Bodyline Haul

Late last week, I got a haul from Bodyline that I want to share!  It's possible this will be my last order from Bodyline, because in the last year, they have hardly restocked or added any new lolita items.  It seems that they are phasing out their lolita line, at least on their international store.  At this point, there really isn't much left in the right sizes or colors on their site that I like.

So, for this (possibly last) haul, here's what I got!

I got 4 blouses, a headdress, 3 pairs of socks, and 3 pairs of wristcuffs.  All of these are things to fill out my wardrobe, and I'm happy with every item I received.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

 l474 blouse in blue.  I got this because the color is so unique, and if Bodyline stops selling this blouse, I don't know when/where I could get another like it!  It seems to be cut for use with pants and possibly skirts, but I think it will work with JSKs and well if tucked in under my petti.  It also comes with a detachable jabot and cameo chain, which are nice details.

 1575 blouse in white.  I wanted this blouse for several reasons.  For one, I wanted a blouse that would go with oldschool coords, and I think the detachable sleeves with tie ribbons at the bottom contributes to that look.  Also, this blouse is pure white.  Most lolita blouses are off-white, so I thought it would be nice to have one blouse that is truly white for the handful of pieces I have that require it.  Since it can be worn as short or long sleeves, it's very versatile.  One complaint I have about this blouse is that the lace is kind of shiny.  However, it is soft so I consider this blouse to still be wearable.

 l402 blouse in black.  I already have a black long-sleeved blouse, but I found that it didn't go very well with sweet coords and was more suited for gothic and possibly classic looks.  I think this blouse will work with sweet.  The lace on the collar is eyelet lace which works with the look I was going for, and fortunately it is soft and a good quality.

 l375 blouse in black.  The main reason I bought this was because it was only $6.66!  This is a blouse I would buy in a heartbeat if they ever restocked it in different colors because of the adorable strawberry details!  I don't actually have any main pieces that are black and strawberry themed.  I would like to have Meta's strawberry crown skirt in black to go with this blouse, but I've never seen it for sale (and I actually want it in green even more, haha).  I may have some pieces I can wear with this, but with how much I LOVE strawberry-themed stuff, it seemed worth getting for when I do have something.

 Here are the accessories I got.  I really wanted a black and white headdress to go with old-school coords.  This one always looked so ita to me, but it was really the only one I could find for super cheap.  I already have this headdress in many other colorways, and the black and white version looks less ita in person than I thought it would.  The black and white wristcuffs are made from eyelet lace and will work better for old-school and country coords than the ones I already had, which are more for classic or non-OTT sweet.  The lace is way softer than I was expecting and compared to other eyelet lace I have felt.  They were very worth the price!  The white and pink wristcuffs are just something I thought would be nice to have.

3 pairs of strawberry socks!  These are the colors that Bodyline still had in stock, and they were only $1.99 a pair!  The white and pink colors would have been great to have too, but actually the main reason I made this order was for the sax socks to go with my Infanta Strawberry Kitchen Maid JSK and the mint ones to go with my FigliaXHANAKO Strawberry JSK (which I reviewed in a previous post).  Luckily, both pairs match the colors of the dresses close enough to work!  I got the black pair too, even though right now it really only goes with the black strawberry blouse I showed above.

I paid a total of $108.61, after shipping, for these items and it was incredibly worth it.  I'm sad that Bodyline is phasing out of lolita because they just can't be beat on their prices on socks, wrist cuffs, headdresses, etc, and their blouses are nice enough for the price to be serviceable.  Also amazingly, this order took only 2 1/2 weeks to reach me (I have waited over 3 months before)!

My Good Friday Kuro Coord

Today for Good Friday, I wanted to wear something all black to show a sense of mourning for Jesus' death on the cross.  I tried my hand at kuro Lolita, and here's what I came up with:

JSK, headdress (modified): Bodyline
Necklace: vintage
Blouse: Anna House
Shoes and tights: offbrand from local shoe stores
Earrings: Claire's
Bracelet: handmade

Sadly, I don't think it would be appropriate to wear lolita to my church, so I won't be wearing this out.  If I were, I would want to include a classy, possibly vintage black purse without too much detail.  The tights are lace and the bracelet has one gray rose charm that ties into the rose motif on the headdress, which is a bodyline piece that originally came with ties to tie around the head (I attached it to a headband instead).  The dress also came with a detachable waist bow that I chose not to include because it looked too playful for this coord.

I decided to include a worn photo, though I covered my face.  I think this outfit does a good job of expressing what I wanted to today.

1 Dress, 8 Coords: Bodyline l365 JSK

I have been wanting to do coord posts for awhile, where I show 1 dress, and several different ways it can be worn.  My goal was to show 5 outfits per dress...but for this first one, it turned into 8!  I chose a very basic and versatile dress, Bodyline's l365 jsk in sax.  As of this writing, this dress is still available from Bodyline for $13.33.  For each outfit, I will do a rundown of what it consists of, and explain one or two "style points" for that outfit.  Also, you can see part of another coord I'm working on in all of the pics on the right side...so just ignore that!  Let's begin....

