/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

doing a milky-chan coord and was just wondering what people thought about the multi-colored wig? I know split colored is looked down upon but what about accents of color like this one?

>>8269994
I personally think a light brown wig would look a lot better with this coord.

I would really love some suggestions for legwear and headwear for memorial cake. I don't have the matching headbow or bonnet, although I've been keeping an eye out for both.

>>8270027
Plain black bonnet looks good with it. You can stuff it with pink/white/blue flowers to match the print

>>8270018
I have a light brown wig like this. Do you think it's long enough?

I'm trying to coord this dress, its super cute and I've had it for months now but never worn it because I have no idea what to pair it with. I'm mostly stumped on the blouse and legwear. I can't decide if I should do a pink blouse or a sax one, and I have no clue whatsoever on legwear. Any ideas??

Posted in the Lolita General thread but I'll repost here. Any ideas for this one? I have the base white/brown combo for it but I feel like I can get more out of it.
Has anyone even seen a co-ord with the skirt?

>>8270728
I think a pink blouse will look way better than a sax blouse. I like Option one the best.

>>8270728
I'm not sure what the color of the shoes is in real life, but based on the stock photo I am not sure they work with this coord. The dress, blouses, and accessories you've picked are all in warm tones whereas the shoes are a cooler tone. That slight difference might make the coord feel off when the items are worn together.

>>8270978
I think it's the lighting, I've seen pics of those shoes that look much warmer.

>>8269991
thoughts?

>>8270052
That's a perfectly fine length of wig

>>8274299
I'd personally go for a more country lolita look. That's what really goes with gingham anyways. I'd get a straw basket and a straw hat.

But if you wanna stick with this, I think I'd switch the shoes. Just not a fan of normal looking pumps although these ones are a little more dressed up - I don't think they're very lolita looking still and just don't fit with gingham. Some red tea parties would suit better.

Also, you don't need a blouse with an OP. That looks like it would sit pretty weird. Wear a bolero or something on the neck or both.

>>8269994
pastel wigs look generally tacky, split or ombre natural hair color wigs can look fine though, i actually think a light brown/slightly darker brown wig would look good with this coord

>>8270027
sell the dress and buy it in another colorway if you like the print is my suggestion

>>8270728
cute! i like both of the pink blouses with that jsk, maybe sax shoes if u wanna accent that color in the print? very cute dress btw

>>8274299
different shoes? perhaps red rocking horse shoes, also could look cute white rectangle if you're going with the blouse + short sleeve op

also >>8275062 as much as i am a fan of newer lolita and also country lolita gingham berries, your wrong about the op with long sleeved blouse, it was/is a very trend in old school

(if oldschool isnt what yr goin for op ignore the headdress suggestion and maybe lose the blouse)

>>8275062
>>8275084
will look into new shoes, but they are actually pretty cute irl with lolita so maybe not, we'll see when it all comes.
going for a blouse cause its colder out now, and the model in the photo wearing this op has one hehe.

>>8270789
None that have been done well.
A girl in my old comm used to wear black cardigan-shoe combo and occasionally red cardigan-shoe combo over a white blouse.

The red looked ok, but if she had spent the time getting the red to match it'd look better. Here are two girls in the JSK.
I think you're just going to be stuck with the brown/cream/red/pink colour palette and will just have to get fancy with the textures and jacket cuts

Maybe lavender or blue if you've got leg wear with pink & cream in them

bump

>>8275351

The one at left is something I might wear. Besides the enormous shoe buckle, what is wrong with it? Am I just colorblind? The reds look like they match about as well as I'd think dyed cotton/printed cotton/vinyl can match. I'd be more concerned with the pairing of lots of ivory lace on the cardigan with the white lace at the bottom of the skirt.

I'm trying for a summery, country lolita look. Could I make the bag look right? Any ideas would be apprieciated.

Hey I just got this jsk. It's my first Jetj dress and I would love any suggestons that would just really make it perfect
ps there's no petti because I was just wearing it on a date. Thank you gulls.

>>8276816
No to lace gloves, I have no idea whats going on with that blouse and that bag looks really cheap.
Also I'm pretty sure that dress is A-line so I'm not sure why you're getting a cupcake petti.

>>8276964

omfg i hate you that's my dream dress.

I really like the bell sleeves. Other than that, maybe decorate the hat with a few flowers? I wouldn't go too OTT with this - I'd like the print to be the focus of the coordinate since it's amazing.

PS: it looks pretty good without a petti!

>>8276981
Great minds think alike! I was actually going to make a corsage with some flowers and a nice ostrich plume to put on the hat. Girl.I got so lucky! My friend actually found this for me on rakuten and it ended up being Nwt. Thank you! I felt I needed to mention the petti cuz someone on cof suggested I wear one.

>>8276975

I was mainly looking for a blouse without a high collar (as I'm very aware of my square face shape), but was having trouble finding something suitable, plus I already own the blouse.

Ah yeah in all I was at a loss with the bag and I think my A-line petti's lost all its poof so when I put it under the dress it just looked weird.

Thanks for the push in the right direction.

Are these tights are too out of place? I had ordered them a while back but I realized I have no idea what to coord them with.

>>8277255
Not really, but they don't really scream lolita, either. I wouldn't look at them twice, though, if that's what you're asking.

I'm trying to coord this jsk, and I want to bring out the other colors since I'm starting to feel like everything is too black and white. Is there anything I can do to balance this out except for accessories?

>>8269994

What bothers me about your coord is you're using all the set items. It will look nice, but it will appear unoriginal to other lolitas. But if you're OK with that then go right ahead.

