young spirit

lace collar blouse and pink floral top from Taiwan, dress from H&M, shoes from boutique in Santa Cruz

Today is my birthday! A friend of mine made me a lace crown for the occasion so I wore it out today. It's such a cute and fun accessory to wear. On another note, it's October already but the weather this week has been in the 80s and 90s, and I still get rash just from going outside. I can't wait for Fall weather to happen. Love, Kaia

boy

Coolthreads shirt from Skreened.

can i get that in an extra large?

I've gotten my hands on a couple omocat sweaters this summer! I was hoping to get her Fishboy sweater at Anime Expo, but I got lost in the dealers hall and couldn't find her booth for the longest time, and there weren't any left by the time I got there. Thankfully I got there before Sickboy sweaters were completely out. I got the TVgirl crewneck from her at Japan Expo last month.
My hair has been getting pretty long. I've been growing it out for a while now and I feel like I'm ready to cut it all off. I want to dye my hair again, but I don't want to dye it until it's cut.

Soon, hopefully.

Love, Kaia

fairy me.

 

t-shirt and necklace from Zambicandy, collar made by me, skirt from Baby the Stars Shine Bright, heart bag from Angelic Pretty, socks from Taiwan, shoes from ebay

Zambicandy gave me a shirt she made so I tried making a fairy kei coord with it! I bought this skirt a while ago, but I didn't have that many tops that went with that shade of pink, so I'm kind of excited about this outfit! Sax and pink are one of my favorite color combinations, but I haven't worn them together ever since I sold off my pink babydoll jumperskirt from Baby the Stars Shine Bright.

Love, Kaia

it's short sleeves weather

Heidee hoo helloo! It's been getting pretty warm as of lately! Somehow I wear cardigans in California all the time in the 60's and into the 70's even, I start whipping out the shorts and dresses when it gets into the 50's in New York.
It's been a long time since my hair has been this long, so I've been tying it up in various low maintenance updos as of late.
I'm also wearing this cute necklace made by Zambi! She gave me one of the unicorn t-shirts she made so I'm hoping to have a post with those soon.

Love, Kaia

city folk.

Emily and I took pictures together today. We went into the city to get supplies. I remembered I needed to go for some reason but I couldn't remember what for.

Emily is wearing a handmade hat from convention, borrowed sweater from Thrift Town, dress from Bodyline, TUK cat mary janes, Pusheen pin. I'm wearing an Esprit coat from Goodwill, swacket from Harputs Union, Alice and the Pirates Horoscope print JSK, TUK creepers, scarf on head from Tiffany's.

I stopped by Midtown Comics because we passed by on the way from Elegant Fabrics. They always have the most recent Adventure Time comics in stock but I'd never bought them because I'd want to buy all of them. Adventure Time came out with a compilation so I bought that one, and then a couple single issues of covers I liked.
A comic I drew today. Lately I've been sleepy all the time starting from when I wake up. I would want to take a nap when I have breaks between classes but I need that time to make lunch. I've been in need of those naps really badly. But somehow when it hits 12 when I'd like to go to sleep, I start to feel really productive and want to work on things.

Love, Kaia

opposite me.

My friend Stephen put me up to the challenge of wearing two outfits in a day with the first being super girly and the second being androgynous. I was up for it. I had been planning on wearing one of my new lolita dresses, but decided against it last minute and wore this outfit that I've wanted to wear for a while and never got around to.
It's a little hard to differentiate my bed jacket with the dress, but my bed jacket is this translucent puff sleeve jacket that goes down to my knees. I was lucky enough to find it at the flea market for a dollar! What a deal. One of the things I love most about the Bay Area is going to the flea market every month. I haven't taken much of a liking to New York flea markets.

dress from H&M conscious collection, vintage bed jacket from flea market, coat from Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Forever21 stockings, shoes from Taiwan.

It's also my first time wearing this coat out. I've never thought about wanting a lolita coat since it doesn't get cold enough for me to need one in California. I didn't even have that many jackets, and was generally unprepared for the winter on the east coast. I've adjusted so well that I start to feel overheated when it hits 50 degrees in New York.
I've also had these stockings for a while. I think I bought them about a year ago when I realized all of my tights are black and I don't always want black tights. The flower print is a little flocky. They're pretty darn good for $5! I really like this outfit. It makes me feel like a princess


I had about an hour and a half between classes, but I had to wash and dry my hair and make lunch and eat it so I didn't spend as long as I would have liked to to choose out an outfit.

