/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8007205
>"SOON"

>>8006782
I tried two versions of a nurse coord for you. The top one is my personal interpretation, inspired by Victorian nurses, and the bottom one is more of what I think you're expecting. Guessing your budget based on the BL main piece, I tried to keep everything BL, Taobao, or relatively cheap stuff. Exceptions are the VM apron and the MM bag, which Loris has a replica of anyway. The second bag is also Meta, but any similar bag could work IMO.

what does /cgl/ think of my whip magic coord

>>8007529
anon pls

>>8007529
whip it good anon

>>8007529
i was going to make the obligatory garbage bag joke but then i saw the file name and i gotta hand it to you, well played

>>8006782
Where's that syringe necklace from?

>>8007216
I wouldn't use any black, maybe just white and light/greyish blue. I feel like red would make it look too costume-ish and a bit too obvious.

>>8007887
Based on the "mood board" they posted I assumed they were going for costumey.

>>8007216
I like your top coord except I would go with white and greys like the anon said. But keep the black boots.

Can you pair rocking horse shoes with Sweet Lolita?

>>8008044
Sure you can. If it's good enough for Momoko it's good enough for you.

>>8008009
Any ideas for this?

>>8008048
All white! Maybe a gray hat.

>>8008050
Yeah, I was definitely thinking all ivory (the dress is ivory) for the most part, but I'm sort of stuck on shoes? And a hat. I was thinking navy shoes (don't have any, but I'm sure I'll find a nice pair somewhere), and an ivory hat with navy accents would be ideal, but that might be kind of difficult to find. I guess what I'm struggling most with is other kinds of accessories, like necklace/bracelet, etc? I can never find ones I like.

>>8007687
I think I just looked up "syring necklace" on ebay

>>8007216
This is really good, thank you so much anon! I really love your interpretation of it~

Concrit is welcome please :)
I got a brown wig to wear with it now

>>8010476
It's an okay simple coord. I think you need to add more in terms of accessories. Either a headband with small bows or a hat would work well.

Other than that, can I just say that the print just makes you come off as obviously a new lolita? Like, it's such a ubiquitous Bodyline print that it always just makes people look like it's their first coord.

>>8010476
I think the same print on the bag and skirt is a bad idea. The general shopping bag shape doesn't help either. Maybe try a smaller brown leather bag next time. You could wear a small bow around your collar too or a clock necklace. And I don't think the collar shape/size flatters you at all. Makes your neck look very long and your head very small.
You're cute though. Love the socks and shoes.

>>8010476
needs wig and headress

I've asked about this dress before, but I srsly need help.
The boots would be ideal, but I don't own any and don't really know if it'll be worth it to buy new shoes just for a shitty bodyline coord. I have normalfag t strap heels in a similar style, but they make the bottom half of the coord seem kind of empty.
I'd put my hair up in the same color and style as that shitty taylor swift edit.
I just need some concrit, please.

>>8010656

I think an updo is a bad idea for this co-ord. Your shoulders are going to look a mile wide unless you break up that block of pink somehow.

I would also lose the hoop earrings they tend to look chavvy. For shoes maybe get some pink tea parties instead anon?

>>8010656
You definitely need to pull more red/burgundy and gold into the coord. I'm not a huge fan of the solid white tights with this dress. I think the boots or t-strap heels are a step in the right direction though. I'm on mobile but if I get time I'll make a collage for you

>>8010656
Get rid of everything, start again

>>8010476
You have a good start. However, a headbow would balance the silhouette out. You need something at the neckline and I would find some ivory legwear and blouse because the skirt has no white. Look for a cool-toned brown bag, like your shoe color.

>>8010656
Don't put your hair up like that and get a headbow. Also, don't use these tights, and definitely not those boots. Although I agree, boots would look nice with this dress, there's some cute Bodyline boots that only go halfway up the calves that would look cute.

>>8010476
There's nothing wrong with it per se as a cute plain outfit, but if you wanted to improve things I would actually go for a high-collar blouse rather than your current one, and a whole lot more accessories - your wrists, hands and head all look very bare.

>>8010656
Yeah, bin it all and start again - there's absolutely nothing coherent about what you have and there's nothing that reflects any of the very strong themes in the dress (i.e. the "military" or the "sweets" themes). If you must keep the shoes, I've put together something that vaguely works for them - the bows pick up on the motifs in the skirt, and the jewellery/bag/hair stuff hopefully balances the red and the sweet themes. I think the jacket could make it *too* military on top since you aren't wearing boots, but couldn't find a more basic open jacket/bolero that I liked with it - one in a similar shape but without all the buttons would be ok though.
If you were happy to start over entirely, I would go with pink x white x gold accents and play up the sweet motif a lot more, and go with white military boots with gold buttons to make it more cohesive - probably not pink boots just because I've heard the pink is hard to match.

>>8011012
Looks cute, but I really don't feel the jacket.

>>8011012
Give my grandma her jacket back

>>8011012
Where's that cute tart ring from?

>>8010656
No offense but why would you even buy that dress.
And you managed to find the most disgusting picture of it to use in your collage too.

>>8011083
Not that anon, but I myself have been eyeing it for a while

>>8011033
>>8011066
Yeah, I got stuck finding one - was looking for an open cropped jacket to show the collar/buttons underneath and get the white to fit in, but gave up and compromised with that one.

>>8011068
http://ii-fake.com/ - they make fake food for cafe/restaurant/food stall displays and recently branched out into accessories and jewellery. Can't wait to see someone wearing the noodle headdress.

Um, this is probably suicide, but I have a long skirt with lace trim I thrifted YEARS ago. Since then I've bought Bodyline and Meta, but every time I go through my clothes to throw stuff out I can't let it go because of the unusual shape, the ruffle and trim. I know it's just a bit shiny, but do you have any ideas for this?

I plan on sewing on shoulder straps and things at some point. I just literally pulled it up and grabbed the nearest belt, blouse and tights to see if I could indeed lolify it.

>>8011973

Skirt detail. Not sure whether I should take it in a kuro direction. Although I like the white blouse here it just looks a bit disjointed with the black tights for some reason?

>>8011973
The image is a little too dark to see the shine/texture but I think what you pulled together is quite cute. I know it's not as common but sometimes they do release underbust style JSKs so maybe you don't even need straps. Perhaps so you wouldn't need a belt you could just take it in and add some fitting to make it more of a dress.

>>8011973
Risking some nagging here, but it's a bit too short like this.

>>8011973
That lace on the bottom looks cheap. You could take it off and add some chiffon ruffles to make up for losing the lace. Nicer venise or netting lace could work too.

>>8010656
I know I basically got rid of everything, but your shoes should probably also work though they aren't optimal. I also used the JSK stock photo because it looked better. Also apologies to >>8011012 for completely stealing their tights.

Can anyone post a good coord of Innocent World's Sugar Cake OP? The color way I got was the light pink one by the way.

Also I know IW is more on the classic side but I'm a strictly Sweet Lolita so I tend to buy the more sweet themed stuff they put out, therefore please give me a coord with that dress that's sweet oriented.

Pic related: Though its the wrong color way, I couldn't find any pics of the pink color way for some reason.

>>8011973
Ugh, that lace is fugly. I second >>8011989
which would also fix the length issue. I think textured kuro is a good idea, since there seem to be a few textures/styles going on (shine, ruffles, chiffon ruffle if you like that idea) and you could introduce a lot of luxe textures with lace tights, velvet boots (or at least velvet ribbon laces), black chiffon blouse, black faux fur stole, lace and chiffon headdress...