I personally like pastel wigs because I have
>shit taste I guess
But I think a more natural looking wig would be better with this. Even one of those dirty blonde colored wigs would look nice. I find the problem with most taobao/cheapy blonde wigs is they will look very yellow. But I think brown would add a nice contrast to your outfit.

>>8278825
Coord it with teal green textured tights, hair band and bag, then black shoes, white blouse and black bolero

>>8276816
I would honestly only keep the shoes from this outfit. Go for a blouse with a round-ish neckline matching the dress (so that there's like a ruffle sitting over the dress neckline), sheer white tights with bows on them, if you really must use a straw bag that one says beach more than country, maybe try a box-shaped purse with a clasp on it so it's more picnic basket ish and get a straw hat as well

>>8277255
that shirt looks meh tier. Maybe look for one with a high collar and neck bow/jabbot

I recently got Mon Petit Loulou in sax. Based on all the stock pictures, I expected it to be sax and navy. But I got it and it's sax lace over pink fabric, and some of the lace is actually black, and there's some light green in this too.

How the fuck do I even go about coording this dress? I don't want to go with black because the navy is pretty dark and I'll just look colorblind, but is a white blouse/white tights/navy accessories fine?

I am having a hard time cording a navy jsk with gold embroidery. Is it ok o have a black blouse with black and gold tights? any other suggestions?

>>8279024
Generally speaking, it's not a good idea to pair black and navy, because navy's such a dark color that it'll sort of blend in with the black, but in a way that makes it look like you don't know how to match colors. White and gold would be a better match for this.

>>8279034
Thanks, if i used white and gold for blouse would a black/navy/gold head piece look ok? because are some really nice ones that i love and sort of thats why i thought to go black.

>>8279038
I wouldn't suggest that either, if you're going with whites. Which accessory are you looking at?

>>8279045
This

>>8279053
>>8279045
and this

>>8279053
But anon that's navy and blue.The light blue isn't navy, and the black is navy.

>>8279053
>>8279054
>black navy gold
>headpeice is moitie blue, navy and silver
anon, are you high?

>>8279053
The shop has a lot of nice hair accessories in navy/gold/white, so if you're set on ordering from them, I'd recommend something that fits in with that color scheme.

>>8279057
>>8279056
looks pretty black to me.

>>8279058
thanks, I'll look through them

>>8279059
At the most it's slate grey(blue undertones) but definitely not black. And nothing on it is gold anyways. >>8279054 is one color and not black at all.

>>8279062
yeah I know that one is not black... and the rose if fake tarnished gold

>>8279059

I see white and gold

>>8279069
that's even not funny. i wish that stupid thing would die.

I just got this JSK in the mail and I thought from the stock photos that it'd be more ivory, but it's actually a beige-brown color. I was thinking of pairing it with this camel bolero and brown shoes, because even though the browns don't exactly match they're all in the same warm family and I don't have a huge selection of beiges or browns to work with in my wardrobe right now. The hairclip has some embroidery that you can't see in the picture that is the same color as the dress. I planned on wearing an ash blonde wig and gold accessories. Concrit?

>>8279432
Lucky you, anon! Thats one of my dream dresses!
I'd add another accent color in there, like some pink or navy. It's a little monotone as is, so it might benefit from a little pop of something to make it more interesting.

>>8279465
Ok, that's a good idea. I'm also not sold on the bolero, do you think if I brought that pop of color in primarily with a blouse that it'd be cute? I have a really adorable lavender/pink blouse I really like or a navy bolero that I could tie in with accessories.

It's a great dress anon, I hope you find it! I got it for a steal, $80 in great condition on Lace Market.

>>8279484
I'd go with the navy bolero and balance it through with matching navy socks and hair accessories and use a dark brown bag to match your shoes.
The blouse would be fine if the tone fits with the dress and you balance it in the same way I used above but if it's pastel it might make the outfit a little too light and washed out.

>>8279515

Trying it with an offwhite blouse, I like how this looks a lot better even if it is a bit monotonous.

For jewelry I'll prob just find some typical chocolate-related stuff, mostly rings and a clip/brooch since I think there isn't much room for a necklace with the jabot/bow on the blouse. Haven't found shoes I like yet but will try to get a dark brown that matches the 'bitter' color. For legwear I think I will try to find something in a brown similar to the color of the blouse - I thought it would be cute to use chocolate print tights but ones from mu-fish seem to be just too red for the coord? Though I see the MDC tights in mint up for sale somewhere. Which brings me to my next concern - I feel like the browns are pretty balanced but I feel like I need some more mint and I'm not really sure where to put it.

>>8270728
Could I ask for a source for that spoon necklace?

>>8280176
I'd try to find a mint beret, or mint hair something. I agree that you need some more mint accents.

>>8280181
its from etsy! https://www.etsy.com/search?q=spoon+necklace

>>8280201
Do you think the mint would be more balanced if I used the tights (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/64/cb/74/64cb74b93677f408167715fab3c18998.jpg)) and a pair of wristcuffs? And/or something like a rosette brooch? (possibly pinned on the chest, or the side of the beret?)

>>8280234
I think the mint tights would make it too mint-y. But I love the idea of wristcuffs and a rosette brooch!

I need to get this coord to OTT levels but short of attaching some roses to the headband and putting bows or roses on the shoes I'm kind of stuck. Raid antique stores for pretty necklaces and rings? Lacy underskirt? Can't use a blouse, by the way, the gold braiding on the pleated chiffon is uneven and I need to hide it.

>>8280560
Wait, shit, forgot to nix "pearl bracelets" when I switched from a short-sleeved bolero.

>>8280560

Suggestions:

- this bolero instead: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-9456756653.50.rbdOEB&id=17665410120
They have different options for the sleeves, so choose the fussiest-looking one.

