Outfit Help thread!

[Anonymous No.9753001]

Got a piece your stuck with and don't know how to wear it?
Trying to find a new way to wear an old fave?
Completely lost but not to the point of needing to be spoonfed?

Come on in and post your problematic pieces! All J-fashions welcomed!

Please post your items and make sure you mention your budget, style or weather problems so you get better advice.

[Anonymous No.9753004]

I'll start with a few pics to get the ball rolling!

[Anonymous No.9753006]

>>9753004

[Anonymous No.9753010]

>>9753006

[Anonymous No.9753011]

>>9753010

[Anonymous No.9753205]

I picked up one of these recently and I love it, but I've been having a hard time styling it so it doesn't look too frumpy or bulky on me. I was thinking of picking up a light blue or pink turtleneck, any other suggestions?

[Anonymous No.9753210]

>>9753205
it's a black overall skirt...... it goes with almost everything as long as you're not coordinating it with pants or some shit

[Anonymous No.9753217]

>>9753205
If you're struggling with bulk, make everything else is fitted. Turtlenecks are good, also wear a blazer or structured jacket instead of a cardigan or slouchy/loose jacket.

[Anonymous No.9753225]

>>9753011
uggg I would love a black version of this

[Anonymous No.9753260]

>>9753205
I think any colour would work fine with it, just keep in mind how bulk you're looking with the top on. I always like the look of a patterned top with a solid dress/skirt.

[Anonymous No.9753261]

>>9753260
leather pinafore with moto jacket over the top (not so much inspo, more to see how it looks worn over)

[Anonymous No.9753264]

>>9753225
As close as I could find without going into strega style

[Anonymous No.9753265]

A normie friend got me this navy/silver Teja Jamilla tights for Christmas but I don't really have main pieces that go along with it! Any suggestions for how to coord this? I have a lot of dresses that can be matched with gold, but less with silver.

[Anonymous No.9753286]

>>9753265
What main pieces do you have?

[Anonymous No.9753665]

>>9753286
I don't know how much help it'll be but here's some of the main pieces I own! As you can see there's a lot of gold but I don't really see anything that could work with a silver/navy combination.

I'm up for dress suggestions if anyone has any that might go with the tights! Or general color combinations that might work.

[Anonymous No.9753680]

im a male. i want to cosplay military uniform ranma. should i go with red or black hair? i dont plan to try to look like a girl but i think the red looks nice but im not sure which to go with

[Anonymous No.9753682]

>>9753680
heres the male/black hair version

[Anonymous No.9753709]

>>9753680
If you don't plan on crossplaying then do the male version.

[Anonymous No.9753759]

>>9753665
I've owned these tights before and I found with the gold ones, they looked more like a dull mustard when I wore them.
You could work them in with the Meta JSK, just add a few other silver touches to your hair piece, jewellery (really cool moon cycle rings from aliexpress) and nails.

Pic run down:
BAG, BROOCH:AP
SHOES:VM Melissa
HAIR PIECE,BLOUSE: Aliexpress/taobao (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hat-Sale-Women-Vintage-Lolita-Blouse-Summer-Black-White-Gothic-Chiffon-Lace-Ruffles-Blouse-Long-Lantern/32351749767.html))
NAILS: Google image

Eventually my tights moved from my lolita wardrobe to my normie wardrobe. So if they go more grey/black, then it'll work good with navy, purple, emerald, greys. You could also look at some otome styles for inspo as JM does some beautiful OP/JSK with regimental stripes and tartans.

[Anonymous No.9753762]

>>9753680
>>9753682
This thread is for j-fash, so take the anon's advice if your going to cross-dress or not, but please ask in the Help thread next time >>9730099

[Anonymous No.9753813]

>>9753762
>outfit help thread
i thought this was the help thread
my bad ill go elsewhere next time sorry

[Anonymous No.9754299]

>>9753759
Thank you so much for taking the time to do a full coord mockup, anon! Unfortunately, the tights are navy/silver and not black/silver. But I might snag a black pair now too!

[Anonymous No.9754309]

>>9753665
I love your wardrobe anon!

This may be stupid, but I'm seriously struggling to coord MRC in a unique way, I feel like it looks the same every time even if all the other pieces are different. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

[Anonymous No.9754395]

>>9754309
Ok, so I gave it a go but I normally wear otome and larme so it might not be the best idea.

Consider changing the silhouette, this dress has a preppy look and all other co-ords seem to play on that theme. So less poof and more cozy comfy is my idea so I took inspo from some of the Jane marple store outfits that have a sweater over the main item. I think if you went this route you might have to go a bit more in the hair and make-up route but it reminded me a little of Cher from Clueless with her pink feather pen.

[Anonymous No.9756258]

Ive been looking out for AP’s Magic Princess JSK in pink, and it’s come up on LM, but it’s the round cut, instead of the regular cut. I love the print, but I’m not sure if the cut would look alright on a bigger bust (98cm)
Any gulls have a worn pic, or any advice? Or should I just wait and hope the regular cut comes up?

[Anonymous No.9759499]

>>9756258
I think the fact that the round cut keeps coming up for sale is a great indicator that many lolitas are having issues with the bust area. I would hold off until the regular cut comes available

[Anonymous No.9759519]

Can I get some worn inspo for dreamy parfait. I got it in a lucky pack and I'm not sure what colors to coord it with yet.

[Anonymous No.9759655]

>>9759519
It's a cute print anon, I'd stick using pink, light yellow and white as my main colours. You could have a look around for some cute fruit brooches or fruit bag

[Anonymous No.9759913]

>>9753665
I think the tights could work with the bottom middle angelic pretty dress (sorry don't know the print name). That has enough of silver and gold.

[Anonymous No.9759928]

I have a lot of brown sweet in my wardrobe and I've coordinated this dress very similarly in the past, but I'd love to do something more mature and mystical with it in the future, I was thinking something like this? Please tell me if it looks cringy I'm so used to sticking with sweet basics.

[Anonymous No.9760043]

Would shoes like these be appropriate for a lolita coord? Paired with some ruffle ankle socks.

[Anonymous No.9760058]

>>9759655
Thanks Anon. I'm more of a goth classic gal and this would be my first really sweet coord. I have a lot of neutral colors in my wardrobe so I'll keep an eye out for more lively colors.

[Anonymous No.9760063]

>>9760043
I see a lot of lolitas wear these, they're v cute

[Anonymous No.9760094]

>>9760043
Do you have a link to these? I think they'd look cute in a classic coord.

[Anonymous No.9760121]

I've had pic related for over a year and haven't made a coord with it that I'm satisfied with. The main color is a tad peachy IRL. It clashes horribly with every off-white/cream-/ivory blouse I own, and I don't quite like it with any of my jewel tone blouses either. The bows are also impossible to match. I've been shopping for blouses and nothing seems to have that balance of pink and taupe. Pairing the JSK with an off-white blouse is the combo that I currently hate the least but I'm open to other ideas. Currently considering getting a dusty sage green blouse and accessories.

[Anonymous No.9760134]

>>9760121
Would a dusty rose really clash that badly with the bows? It's probably a safer bet than green

[Anonymous No.9760139]

>>9760134
Shit, yeah, I'm probably being neurotic. I could definitely use both colors in my wardrobe though so I'll add a pink one to my order and see how that goes.

[Anonymous No.9760179]

>>9756258
I would hold off and wait for the cut you like

I honestly LOVE this style of cut and is probably 80% of the reason I want magic princess at all. I would definitely regret it myself if I settled on the non underbust cut.

[Anonymous No.9760180]

>>9760043
Some of the popular instagram lolitas wear this style of shoe and it looks pretty cute. It's not something I would wear myself but it doesnt look out of place in a coord

[Anonymous No.9760207]

I've had pic related for a while now, and I'd like to do a Valentine's day coord with it. It's kind of weird and sticks out in my wardrobe but I can coord it in a pinch if I need to. However, I think dresses like this look really boring with a white blouse and I'd like to be more creative. What should I wear with this? I think a gold heart bag would be perfect, but what else? The print is heart party by BTSSB for reference.

[Anonymous No.9760761]

>>9759928
Man, this is like my holy grail dream dress. Here are some ideas I had with doing up a more mystical/ girl who works in a magical library look. You might have to DIY a few things to get the colours to match but also depends on your budget and what else is in your wardrobe. It's not so much a proper layout but I personally had in mind for myself:
Beret, shoes: blue (match color w/ jsk) Add bows or brooch for detail
Jacket/cardigan/shawl: Cream
Blouse: Brown- High neck with neck bow
Legwear: cream w/ gold and brown accents
Accessories: Gold; rings and glasses, Nails; pale blue or pink glitter

Everything in the pic is from ebay, aliexpress or spree picky

[Anonymous No.9760912]

I really want to coord pic related for Valentine's day but hardmode is still making it look somewhat chic and not too ott for a date at a tea service. I've had this for awhile and I usually just throw on holiday appropriate accessories. But aside from putting a chocolate box on my head I'm unsure how to go about this one. Thank you!

[Anonymous No.9760917]

>>9760207
Here's an idea for you but feel free to add more flowers and valentines touches

[Anonymous No.9760937]

I'm honestly stuck on a blouse and bag for this dress.
I really want to try for a somewhat mature look.

Please help.

[Anonymous No.9760949]

>>9760912

>hardmode is still making it look somewhat chic

Skip the head-chocolates and head to high street/bridal shop street. Go for a valentine-ish fascinator, eg a heart shape or a rose. (Don't get it in bright red, though. A darker red is fine if you have other matching red accessories, otherwise try to keep it all-black). Then coord the rest of your dress cool and chic, just add some heart-shapes in your jewellery to echo the theme. You're not doing sweet lolita, try to keep the kitsch to a bare minimum, and use themed stuff minimally, don't go overboard with it.

Another alternative is simply going with a heart-shaped bag, if you prefer. Again, keep the themed stuff minimal and don't go overboard. You really only need one large statement piece that hints at whatever event it is.