>>8012088
Do you have a better close up of the print? All the pics on lolibrary are rubbish and I can't tell what's going on apart from battenberg cake - if you want battenberg cake jewellery, Sweet and Tiny has SUPER cute battenberg cake in pink x cream (rings and a necklace, and she'll put them on a bracelet if you ask)

>>8012434
It's pretty weird stuff, I'll give you that! Haven't a fucking clue where the skirt is originally from or why it's such a shape that I can stick a petti under it when it's meant to be like ankle length on someone.

I do love the idea of velvet. That just reminds me that there has been a distinct lack of velvet since the dawn of prints. For solid pieces like this the best thing is to play with textures, right?

And thanks for the advice guys. I like to wear frills frequently so anything to stretch the wardrobe

>>8007205
Does anyone know what blouse that is? It's really cute.

>>8012789
Not sure of the exact one, but the ribbons are making me think either Baby or AaTP.

>>8012787
That just looks like a regular formal skirt from a few years ago? It's not uncommon that the hem fits a pretty once you hike it up to knee length as a 2m hem width isn't all that much at floor length.

It's not the lack of velvet, it's the lack of visibility of it -it just gets quietly released on websites and sold rather than publicised online/in print

ok I"m drunk and cant remember if I already posted this in another thread, i hope not, I'm throwing around ideas for queen of snow (sober) but cant figure out tights and/or a blouse

I hope this isn't a stupid question, but I have the holy school JSK for months now, and I'm still not sure what type of blouse to wear with this collar, especially since the back is open. It's lovely and I wouldn't want to hide it, but a high collar just looks weird under it. Any advice?

>>8007216
>>8012078
I'm up for making collages. I prefer classic to sweet but I will take your dresses/ partial collages. I'm mainly looking for practice.

>>8013165
You probably weren't looking for an entire coord revamp but I think going for a hime look would be nice.

>>8012789
>>8012794
It's Krad Lanrete's Flora Mid-Sleeve blouse

>>8013853
Wear it for the sleeves, so something collarless.

>>8013853
I have the St School and just wear a high collar with it. Looks fine, plus you can add a bow or jobot

>>8014143
no this is perfect, it's a a better idea, I was all over the place with wigs and bags and shit, thank you for this!

>>8013853
I would wear either high collar or collarless.

Either way, I'd go with something chiffon with nice flowy sleeves.

>>8010476
Legwear, head accessory, wig (optional, but you'll look unbalanced without it) and I'd add a brown ribbon around your neck so our top isn't so plain.

alright seagulls, long time lurker & occasional poster trying to put together my first coord
I was going for something sweet but simple, throw some concrit in my direction please

Reposting this here because there's two coord help threads and this one seems more active. Sorry, I just didn't get any response and felt like maybe nobody saw it. Pic related.

Anyone have any sample coords for babydoll style Sugar Pansy jsk from AP? I was looking for inspiration but can't really find anything.
If no sample coords, any ideas/advice welcome.

>>8015043
You're going to need some sort of headdress and I would go with printed tights. I'm not into sweet so I can't really recommend you any, but the dress is very simple. You could go with what you have, but it's very toned down and simple. Aim for excellence.

Ordered this lovely in this colorway! I wanna do a handmade headdress and I wanna build a replica of YRU's ballerina platforms with the pearls in the heel, but what are your ideas? There's no pics of this one coorded up!

>>8015053
Could you post a photo of the ballerina platforms? I'm just curious because I haven't seen them and they sound pretty.
Apologies for not actually adding anything helpful.

>>8015080
Here they are! You can get them on Dolls Kill but I was just gonna get a pair of black flats and a much cheaper pair of clear platforms and put some pearls in them and glue it/screw it all together.

>>8015087
Thanks! Those are really cool.
Awesome idea

I have this OP and shoes coming my way, I was thinking of using a navy bow + white flowers for headgear and some bunny bag, and I'll probably remove the chest balls (I'm not getting the tail anyway because it was real fur). Any ideas on how to make the OP look more classy? I'm scared that these ruffles around the neck and sleeves are going to make me look frumpy.

Also, haven't been able to find cute matching (bunny) legwear for it, and haven't looked for accessories yet (besides maybe a resin ball necklace with dandelion fluff in it).

>>8015043
>>8015051
Thanks! For now I'm trying to stay away from cluttered patterns since it's my first coord and all, but I can definitely see what you mean
i threw together an accessory collage, input seagulls?

>>8014143
oh man, sauce on those shoes please

>>8015246
Antaina.

>>8015049
Here's my interpretation, but keep in mind I don't into sweet much. I used a bolero because I can't see a blouse woking with this cut and the bodice won't look great unless you're flat anyway.

I would love some coord ideas for this. I was thinking a deep red almost burgundy to pair with it. What are ya'lls ideas?

>>8015145
>>8015043
To be honest, that OP looks very cheap and the accessories look like you have some idea of what people wear in sweet so randomly chose stuff. Instead of that OP, I'd grab a cheap older brand piece off Closet Child or yahoo Japan auctions, and look through coords until you get a clear idea of what you want to do with your coord.

>>8015613
This is super basic bitch tier but I love it

>>8015603
It's really pretty, thank you for taking the time! This will be really helpful!

>>8015655
Oooooh I like it!

My boyfriend bought me the AP Dramatic Rose OP and Canotier in ivory for Xmas. I'm still quite new to lolita and I need some help!
I really want to do it with victorian boots to give it more of an elegant look (and since I'm not the biggest fan of chunky shoes). The problem is, though the dress is technically ivory, it seems more of an off-white (dress is still shipping so I can't confirm), and I'm not sure if I should go with white boots or ivory? All of the ivory ones I've seen are very dark (almost beige) and I feel wouldn't match as much as the white? But if the dress is super ivory then white wouldn't match?

Also, since I'm going with more of a "plain" shoe, I figured a subtle lace tight instead of a solid.
Suggestions? Thoughts? Much appreciated!

I'm going to do a simple black/blue boystyle coord
I'm probably gonna throw a black wig with it, and looking for something blue to put into my hair. And I'm still on the fence about the shoes.

>>8015625
Yeah, I got the feeling it looked a bit frumpy myself but the simplicity/affordabability is what drew me to it
I do own the bag + bracelet already so I'm working more around those accessories, thanks for the concrit!

>>8015894
I'm thinking about swapping the boots for these in black

>>8015764
I think based on the mix of cream and white in this mixing whites it ok as long as it looks purposeful.

>>8015924
Thank you so much! Very helpful~

>>8015764
I also got Dramatic Rose but as a skirt and it definitely looks more off-white than ivory. I would say go with an off-white shoe since the print has more of a cool ivory as opposed to a warm tone ivory.

>>8015145
I also really hated the OP, but I like the candy theme in the accessories, so I made a quick board of bodyline OPs and taobao accessories that would go with it (bows from cake house and pad from http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20034562872&_u=r23t7ln12105).). The rest of your coord was fine imo.

>>8012797
Sorry to be off topic but is there a name for this style/cut? I'm just curious because it seems very strange to me. It's not exactly mermaid style either. It's straight, then a full circle like any lolita skirt with darts where it ends up on my waist...

>>8016015
Fishtail?

