/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I feel like this is going in an awful direction.

Save me, anons.

>>7606428
I don't think the blouse is going to look good with the dress, but I like everything else you got going on. What about a silver necklace?

>>7606424
Am I the only one that has a pet peeve about stripes with dots?

>>7606428

Do you have the dress in hand yet? There's a potential tonal clash in that there's blue-toned white in the moon and all over the dress, and you're trying to pair it with what looks like warm white sheer tights and a cream blouse. I would actually go with either pure white, preferably something with a cold cast, if your skintone can carry it (a lot of people can't, myself included), or switch to a sheer navy blouse (if it's sheer, you don't have to worry about about 100% colour matching since your skin and what's behind you will show through the colour anyway).

The moon and the star on the right don't look silver, maybe that's just the photography though.

The rest looks all right.

Am I going too far with the cat motif?

>>7606428
Where are the shoes from?

>>7607598
I think the tights are the weak link. They're super cute but this outfit doesn't really need more black. You're wasting a coord opportunity to bring out a nice jewel tone from the print.

>>7607613
Yeah I think the second time I wear this jsk i'll go for a blue theme to match the main cat's bow. For now I just want to keep it kinda simple. Would these tights work (the white ones) or would they make the coord too crowded?

>>7607598
Yeah, but that's not even why this coord isn't working imo. I think if you used more accent colors from the dress in your accessories it would look less drab.
I really dislike those tights with the dress, but I think your other accessories are a good fit.

>>7607620
>>7607613
Okay so maybe a blue blouse and new tights? Or a blue bolero?

Not actually lolita, but an anon in the last thread mentioned that they liked seeing sailor dresses coordinated very plainly (just solid tights and a hat, etc). Would it be a good idea to do something similar with this dress - plain white socks, loafers, a hat of some kind - or to accessorise more and how?

>>7606428
The blouse looks cream, and if the tights are warm-toned as well it could look off. Like other anon said, pure white and sheer navy blouses are the way to go.

>>7607598
I think all the blouse matches very well and cat-themed items are cute! The only reservation I would have would be about the tights (and shoes?), the darkness is out of place. >>7607616 the white ones are quite busy especially if the white parts are pure white - either plainer cream tights with that blouse maybe some dark boots, or a blue bolero would be safer.

>>7607629
That's a nice blouse! Im not sure about the white cat tights because iirc the tulle trim of the dress is a yellow, almost green toned beige which might look weird next to pure white. Maybe something a little more antiquey colored for the tights?

>>7607629
Your original blouse works perfectly with the dress. A blue blouse like that won't look balanced. Look at how the colours are distributed on your dress, the blues, teals, and reds are ACCENTS, they don't overpower anything. That blouse will definitely overpower your dress. Use the accent colours with accessories, blue and muted red rings, hair accessories, etc.
Look for new tights. I personally think off-white tights would be nice.

>>7607652
>>7607645
>>7607635
ahh okay, maybe I'll go with some blue shoes and add blue roses to the bonnet to pull it all together? Maybe something from custom house in this colour

>>7607661
We're nitpicking since you asked but I'm sure any of the combos you came up with would be fine.

>>7607674
Oh don't get me wrong, I love the nitpicking. I want to make my coords as good as they can possibly be! Thanks you guys for your suggestions

>>7607602
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=19807929912&spm=2014.12642430.0.0

>>7606433
>>7606559
>>7607635
Thanks guys! I'll look around for pure white blouses and tights. Glad everything else works fine, was definitely more concerned about the other things.

I'd love some suggestions for these(lega wear I was thinking lace tights)

>>7607635
This is adorable, what dress is this?
Google reverse image search tells me this is probably your own image.

>>7607635
That would be adorable! I'm also interested in source.

>>7607701
>>7607707
Thanks! It's a taobao knockoff of a haco dress - http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=37686484861

>>7607692
For the left, perhaps dark grey tights or cream tights with gold patterns. And maybe sheer white tights with flower patterns for the right? Not sure how they'd look with the shoes though.

I think it's ready.

Having trouble coordinating this dress without it looking tacky as fuck. I already have the matching socks. Any help would be appreciated!

>>7608408
You want more OTT or toned-down?

>>7608241

>no handbag

But otherwise, I like this.

>>7608512
I'm trying to tone it down, but i'm having a hard time. I usually don't wear sweet. I tried to pair it with some traditional sweet elements and it is making it look like a tacky ott mess.

My comm is hosting several meets I'd like to attend in the next month, but I know chances it will be incredible hot (30+°C) are high.
So, what would cgl think of something like a nice lace shawl as an alternative to a blouse? I liked Fanny Rosie's outfit in pic related very much, and would like to so something similar, not neccessarily with the shawl pictured, but it was the closest I could find right now.

>>7608517
:0 forgot to put it in

>>7608563
I think shawls look lovely! It's less about sleeves and more about covering the shoulders, so you really do have a lot of outside-the-box options available.

>>7608408
>>7608525
Maybe something like that? Hat is ivory btw, the ligthning of this photo is off.
Normal fashion tends to match pastels with neutral colours and that's what I've tried to do here without going into that silly "black goes with errything" mentality.

>>7607635
Simple socks/loafers/hat sounds great, I also love simplistic sailor coords. If you want to spice it up a little more I'd try to bring out the red from the ribbon. Tie a red ribbon on your wrist like a bracelet, braid one into your hair, tie it around the hat... that sort of thing. Actually for the hat I think a straw boater with a red-white-navy ribbon would be adorable.

>>7607692
if you're laying them on your bed, might as well put it on to show us.

>>7608563
well, what do you intend to wear the shawl with?

>>7608408
I thought it would be nice to bring out those sax accents in the dress.
I'm in no way sweet, I think my classic is showing. Either way, hope you like it!

>>7608563
I think it looks very pretty. I have a couple shawls I plan to do that with also. Like another anon said, it's just about covering the shoulders.

Thoughts about this Girlie Stuff coord? The purse is from Betsy Johnson and the shoes are from Abella Vanda. I'm thinking of using white socks and a white blouse.

>>7608241
>>7608567
perfect.

>>7608771
I tried to bring out the pinks and gold.
I think it would look nice with a dusty pink classic blouse, some OTK's with pink in to balance.
The flower headpiece to bring both gold and pink up.
Gold accessories, I chose ones with pearls, because of the pearls in the print.
And finally some matching flowers on the bag to tie it together.
You could even go as far to add some nice matching chiffon ruffles to the shoes.
Perhaps I'm going too OTT for your tastes...

>>7608620

Those puff sleeves are going to give the bolero's long sleeves a weird bump, just pointing out.

>>7608771

Eggghhhhh anon, you put together such nicely grown up shoes and bag and then ruin it with white schoolgirl socks? At least go with lace or patterned sheer tights. Don't go too "lolita" with this, put your hair up in an updo or some other sophisticated city-girl style. That, or change the bag and shoes to something more conventionally lolita.

About the white, I don't think it's going to work, the ruffles on that dress look kind of ecru or maybe what IW calls milktea. I'd try to match that colour if possible, if not, I'd go with either black or grey instead.

You're also missing jewellery for this, I kinda figure you just haven't gotten around to deciding on that yet.

>>7608667
>well, what do you intend to wear the shawl with?

Planning a coord with the IW JSK in the pic. It would hide my shoulders, and I think it would look nice with the bustle back on the JSK.

>>7608868
i think you'll look great. i've yet to see this JSK in real life, so I don't know how low the back actually goes. the shawl looks quite short too. imo it's totally fine to bare a little bit of back especially since it's summer, but if you're conscious about it - for example if you have tattoos, scarring or acne on your back - i would suggest a longer shawl.