[Anonymous No.9761000]

Could I get some concrit on this? i'm going out to an arcade tomorrow and I wanted a nice cute casual outfit, but I'm a little worried that there isn't enough tan on it 9the hearts on the skirt are tan, not offwhite for some reason lmao)

The buttons on my blouse are gold so I also plan on wearing some simple gold jewelry / necklace, a wing or two, and a bracelet

[Anonymous No.9761002]

>>9761000
YIKES trips and I dropped my pic

[Anonymous No.9761033]

>>9761000
>>9761002
also

>a wing or two

Fuck me, I'm on a roll

**Ring

[Anonymous No.9761034]

>>9761002
You could add some brooches on to the jumper and hat to help add the beige/gold together.

What bag are you taking?

[Anonymous No.9761035]

>>9761002
Light footwear with dark legwear and nothing light in the top half of an outfit can look a bit odd - some people actually balance it successfully if they have lighter hair.

[Anonymous No.9761049]

>>9761034
Ahh I just have a black backpack with ct ears & my pins on it. I need to carry a lot of things with me so I needed something practical.

>>9761035
I was worried about this as well, but I don't actually have any light legwear, so I attempted to balance it with the shoes instead. I had planned on going with black shoes but there was just too much black then. I do have a pair of the lace-up shoe socks in black (with the cream shoe/laces) maybe those would help?

[Anonymous No.9761202]

>>9754309
Any particular reason you feel you have to coord it uniquely instead of just in a way you like even if it looks unoriginal? Not everything has to be unique and special all the time.

sage for not really coord help

[Anonymous No.9761902]

Do you guys think red or sax shoes would look better with this?
I'm thinking red but I'm not sure if it'd be too much red.

[Anonymous No.9761904]

>>9761902
It depends on what the rest of your coord is. With that said, it'll be easier to make reds play nicely than try to make sax shoes match that dress.

[Anonymous No.9762283]

>>9761049
>>9761002


Just wanted to check back in bc I wore it with minor tweak and I would like to wear something similar again. I think it ended up being alright? But it may still have been a bit black heavy.

(I'm a ninny and didn't get a proper outfit shot)

[Anonymous No.9762286]

>>9762283
You look cute, anon! I love dressing up and going to the arcade.

[Anonymous No.9762395]

Can anyone ID the wig in pic related or suggest similar ones? I've been wanting one for some old school sweet coords.

[Anonymous No.9762422]

>>9762395
Just ask Kate kek

[Anonymous No.9762430]

>>9762395
cyperous and priscilla do himegyaru wigs

[Anonymous No.9762610]

>>9761902
red or white

[Anonymous No.9762618]

Can I please have some help with a Misty Sky special set OP coord? These are the purse and accessory options that I already own, I'm mostly looking for help with legwear and headwear, but coords with different bags/necklaces would be appreciated too.

[Anonymous No.9762805]

>>9762283
I think the sailor collar definitely helps with light colour balance. I think you might get away with lighter headwear as well if you wanted.

[Anonymous No.9764472]

>>9760949
Thanks anon, btw where did you find that fascinator?

[Anonymous No.9764576]

I've had this dress for a really long time and I can't figure out what kind of blouse to wear with it, but I really don't want to part with the dress. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[Anonymous No.9764600]

>>9764576
Sorry I can't be coord helpful...I still feel like too much of a noob to give correct recommendations. BUT I'd honestly buy that from you in a second depending on price.

[Anonymous No.9764620]

>>9762618
Yellow Star Chan??

[Anonymous No.9764632]

>>9764576
Any one of AP's standard puffy sleeve blouses should work, probably in pink or sax (though white could easily work too). That print's got a lot of colours to work with.

[Anonymous No.9765112]

>>9764576
I'd go with a peter pan collar for a simple co-ord but if wanted to wear a high neck bow collar blouse you'd need to go a little OTT and have big hair and head piece

[Anonymous No.9765129]

>>9762618
I am both grossed out and intrigued by the yellow x grey combo. I have no idea how to help but I look forward to seeing how you coord this.

[Anonymous No.9765684]

A challenge: Make this into an actual coord

[Anonymous No.9766488]

I'm doing a hime coord for this dress and I can't decide which necklace to get. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.9766666]

>>9766488
I think the top one matches better with the moon on the print, and the gold buttons.

[Anonymous No.9766674]

>>9765684
i liked that >>9762829 pic, but dat tail...

[Anonymous No.9766683]

>>9766488
I feel like the top one is a bit too cutesy for the print, but I like it better than the bottom one overall

[Anonymous No.9766935]

I have this beautiful dress but I have no idea how to coordinate it. I am too busty for brand cardigans, my plain ones look frumpy and what kind of blouse could you even wear under this?
Any ideas?

[Anonymous No.9766974]

>>9766935
Is that regular pastel pink or dusty pink? I can't really tell from this pic.
Either way, I suggest a blouse with a square neckline of some sort, like pic related for example.
Or maybe something like this: https://lolibrary.org/items/ap-pure-doll-blouse to be a little less conventional and match the striped ribbon. You should incorporate more pink in the coord if you go with this option, to balance things out.

[Anonymous No.9767921]

>>9766974
It is actually a lavender with navy accents, but your advice still carries. I will play around with that. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.9768158]

I have this coming in the mail soon, but I'm stuck on legwear and headdress.

From the many photos I have seen of this colorway, it's more of a purplish blue, rather than navy or sax mix, but lavender is also way too light to go with it.

Thinking of wearing it with a pink blouse and shoes but I also want some color balance, just stuck finding items in the same color.

[Anonymous No.9768529]

I wanted to know if I'm going in the right direction, any suggestions would greatly be appreciated! I'm hoping for it to lean more towards old school if that helps

[Anonymous No.9768531]

>>9768158
Then coord your accessories in white or pink! I personally would do this with a meido/cafe girl headdress and white frilly ankle socks.

[Anonymous No.9768720]

>>9766488
Source on the necklaces?

[Anonymous No.9768766]

>>9768720
Here's the top one
http://www.storenvy.com/products/21266087-mahou-moon-necklace

[Anonymous No.9768986]

>>9766935
High collared navy blouse. Meta has some good examples of these looking nice under their round collar dresses in old blog posts.

[Anonymous No.9768998]

>>9762618
I'd stick with pairing it with all white and making it ghostly.

[Anonymous No.9770086]

So the OP post is a Madeline inspired coord, so hopefully I won't be too judged for this...

I'm going to get Sheglit's Morstan OP just as it's really pretty and versatile. Looking at it I actually imagined if it does button up and I undid one and folded it down it would remind me of Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi. So I decided to have fun and make a Star Wars/Luke themed coord, but now I'm actually really excited about this idea so I'd love suggestions on what to improve.

For shoes, Lolibrary not having shoes anymore is a pain so the Claras are just moreso shortboot placeholders. Might get something Yosuke. Luke has silver hardware in the movie but my wardrobe has mostly gold and I'd want stuff I buy for this to work with the rest of my clothes and I hope it would be reminiscent of the series logo. I'm going to look into other cloaks but they're never cheap and the Boz one is in stock and has the huge hood I want…but I don't know about having a colored underside that doesn't match the rest of the outfit. Headpiece I'm a bit lost on, I always am, but these IW clips are the "Shooting Stars" clips which reminds me of the unused line "We're a couple of shooting stars, Biggs, and we'll never be stopped" so now I'm attached to the idea of using them. Jewelry will probably be gold and decided later.

I'm blonde with long hair and would probably style my hair with two bits down in the front and the rest in a bun+braid.

I want this to be a nice coord in it's own right aside from the fandom aspect, I'm probably being a bit blinded by my enthusiasm for this - does it look cohesive enough? Would this be "fandom coord done right" or does it need reworking?

[Anonymous No.9770290]

I just got this in the mail but I don't know whether to coord with black or with cream blouses.

[Anonymous No.9770292]

>>9770086
I love it. There's a girl I've met a couple of times who's planning an emperor palpatine themed coord. I don't know if she's actually done it or not though.

[Anonymous No.9770334]

>>9770086

I honestly think Kylo Ren or random Sith rather than Luke Skywalker with that cloak colour -- and I don't think that's a bad thing. You might as well go full dark side and make the coord red x black, seems much easier than trying to bring Skywalker colours back into it (this coming from someone who obviously has no strong alignment to either side).

So far as the coord itself goes, I'm not a fan of the utility belt, but it's not horrendous. The boots go well with the OP, but I wonder if they'll cut off part of the tights' prints. Maybe pick a few backup, go with plain or lace tights if the printed ones don't look right.

[Anonymous No.9770338]

>>9770290

I usually see kinari dresses being coorded with white. Black seems rather heavy and needs a delicate touch to balance everything else out. Cream can be difficult to match, you run the risk of 50 shades of unmatching cream. So white x kinari with brown shoes and bag is usually the easiest route to go.

I'm writing this as a general comment not knowing what the rest of your coord for this dress is like, though.

[Anonymous No.9770747]

>>9770292
Ah I'm glad! And that sounds amazing, I wonder if she was also mostly doing sloid pieces of if there's some print that really inspired her to think of it.

>>9770334
Yeah, the cloak also comes in navy which might suit Luke better but I own a few other dark red pieces from Boz so I'm leaning towards the red so I can use it again. I tried looking up cloaks on Etsy and such but it looks like this giant oversized hood style is rare and when it's present they tend to be rather expensive or made of shitty materials, so I might as well get brand.

I might call it more generic sith also, I just really, really like Luke, and I'm lucky I'm blonde/blue eyed to match. He's always been my favorite character in the series since I was a kid, still is. Maybe I'll joke that this is a Luke that joined his dad. Unfortunately there aren't really colors to "tie in" other than maybe green, I'll probably have a prop toy lightsaber I carry around to try and tie that in for a photo.

The utility belt pouches are the closest brand thing to his belt (it's hard to find a picture of Luke in full from RotJ but this figure shows off the outfit well) and I think suits the universe, but maybe I'll go the rennaissance festival route and get some kind of belt with pouches that's less bulky. I'm worried if I got a cosplay one that's idential to Luke's it'll be too costume-ish. Super open to suggestions on this if you have a better idea, I am all ears man.

