/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10065094

It's a lot like looking for loliables, I'm afraid. About 90% of normie brands are gonna be a clashing aesthetic to lolita, so it's not like I can drop some brand names, you walk into Nordstrom and walk out with 3 novelty cutesy purses.

If you really need a direction, Chanel and Dior quite regularly do pink and white bags, just keep an eye on the shade of pink as it doesn't always match lolita. One year Dior seemed to go overboard and make a lot of lavender Lady Dior bags, I'm still looking for the right shade to pick up secondhand. Moschino regularly makes silly novelty purses, sometimes they hit a theme that matches something in lolita, like pill purse (Hospitality doll), Barbie hanger bag (Barbie collab), pasta theme (Lief pasta). The hit rate is still pretty much like 99% clashing stuff though.

Additionally, do drop in on your local brands and check out their leather. Girly stuff is kinda in and out now, so sometimes you'll find some middle-class brands just randomly popping out a pink handbag or a sax blue handbag with little leather flowers on it. Check that the brand is decent, then if it's aimed at (young-ish) women. If they are, drop in on their shop once in a while, chances are high they'll eventually pop out something girly that works for lolita.

The one last resort I haven't gotten around to trying is finding an actual leatherworker near you, then you can ask about their pricing and their colours for custom bags. Mind you, it's not gonna be cheap, and you'll still have to check up on the quality of the leather they're using, but at least you'll be able to commission a novelty purse for your dream dress with full control over the leather and the design.

Hope that helped, sorry it's just kinda vague.