>>7608771
I really like the mature and elegant direction you're taking this in. I think an ivory or black chiffony blouse paired with ivory lace socks or tights is going to look a lot more coherent than white however.

>>7608620
>>7608729
Thank you, I really like both of these!
Didn't really think of going the cream route. I have a better idea of what I should be doing with my coord now, thanks!

I've posted this dress before on a help thread asking for help to coordinate it but it didn't receive any so sorry for reposting. I'm just looking to see what can be done to change/improve this coordinate.

>>7608829
It was more of a colour suggestion than "wear this exact bolero", but thanks for pointing out.
>>7609014
You're welcome!

Taking this question here where it's better suited.

Help with finding accessories for Holy Lantern in lavender that aren't set pieces? Taobao would be especially awesome if possible.

The color does look kind of different from the shade usually used in lavender dresses. Looks more like periwinkle, IMO.
Pic related, it looks like the matching set OTKs aren't even the same color.

>>7609058
Looks really cute. I'd personally like it to look a little more classic, so OTKs and more Lolita-type shoes. Some nice non-cosplayesque Mary Janes could be good, or something with a small heel.

I have an outfit mostly worked out for this, but cannot for the life of me find anything green in the same shade. I'd like to work in something green for the sake of balance (a cardigan or beret maybe), since I already have plenty of red, cream and pink that could work with it.

>>7609457

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Mens-Womens-Ladies-French-Style-Beret-Hat-Special-Offer-/111280337882?pt=UK_Hats&var=410280877982&hash=item19e8d333da

>>7609590
Thank you kind anon. You have given me an exact name for the green to search for.

Could anyone find me a blouse to go with this? None of mine work well and I've looked and looked but can't find one for sale that I am happy with.

>>7608822
>>7608860
>>7608966
Thank you. Been debating on whether or not to buy this dress. I really like the print!

I'm back again still struggling with a coordinate for the one piece Misty Sky in the navy colorway. I have absolutely no idea where to take this dress, what theme to play on, or what color scheme to bring out.

>>7609651
Do either of these appeal?

Also, have you considered a cardigan or bolero? I think they would suit the style of jsk well. You could also use red if you wanted to.

I put this otome co-ord together using items I already own. Any thoughts?

>>7609890
the socks are disgusting

>>7609890
>>7609900
the socks def have to go, get something pink or white

>>7609890
>>7609900
>>7609905
It's otome, the socks work fine.

>>7609890
I don't hate the socks. It's very oldschool ETC-like. Anons are being silly.

>>7609925
there are no blue or pink flowers on the dress that vaguely match the ones on the socks. from a distance maybe they'd be alright, but disgusting close up.

nice hat, earrings and bag though

>>7609933
>matchy matchy
Do you even otome?

>>7609890
I don't understand why people lay outfits on beds. Put in on your body to see how it actually looks. Its not as if you're still deciding if you wana buy it.

You can probably keep the socks, but add a red bow or beret to your hair. I don't like either shoes. Red shoes will be perfect.

Am giving concrit based on imaginary visualization of what this outfit looks like on a human. But it's best to see it worn.

>>7609967
There's no red anywhere in this ensemble so I'm a little confused, and that's coming from someone that digs otome's non matchy-matchy aesthetic.

>>7609967

Too much trouble. Sometimes a coordinate is so bad you know it's going to get revised a billion times before being worn. Better to get some feedback on whether the colours match or not first, then try it on and see if anything else needs to be changed.

Plus you know how slow this board is. Either you change and take a snap, then change out and wait for a reply, change something about the coord based on reply and change into your clothes and take another snap, repeat over and over until the your snap looks good, or you could just leave them on the bed and swap things in and out. You can see how the second is easier, right?

Can someone help me coord this with red/wine?

I'd like to do a sort of chocolate-cherry or strawberry theme if possible. I have a pair of wine shoes that I've never been able to wear because I don't have anything that matches with them.

I bought both of these on a whim and I really like them, but I want to do the dress justice.

>tfw gothic lolita can't into sweet

I love it so much, I'm just rubbish at coording it.

>>7609890
>>7609925

I feel like if a lot of anons say they don't like the socks, you should take the con crit into consideration, even if they can't tell you why, chances are they can sense something about the colour combination that looks off.

As for why the socks don't work, the rest of your coord are items with mostly pale colours and neutral tones, in other words, receding colours. The sock is such a bright green, it's an advancing colour. When you wear it it will be the one brightest spot of colour advancing from the rest the receding colours, and it will only be on your leg.

If you definitely want to wear green socks, pick a receding colour -- olive green, khaki, something less bright. Then you can have your mismatched look without looking like you're colourblind.

>>7609877
I like the left one, but is it actually for sale? If so, do you have a link?

>>7609967
Not that anon but I've become slightly paranoid about being posted in ita threads for half-finished and questionable coords. Of course most people won't know it's me if I leave my face out of it but still. I've seen obvious joke coords being posted here titled "ita bitch" so I wouldn't put it past some people on this board.

>>7609977
Red is the direct opposite colour of green

>>7610001
What happens if OP were a fatty Chan outstretching her dress for example. Or OP wanted to wear empire waist dresses but would look preggers in them. Etc

>>7610196
Sounds like it will work better than adding red

>>7610271
Just plaster a watermark over it if you're afraid.

>>7608241
socks need help, but otherwise good

>>7610196
Thank you for the feedback. I think the fact that the camera has washed a lot of the colors out, isn't helping - the socks aren't that bright irl and the pattern on the dress is fairly bright and bold.

I do agree that there is a bit too much focus on the leg area despite these things. looking at it again, I think an additional green embellishment on the hat and use of say, a green pendant may help to add more balance. I would like to find some better shoes too.

>>7609967
I must admit I can't visualize red with this at all, even as a complimentary to to the green but I will give it a try. It's good to have a fresh perspective and to have my way of thinking challenged.

>>7610756
Frankly, I don't think red shoes is a good idea. Just because a colour can complement doesn't mean that it'll be okay in just one area, especially if it's a bold colour. If you've got red shoes, try it, but don't waste money on it if you're not sure. I mean, a sweet pinkxwhite co-ord isn't going to go well with black shoes even though black is white's opposite.

>>7608663
Huge thanks anon, red/white/navy ribbons sound simple and great! I'll keep my eye out for a boater hat too.

>>7610012
Bringing red into that coord could be tough with none in the dress, but I think your best bet would to be to do something like pic related but... better. Perhaps a red bolero, headbow, and some acessories, keep all the reds wine/cherry-like. Good luck.

>>7611455
Maybe like this?

Trying to keep it loght for summer, but I'm not finidng many short sleeve boleros in my color.

>>7611687
Ah, also with a red bag. Forgot to include that.

Ad my hair is going to be a dark muted red color as well.

I going to an event in a few weeks and would like to try and step up my coordination game, as I usually dress very simply. I love this jsk but have had issue with making a good outfit. Any advice would be appreciated. My jsk in green.

>>7611687
I like it! Makes me think of chocolate cherry cake. I enjoy seeing less obvious co-ords like this.

You could try it with chocolate brown and cherry red stripe socks as well, then you could use brown shoes (if you wanted to try a slightly different arrangement that is).

shitty webcam quality and no petti (I'm reshaping it so it has more poof), sorry about that.
Is the high collar blouse ok or should I go with a peter pan collar instead? Not sure about the socks either.
I want to accesorize more, specially on the head/neck zone, but I'm afraid it will look silly or over the top.
Thanks in advance!