[Anonymous No.9772894]

>>9770747
It started out as a joke, I think, but now it's deadly serious.

[Anonymous No.9774933]

Critical info needed, makeup info just needs applying and practice practice, concerned bout wigs, is there a color or shape/style including illusory magic of female, id love purple long one with volume for just that magic, Currently blonde with coverbang, blonde is my epitome of female but crosser would do better with shock color? Shoulder bob is absolute minimum lenght ideal, but seeing those cover-half-face mediums, are they the way to go? Generally crossing, is the easy way to go over-the-top cosplay costume? I need skin coverage but know how to carry myself properly.

[Anonymous No.9775222]

>>9774933
Hi SpiritualSissy

[Anonymous No.9775225]

>>9768529
I’ll try my best. The dress itself doesn’t really scream “old school style” to me, but if you definitely would like to use it then okay!

I’d say get rid of those OTKs, the lace is not good and will be a stark white next to that creamy off-white blouse. I’d go with some OTKs from Baby or something that have chunky lace. If you want rashel lace, Meta has great ones for old school. There’s so many good options second hand on LM. The maxi pad headdress is fine, but maybe a black fabricxwhite lace would look better. Maybe even hot pinkxwhite lace? A bow would even be cute since this dress is more sweet. The shoes are fine, but I think matte would be better for this look. Those shoes are a little more gothic, but I’m sure they could work. I’d prefer black tea parties!

[Anonymous No.9775397]

>>9753001
>that fucking jabot

Goddamn I've been looking for one in boudeaux forever

[Anonymous No.9775460]

>>9775225
Thank you! I absolutely agree, I should definitely change out the socks, I'm actually waiting for a pair from baby that looks much better, the lace on the bodyline socks is pretty terrible. I actually do have a couple of bows coming in the mail! One plain black, and a blackxwhite; that would look really cute with this, I need to stock up on some more head accessories in more coloreays, most of what I have is black or white haha I agree about matte shoes as well, if I can find the meta ones matte I'd be happy! Or even bodyline's s245 could work. Thank you so much for your help!

[Anonymous No.9775658]

>>9775397
I've been thinking about making something similar (but with detachable bows to match varying dresses) - I will probably post to the handmade thread when I'm done, would you be interested?

[Anonymous No.9776243]

>>9775658
Absolutely, as long as the lace is good quality. I want one to go with the IW merry belle OP but have never been able to find the IW one from the model pics.

[Anonymous No.9776487]

>>9768531
I feel like if I make everything including the legwear and accessories pink and white it wouldn't look cohesive at all with the dress..

[Anonymous No.9781093]

i was wondering if theres a specific name of this type of clothing? i kinda like the style and it seems like something a friend of mine would like as well but im having a hard time finding other brands that share this style.
i looked up "full print shirts" but all i mostly get are just mainstream anime type shirts.

sorry if this doesnt belong here but this seems like the closest thread here that i can find on the subject.

[Anonymous No.9781318]

This dress is always more purple than I expect. I have no idea how to coord it. Help a gull out?

[Anonymous No.9781324]

>>9781318
What does the color look like in real life? IW's shade of bordeaux is more plum and could possibly look good with it, even if it doesn't match perfectly.

[Anonymous No.9781333]

>>9781324
It's a deceptive colour. It's a bit redder than an IW bordeaux cutsew I have, but is more purple than any other bordeaux I have. Lolibrary lists it as "purple".

[Anonymous No.9781369]

>>9781318
If you can't find anything that matches the dress well enough I'd introduce a third colour, like navy or black for the shoes, bag and head accessory. Then you can maybe find some smaller accessories like flowers or ribbons that approximate the colour of the dress and sprinkle them around the coord like on your head, wrists and/or shoes.

[Anonymous No.9786807]

Seeing as IW bordeaux is already being discussed in here... I recently received this jsk and while it is absolutely beautiful, I can't seem to coord it right. I'm struggling with the purplish shade of IW's bordeaux on this. How would you coord this JSK without just following the stock picture? (Or how have other people coorded this in the past?) All I can think of is to wear it with black.

[Anonymous No.9787119]

>>9786807
I would coord it with beige/tan and then you may get away without needing to completely match the bordeaux.
A beige blouse, socks (ideally beige x bordeaux, or maybe textured tights), and tan shoes/bag, and incorporate bordeaux into your hair accessory so it's not right by the dress.

[Anonymous No.9787123]

>>9787119
That's a really good suggestion anon, thank you very much! One slight issue: the background of this dress looks tan in pics, but it's actually a really unusual shade of pink. Would this change your recommendation at all?

[Anonymous No.9787130]

>>9787123
Depends how close it is to the beige/tan you choose. I think if it looks like "I just can't match my colours" when you put them together, you'd be better to go for an off white blouse/socks and chocolate brown bag and shoes (pic here is just to illustrate that maroon with chocolate brown is amazing and wonderful). It's also relatively easy to find off white/brown print socks which would mean everything worked cohesively.
If it's a dusty rose pink and you can find accessories to match it you could always try incorporating it as a colour, but I think that's more difficult than matching staple colours like dark brown shoes with a dark brown bag or white.

>>9781318
Does >>9787128 help?

[Anonymous No.9787182]

I own pic related, a Victorian Maiden dress that's not listed on lolibrary, and I want to make an oldschool coord with it. I believe this dress came out around 2009. Is it suitable for oldschool classic or does it look too new? And how would you coord it so that the styles don't clash?

[Anonymous No.9787196]

>>9787182
VM didn't really change their styles that much from the old-school era to the new-school era so that dress is perfectly fine either way.
I'm not sure what you mean by the styles not clashing. Here's a scan from GLB21 showing a slightly older VM dress which may give you an idea for a summery coord for it though.

[Anonymous No.9787278]

Idk if I'm asking a bit too much but I would use a bit help with my wardrobe. I'm slowly starting to add gothic into my old school sweet classic wardrobe but so far I have been only able to put some of my modern sweet dresses on sale. I feel so silly, after four years in lolita I'm completely lost were should I start especially with socks, accessories and blouses. I have pieces that I think would work decently with the old school gothic aesthetic but I feel like I have actually no idea how to accessories them and sometimes I feel like selling everything and starting over with full Moitie egl and ega. Would it help if I posted what I currently have so someone could give me an idea what to take into consideration? I don't want to be spoonfed but at the same time I want to get as much use of my money as I can and make wise choices.

[Anonymous No.9787312]

There are no colors other than red and white (except for unnoticeable pink and green). Just how do I coord this?

I got a red cutsew to wear with it and I imagine I can make it work just fine with red shoes and some white socks but I'd like to add more colors without "shoehorning" it.

Problem is, it's so fucking white and red. Tried a pink blouse and it looked so fucking forced. Same thing with a black cutsew. Even spreading these colors around my coord didn't help much and it looked shoehorned. Should I just sell it?

[Anonymous No.9787373]

>>9787312
Step 1 - Like The Hitchhikers Guide says: DON'T PANIC! It's a very pretty dress, anon. It may be new to you and may not be your usual style, but it's a relatively easy one to work with. Do not panic sell it. Take a breath.

Step 2 - Sell it to me. Personally, I'd coord it with a true white blouse (possibly short sleeves), white socks with strawberries on them, and red AP-style shoes like Tea Parties. I might wear a red or red and white bolero, if I could find a sweet looking one. I'd want things on my wrists, like wristcuffs or beaded bracelets or a charm bracelet with lots of strawberries. (I've seen a cute one like that on Etsy recently.) I'd try to find the matching headbow but would use any other red accessory matching my shoes that I had on hand. I'd also carry a red bag... Maybe a strawberry bag, or a white usakumya with red eyes. I would keep my makeup cute, but might try red lipstick.

Alternative Step 2 - There are literally bajillions of coords with this dress around. See pic related, that is one of many. I recommend posting your dress in the "worn pics" thread and see how others have done it before. Seeing them will help you come up with your own coord!

[Anonymous No.9787379]

>>9781093
I don't know the specific name either but this site has some nice shirts in the same style
https://shirtz.cool/collections/frontpage

[Anonymous No.9787380]

>>9787312
>selling this gorgeous dress that fits my style perfectly
Anon I bet you would look cute in it tho, later I’ll make a collage based on my thoughts and what >>9787373 said

[Anonymous No.9787439]

>>9765684
Okay, so it's not great, but I honestly didn't want to spend more time on this lol
Had some other dresses in mind that were more similar in color, but this dress was the only one where cat ears didn't look super out of place, and I feel like the cat theme is like half the point

[Anonymous No.9787442]

>>9787439
Oops, I forgot I meant to put some kind of ribbon choker in there too.. Oh well. Also, a blouse might have been a good idea too

[Anonymous No.9787521]

>>9787439
hm i the bolero is cute, idk how i feel about the socks. already lots of shape in the print.
also unrelated i’m pissed my taobao service wasn’t able to pre order that wig for me in the berry colorway. >:( had to get an alternate color.

[Anonymous No.9787926]

>>9787373
Thanks for the response, anon, but isn't your pic related the pink colorway? Also - I don't have issues coording it with red and white, that's easy enough and most of my wardrobe is already in those colors so it's fine. Adding any other colors is what I'm having trouble with.

[Anonymous No.9787961]

>>9787312
Sorry for the bad collage, anon, but I’ve tried to coord it with mint in a country style mood. The red accessories (wristcuffs and headbows) are totally random. I was trying to suggest to add some accents of red in the hat, the bag and maybe the wrists. I’d also add some mint on the hat.
From your photo it seems there is also a bit of light blue on the dress, so maybe you can try to use that color too?

[Anonymous No.9787973]

I asked this and got no response.

I do conventions about once every other year and usually have bought or halloween tier cosplays. My last one was Trafalgar Law which was the best one since I was the only one able to grow the beard right. So many drawn on.

Anyway, I am helping my sister with her costumes and one of the two she wanted to go as 'Earth-chan'. The issue I have is I know little about wigs and wondering how one can dye parts of a wig to get the desired image outcomes...