- Lace gloves or armwarmers or fingerless gloves. Search for wedding gloves on taobao for good ones. If getting armwarmers/fingerless gloves, get a fancy manicure with stick-on gems, it really helps you look extra polished up close (otherwise, get lace gloves)

- Don't use that headband, the roses and the gold look too yellowish. At least get white roses and some matching navy ribbons from the craft store if you're putting together your own.

- You can make a veil from bridal tulle (navy or white), cut it to size and sew it behind the roses. If you can, sew lace on the edges to give it a polished look.

- Instead of headband and veil, you can also try looking for crowns and tiaras on either etsy or taobao. Alternatively, a bonnet would also take the look up to OTT, but a navy bonnet is much harder to find.

- Navy underskirt (Infanta has some with lace, Little Dipper without lace)

- Then top off with some large-ish jewellery. Anything with some non-clashing blue cabs would be a pretty good match for the dress, pearls are a good idea as well. Pic came from Etsy and seems like a nice touch for the artwork-themed dress. You'd need a necklace, bracelet and a ring at least.

Hey anons, I'm hoping to help out a friend but I'm not sure where to start. She wants to wear lolita with me, but I wear gothic, and she likes pastels. She expressed interest specifically in ouji, but I don't know if pastel ouji is a thing that even exists. Since she's just getting into it, I'd like to try to give her some cheaper options.

>>8280939
You sound like you're making her into a himegyaru rather than himeloli...

>>8284819
> himegyaru

>>8280939
>underskirt
>lace gloves
>princess sleeved bolero

sounds more lolita than gyaru to me

I'm getting this dress in a trade and trying to figure out how to coord it. I'm looking at pictures on tumblr and google but the majority of the coords I see are either a trainwreck in terms of color and detail, or just super ageplay-looking.

How can I coord this more maturely? I put something together but I feel like I'm relying too much on red...this is a pretty specific color of blue and most of the accessories I find are either sax or navy (and earlier I already tried desperately to find appropriate royal/cobalt blue type stuff for another coord) and so I'm worried there's not enough blue, esp if I use red shoes (boots?) and a red bag.

I'm trading my OP version of this for this jsk, and also struggled trying to put together an outfit with the op. I like this print but I find it hard to coord for some reason.

>>8285381
("maturely" might not be the right word, but just not so child-like like the other coords I find)

>>8285381

If you're going for more mature, then toning down that peter pan collar is a good first step.

I'd like some help too, this is my first outfit in years. I don't really care if it's otome or classic lolita, I just want to look reasonably put together. All these headbands are here for some variety since I have very few accessories right now. In addition to notes on things that look terribly out of place here I'd love some pointers on jewelery and maybe a cardigan or light sweater?

>>8284819

>gyaru
>long underskirt
>himegyaru or himeloli being the only two options


What even

>>8285467

I'd nix the ankle socks, all that will be visible is the lace, so it'll look like you're not wearing legwear.

I know IW doesn't take the best photos, but the lace on the dress seems to be offwhite while your ribbons, wristcuffs are all ivory, which I think might be a little jarring. If you can check whether the lace isn't as white as it looks in this collage, or throw on an ivory bolero that closes in front, then the difference in whites would go away. (also nix the headband with the red flowers if you do that, since the lace on that also looks offwhite).

The red flowers on the headband seem a bit too bright for the dress, if you can find some with a slightly softer pink, then change the shoes and bag so that they match each other, that makes a nice second coord for the dress.

Jewellery: since the neck is rather open and square, I'd go with a simple short necklace. something with pearls to match the wristcuff, or flower cameos to match the dress print, I think

>>8284845
>>8285505
>lace arm warmers/fingerless gloves
>tiara
>large jewelry
>blinged out nails

>>8285381

Like other anon says, the blouse is the first thing that needs to go. Avoid anything with large peter pan collars. Large bows and frills also look "younger" as they are flashier and more flamboyant.

If you can get at least three major items to match, for eg- a navy bolero, navy shoes and navy beret, I'd totally go in for a blue x navy coord. The tights can be white, and you can tie back the bright blue by adding a bright blue ribbon to the beret (find the ribbon at the craft store and sew it to the beret yourself, eliminates the headache of trying to find an existing item with the exact shade of blue). I have two pairs of shoes here as the navy one that doesn't match looks more childish, while the one that looks more mature looks like it doesn't match. Ideally you want something that matches the bolero's navy, but in a more grown-up style.

For jewellery, I'd go with smaller metal charms rather than AP's resin jewellery.

>>8285532

Thanks so much for these very helpful notes! I really appreciate it!

The color for the dress (and the bright-pink headband, which IW seems to consider part of this "set", they have the same lace and grosgrain and model photos) is listed as Chocolat x Beige and there is beige in the print, so I'm hopeful there... doesn't help that the Taobao hat/cuffs pics have some kinda rosy filter on em. I'll start a hunt for an appropriate light bolero.

>>8285541

OP did ask for OTT though. If she wanted normal-level lolita, she should have said so instead of requesting OTT.

>arm warmers/fingerless gloves given as options in case OP is butterfingers
>told OP to do a nice manicure if she's wearing fingerless options as nude nails will ruin the fancy OTT look. Pic related is what I had in mind, what were you thinking?
>normal-sized jewellery will simply dissappear into her outfit, she needs "large-ish" jewellery. Large-ish by normal standards, not gyaru standards.
>Detailed explanations for DIY-ing a veil to sew onto a headband with rose and ribbons. Told her roses and ribbons that she picked out were too yellow. Told her to get better matching ones
>bonnets ruled out as navy ones are harder to find.
>Oh no, tiara and crowns are auto gyaru.