>>7611884
Peter pan collar would probably look better with a wider-necked cardigan like that. The socks might be alright as long as they are cream like the skirt (? hard to tell). You could try a red necklace, neckbow or flowers somewhere to make it more interesting.

Is this blouse good? i cant find any pics of it worn. Will it work with sweet?

>>7611884
not really feeling the socks, combination with the teaparties shortens your legs/makes them look stumpier

maybe just use patterned lace tights + heels?

>>7611900
socks are the same tone than the skirt. Alright, I'll try with a different blouse, thanks!
>>7611987
I have a pair of dot patterned tights, I thought they would be too much but I'll try anyways.
I'll take a picture when I come back home tonight, thanks for the suggestions!

>>7611958

Bit plain, but yes, it'll work with sweet. You may need to remove the bow brooch if you're wearing it with certain JSKs, as it may sit awkwardly. Looks nice and light for Summer too.

>>7608241
>>7608567
Anon I think I'm in love.

>>7608729
This is gorgeous too.

>>7612367
thanks so much! I mainly want it for the sleeves

>>7612433
Thank you!
>>7610726
They're tights, do you have a better suggestion? I'm a tall lolita so I usually need to stick to tights.
>>7608805
I love that .gif thank you so much~

>>7606424
I am trying to put together a coord for an upcoming convention. It's obviously not finished, but here is what I already have for it. I am just not sure what exactly else to add to it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

>>7613551

Missing: Bag and jewellery.


It looks like a summer coord, if your hair isn't too natty, going wigless will cool you down much more than bolero and short socks.

For jewellery, if it's too hot I find them difficult to wear, so instead of rings and bracelets I usually paint my nails (nail art or nail stickers if I have the time), wear a scrunchie or wristcuffs instead of a bracelet. Gives you the same touches of colour, but more comfortable than having resin or metal around your hands.

>>7613551

blouse and some more accessories. wristcuffs, necklace?

>>7613568
Completely forgot about the jewelry, whoops. I would love go to wigless, but my hair isn't nice enough for lolita (even if styled), and I'd look like a troll.

I bought a pair of pink wristcuffs to go with the coord, but something about them looked off when I tried everything on. Maybe it's because the lace on the dress and socks is white? A white pair might look better.

Where do you guys usually look for items to put together a coord? Besides obvious lolita stores, do you guys go to aliexpress and places like that?

>>7613629

Hmm, blue and white wristcuffs would work better, or maybe white wristcuffs with pastel blue fingernails would work. I think you have at least four different pinks in the outfit -- the bows, the sheep, the strawberries and the bolero (assuming the shoes match the bolero). I'd keep an eye on all the pinks to make sure it looks intentional rather than not noticing they aren't all different pinks.

The wig you picked will be pretty warm, if you want something cooler, look for a short haired wig, or an updo, or something where the hair is mostly off your neck.

>>7613814

aliexpress
taobao
ebay
etsy
indie brands
seamstress for commission
local stores (loliables)
everywhere

It's clothes, so long as it fits that particular style, it's fair game.

>>7613867
Yeah, I was very careful with the pinks. In person, they all go/match pretty well. The shoes and the bolero, and there is a light pink in the center of the strawberries on the print that matches the sheep bows. In all, the pinks go fairly well with each other (at least I think so). My only real concern is with the strawberries on the bolero looking odd with the strawberries on the dress. Even though they have the lighter pink in the middle, which matches, the majority of their color is the darker pink that you see in the pics. I just wish the strawberries all looked the same.

I am gonna play around with wristcuffs. I found someone selling the same lace that is on the dress, and I am super tempted to buy it to make the wristcuffs.

The wig is pretty warm, so I will shop around for something else. It gets 100+ degrees here in the summer, so I really don't want to die. Thanks for the suggestions.

>>7613867
What about this wig? Would it look better?

>>7610012
Here you go anon, i put this together for you real quick. I often tone down sweet dresses with jewel tones and i love the way it looks instead of the usual pastel vomit so i hope this gives you some ideas. Super jelly of the dress btw, i hope you make a good coordinate from it.

>>7614000

I think that would be less warm, yeah, but you now have one more pink in the hair to match to the dress...

I need a matching handbag but I have no idea what I should look for. Black, maybe?

>>7614094
You need an iron, a better petti, and a haircut.

>>7614065
but...that blonde tone is even warmer than the original, I much prefer anons original choice in all honesty - as far as blondish shades go, it's not all that warm at all and seems to fit the co-ord well.

>>7613990
If wrist cuffs aren't your thing you don't have to use them. I think a fairly delicate charm type bracelet could be really pretty with this.

I'm probably biased here since I'm an oldfag but the whole wrist cuff thing; although they've been around in lolita fashion pretty much since the beginning, they come and go in terms of popularity - just now they're quite popular again.

Anyway, I my point is, wrist cuffs aren't by any means a staple and you don't have to use them. About seven years ago people used to argue about whether wrist cuffs were 'ita' or not. It's just a trend, things change, options shift, ebb and flow.

>>7611708
Sorry anon, I tried, but I find this a really hard JSK to work from.
I hope it gives you some ideas to go from though...

First sweet coord. I have pink frill socks, but I can't locate them at the moment. The shoes are double strap light pink. Thoughts on the head bow and possible accessories?

>>7614490
Ditch the rabbit bag; it doesn't suit the style or feeling of the dress.
Without the bag, it's a very safe/boring coord. You really just have the dress, matching headbow, and a blouse. You need accessories, even if they're just simple pearl or rose bracelets/rings.
The color of the shoes looks really off to me, but it could just be the lighting. I would also ditch the watch.

>>7614523
Yeah, I definitely agree. The shoes are actually a light pink. The colour is thrown off by the light and my socks. Would you have any suggestions to make it less boring? I know this isn't the best example, though it's the only thing I can think of, but would a leather jacket make the coord more interesting or is that one step over the edge?

>>7614532
No, that doesn't suit lolita at all, and I've only seen such jackets pulled off like twice.
Invest in some accessories, buy better shoes (and/or embellish the ones you have), etc. Boring/simple isn't necessarily bad, especially with plainer dresses, but your outfit is barely a coord considering how bare bones it is.

>>7614536
What do you mean by embellish? Would you happen to have an example?

>>7614536
not the anon your talking to but do you have examples of those leather jacket co-ords? I've been toying with the idea but I was afraid it would look to raw for the lolita silhouette.

I'm having trouble getting shoes to match my sugary carnival OP in lavender? Every shoe seems too dark lavender or not the right shade? I'm thinking of getting white shoes, would that be ita?

>>7614633
I always feel white shoes would be best with difficult colours like that. It really depends what kind of tights you're going to use and what accessories you might use to offset focus to the white shoes.

I asked in the general but I probably should have asked here-
I want to wear this bonnet with a solid black dress. Does this work or is it too weird?

I'm putting together a coord for a convention I'm going to next month and I'm joining my friend for a woodland-themed photoshoot. I have no idea what accessories/legwear/shoes I should use. Could I get some help? Thanks.

>>7614865
Where are the top left shoes from?

>>7614893
Bodyline! I have them but they're pretty uncomfortable. I suggest sizing up.

>>7614893
>>7614895
They're all Bodyline. And really? Mine are rather comfortable, but they're also a bit too big for me, so maybe that's why.

>>7614865
I think you need a skirt that's softer colors, or has some brown in it to go with any of those accessories. The skirt is very bright and everything else is so muted, it's sort of off-putting.

Been working on this. I know it needs something else... like a purse. And maybe the non-cardigan version needs wrist cuffs. Any suggestions?

