008)

Blouse, headdress, necklace - Baby, The Stars Shine Bright 

Bloomers, socks - Metamorphose Temps de Fille

Earrings - Moi Meme Moitie 

Shoes - Doc Marten "Polley" Mary Janes

I also ended up putting on my ivory BtSSB School Cardigan after taking my outfit photos, because it was chillier than expected outside. 

This necklace is also from 2008, and my blouse is the 2007 release of the "Mary" blouse (which I unfortunately purchased with the necktie missing). Here's a close up of the necklace, since I know it was hard to see in the outfit shots. I got it for a steal, and it's in incredible condition for being 16-year old acrylic jewelry! My friends and I refer to 2008 as sort of a golden age for lolita fashion, so it was fun to put together a mostly 2008-centric coord. 

 

    Listed on Lolibrary as simply "Necklace with Key Motif" from 2008