When I first found out that lolita fashion existed in the US, I did what a lot of girls do: I wore closet lolita.

I took the frilliest, girliest, laciest, most ruffled bits of my wardrobe and tried to shoe-horn them into being lolita. I bought items that "fit" the aesthetic (at least in my mind) to try and convert all of my clothes to lolita. More important than my misguided attempts to "lolify" my world, during this period, I also started to learn how to sew.

In general, my attempts were far from lolita and my sewing looked rather like broadcloth sacks with tulle underneath. In spite of that, I didn't give up. I was posted on a lolita mockery community at least once. I was so used to being the odd one out that it really didn't faze me, however. Though I didn't ignore what they said, I ignored the tone. I took what they said and made improvements based on the criticisms.

Fast forward a few years to where I was just out of university.

Originally, I started designing prints for only myself and perhaps for sale on Spoonflower. As the demand for the first print (the now finished Carouskel fabric) increased, the more my friends and family encouraged me to make something more out of it.

Thus, in February of 2012, I opened a Facebook page and unleashed my prints upon Spoonflower. A couple of thousand Likes later, I have finally launched the official Etsy page for the sale of finished garments.