As many of you are probably aware, there are two lolita lifestyle communities currently existing on livejournal, egl_beyond and lifestyle_lolis. Both communities have the same general purpose and are populated by lovely people. After speaking with vivcore I have decided to close down EGL_Beyond and encourage all of you to join lifestyle_lolis. It doesn't make any sense for there to be two competing ( Read more... )

For a few years now I've been collecting pieces to make a large, and interesting tea set, for lolita and non lolita tea parties.


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1.  If standing, you must lift the saucer with the teacup when drinking.
 If seated, you can simply pick up the cup.
 2.  Pinkies should not be extended (despite what everyone wants to
 believe.)
 3.  A teacup is not held with both hands. Rather you slip your index
 finger through the handle and placing your thumb on the top of
 the handle. 
 4.  Do ( Read more... )

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It's creeping up on the most magnificent time of the year, isn't it? December and Christmas are just around the corner. Whichever religion you celebrate, the Winter holidays celebrate peace, fellowship and are generally accompanied by sparkly things. I don't know about you, but I love sparkly things ( Read more... )

Recently, I received a copy of As A Lady Would Say: Responses to Life's Important (and Sometimes Awkward) Situations. I was drawn to it because it specifically deals with uncomfortable situations, something most other etiquette books tend to gloss over.

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I am a Macoto fan, I really love his works and his drawings enchant me. I also love rococo period art. However I'm not much a fan of posters because of the damages it makes to the wall, and the picture itself when you try and tear it down. So I was wondering if It would be possible for me to frame the prints some way? I don't own any art books with ( Read more... )

I believe that I haven't yet posted any pictures of myself to the community. In light of the fact that I have some pictures from Halloween, I shall post them here. Some of the images might not fit directly into "Lolita Fashion" specifically, but I feel that they have the spirit of it intact, and will post them anyway.

( I'm afriad they're a little large... )

Since the holiday season is getting into swing, I was wondering if anyone had any especially neat ideas for their foods ( Read more... )

Happy Halloween, ladies!

Does anyone have any special plans for the holiday? I for one would love to attend a haunted tea party, or a good old fashioned masquerade.

Unfortunately I won't be doing anything this year. However, I think either for my birthday or for next Halloween, I'd like to incorporate The Enchanted Pumpkin and Apple Fortune ( Read more... )