Hello lovelies,

on the first of September the Viennese lolita meet-up had a small tea party. I wanted to wear my new Haenuli library lady dress but on the day of the event I remembered that I did not have any hair accessory. Oops.
I went through my stash and found some items which looked good together, being a crafts hoarder has its good points. Sometimes.
I found a round hat base, which I made ages ago, some flowers in a blue-purple, pearl strings and a big ostrich feather.
I remember trying to sew it on my sewing machine and it looks horrible at the back but okay on the other side. The rest was just glued onto the hatbase.



I forgot to take pictures of the back again but there are two crocodile clips glued to the base.

All in all it took me about 30mins? Super quick and easy.

The review about the tea party will be the next post.

All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

our July Teekränzchen collided with the Japanese anime and manga convention Nippon Nation again and we decided to go to Cafe Halle again, which is directly next to the convention.
This year I did not attend the convention because I have been going to conventions for over 15 years and nothing changed in these years. To be honest, it is always the same and thus I decided to not spend 20€ for a day pass.
The waitress at the cafe couldn't find our reservation but she found us a table nevertheless and was super friendly during the stay.



The food was very good and I had vegan bulgur bowl with humus, eggplant, tomatoes, almonds and peach. Usually I do not eat the vegan option but this bowl was amazing.
For dessert I had a marillenknödel, dumpling filled with sweet peach and usually the dumplings are small and fluffy but I got a huge dumpling and I couldn't even eat half of it.


I wore my Cherise Cherry dress combined with an Infanta blouse. I didn't wear the headdress in ages, therefore I was very happy to finally coordinate it again.

Have a good week,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

with September already upon us, I bring you my May fashion coordinates. Maybe I can finish them this year and start fresh year.



I wore this outfit for the bring and buy at Animarket. My cat was so cute again, I just had to make a picture with her. But in all honesty, she is always cute.
Dress: yolanda
shoes: dreamv


That was one of the dresses I bought at Animarket, it's from Cherie cerise, a Chilean brand.
The shoes are from bodyline.


 Here is another dress I bought at the animarket and it has cats on it. When I was in the Philippines this year the theme of the lolita meet up was orange-ish or cats and I had nothing to wear. If I only had had this dress then.
Dress: Leur Getter
shoes: DreamV


This is the most costume-ish coordinate I ever wore. Especially with the tray and the bonnet it scream victorian maid.
OP: Souffle song
apron: Rosemarie seoir
shoes: Liz lisa

 June coords are coming up soon!

All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

The natural Museum of Bratislava is currently holding an exhibition until September 2019 about Slovak caps from the 19th and 20th century called "Beauty created for women" and let me tell you, the caps were all so beautiful; there were caps in almost every colour, with flowers or/and lace or/and embroidery.

Here the official text from the museum:
"Women's headgear had an important place in the long-term development of clothing in the territory of Slovakia. In the folk environment, the head cover was formed under the influence of geographical, natural, socio-economic and cultural conditions. This complicated process was also affected by migration, administrative restrictions and orders, period fashion and trade. Wearing a headdress had a definitive meaning within a village's collective structure. It confirmed that a woman was married. Headdresses were also worn by young single women who had children out of marriage. This imperative was related to the time when traditional clothing was worn. The term čepiec (headdress, bonnet) was used to designate the head cover throughout most of the territory of Slovakia, except for the region of Central Slovakia, where it was replaced by the term kápka, and the southern part of Western Slovakia with a Hungarian population, where it was called főkötő. Based on the cut and placement of basic stitches it was divided into five forms which were further segmented into several variants. Two forms of headdress prevailed in Slovakia, one with basic stitches placed on the back of the head and the second with basic stitches placed on the top of the head. It was made of various types of material and by various techniques. In general, more expensive, better quality and more decorative materials were used for ceremonies and holidays, and simpler and cheaper fabrics were used for everyday use. The fastening of headdresses was the same all over Slovakia: they were tied by pulling down on the back part of the headdress or the headband in the back of the head and tying it. Headdresses from the villages of Východná, Štrba and Turiec and the bonnets affected by urban fashion are the exception. They were tied by a string or ribbon under the chin.
In the 1960s, the wearing of traditional clothing, and thus also of headdresses in Slovakia, was abandoned by everyone except for older women and women in certain regions on Sundays and when visiting church, as well as at festive, ceremonial occasions. Wearing headdress at wedding ceremonies was preserved for the longest."

