So... I& #39;ve been into Lolita fashion since I was in high school. It& #39;s cute, elegant and I& #39;ve longed to have these clothes in my wardrobe for ages. I showed it to my mom once and she thought it was garish, and that& #39;s stopped me from investing in it since I still live with her (1/?)

This was ~7 yrs ago and I& #39;m an adult now so she can& #39;t really have a say in what I wear but I& #39;m still nervous about investing in it. Lolita is really expensive. I just ordered shoes, and now I need more pieces to actually make my first coordinates. It& #39;s gonna take time. (2/?)

My mom& #39;s not mean by any means, it& #39;s just a weird style of fashion so ofc she& #39;ll think it& #39;s weird. In a way, it& #39;s sort of like when I told her I was getting a fursuit, except I would wear Lolita more often than my fursuit bc it& #39;s clothes and not a costume (3/?)

Kinda feels like I have to "come out" about this but I can& #39;t come out as a Lolita the same way I didn& #39;t come out as a furry. That& #39;s not how that works. This is like saying I& #39;m going to be a goth, and then having your folks having to accept that, I feel like (4/?)

Anyway, the reason I wrote this thread is bc I& #39;m going to be buying pieces, very steadily, over time to build my Lolita wardobe and will probably be sharing my journey here on Twitter. It& #39;s a journey to help find, or at least, solidify my identity! If that makes sense (5/?)

So yeah, expect me to occasionally post pics and... maybe selfies regarding this in the future! That& #39;s all I guess https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👈" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach links" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach links">

(Also I& #39;m sure someone will ask but this has *nothing* to do with the book or lolicon anime stuff. It& #39;s just a subculture/alternative fashion from Japan) (6/6)