[Anonymous No.9787975]

>>9787973
This isn't a cosplay thread. Try asking here instead >>9768736

[Anonymous No.9788005]

Can anyone recall lolita releases with blueberry themed print? Taobao or indie brands included. Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous No.9788008]

>>9787961
That actually looks lovely, anon, thanks! I have no mint in my wardrobe but it's a color I really like and considering it's strawberries I think it might go well together!

I think the outlines are light blue too so you're right. The one sax accessory i own looked good against it too so i might try that eventually too (I have one single sax jsk and it goes so well with pink I never bothered getting more sax stuff...)

[Anonymous No.9788033]

>>9788005
Here's one. Diamond Honey Strawberry and Blueberry Jam.

[Anonymous No.9788180]

>>9787312
then use the pink and green! why not mint? a mint bolero, mint x red socks with strawberries, red shoes, read headbow with some smaller mint ribbons around it?
pink would also be very cute, if you want to add more pink you can do it with pinning some bows to the dress bodice and waist, or why not a pink cafe themed coord with a pink apron? dont be scared to shoehorn, and experiment.

[Anonymous No.9788185]

>>9764576
i think a low cut neck would be cute, since the ribbon is so large. maybe so low cut it doesnt show at all, but with 3/4 sleeves! to balance the large amount of light blue, pink and yellow in the bottom half of the print, it would be so cute with a blouse in this colour! but for a safer bet, just a regular peter pan collar blouse from ap would work as well.

[Anonymous No.9788362]

>>9787312
Other anons have already given you wonderful advice so I won't bother, but I'm wondering why you want to introduce new colors into your coords with this so badly? Red and white is such a beautiful color combination, and there are many different ways to wear this even if you do limit yourself to only those two colors (which you don't have to do, as already pointed out, mint and pink would look great with it).

[Anonymous No.9788364]

>>9787521
Yeah, some other socks/tights might have looked better, but I felt like the coord was pretty far of from D.vas outfit, so I wanted to at least include her diamond tights in some form
Also, too bad about missing the wig anon, I feel you :(
Although I've heard Dreamholics unnatural colored wigs are pretty shit for the price, so maybe it wasn't that bad

[Anonymous No.9788367]

>>9765684
Basically this but with black/white or red/white diamond socks, black wristcuffs with red bows on them, black shoes, and without the white detachable sleeves.

[Anonymous No.9788500]

>>9787278
Probably not the right thread for this, this is about individual outfits. Try the help thread or post a specific main piece if you want

[Anonymous No.9788506]

>>9787926
Whoops! Sorry anon, didn't look closely enough at the pic and thought it was white but badly lit. Is this pic better? Also sorry for misunderstanding. Unfortunately I think most colours will look a bit shoehorned but >>9787961
Is a good suggestion. Though I'd add something in mint to your hair accessory to balance the coord if you do that.

[Anonymous No.9788566]

>>9770290
why not both, unless you only plan to wear it once?

[Anonymous No.9789163]

ive had this shit for awhile and i havent been able to get a cohesive coord together for it. id really appreciate if someone helped me out

[Anonymous No.9789387]

>>9789163
What exactly are you struggling with? Most outfits I see go along the lines of "white blouse and socks, navy/gold shoes and accessories" or "navy everything with white/metallic accents"

[Anonymous No.9789815]

>>9789387
socks and accessories in general

[Anonymous No.9789825]

Which shoes/purse combo gulls? I also have a brown padoga umbrella from meta id bring if it were rainy as well.

[Anonymous No.9789828]

>>9789825
Definitely the red, although I'm not sold on the shades. The brown will end up overwhelming the look and you'll lose the visual impact of the purse, imo.

[Anonymous No.9789830]

>>9789825
I like the red shoes and purse, but that combination might look more balanced with a red headbow, if you have one.

[Anonymous No.9789835]

>>9789830
Sadly, I don't. I jut have the brown headbow that went with the dress.
I can hunt around for the red, though.

[Anonymous No.9789838]

>>9789835
I think pretty much any plain red bow should do well enough, you don't have to hunt down the one that matches the print. Closet Child should have one, if someone hadn't snatched it up by now.

[Anonymous No.9789839]

>>9789838
Wunderwelt has THIS one.
https://www.wunderwelt.jp/en/products/w-34882
But IDK how well it'd look on me. The little hair clips tend not to pop enough in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.9789843]

>>9789839
Actually, looking at the ref on lolibrary, it's a little bigger than I initially thought.
... Consider it got.
Sage for doubles.

[Anonymous No.9789844]

>>9789839
Judging by pic related, it should definitely be big enough to be seen. Just keep in mind you'll have to figure out a nice hairstyle to wear with it rather than just pin it on.

[Anonymous No.9789845]

>>9789843
>>9789844
Beat me to it, haha. Way to go, anon!

[Anonymous No.9789846]

>>9789844
I'm probably going to use a curlier wig in an ash blond, do some gentle twists with two pieces, and pin in to the back of my head at the top.

[Anonymous No.9789878]

Gulls, I need help. I have the full Cotton Candy Shop set in pink and I want to do an OTT sweet coordinate but I'm very indecisive on picking a wig. I originally wanted Dreamholic's Dolly Cat in lavender or their bonbon colorway but they haven't sold that wig in a while. I considered getting their sabbato wig but the one they're selling seems to be mostly pink and I'd like lavender to balance it out in the outfit. I also considered getting a full lavender wig and restyling it (like the epic cosplay one or the lockshop one which is on sale in LM right now) but not sure if people would find it sorta "ita" or too much. My last choice is black since it goes well with my skin tone but not sure if that'll look out of place. My ideal wig would be a fluffy twintail lavender wig that's long but a bit muted so it doesn't look too cosplay-ish but it's been a challenge to find something similar. Any help?

Also, concrit appreciated on the rest of my outfit if needed. Colors look a bit off but they're similar shades irl

[Anonymous No.9789892]

>>9789878
All those wigs minus the one on the far left are hideous. Sorry, anon. Does blonde suit your skin tone? It's not pastel but blonde can work with OTT sweet too.

[Anonymous No.9789894]

>>9789892
I figured so too, that's why I'm very hesitant on getting any of them, but seems like they're the only twintail options around that I can possibly style. Silvery/cool blondes look good but anything yellow makes me look awful.

[Anonymous No.9789936]

>>9789878
I’d go with a ginger or brown one desu. Pic related is the ginger/copper I’m talking about, not the style I’d choose.

[Anonymous No.9789938]

>>9789936
*to be honest, not desu.

[Anonymous No.9791236]

Can I get advice on the current direction I am going with this coord? I want to avoid looking to weebish considering the Japanese inspiration I'm going for. I would also like to make it OTT if anyone has suggestions on what to add or change.

[Anonymous No.9791324]

>>9791236
I like the blouse and accessories you have, but i worry the sandals and socks are a little on the nose ya know? Maybe some white rocking horse shoes or pink ankle boots? Good luck anon!

[Anonymous No.9791338]

>>9791236
Seconding >>9791324 but I think red RHS would be the best, make the red brooch and hair clip pop

[Anonymous No.9791355]

>>9791324
>>9791338
Thanks! I was on the fence about the shoes. I will mess around with your suggestions.

[Anonymous No.9791366]

>>9788506
Ah, yes, thanks for the pic!

Thinking back on it, I'm not sure why I was so worried about adding colors since I own other prints and have no issues sticking with them like most people do, it was a silly question to begin with...

[Anonymous No.9791813]

>>9789815

[Anonymous No.9791832]

>>9789815
I guess with socks and accessories it really depends how much you care about introducing gold, since so much constellation stuff is white/gold, black/gold or navy/gold. I personally don't think black works that well with the dress, but navy/white/gold is a pretty safe bet. I have seen people introduce a pastel like lilac or pink, and then go for pastel toned stars/moon rather than metallic. Just depends on your preferences.

[Anonymous No.9791857]

could this style of blouse work with this dress? i’m looking for a way to coord it that doesn’t look like i’m a bride.

also looking for socks or tights that would add some texture, i’d really appreciate recs

[Anonymous No.9791865]

>>9791857
The necklines clash, so I'd say no. That blouse is better suited to skirts and dresses with a lower or sweeheart neckline.
As a rule of thumb, try not to mix ivory and white.
Unless you're absolutely want to go for a monochrome look, why not pair it with a colored cardigan or bolero?

>>9789163
Socks and accessories will depend on what top, shoes, etc. you wear with it. It's not hard to find coords of this dress or series, and it's also not hard to do a cursory search of accessories that would match, either.

[Anonymous No.9791870]

>>9791857
The style of the blouse would work, yes. Just be careful with all those different shades of white/cream.

Also, please don’t use those shoes, anon. They are awful for that coord.

Be prepared for people to think “bride” if you’re wearing all white. It’s inevitable. Especially while in a classic style.

[Anonymous No.9791917]

>>9791857
The blouse might be ok if the ruffle sits under the jsk, but those shoes are fugly. If you don't want people to think bride, coord it with colour rather than another neutral. Also, I personally think proper beige rather than ivory is best with white as it looks more like you meant to do it rather than couldn't match everything.

[Anonymous No.9792048]

Is the blouse too cute?

[Anonymous No.9792051]

>>9792048
No. The shoes are too uncute.

[Anonymous No.9792088]

>>9792048
Anon, what dress is that? It's adorable! (the shoes are the wrong colour, though)

[Anonymous No.9792091]

>>9792048
No, the blouse matches really well

[Anonymous No.9792202]

So my friend and I want to twin Surface Spell's "The Other Boleyn Girl" at renn faires.
We're trying to keep it lolita but still keep it as period accurate as we can at the same time.
The French Hood will be made to match the blue dresses (the red is just the stock photo from the etsy seller).
Do you think plain black hose (not sheer) would be okay for this? Again, we're bending the rules trying to keep it period accurate at the same time as keeping it lolita. (which is why the shoes are a little boring)
Any suggestions of what else we could do?

[Anonymous No.9792328]

Anyone have an idea on how to casual this up?

