Gothic Lolita Blouses

AND WE'RE BACK!

The human has survived her trip to China.  (So did Z.  And as it turned out, poor Z spent the entire time in a backpack in the hotel instead of going out on photoshoots.  Alas.)

And we are showing off our new spring wardrobe, featuring the brand new Gothic Lolita Blouse pattern from Jinjia Mixed Goods.  This pattern has been months in the making, and is the very first pattern in our Gothic Lolita wardrobe.

It's a super versatile blouse pattern, with so many different variations:

• 2 blouse lengths (long and peplum)
• 4 blouse fronts
• 4 collar styles 
• 8 sleeve styles
• Optional corset back lacing

If you're counting, that's 256 different blouses in one pattern.

Get it at our etsy store here:  Gothic Lolita Blouse Pattern.  Use the code JMG10TH until May 10 for a 10% off $5 or more.

Kana and Lily are the models for the detailed blouse pictures.  First up, the peplum blouse with corset back lacing.

 Kana's blouse has giant puffed sleeves with lots of lace insertion, a pointed collar, and a simple front (to counteract all the lace on the sleeves...).

 The best thing about lolita style is just how much trim you can put on one blouse.  If there's a seam, there's trim.  Best trims include 1/2" lace, flat or ruffled and tiny braids.

Lily's blouse is the opposite:  a super complicated blouse front, with very simple straight sleeves and a standup collar.  The sleeve also has lace insertion, and the blouse front has trim at almost all the seams.

 We don't know about you, but lace insertion is just so fun and easy, and makes anything look elegant.

Next up:  the long blouse variant with a plain back.  The corset lacing is for adjusting fit, since AG seems to be changing doll sizes with every production run.

This blouse definitely the classic blouse with a Peter Pan collar and (for the human) minimal ruffles and lace.  Just tiny ruffles at the front placket and around the collar.  It's good for a mid-century look.

 But there's also the flared/bell sleeve, if you want something a tad more 70s.

Country Lolita Style for Valentine's Day

Kana here.  Valentine's Day (and Chinese New Year) are just around the corner, which means new clothes are a must.  The human was trying out some of her pattern design skills, and came up with these two dresses for us.  Both dress have princess seams and more lace and ruffles than a dress really needs, even though we all know there is no such thing as too much lace.

As an early Valentine's Day/Chinese New Year present, here are some links to our previous holiday crafts: 

Valentine's Day Printables and Chinese New Year's Printables

But now onto the dresses.

Z's dress closes in the front with a row of tiny buttons (and working buttonholes).  There's tiny lace trim along the front placket and around the collar, and lace ruffle at the hem.  The back has corset-style lacing for an adjustable fit.  Four different types of lace sacrificed themselves for this dress.

My dress has a cute bib-front and a round collar, decorated with a tiny coordinating button.  The dress closes in the back with velcro, but also has the corset-lacing backing for a better fit.  The bottom hem has a lace ruffle, and lace edging besides.  But the best parts are the puff sleeves, with lace insertion in the puff and the cuff, and even more lace trimming at the hems and the sleeve seams.  This is all-out lace and girly-ness, and I love it.

The human needs to make some more adjustments to these patterns before releasing them into the wilds of Etsy, so keep tuned.