/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9416924
medieval anon here.
Moitié's more subtle and more EGA lines usually are easier to go for the medieval inspired aesthetics because they borrow from the vampire&goth aesthetics (dungeons, coffins, candles, etc), which is a revivalism of romantism and yadda yadda. Basically MmM non printed pieces also tend to give out that stern but mysterious vibe a lot, often seen in gothic revivals and twists on the medieval dress. The puff sleeves, long skirts, the lace corset bodice, focus on materials and cuts. All of this isn't really a thing nowadays, even with prints like mozarabic chant (which is a masterpiece btw) and the book of kiels print medieval inspired is usually more of a print thing rather than a cut thing. Indie and taobao brands also tend to pick on it mostly, whereas main japanese brands stick to the victorian-1900'sdoll sillouette and add a print. They do innovate here and there but we can all agree it's all about the prints nowadays, so of course they don't want to risk it with different cuts. Also because the medieval silhouette allows borrows from a more toned down cut even at its richest, and longer skirts, designers prefer to advance a few centuries and go for the clutching pearl drama and oppulence of the renaissance, thus tudorsian, elizabethean and borgian inspired dresses are easier to work into a popular OTT lolita dress. Baroque isn't as common but a lot of people tie in baroque with rococo.

OFC I may not be entirely correct, afterall if you browse older street snaps you find aristogratic and gothic coords that are heavily medieval inspired, especially since the middle ages and the preraphaelites aesthetic was so big on the goth movement from the 70's/80's.

TLDR early lolita fashion wasn't called gothic and lolita for no reason. It drew inspo from the victorian-antique doll aesthetics on one side, and the aristocratic/interview with the vampire/goth dungeon on the dark side, which itself piggybacked on the gothic revivals.