November Coords Roundup

Is anyone else feeling like this month has gone by very quickly? I don’t remember past Novembers feeling quite this short. But maybe my sense of time is just totally warped because looking at the first few coords in this post, they also don’t feel like they’re from November…

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Coord 1: Weeb at a Gig

| The Black Ribbon Konbini Market JSK | offbrand top, hoodie, leg warmers, and choker | Sosic Shop shoes | BtSSB Princess Drop combs | Melty Wish necklace |

One day I will stop simply throwing on blue eyeshadow and calling it a day. But it is not this day!

Winged and toasty.

My partner got tickets to see Hanabie, whom I've heard a little of before and am weeby enough to have agreed to go see. This explains the much more cool and non-traditional outfit choice. I'm very glad that the hoodie layered the way I wanted to because these pieces are clearly not designed to go together. Whilst it's a shame that I missed the natural light to get some slightly better pictures, overall I'm very pleased with how the whole look came together.

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Coord 2: Geek Fayre

| Innocent World White Double Braid Tartan skirt | Axes Femme cutsew | Snag tights | Modo Prayer Poem shoes | Imogen’s Imagination beret | Lady Sloth’s Winter Spices necklace |

Innocently looking away as I wear the same beret/cutsew/glasses combo again.

But it is undeniable how well these two go together.

Since we changed plans to go to Geek Fayre on another day, I needed a whole new fit. I was saved from my ideas stump by a friend, who initially suggested that I do some sort of Scooby Doo lolita, which, whilst I can’t do properly, I did use Shaggy’s colour palette as my inspiration. Whether this is more Shaggy or Shrek, I don’t really mind, I vibe with either, and the outfit was also a great excuse to use my new Snag tights. Very comfy, very cosy, got a few compliments from the vendors around the event, so all was good overall. Especially as I managed to avoid buying too much, we only bought two board games and a print, but since that’s a cost shared, it doesn’t feel quite so bad.

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Coord 3: More Autumn

| Violet Fane Ginza Kissaten skirt | offbrand top and necklace | Snag tights | Modo Prayer Poem shoes | Cutie Creator headdress | Cosy Kawaii Mood earrings | Risu Rose ring | Angelic Pretty Melty Chocolate Ribbon ring |

The extent to which we go to because the photos don't show off something properly (in this case, my hair) and have to fake stuff is quite silly sometimes.

Didn't realise just quite how reflective that ring was until that photo.

In a turn of events, I was working at home on the Monday that week, which meant dressing up a little sooner. Although I have once again been bit by Snag tights colours being impossible to discern online because of how they do their product photos (seriously, the styled and worn ones are cute, but give us at least one on a plastic leg mannequin on a plain background for some colour accuracy), so these are much darker than I anticipated. I think I still managed to make them work in the coord, mainly by spacing the oranges out and because the 70s print of this skirt really vibes with most shades of orange, but it doesn’t reduce my minor annoyance by that much.

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Coord 4: 80s Mum

| Violet Fane Otome Nostalgia skirt | offbrand jumper and scrunchie | Snag tights | Sosic Shop shoes | Folk and Fortune earrings | Madillustration brooch | Chocomint ring |

I will continue to wear ponytails with lolita, especially when I'm just lounging. Haters can fight me. 

Looks like I'm being sworn in for something lol

I feel like I’m from the 80s every time I wear this jumper, though it’s mostly seeing the light of day with me in casual outfits. But I really wanted to dress up that day without compromising on comfort, which through a slightly loopy route resulted in this. Very pleased with it all (except the scrunchie not showing up in photos). I started out in a more all pink version and then kept adding more blue accents to tie the jumper in a little more, which looks more balanced overall.

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Coord 5: Hyper Japan

| Physical Drop Long Sleeve Shirring Dress | Lady Sloth Galaxy Witch overdress | Angelic Pretty Brigitte Regimen OTKs | Modo Prayer Poem shoes | Triple Fortune bonnet | Hoshibako Works corset | Puvithel Crystal Heart jewellery |

Hair? Curled. Lashes? On. Bonnet? Satelliting. Been a while since I've been this dressed up and I missed it.

The tiny crown on 3F bonnets always gets me.

Comfort was my priority, but only slightly above going for something fancier. Modos for walking and lots of shirring for the body were all the comfort that I needed, so that I could then overstimulate myself with the bonnet as well as the con. There were others in 3F bonnets, which was all the encouragement I needed to seal that outfit in. Ya girl got herself a creator’s pass for Hyper Japan and then abused it by doing the bare minimum of content creating. And she looked great whilst at it. Despite being pretty simple in terms of what's gone into it, this coord came out excellent and looks way more intricate on the outside. Hyper Japan was also a blast, it was so much more chill than I expected it to be, and so long as it sticks to that vibe, I'd love to come back. Fingers crossed for more fashion content next year.

