December Coords Roundup

Time slipped away from me, as it tends to do around the end of the year period, so December 2025’s coords roundup post becomes 2026’s first blog post. Which is honestly not a bad one to start on, I had some banger looks this past month, if I may say so myself.

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Coord 1: House Elf

| Metamorphose Gold Braid Tuck Pinafore JSK | offbrand top and shoes | Sweet Fragrance apron | BtSSB Border OTKs | Cutie Creator Maiden’s Prayer headbow | After Midnight necklace | vintage brooch | Innocent World Strawberry Fields wrist cuffs | Chalmiere ring |

Opening the season for lots of red lipstick (yes, even more than usual).

When I say that I wore my money's worth of this ring... I really wore my money's worth!

No, not that kind! The ones from Santa’s village kind. This JSK is probably a little too classic for a coord like this, but the apron also covers enough of it that I’m not mad at the final look. It was comfy and cosy, which are all the things that one wants on a December day that’s not yet a holiday break.

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Coord 2: Normie Date

| HeartE Tartan JSK | offbrand top and barrette | Snag tights | Doc Martens boots | XKawaiiCutieX earrings | vintage necklace |

It seems that this JSK was my go-to for stealth frills this year. 

This top was such an amazing purchase of 2025. We love a staple normie top in this household.

Not me being normie, of course. But a day out with my boyfriend's normie friends at a shopping centre required plenty of adjustments for both comfort and to not go too hard. And it had to be festive, of course. This coord hits all of those points very well and I had fun wearing it around. Our day consisted of food first, then the arcade (where I proceeded to win enough tickets on £3 worth of 2p coins for the 2p machines to get a festive rubber duck and a Christmas card), then some light shopping. The most impressive part of all this, other than not snapping from the overstimulation of a large and packed shopping centre on a December Saturday, was that I managed to buy the boyfriend a lil’ gift from the Lego store without him noticing – big success. (Later update: he did actually notice, but he still has no clue what I got him.)

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Coord 3: Winter Diner

| Angelic Pretty Diner Doll JSK | Dear Celine Polka Dot Waltz blouse | offbrand jumper and hair clip | Snag Lux Snowball tights | Angelic Pretty Fancy Border crew socks | Laura Ashley shoes | Angelic Pretty Sweet Cream Princess headbow | XKawaiiCutieX earrings | Bibelot Rose necklace and badge | Sweet Dolly House Snowflake brooch | Pandasan Shop ring | unknown Japanese indie ring | Angelic Pretty Logo Ribbon Charm wrist cuffs | Banned Retro Bella belt |

This was my first time wearing this faux fringe after months of having my own and it was so heavy! I completely forgot. It also feels so thick. I may end up replacing it with something closer to the fringe that I cut myself because I still like having the option.

The winter kryptonite of a motif.

Challenge was: make Diner Doll festive or at least seasonally appropriate. I redid my photos because a 2.5h visit from the plumber paralysed me into being unable to go to the bathroom and grab the faux fringe, but I’m glad that I did as the coord (and photos) feel nicer for it. I particularly like the glitter tights with the sequin snowflake jumper and the ankle socks, the whole look has lots of very lovely textures. Proof that Diner Doll truly is an all-year-round kind of a dress. Although after a whole summer of having my own fringe, I forgot how thick and heavy this fake one was, truly took me aback.

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Coord 4: Baked Deer

| Metamorphose Lovely Forest skirt | DreamV cutsew | Angelic Pretty Odekake Ribbon OTKs | Modo Prayer Poem shoes | offbrand beret | Cosy Kawaii Mood earrings | brooches made by Kerry |

And a slightly deer-in-the-headlights look to match the theme /hj

Love repping my talented friends.

For a Christmas get-together with my writing group I felt that this skirt would be a great choice: roomy, cute, and good enough for dressing down without losing much of its impact. I may not have any reindeer prints, but reindeer are still deer, so the deer count as festive. And I really wanted to showcase all my gifts from Kerry, hence styling it all with brown. The coord came together really nicely, I'm very pleased, and it was lovely to spend the afternoon with all these lovely romance writers. I'm very grateful for having found my way into that group.