>>8015145
>>8015043
I'm of the same mind as >>8015625 and >>8015943, so I tried using a bodyline OP and making you a basic coord. Here's the thought process:
>OP
It's from BL but it's a solid piece, so the quality is at least ok. Reviews of this specific OP were pretty good, and it fits the basic pink you seemed to be looking for.
>tights
With a candy-themed purse and puffy pink dress it ran the risk of looking infantile. Introducing slightly more saturated colors helps ground it imo. They also fit the candy theme.
>brown wig
The blonde wig is a similar saturation to the pink dress, so it would blend together and look gross. A dark brown wig adds contrast and also looks less childish.
The tea parties and head bow are pretty self explanatory.

>>8015943
What is that pink dress on the bed?

>>8016983
bodyline L392

does this go well? Are the shoes too dark?
I cant really shop outside of an tai na because I have huge feet and I have tea parties by them, but theyre so flat and long that they look like clown shoes. And they made them too big.

>>8017837
This looks pretty good so far! However, what accessories do you have in mind? And what hairstyle/wig? Because so far it looks like you have a decent base but not a full coordinate.

>>8017949
this is stuff I wanna add to things I already have
Like I said I have tea parties but I wanna replace them with the shoes pictured, and I have a BL blouse that I wanna swap out for the AP one pictured. I usually go without bloomers. I have BL socks too.
I have a long brown wig and a shorter pink/blonde one, but i typically prefer the blonde and pink one.

Newfag here. have a pair of shoes that look pretty similar to these (heel is probably a half-inch shorter than pic). Would these work for lolita or are they too chunky?

>>8018137
I wear plain black litas ALL the time for lolita, they'll be fine. Only concern would be patterned ones might draw too much attention.

>>8018137
its not that theyre too chunky (chunky is good for old school lolita) but if theyre striped liked that itll probably be difficult to coord well with anything. im not a fan of the stripes.

>>8018144
>>8018145
thank you both for your help. i want to try to coord something around them, but i have a plain black pair in case i can't come up with anything that works.

>>8018178
i think they could work with a b/w monochrome coord but avoid stripes anywhere else i.e tights

>>8017837
I would go with white socks matching the blouse for balance.

>>8018191
the blouse is pink/pink tho but maybe
i could also get pink/white tights since its reallllly light
im more concerned about the shade of the shoes being too dark, but if theyre like the tea parties i got it should be fine i think.

>>8018178
I would wear them with this dress, but it'd be some sort of lolita crossover vintage fashion outfit (probably with short ankle socks, striped cropped blazer, black cloche hat and giant pastel sunglasses) rather than lolita-lolita.

>>8018184
so would you recommend keeping the tights a solid color like black or white?

>>8015053
I think gold and pearls when I see that dress, so I put this together. The gold on the dress looks very yellow so I've tried to stick with very yellow gold. I think the shoes you have could also work well with it but the heels give it more of an elegance rather than cutesy feel, if you were to go with the platforms I would maybe go with slightly simpler and chunkier jewellery (plain pearl choker/bracelet, single strand of star charms, and chunkier rings) to match the feeling of the chunky platforms. I know you said you were going to handmake a headdress - what did you have in mind? I just chucked the star clip in as a placeholder.

>>8018207
I like what this anon said >>8018205
But you probably wanna coord with stuff you already have
and in any case yeah, white or black would be good. or you could use socks just nothing striped because having striped socks and shoes wont look good.

>>8018218
Not my style, but this is really, really, cute.

>>8018205
>>8018222
thanks for the help. i found a skirt with the same pattern of stripes, but wasn't sure if it would be too much. so i wanted to ask before i went and fucked it all up with overkill.

>>8015127
I think having obvious bunnies on your legs is going to steer it away from classy, so I would recommend white-on-white tights with flowers especially if you're going with white flowers on your head. The patterns I've seen are either daisies or roses, and I think the former would work better with the dandelions. If you wanted to go for 'cute', of course pink or white socks with bunny patterns on them would be the thing to go for (pink, obviously, requiring an introduction of that as a third colour in your outfit, but at least it matches the dress colours).

>>8015894
I don't like that random rosette on the pants. If anything, I would put that on a jacket/blazer. Both pairs of shoes leave me underwhelmed - the first will cover the awesome socks, the second look like they'd be better with a classic lolita outfit. I would prefer shoes that actually look like men's dress shoes, with a chunky thick sole, or calf-length platform boots.

>>8017976
Blonde x pink sounds cute. My concern is that the darker pink with all the other light pink might be out of place, would sax or white shoes maybe work better? Have you thought of what you want to do with hair accessories/jewellery/bag as well? You can probably get away without a necklace or bracelet, but accessories may help to bring a second colour in especially if you go with a different coloured shoe.

Please suggest an off-brand, very frilly princess blouse for this, with source? Thank you.

>>8019524
Off-brand is unlikely to find you as frilly a princess blouse as millefleurs or Atelier Pierrot put out. Infanta has two and both come in dark blue and white, but ebay, etsy etc. don't turn up very much unless you're happy to wear a dress under your skirt (search terms: flare/bell sleeves + ruffle)

>>8019531
Thank you, those are pretty!

I am hoping for a casual everyday Lolita but I am completely stuck and have no inspiration.
I have these shoes already but if you can't use them that's ok, i am ok with buying new blouses/tights/acc

>>8019531
I own the Infanta blue blouse. I really like it.

>>8019567
I think the top part looks really uncasual, waiter style. But why don't you just slap on a white blouse, white thights and wear one of your pairs of black shoes?

>>8019584
i think people might mistake me for wearing a uniform and working in a café or something.
monochromatic seems a bit boring to me and i was hoping to bring something in but i'm not competent enough to do it

>>8019598
I get that problem too. I'd go with black shoes and add accessories of a different colour around the outfit, eg. gold bows on the shoes, gold brooch, socks/tights with gold accents, gold or blackxgold hairbow/clips, etc.

>>8019598
Pink or blue blouse that matches one of your shoes. White tights with pink or blue pattern. Then you're still a waiter but more of a cute cafe waiter.

>>8019415
I'm hoping the shoes match the dress, because the pink ones I have now are a pretty similar shade. Probably gonna do sax and pink accessories to match pic related (which I also already have)

what kind of blouse should I wear with pic related?
high collars look terrible on me.

>>8019524
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=40504433837 maybe? The blue has black accents but the white might work.

>>8019689
I think with that neckline you could either go something square with a ruffle that sits over the existing one or a peter pan collared cutsew with a square bib

Hello, so I have these two ice cream themed dresses. I've been looking for socks that would work for them without any success.

Do you guys have any ideas? Thanks!

>>8020609

Opps! I just realized I put the wrong colorway for my BTSSB Ice Cream JSK, It's actually this colorway. My bad!

I'm stuck on this dress again - all my outfits are really samey and either involve being vintage-with-pearls-and-silver-and-heels or just wearing it with black. Unfortunately I still haven't found purple items that match the cats closely enough for my liking, I don't wear much pink these days, and nearly all blouses look hideous with the collar. Any ideas for a more lolita outfit in colours to coordinate with it that aren't black or pink, and suit someone with a mainly dark jewel toned wardrobe? I was thinking I need legwear/a bolero in my accent colour and could just wear black shoes, but plain block colour tights with this dress seem too heavy.

>>8020609
Do you want print socks or plain? The obvious answer is pink lace-topped OTKs which would work for both, or polka dot socks in pink x white/white x pink for the BTSSB dress and black x white for the Bodyline dress.

Anyone know how to coord this?

Sorry, dropped pic.

