December Coords Roundup

I thought that maybe I’d have it in me to frill up again post-Christmas, but it turned out that I didn’t.

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Coord 1: Finishing the Decorating

| Lady Sloth Winter Spices skirt | vintage blouse | Snag tights | offbrand hair clip and brooch | brooch handmade by Kerry |

A different kind of a selfie.

All the gingerbread accessories.

Kicked December off with a healthy dose of falalalala. I finished decorating my flat (meaning that all the fabric things: tablecloth, bedding, pillows, oven glove etc. came out to play) and a comfy coord like this really helped with getting into the spirit. Earlier this year I also acquired a very cute vintage apron, which when I put on, it really matched the coord quite well, so I took the chance to snap a picture with that and with my Christmas tree too for extra vibes.

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Coord 2: Festive Work

| Metamorphose Gold Braid Tuck Pinafore JSK | Angelic Pretty Twinkle Glitter Knit cardigan | Angelic Pretty Lovely Ribbon OTKs | Irregular Choice Fancy-a-Cuppa boots | Summer Tales Boutique Royal Stewart Tartan headbow | offbrand rosette | Magical Mews Swan Hoe pin |

It's been a while since I braided a ribbon into my hair and whilst my hair is a little too short, it still just about works.

A very correct gift from friends.

Due to a range of reasons, I was working at home on the first Monday of December, which naturally meant dressing up. Although I did most of it during a really big work meeting that I only needed to listen in on rather than participate, then promptly took off a handful of the bits once the photos were done. Still, gold and red, tartan touches, festive ribbons, all of that really made the Monday so much nicer and although I would’ve liked to swap my hair bits around next time (i.e. do a tartan ribbon and a gold headbow), since only the ribbons stayed after the photos, I’m not too mad about it.

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Coord 3: Travelling to York

| Grove Deer Moon of Eternal Day OP | Axes Femme cardigan | Snag tights | offbrand boots and barrette |

Nothing fancy and keeping things practical for travelling to York for ILD, which I have decided to turn into a treat with a fancy hotel stay. Transporting petticoat by wearing it and all that.

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Coord 4: Winter ILD

| Alice Girl Velvet Cake OP | Boguta underskirt | Hoshibako Works corset | Angelic Pretty Brigitte Regiment OTKs | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | Triple Fortune bonnet | Tiny Passerine Creations The Duchess’ Tea earrings | Puvithel Crytal Heart necklace | Angelic Pretty Royal Unicorn necklace | Angelic Pretty Rose Princess wrist cuffs | Star Glazed Delights Brandwhore ring | handmade ring | bow brooch from Dear Celine’s Magic Book OP |

Don't ask me how I managed that glowy look, I'm quite baffled myself.

Best ouji accessory.

After 5 long years of separation, we returned to the Grand Hotel in York for an afternoon tea. I am ever so grateful that I chose to stay in York the night before because this was the most relaxed that I’d been getting to a meet, even including Storm Darragh. The coord came out so well and every location where it got photographed I have some lovely snaps. The textures worked beautifully and I was toasty enough. Even my hair and bonnet survived the short walk in the wind, which is an ILD miracle. It was a lovely day of good food and good yapping, which is all that we want from an ILD celebration.

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Coord 5: A Packed Day

| Metamorphose Polka Dots skirt | Angelic Pretty Logo Embroidery Turtleneck cutsew | everything else is offbrand |

Don't mind the frizz, that's inevitable when you walk to work.

I feel like every year, without a fail, if I wear this jumper, then this is the detail shot.

A blatant re-do of a coord from December 2023, with only a few minor changes. Namely the cutsew, boots, and headwear for comfort reasons. It was the day of the work Christmas meal, so I wanted both comfort and festivity. And that same day I was going to see a show, Miracle on the 34th Street musical, so I also wanted to not have to change between day and evening. The coord worked well and I’m very happy with the Christmas lunch we had.

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Coord 6: Cosy Snowflake

| Song and Temple Fairytale Library skirt | BtSSB Tulle Lace Round Collar pullover | offbrand jumper and tights | Angelic Pretty Fancy Border socks | Sosic Shop shoes | Imogen’s Imagination beret | Bibelot Rose necklace | Japanese indie ring |

The gold flecks, by the way, are the lights on my Christmas tree reflecting in my glasses.

A snowflake on a snowflake.

I’ve features one of my Christmas jumpers, time for another one. Since that week I only had one day working at home, I really wanted to capitalise on that with a nice outfit. The jumper is so soft and warm and although not explicitly Christmassy, the Fancy Border socks (and print generally) does give me Christmas sweater vibes, so the two pair really well together.

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Coord 7: CLAM Christmas Lunch

| Atelier Pierrot Whip JSK | Axes Femme cutsew | Naddine Atelier Bow top | morun x muuna stoic overskirt | Snag Trifle tights | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | Cutie Creator headbow | Two Days Slow hair clips | XKawaiiCutieX earrings | After Midnight necklace | Trixie La Fleur brooch | vintage brooch | Metamorphose wrist cuffs | Twinkle Kitty Boutique rings | Peacockalorum underskirt |

The daft selfie I took because I was feeling it turned out way nicer than any of the other ones, so I've been using it everywhere.

If you want to see the gif version of this detail pic, then head to my Instagram.

