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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

What Are You Doing for ILD?


whaaa...? no, not yet!

I can't believe it's almost time for ILD again (I suppose that's what happens when you have a holiday twice a year instead of once!). ILD, or International Lolita Day, is a holiday celebrated on the first Saturday of June and December, for all things lolita! Whether you are gothic, classic, sweet, punk, fairy, hime, country, or sailor, this is the day everything is about lolita! Lolita Day always sneaks up on me, but this year I'm going to be prepared! Last year I went to a sumptuous ILD party in NYC, but this year I don't have the room in my schedule :( Here are a few ideas if you want to celebrate and there's no gala near you!

First: get dressed to the absolute hilt. Every rose, rhinestone, bow, pearl and teddy bear in your arsenal. Wear your most sumptuous dress, your most cakely shoes, and put on your biggest, curliest wig (or style your own hair into huge, teased masses of pigtails). Your stickiest lipgloss, your brightest blush, and a healthy coating of glitter finish off the look until you feel like a walking strawberry cream parfait. Everybody likes parfaits, right?

If You're The Only Rufflebutt in the Whole, Wide, World (Or So It May Seem)...
  • Go out to your favorite cafe with a GLB, an iPod full of your favorite lolita music (Tchaikovsky? Kanon Wakeshima?) and ordered the most decadent dessert on the menu.
  • Set your self-timer and take a ton of photos. Spend the rest of the day covering them with sparkles, or use Puricute to.... well, spend the rest of the day covering them with sparkles.
  • Dress up any unwilling participant, like your best friend, dog, boyfriend, or hamster. 
  • Make an absolutely huge wishlist of every single item you wish you could buy. Resolve to own at least one by the next ILD!
  • Get some felt or fake silicone cream and make yourself an honorary cake hat for the day. It doesn't have to be perfect - it's only for celebrating ILD! Cover it with strawberries, clay cookies, roses, or anything else you like.
  • If you collect dolls or stuffed animals, set them up for an old-fashioned tea party and take a cute photoshoot. 
  • Pick out a lolita pattern from the GLB or other online source and spend your day puzzling it out! For beginners, try bloomers, a hairbow, or tote bag with cute felt appliques; for the more advanced, consider making berets, pochettes, or a simple skirt.
  • If you have the time, plan yourself a 'princess day.' In the novel Kamikaze Girls, Momoko describes the day of the typical Rococo lady - wake up leisurely, play with cute toy breed puppies, eat an adorable breakfast... you get the deal! This idea is actually from a Japanese lolita forum a long time ago, where the original lolita said 'simply spoil your princess self'! I couldn't put it any better!
  • Find a Japanese bookstore and sit for hours among the shelves, reading through every Kera and GLB they have in stock!
For One Or More Lolitas...
  • Get together a friend and a room full of nostalgia cuteness for a super-special anything-goes photoshoot. Learn how with this cute guide from PinkSugarIchigo! A few theme ideas: everything Sanrio, a single color theme (cough...pink? or perhaps... cough, black?), or just wallpaper the place with every brand bag you own between you for that 'runway snapshot' feel.
  • If you have any purikura places near you, pile into the green screen and take a memorandum! Bonus: see how many adorable stamps you can use in under 30 seconds. 
  • Whip up a few platters of your favorite tea-time snacks and have a tiny tea party at home! While huge parties at fancy tea restaurants are wonderful, sometimes a steamy pot of tea, a little lolita gossip and a small parlor are all you need to celebrate the day!
  • Choose a new lolita recipe to make together! Icing gingerbread girls into pretty lolita clothes and curls is a favorite for a winter ILD!
  • Take a tea etiquette class at a local tea salon or fancy hotel - bring a cute notebook for notes and dress in your hostess-y best!
What are your plans for ILD? If you could do anything for ILD, what would you do? Do you have a secret 'fantasy ILD' celebration, like a huge gala with tiers of macarons or a shopping trip to Japan or San Francisco?


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posted by Victoria Suzanne @ 7:35 AM

4 Comments:

At November 23, 2010 at 9:13 AM , Anonymous Miss Moxie Matched said...

Well, my sister's piano recital is on the same day ^o^ But I probably won't be doing much other then that. Maybe I'll set up my super cake-covered Christmas tree, turn on the tree lights and sketch an honorary ILD picture with my new drawing tablet!

I hope you have a great IDL! :)

 
At November 24, 2010 at 4:48 AM , Anonymous Miss_laurabell said...

Unfortunately I have school, (woe is me) but I look the part every day, even though I wear uniform. Sweets jewellry, my lolita bag and my pastel coloured folders covered in glittery stickers! Tomorrow I shall pack myself a sushi and sweets lunch, take tea to make up in my senior common room, and wear my favourite accessories. Then in the evening I will watch Kamikaze Girls (again!!) and work on my knitting ^^

 
At November 24, 2010 at 6:30 AM , Anonymous Riechan said...

Ooh Maybe I'll watch Shimotsuma Monogatari and try to make myself lolita accesoriess! Oh wait... first Saturday of December ... that's when my Birthday party is going on! (For family so no tea / hot chocolate party or cute cakeness involved)

 
At November 24, 2010 at 6:51 AM , Anonymous Nekolalia said...

I've never celebrated ILD before! I'm not sure what I'll do, I'll probably bake something and force my non-loli friends to put up with my ridiculous cuteness all day ^__^

 

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