Hooded shirt from Taiwan, Obey t shirt from Buffalo Exchange, Kangol beanie from Beacons Closet.

Gosh I wear these creepers everywhere now. They were slightly heavy for me when I first got them but it didn't take long to get used to them and now they're my favorite, most comfortable pair of shoes.

I was on tumblr today and a girl that I follow posted the newest SHINee video so I watched it. I was a big follower of Kpop a couple years back but I more or less don't keep up anymore aside from reading occasional updates on SHINee when they come up on facebook, and f(x) when they have new music. And whatever is on MTV or playing in stores when I'm around in Taiwan.
Taeminie starts it off! How exciting. I'm diggin his hat.


Love, Kaia

let's try something different.

It felt like I had been wearing skirts and dresses every day for the past month, so I decided to switch it up a little bit. I liked switching between more feminine and more androgynous outfits when I had shorter hair but with my current long hair, I felt super feminine in everything I wore.
I finally invested in a binder! I'd been meaning to for a while but every time I try to, I get put off by prices and push it off. I ended up buying a cheaper comfortable one with the money I made from online sales at my store. No more awkward lumps when wearing guys shirts, thank goodness.

plaid shirt from goodwill, t shirt from swap meet, pants from zara, t.u.k creepers, sex pot revenge chain lock necklace

I tried arranging my hair into a rocker hairstyle by pulling it all to one side. I am a pro at losing things and I couldn't find my bobby pins, which made it a little difficult to keep together. Lucky for me it's my free day and my destination for the day was Target so I bought another pack of bobbies.
When am I touching up those roots? Maybe never. Or when I cut all my hair off. I've always wanted my hair short and silver. I have a bunch of pictures saved on my computer from Valentine's Day. Trying to decide if it's too late to post those. Also working on a tutorial or two to post on the blog! Looking forward to those.

Love, Kaia

sailor or a school girl.

I wore a new dress today! I traded it for two items from the BTSSB lucky pack that I bought. I didn't know how much I'd like it at first because this dress is very form fitting, which is unlike the clothes that I usually wear. Figure wise, I have a short torso and pudge around the waist, I'm well suited for empire waist and babydoll cuts, so those are the styles I generally go for. This dress has a drop waist bodice and has no elastic in it. I when I got it, I wasn't expecting at all for it to fit.
I can't even begin to explain how amazed I am that it zips up all the way! Not only that, the shape is very flattering and curves in at the waist. I've only had it for a few days but it's really grown on me.
The dress is Victorian Maiden. It's one of my favorite lolita brands, but this is the first dress I own from them. Also my first sailor style dress. I've always kind of wanted one. This one is black and ivory, which I didn't think would be so easy to coordinate but I happen to have a ton of ivory colored things.
Today I got a ton of compliments on my hair! I took out my braids during lunch break and so many people talked to me about my hair during the afternoon, which was unexpected! I've worn the same hairstyle for about three weeks now but no one has said anything about it until today.
Posing here with my dressform, Camille. In addition to this dress, I received three other dresses in the mail this week and last week. I'll hopefully be posting them soon.


As an omake, here's some pictures I snuck from a critique on Tuesday.
Everyone went in with something that looked really awesome and well put together and like with most critiques, I felt pretty inadequate because I'm really not much of a seamstress. Our assignment was to create a fully lined lapel jacket.
My teacher is really good at sewing and isn't afraid to tell us when we do something completely wrong, and I was so prepared to be told off. I presented last, and I couldn't believe how nice everyone was. My classmates gave the sweetest comments and told me how cute my jacket was and asked me to try it on, then told me it was so cute that I should just wear it out. I get really shy when I'm complimented and I was pretty much reduced to a pile of goo by the end of the critique. I can post pictures of my jacket and sketches once I get it back from grading.

Love, Kaia

i can't feel my face.

For the past while, I'd been back in California where on days, it's still so sunny that I'd have to take my parasol out. I came back to New York a couple weeks ago and it was pretty nice temperature for a while. In the upper 40's to 50's every day. I think 50's is pretty ideal. Gosh but starting last week or so temperatures have dropped to the point in which I just want to bundle into a blanket burrito and hide myself under a kotatsu.

sweater from Goodwill, skirt from Thrift Town, leggings: got for christmas from mom, socks from h&m, TUK creepers from Karmaloop.

