30 Things Every Lolita Should Have

(photo courtesy of We ♥ It)

1. a few sheets of cute stickers, for adding to cards, notes, or envelopes;
2. printed notepaper with a cute style;
3. a lipgloss in her favorite color, to apply when she might meet someone fabulous;
4. a simple, comfortable dress to run errands in;
5. a pretty pair of headphones or earbuds for walking by herself;
6. a tiara for adding to luxurious hairstyles, for special events;
7. one excellent makeup trick that always wows her friends;
8. the perfect parasol for sunny days, or alternately -
9. a wonderful friend who will share hers;
10. a tripod and camera, for taking her own daily outfit shots;
11. one completely different outfit that is for her alter-ego, for being in disguise;
12. the know-how to plan a meetup;
13. a notion of using public transport, like subways, buses, or trains for getting her where she needs to go;
14. a list of things she loves about herself tacked to her mirror;
15. a pair of shoes that make her steps feel princess-like;
16. a conglomerate of style icons she can refer to when she feels out of creativity;
17. the trick to applying false eyelashes;
18. one excellent wig for when her hair just won't do what she wants;
19. the knowledge that settling is for lesser spirits;
20. a classic book for when she doesn't want to meet the eyes of people staring in public;
21. a Tide-to-Go pen for rescuing dream dresses;
22. a nest egg for buying the perfect item for herself, by herself;
23. a shopping service she trusts;
24. a purse that seems to have a black hole in the bottom, willing to accept anything from cameras to entire coats;
25. a coat trimmed with fur, to be complimented on whereever she goes;
26. a look-book of street snaps and photos she admires, with a list of items she wishes to own;
27. a name for her own personal style, which she alters as she wants;
28. the ability to take the advice of the Internet, but also to turn it off and do her own thing;
29. a petticoat guranteed to give you model-worthy poof;
30. one photograph of herself in her first dress to remind her how far she's come, and one photograph of herself in her best dress that reminds her why she became a lolita in the first place.

Inspired by Maya Angelou's Every Woman Should Have and 30 Things a Woman Should Have By the Time She's 30.

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posted by Victoria Suzanne @ 6:30 PM