Lolita Blog Carnival: Your Style Inspirations

This week's Lolita Blog Carnival is about your style inspirations and what pushes your personal style. My inspirations are not really famous, but more people throughout the online Lolita fashion community.


Emilia is a previous feature in my Frills Friday series, and her outfits are Classic to a tee without dropping into trendy fashions. I adore her off brand and handmade items, and her use of unique fabrics and colors, while still embodying the Classic style.

Her outfits seem best for an every day scenario; I truly believe her outfits are usable and workable to do errands, go to work or school, or attend a local gathering with friends. Nothing over the top about her outfits, but they stand out from the crowd of typical jeans and a t-shirt without overwhelming it.

Her coordinates inspire me to wear Lolita fashion more often and in simpler ways. She shows how you can take a fancy style like Lolita fashion, still retain the fancy and the beauty of it, but make it work in a modern day society.



I got the chance to meet Martha for the first time a few weeks ago, and I was so happy to be introduced to a beautiful person inside and out. Her outfits, first of all, look so comfortable! Second, they include thrift store and off brand finds to give each coordinate a wonderful vintage look. Her outfits embody a classic, whimsical feeling without being over the top.

I also like her use of unconventional materials in a Lolita fashion outfit like leather or a more Aristocrat feel of the high collared coat in the last coordinate I have pictured from her. She reuses her items without getting the sense that you have seen the outfit before, like a fresh look each time.

She inspires me to think outside the box and really go with the feeling of an outfit, rather than a hard rule set to get the coordinate working smoothly. I am glad that I met her and I cannot wait to see more outfits from her!


I was first introduced to Elliot's style on the daily_lolita community about 2 years ago (I actually featured him in one of the first Frills Friday spots). He does a couple of quirky videos about being a Lolita (dressed as a Brolita) and the token guy in the music videos for her raps. After looking further, his Tumblr revealed to me his great taste in Aristocrat and Ouji styles, and he fits the part for both very well.

When I think of male Oujis, his style comes to mind first (there is a female that does Ouji style impeccably, but I have since unfortunately learned she has not been active in wearing the style). The key thing to note about his outfits are his attention to detail and how the clothing flows together. His pieces work well as a unit when placed together, either on himself or a mannequin; you can really see his eye for fabrics and textures, as well as the best places to put them in the outfit.

I may not be a male, but his style definitely inspires me to be more elegant. An ounce of this guy's swagger would make any outfit fantastic.


Lady Jayne for me is the embodiment of true Bittersweet style. The term gets thrown around a lot, with disparaging sides saying it is or is not considered a true sub-style, but if we are focusing on categories, where would Lady Jayne fit? I think her style is fresh and unique to her personality. Everything she wears seems reasonable and comfortable as well; I always feel like she picks things out of her closet with ease and melds her off brand and brand items seamlessly.

If I ever were to delve more into the Sweet side of things, I would hope I could look as half as good as Lady Jayne. I would probably want to go down a route she has taken as well and focus on the darker Sweet side of things, rather than full, blown out Sweet style. Plus, who does not look good in black? I really enjoy following her Tumblr for her outfit posts (and she reblogs cute creepy stuff as well).