Whelp, this is taking up more of my time than it deserves. whatever, man.

>>8285564

I've actually had IW dresses arrive in completely different colours than pictured on the website (they had a pearskin series where the navy is almost blue on the site and almost black irl, and on some of them, yes, the ivory lace can end up being washed out in photos, but it arrives as ivory). That's why I said IW doesn't take the best photos. So I think it's worth your time to ask around (try lolita general?) and see if someone can confirm the colour of the lace for you before you dash off to buy things.

>>8285552
I really like the navyxblue angle, and yeah I see what the both of you mean about the big collar. I'll do that, thanks! I might try blue/red in the future but with a different blouse/a little bib thing like you have pictured. (Is there a specific name for one of those?)

>>8286400

Bib things like that are called a dickey

>>8278871
Thanks anon, thats really helpful advice, I think the blouse was my main issue, just going to do as suggested and scrap everything but the shoes. Back to the drawing board!

I'm stuck on this coord, help. I figured that the gold in the shoes would tie in with the gold in the wrist cuffs, the accents on the bag and the gold buttons on the jsk (you can't really see it on the stock photo). the shade of gold in the shoes works in real life, it's much less orange, but now I'm thinking that maybe it's too shoehorned in? And is the bag too sweet for the rest of the coord? I'm aware that there aren't any hearts on the print but I thought it would be a neutral enough shape to work, now I'm thinking it doesn't fit.

My major issue is legwear, though. I'm completely stumped. Any suggestions? I could switch the gold shoes for some black tea parties, if need be.

>>8288684
ankle socks to match the blouse

>>8288684

Black tights with the gold shoes would work, you could try lace tights or some kind of star-themed tights.

Have to admit I'm not really sure if this coord would work, the dress is listed as black and grey, so the gold and ivory blouse might be a bit jarring. I can't really say if it will be a mess or not though. I do suggest adding something gold on top, either as a necklace, or a brooch.

>>8288716
I'm pretty sure the ivory blouse works in person– like I said, there are ivory details on the dress, like the buttons, that you can't see in the stock photo; can't vouch for what other people might think when they see it, though. It's the gold I was unsure about. Sauce on those tights, by any chance? A necklace would be great, as well, I'll have a dig around!

Blouse suggestions for jetj's La Bibliotheque? Would a peter pan collar look weird?

>>8288684
if you're buying things for this coord, why not pick up a gold bag? that would tie the shoes into the coord way more, and since you've got the shoes already then you'd have a bag to easily match with them. i'd also go for a bow with more gold accents, too.

>>8288684
Definitely use tights like this

>>8288763
>>8288716
>>8288722
A warning about those tights, don't get the white ones, it just looks like you have sort of disease on your legs.

>>8288722

There's a number of shops on taobao selling those tights, use 星座 丝袜 to search for them.

I feel like the ivory works because of the gold, and the gold may in turn work because of the ivory, that's why I didn't recommend changing to a white blouse right off the bat. But it's certainly a colour combination that I imagine works better with the navy colourway than the black. Sorry I'm no help.

>>8288769
I saw a worn pic once that looked nice, but I didn't save it.I do wish they were more opaque

>>8279805
I like that offwhite/beige combo a lot, anon! It's very understated and elegant. If you go with this combo I'd say go for a wig that's darker than ash blonde, though--too many light tones might wash you out. Milk tea or auburn could be beautiful, though, and would add contrast

>>8286400
i think they're called "yokes"

>>8276816
I own this dress and an a line petti would be best.

Any advice on how to coord this jsk for a hot summer outdoor meetup? Short sleeve blouse or cardigan?

>>8288860
Puff sleeves might be cute with it and a cool option?

>>8288860
short sleeve chiffon blouse
maybe ankle socks?

>>8288860

If not a blouse then a bolero, you don't wanna cover up too much of that cool front detail.

>>8288740
hmm, maybe a small/subtle one would work. what else were you planning on coording with it??

speaking of JetJ, what in Mana's name do I do with this beautiful thing?

>n00b to classic masterrace

So I just got this jsk and bow set, I'm not finding much of any coords on it like only one...what would be best when it comes to wig color and tights, jewelry, etc

I will be sewing my own blouse for it in white, but that's how far I got.

>>8293432
If you really want a white blouse, I'd do blue teaparites with a blonde wig, sax tights, and then you can do like, blue wristcuffs, big lavender hair bow with maybe blue & sax accents.
However, I think this would look super cute with a yellow blouse and a milk-tea coloured wig.

just snagged this on LM because i'm a sucker for bib-type necklines and it was pretty cheap. now realizing that i have no idea how to coord it because i'm a noob. would offwhite RHS look ok or really tacky/weird/ita? and this looks like it'll take an a-line petti but i won't be sure until it gets here

>>8270728
what is the source on the long pink blouse/dress-ish thing? (i'm sorry i cant tell if its just a poofless dress like sugar doll or meant to be a long blouse)

>>8293661
ahaha nvm i didnt see the dear celine watermark. but what is the name of that dress anyways?

>>8276816
i do not recommend black if you're going for a summery look. (too heavy looking) try brown if you really want to stick to neutral colors

>>8293661
>>8293664
Its a long blouse, the stock photo has like, a lacy mini-skirt thing under it so i can understand where you get that idea
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1-c.w4004-10170411923.2.Rv9Flp&id=39032521755
its still up for sale, idk how to go about typing that name though

>>8280560
Where's that bolero from?

Would it be a good idea in general to add silver/gray accents to a JSK with prominent gold accents? For example: I have a JSK with black as the main color, accented red, and gold trim and lace. I wanted to add a pair of harlequin tights that have gray diamonds. Theoretically, would it work? Or would it be too off balanced?