So, without further a do, here are a few pictures from the exhibtion.

Bridal headdress, Omšenie, early 20th centuary

Bridal Headdress, Rykynčice, first half of the 20th century

Bridal Headdress, Kojatice, first half of the 20th century

Bridal Headdress, Jakovany, 1947

Bridal Headdress, Novohrad, early 20th century

The two red headdresses without caption:
The parta was the headband worn by young women which was a sign of their freedom. In the past, it constituted part of ceremonial or ritual head styling. It was worn by young women to chuch on Sundays or important holidays. Young women put this headband on for the final time on their wedding day. Headbands were purposefully covered by textile so that ribbons, beads, glass decorations and other decorative items could be added. They were mostly complemented by a green wreath or twigs of rosemary, myrtle or another evergreen plant. In the late 19th century, traditional headbands were replaced by floral wreaths in many regions of Slovakia. The material for creating headbands was usually purchased in fairs or local shops.

Headdress with floral motif, Cajla, 1860

Headdress with bird motif, Mengusovce, early 20th century

Forgov headdreass of craftsman's wife in urban environment made by milliner. Pukanec, 1920-1945.

the red varion of the top blue headdress.

Pads, rolls, etc under headdress

All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

ready for my April ootd?

I was sick for most of the month and did not have the energy to do anything, especially not doll up. :(

The first outfit is a super comfy cult party kei-larme mix. I used different materials to create a romantic but comfy look. The scarf I am wearing over my left shoulder is actually a knit blanket.







The second outfit is my favourite self-made bolero with the magic tea party dress.
Usually I tend to stay away from too big bows right in the middle of my head but this kinda looked cute.





And that's it again.

All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

last weekend we took off for a small trip to Bratislava. We went by train which was only 16€ for both directions and we were in another country in one hour. Living in Europe sure has its good sides.




Our hostel was in the heart of the old town and all the sights were accessible by foot which was perfect.

We had to wait a few hours before check in but we were able to leave our suitcases in the lobby.
It was quite early when we arrived and most of the shops and restaurants were still closed. We ate breakfast, consisting of cake and lemonade, at Maximilian Delikatesso and afterwards roamed around the city.




I think we run around in a few circles before deciding to look up some vintage stores on the internet and visit them. I even found a white bed gown and a peach coloured bed jacket in one of the stores both for 11€. So cheap! I remember buying a similar dress at Magic Oyster in Vienna and I paid 70€ for it.

Vintage Shop, Františkánske námestie 7, 811 01 Bratislava, Slovakia

We also wanted to go to various antique shops but for them we were either too late or they were closed on Saturday and Sunday.

For lunch we ate at a ramen shop called Kazu, they had delicious Japanese food.


Also, all of the fried food on the pictures is mine, the healthier items are from M. Why is fatty food so delicious?

In the afternoon I went to a thai massage, and I was in heaven for 30 minutes. But afterwards I got headache and we went back to the hotel were I slept from 6pm to 7am. Whoops.

The next day we checked out early and went up to the Bratislava castle. Once again we were too early and it hadn't even opened yet. We decided to come back another day and search for some food instead.








We sat down at urban bistro, a small cafe right next to our hotel, and ate delicious food. I usually not like eggs very much, but it was really good with my salmon pancakes.




Afterwards we went to the natural history museum, there was an exhibition about Slovak caps. More about that in a separate post because I took a picture of every cap.

Continuing our journey, we went back to the national gallery, just to find out, that all of the old paintings are in the archive because they are renovating the gallery. Damn, we would have loved to see them.


We went back to the inner city and ate lunch at the infinity rock cafe. M's goat cheese salad was superb but my hot burger sadly was not. The meat was tough and the bun was old. :( Even the fries tasted like they had been frozen. What a shame!


By then it was already 3pm and we got our luggage and went to the train station. I hope to return soon, probably in winter with a Christmas market?



All the best,

Auris Lothol