[Anonymous No.9792406]

>>9792328
Like looks-more-normal casual or jfash comfy casual? You could do small hair accessories with pigtails, cutsew, patterened socks, and pastel converse (but prepare for some people to hate it if you post online) for jfash/not quite lolita casual, for trying to pass as normie casual I'd shoehorn in black with a black blazer and oxfords, ankle socks with a frill top and a black beret with lavender bow

[Anonymous No.9792420]

>>9792328

The original is already pretty casual jfash already, just coord it with like a cutsew and either sandals or crew socks + shoes. You don't even need big hair for this, which is why the series came with scrunchies and hair clips instead of large headbows.

If you're talking about passing for normie, I've never seen it done. The huge bow across the chest kind of makes it impossible, unless you're willing to remove it.

[Anonymous No.9792422]

>>9792406
thanks for the suggestions! I won't be posting online. I just want to wear the dress I love without looking like an idiot.

[Anonymous No.9792423]

>>9791857

If you don't want to look like a bride, coord it with another colourway. Doesn't need to be pink, I think most pastel work, as do dusty colours (salmon, beige, browns, etc).

(pic not mine, I got it off google image search)

[Anonymous No.9792424]

>>9792202

Speaking as someone who has no idea what period-accurate is, I'd swap the shoes out for boots, or something with a larger heel. Flat shoes can make you look stumpier, longer dresses can make you look shorter -- and this seems like you're combining both.

[Anonymous No.9792487]

>>9792424
Unfortunately, that is what sort of shoe that they'd wear in the Tudor era. Basically a flat.

[Anonymous No.9792550]

>>9753001
May I ask for general advice on how to coordinate tea-length dresses? Pictures of coords welcome if there are good examples.

1. Generally, what does and doesn't work for these kinds of outfits, particularly if one has a wide set frame?
2. Do people tend to buy longer petticoats or an underskirt? I have a shorter a-line petti that does not work for this dress length.

I'm working on the medium version of pic related in the black colorway. I know it's a set, but when I bought it I sold the blouse and otks because I didn't like them. So I'm back to square one insofar as coordination.
It hid in my closet for a couple years, and I'd like to finally give it justice. However it seems not many pictures, particularly in the black colorway, exist. Or I just don't know where to find them..

[Anonymous No.9792577]

>>9792048
The blouse matches the royal/elegant feel well, the shoes seem too casual and cutsey imo. Matching the brown/beige from the jsk might work better.

>>9792328
No petti or low poof, cutsew or cardigan, socks instead of tights. Don't overthink it.

>>9792550
For my longer dresses I purchases a long A-line petti, I found one pretty easily on ebay by a vintage brand but regular lolita and taobao brands will have them as well.

[Anonymous No.9792580]

>>9792487

So I figured. Just pointing out it's not the best-looking shoe for that dress length. They work in their original time period because the dresses nearly cover the shoes. I suppose you can consider asking if Surface Spell can custom make it to a longer length.

imo if you're already being inaccurate by using a shorter dress, you might as well go a little bit further and wear some kitten heels (ie- not very high heels) just to look a little bit better. If you still need flat mary janes, I suppose just ensuring you take photos at flattering angles would be fine.

For other things to add, I think you need a fancy choker of some sort with that square neckline.

[Anonymous No.9792601]

>>9792550

I bought my long petti from Little Dipper on taobao, but I think it's currently not being sold. IW quite frequently has 60+cm pettis in their store, they're pretty low-poof (if you prefer that). Other brands infrequently have longer petticoats that are poofier, or you can get them off eBay or commission someone like melikestea for a custom length. You just need to keep an eye on the shape and measurements, chose a poof that suits you and make sure the length is 1-2inches (2.5-5cm) shorter than the length of your skirt. The skirt on the long version is just a tad less wide than the short version (but still wider than most IW long skirts), so I'd avoid those square dancing pettis that are super wide.

For coording advice, if you're really lost I'd just go with black everything. It's a pretty versatile cut that can work with a lot of different necklines, maybe even a bolero or a cardi if you prefer, so you have a lot of room to play with. Or you might try requesting worn pics in >>9772817 and see if anyone else has come across pics of the long jsk to give you ideas.

[Anonymous No.9792850]

>>9792088
>>9792048
Thanks! It's Windsors Afternoon Tea from Infanta
https://lolibrary.org/items/taobao-infanta-windsors-afternoon-tea-jsk
I saw it and knew I had to have it.

[Anonymous No.9792865]

okay I'm very new to cosplay and just want some pointers on any improvements I could make. The headset I made myself but am currently working on a new one that lights up and stuff, I'll be making new sleeve pieces that will also light up.
So my question is what else could I do that would make it even better?

[Anonymous No.9792870]

>>9792865
This is not the right thread. Please see the cosplay help thread >>9768736 or the progress thread >>9774374.

[Anonymous No.9793346]

>>9792577
>>9792601
I appreciate this feedback. Thanks to both of you. I'll post in the worn thread as well!

[Anonymous No.9793596]

I got pic related in a lucky pack a couple years back. I've been wearing it with black legwear and oxfords but I'm never quite sure what to do about accessories.

[Anonymous No.9793627]

>>9792850
!! Thanks for the link!

[Anonymous No.9793777]

>>9791857
What dress is that?

[Anonymous No.9794441]

Can someone help me improve this coord I’m planning, also I don’t have the wonder cookie Head bow, so any ideas for a head piece?

[Anonymous No.9794454]

>>9793596
Classy preppy. Berets, classic maryjanes, small bows, braids, etc. classy bag such as violin bag or nice leather satchel.

If you wanted to get fancy you could add a colour, probably red or maybe green would be nice.

[Anonymous No.9794532]

>>9793596

For accessories, you can't really go wrong with pearls, they work across substyles and even cheaper pearls usually look okay. I think a choker would work nicely with that square neckline. IW makes a few pearl chokers themselves, if you want to keep it brand.

[Anonymous No.9794573]

>>9794441

I'd chose a high-collar blouse in white or pink rather than the lavender crop top with the open neckline, not really sure how the two would layer together. A blouse with (small) peter pan collar might work as well. I do like the idea of sheer chiffon, if the legwear turns out slightly sheer it'll be less obvious if the blouse is also a little sheer.

The colour balance needs a little more focus, too. This is one of AP's brighter dresses, with non-pastel colours in the print, so it doesn't really work as well with the pastel rainbow you normally see with other AP prints. I'd suggest adding 3 items of the same pastel (ie- your shoes, your bag and one other item -- either a bolero or a smaller headbow). Then keeping the blouse and legwear either white or pink (the print is mostly pink on both the dress and tights).

As for headbows, you can use a solid-coloured headbow in a pastel colour, and add a few biscuit pins to it. Biscuit accessories are also pretty easy to find to accessorize with, just keep an eye on the detailing to make sure they more or less go together.

[Anonymous No.9794623]

>>9794573
The blouse is actually light blue, but I can see how on a screen it looks lavender, the biscuit accessories are a great idea, i was thinking it would be really cute to add one or two to whatever hair accessory I end up using. I do have a high collar blouse with a small Peter Pan collar, but it’s lavender and I have no lavender shoes so I feel as though it would be off balance, I do however have a lavender purse and I could add a little lavender on my head with a small lavender bow, tell me what you think

[Anonymous No.9794644]

>>9794573
>>9794623
I mean I haven actually ordered the tights yet, I could get them in lavender if that would work better than pink

[Anonymous No.9794652]

>>9794454
>>9794532
Thank you! This is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for!

[Anonymous No.9794707]

>>9794623
>>9794644

Hmmm, if the tights were lavender it might work, but you'd have a problem of checking whether the lavender matches, and now the blue shoes would be the only thing that's blue in the coord. Wouldn't it be easier to find a blue blouse that doesn't have that open collar? Then you could do a blue and pink headbow and that would be pretty coherent.

[Anonymous No.9794723]

Would love a cute way to coord my new skirt for my trip to Vancouver! Baniran Lovely Heart Skirt AP

[Anonymous No.9794851]

>>9794723
It's gonna still be cold in Vancouver right? You may need proper snow boots whatever you plan.
Maybe go for cute snuggly stuff - black turtleneck sweater, polka dot scarf, polkadot tights/socks with thermals underneath, black snow boots with fur, black fur hat/earmuffs. Also fur muff/cape.

[Anonymous No.9794852]

>>9794707
I’ll try to find one, when I do I’ll post it

[Anonymous No.9794854]

>>9788033
I really want to love this but the blue just doesn't go with anything at all. If they did a blueberry version of this I'd love it, or a more balanced version.

[Anonymous No.9794859]

>>9794441
you can take the waist ties, pin them together at the button holes and then tie them around your head in a cute headbow! sometimes i do that when i dont have anything matching on my head. it may sound weird but done right it looks nice.

[Anonymous No.9794947]

Trying to put together a baby's first. Dress and bag are already owned, everything else is still open. The dress itself is rather simple, but I don't know if should keep anything else simple too or if I should try to improve the overall look with more details on accessories and anything. Pic of dress is not mine, but the KC is actually a detachable bow that comes with the dress.
Any tips on what I could change or add here?

>Important notes for coording: I have wide shoulders, a big ribcage, basically no bust and toned calves

[Anonymous No.9794950]

>>9794947
Flat view of the dress

[Anonymous No.9794951]

>>9794947
This looks better than most people's tenth coord. Good job!

[Anonymous No.9795931]

>>9794947
I personally think the shoes could be improved on for something a bit more elegant - the heel shape and the half-assed platform makes me think more normie office shoes than lolita with this particular outfit, even if you add shoe clips. Ankle boots might be nice particularly if you have more slender ankles that can be emphasized with that.

Notes on dressing for body type - the bigger the poof, the smaller your shoulders and ribcage will look.

[Anonymous No.9796432]

>>9793596
I would be wary of pairing black with navy but if it seems like there's enough contrast for it then go ahead. Otherwise brown may be for suitable.
A lot of IW model coordinates are good inspo for simple coords. They usually wear mary jane or oxford heels and either a matching bow clip or small headbow. A beret would match this nicely too. I think you could play up a country or academic theme for this dress and add a wicker/basket type bag or a satchel and glasses, respectively.