>>8294436
I don't think that would look very good
why not just find black x gold harlequin tights?

>>8270728
Alright, I edited this coord a bit.
Still stumped on ~real~ legwear, but since summer is coming up I'm feeling little ankle socks
I'm leaning twards the sax teaparties, thoughts?

>>8294634
Sax tea parties would be cute, but add a sax hair accessory or piece of jewelry to balance it out
>also would not recommend those anal bead bracelets

>>8294692
ahh omg
the accessories are pretty tenetive because I make like, 95% of my accessories, so I usually save them to deal with last unless I find something I know I want to use.
I just threw in those bracelets because I figured I needed some sax somewhere lol.
I'm thinking a sax stripe headbow would be cute.

hey guys it's >>8285381

I remembered I had a couple things in my closet that might work with this jsk. What do you guys think of this as a casual coord? I definitely will NOT wear these shoes btw, these are from a cosplay and I just wanted to try them on to see what it would look like with red shoes. Not sure what to do for headwear - might do a red beret like in my last post, or try a headbow (red? blue?). For footwear I was thinking something like this?:
http://i.imgur.com/fEz8HmJ.png

(maybe the BL heels because they match the patent leather on the bag?)

>>8293623

Would recommend long or short wig for the coord (the bow is lavender and came with a seashell hair clip)

>>8294795
oh god sorry about the pic for giants

>>8294795
red beret or headbow would be cute, you've already got a lot of blue going on. what are you doing for legwear?

sorry about the weird way I had to do this, I am on my laptop. Anyway, I am trying to make a cute old school coord. The tights look ivory in the pic but I am assured they are white.

Am I on the right track?

>>8294831
skip the patterned tights and just get plain white OTKs with lace on the top if you're going old school. (in any case, the print looks brown and not black to me? can't really tell)

>>8294831
i think if you're trying to make an oldschool coord you would be better off with solid otks instead of printed tights

>>8294821
it's in the imgur link, but either ankle socks that are striped or polka dotted, or polka dotted tights. not sure which would look better? they're all sheer btw

>>8294836
>>8294839
solid OTKs you think? I guess your are right that would be more old school, but I won't lie I kinda love the tights, they are black and white by the way here is a slightly better pic of them. Would they look bad? Or just not accurate old school?

Also, does anyone know of a nice place to buy some cute otks with lace at the top? the only stipulation being I have larger than average calves and brand socks just don't fit.

>>8294858
if you def want it to be a regular old school coord patterned tights/socks aren't really something in that aesthetic except for like, striped socks but you prob know how those are controversial no matter what the coord is or even if the main piece's matching socks are that way (like honey cake). if it's simply just old school inspired, like any coord just make sure you also balance the motif out somewhere else, such as a clock bag.

>>8294870
Right right.. that makes sense. I think I may skip out on the tights then, even though I do love them,I don't exactly have cash to be buying too many accessories. But maybe one day I can make something inspired like you said. A white clock bag would look pretty cute with them.

>>8280176
If these are the tights I'm thinking of, I gotta warn you. They're way way more of an orangy brown so theymay not go with that coord

>>8294894

There are at least three pairs of tights in the picture...

Any advice on dressing down some of the fancier jsks? I kind of want to wear pic related to a thing but we're supposed to be casual, and my friend is wearing super casual lolita. I definitely don't want to be fancy. I just want to wear this dress. The lace has sequins, by the way, they don't show up in the photos.

>>8295053
oh and front bow and little chiffon overskirt are removeable

>>8295053
Honestly, I think you should just find another dress to wear. It's not a super duper fancy JSK, but it'd be hard to tone it down and still have the coord look good. And if it's supposed to be casual, you're going to look out of place.

>>8270027
burn it

>>8293659

RHS would look so oldschool with this and it would be totally rad.

Also the skirt looks really bell shaped, so I'm not sure an A line would do it justice. If you already have an A line ordered dont worry though, I always hear that girls with layer A lines with bell pettis to get some awesome poof.

>>8295053

that dress is fucking beautiful

>>8295154
thanks, i'll try a bell shape
and yeah i was hoping to go for a more old-school vibe with this because of the lack of print even though it's a relatively newer release (2012)

>>8295053
very jealous anon
i adore that print, it's almost mucha-eqsue

>>8295053
how toned down are we talking here?
ok for toning it down, remove the overskirt, maybe the front bow, wear it with a white blouse with a smaller peter pan collar and less lace, don't wear any ott headdresses or excessive jewelry, and go with simpler, light colored, tights or otks

>>8288776
>>8288769
Just wear another white pair of pantyhose underneath.

>>8291689 here, I made an attempt at a coord, any advice, esp on colors? couldn't find a pic but the blouse I actually have has a peter pan collar.

>>8295565
oooh, I like where this is going! only thing I would suggest is maybe try to find shoes in like, the blue grey colour, so that it pulls the dress into the outfit more.

>>8295071
>>8295199
Thank you both for the advice.
I thought a bit about the friend who said she was dressing casual, and her "casual" is still rather OTT sometimes, like as OTT as you can make a pink sweater and an AP miniskirt for example. Like yeah you have pieces designed for casual but you kinda dressed them up a bit there.
So what I decided to do is to wear a simple black blouse to pull out Odile a bit (black swan) and removed the bow and overskirt.
Instead of wearing the big headbow I'll pin the smaller JSK bow onto the front of a simple bun probably.

Testing either ivory tights with black flats or black lace ankle socks with gold tea parties.

Jewelry will be super basic.

Really appreciate all the input!

