Once upon a time, I saw a photo series on Tumblr where a group of lolitas broke down the cost of each of their outfits. The series included a wide range of dollar amounts ranging from a few hundred to thousand. I thought it was quiet interesting to see, so I wanted to try it myself.
The Outfit
For this post, I chose this Mad Hatter inspired ouji outfit I wore for an Alice in Wonderland food photoshoot. When I originally made this outfit, my purpose was not for it to be lavishly priced. It just happens to have a lot of nice stuff together. I selected this outfit because it uses one of my most ridiculously expensive pieces: the Mad Hatter Triple Tier Silk Hat by Alice and the Pirates.
Outfit Rundown
- Head:
- Alice and the Pirates Mad Hatter Triple Tier Silk Hat
- Tops:
- Alice and the Pirates Warrior Rose Blouse
- Atelier Boz x Macross Frontier Sheryl Jacket
- Bottom:
- Dear Celine Little British Prince Pants
- Alice and the Pirates Buckle Belt
- Forever21 belt
- Legs:
- Angelic Pretty Moon Night Theater OTKs
- Alice and the Pirates Milky Rail Train Garters
- Shoes:
- Vivienne Westwood Tassel Rockinghorse Shoes
- Accessories:
- Alice and the Pirates Sword Emblem Ring
- Automatic Honey Royal Heart Ring
- swtgreentea ring
- Phantom Jewelry glasses chain
- Miss Danger Shop Masquerade Bunny Brooch
The Math
For simplicity’s sake, the retail price will be used as the monetary value. Prices from Japanese brands were converted using 100 yen = 1 US dollar rate. Prices from Chinese brands were converted using 0.15 yuan = 1 US dollar rate. Converted prices are rounded to the nearest dollar.
| Item | Original Price | $ Price |
| Alice and the Pirates Hat | ¥52,500 | $526 |
| Alice and the Pirates Blouse | ¥15,540 | $155 |
| Atelier Boz Sheryl Jacket | ¥27,090 | $271 |
| Dear Celine Pants | ¥ 218 | $ 33 |
| Alice and the Pirates Garters | ¥ 6,090 | $ 61 |
| Angelic Pretty Socks | ¥ 2,310 | $ 23 |
| Vivienne Westwood Shoes | $670 | |
| Miss Danger Shop Brooch | $ 40 | |
| Eyemirror Glasses | ¥20,900 | $201 |
| Alice and the Pirates Belt | ¥12,390 | $124 |
| F21 Belt | $ 10 | |
| Alice and the Pirates Ring | ¥ 6,490 | $ 65 |
| Automatic Honey Ring | $ 26 | |
| swtgreentea Ring | $ 10 | |
| Phantom Jewelry Glasses Chain | $ 35 | |
| TOTAL | $2,250 |
Total Cost
Whew, that’s a lot of stuff! In total, the retail value reached a whopping $2,250.
Ouji fashion does not have to be this expensive, but there are a few reasons my outfit costed this much. One, I like to layer a lot of pieces together in my personal style; this is one of my most OTT outfits. Second, I have a preference for Japanese brands which tend to be the priciest option. Third, no normal person would pay that much for a hat.
Note that this amount is not accurate to what I actually spent since 1) I did not buy everything new and 2) I bought some items on sale. I am definitely not going back in my receipts to figure out the exact numbers, so this is what I’m publishing.
Breaking down the outfit was fun and a bit self-indulgent. I wish I could find the original Tumblr photo set to link to, but alas I cannot. Cupcakes and Unicorns also made a post like this a few years ago where she posted her most expensive and least expensive lolita coords together. One day I’ll make this type of breakdown for one of my lolita outfits too.
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