[Anonymous No.9796454]

>>9795931
Where are those boots from anon?

[Anonymous No.9796861]

>>9796454
I think they're Funtasma, so costume boots.
If you want something similar but nicer: American Duchess, Josef Seibel (Lena boot which has a more regular fashion look as it doesn't have eyelets) Hush Puppies (Vivianna and Erika Lonna from previous seasons, which have lacing hooks rather than eyelets) also Fluevog (they usually have a variation on lace up ankle boots each season, but imo for plain black they're not worth it)

[Anonymous No.9797485]

>>9795931
Thanks for your suggestion, anon. My knowledge on shoes is still very lacking, so appreciate the idea a lot.

For the poof part, yes, I'll definetly consider that. The dress is very heavy and eating my pettis poof away, which is why I want to add a cage skirt. But I also think the dress generally looks much better with a full skirt.

>>9796861
>I think they're Funtasma, so costume boots
So, are they still legit to wear with lolita or rather not?

[Anonymous No.9797525]

>>9792048
I actually own both the JSK and blouse pictured, and if you remove the jabot from the blouse, you can pin the jabot on your head!
The colours in this series are very weird, so choose muted shades for pairing with it.

[Anonymous No.9797582]

>>9794947
>>9797485

They're fine if you like the look of them (which I don't, they cut you off at the ankles and make you look stumpy. No idea why they suggested it).

Honestly, I'd ignore the shoe anon. The style in your pic is fine. I'd rather suggest going with an actual shoe company and choosing shoes that are comfy and nice to walk in and not some costume or taobao stuff. Lolita is pretty heavy and you'll regret your shoe choices if you need to walk anywhere.

I would suggest going with other legwear though. Something about wide stripes of sheer leg makes me think it'll look funky when you throw the outfit together.

[Anonymous No.9803192]

I have no idea what to wear with Swing Furry Puppy. Please help me out?

[Anonymous No.9807644]

Someone has been selling these on kei market for an eternity and I’m tempted to buy them because I love how crazy they are, but I have NO idea what color to wear them with. Im thinking a shirt dress or oversized something. I think they’re more opaque than tights but not as opaque as leggings, but I’m not sure.

[Anonymous No.9809449]

>>9807644
Hot pink. Listen flavor t-shirt?

[Anonymous No.9809509]

Baby blessing from michael jsk in navy with a white princess sleeves blouse? I can't balance it with the ivory bust part and starch white lace.
>plastic jsk so light my back is happy

[Anonymous No.9809595]

>>9797485
I own those Funtasma boots and wear them with lolita all the time. They're pretty comfy and look fine if you have thin ankles, but I can see how someone with thicker ankles might look stumpy. They're a decent "cheap granny boot" option.

[Anonymous No.9809676]

Looking for suggestions on different looks that will go well with APs beige (mocha) colored blouses.

I got this blouse because I knew it would go well with two of the skirts I own (one classic skirt that is predominantly brown, the other a sweet skirt that is pink with brown accents).

However, I want to be able to wear this with more than pink and brown, and would like to incorporate with both classic and (non OTT) sweet items. Any suggestions for colors, particular skirts/prints, or what to avoid would be appreciated.

APs beige is a very beautiful color but also unique, which makes outfit inspo hard to come by (outside of choco/food prints).

[Anonymous No.9809956]

>>9809676
I love beige with navy.

[Anonymous No.9809988]

>>9809676
I can see this with a burgundy piece, like those IW underbusts JSKs or skirt in wine (Chocolate Rosette? British Bear?). Honestly that beige can go with navy, wine, or even a dark mossy green if you pair it with enough accessories in those color ranges.

[Anonymous No.9810019]

Where would it be possible to bulk buy a bunch of lolita blouses/cardigans/socks, e.t.c? Is there anyone doing a (under ~300) closet clear of old shit? I'd buy bodyline's, but 3/4 of their shit is out of stock always.

[Anonymous No.9810048]

>>9810019
Wunderwelt/Closet Child sometimes do small lots of cutsews/tops/socks... What size are you? I have some stuff that I just want gone for the price of postage, but it's kinda random and not cohesive, and more loliable (axes femme, Jane Marple) than lolita.

[Anonymous No.9810059]

>>9810048
I'm an M/L (90 -68) (busty, small waist). I'll check out their lots, thanks!

[Anonymous No.9810060]

>>9810048
Anon, whereabouts are you? I’d be interested!

[Anonymous No.9810061]

>>9810048
Anon, are you in the US? I love more casual/otome-leaning pieces and I'd love to see what you have.

[Anonymous No.9810063]

Trying to do a skirt coord, any tips?
I want to wear the blouse not tucked in but it ends up about 50/50 skirt/blouse ratio and that’s not very good. The blouse has such pretty details tho and a lovely hemline...

[[e-mail] No.9810135]

>>9810061
>>9810060
Southern hemisphere unfortunately, which is why it's not worth selling everything individually when it's like...more for shipping than the item for most people. I've posted in the B/S/T before but not really had anyone super interested in those items.

[Anonymous No.9810420]

>>9810135
Messaged.

[Anonymous No.9810453]

>>9753205
I know this post is old, but I like to couple overalls with bodysuits so they don't look too bulky. It works well.

[Anonymous No.9810768]

>>9810063
Do you have a picture of the blouse?

[Anonymous No.9811299]

>>9809509
If you like the white blouse, you can either not worry about the ivory and just coord it with white, or try and do a white/ivory balance with your headwear and smaller accessories. The ruffles are all ivory, right?

>>9803192
Oh this is cute! I think for a generic sweet coord doing white and sax is nice, you could also pick up the pink or what looks like a periwinkle-type blue in the accessories. I would take care to match your accessories though to avoid looking like a hot mess - I kinda just played around with trying a few different things, this is not really a full outfit just some suggestions. You have heaps of motifs to play with - polka dots, dogs, bows, music notes, florals - so choose one or two to pull out of the print.

[Anonymous No.9811969]

Hi everyone, I'm working on my first coord with Midsummer Night's Dream in navy, I want to do a clean navy+ivory coord and I really want to have princess sleeves.
I would appreciate some recommendations for ivory princess-sleeve blouses that are full-length to the wrist and not 3/4 length (I hate 3/4 sleeves in general, they bug the shit out of me).
Currently considering this IW blouse, yay or nay?
Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous No.9811977]

>>9811969
Atelier Pierrot. Terrible stock photos but nice blouses. I personally find the style of the IW one less flattering, and prefer a narrow sleeve that flares rather than a wide sleeve. Depends on your body though, I have arm muscle from martial arts and swimming.

[Anonymous No.9812210]

>>9753762
So japanese in la rue broca

[Anonymous No.9812219]

>>9811969
I absolutely love the Juliette blouse from AatP, I own this in black and it's so beautiful.
It might be right up your (princess)sleeve as well!
https://lolibrary.org/items/aatp-juliette-chiffon-blouse
It's been rereleased a couple of times and pops up on auctions once in a while.

[Anonymous No.9813624]

I recently bought BTSSB Wonder Story Comes in the Rose Blooming Night Violetta JSK, because it was quite cheap, now I’m stuck coording it! I mainly wear sweet, and mostly pinks, so I don’t have much else in my wardrobe. Do you gulls think it would be worth buying pieces specifically for this coord, or just reselling it? And what would you pair this with?

[Anonymous No.9813841]

I cannot figure out at all what legwear to put with this. I was thinking just moreso plain crew socks but those are strangely hard to find in dusty pink. And most OTKs/tights I look at seem over complicated for this coord or are not the right pink to match everything else. Agh. Does anyone have suggestions or something you saw recently you think would work? I'm at a coord block with this legwear.

Also, should I just stick with a necklace or do you guys think I should try and get a brown choker? I'm thinking I could maybe get a brown matte ribbon for my neck but I'm worried that would look cheap.

[Anonymous No.9813869]

>>9813841
I'd almost say leave your neck bare. That cutsew has a really pretty neckline and it'd be a shame to clutter it. Maybe a small pin if you want to have some detail around the bust area?

In terms of socks, dusty pink is going to be really hard to find. You might be better off dyeing them yourself if you're crafty. That shade of dusty pink is pretty muted so you can probably achieve that colour with a mix of berries and tea.

The cop-out would be to wear ivory socks and pin another ivory thing to your beret or cutsew.

[Anonymous No.9813910]

>>9813841
I think a pearl or simple gold pendant that falls under the neckline would be nice (like 18-20" ish chain length?). I would recommend ivory legwear as well, I think you could incorporate it further with an ivory bag anyway--the pink bag over the pink top with a pink hat seems a bit much as is. Either sheer lace tights or classic patterned otks would be fine.

[Anonymous No.9813925]

Thanks for the feedback/suggestions!

>>9813910
Those necklace ideas sound great, thank you! I'll probably tie in ivory next time I coord this skirt + shirt together (as they look nice together), I unfortunately don't own a suitable ivory bag right now and I'm hoping to wear this coord for a meet in two weeks. Super picky on bags so I doubt I'd find one in time. Since the skirt is high waist I was hoping the pink would be more against that but you've made me think of buying a brown beret to pin the MM beret pins to, so thanks! Hopefully that balances the colors a bit more without the need for a brown neck item.

>>9813869
Thanks for your suggestions too! I think I've found a pair that might work from Amazon, have a runner up from Panthrella - admittedly I'm not super crafty beyond hot glue and ribbons. That dye mix idea is interesting though, I'll likely try it if the socks don't work out. At least I'm definitely away from the neck ribbon idea.

[Anonymous No.9814035]

>>9813624
Do you like it that much? You can probably manage coording it with pink/ivory just fine.

[Anonymous No.9814090]

>>9814035
I don’t really love it that much. I should probably just suck it up and sell it to buy something I do really like

[Anonymous No.9814111]

>>9814090
Then just sell it, buy yourself something you love.