>>8295157
>>8295197
Thank you! I love ballet, so I saw another person post it (in the coord help thread as well I think haha) a while back and bought it asap when I had some extra money. I got lucky because they only had one colorway left.

These boots don't come in my size (cn43) and I don't know what else to do with this. Any suggs for shoes/accessories/other?

>>8296378
burn the whole coord. it's fugly

>>8296378
well thank god for that, because the shoes don't go with the coord at all. if you still want ankle boots I would suggest a pair of granny boots.

Can I get advice on this co-ord? I'm unsure about the colour/style of the blouse. I'd also love some tights with a subtle pattern but I don't know where to start.

>>8296479
I wanna say the blouse is fine, though idk how it will work out with the vest? like, if it'll just sit it in awkward place under the lace or something. either way, personally I'd go for the one on the left. I think the hat is cute, but either headpiece is fine.

I would go for legwear that is the same color as the blouse, and then something with a floral pattern on it or something related to the print (sorry, can't really see what's going on there besides some flowers?) or something like these:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lolita-style-Beautiful-vertical-bar-vintage-hollow-thin-white-lace-pantyhose-stockings/32262061156.html?currencyType=USD&af=ppc&isdl=y&src=Google&albch=Google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf?ptsid=1020000000015001&crea=51413220145&plac=&netw=g&device=c&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&cv=1020000000015001&gclid=CKGWuOi9pMUCFdgPgQod6poAwQ

>>8296485
Thanks those tights are great, I do own some cream high neck blouses which might work a little better. Here's a closeup of the print in a different colour though.

>>8296479
Swapped the blouse out

>>8280176
sauce/link to the bottom pair of tights please?

>>8296491
ah, thanks. this is cute, what dress is this? anyways yeah there's plenty of tights that feature keys, crowns, crosses, flowers, etc. on them (maybe not all at once?) so I'd just look through whatever suits your fancy. flowers might be more neutral though, and along with that maybe you could also put some pink roses on your hat/in your hair or clipped on to your vest. i can't find any socks currently for sale (and too lazy to look through lolibrary where you might not be able to find them on WTB) but if you want socks/tights with flowers on them, I think something with pink like the roses and that's lightly patterned would work.

>>8296567
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.107.FWhCkf&id=44779549119&ns=1&abbucket=6#detail

>>8296584
I'm considering some grimoire replicas or IW style socks like this, unfortunately they're out of stock at the moment so I'll just have to check comm sales and auctions.

The print is Victorian Cards by AATP, I've been after the skirt for 2 years as I hate the jsk cuts.

>>8288763
Sauce?

>>8296717

try mybambi.taobao.com

>>8296555
I don't love the black/very dark brown vest with the cocoa colored skirt. Black, brown, and beige just isn't a visually appealing combination.

So, I just got this on impulse because it was so cheap and I'm a little lost on where to start with it. It looked like something I could work with as something simple and comfortable. Are oxfords too bland for this?

I'd appreciate pretty much any input.

>>8296868
Damn IT, here's the image.

>>8296868

Light colored oxfords with some detail and a low heel could be cute and casual, I think.

This is a coord I have going so far I have no idea how to accessorize it though, this'll be my first coord...

>>8294795
red beret or head bow, or maybe a blue beret with a red bow attached?

>>8295053
I'd tone it down by removing the bow & overskirt, and then if you coord it with just white and brown that would make for an easy, relatively casual coord. Maybe a cardigan so the intricate lace detaining on the straps is covered up?

>>8296479
there was a listing for a pair of tights by syrup that would go very well for this but the auction expired without any bids
maybe you can still get them if the seller relists them?
http://www.lacemarket.us/syrup-tights/

>>8296914
you need a blouse. wearing a jsk without a blouse is unacceptable

>>8297262

wearing a jsk with a bolero and no blouse is perfectly acceptable though..? especially in summer.

>>8297270
it was a joke post, anon. an unfunny one, but intended as a joke.

Maybe this belongs in the general but is there something to help
Me match mints,Browns and pinks from AP like by year or season? IW at least has a name for their different Browns (or so it seems) but I'm having the worst time trying to match AP colors to accessories on non print pieces.

>>8296455
r-really? what's so wrong aside from the shoes?

>>8297326
>tartan
>pink/black combo
both those make it look like a noob coord

>>8297421
but that's just what the jsk looks like?

>>8297465
and it's still ugly af

>>8297476
but guy, just because you don't like the jsk doesn't mean it's a noob coord, there's been much uglier items getting coords made in this thread before, it's coord help, not cop or not cop

>>8297465
anon if it means anything, I like the jsk too.

>>8294415
Probably Lady Sloth

>>8294795
IMO, go for a red beret, BL heels, and the polkadot tights

>>8295612
This is a wonderful idea, thank you! Those particular shoes seem to be out of stock everywhere, but I found some in similar colors (or colors that might match?)

Which ones do you guys think I should go with?

Trying to salvage this.
It's a faded Chess Chocolate Skirt. I'm planning on wearing an underskirt so it's not so crazy short, but I'm at a loss for anything else to coord it with?
Help?

>>8297960
Brown shoes, cutsew/blouse to match the faded color or white or brown, light but fitted cardigan in any of those colors? Do you want to go a little dramatic or simple?

Ayúdame, /cgl/. I can't quite decide on how to coord this. I've been wanting to do an occult coord for a while, so now that I've a dress, I'm worried about fucking it up.

Ideas here, obv. I'm not going to wear all of these things at the same time. I'll probably end up making my own jewelery just to make sure it matches.

>>8298037
I'm thinking black hime wig here.

I got these shoes as a birthday present but I don't have a clue what to wear with them. I feel really bad selling them because the said person paid $150 for these.

>>8297960
Damn, how did you manage to fade it so badly?