>>7614979
The red socks, cardi and blouse all look too bright for the red on the dress, is that just the stock photo lighting? And maybe a circus tent or 2D balloon bag?

>>7615007
There's actually no red on the dress, I just really like the combination of red + navy so I brought it in as a complimentary color.

>>7615012
The print has pink and yellow. I think you'd be better to pull one of those out with accents of white than to use red. Red + blue + white always makes me think of patriotic holidays (Bastille Day, 4th of July, Australia Day, etc.). Plus, as the other anon said, the red's a bit glaring/unpleasant in those photos. If that lines up with how they look in reality, it's not going to be a nice balance.

>>7615012
>>7615018
Agreed, you could use white, dark pink, a medium blue or yellow instead and it would look much better.

>>7615007
>>7615018
>>7615042
Thanks! I'm working on a revised version right now. You guys are awesome!

>>7615054
Is this better? I like pink + yellow but without the cardigan there's like... no yellow. Maybe if it gets too hot for the cardi, I could just rip the yellow bow off my head. Hahah. Oh, and that yellow blob behind the navy headbow is a pink headbow.

>>7615071
that looks much better! The yellow is really soft and nice, but if you really wanted to skip it and be matchy-matchy, you could go for a pink cardigan too. The only suggestion I have would be to keep the large navy and small yellow headbows, and pick up two small pink ones instead of the others, but if your hair is big enough they'll be fine as is.

>>7615071
I love this, omg.
How did you make this picture, though? Just photoshop?

>>7615081
Done!

>>7615112
Thank you! And yes, I use Photoshop. The magnetic lasso (located underneath the normal lasso) is good enough to quickly separate items from their backgrounds, and then free transform (Command + T or Control + T) lets you move, resize, and rotate all at the same time.

>>7614865
I agree with the anon that said it was too muted but i don't think you need to change the skirt. Adding additional green and/or gold flowers or leaves etc to your hair would help to balance it out. I would also recommend a largeish pendant that picks out colors from the skirt.

I prefer the top or middle left shoes when paired with the belt.

Since the other items are quite plain, busy legwear isn't going to work, I would stick to simple lace ankle or knee socks, possibly lace tights.

I just got this JSK in. Can someone help me coord it? I normally don't do sweet prints. I'm usually into classic.

I want to get this or another similar in saxe. Do I need blue shoes or would getting white ones be ok? I'd prefer to not have to buy new shoes for each color of dress I buy. But if it's necessary, then it's ok.

>>7615275
Are you trying to make it more toned down, sweet/classic? Or more OTT? It could go either way.

>>7615322
White shoes are fine, as long as you tie it in somehow. So if you use a white blouse you'll be okay.

Everytime i see a venus palermo catalog I remember how much she suffered for that shoot

>>7614176
I already got all of that, now what?

>>7615275
I took the liberty of assuming you might not want to go too sweet or ott with this, considering classic is more your style.

>>7615752
the trouble is partly with your photo, the dim lighting is doing strange things to the colors so it's very difficult to tell what goes and what could been improved in terms of color matching etc. If you could provide a clearer photo in better lighting, we might be able to help you a little more.

Hey guys, I'm making an order with an SS service, so I ordered two blouses, a short one and a longer one. But, I've realized that I made a mistake because these aren't in white, instead, they're beige...

do you guys think that this color would work for these dresses? Or should I consider bleaching them (craziest option I put up but I hope I don't have to)

>>7614463
Just saw this. Thanks so much for posting it has given me a few ideas to work with.

>>7616284
It actually helped me with my coord as well and I don't even own that dress.

Thank you, based anons.

>>7616267
It will probably depend on whether the dresses' lace are pure white or off/cream white, and how obvious the disparity is. You'll really have to try them on and see how they look.

>>7616373
I just checked my dresses, and it seems like they're off-white. Hmmmmmm

Does anyone own a magic tea party blouse? I think they usually carry them in beige because I've checked their blouses (correct me if I'm wrong though)

Siiiigh I'm doomed, anyone know a good blouse to match from taobao?

Any tips for this skirt? In either the pink or mint.

>>7616532
Can someone please help me find a nice classic gold/ivory hair accessory? It doesn't need to be OTT, but I prefer something a little bigger or more elaborate or fancy. Having trouble finding anything on Taobao, other sites are fine too though. Thanks in advance, pic not really related.

>>7617466
it would really help if we knew what you were looking to pair it with - what may go with one dress may not necessarily work with another.

>>7616532
Both skirts have brown accents right? I think a simple blouse with a brown bolero and beret, along with a brown/neutral-colored bag would be fine. You can also add more pink or mint to the coord too via a blouse or socks or shoes, since it seems like the the colorway pertains more to the trim than anything.

Thoughts? I might get rid of the OTKs even though they're meant to go with the skirt and headbow and replace them with some simple tights

>>7617497
that's true. it's Sleeping Beauty Princess Aurora Skirt in Ivory, and I have BTSSB Twinkle Blouse to wear with it. The skirt has a few different types of gold, but I'm mostly going off the trim, which is sort of champagne gold.

>>7616267

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3.w4002-1087129953.63.XluHs4&id=20917423930
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-2939005222.50.pWvxKQ&id=8029511510

found these, they seem more white/off-white

>>7617514
can you link me to that wig anon?
Looks good, but you have a few too many colours with the shoes and headbow. I'd go with pink

>>7617614
headbow is brown, not blue. and it's a lockshop wig

>>7617536
Some ideas anon. Combs are from Marolsha on etsy.

>>7617672
awesome, thanks a bunch

>>7617672
did you just get those off the taobao site recently? I don't see the RS headband or the CP bow :(

>>7617553
Thanks anon!

I like the infanta blouse better, but unfortunately, they're out of stock for my size and color.

>>7616267
>>7616373
>>7618263
MOTHERFUCKING UPDATE,

SS received my blouses and just sent me pics of it. It seems like it's more like off-white than beige;

What do you think anons? will it still work with my dresses?

>>7618291
Chill anon, it looks off white to me. I've ordered from that store before, you're good.

>>7618291

Put the blouse together with the dress, then step back and look. If the blouse and the lace on the shoulder straps seem to blend together, it looks allright. If the blouse looks dirty or yellow, then it's not allright.

If you don't have the dress yet, then nobody knows. It all depends on how off white the offwhite blouse is compared to the white lace on the dresses.

>>7618053

Yup, fresh from the sites, I'm not 100% sure if the color is in stock however.

The CP bow came from the qutieland resell site.

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w4004-6585735485.36.0QsHva&id=14411477316

http://www.qutieland.com/product.php?id=1425

>>7617514
looks good to me anon, an additional pink embellishment in your hair to match the shoes would really help to balance it out beautifully I think.

>>7617536
Off topic, but how do like the skirt anon? It's one of my dream dresses in navy. How's the print quality?

>>7618453
i meant to add, in the photos at least, the pink of the shoes looks a lot cooler than any shade on the skirt, including the lighter pink background that features the fawns. Just something to consider.

Could I get some opinions on socks, please?
I'm going to a small meet with a few friends, and it was a little short notice so this is what I'm working with at the moment.

>>7619004
I also should note that I'll be working with black shoes. My nice white ones kicked the bucket recently. I've ordered a new pair, but they won't be here in time for the meet.

>>7619004
I like the ones on the left for contrast, the other two look a little too sweet for the style and print of the jsk. I think if you had a black bag and added an additional black hair adornment (roses, bow or whatever) it would help to balance it all out.

>>7619004
Go with the black socks. Both of the white socks melt too much into the print of the dress, especially from a distance.