>>8018218
Well I'm OTT as fuck. Thanks so much for doing this; it all looks so great! And even with the headdress I'm making, I can use that star clip anyway because again, I'm hella OTT. The headdress I'm making is fucking ridiculous: The main part which'll be a little to the side will be two swans kissing to form a heart, a giant bow behind the two swans, and it'll be covered in feathers. Not tacky boa feathers, but the nice, duck feathers you order online.

>>8021480
If you're considering buying it, don't. It's fugly as fuck. If you're stuck with it because someone gave it as a gift and you have to wear it, my condolences. I would recommend one of two things - either velvety military bling with velvet knee high boots with silver buttons the whole way up, black tights and a black velvet military styled cropped jacket with silver trim, or cutesy old school with the headbow, themed jewellery, black x white lace top OTKs and these boots

>>8021480
This comes to mind.

Finally traded for one of my dream dresses, but I'm getting a bit old for sweet. Is there anyway I can coord misty sky in an elegant or toned down way? Preferably with black.

>>8021525
Navy with black ? Meh. You can go hime in a pretty elegant way. Chiffon blouse, lace tights and maybe navy blue heels (or black if your hair/wig is black) and pearls to symbolize the stars rather than that awfull Chocomint clip I can't bear anymore.

>>8021472
purple cat socks,
http://www.lacemarket.us/putamayo-purple-cat-design-otk-socks/

>>8021545
Um. As cute as they are and despite the fact that they have similar motifs, I'm not sure I could make those work in an outfit with that dress especially considering that I have nothing in the same colour as any of the pinky-purples on the socks, and no idea where to find stuff in that shade.

>>8021480
replace the god-awful white buttons with high quality black buttons and this will look 100x better. You can get really nice vintage buttons on ebay for cheap or you could try second hand/vintage markets etc.

>>8021999
Good idea. Nice buttons can improve a lot of clothing. Another thing to mod without a sewing machine is lacing and sewn on ribbons.

>>8021517
Please don't do that...the best way to make this to look good imho is to pair it with black and ignore the white (although opaque white tights and black shoes would look good). Keep it simple and go with a black hat/beret and not the bow it comes with.

I just got this skirt and wanted to use it in otome styling, any tips as I've never done otome before.

>>8022371
You don't have to be as balanced and matchy as in lolita, so it can be daunting if you've only ever styled lolita outfits/use the matching concept for your regular outfits as well. Typically my winter outfit go to is turtleneck & tights& boots because it's easy. I would probably go cream turtleneck, thick knit tights and normal brown boots.

Is there any decent way to coord this skirt (i have it in pink) or should I better get rid of it?

>>8021999
> mfw I got buttons like this on something and I replaced them because they look cheap.
Taste is subjective.

>>8022476
Is the pink as ugly as it looks in the pic?

>>8022476
They immediately made me think of these socks that I own - I would wear these, black shoes, black blouse with pink bow at the collar, pink heart handbag (or the icecream one from modcloth) and a plain black headbow

>>8022496
To be fair, the bodyline dress is pretty hideous, you wouldn't make it worse by changing to those buttons

>>8018241
Definitely, I was thinking about taking off the rosette, I could certainly find another use for it somewhere. I do like those boots though wow

>>8021519
all my keks.
destroy that horrible dress and whoever wears it

>>8021472

I don't really mind either way. I'll take your advice then and look for the OTK'S first then. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! :)

>>8022673
I saw a really cute outfit with suspenders/braces (not sure what term you use, but they're for holding your pants up) and the rosette was clipped to those, so that could be an option. If you want similar boots but don't want to pay shipping from Antaina there are a lot of places doing lace-up 'military' inspired boots this season, Forever21 comes to mind but the soles will not be as chunky.

>>8021525
Absolutely. Just treat it like a white/navy sailor inspired dress.

>>8021525
A black blazer over the top will definitely tone it down, plus black knee length boots and something navy in your hair. (Real) Pearl jewellery with silver findings would also be nice.

>>8022476
Is the pink as ugly as it looks in the pic?

Actually the print itself looks very pretty "in person" that's why I'm struggling to sell it.

>>8021480
My friend has this dress. She removed the bow from the headband and attached it to a beret. She wore old-school style black platforms with small white scallops and plain black otk. She's very cute so it looked ok on her but this dress is still pretty bad, construction wise. Good luck

Basically with the BL dress, I'm modding it. I'm replacing the buttons and getting rid of the white trim that runs down the front. I'm just unsure if I want brass/gold like a military dress coat or black.

Horrible paint image idea is attached.

>>8023031
How do you plan to get rid of the trim without covering it somehow? It's sewn into the seam, so just trimming it off will leave little white bits poking out no matter how closely you trim.

>>8023061
Could she size up and then cut as close as possible and then take the dress in on those seams?

My friend just bought pic related and I want to help her coord it but this type of thing is out of my element. What sort of stuff would look good with this?

Thoughts?? I'm not sure about the soldier hat, and I plan on adding wine and gold jewellery

>>8023474
How extravagant do you want this to be? I think your shoes and your bags are leaning towards a simple, classic coord so I would go with the blouse on the left and the haircombs. I would pick a different wig so it wouldn't look too sweet, plus it would look weird with the soldier hat.

>>8023474
I don't like either of those OTKs, they're too "rigid" looking for the whimsy of the dress. The book bag is too elegant classic, but the other one might work. I'd look at some more options for it still. I would go with the right blouse personally, it's sweeter than the left even if it's fancier. The shoes and the headbow are decent. You need some OTKs with some of that pink in them, I think. The ones you have ignore the main colours too much.

>>8023541
Actually I don't really like either of the bags at all. I don't think you need more wine than the shoes and the blouse, especially if you have some wine jewellery. Sorry I can't give any specific examples for replacements, I'm too tired to find things. But I'd go with something just a touch sweeter. I know you're trying to bring the dress into a slightly classic feel, but it won't work with elegant classic accessories so you'll have to go with a sweeter classic for that dress.

If you find some OTKs with pink in them, the pink Jewlry Ribbon bag or Crown purse on APs site right now (or something like them) would look cute. A gold bag would work well, too.

>>8023510
I was hoping for a very sweet-classic look, leaning more towards sweet. I agree with you and >>8023541 though about the bags being too classic, and i really like the idea of the crown purse. And pink in the OTKs is also a really good idea, maybe something like these? And instead of wine jewellery I could add in pink rings and whatnot? Thanks for the feedback so far guys!

>>8023135
Yes, but you'd have to line up the trim on the bottom and not take in the seams at the top where the collar is connected. Simpler to sew black lace over after cutting the trim off.

>>8023187
There are lots of options with this skirt because there's lots going on with it! I've picked the obvious, the white and red flowers, but you could go with the origami theme and get some really cute paper crane jewellery as well as picking up one of the shades of purple in the bottom of the skirt (will probably require careful shopping to match the colour though)

>>8021472
Wear it with a square neck blouse so you'll just get the sleeves.
Or you can just give it to me! I love that dress.

>>8023586
I like those OTKs better. You have pink in the print so jewellery just depends on your personal preference. I think pink will take it well into sweet and away from classic though.

>>8022903
That's true!
I'll definitely have to check Forever21, But if not, there's ebay/amazon/payless, etc.
Thanks :)

>>8021534
>>8022907
>>8022930
Thanks for the ideas anons! I like the idea of a blazer and knee boots, maybe with a sailor beret.

I wanna get a black and white wig like this one Arda has, but I'm not sure I want pigtails. Anyone know of other sites I could find a wig like this? I'm having a hard time finding anything else except on ebay. And I normally don't shop ebay because I've had bad experiences.