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Coord 5: Christmas Stamp

| Chalmiere Christmas 2025 JSK and ring | Lady Sloth Glitter Mesh blouse | Naddine Atelier Bow top | BtSSB Secret AIR MAIL from Sweet Kitty OTKs | Irregular Choice Fancy a Cuppa boots | offbrand ribbons | handmade hair clips, sash, and ring | Melty Wish earrings and necklace | Angelic Pretty Rose Princess wrist cuffs | Ebony and Ivory brooch | BtSSB Kumakumya | Vendula Postbox bag |

I was actually in such a rush to get some pictures before leaving the house that I didn't end up really liking any of the selfies I took. This is the best of a bunch that I'm not too fond of.

Same goes for the detail shots. Which is all the more a shame because I totally loved the whole coord.

For the fourth annual CLAM Christmas Lunch I put my new Chalmiere JSK to good use with all my postal themed accessories. The print reminds me of Christmas stamps and it took so nicely to all the bits that I already had, and making the stamp clips only took a few minutes of cutting and glueing. Since our previous CLAM Christmas Lunch venue had closed (RIP Annies), we were trying out a new-to-us place, The Black Friar pub. And they really delivered, we were wonderfully taken care of and had a truly merry and bright time. Over the years of doing this event I think our group has settled into a very happy mix of regulars and new faces. It warms my heart to see people enjoy themselves so much and this year everyone participating got a properly thoughtful Secret Santa gift too. The fact that when it came to paying, everyone's generosity left me with less than a pound to pay, which people were happy to keep like that, is still making me tear up. I love my comm so much and I cannot wait to do this all again next year!

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Coord 6: White Christmas

| Forest Girl Clothing Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary skirt | offbrand top, beret, earrings, pendant, and ring | Axes Femme cardigan | Metamorphose Snow Crystal OTKs | Irregular Choice Flickety Kiss shoes | vintage brooch | Pandasan Shop ring |

Another WFH day, scraping by with bare minimum on hair and makeup.

I did say this was my kryptonite motif!

Upon seeing @stelli.ferous’s coord with this skirt I really felt a strong gust of inspiration that led me to put together this. An all white (well, white and off-white/cream) with plenty of snowflakes for the season was just what I needed that day, since the outside was very much NOT giving anything remotely near a white Christmas. That plus comfort and just that little bit of cute whimsy was what I needed to lift my spirits.

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Coord 7: Glitter Teddy

| Innocent World Revival Sweet Teddybear JSK | Angelic Pretty Logo Embroidery Turtleneck cutsew | Angelic Pretty Twinkle Glitter Knit cardigan | offbrand tights, laces, belt, and brooch | Irregular Choice Fancy a Cuppa boots | Physical Drop headbow | Pypah’s Art earrings | Sweet Dolly House brooch | Bibelot Rose necklace | Angelic Pretty Cute Ribbon wrist cuffs | Chalmiere ring |

Very layered and very warm, as one should be in December.

One day I will learn how to take nice detail shots of earrings, I promise.

I was determined to not only wear this JSK, but to find a festive way of wearing it. And I think I succeeded? It’s a slight shame that the belt alone wasn’t enough to balance the gold because it is getting lost against the cardigan, but then without the cardigan the coord was a little too red-heavy (who would’ve thought that there is such a thing). But with the laces swapped out and everything else in place this coord really clicked into place for me and I really enjoyed wearing it to keep up appearances like I was doing any work at home on that day instead of just counting down until my holiday break.

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Coord 8: Another Domestic Elf

| Angelic Pretty Royal Unicorn Switching JSK | offbrand blouse | Chalmiere apron and ring | Snag Trifle tights | Irregular Choice Fancy a Cuppa boots | Cutie Creator headdress | Once Upon a Cookie Treat Jelly Cookie necklace | brooch handmade by Kerry | vintage brooch |

For a second I thought that I had no lipstick on in this picture before I remembered that I had a very lightly tinted gloss. I might need to use it more often, it looks good (if I dare say so myself).

Any other Adventure is Nigh fans think this looks a bit like Toasty Cinnamon Buns?