>>7619004
I like the black ones as well

>>7619004
I agree on the black socks too, also where did you get them? They're super cute!

Any suggestions for this coord? The tights are lace and the shoes do match the pink but I probably need to get better shoes anyway. (Also sorry about my weird shadow, I haven't figured out lighting yet apparently.)

>>7619527
eeeeeeeeeeee~~~~~~~ I have that fabric in the blue colorway and was worried about what it would look like as a dress but now that I see it, it looks great! I can't really offer much crit to the coord other than I think that a pair of shoes closer to the ruby tones in the roses on the dress would look better.

>>7619532
Thanks! Ruby toned shoes would look really nice. Hobby Lobby has the same fabric but in a cream colorway, I used it for a dress several months ago.

>>7618458
it's lovely, sparkly silkscreen. I really wanted the jsk but I found the skirt for a good price.

>>7619527
I'd change the bag and the shoes, it looks really normal, like twee rather than lolita

>>7619817
That's great to know, thanks! I saw the navy JSK sold on egl in March and I wanted to cry when I realised. I did see the skirt in white recently but I'd really prefer navy. Glad it's nice though!

I accidentally ordered this bag in blue instead of black. I'd like to see if I could find a use for it, but I'm not sure what sort of colors would be ok to coord with it. For example, would it be too clashy if the rest of the set was in Bodyline Saxe blue?

I thought maybe picking up all the fruit in this print since I thought it'd be fun and kind of summery, but I'm not sure if it's too kitschy :/

it's not finished yet, I just wanted some opinions so far.

>>7621964
It's spelt sax fyi

>>7621997
dont use that purse anon its too cartoony for that dress

>>7621997
If those wristcuffs aren't stark white they're gonna look really bad with that print. I own it in that colorway, trust me.

>>7621997
I like the tights and earrings, everything else needs to go. I'd make suggestions, but I hate typing on my phone.

>>7622006

thanks! I've been kind of back and forth about it, which is why I wanted a different opinion that wasn't my friends. do you think I could work a yellow purse in with it?

>>7622010

I'm actually making the wristcuffs right now, and the lace is nice and white.

>>7622013

thanks! I'm trying something a little different, and it's good to know what works and doesn't.

>>7621997

Hair accessory ideas?

>>7621997
>>7622139
More ideas?

I think a strawberry bag would look nice, they're less cartoony and also easier to find a nice one.

Also I would use dark brown shoes instead to match the chocolate in the print. I personally don't like the yellow shoes.
(Also if you're a poorfag lolita like me, yellow shoes would be hard to work into other coords, whereas dark brown shoes are much more versatile)

>>7622000
I know it's spelled Sax on the Bodyline website, but Saxe Blue is the actual English word.

>>7621997
I like the shoe style! Maybe in a red to match the cherries though?

>>7622694
I thought "saxon blue" was the english word?

>>7619527
It's a perfecly ok co-ord and it has quite a nice relaxed, casual sort of feel but i agree with the anon that said it has more of a twee, kath kidston type vibe than lolita as it is. Changing the bag to something more substantial and lolita-like along with the shoes would be the easiest way to improve it in my opinion.

>>7622694
No, Saxe isn't a word. It's a place, a lot of places, but it isn't a word.

Sax is short for Saxon blue, which refers to the mix of sulfuric acid and indigo used to create the color. True sax blue is actually much brighter than the light pastel blue most people refer to as sax.

>>7623151
Not saying you're wrong about saxon blue, but saxe blue is legit too: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxe%20blue

>>7623133
what the hell, here's another

>>7622174
holy crap, I love those chocolate covered strawberries! I really appreciate the help, thank you!!

I've tried to coord this a couple times but wasn't happy with the result. Can anyone offer some ideas? Doesn't have to be a full coord, just some crap to go with it would be nice. I really want to get the IW crown bag in black x red to wear with it but it's turning out to be pretty hard to find.

>>7622139
Where are all those clips from? I love them!

>>7623251
What colourway? Green?

>>7623269
Black, sorry.

>>7623251
What's the black like irl? in all the sock photos it looks like more of a soft blue-black/ darkest navy

>>7623350
I could be wrong, but I don't think they ever released a legit stock photo for the black. Someone mentioned it on the lolibrary page when it first came out. In real, it is definitely a true black.

>>7623215
Thanks, I appreciate it! Those red shoes are so cute.

>>7623353
ah, that explains it, I kept looking at the stock photos, scratching my head thinking 'but...that's not black'. If wonder queen anon could photograph the dress in good light with the skirt of the jsk splayed out, that would really help.

>>7623267
Strawberry clip from http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38001174776&spm=2014.12642430.0.0
Others can be found by searching amo发夹, there are a lot of results.

>>7623235
np. c:

>>7621997
I think it is possible to use yellow shoes and make it work but pulling it off is going to be tough and rely on excellent hair and make-up skills for that kinda 'I did it this way on purpose and know what i'm doing' kinda look. I shamelessly stole anons amazing accessory finds in an attempt to pull it off. Also the yellow needs to be pale and buttery rather than super bright and finding matching shades is going to require a lot of effort and shop trawling. I had a hard time finding anything in a suitable shade.

>>7623386
I don't have good lighting right now becuase the sun is setting. This is the best I could do.

>>7623461
Close up.

>>7623350
you know why there is a disclaimer saying "color may change"? your computer screen doesn't display color like your neighbors. also, its a matter of the individual as well. color blindness even. the dress looks black to me. black also have undertones of color. commonly blue. so it may be a blue-black.

>>7623461
Thank you anon, that's very helpful. Could you expand a little on the sort of direction you would like to take it in? For example simple, elegant and understated relative to the print of the dress, or say, a more grand, royal ott type look? Would you like to pick out the red, gold or both?

>>7623251
Not the greatest picture, but have you thought of using a blouse with a similar motif? I have a BtSSB trump blouse that could (possibly) suit your JSK. Not sure about the collar, though.

>>7623530
I'm honestly open to suggestions on most things. I don't wear gothic practically at all and am more into classic and, less so, sweet. I'd like the gold to stand out and maybe to have little accents of red?

How about this JSK?

>>7614795
Should be fine anon though its hard to say without a pic of the full coord. Id possibly add silver accessories to kinda tie the dress to the bonnet maybe? But like i said its pretty hard to say without the full coord.

>>7623215
Would it be possible to have source for the pink bag?
Thank you

Revised coord without head accesories. I have my Ranunculus headbow along with some soft pink flowers to match my shoes. Preferably I would like to have white wrist cuffs, but I'm still searching.

Is this less boring?

>>7616267
Same anon, sorry for the whole trouble here.
I've talked to the SS a few days ago and got my refund because it was the wrong color for it.

I found these in pure white (which will work), but which work best for all seasons?

I'm all open to suggestions to different links from taobao.

thanks!

Would anyone be able to tell me what brand this skirt is? I think I may need it.

>>7623566
Sorry for the delay dear Wonder Queen anon. Here are some ideas for styling the outfit in a kinda classic, not too ott and out there kinda way. You could even use lace tights if you wanted to make it even cleaner and more elegant looking.

>>7623894
Seriously? It's from bodyline anon.

>>7623906

Sorry! I have dishonored my family. I only have a few pieces of lolita, still getting into it. Thanks for the answer!

>>7623904
whilst I'm here, added a red stockings and simple, elegant version.

Any suggestions/inspo for pic related!

>>7624317
*?

Anyone got any ideas for this? I feel like it is going to be a bit hard to coordinate, i have no idea what to do for shoes, i have a couple of pairs of shoes that might work but i'm not sure. Any opinions/help appreciated!