>>8027134
Y-You do realize the pigtails come off, correct? You could even probably email Arda if you didn't want the pigtails at all.

>>8027140
I've e-mailed them before. They don't sell them without the pigtails. I know you can take them off, but I don't wanna pay $60 for a wig I am only going to use half of.

>>8027134
Why do you even want a wig like that at all? Unless its for a photoshoot on not-actually-halloween coord you'd be ita as fuck.

>>8027183
Its for a Halloween Coord I am working on for next year actually.

I'm not sure which bag to go with (and what legwear, since if I went with the violin bag I'd go with the musical tights, but otherwise I'd stick with the btssb otks). I like the dark brown color of the violin bag, but I feel like shoehorning a musical theme in with the dress would be kind of forced. However, I can't find any book shaped bags on the market in dark brown.

I bought this on a whim and I'm completely stuck trying to coord it. Any ideas how to make this work?

>>8029306

I need to call my bank so I can get this dress, ugh.

I personally wouldn't go with a musical theme, especially since there's nothing about music on the skirt itself. Running with a clock or global/map theme might be interesting though, since there is a motif of it on the pattern itself.

>>8029306
Where are the musical tights from? They look like something I need for a coord myself

>>8033574
Do you have a close up of the print? What is it?
What's in your wardrobe right now?

>>8033574
I think that outfit looks pretty good...

Posting two, hope thats okay.
These are my first real coords aside from an old Bodyline dress from a few years ago... as you can see I'm very undecided about the first one. ):

Bow/hairclip on the second aren't the ones I'm going to use since I'm going to just make my own but close enough to get an idea.

>>8033574
>>8034420
That's tarot print, right? I've never been able to figure out if they went with a white, off white or beige for the lighter bits, but assuming it's quite beige-y from your blouse I think you're better off with tights that pick up the roses on the print since there's a big chunk of light colour on the skirt anyway. The shoes are very bland, but if you own them already they're fine. I don't really 'get' the bag with this outfit so I substituted that as well, although I can't find anyone selling the Le Mort clutch so you may be stuck with a tote or cloth shoulder bag if you actually want a tarot print - otherwise something more opulent would be nice. I don't necessarily think you will need a whole lot of jewellery with the long sleeves and everything going on at the neckline but you have a few options, from metallic tarot to roses to possibly even pearls.

>>8034599
For the first coord, I wouldn't go with the bottom platform shoes or that bag, they look too baby pink as opposed to the dusty pink in the dress. The rest looks cute, and any of the blouses would be fine. As for the brown one, I don't really like the tights with it personally.

>>8029306
I don't know if you're still following this but I think you have a conflict of themes. You're taking a very unfussy dress and adding princessy elements (the bows, the gloves, the otks). I tried making a coord that stuck to the simpler and more classic style of the JSK keeping all the elements. The clock purse on the right, btw, is just there because I thought it was really cool. It's expensive.

>>8034800
I am still following this, thanks! would you mind linking the gloves? I wanted some that were less fussy but couldn't find any with the terms I was searching.

>>8034599
I agree with the other anon about the pinks not matching. I think the top pair of shoes anyway since the chunky shoes are a bit out of place with the rest of the coord - it's looking more sweet classic than old school. I'd say the first blouse because the ruffle might sit really nicely with the neckline of the dress.

The tights don't match the second one at all. I know there's cats on the print, but you can't assume all cats match each other - the tights are VERY pink, if you get the replica ones, and there's not really any big chunk of pink elsewhere in the outfit. I went with head to toe brown, accenting it with the gold stars you already had and adding some extra sweets jewellery that looks vaguely like the print.

>>8033574
sauce on that headband? pls and thanks

Ok, I need some help brainstorming. Does anyone have any clue how to coord this to look a bit more mature? I'm more of an ouji/gothic kind of person, but cute whales are my fucking jam and honestly I might just buy it so I can look at it.

>>8035035
I'm really resisting the urge to pair this with aqua blue because it doesn't sound like you at all. So far I'm thinking 'pair it with navy and silver', so sheer navy flocked tights with little dots, navy boots with silver buttons, sheer navy chiffon blouse and sensible-ish sort of a cropped blazer jacket. And whale jewellery.

>>8034800
Sauce on clock bag on the right?

>>8027134
Are you actually thinking of buying a wig like that? Holy shit.

It looks really awful. Why don't you just stick with one solid color? Why do you need disgusting black streaks in it?

Okay, Tell me how bad I did and how to fix it.

>>8035383
I think there's too much of a difference in texture between teh blouse and JSK. I would recommend a Lolita blouse with lacy accents instead. The legwear is also too similar to the dress and they blend in together too much, so I'd also recommend instead white with a pink/gold/lavender pattern.

>>8035410
Well the legwear has to stay, my friend (bless his heart) bought them for me to match that dress. and I love them, but they do blend a bit much. but thank you for your help!

>>8035415
In that case, if you have an appropriate underskirt to match the JSK's lace (not too long), it might help. You might also want to add silver accents to match the shoes.

>>8035372
because it's derelicte

>>8018205
Jesus, this dress reminds me of that awful ball gown Ciel wore in Black Butler. It was a nice dress on paper, but after seeing it butchered over and over at every con I went to for a year and a half, it just makes me want to scour my eyes with acid.

Sage for useless bitching about war flashbacks.

>>8007216
Can anyone tell me what's the name and brand of whie headdress and whie bag?

>>8035240
Wow I didn't even consider a jacket, but that will help a lot. Hunting for navy tights now.

>>8034884
thanks! i see the thing with the tights now haha. good thing too because i was going to buy them next !

>>8011973
>>8011975
Honestly I like the lace. If the rest of the outfit is great the skirt will work even if it's looks "cheap" to some here

>>8035383
you should match the color of the waist bow to the pink pows or to the blue squirrels.

and like the other anon said also get a more solid blouse. i think it'd be cool if you pulled the yellow from the cake into some of your accessories as well.

>>8013165
where did you find that tiara?

>>8034800
Sauce for the boots?

>>8024676
Haha, I'm unlikely to sell unless I can get something like double market rate - I like it, I'm just bored of my outfits with it. Square neck blouse is kinda weird with it actually since the neckline is round, I don't have one that sits right under the straps/collar properly. Any ideas for more colours to match it with though?

>>8034420
Here's a close up, this dress is the odd one out in my tiny wardrobe as I mostly have black dresses/blouses (+1 off white blouse and one short sleeved red). My accessories are pretty limited, mostly black and red head pieces (including the one in the picture) and basic tights/socks.

>>8034667
Yep. It's pretty difficult to see in the stock picture, but it's an off white (blouse is closest I could quickly get for a similar off white one in my wardrobe). I haven't got the shoes yet, would a different style work better? Thank you for your help, that bag would go really nicely.

>>8034928
Here's the link:
http://tw.taobao.com/item/41262037727.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a1z10.1.w5003-8745226789.2.32iVWZ&scene=taobao_shop

>>8034834
>http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-2014-new-sunscreen-lace-short-paragraph-gloves-women-s-summer-lace-car-driving-sunscreen/32242633961.html
Obviously cheaper on Taobao. Protection gloves is a good search term.
>>8035365
>http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lemon-flavor-new-2014-Fashion-cartoon-clock-women-shoulder-bag-Vintage-women-pu-leather-handbag-Casual/1910480445.html
Again, it would be cheaper on Taobao.
>>8036335
Stole the photo from the original anon, sorry.

