Many More Lolita Fashion Tips

(IMG SOURCE: Marie Antoinette Cake by Elizabeth Solaru)

1. Plan on driving in lolita ? Ditch the petticoat and shoes until you get to your location. They can make driving difficult, therefore hazardous. Consider having a pair of cute 'driving shoes' in the car for easy access.
2. On a tight budget? Buy blouses with detachable sleeves. Now you have a blouse suitable for warm and cold weather.
3. The key to perfect poof requires 2 things:  a casual petticoat and a monstrous petticoat, both either a-line or bell shaped depending on style. Wear the casual when not in need of much poofiness; the monster petticoat when in need of decent poof; and lastly, the casual and monster combination if in need of serious poof. Can you say heavy velveteen dress?
4. As a lolita that does foreign purchases online, know your measurements in centimeters. It is also helpful to know your shoe size in centimeters. It doesn't hurt knowing the japanese equivalent of your ring size either.
5. Are your Over-The-Knee socks slipping and not staying in place? Consider using a garter belt or sock glue! 
 6. If you're uncomfortable with the fashion's name: lolita, don't use it. If you feel like you have to, use the technical term gothic-lolita instead. You're free to call lolita fashion whatever you are comfortable with like cupcake fashion. Be warned that it may confuse those that already know the existence of lolita fashion.
 7. Ok, you have the fashion down but not sure what to do with yourself? Join your local lolita community! Lolita communities have events going on all the time. Teaparties, swap meets, sewing circles, etc. If there are no events going on, make one yourself! As a newcomer, host a social event to introduce yourself and break the ice.
 8. If you plan on having the 'fashion talk' with your parents, not using the word lolita would be advantageous to getting their approval of the style. Only if, they dont know the fashion is called lolita already, otherwise it may be difficult. Some parents disapprove of the fashion not because of how it looks but just because its called lolita. 
9. When dining in lolita, try to avoid foods that are prone to stain clothing. It also helps if you avoid the optional sauces . Sushi is great but can get messy if you eat it with soysauce and/or wasabi. The downside of being precautious on a paranoid level is having a bland meal. (Haha)
10. Thus far, the fashion has officially two holidays. International Lolita Day occurs twice a year. The first saturday of June and the first saturday of December to celebrate the summer solstice and the winter solstice.