Recently picked up pic related, and am at a loss on how to coord it. Mostly with what kind of hair accessories to go with... any ideas?

I'm stuck on which blouse to pick but I think that I should go with the one on the left because it's more sweet than the other one. I also think maybe the black shoes will help balance out the bottom half of the outfit? Any help?

>>7624930
I think white shoes, black blouse, white bolero would be cuter. It still might be too stark a contrast even if you balance the black blouse with black shoes but no white bolero. I also agree with the sweeter blouse, especially considering the 'lollipop' waistband on the skirt.

>>7607692
>>7608667
here we go, excuse for the shooped on tights. I just threw it on really quickly.

I'd love suggestions

>>7625164
it has a simple kinda vintage-like elegance about it but the thing that's stopping it from being beautifully simple rather than say, kinda plain or boring is definitely in the details. Some hair flowers along side the hat would look really lovely I think (I realize they're attached in the pic but you get the idea). A bracelet and elegant drop earrings would be great too - even if your hair/wig generally covers your ears, that occasional glimpse of extra detail is classy as hell.

With the tights, something with a touch of detail in it would be better than stark black, particularly if you picked out some of the motif in the skirt, such as the hearts, bears etc.

>>7624346
I prefer the red bag for the contrast, really liking it so far though. Red flowers or an additional bow on the other side of your hair would balance out the red and green beautifully. For the shoes, I think ankle boots would actually be a good choice in either white/off-white, or dark brown/ soft black (depending on the color of the bodice, I can't quite tell if it's black washed out by the camera or dark brown). Deep reddish boots could look great too but they need to be quite subdued and not bright.

>>7625545
Thanks, I'll try to find some more accessories before my first meet(ordering a bunch from tb), though it'll be pretty casual. Which blouse do you think works better?

>>7625164
Wow I love that blouse, where'd you get it? If you say vintage or thrifted I might scream, I need it in every color imaginable.

>>7625657
Forgot to specify the pussybow blouse, not the peterpan collar.

>>7625545
Can you link those tights, anon?

>>7625657
>>7625660
Sorry to disapoint anon, it's vintage. The other one is also thrifted, but it's robert rodriguez so that designer still has a store

I have this is the rose colorway and it's say in my closet since I bought it. I'm really stuck and cannot make anything presentable or of it. I didn't think it was going to be too difficult when I bought it. Could someone help me get some inspiration?

>>7625637
I like the pussybow vintage one, it works so well with the simplistic elegance of your outfit.

The tights i found during a rather lazy quick search so i don't know they can be purchased elsewhere cheaper.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEXY-BLACK-HEART-FLOWER-PATTERN-FISHNET-STOCKING-LEGGINGS-TIGHTS-ONE-SIZE-/230891857592?pt=US_CSA_WC_Hosiery_Socks&var=&hash=item7b6ca70e2c

http://www.gipsytights.com/gipsy-tights-product/1292

>>7625723
>rose colorway

Maybe I've been living under a rock (who am I kidding? I totally have) but I'm not familiar with the designer (until now of course) and have no idea what the rose colorway looks like. If you can provide an image of the colorway you own, that would be a great help.

>>7625759
Don't have a picture of mine with me at the moment but I pulled this image of Google. I have the skirt.

>>7625759
oh I remember this brand getting into the English gothic lolita bibles. They seemed so interesting and cool, but then just went away. old times.

>>7625875
She changed her brand name to Samantha Rai, her own name, I believe.

>>7625761
Here you go. Hope you get some inspiration from this. I'd really go with the peter pan/hook theme to play up the print.

>>7625761
>>7626327
Since you have the skirt maybe add a fitted vest for a more pirate feel.

>>7626327
>>7626329
Thanks, that gives me somewhere to go with it! And that thimble is a very cute idea.

>>7624346
>>7625569

here you go anon, the shoes are likely by an*tai*na* or similar so I wouldn't necessarily recommend my lazy cosplay shop examples, and instead try to purchase the same shoes cheaper elsewhere (if they appeal of course).

I'm really stuck with this dress, suggestions?

>>7626655
Sorry it's sideways.

>>7624695
I can see why you struggled with this, from the pic it looks like you have very deep (slightly blueish) purple tones with the jacquard print, and then more of a royal-ish blue in the skirt print plus soft (purple?) black with the ruffle.

I think the best way to make this work would be to add/mix different shades of hair embellishments to balance it out - you could add the deep purple bow to the minihat for example, just under the flowers and then use the off-white flowers on the other side of your hair or possibly add individual off-white and/or purple--blueblack flowers (which they sell) to the hat.

If you wanted a simpler look you would just mix some of the flowers and put them in your hair - for example the purple/blue-black flowers with one of the off-white pearl dangle hair combs.

>>7626655

Sauce on dress, Anon?

This would be my first idea, because I really like these Grimoire thights.

>>7626719
It's an unnamed innocent world dress from an oddments pack. I bought I off egl.

>>7626727
*it
Those shoes are lovely, where are they from?

>>7626727

Sorry Anon, I just noticed the shoes seem to be from an actual museum for fashion, so... Google tells me they are from the 1930s, so maye search for similar styles? Sorry.

Aw no, the dress is beautiful. Thanks for the info, I'll try to see if someone else sells it!

>>7626749
Hahaha, well my mum works at a shoe museum, maybe she can steal some for me. XD

>>7626719
Where are the hats from?

I need help. I have an OTT meet coming up and I don't have a whole lot of OTT options so I thought I'd try for OTT gothic. Do you guys think this look/dress works, or is the dress too irredeemably sweet? I've seen a couple of people wear it in goth coords and I thought it worked but idk
I planned to carry a bat bag, adding a few more accessories and wearing those jeffrey campbell spiked litas. My only other options for dress are plain black, which I don't feel is OTT (maybe I'm wrong?) and a replica which I don't want to wear, I'm not sure how my new comm feels about them and I really want to make a good impression.

>>7627150
Sorry I don't have much advice for you, but what dress is that? It's gorgeous. I also like the little horn-like thing you've done with the hair, how did you manage to do that?

Maybe adding more accessories would help? Black gloves, perhaps.

>>7627150
damn iphone, sorry about that

>>7627160
No problem anon, it's Rose Melody Merry-go-Round. For the horns I've seen a few people doing it so I just sort of guessed, I grab a small-medium size chunk of hair and just twisted it around and around while putting my finger in the middle, it took a couple of tries but once I got the horn shape I used 3 bobby pins to secure it: two diagonally going down from the top (if that makes sense) and one at the base. It's still a little loose so I'll fiddle with it tonight. I'm not sure how other people are doing it but I wanted pointier ones than you usually see
I have some black wristcuffs but I am worried they just add to the sweetness, I might have time to go to the mall tonight but who knows what I'll find lol. Most of my other gothic type accessories are just generic rings and the like, I do have a really cool skeleton hand bracelet but I'm worried there's too much mixing of generic themes. I don't know if it even matters though?

>>7627150
That merry-go-round dress is a replica too, from a Korean indie brand that's since gone out of business though.

>>7627150
>>7627164
Can you make the hair horns bigger? You want to be dramatic and unusual. The ones you did are fine but bigger is better atm.

>>7627240
Really? I never knew that!

I can definitely make them bigger, was going to fix them before the meet anyway. I'm glad people like the idea. I also have some golden yellow circle lenses. I went to the mall to look for gloves or other gothic accessories busy came up bust.

>>7627164
Thank you very much, anon!
You're a qt, btw.

>>7627150
Definitely ok for gothic, it just depends how you style it. I do think it's really important that you use silver in your necklace/choker though to make the silver of the dress look more deliberate and help add balance. I can't quite make out the type you're wearing in the pic.