>>8036627
>>8035365
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015-Amliya-Double-Use-True-Clock-And-Cross-body-Bag-Women-Stylish-Handbag-Personality-Clutch-Party/32258596546.html
Whoops, wrong clock bag. And here's a similar one in different colors:
>http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.267.GWzgqN&id=41432929493&ns=1&abbucket=4#detail

>>8036473
They're not very exciting, and if you're going to fork out $40-odd for basic tier mary janes you may be better spending slightly more and buying decently comfortable shoes on sale, like Hush Puppies, Naturalizer or Clarks (as well as their websites, look at sellers on amazon/ebay that have older stock), and bow shoe clips. Or if it's budget that concerns you, look for any generic school shoe store and you'll probably find mary janes with chunky heels.

I'm having trouble making this interesting

Does any sempai here own VM's Flocky Chiffon Rose JSK in Navy?
I purchased it but it's in the mail and will take around 3 weeks in getting here. I had an ongoing TaoBao order so I quickly searched for matching accesories for it since it's my first blue piece for my wardrobe.
I found these stunning necklaces on the right. My SS tells me I can choose between "Navy" and "peacock blue". As I haven't seen the dress IRL can any of you who perhaps own it tell me which shade of blue would suit it best? I'm thinking Navy but I wanted to hear your feedback.
Thank you guys!

>>8036924
I really really REALLY hate opaque white tights.
Get some lace white ones, they're all over ebay.
Pink wrist cuffs, and a smaller pink bow next to your big black one?
Black purse

>>8036927

I own it anon - it is 100% peacock teal blue and not navy in any way shape or form.

Here is an image of it from a wardrobe post. http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/xandra292/15556940/176732/176732_600.jpg

It is pretty accurate to the stock photos though, which are definitely teal. You might want to check your monitor color settings if it appears navy to you.

Is this worth buying? It's pretty cheap. I'm wondering if I could make a nice old school gothic coord with this, but I've been out of lolita for a while. Idea?

>>8007205
Reposting since I didn't get any advice last time. This is the JSK I have (and I have the matching headbow as well).

>>8037031
This is a better depiction of how the colors look irl (the darker accent color is a dark bluish purple).

>>8036998
Yeah, you could, and it'd be pretty cheap. Maidenclothing has some reasonably priced old school blouses with the giant peter pan collars/bell sleeves, and then you wear a rectangle headdress, white knee socks with lace and black mary-janes.

>>8037031
The easiest thing to do will be pairing it with white and gold (so white blouse, white x old tights, white or gold shoes) and picking up the motifs on the dress for your accessories. That purple looks like the 'iris' AaTP shade which is a pain and a half to match - the only other brands I've occasionally seen use it are Meta and Atelier Pierrot. I would also consider using a very light, blue-toned lavender colour as a second coord shade - meta have some nice cardigans at the moment.

How to coord a plain cream OP....?

>>8037416

option A: monotone coord (ie- all ivory)
I'd keep the number of pieces low to minimize mismatch, eg- a pair of cream lace tights, and then cream/offwhite shoes and bag that match each other. Accessorize with gold jewellery, maybe add some offwhite pearls.

option B: add a muted colour
Muted colours such as dusty pink, olive, camel, beige, dusky blue, go really well with cream, you can add them in as brooches, hair flowers, bracelets, bag charms, shoes, etc. You can either add just the one item for a pop of colour (eg- an all-ivory coord and then olive green shoes), or you can scatter a few touches of colour (eg- pink flowers, pink brooch, pink bag). Keep an eye on the balance, don't go overboard adding colourful things.

option c: white underneath
Add a white blouse underneath the dress. Then you're free to wear white tights/socks instead of cream/ivory. You can also add darker colours such as wine or brown, but as with adding muted colours, don't go overboard.

option d: add a darker colour on top
Bordeaux, dark purple, and brown all work well with cream. You can either add it as a bolero or cardi, or treat the dress as an underdress and add another dress on top. I'd keep the leggings cream or ivory, and have the shoes be the darker colour.

There's probably more ways to wear it, idk. Cream OPs are more limited by the skintones/personality that can pull it off and the time/place/occasion than the number of colour combinations you can make with them.

>>8037460
Awesome thanks! This is giving me a lot of ideas.

Is it at all possible to coord this as a classic coord? I really like it but oh man I am not made for sweet.

> inb4 bittersweet - plz go

>>8038033
eeh...
Classic black heels, white lace tights, white blouse, black classic-y bolero, and ... a black beret?
maybe.

>>8037460
option e: sell it to me

jk

I love the look of solid dresses with patterned tights, like the ones from grimoire

>>8038043
this. with pink flower accessories and tea cups and bunnies thrown it here and there.
I definitely think it leans more classic than bittersweet.
>>8038121
It's plus sized, don't think it'll fit you. lol
I'm gonna spend some time today throwing together some pics for possible coords and I post it here when I'm done.

>>8036957
Ok yea i'll get the lace tights it'll definitely look better. Should i get a short sleeved blouse instead of the long sleeved one? I don't exactly know how the wrist cuffs would look with the long sleeved one i imagine it might look awkward. Thanks!

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1-c.w4004-7694537926.2.iViNKG&id=43145647530

link since 4chan won't let me post a picture.

I really love this dress, but it's so outside my normal tastes. I was thinking of something really toned down, classy sweet with sax or a very cutesy classic?

>>8037460
Maybe a little OT but what skintones go well/don't go well with cream?

>>8038439
Sounds alright, but would be easier to give you advice if you posted an actual coord with some of your ideas. 'classy sweet/cutesy classic' has a pretty big range.

>>8038574
Mine doesn't, it makes me look yellow as all get-out. If you believe those 'seasons' things about 'getting your colours done' then it's Winters that really look terrible in cream

Requesting ideas for wearing this in a non old-school way? Willing to consider modding it eg taking off the chest ribbons and possibly modding the "sleeves" into flat shoulder straps.


It's my first jsk, first burando and first LP, so I really don't want to part with it though I never wear it anymore. (Pic not mine)

I bought this peignoir from F+F, gave them my arm and shoulder measurements for a custom size, and got this. It fits... except in the sleeves. The elastic hits three inches short, so I thought I'd take the elastic out, and now I have these giant bell sleeves. It looks fine hanging down, but is this going to be awkward looking in a coord? I can't tell.

I'm also considering having it tailored to trim down the sleeves to about half that width. Should I bother?

>>8042940
That looks horrible like you are a kid trying on your parents bathrobe. You need to get the sleeves fixed. Alternatively add back the elastic and wear wrist cuffs.
>>8042279
So cute! Could make a princess coord with a bell sleeved bolero, white socks with a floral print and then hair flowers to match the socks, pink shoes and a nice updo. Old school is my favorite!

>>8042950
You're right. I think I'd prefer having it tailored. The elastic looks so cheap as it is.

>>8042279
Sample hime coord? Legwear/footwear depends on whether you believe in tights with open toed sandals, if you're in winter at the moment then maybe replace the shoes with boots and consider thermal skin-tone or white tights underneath, plus giant fluffy fur coat.

I'm thinking of an OTT classic coord with rococo elements. Does anyone have ideas?

>>8013165
sauce on the silver heels please?

>>8043656
You need awesome shoes, whether you DIY or buy from monumentally overpriced sellers on etsy. Irregular Choice/Poetic License bridal range should turn up some decent ones as well. And a fan. You should have a fan.

>>8042940
is it worth to buy? I like the black one... but never bought something from f+f before....

>>8042950
>>8043341

Ooh, hadn't thought about trying out hime with that dress. That collage looks really cute.