You can't see it here, but I'm wearing that box shirt that I wore here. I don't think I've worn it in over a year?? And that skirt, I haven't worn it in two years. I was wondering to myself why, and I think it was because I found myself tripping a lot when I wore it. The underskirt was a straight skirt that went past my knees, which restricted a lot of movement in the legs, so I cut that open recently and taadaa no more tripping!
I had just gotten these creepers in the mail. I've wanted to get a pair for ages! There was someone who was selling a pair for cheap at the swap meet at Fanime a few years back but they weren't my size so I didn't even bother trying on, which I regret. Over the summer I settled on a pair from Underground that were around $160 or so. I had saved up enough to get them, and when the time came my size was sold out and never restocked. I'm kind of glad that's how it went, though. A couple weeks ago I went on Karmaloop and there was one pair left of double sole creepers in back left in the shop, and they happened to be my size! I ended getting them for $60.
I have clsses in the afternoon today. It's too cold to go outside. I don't know what I'm going to wear. I need to do laundry. Also cook lunch.

Love, Kaia

quick rewind.

A couple weeks back the GSA at my school had an event so I attended. It's called Genderfu*k, "an informal open mic to commemorate the LGBTQA Community." I wanted to more outgoing this year and join some clubs. I'm a member to a couple clubs but club meetings are so awkward that I just don't attend except to the club events. I attended the first meeting of comic club and it was just all around awkward because I was late because I got lost in the building looking for the right room, and when I arrived there were tons of people and no chairs left and I stood around in a corner for a while till more chairs were grabbed out. Then they were playing a drawing game and I couldn't join because I got there too late and just. I didn't go back for a meeting, just the events. For the event, crossdressing was encouraged but it's a little harder with my long hair so I wore a beanie. I think I just looked like how I normally dress.

Jacket from Forever 21, Free People sweater free from swap box, button up shirt from Goodwill, Zara pants, Converse, hat and scarf from Beacons Closet

I didn't take too many pictures at the event. Quite a few people attended. The whole back table was food and refreshments. There was a lot of food! Sandwiches, donuts, jello, lots of food. I wish I'd been more hungry. I bought a shirt for $5. They're hand printed and the money that's earned is donated toward Sandy relief. Those who stayed till the very end got this neat keychain ornament. I wasn't a speaker or performer (I wanted to sign up to dance but I'm a terrible dancer. I've tried), but it was great and worthwhile to go to see other people express themselves and speak out about identity and struggles and acceptance.

calm before the storm.

Super tired today. Yesterday was Comic Thong, which is my school's comic club's comic drawing marathon for the Fall 2012 comic submission deadline which is coming up next month. It went from 8pm to 8am, and I had been planning on going at 8pm and staying until maybe 12. I ended up going at 9:30 and stayed until 6:45. I think by that time I wasn't functioning anymore.
I took some work that I needed to get done first, and then thought about what I wanted to do for my comic after I finished my work. I was working on some children's designs for a scholarship opportunity.

I think I finished around 1:30 or 2, and started brainstorming ideas for my comic. Nothing I thought of seemed to work out, so for about two and a half hours I sat there thinking of what to do without getting anything down on actual paper. Once I started coming up with ideas, nothing I drew came out how I wanted it to and I ended up drawing silly comic strips about things I suck at.

 Love, Kaia

the day of happy birth.

My birthday was on Friday, and to celebrate I invited my roommates to...hang out in our rooms to eat cake and pizza and watch movies.
I turned 20 this year! Time sure does fly. I dyed my hair mauve on Thursday and painted my nails to match.

h&m dress, thrifted cardigan and skirt, shoes and belt from Taiwan

The party officially started a little after 6. Emily made this cute card for me. CC gave me a book by Jing Chang (kinda like a photobook), my favorite Taiwanese singer.
Teehee cute roommates.
I got oreo ice cream cake and mushroom pizza and lemon ice tea and peach punch. My friend Stephen made me vegan matcha almond cookies for my birthday! We watched Meet the Robinsons, a movie that I really liked and wanted to watch again especially because CC and EE hadn't watched it yet. Afterwards we watched Goofy Movie, mostly because Emily really wanted to watch it but also because it's a good movie and I didn't remember much of what happened in it. After the movie we did a little bit of Disney sing along.

What a good day.

Love, Kaia