Polyvore Wednesday - Retro Summer

So, summer is officially underway! And now that it's Polyvore Wednesday (again), I'm sharing some cute and summery Retro inspired coords!

Stawberry Picking by lady-bealzabub featuring Forever21 shoes

Sweet, quirky, and simple. I'd only wear this in the heat of summer, (given it's lack of tights or a blouse.) but it's a Country coord without going too OTT sweet. Classic and clean, I love it. Perfect for a picnic!

Mint Julep by lady-bealzabub featuring Rocket Dog shoes

Another barebones coord, this one goes into outright Retro territory. The dress looks like it'd work with a light poof, and the subdued, more mature nature of the colours makes this a clean, simple outfit perfect for the upcoming summer.

Lemon Sherbert and Cotton Candy by lady-bealzabub featuring Forever21 shoes

A sweet and punchy coord that I just adore. (It's my favourite of today.) This is a sweet as I'm likely to go, but it's sassy and cute. I love the ice-cream earrings and heart glasses, taking a more classic dress and making it a bit more sassy and glamourous. (DAHLING.)

Vintage Summer by lady-bealzabub on Polyvore.com

And the last look is a movie star inspired look, again with out the blouse and tights. I just LOVE the hat in this coord and the black colour scheme allows for a more glamourous look, but still have rockin' shades! (I really love the heart sunglasses. :3)

Summer Lovin'

Pardon the Grease reference in the title. ^__^

So it's almost July and where I live, it is HOT. :P Desert heat is some of the worst, so what is a loli in 100+˚F to do?!

Here's some tips:

• Lose some layers. Yes, you may end up breaking a few rules of lolita fashion, but I'd personally not get heatstroke.
• Try losing a blouse from under a JSK or even gong without bloomers. Try to lose alot of the bulk that this fashion seems to collect.
• If you wear multiple pettis, go down to just one. Also, look into pettis that are simply very, very full skirts made to add volume.
• Lose the thick printed tights and knee-highs and go for bobby socks or even just lounge around in sandles! (Cute deco toenails optional, but heavily recommended)
• Hike those skirts up! Obviously, not recommended with skirts from AP. (Those are short enough. :P) But if you tend to wear your skirts at your knee or just under, try wearing them a bit higher on your waist.
• Wear a simple headband or small clip-in bows instead of a bonnet or head-eating bow. It's a general idea that smaller, less bulky headwear won't trap the heat to your head the way something like a bonnet will. The exeption to this rule are, obviously, sun hats. When buying a sunhat, go for a staple colour like black, white, or creme. (It's just easier to coord. :P)
• Stay away from dark colours. Black and deeper colours like to gather heat as it absorbs light. Go for brighter colours. If this is a challange, try using a white or creme shawl or parasol to reflect the suns rays.
• Use your parasol. This is what they're for. Portable shade!
• And don't forget, always-always-always remember your sunscreen. Turning lobster-red is just plain unfabulous! I swear by spf 50 but this fully depend on your skin type. (I don't tan. I burn. Violently.)

Lolita Idols

So, there's this thing going on over on the main Livejournal EGL community to list your lolita style inspirations. While I've only just started wearing it myself, I've been following the fashion off and on since I was about 12 or 13. (So, six or seven years?) So, I do have a lot of the "traditional" lolita idols like Mana and Alice, so I'm going to list my more unorthodox ones. :3 (The two seem a bit
bipolar design-wise, but come from distinctly different parts of my life.)

Tomoe Hotaru (From Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon.)

This ones a bit hard to explain, but I've always loved Hotaru and how she looked. I discovered the character about the time I discovered lolita fashion. She's always drawn wearing dark clothes and looking damn good in them too.

Griddlebone (From the musical CATS.)

I know, I know. But I love Griddlebone to pieces. She's the reason I love the colour pink as much as I do, to be completely honest. Griddlebone is pink and fluffy and proof that if you're going for theatrical, go all the way. (She's also got spunk. Gotta love that.)

Polyvore Wednesday - Mme. Phantom

So! The very first Polyvore Wednesday. ... It's an idea to share my general idea of awesome of just some fledgling ideas.

Mme. Phantom by lady-bealzabub on Polyvore.com

So, obviously inspired by Phantom of the Opera, which happens to be one of my favourite novels (next to Dorian Gray and House of Leaves....) Also one of my favourite musicals. I've always loved the story and in the depth of my Emo teenage years I very much identified with Erik, the Phantom, himself. I've been listening to the Original Canadian Cast Recording and was also inspired by the latest chandelier print. (Detailed rather nicely over on this F*** Yeah Lolita post. The only time I wish I could fit brand is for that OP. It's Georgous.)

I know that the general large sheets of Rachel lace are not popluar in the Lolita communities, usually connected to cheap, scratchy Ita-tastic...... -ness. But I've grown very fond of the soft sheets of bridal lace and like trying to incorperate things into it. :P Also lace shirts are comfy when made nicely.

And a tophat because tophats are cool. (I'm SUCH a dork.)

Lady B Reporting In!

This is the first post for the official blog of the Indie company, Black Cat Productions.

I really have no idea what to say as of yet but I'm hoping I'll get more used to the idea of blogging.

So, hi!

I'm the main blogger and gamer/lolita/gyaru end of BCP. I usually go by Lady B or my real name Nova G.