Definitely add more hair flowers in black, they don't have to go round in a full arc like the crowns everyone's sick of seeing but add more on the same side as the red one. I also think it would be totally gorgeous if you added small dark red flowers to the lenghs of the hair/wig and used them in a 'scatter' type formation.

Would also highly reccomend swapping out your white/silver waist ribbon for a quality red velvet ribbon one or black if you prefer - even redxblack if you can actually find one at the craft/supply store.

Go for gorgeous gothic but still lolita apptopriate make-up in black and silver and possibly a hint of rose red. Bring in black and silver/black, red & silver on your nails too.

Since this is ott, you could make use of black gloves and put your bracelet(s) over them.

Another bold ring in blackxsilver would be good too (if you're not already wearing one).

>>7627419
Thanks anon!
>>7627501
..Wow this is great advice, anon. Seriously, I really appreciate it.
I also had the same thought with adding in rose red. I will have to dig through my stuff but I do think I have some red roses that will work. I was wondering if I should add more hair accessories but wasn't sure - I have a couple of black/red roses that I will go for. The choker is lacey black with green gems but I could probably find another, silver necklace
For makeup, I'm not too great at eyeshadow but I was going to do my typical black eyeliner look and wear golden yellow contacts along with some flasies and dark red lipcolor to be a little dramatic. If I have some silver eyeshadow I'll try that too!
Sadly I was not able to find appropriate black gloves. Do you think pic related (left) would be okay or is it too much/too different a theme? I think red nails too since my other bracelet has red details
I really wish I could have found black gloves, all I saw were some half gloves at Claire's :/ Do you think I could wear black wristcuffs along with the bracelets? They are slightly sweet looking with a little bow and chain on them but not too sweet. I guess I'll have to try them out. Hopefully I can find a standout ring or two. I just moved so my stuff's a jumble. It's my first meet at this new comm too so I really want to make a good impression. I really appreciate the help anon, you really went above & beyond. I'll try to do what of this I can (meet is tomorrow, because lol I don't plan and also was unpacking all week)
What do you think for legwear? I have those harlequin tights, I also have black IW rottenburg tights, plain black OTKs with lace, a variety of tights, studded OTKs

So it's not okay to wear a waist bow on your blouse is it? I have the cosmic skirt and I want to move the bow...
Also, do you usually leave it on the waist? I mean the material is that chiffon-type and i worry about it tearing if it gets caught

Perpetually trying to coord this set. Should I avoid using all of the pieces at once? I've been having a hard time because my initial idea of coording it with pink has driven me insane! There are too many pinks and I know if I pay good money for a blouse and it's a mismatching pink I'll be so pissed (guess I'm a bit compulsive). White seems way too boring to me. My wardrobe is small and mixed. I've been building it toward a red, pink, brown color scheme, so I'm hesitant to go with mint (even though I think it'd be a good route). Aside from that, cake/food polymer clay type accessories are a dime a dozen and I'm not sure where to start. Basically, I think I'm overthinking this and I'm driving myself mad!

Help?

>>7627522
It really depends on the bow. I have seen bows on blouses or even as hairbows work very well. The mistake is mostly when the bows are too big. You see this a lot with bodyline bows, they just don't work anywhere else. The cosmic bow looks like it could work, I would play around with it but if it's just too big I would do something else.
>>7627541
I think using all the pieces you have here at once is fine. White is boring but maybe you could do the white blouse anyway and bring out the other colors with accessories? There seem to be a few different pinks here so if an accessory or shoe is a little mismatched it should be okay. Pink wristcuffs, pearl bracelet with a big pink bow on it, maybe a pink rosette. You could also just buy some mint ribbon at the craft store and use that as an accent for the aforementioned bracelet and rosette. That way it is not too much of an investment. I do the same think with my wardrobe so I understand not wanting to venture too far out.

>>7627515
Happy to help anon, glad the collage/info was useful. Holy hell what a stunning piece of jewelry though! I think you could use one on one hand (you may only own one anyway, i don't know if they come as a pair) but with no additional embellishments (although the wrist cuffs you mentioned over it could be kinda cool, try it and see! Oh and wear both wristcuffs if you do this) on that hand and then the rings and bracelet on the other. Two skeleton hands (if you have two) would be too much imho for the style of dress and not in a good ott kinda way.

Wrist cuffs could def work, try them and see and see how they look/sit with the rest of the jewelry.

Legwear-wise the plain black OTKs with lace would probably be your best bet, I saw the IW socks but although they are beautiful I'm not sure if they are silver looking enough and may clutter your ensemble somewhat. Lace tights could work too but perhaps not the kind that are too 'net' like though, something more opaque-ish where the design/knit is quite close together would be a better bet I think.

All the very best with your meet-up anon!

Newbie Lolita here! I know I am probably going to get lots of hate because it's Bodyline but if anybody could help me work out some coords for this dress and the skirt (but in red) I would be so grateful!

>>7627541
I really think you should try mint as your accent color if you're struggling with the pink shades, it would really help the co-ord to pop too. I would also recommend using an additional mint hair accessory on the other side of your hair, it could be another bow for that double bow look, or you could use clips/slides etc - whatever appeals. A mint bolero/ cardigan instead of a white blouse would look really great too I think, but I realize 'AP mint' color may not be easy to find. The one I've used is from kidsyoyo on taobao. You should be able to balance out the mint and pink with your accessories (my collage example isn't the best but hopefully you get the idea).

>>7627577
Well that was one hell of a grammar clusterfuck, sure sign I needed to go to bed. Sorry anon, hope you got the gist of it all.

>>7627885

It's clear that you're a newbie because you assume people will hate you for owning Bodyline. Drop that delusion, only leads to anti-brand special snowflakeness.

I would recommend not buying those skirts; they're not lolita as they're more like a miniskirt.

>>7627885
You ARE CLEARLY new here. Only brand whore's hate Bodyline.
The Jsk is nice but best to hunt for some coordinate of it first before buying, I've been told it's smaller than the actually measurements provided
The skirt is tiny, very small, its better for fairy kei but too short for lolita.

>>7628270
Not the best coord but worn pic never the less.

>>7628276

>>7628276
Does this girl EVER have good coords? They all look so "special snowflake". It's sad, you could see the potential and she just wastes it.

>>7628287
> Original bodyline pic

>>7628289
>Bodyline jsk version

>>7628292
>>7628289
>>7628287
>>7628276

>>7627885

This is probably godtier compared to the rest, only extremely good coordinate I've seen so far but you get the idea of what you could do with it. Hope these help anon.

>>7628288
I think Batt'ys trying to be edgy for the sake of edgy.

>>7628255
i have to disagree with the 'not lolita' sentiment, I would say they are extremely reminiscent of otome brand skirts and ETC has put out a number of skirts with a near identical cut and length. I suppose they are not lolita in the conventional sense, but if you accept the otome-lolita aesthetic (as apposed to the otome brand items that are so far removed from lolita as to be unrecognizable) as part of the lolita umbrella, then they are.

I wouldn't recommend the skirts to a 'newbie' however if they're not familiar with otome styling and how it tends to differ from from typical lolita; not to mention it's a style in its own right.

>>7628312

Otome isn't lolita though. It's its own style.

>>7628276
>>7628287
>>7628289

How is this picture spam of people wearing a dress that's the same print but a different cut supposed to help? There is not enough going on in them to be used for inspiration either. I don't get it.

>>7627885

I'm going to disagree in part with >>7628255 and >>7628270 about the bunny skirt, and agree with >>7628312 more.