As it is now the third one in a row, I can officially declare it an annual tradition! The CLAM Christmas lunch is one of my proudest moments, every one of these fills me with so much festive community spirit and joy to fill up the bar for the rest of the year. So naturally, I go as festive as I can with the coords too. This idea started with the tights and then the moment I realised that I have my favourite shoes in both red and green, the two most festive colours, everything else just sort of happened. I really like how it came together and whilst I would love to try this with some kind of Christmassy overskirt next time, this is more in the spirit of rewearing the same coord, but slightly different, not an improvement on a current lack as such. The lunch was as filling and delicious as the previous two years. It’s always great to see the mix of faces: regulars, haven’t-been-in-a-whiles, newer people… The atmosphere was so lovely and warming, and I am already looking forward to doing this next year!

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Coord 8: Subtle Golds

| Angelic Pretty Royal Unicorn Switching JSK | Axes Femme cutsew | A.R.W. bolero | Angelic Pretty Musee du Chocolat OTKs | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | Cutie Creator Maiden’s Prayer headbow | vintage brooch| offbrand jewellery |

The rare full face of makeup for working from home because this peachy blush doesn't show up otherwise.

Gold? Check. Snoflakes? Check. Subtlety? Check.

Taking advantage of a WFH Monday, I dressed up with the intention of doing some filming during my lunch break. I realised that whilst I’ve coorded this dress with white and with gold, I’ve never done an entirely beige/ivory coord, and thankfully this one was so easy to wear and easy to wear. And basically everything had some sort of a gold detail, so I pulled it through more with jewellery, picking at my snowflakes specifically in a nod to it being December and pre-Christmas.

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Coord 9: Work Festive

| HeartE Tartan JSK | Lady Sloth Glitter Mesh blouse | vintage cardigan | Irregular Choice Fancy-a-Cuppa boots | Physical Drop headbow | XKawaiiCutieX earrings |

Now, I’m not exactly counting that as a lolita coord, but it’s using enough lolita pieces that I felt it worth documenting. And since I’ve taken a photo, then it can go here. Not every coord you’ll wear will be Instagram perfection and that’s fine. Just wish there were better photo spots in and around my office.

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Coord 10: Winter Beast

| Lady Sloth Slavic Bestiary JSK | Axes Femme blouse and cardigan | Innocent World OTKs | offbrand boots and earrings | Cutie Creator Maiden’s Prayer headbow | Bibelot Rose necklace | Japanese indie brand ring | Banned Retro Bella belt |

I completely forgot that I have a pair of earrings that would've worked so much nicer with this coord.

All the shades of blue in here.

Not sure why I haven’t really considered coordinating this print with cool tones before when it is very clearly what it needs. But I did now and that’s what matters. The last working day of the year and I was at home, mostly doing everything but working. Whilst I’m not necessarily raving about this particular coord as such, it’s nice but not incredible, it has given me ideas on how to style this JSK going forward, which is the more important thing here.

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Coord 11: Fun and Games

| Wonderland Ukiyoe Liliths's Collection skirt | offbrand top and barrette | Amavel cardigan | Snag Trifle tights | Elf Armorie Cupid's Heart shoes | Nona Gallery The Cat necklace |

My Mum's balcony is gorgeous, but also awkward with light - the best one is always in the least pretty spots.

This is not quite Spy, but a black cat is always good.

During my Christmas break I took one day away to hang out with my DnD friends. Dressing up was completelt optional, but how could I not? I still kept things to a relative minimum and my friends called my outfit as giving The Muppets Christmas Carol in a good way, which, whilst not intentional, I embrace fully. It was a lovely day playing board games and chatting shit, a very good day of rest.

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Coord 12: Baking Day

| Wonderland Ukiyoe Liliths's Collection skirt | vintage blouse and brooch | offbrand barrette | Three Little Pirates earrings | After Midnight necklace | Son de Flor belt |

Carrying on with the small capsule wardrobe, here's an iteration that was worn for a day of baking before Christmas Eve. Not much to say about this and it's also why I didn't bother taking a better picture.

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Coord 12: Christmas Eve

| Physical Drop Long Sleeve Shirring OP | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | offbrand barrette | Tiny Passerine Creations The Duchess’ Tea earrings | Estrellas Bright Star choker |

Once again I send praises to Meitu for making something usable out of these horribly lit pictures.

The funny (to me) part is that everyone else thought that I was dressed to the nines when I genuinely went for comfort and ease first.

When thinking of what to wear for Christmas Eve, my priorities were comfort, ability to accommodate food, ease of packing, and then fanciness. Physical Drop came to the rescue with this OP and delivered all of that impact with barely any styling. It's a shame that my parents’ house is so dark and I didn't want to pack my lights as well as the mini tripod, because I went with green earrings, shoes, and barrette to have a red x green Christmassy coord that's disappearing in this darkness despite the help from Meitu.

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Coord 13: No Photo

| Wonderland Ukiyoe Lilith’s Collection skirt | Axes Femme cutsew | vintage jumper | Snag Trifle tights | (not pictured: offbrand brooch, XKawaiiCutieX earrings, and a brooch handmade by Kerry) |

I couldn’t be bothered with moving things or weird mirror selfie angles, so I decided not to bother with taking a photo. This Whering collage will give you a good enough idea of how cute I looked for family board games.

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And just like that, we made it to the last coords roundup post of 2024. What a year it has been. I’ll reflect on it properly in another post, especially as I want to dedicate some serious thought to my goals for 2025 (and whether I want to set any). For now though, I feel that I am leaving the year in a good place and with some good coords under my belt. Whether you were able to frill lots this year or only a little or even not at all – may you enter the new year content and safe, then stay that way.