/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9120867
I think it may help people to remember too that certain aspects of larme takes influence from the grunge movement (particularly at the moment as its current fashion) which I think feeds into the 'touch of poison' and relaxed imperfection aspect to the aesthetic.

The magazine is supposed to be a beautiful picture book, a fantasy of sorts - the actual fashion embraces this imperfection and even has an almost unkempt appearance at times. Hell, Courtney Love is shown as 'larme inspiration' (Kaite the store) within Japan and she's not exactly known for looking like a pure and delicate fragile doll (to say the least).

Look at candid pics of models outside the magazine or of shop girls modelling larme brands, they don't really look anything like the girls do in the magazine nor should they, and I really think it's a bit silly to use it as a sort of benchmark rather than just as a gorgeous art book full of tips and ideas.