I'd say an ivory cutsew/blouse, ivory based socks, brown shoes with one of those chocolate themed cardigans/parkas AP does. A brown top might be a little overwhelming seeing how faded the mint is.

>>8298069
If it's the Oo Jia replica, the first printing was faded that way. I say just scrap it, anon.

>>8298037
i like the rhapsody wig in black, I also think a black princess sleeve blouse would looks super.

>>8298052
Damn those are fugly
If I really didn't want to hurt the person who got them for me, I'd maybe wear them once with something simple and then sell them.

>>8298052
Those are both the cutest and ugliest brand shoes I have ever seen. My suggestion would be to wear it with fairy kei, they're a bit too out there for lolita.

>>8297421
>tartan
>noob coord
fight me bitch

I'm really stuck with this. I don't want to use gold shoes/bag as it looks tacky to me. I thought a brown bowler hat, and the IW brown bolero if I can ever find it for sale. I'm not sure if it needs a third colour or what.

>>8298126
>rhapsody wig
noob detected

>>8298141

>>8298682
I think they can look depending on the coord. Usually gothic is the place for them imo.

>>8298682
That's what they're called right?
I think they look nice in gothic coords, especially those with an cooler theme, like the one mentioned

>>8298731
fuck
*an occult theme
goddamn phone

I'm not sure what direction to go in with this one. Any suggestions would be super appreciated!

>>8294795
Beret & heels, maybe add in a skinny waist belt over the blazer to balance out the red?

>>8298880

This is obviously loads of photoshop and filters going on, but I do like the direction Krad took with the dress. Maybe some pale beige grimoire type tights with a subtle map design on it, and I'm still stuck on what to do for hair accesories.

>tfw got this dress as well
>tfw you're going to end up having the same difficulty coording this as you did with MC

>>8298913

I think smaller hair accessories would keep the focus on the dress print. So bows and ribbons, maybe one of those pearl chain thingies, but not a bonnet or other large focal headdress.

I need a little bit of help, I own this skirt, but I have no idea how to coord it

>>8300140
navy top definitely. do you have anything with a matching theme?

>>8300414
I do, I have some Alice in wonderland necklaces

I think that my main problem is that I don't have any idea which blouse to use.

>>8298880
>>8298913
>>8298943

Based on what was suggested, I made a first attempt.

I'm not feeling it so far, so input would be greatly appreciated. Especially for an alternative to the treasure chest bag.

>>8301373
Maybe try wine tights and brown heels
I like the blouse but I feel the beige legs make it feel
I dunno just unbalanced I think? it's an odd sensation that's for sure.

bidded and will probably win the salopette of this, but i just realized i have no browns to match this. I know its not entirely lolita but i want to keep it as close to lolita aesthetic as possible.
Would melty chocolates mint and chocolate match it or should i go for pure mint or pure brown accessories?

>>8301373

I like the celestial motif carried into the headdress but I think this dress would look better with silver or antique bronze. I like the blouse, it looks comfy.

>>8301373
The top half of your outfit is much fancier than the lower half. I'd go for some more ornate shoes, that would help the balance.

>>8301373
Haha, I was thinking that exact same headdress tbh. (So expensive, though. Hot damn.)

>>8298547

How are you stuck on this? There's only about a hundred different browns and yellows in addition to gold on that dress, you could do coords with anything in the spectrum between dark brown to ivory. All you need to do is make sure you don't accidentally slip in a whitish yellow or a cold brown in there.

And once you're done doing beige/ivory/cream/yellow/brown/ochre/dark brown combinations, you can try adding a warm accent colour into the mix -- bordeaux or wine, for eg.

Oooh, crit! Awesome, guys, can't thank you enough!

>>8301419

Thanks for the crit! I've actually done that with Mozarabic chant - it looked really unbalanced, but perhaps it's due to the relative washed out-ness of the blouse. Maybe here it would work better since the piece itself has very strong colors.

>>8301936

Not to try to sound defensive, but these shoes actually look really fancy IRL, but I think I get what you mean. Should I be looking for footwear with more detailing? Any suggestions for footwear?

I wish I had a pair of Cravaggios, but alas, they're going for more than retail these days....

>>8302032

Haha, I actually make my own headdresses for my coordinates. I think it's fairly easy to make, but it's very time consuming. I can understand the pricing.

If you want tutorials or anything I could dig some out. You really just need wire, filigree, pearls, and other assorted beads.

>>8301932

Thank you. It would actually be easier for me to make the headdress in antique bronze - most of my findings are antique bronze so I wouldn't have to go on a shopping spree.

Thanks again! I'll probably pop in the thread later or in another one with a revised coordinate based on your suggestions.

>>8301373
I like this anon, just be careful with your gold tones though, from the photo at least the headdress looks a lot more yellow-gold and the necklace more warm, orange-ish gold.

The bag seems to match the gold of the headdress though. I don't agree with the anon that said the shoes weren't fancy enough, I think they're a great choice.

I really do think it's just the necklace throwing it off looking at it again, I don't think you need silver instead of gold, but the necklace definitely looks too warm toned I think for the other tones you have going on.

>>8302720

I'm trying to put together a coord that i won't cry if i mess up the clothes a little. Does this look alright?

>>8303622
looks very cute, but id be careful buying that blouse, the sleeve lace is really itchy!

>>8303644
Thank you!! Too bad i already ordered the blouse. Maybe i can replace the lace or something.

>>8303622
don't be a baby, it looks fine
a lote plain but perfectly fine

I'm tired of dicking around with this dress, I need to go ahead and make a coord now. I'm not worried about the headpiece or shoes now, I just want some opinions on the Blouses and some recommendations on socks/tights to go with it. I'd love to do a brown coord more than a cream one, but I can't fine suitable legwear.

