Can you remember this old "Lolita Level Up" meme? It's from the "Parfait Doll" blog (back then known as "Lolita Charm") and from 2010! I can remember that I did this meme in 2010 when I started with Lolita but of course I barely had any 'levels'.
This is the original link to Parfait Doll:
http://www.parfaitdoll.com/2010/01/lolita-level-up.html
All levels I reached within 4 years of wearing Lolita are
bold:
LOLITA LEVEL UP
You've been to egl.
You've posted on egl, without an onslaught of 'USE THE
MEMORIES' and likewise.
You've bought a lolita mook.
You've picked a favorite brand.
You've ordered your first item.
You've worn a full outfit.
You've worn a full outfit out in public.
You've worn a full outfit and posted photos of it on the
Internet.
You know what JSK, OP, and cutsew all mean.
You've bought your first brand piece.
You know your measurements.
You know you shoe size - in American, European, and
Japanese.
You know who Mr. Yan is.
You know who Mana is.
+1 points if you know his band.
+2
points if you know his brand.
+3 points if you know why he's featured in every
GLB. 20
+4 if you have a shrine to him in your closet.
You know who Maki and Asuka are.
+2 if you've met Maki and
Asuka.
You've watched Kamikaze Girls.
+1 if you know the real name
of this movie.
+2 if you know who wrote the book this was based on.
+3 if
you've also read the manga or novel.
+4 if you love the author despite his
criminal record.
You own a wig.
+1 if you own more than 2.
You own a pair of falls.
You can identify lace on the spot.
You can identify an item's brand on the spot.
You can identify the year a dress was made by a specific
brand on the spot.
You can name several different dresses or prints.
You answer stock photo requests.
You mod a lolita community.
You decorate your nails.
+1 if you wear fake nails.
+2 if
you make fake nails.
You own a pair of rocking horse shoes.
+1 if you know
their abbreviation.
You've made your own rose corsage.
You've made anything out of your brand dress's waist ties.
You've made anything out of a matching eco tote.
+3 if you
were the first one to do it, you think.
You know how to apply false eyelashes.
You know how to pronounce shirring.
You know how to pronounce Moi-meme-moitie, or Metamorphose
tempes de fille.
You know a reliable shopping service.
You bid on Yahoo!Japan or Mbok.
You've been to a meetup.
You've planned a meetup.
You've planned a meetup with catering or more than 20
attendees.
You've met up with lolitas while on vacation to foreign or
faraway locales.
You've seen a lolita fashion show.
You've seen a brand fashion show.
You've modeled in a lolita fashion show.
You've modeled in a brand lolita fashion show.
You wear bloomers.
You know how to make bloomers.
You tell other people to wear bloomers.
You draw lolita art, write a lolita blog, or provide the
community with some sort of creative services.
You've taken purikura in lolita.
You've decorated your room/house/apartment in lolita style.
You've listened to lolita music.
You've learned kana.
You've learned enough Japanese to read a magazine.
You wear or own circle lenses.
You've been called a princess by a young child.
You've dressed up a friend.
You've convert a friend.
You've been in media (television, newspaper, magazine).
+2
points if it's Japanese media.
You've learned a handicraft, like jewelry making,
embroidery, or sewing.
You've become a lolita mentor.
You've attended lolita events at an anime or multi-genre
convention.
You’ve organized or presented lolita events at a convention.
You've visited a brand shop.
Trip to Japan!
You've dressed up and gone out alone.
You're prepared for inclement or colder weather in lolita
(coat, parasol, boots, gloves, other climate-specific items.)
You've learned face contouring.
You've made a lolita valentine.
You've got a lolita pen pal or online lolita friends.
You have local lolita friends.
You know how to modify clothes that don't fit you.
You know how to dress for your body type.
You've been in a street snap.
You've been to multiple world locations of the same brand
store (BABY Paris, BABY Tokyo, BABY San Francisco, etc.)
You've created a makeup/hair/sewing tutorial.
You've sold hand-created lolita goods.
You have your own lolita fashion line.
You've gotten a lolita haircut, style, or color.
You've mixed other street fashions with lolita.
You've thrown a lolita party/had a lolita wedding.
You've dressed your child/small children in lolita or kodona
style.
You've successfully cross-dressed in lolita style at least
once (boystyle for girls and girls' clothing for guys).
You've lolified or made sure all the contents of your purse
are cute (wallet, lipgloss, keyring, etc.)
You have a lolita pet (small dogs, cats, rabbits, exotic
birds, fancy fish) or have dressed/accessorized your pet (bows or pet clothes).
You've dressed your significant other or dated someone who
dresses in J-fashion/alternative fashion.
You've read Alice in Wonderland.
+1 if you've seen the
animated movie or other variations.
+2 if you've seen more than one variation.
+3 if you own more than one variation.
You've dressed as Alice or another Wonderland character in
lolita style, or own Alice themed items.
You've made something from a Japanese pattern.
You've found, bought, or made lolita underwear (bras and
panties).
You wear lolita daily, or have gone 7 days straight wearing
only lolita.
You have lolita calling cards or business cards.
You play a lolita instrument (i.e., piano, violin, harp,
French horn... well any instrument really.)
You can translate yen to your country's currency in your
head.
+1 if you can convert other currencies you shop with as well.
+2 if you
read the news to know how the yen is doing.
You've sold lolita clothing online (secondhand,
egl_comm_sales).
Your article or entry has been put into the egl memories.
You take photos of your outfits/daily outfit photos.
You’ve posted to daily_lolita.
You own a petticoat.
+1 if you own more than one.
+2 if you
wear three or more at a time.
You’ve bought a lucky pack.
You keep a style diary or look-book.
You can put together an outfit made entirely from offbrand.
You’ve bought offbrand or non-Japanese brand.
RESULTS
I achieved 96 out of 145 points
That means I'm a "Pretty Princess"
Only 5 levels to go until "Ultimate Lolita Boss Fight" xD
POINTS CHART
Adorable Admirer (lvls 1 - 20): You've started studying
or liking lolita but haven't taken that leap of faith yet. Good luck!
Resplendant Rufflebutt (lvls 21 - 40): At home within
the land of the rufflebutts and spilling frills from every edge.
Victorian Maiden (lvls 41 - 60): A classy lolita of
taste and experience, who knows her way around the lolita social set.
Starry Celebrity (lvls 61 - 80): On page six of the
lolita world, you've risen to the ring of the upper crust.
Pretty Princess (lvls 81 - 100): Lolita royalty, truly
versed in the ways of the lacey ones, the lolita princesses have achieved a
special level of enlightenment.
Ultimate Lolita (Boss Fight!) (lvls 100+): Wow, you've
gotten over 100 levels? You're the ultimate lolita with unlimited hitpoints.
That's actually a little scary...