1.  The Most Basic of Basics

Headbow and shoes:  Bodyline

Blouse and tights:  taobao (sold on multiple resellers, not sure of the brand)

Bag: Loris (taobao)

Earrings: H&M

Bracelet: handmade

Style Point:  I wanted to start with the most basic coord possible.  This is what a beginner might want to put together for this dress, or someone who just doesn't have alot of time to get dressed that day!  The tights shown are made of white lace, and the earrings are small bow studs.  All of my bracelets are handmade since my wrists are pretty small, and they are easy and fun to make too.

2.  Casual Lolita

Headband: Claire's

Socks: Bodyline

Cutsew: DreamV

Bag: ThinkGeek

Shoes: Boscov's, shoe clips from defunct Amazon seller

Earrings: H&M

Bracelet: handmade

Style Point:  Since this dress is so inexpensive, I thought it would be great to wear it casually.  I paired it with other things that would be more approachable to normies, like comfortable shoes that can be worn all day and a purse from ThinkGeek.  Most of these items could be daily wear for a variety of styles.

3.  Pink and Blue

Blouse:  Anne House

Socks: MuFish (taobao)

Shoes: Bodyline

Earrings and Parasol: Lolita Collective

Headbow and bracelets: handmade

Style Point:  This is actually my favorite way to coord this dress!  I love it with pink, and would have liked to show it with a pink purse, but I don't have one so I showed it with a parasol instead!

4.  Colors and Patterns

Cutsew, socks, shoes: Bodyline

Headbow: Angelic Pretty

Earrings: Haenuli (also sold by other resellers)

Bag: Loris (taobao)

Bracelets: handmade

Style Point:  I wanted to introduce a touch of purple and some kind of pattern to this outfit, so I added an Angelic Pretty headbow with white, pink, and purple bows and socks with a pattern to accomplish that.  I also went with a cutsew that has more detail.  I would like to try actually wearing this outfit sometime to see how it looks on!

5.  Summer Heat

Bolero: DreamV

Bows: Lolita Collective

Earrings: H&M

Socks: ebay children's socks (lol)

Shoes: Bodyline

Bag: Loris (taobao)

Bracelets: handmade

Style Point:  I wanted to create an outfit that could be worn and still count as Lolita on a hot summer's day.  The frilly ankle socks contribute to that idea, and the bolero gives the feeling that it could always be taken off if it just gets too hot.  I was envisioning hair in pigtails with the bows to keep it off my neck.  The earrings are white heart studs.

6.  Oldschool FTW

Headdress, socks, shoes: Bodyline

Blouse: Anna House

Bag: Loris (taobao)

Earrings: H&M

Style Point:  I love oldschool Lolita.  I have a rectangle headdress that matches this dress and I just had to use it, so I paired with a couple other things that might be seen in an oldschool coord, like frilly knee socks and the closest blouse I have to oldschool (it's not quite there, but close enough).

7.  All Blue

Bow, socks, shoes, blouse: Bodyline

Bag: Loris (taobao)

Earrings: H&M

Bracelets; handmade

Style Point:  So, we have shiro and kuro Lolita, so why not ao (blue) Lolita?  This coord needs a blue bag to complete the look, but since I don't have one, I showed it with the same white purse I usually use (same with the earrings).  I'm not sure I would actually recommend wearing this outfit since the blue is awfully overbearing, but I wanted to do it just for fun!  For the bow, I used an extra detachable bow from the dress and put it on a headband, to make sure the blues matched.

8.  Tea Party

Blouse: Lady Sloth

Headdress: Cutie Creator (taobao)

Socks, bag: Innocent World

Earrings: H&M

Bracelets: handmade

Shoes: Bodyline

Style Point:  You have a big tea party to go to, and you've decided on this dress.  You go for some brand from Innocent World to impress the brand whores, and a blouse from Lady Sloth that costs several times what the dress did.  White rose stud earrings and a beautiful matching headdress from Cutie Creator add that extra flare.  With your trusty Bodyline shoes (complete with Dr. Sholl's inserts lol), you know you be comfortable and stylish.

Alright, and that's it, folks!  I want to do more of these, so I'm currently brainstorming how I can make the photos better, and deciding on what dress to do next!  Creating this post definitely helped me realize what is lacking in my wardrobe.  For these particular outfits, that was definitely pink and blue purses, and more blue earrings.  It's hard for me to justify buying a whole lot of purses when I actually go out in Lolita so rarely, but maybe I could add a couple to my next taobao haul.  Any other suggestions?  Leave a comment!