[Anonymous No.9816297]

I need help coording this loud ass large Galaxxxy shirt/Jordans, in any subfashion. Hit me with your best shot

[Anonymous No.9816301]

>>9792550
How tall are you? I'm 5'7 and own this and it's knee length. It would be tea length if you were like 4'11 or 5'0.

AP glitter party shoes in black would be cute for a sweet/classic look, you could go full sweet alternatively with tea parties as well.

[Anonymous No.9816302]

>>9797525
This is a gorgeous coord, and your MS paint bird face is killing me lol.

[Anonymous No.9816308]

>>9813841
If you can find some pink toned solid tights, that would be really nice. I really like what you've got so far

[Anonymous No.9816318]

>>9816297
Bleached jeans and wear another long sleeved shirt under that shirt? It’s pretty out there but might as well go all the way

[Anonymous No.9816354]

>>9816301
I'm 5'3 so that's fairly beside the range you stated give or take an inch. I'd love to be 5'5 or above but alas.
Those are cute shoes. Cotton Candy does a black glitter shoe similar to those.

[Anonymous No.9816419]

>>9753001
I have this lovely AP Skirt - Whip Jacquard. It is maybe my favorite and most comfortable piece; but I find it impossible to coord. My whole closet is mainly chocolate (brown-mocha-ivory) themed; but I can't get to coord this without the accents being too bold; or the coord being too flat.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[Anonymous No.9816958]

bought these tights recently but i literally ran out of money right as i was gonna buy the matching op. is it possible to wear these tights with normal streetstyle?

[Anonymous No.9816962]

>>9770086
where is that belt from omg

[Anonymous No.9816967]

>>9816958
Sure, if you wear them with something that matches, or alternatively in a mostly black outfit, to make the details on them stand out.

[Anonymous No.9816968]

>>9816962
AatP

[Anonymous No.9817462]

>>9816318
This is helpful, thank you!

[Anonymous No.9817499]

>>9816962
Star Wars anon here, it's AatP's Steam Alice Hip Bag. It was on Wunderwelt a few months ago, I really regret not getting it as it partially ended up inspiring that coord idea.

[Anonymous No.9817756]

>>9816419
I tried just throwing out some ideas with "varied shades of brown plus gold accents" and that's supposedly the ivory colorway of the blouse, but off white could work. If you're happy for other colours, pink and ivory is one of my favourite combos.
The argyle tights could be a bit much depending on the outfit, as even though AP likes diamond motifs, argyle in lolita is generally like a classic IW British preppy thing not a sweet chocolate thing.

[Anonymous No.9818565]

ah, I know this isn't really a coord i'm working on but I didn't want to make a collage thread itself. You can make suggestions for this mini wardrobe if you like.

All of these items are actually from wunderwelt from the last couple days

[Anonymous No.9820446]

>>9818565
I'm not sure where you're going with this to be honest. Did you literally just choose things that looked like they were similar colours and collage them? That Boz dress on the left is pretty elegant but then you are kinda crossing over into that tacky Punk Rave mallgoth feel with some of the other pieces.

[Anonymous No.9820935]

>>9818565

I’m normally all for genre-crossing closets, but there’s like one obviously punky skirt that doesn’t go with the red blouse, is kind of clashy with the red-and-black top, and if the black overskirt part isn’t removable, would probably clash with the short black jacket too.

So that’s like three tops that don’t really have coords. For all the hard work you did collaging this together there’s really maybe only two coords in here, the rest are just random items you can’t wear.

What I’d suggest is to pare down to ~5 items that you really, really like. Then start looking for pieces to fill in the blanks — things that you can put into actual coords with 2-3 of the 5 items that you started with. So for eg if you wanted to keep all 3 blouses, what would work with all three of them is a solid black skirt, not the striped one you included. Then keep building from there until you have a collection where each item has 2-3 coords and isn’t just floating there in limbo.

[Anonymous No.9828514]

I posted this to the worn thread but I want to try here too. Looking for pics of this IW cardigan being worn in an outfit. Couldn't find any online. I bought this thinking it would be fine over a JSK but it seems kind of awkward when I've tried it on. The only thing I can think to pair it with is high neck blouses but that seems pretty limiting.

[Anonymous No.9828525]

>>9828514
This would look really cute with a white peter pan collar and a skirt imo.

[Anonymous No.9828533]

>>9828525
Ahh thanks anon! I wasn't sure if a peter pan collar would be appropriate with it, but I own a few that I've been hesitant to wear it with. All of my peter pan collar blouses have bell sleeves at the wrist though. Will it look awkward to have the cuffs sticking out of the cardigan since the cardigan has lace detailing on the bottom of the sleeves, or it is okay to leave them out? I'm never sure if layering different styles of lace on top of each other is tacky.

[Anonymous No.9828534]

>>9816958
These would look really cute with a black x gold OP, like the ones from IW.

[Anonymous No.9828545]

I recently got pic related and I have no idea what style of blouse or cutsew would look best underneath. A lot of the worn pics I found were blouseless, and I don't really want to do that.

[Anonymous No.9828560]

>>9828545
Is the boat neck collar piece detachable? That would be an option for easy coording.
Otherwise I think I high neck or wide neckline/off the shoulder(? potentially) such that only the sleeves show could be an option. Tbh I think this dress would look just fine blouseless.

[Anonymous No.9828612]

Tell me how to sew
Where should I look?
Where do I start?

[Anonymous No.9828640]

>>9828545
Either high collar or the wide collar ones that Atelier Pierrot and Millefleurs always put with their dresses.

[Anonymous No.9829528]

>>9828514
Would you be fine with some flat photos for outfit suggestions?
I own this cardigan as well and it's super awkward.

[Anonymous No.9830098]

>>9829528
Yes of course! I was actually thinking of pairing it with the Merry Belle OP too. Still thinking the bell sleeves poking out could be awkward but I'll have to try it on tonight and see.

[Anonymous No.9830481]

>>9830098
Here you go!
I love this cardigan but it can look awkward and frumpy so I try to avoid putting bulky items beneath it.

Peter pan and high neck blouses look good, but I also like wearing it by itself with a JSK or skirt (obviously with a camisole underneath.) It has a pretty neckline so it shows that off nicely.

[Anonymous No.9830720]

>>9830481
Thank you very much, I appreciate the help! This definitely gives me some good ideas with pieces I already have.

[Anonymous No.9831702]

>>9830720
I'm glad to hear. Best of luck with coording.

[Anonymous No.9832794]

I've been rather sick for a while and decided to have fun making a coord in photoshop to wear out when I get better. Looks good as a floordinate, probably just need to pick up one of those Alice Auaa feather bracelets or something to tie some things more together. I'm a little stuck on a hairstyle though. I was thinking of what I drew using the little feather headdress and maybe the rose on the opposite side of the headdress in my ponytail, or maybe should I just use a simple bow clip or nothing at all? Something else wtih my hair? I don't want a high maintenence hairstyle and don't own any real hats at the moment, just berets. I just know I'm rather uninspired when it comes to my hair.

[Anonymous No.9832798]

>>9830481
is that you in pic related? I was just looking at your tumblr wondering where you disappeared to

[Anonymous No.9832817]

>>9832798
Yeah, that's me.
I took a big step back because I was really unhappy. I haven't left entirely, and I occasionally post to insta (same username just without the dash.)

[Anonymous No.9832842]

>>9832817
Glad you're still somewhat in the fashion, you were a huge inspiration when I first started out. Hope you're happier now

[Anonymous No.9833074]

>>9832794

You can google "feather fascinator" and see how other people are styling theirs. For a low fuss hairstyle, you can leave your hair down and simply clip the fascinator on. For a fussier style, you can braid your hair on the back of your head. Just make sure the feathers are pointed so they lie towards the top of your head and not sticking straight out like in your drawing. The small rose should be clipped next to the headdress' rose, almost overlapping (or maybe take it off if it looks funny).

I'd personally refrain from going overboard with weird feathery bracelets, the outfit looks pretty normal so a far-out-there feather bracelet might look out of place with it.

[Anonymous No.9833109]

Friend recently quit lolita and ended up giving me the first dress she ever got (elegant frill from AP: https://lolibrary.org/items/ap-elegant-frill-op ). it's an amazing dress, and has the collar and sleeves as well... but the thing is I have no idea how to coord it... this is my first black piece (I usually wear classic) and I just want to be able to do it justice as I love it so much. Halp please?

[Anonymous No.9833131]

Need some spoonfeeding. I haven't worn lolita much in the last few years and my previous pieces are gothic while this is very country. The only thing I hve for it right now is a light ivory vintage Secretary blouse and a brown rabbit cameo pendant. I would like to bring on the starwberries in the print somehow but its a difficult color to work with

[Anonymous No.9833167]

>>9833109
You could go old school with an Alice bow, underknee laced-top socks in white and black shoes. It would also look cute with some wristcuffs as well. Just keep everything simple and let the dress be the focus.

[Anonymous No.9833295]

>>9833131

I would suggest not really matching the orange-red at all, just work around it. An easy coord would be with ivory and brown or dark green or black (if it doesn't clash with the green lace-up ribbons).

For the strawberries, you could go with a hair clip like pic related, no real colour-matching required.

I'd be more worried about the vintage secretary blouse looking obviously un-lolita, really.

[Anonymous No.9834332]

I can't decide which shoes look the best with this dress- top left, top right or bot?

[Anonymous No.9834333]

>>9834332
I'm partial to top left, bottom ones second.

[Anonymous No.9834358]

>>9753001
I plan on dressing as Jacket from hotline miami for a con during the summer, but the idea of wearing a latex mask in the summer heat is already making me sweat. Any tips for and alternate material or some way to make wearing such a mask bearable?

[Anonymous No.9834360]

>>9834358
aaaand i forgot the pic

[Anonymous No.9834362]

>>9834358
>>9834360

Cosplay help thread might be more helpful with that >>9821582

This thread's mainly jfash and rarely deals with masks.

[Anonymous No.9834388]

>>9834332
I like the bottom, would look cute with white crew socks.

[Anonymous No.9834754]

>>9834333
>>9834388
Ty anons, asked a bunch of other people (even my mom) and they also said bottom shoes!