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Coord 6: Seasonally Confused

| Metamorphose Charlotte JSK | Axes Femme cutsew | Innocent World Rose Lace Millefeuille bolero | Angelic Pretty Salon de The Rose OTKs | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | offbrand hair clips, ring, and bows | indie hair clip | Crafty Witch by Nix | Wax Poetic necklace | Folk and Fortune Diamond of the First Water brooch | Peppermint Fox brooch |

I decided to compromise on my monitor reflecting in my glasses rather than on poor selfie light.

I got these bow clips from the free table at the Birmingham Bring and Buy and I am very pleased with myself for coming up with this place to pin them.

No, it wasn’t an unusually warm day. If anything, it was the first one of a significant temperature drop. But I wanted to dress up and began saving all my red pieces for December, so I indulged in a rehash of a coord from this dress’ 1 Dress 4 Looks post. I mean, it is spring somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, right? I still really like how the colours pair with one another – even if I did then throw on some more layers afterwards to stave off the actual chill around me.

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Coord 7: Pearl and Knits

| Angelic Pretty Cinema Doll JSK | Axes Femme cutsew | Fi.n.t. cardigan | Snag tights | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | offbrand hair clips, earrings, ring, and belt | handmade necklace | vintage brooch |

Please, believe me when I say that there are pearly hair clips holding my hair back at the sides.

I remember when I was making this string of pearls that my idea was to use up the beads I had and make a really long one, but this length was all I managed. And I was a bit sad, but now it turns out it's actually the perfect length for wearing under collars and still showing up.

Cinema Doll is back from alterations and whilst I probably should’ve flagged some fit things that I’m not that happy with, I didn’t. The dress fits me well now (a little too well, if you get my drift), but I’m going to sort that out myself. For now, the solution was to wear a jumper over it to hide the awkward parts and then I went with a very simple styling, mostly to keep warm and comfy whilst working from home. Can’t beat a bit of all-ivory-with-red-accents coording.

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Coord 8: In the Mood for the Holidays

| Haenuli Whipped Cream Kitty JSK | Axes Femme cutsew | vintage cardigan | Angelic Pretty Drained Cherry OTKs | Sosic Shop shoes | Innocent World Art Nouveau headbow | offbrand earrings | Once Upon a Cookie Treat Cookie Jelly necklace | Cutie Creator wrist cuffs | Becky’s Kawaii Charms ring |

Bf came home and was worried that I'd chopped my hair short, I pinned it up that well.

If you ever wonder how my brain works, then I cannot hear February and March together any other way than to the tune of The Calendar Song by the Trinidad Oil Company.

I may not be celebrating Thanksgiving, since it isn’t my culture, but I can certainly use it as an excuse and sort-of-an-inspiration to dress up. Because I was still saving my Christmas energy for December, but this cardigan has the whole year on it and therefore works for any holiday. I like how it looks in this coord, especially the collar of the cutsew with it, those two pieces layer particularly beautifully. And almost just as importantly as how it looked, it kept me toasty, which is one of the most important things in November.

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Coord 9: Kingfisher

| After Midnight First Semester JSK | offbrand top, corset, necklace, and rings | Sweet Fragrance apron | Innocent World Lauretta OTKs | Modo Prayer Poem shoes | Rose of Sharon hair clips | Pastel Paca earrings | Innocent World Tulle wrist cuffs |

One day I will get better at taking photos of the back of my head when I do something fun there with my hair or have accessories there.

These were so light that several times throughout the night I had to check they were still there because I fully thought I'd lost them.

A gig on a Wednesday was a choice, but also a little less so when it’s a seated gig (hell yeah!). It was definitely too chilly for this specific version of the coord, a bolero and proper boots came out for the actual outing. But I like the balance of the folk-y things in honour of Kingfishr’s folk music that I was going to listen to. I also managed to do some baking during the day for a work charity bake sale

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Looking back on all of these coords, I’m very pleased with how many very cosy looks this month brought. I feel that people dunk on November, but I decided that I quite like November, with its early frost, peaceful mornings and evenings, the satisfaction of something nice having just happened, and the anticipation of more good things coming in only a matter of weeks. So long as I can stay inside, burrowed under warm layers, hot drinks, good food, and something cosy to keep me entertained, of course. And I definitely look forward to all the pent up red, green, and white festive energy to be unleashed in December.