A warm weather coordinate & some new houseplant friends 🌱

Happy World Goth Day, bats! I spent a day downtown with my best friend. Even though we work in the same neighbourhood, our schedules don't always line up so it can be hard to meet up. We decided to wear Moitié and comfy shoes so that we could go on a long walk together. We relaxed in the park, and had some delicious Indian fusion food.We also did a little bit of window shopping. Did you know that Fluevog had an Anna Sui collab? Me neither! I adore the colours. Fluorescent green is one of my favourite colours and those sandals are extremely tempting...

I wore Moitié's Lace Cross JSK from 2009 since it was very warm outside. It has to be one of the most flattering dresses I own. I love the shape of the bodice - more lolita dresses should have Basque waistlines! I also have fresh tattoos on my thighs so I was a bit worried about coverage, but the dress hits perfectly above the knee when I'm in flat shoes.

Beret: Moi-même-Moitié
JSK: Moi-même-Moitié
Blouse: Metamorphose
Socks: Moi-même-Moitié
Accessories: Moi-même-Moitié, Néant Glass,Vivienne Westwood
Shoes: Poison Shoes

To be perfectly honest, my personal life is sort of in shambles right now, so this was a very welcome distraction. I'm trying to reignite some of my other hobbies to help occupy my time. One of my oldest hobbies is playing and making custom content for the Sims and SimCity games. I used to build a lot of houses in the Sims, so I've been remaking the iconic Neighbourhood 1 houses from Sims 1 houses in Sims 4. I just finished making the Goth family house and now I want to do the Newbie family house. I'd always kick the Newbie family out into one of the other lots so that I could move my own Sims in, haha. I really liked that tiny little tutorial house for some reason.

I also really missed editing my coordinate photos, so I decided to make a sort of liminal space-ish one inspired by that Windows XP "Bliss" wallpaper. I'm really fascinated by the idea of liminal spaces and I would love to do some surreal paintings based on the concept. I recently purchased a new set of gouache paints and some pencil crayons, so I might get started over the long weekend -  I should probably do something more productive than build houses for my Sims for the next four days.

I also purchased some cute new houseplants. The big rattlesnake plant is named Steve and the little polka dot plant is named Dottie. They're both growing new leaves already!! So proud of my little plants ( ˊᵕˋ )♡ They're both a little bit particular with regards to care, and I'm admittedly not a green thumb, but so far so good. I'm also hoping to get a ZZ Raven and a Monstera soon. One of my friends has one so I'm gonna ask him for a cutting. I know I have very basic bitch taste in plants haha ( ´ ▽ ` )b

[Current Music: The Soft Moon - Wasting]

A Museum Trip Coordinate

Today I went to the Bata Shoe Museum with my friends! We've had a super chilly spring season so far, so I was fine wearing velveteen. This is my first time wearing this piece even though I've had it for about two years! It's sort of apron-style so the back of the skirt is open.  I wore a plain black georgette tiered skirt underneath since I wanted to keep my outfit very simple today, but I can't wait to try pairing it with something more adventurous!

Headdress: Moi-même-Moitié
JSK: Victorian Maiden

Underskirt: Millefleurs

Blouse: Moi-même-Moitié
Jacket: Black Peace Now
Socks: Moi-même-Moitié
Accessories: Moi-même-Moitié, Vivienne Westwood
Shoes: Yosuke

I visited this museum alone last autumn, but it was fun to go back and revisit it with friends, especially since they actually appreciate fashion and design. They have a great collection of shoes as well as textiles and clothing from all over the world. I don't think it's a terribly exciting museum for people to visit if they don't already have at least a passing interest in those kinds of things...every kid I see in there looks bored as hell.

 Prior to that visit in autumn, I hadn't been to the museum since grade 4. We went on a class trip to learn about historical fashion, and we got to make our own historically-inspired shoes. I remember making a tasselled rococo-styled shoe because I had been reading this book series about Marie Antoinette and I was totally obsessed with the fashion in the illustrations. I mean...that tracks, right?

Afterwards we went on a stroll through Yorkville for lunch and a little shopping. I don't go there very often so it was nice to visit again. I used to go window shopping there all the time when I was an undergraduate student, thinking about all the fancy designer things I wanted to buy when I had enough money...and now that I have enough money, I'm not interested in those things anymore. So I just ended up buying a cute acrylic drawer for my makeup instead.

Going out for a relaxing afternoon with friends really helped to lift my spirits. I've been feeling pretty down and blue lately so it felt very refreshing, even though I probably wasn't the best company (ᵕ̣̣̣ ͜ ᵕ̣̣̣ ˶ )♡ I can't wait to go out with friends more often now that the weather is better!

[Current Music: Principe Valiente - Take Me With You]