[Anonymous No.9835412]

I just bought daydream bed and now I'm trying to figure out a coord with it - advice/help/suggestions pls
thinking about getting that headdress but unsure if it matches the theme
i have the cloud purse but it's white instead of ivory and I'm afraid that'll look bad - i don't have the dress in person yet so im not sure what kind of "offwhite" daydream bed is lol

(or even feel free to make a whole new coord with it that'd be cool too)

[Anonymous No.9835459]

>>9835412
If we start from the top and work down:
Headwear: I'd got with something floaty if you're wearing your hair down or a big centre bow with cute buns
Gold key necklace looks cool, I like the blouse; simple but detailed
Bag: Look around for a satin frill pillow bag, they're quite popular in larme and easy to make yourself. Quite a few similar styles on aliexpress and ebay. They come in pink, lavender, cream, baby blue and other colors.

Shoes look good and either the print tights or even some sheer AP ankle socks would look cool.

The pic has examples of the items I mentioned but not in the right colors. Hope this gives you some inspo

[Anonymous No.9835473]

>>9835459
that bag is perfect! do you have a link?

[Anonymous No.9835474]

>>9835473
Nope. Original was brought out by Syrup, then katie and a few other brands have done them.

[Anonymous No.9835480]

>>9832794
Where is that vest from?

[Anonymous No.9835496]

>>9835459
Thank you anon! I'll keep searching for other hair accessories and I'll pick up that style of purse. I really want the AP futon purse, but I feel like it's gonna turn into "pancake bag" tier level of popularity haha

>>9835473
I found this, am gonna pick up the pink
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Cute-lolita-pillow-handbag-teenager-girl-cosplay-Japanese-anime-style-shoulder-bag-for-youth-girls-schoolbag/32826896132.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.7.20b13350Ee8MEm&traffic_analysisId=recommend_3035_null_null_null&scm=1007.13338.98644.000000000000000&pvid=9bd83ff1-9443-45e5-bb91-f88171bd7ead&tpp=1

[Anonymous No.9838105]

>>9834332
depends on whether you're trying to lean more toward classic or sweet (or a mix), I'm partial to the bottom, then the middle, then top. Top is very sweet, bottom ones are more mature.

I can recommend these heels as well, they're my fav classic!sweet shoes, and they're super comfortable. $40 but I can only find them on ebay rn

>https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Japanese-Sweet-Lolita-Mary-Jane-Dating-Shoes-Ladies-Bowknot-Block-High-Heels/361950838894

[Anonymous No.9840781]

Planning a simple coord. I love the look of both clunky mary janes and rocking horses, so I'm unsure which ones to go with.

I'm really wondering which ones I would be able to get the most mileage out of, too.

[Anonymous No.9841446]

>>9835480
Oh sorry, wasn't on here for a bit - it's from Atelier Pierrot, I bought it from CC with it having no other title than "vest" and I can't find this vest on Lolibrary or through casual internet searching. AtePie isn't very well catalogued so it's understandable.

[Anonymous No.9841471]

>>9835473
nayrt but here it is, it’s on sale right now
http://syrup-tokyo.ocnk.net/product/2111

[Anonymous No.9841568]

>>9840781

I can't figure out if you've done the awful sin of matching an ivory shirt with white lace and white OTKs or if it's a stock photo problem.


Anyway, the shoes. RHS straps tend to fall down. Some girls said they use sock glue to glue them onto their socks, others said they pin them up (onto their socks). There's a little learning curve getting the right gait to roll on the toeboxes, but once you get the hang of it I find RHS to be really nice to walk in. Most of my friends seem to think the platforms are easier to walk in, though. I do think the RHS has a more uniquely lolita feel to them, imo.

More mileage -- eh, they're both cheapo shoes with an unusual shape. I'd say their longetivity are both equally in doubt. As for versatility, that depends on what else in your closet you can pair them with.

[Anonymous No.9841575]

>>9841568
it's actually a stock photo problem - i own the shirt and it's actually very white, but in the photos i posted they all look grossly mismatched.

i ended up going with RHs for now; i just think i'll enjoy wearing them more. i appreciate the insight - thank you very much!

[Anonymous No.9841578]

This DEMON. The material is weird, and the brown is horrendous shade of "I MATCH FUCKING NOTHING" brown I have ever come across.

Do I base the coordinate on the browns, so I ignore them completely? I don't even know where to start. Its just been sitting in my closet since I got it.. Maybe I'm just retarded??

[Anonymous No.9841585]

>>9841578
Is it more of a red/burgundy? On my monitor nothing on that skirt is brown. If you can't really match the tone, just match everything else around it. You can go with earthy tones like darker reds and greens.

[Anonymous No.9841949]

>>9841585
It's like a brown red, almost a brown, but not quite a red.. It's a pain in the ass..

Similar to Pantone 181 or 491 in colour if you wanna get really specific.

But I might try a mock up coord with you suggestions. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.9841950]

>>9841578

If it makes you feel better, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen someone struggle with the colour for this. Apparently they were expecting wine/bordeaux and the thing arrives as an odd brown that doesn’t go with anything.

You can go either one of two routes. The sweet lolita route is to have sets of major items that perfectly match in colour, distributed throughout the outfit. eg- a red bustier or bolero + a red beret + red shoes. Throw that on top of a white blouse and white legwear with the skirt, and the three items being equally distributed on your top, middle and bottom will mean you’ve automatically balanced your colours. Just make sure the set is a colour that “goes with” and not something that clashes, and if you add anything else (eg etsy has a lot of moth or mushroom-themed accessories you can add), try not to disrupt the three major colour blocks too much. Like a moth pin would be cute, but putting on a whole mothwing headdress means you gotta redo your colour balance.

The classic lolita mismatched browns route is to go with a bunch of different browns, but the key is to make sure the undertones don’t clash, and don’t let the brown overwhelm your outfit. There’s a set of browns that skew a bit colder and look downright green next to warmer browns, step back and check that nothing in your group of mismatched browns look green or grey or just weird. Interrupt the brown colour with some white or ivory so you aren’t a solid block of brown, add more colourful accessories and that’s that.

[Anonymous No.9845755]

Anybody know of a fake beard similar to Cap’s?

[Anonymous No.9846292]

>>9845755
>imagine a lolita in fake beard

Cosplay help thread is this way >>9821582

[Anonymous No.9849811]

>>9835496
That's a Rose Marie Seoir replica. Don't be that asshole

[Anonymous No.9849844]

>>9840781
>https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Cute-lolita-pillow-handbag-teenager-girl-cosplay-Japanese-anime-style-shoulder-bag-for-youth-girls-schoolbag/32826896132.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.7.20b13350Ee8MEm&traffic_analysisId=recommend_3035_null_null_null&scm=1007.13338.98644.000000000000000&pvid=9bd83ff1-9443-45e5-bb91-f88171bd7ead&tpp=1
sauce on the chunky shoes?

[Anonymous No.9855698]

wondering what kind of bag to pair with this jsk

[Anonymous No.9855703]

>>9855698
Rule of thumb: If you don't have an obviously matching bag for your dress, match your bag to your blouse or shoes. In this case, you could also add a few matching rose clips to the bag if you want those lovely florals to be a theme. That should work well enough!

[Anonymous No.9857448]

>>9855698
Just one of iws plain brown ones would go

[Anonymous No.9857802]

I'm garbage at accessorizing and don't want to drown this coord in roses too badly so I'd love some suggestions on jewelry. The shoes feel too plain, but the tights have so much going on I don't think I want to mess with them. New(ish) to Lolita so feel free to give concrit.

OP, Tights, Wristcuffs: Enchantlic Enchantilly
Bag: Mufish
Headpiece: Triple Fortune

[Anonymous No.9858083]

>>9857802
I don’t like the waist tie and the shoes. Since the wristcuffs have silver on them do like silver rings, a cross ring or a rose ring, and for necklace you could do a choker

[Anonymous No.9858136]

>>9858083
Waist tie is part of the dress, but it may be removable, I haven't tried.

Do you have any better recommendation for shoes?

[Anonymous No.9858616]

Should I go with stripe line one like in the pic or plain white stockings?

[Anonymous No.9860261]

>>9813841
White lace-topped ankle socks and a pearl necklace. You don't want to drown yourself in brown/pink.

[Anonymous No.9860263]

>>9860261
Why white though? White typically doesn't work well in classic; beige/cream would look much better.

[Anonymous No.9860264]

>>9858616
Plain, there's enough lines on the dress and your blouse.

[Anonymous No.9860837]

>>9857448
i just realized i posted the wrong color dress. mines the black colorway lmao

[Anonymous No.9862136]

I ordered this blouse, and need a skirt or jumperskirt to go with it. Preferably navy?
Really looking for something that I can buy right now so I don't have to keep looking.

[Anonymous No.9862645]

>>9862136
Maybe something like this? I like ordering from this site when I need something and don't feel like hunting for it on lacemarket

http://www.my-lolita-dress.com/strawberry-witch-classic-lolita-jumper-dress-sb-49

[Anonymous No.9862647]

>>9862136
Or http://www.my-lolita-dress.com/lang-balak-s-ball-lolita-jsk-dress-gc-443

[Anonymous No.9862649]

>>9862136
This has some red accents to it, as well.

[Anonymous No.9862650]

>>9862649
Gdi

[Anonymous No.9865218]

>>9862647

Thank you, these are good suggestions! If I don't find anything secondhand I like better, I'll probably get one. it's for a meetup but it's some time away.

[Anonymous No.9867636]

>>9753001
Bought this dress kind of randomly and I don't know what to coord it with?! I found some really cute pink and mint socks on lacemarket but struggling with ideas for a blouse! I feel my sheer AP blouse doesn't really suit its oldschool style...

[Anonymous No.9867640]

>>9803192
even a pale pink sheer blouse would look really cute for a very sweet look

[Anonymous No.9867644]

>>9828545
I wonder if something like this would still look good even with the shoulder straps of the dress.... If not you can wear a pink bolero on top and go blouseless!