I once again turned into an elf living in Santa's house to finish some giftwrapping of very secret gifts and watch The Muppets’ Christmas Carol in the evening (for the first time – don't judge me, different countries worship different films at Christmas). Having realised that I've not styled this JSK with green in a while, the Christmas spirit took over my planning and this coord was born. Sure, in retrospect I'd probably want to make some minor changes, especially in the headdress area, but nothing that impacted how I felt. This coord made me feel very cute and festive. Can't believe that this was so close to Christmas too, my run of festive coords has been holding strong.

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Coord 9: Pattern Clash

| Bodyline L262 JSK | Laura Ashley blouse | Pretty Rock Baby Spring Break Upper East Side cardigan | Snag Trifle tights | offbrand shoes and earrings | Summer Tales Boutique headbow | Ebony and Ivory brooch | Chalmiere ring |

The definition of a head-eating headbow.

The picture only shoes strike out once more.

Mixing not one, not two, but three different patterns? Hah, this is surely jail-worthy behaviour! Except that I am absolutely not sorry about it at all and am very pleased with the result. Having practically resigned myself to accepting that this dress will be staying with me for sentimental value only, I love the new lease of life this Christmas Eve Eve coord gave it. Not much happened during that day other than a Big Hoover and some odd bits and bobs, but at least I looked great.

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Coord 10: Ferrero Rocher

| Innocent World White Double Braid Tartan skirt | Axes Femme blouse | Angelic Pretty Lovely Ribbon OTKs | Physical Drop headbow | Folk and Fortune Ferrero Rocher necklace | offbrand belt |

Once I nail this so that I get even curls, this may be my go-to hairdo while I wait for my fringe to grow out, I quite like the sort of pre-Raphaelite vibes.

Criminally, this was the only Ferrero Rocher that I had this Christmas. I opted for Lindor truffles instead.

I was keen to put together a coord inspired by this necklace on Boxing Day. This is a scaled down version of what was already a pretty casual coord, but who has the energy to pretend like they're doing much on Boxing Day? Whilst it's a shame that the bow ties of the blouse are covering the necklace up, I'm overall pleased with the look. A good one to wrap up my more strictly festive dressing season on.

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Coord 11: Festive Burger

| Summer Fairy Limited Menu JSK | vintage shirt and cardigan | Snag tights | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | beret handmade by Kerry | Candy Kitsch Creations earrings and ring | Twinkle Kitty Boutique ring |

Burgers in the ears...

... and a burger on the hand.

Truth be told, I didn’t set out to put together a festive outfit in the last week of December. I merely wanted to wear this dress and was looking for ideas until I landed on this cardigan. So why not? All I did that day was chores, chilling, and watching livestreams of Japanese end of year news, that didn’t require anything in particular other than comfort. Hence the festive burger.

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Coord 12: End of Year Glamour

| Haenuli Joan of Arc JSK | Axes Femme cutsew | offbrand jacket | Cutie Creator tights | Elf Armorie Cupid’s Heart shoes | vintage hat and gloves | Amastacia earrings | Le Petit Four Sacred Heart Warrior necklace | voodoodolly ring | 

You can juuust about peep the little gold glitter wings and inner corner highlight in honour of my boy, Raichu.

And because it's my blog and my rules, you get the weeb detail shot.

To be fair, I’ve had the idea for this outfit for quite some time through December, wanting to end 2025 on a glamorous note. And then my bf came up with the idea that we should have a Pokemon doubles showdown on NYE, which I wholeheartedly embraced, getting quite into building my team and practicing. So some of the gold elements in the makeup especially are little nods to my favourite Pokemon and the lil’ guy who started my whole team out: Raichu. As for the coord, there isn’t much to say about it that isn’t just that I like it and that it came out the way I wished it to. Obviously, the hat and gloves weren’t very practical for sitting at home and clicking buttons (or eating chicken wings, which we feasted on), but the rest of the look pretty much stayed on for most of the night. Saying goodbye to 2025 in very high class style.

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What can I say at this point? I sincerely hope that everyone reading this will have a good start to the New Year. May it be peaceful, safe, healthy, wholesome, and packed with connections that enrich your lives. May your outfits be fire, your tea party stand perfectly balanced between the sweet and the savoury, and your shoes never pinch or blister. That is the sort of energy that we should be bringing into 2026!