Thanks!

I'm planning on getting some chocolate accessories eventually, and I'm wearing a brown wig with it.
Any suggestions are completely welcome and appreciated. Thanks!

>>8043341
Holy shit that's fucking adorable!

>>8035372
I want one like this, but less string-y looking and more full. I want the streak of black because I'm going for a certain look.

>>8036984
Hi kind Anon! Thank you so much! I've ordered the necklace on the left because the one on the right just seemed too... blue. Do you think it would match?
English is not my first language, I didn't know about "Teal" it's the first time I hear it! Thank you for teaching me. I hope the necklace looks good with it, if not I guess I can always sell it or wear it with something else.

>>8044050
I'd be careful with diamond socks matching the print colours, but otherwise it just looks like a nice basic outfit so far. I'd also consider going with the AP crown replica shoes in gold (Antaina will do them as a custom colour, I believe)

Very iffy about this one. I'm leaning more towards the blouse on the right, and I'm not sure about the tights. Help would be greatly appreciated!

Thinking of ways to make this set less boring and uniformy.

>>8045555
The shoes look very cheap and way too shiny compared to the other golds. I know they're popular lately but I would look for alternatives.

>>8045153
Those are lovely! Thank you so much for the help! I really appreciate it

>>8045555
Yes to blouse on the right and tights, also consider awesome shoes like these >>8043786 ?

>>8045598
I love the jewellery. Not sold on the tote because I'm never sold on totes, what about a more statement shaped novelty bag?

>>8045598
Tote and accessories look like a more classical sweet with natural colors, dress looks super sugary sweet.

First "coord"
I'll test lolita, so...
Toughts?
Maybe I must add more pink (?)

Bring me all your wisdom seagulls

>>8043786
>>8043786
Not gonna lie at first I thought 'Irregular Choice? Isn't that the place with the fucking animal heads for heels? Da fuck dis anon smokin'
But then I found these. Holy shit anon thank you. They may be half my rent but I will save up because these are spot-on, thank you!

>>8046772
I think it would be a bit more balanced with a black wig, and a lavender headdress or bow.

Can any of these things go together? If not, any suggestions of what to coord with them?

The only thing I have are the tights. They're not really to my taste, but I figured I might as well try to build something around them before trying to get rid of them, especially since I've been thinking about getting into lolita for a while. I like the skirt from AP, which is also on sale and I really like on its own too.

I'm trying to look at stuff from Baby or AP so I can check them out in-store since I live near SF, but any suggestions from any brand is also fine!

>>8047682
Lockshop tights with right dress.

I just bought this, but i'm not too sure how to coordinate it since i always wear JSK's. Any ideas?

>>8046772
It's not bad as a first coord. I would go for a pink flower in your hair rather than a black one, but I disagree that you need a wig for a first outfit - your own hair styled well is totally fine.

>>8047213
They really don't have to be half your rent, their less popular styles get flicked to bargain outlets for $15-$20 a pop. Look at their outlet stuff and look at other retailers that have them on special. If you're a eurofag, schuh stocks them and usually you can get 30-50% off - if you aren't a eurofag I'm sure you'll work something else out.

>>8047682
My feeling is no. If you want to shoehorn these into a sailor lolita outfit, see if you can find Angelic Pretty's sax blue school series second hand. As much of a cliche as it is, a tea-party themed sweet lolita outfit also springs to mind when I look at those tights. Usually sailor stuff is summer stuff, so if you want to wait for summer releases you may find something you really like.

>>8047764
Easymode is to treat it like a jsk that you have to wear with the matching bolero, and pair it with a black high collar blouse, black tights, black boots, and wear the collar thing as a rectangle headdress. You could also go basic old school as fuck with headbow, black knee socks, and black shoes (preferably the chunky platform Demonias - Dolly-01 I think is the style name).
If you wanted something more interesting, I would try to push it in a sweet direction with pink, or pair with gold and go for a more regal look - IW crown bag, mini crown, crown printed socks/tights and shoes.

>>8047764

OMG that is gorgeous! Where did you find that?

>>8047773
Thanks! I think i'll probably take it in the regal direction. Pic related is all stuff i own, does it look alright? I don't want it to be too bottom heavy with the black, so not sure about black legwear. I might look into some TejaJemilla tights or something.

>>8047780
Thanks! I got it from Closet Child.

>>8034884
Source on the shoes?

>>8047682
I agree with this anon
>>8047767
If you want to use those tights go for a solid color JSK. a sax dress would be really cute, or just plain white with a sax blouse would be great.

>>8047794

Damn, that was so cheap too. What a great find.
I absolutely adore old school Baby.
Like your collage btw, looks like a decent co-ord.

Seagulls, any tips on making this outfit less safe? I know I definitely need some accessories, and I'm thinking of changing the wig to a short black one with bangs. Sorry for the shit picture.

>also, the JSK is black, it's just the lighting

>>8047838
How about some TejaJamilla print tights?
She has some pirate/sea themed ones,and if you wanted to play up the sailor theme even more you could add a tricorn and one of those Aatp treasure chest bags.

>>8047854

It helps if I include a pic.

>>8047862
I'm not so fond of mixing gold and silver, but I do like those tights a lot, so I'll check when her shop opens again to see if she has a pair in silver. The tricorn is a bit much for me, but that bag is definitely right up my alley.

Thanks, anon!

>>8047884
Oh crap, I totally forgot that the print was silver on the black colorway.
If you want to check out her other tight designs then you can just search through her past sales.
As for head wear, a beret is pretty safe but I think they look cute in sailor coords.

>>8047898
>>If you want to check out her other tight designs then you can just search through her past sales
They do come in silver and black, so that's fantastic. And I was actually thinking a beret would work as a safe-but-cute head wear choice. Thanks again; you've been a ton of help.

>>8047838
I like it. Are the tights solid black though? I'd replace them with something lighter, preferable white with some cute nautical or horror pattern. I also don't see why you'd slap pirate on a cthulhu sailor, I especially dislike the dark colors. If you want something more over the top find squid accessories.

>>8048162
I originally was going to use these tights in black, but they got a run in them, so I decided solid black would be a safe bet until I found some new ones. I didn't want to get white tights since my shoes are also white, but maybe white with black detailing could work better.

>>8048260
Wow those would be sweet for some innsmouth horror. Either color really if you can get your hands on them.

>>8007205
Can anyone tell me what dress this is? Innocent World maybe?
reverse image search didn't give me anything but some pinterest shit.

>>8048260
>>8047838
>>8047862
Please stop mixing navy and black, it looks really lazy. The white mermaid tights + some navy shoes would be more balanced.

>>8048342
jk I'm retarded.
The dress is black.
But still, I think white tights+ black shoes would look better.

>>8047794
I feel like you'd just replace a block of black with a block of burgundy, and the shades could be slightly off from each other. What about more sheer tights with a flocked pattern, or black x gold brocade pattern?

Really want to get into Lolita, and I'm thinking of this as my first coord. How can I improve it?

>>8045729
Thank you for the suggestion, though I'm really not that into those kind of shoes!

>>8045622
Agreed, will look for another gold shoe, any specific suggestions? My shoe-fu is pretty awful

I bit the bullet and went for complete OTT, thoughts would be greatly appreciated! And
Butterfly crown > taobao crown
Evillive bag > AP bag
BTSSB necklace > taobao necklace

>>8049283
Don't mix your metals, and if I were you I'd stick to gold. Otherwise, this looks pretty good.