I have it in both blue and black, and when I was thinner...
>tfw weight gain
...they were some of my favorites. However, if you're on the chunkier side that would still fit the waist, it WILL be too short for lolita. I was able t fit a VictorianGirlDress petticoat under it to ahve the shape and was short enough that the length was fine.

Anyway, I would pair it with a white blouse, red necklace or pin-on bow or brooch, white socks with red details, red shoes (simpler maryjanes, tea parties would be cute too), and a head accessory/bag of similar colors. You can bring in browns as well, if you want, because of the details in the skirt. It really depends on how you want to go with it.

But again, it can be really short on you if you have a larger booty (like I do now ugh), because then it'd be way too short.

>>7628322

yup, it's its own style, which I already acknowledged. Otome has enough in common with lolita however, to be excepted within the broader lolita umbrella, which is why you won't be sneered at for wearing otome brands to a meet as long as they encompass aspects of the lolita style aesthetic. Sometimes otome brands release items that are 100% conventional lolita in terms of style and cut, sometimes they don't - such is the grey area nature of otome. Remember lolita has its roots in otome and so will always be like a fashion ''sister'.

I guess the point I'm getting at is, with those particular skirts, if you knew how to otome, they wouldn't be wrong for participating in the wider world of lolita fashion, and for this reason I wouldn't say 'no don't to it' to someone suggesting using them. Otome is kinda like the science-fiction horror film at the sci fi convention, it kinda fits but could also be considered a genre in of itself.

Fucking hell, why am i writing this shit(?). I must be high and I'm all out of fedoras.

>>7628297
Uhhh this is supposed to be good? I like the legwear with it but everything else is pretty iffy...

>>7628379
Please stop with all this misinformation.

>>7628506
why is info wrong? i mean it's unnecessary waffle but kinda true

>>7627549
I'm glad someone else gets it!
>>7628092
Thanks! I'm really leaning toward mint as well for that exact reason. I'm gonna see what I can find online since mint isn't as easy to find secondhand.

>>7626719
Link to the shoes, please?

>>7630366
Sorry, I just noticed your conversation below, too bad :(

I'm having trouble deciding which accent colors to coord with this skit. I wore it with an off white blouse today which looked alright since it was casual but I'd like to use more interesting colors the next time.

Pics of other cords or collages all would help.

>>7630695
brown and gold and whatever that redish looking color on the spine of that book is.

>>7628322
>>7628379
Otome is not part of the lolita. It is a JFashion. Sometimes it looks like lolita, because of otome's defintion. Otome is a very loose fashion. It's more about a feeling than a formula like how lolita is. Otome is about femininity, airiness, a bit of silliness. It's very vague.

I'm going to copy paste something from an old otome thread

>Basically, the majority of otome cannot be lolita due to issues in silhouette, casual tops, lack of blouses, variety of shoes, and a lot subtler hair styles. The hair can be so simple because there isn't the giant skirt that lolita has, but if given more fullness, an otome outfit might want to consider bigger hair, too. But it isn't blasphemy if they don't

>But lots of lolita is otome. Because when you think "girlishness", doesn't lolita come to mind? But lolita is restrictive in lots of ways. I already went over silhouettes, blouses, shoes, the elements to a coord. But another part is color. If we looked at otome through a lolita mindset, it'd pretty much be considered sweet or sweet-classic. But if you scroll through here, there are a lot of colors you don't really see that much in sweet lolita. Sweet, you see a lot of pastels, pinks, blues. Otome can stray very bright. There are a lot of reds, greens purples, royal blues that you can find in otome that you'd be harder stretched to find in sweet lolita

>What I'm getting at is: You can easily find otome that looks like casual lolita. But there are still otome coords that can still easily be called 'otome' that are so far gone from lolita that you'd get side-eyed if you tried to call it casual lolita

Specific otome coords overlap with lolita, but saying that otome is part of lolita is a mistake
Taking items from an otome brand is purely on a case-by-case basis, determining fullness and silhouette. You cannot say that because something is otome that you can use it in lolita

I think what you're trying to do is suggest that she redo her coord as an otome coord.

>>7631077
Refer to misakos lolita fashion handbook. Youre wrong. Otome is considered "soft lolita"

>>7631226
So then let's start calling Dolly-kei "dark mori" and Ouji "Young Aristocrat", and "dogs" "wolves".

>>7630885
I tried it with a brown blouse and it looked awful.

>>7630695
ivory

Hey folks just updating on my planned coord, I bought Meta's Girlie Stuff JSK with their off-white and gold socks last night. Change of plans for the headdress. I think I'm going with Elegy's Albino Acoord black headbow since Meta's headdresses are not that good. Hopefully it won't be in another shade of black.

Pic related.

>>7631623
I did say I tried it with ivory which was fine but I really wanted to see other cords with more interesting colors

Is it bad to pair this kind of metal (don't know what it's called, sorry) with gold?

>>7632520
I think it's called Brass, Bronze or Antique Gold.

I'm playing around with ideas for when I get my forest of pipe organ jsk later this year, but I have no idea what kind of tights/legwear to wear with it.

>>7632520
It depends on how close it is. Usually mixing metals isn't a huge deal unless the metals are really chunky or you put them really close together. By pair, do you mean putting it directly on something gold?

You guys probably don't remember me, but I was working on a pancake themed coord a while back. The JSK wasn't really working, so I found a new one I liked. It has lightly embossed hearts, that are ivory, so I thought they would work well with the ivory of the shoes and blouse.

What do you guys think? Any other changes I should make - take away certain things, add certain things?

>>7634140
I think it's cute but I'm not feeling the pancake theme. It just seems a weird addition to be going with the pink.

>>7633976
Would it be bad with this blouse? Blouse is under the JSK.

Just kind of iffy because I don't usually like to mix metals but I really love that brooch

>>7634140
What JSK is that?

>>7634140
So you didn't like the strawberry pancake idea?

I was hoping for some petticoat advice. I have Bodyline's Cinderella Bunny. I have two petticoats to work with: a Victoriangirldress petticoat and one of the thin BL fairy kei pettiskirts. Using just the VGD isn't enough, but stacking the pettiskirt just makes things lumpy. It kind of looks like I need a more cupcake shaped petticoat. Am I right in my assumption? Does that mean that the VGD petticoat is A-line?

Can anyone suggest a specific petticoat I should purchase? How's the Pumpkin Cat one?

>>7635682
Yes, the VGD petti is an Aline, and a cupcake/bell petti would be better for that skirt. Have you tried rolling the top part of the petti to give it more volume up the top? It may help before your next petti gets here.
The generally recommended one is the poofy CP cupcake (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-189500549.39.OrAofY&id=3486735318)) However if you want a lesser, daily poof go for the daily cupcake.

>>7635898
I think that rolling down the petti would make it too short for the skirt. I'll try that out to see how it looks, though!
Thanks for the CP recommendation. What's the daily cupcake you mentioned? I was thinking it would be nice to have one of each.

So I made a very simple cord around this dress I just bought, I'm really aiming for a boring outfit tbh
But suggestions? Likes? Dislikes? I'm still looking for a bag and I could use some ideas? Other wise rip into me! :D

>>7637850
What are all the colors of the dress? Red, black, and gold/yellow? Or do I see some green in there?
Adding in some yellow would look nice.

>>7634140

I guess saying strawberry pancake is cute, but I feel your pinks a bit offsetting. I would either scrape the pink colors or maybe try to add in some hair accessories that look like strawberries? Or better yet pancakes that look like they have strawberry sauce on them.

>>7637905
Red, black and white

Like a green bracelet/necklace? :o