>>8049665
If you're a eurofag, Schuh have a sale on Irregular Choice right now and these are discounted + available in size 36-40.

>>8049283
Where are those shoes from?

>>8049671
Thank you!

>>8049681
To Alice!
>http://tw.taobao.com/item/42546921781.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a1z3p.7398038.w4004-8363820989.15.NF9hU7

>>8049691
Thanks! Do you know if the wings are detachable?

>>8049697
Wait, never mind, obviously they are, I'm dumb.

>>8010500
>>8011012
>>8014789
you guys are so sweet its giving me cavities. your shoes and pose makes me think you were going for a more classic look, try accentuating the darker brown of the ribbon with some rings or other jewelery, try a cameo pin or bow over the top button of the blouse, or maybe a nice brooch to spice up the blouse. also a cute beret or hat of some sort and some better hairstyling might help balance you out without you having to get a wig which may end up ruining your face cause your current cut seems to suit you nicely.

>>8049745
and forgot to reply to the original post, shit
>>8010476

>>8049283
I agree about sticking to gold - fancy rosary jewellery would look good with this, but some people get grumpy about wearing them as ornamentation rather than for worship

This >>8049283 anon again.
I have another question. Would this beret be a better option than the headpiece?

>>8049772
I like the floral veil better to be honest. The beret is too round for some of the sharper details on the dress.

>>8049283
tbh I don't like this at all, I think it's far too fussy looking and the whole 'crosses on fucking everything' look doesn't really lend itself to the clean, crispness of the dress. I know I'm biased here though because of all the coords I've seen with this dress, I think by far the nicest have been relatively simple, with emphasis on quality accessories and elegant styling.

If you really like these pieces, I'd go for the shoes and a plain headdress (ie no metal embellishments) or the headdress and plain shoes, but not both. If you go for gold, you'd probably want a gold pendant too to make it look bold, deliberate and coherent

I think crosses on everything works in pic related because of the busy print, there's no getting away from all the crosses so it makes sense to roll with it; with Nameless Poem however, I actually think you're taking something away from the aesthetic.

>>8049811
Really? I would agree with you if it were plain version, simpler definitely seems better (this also goes for all the Boz/Moitie dresses with similar styling), but with the embroidered version I quite like the idea of a small embellishment on everything because the crosses on shoes + headdress are relatively small, like the crosses on the dress itself. I think the coord in your picture has more clusterfuck potential, especially since that pendant is probably gonna get lost in the sea of gold crosses and chest bow and the charm bracelet mostly doesn't relate to the cross motif - plus the shoes are kinda eh, the ones with the gold buttons are very military-ish and don't really fit, and the lace boots will probably get lost in lace tights.

>>8049811
I actually really like >>8049283 coord more than I do yours. Yours seems too overwhelming; while hers is really clean and simple. I agree to the statement someone made about either getting all gold details, or all silver.

>>8049283
>>8049772
I think it's a simple good coord (I bought the same shoes for the Nameless Poem) but I think the beret fits a lot better. The dress is so minimal in the most positive sense with little lace, so the headdress looks like too over the top for it if you don't pull it together with more accessories which would result in a very different, imo worse look.
Also pic related is what the dress is based on I believe.

>>8047862
I found these and thought of you:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.148.05Dcud&id=39429747517&ns=1#detail
I think if you replaced the strap with something more elegant one of these fish (brass, salmon or strout maybe?) would be great with the fish tights for a more ott coord.

>>8007205
Hoping for concrit on this outfit. There isn't much here in this image, really I want to get an idea of what bag would look best(1,2 or 3) and what shoes would look best(1,2 or 3). I'm thinking of doing a light pink X dark pink coord.

For the bags, I want them to be bear shaped to go with the print on the dress. Shoes #1 I own already but the event I hope to wear the coord may have alot of walking and I find them to be uncomfortable after walking for 30 mins or so. I'm leaning towards the teaparties, but I was hoping shoes#1 would look good with the coord as a backup in case I don't get the shoes on time.

Also if ye can suggest improvements/socks/accessories that would be helpful

>>8049769
>>8049791
>>8049811
>>8050715
>>8050802
Thank you for the suggestions, I really appreciate it!

>>8049675
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm a Canadafag. I'll probably end up ordering something from antaina

>>8051481
Shoes 1 look fine, and I would say bag 3. Light pink socks are going to be the way forward I think, probably plain OTKs with lace are the easiest.

I think I would have tried to get the bag in pink but its sold out. But meh, I dunno.

Some concrit /cgl/?

>inb4 sweet is dumb, classic master race is where its at

>>8051991

Also sorry, forgot to mention I'm still working on accessories and I haven't chosen socks/tights yet

>>8051991
I don't really like the pastel vomit accessories, I would stick to one or two colours or even sweets themed jewellery - I am biased though because I love the idea of jam biscuit accessories. Are you planning to wear a blouse? If so I would say pink blouse and blue x pink striped socks.

Can I make Radiant Candlelight look remotely gothic or classic or did I make a huge mistake purchasing it?

>>8052547
What are you talking about? I can only see it AS gothic/ classic...

>>8052547
Welp, probably I can see it only as sweet because the rest of my wardrobe is mostly sweet. Anyways it would help if people would post coords with a goth/classic theme to them so I know what sould I buy.

>>8052560
Lol, what a noob

>>8052567
I'm old school sweet so not much experience here either.
I'd say introduce black shoes, bag, lace stockings, etc. as another colour rather than being matchy and using gold shoes like sweet would. Simple gold jewelery.
Classic would be much easier than gothic. I'd remove the pearl chain for gothic (is the bow removable?). You can keep it for classic if you balance it with lighter tights.
Blouses are easier without the choker thing, but with it on a chiffon material would be cute. Long sleeves obviously.
If it didn't have the giant bow, the choker could be quite gothic.
Just think more toned down, elegant styling. Darker colours, lace..

>>8052574
Yeah that was pretty much from glancing at it initially, the details are quite sweet but that doesn't mean it wouldn't work for other styles.

>>8052547
I haven't bothered trying to match the wine colour since photos range from quite red to dark wine depending on the light, hence why I cheated and went with the matching headdress. I think it could be easily substituted with a similar black headdress, or if you were keen on an updo like crown braids or similar style you might be able to get away with small gold and pearl hairclips studded in the braid. If you want to wear a blouse with it, definitely detach the halter neck first and probably go for something high collar or the wide neck ones that Atelier Pierrot makes specifically for corset JSKs - and then you can keep the pearl theme with a choker/bracelet/earrings, plus with that sort of blouse it will definitely have more of a gothic-classic feel to it.

If you feel like buying anything in the picture, the earrings are on etsy, bolero is on fururun, the tights are Bebe gold damask on ebay, the handbag is on ebay, the gold shoes are Funtasma dame and can be found on any number of alt-fash sites (just shop around for a cheap price) and the black shoes are TUK although you can find any number of generic black lace-up boots in winter anyway.

>>8052720
source on the earrings and cardigan pls!

>>8052733
Seconding, they are so cute!

>>8051769
Thanks Anon!

Is there a good headdress in existence for this dress? Would a blue beret with pink bows work? I have been trying to find a pink and blue striped headdress with no success.

>>8052720
I've seen those shoes on some weird fetish/sexy clothing looking site but without a brand. Thanks mate.

>>8052297

Oh yes sorry thanks for the imput. I think a pink blouse would be perfect as well. I'm thinking of a bluexpink scheme.

>>8052733
>>8052763
source in the post, did you even read or just look at the picture?