I'm not sure on how to coord this.

Hi there /cgl/, I'm planning on twinning with my friend next weekend and I just wanted some thoughts on the coords I had in mind. She's primarily sweet and I'm primarily classic, and I'm letting her borrow one of my skirts. I had an idea to have her wear ankle socks and wrist cuffs while I wore the gloves and tights, just to kind of push the sweet-styled thing for her.

Between the both of us we own almost everything in the picture, save for the ivory crochet gloves and the berets, which I'm planning on buying this weekend.

If the berets aren't a good idea, I have two boater hats I can decorate to match both coords.

>>8293432
Same anon. I'm looking through we love colors tights and I don't know if sax tights would match the dress. What color tights would best match the dress? Mint? Sky?

>>8305447
Pls no solid tights, they'll make it look like you have blue skin on your legs

>>8305535
??? not if they fit you right and are thus truly opaque
>>8305447
these actually look like they'll match very well. I agree with >>8293623 except maybe do white tea parties to 1. contrast with the tights 2. tie in the blouse better. Definitely a blonde/milk tea/light brown wig though. For accessories, look for cute stars, seashells, and jellyfish jewelry in matching colors.

This is my first coord ever, so I don't really know what I'm doing /cgl/...

Pretty much all of it is bodyline, except for jewellery + shoes + bag which I already own. Honestly I'm not sure the brown of the shoes and bag will go with it, so advice on that would be great! I also will probably not include the black socks.

>>8305535
black tights don't make you look black

>>8305535
Solid tights are good for busy prints if you're not going for OTT.

>>8306401
I would not use brown, as there doesn't seem to be brown in the print at all. I'd use black shoes and bag instead.

>>8306401
And also, that is a really cute print, and you're doing good for a first time

>>8306401

The solid white blouse will be a more versatile addition to your wardrobe than the black. Th e cardigan is kinda cute but is it cream color while the shirt and print are both bright white?

The shoes aren't lolita or particularly loliable, they look like work shoes. The bag is a stretch but if you gotta carry stuff, you gotta carry stuff. The jewelry doesn't match at all. The ruffle on the socks looks like an ugly little pancake tutu around your ankle which is bizarre, better to go for boring white between the two of those.

If you don't want to buy "only for lolita" shoes (and I'm the same way), at least get something in black that doesn't have this steel-toe-workboot feel to it. Pic related.

>>8306401
Don't mix brown and black.
Pretty much drop everything but the dress and maybe the cardigan. You managed to pick one of the ugliests BL blouses.

I found most everything on Bodyline or ebay. The tights are grimoire replicas.
You can get a normal beret and attach a bow to it, so you can do like black beret+sax bow, or whatever combination you want.
You can also just go with a headbow, I just like berets

>>8306510
the tights on the left have cream in them, which will look odd with the white in the print. I think the 2nd pair of tights would be better. I would also go for a plain beret, if at all, avoid the pearl accents unless you also go for pearl accents in the other accessories.

>>8306509
>>8306510

Thanks for the help! I figured the shoes probably wouldn't work, I was just seeing what could work with. I don't think I'll be able to buy bodyline shoes as I'm a UK size 8 (Japanese 27.5) and I think the largest they stock is 26? I'll look for a more formal black shoe.

For the wristcuffs, do I only use them with short sleeve blouses? I feel they would look awkward with longer sleeves.

I've already got a clack beret as well, so that helps. I'll probably keep it plain.

>>8306527
I was just kind of adding suggestions. The sleeves on the blouse I put are detachable so you can do either or.
If you look around normal shops you can probably find some small bows that you can just clip onto the beret for a little extra.
I think the shoes >>8306509 suggested are fine too.
Try actually measuring your foot and not just using the converters because western shoe sizes suck.

Hello, noob here
I was going to make an entirely black coord, but I tought maybe its a good idea combining it with deep red...
Idk which hair accesory choose, the bags really convince me, and the white in the tights bother me...there's no white in the coord

Opinions?, thank you

>>8306615
>the bags really DONT convince me
and maybe the eyepatch is so much? (I love them but I never able to wear...)

>>8302417
>>8302032

Whoo Krad anons unite!

This is an exceptionally rough outline of what I want to do with the JSK. I'm looking more at the casual/ easy outfits rather than anything fancy since there isn't anything on the horizon for OTT at the moment. I'm also waiting to see what the blue is like before I order some blue shoes.

The colors tones also match better in real life than in the stock pictures. However they may not work out when I can actually pair them with the JSK, so we'll see as we go.

Everything I own already except the Replica Chanel bag, it's coming in the mail and I plan on sticking rhinestones onto it in the shape of some constellations. I'll post pics/review when I'm done and the link is below.

Comes in 8 colors!
http://
www.aliexpress.com/item/
8-colors-New-fashion-hot-brand-CC-logo-catwalk-transparent-acrylic-globes-ladies-handbag-clutch-evening/32291775651.html

Are these shoes any good for lolita?

>>8305665
I did order white Lolita shoes to bring in the blouse better

>>8306615
Do you have a link to the second bag?

>>8306676
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1-c.w7256646-9479626993.8.8wGEzb&id=43359137071

I'm thinking about getting wonder queen. I might like to wear it for a tea party my comm is hosting in the summer for someone's birthday, before I get it I was kinda just playing around with ideas. I want to add more dark red into the coord because of the bag but not sure where/how.

>>8304906
What kind of blouse would someone wear with this?

I recently got the Tartan Rider's JSK in the colorway shown, but I'm not sure how to coord it. Motorcycle style JSKs in general are one of my favorite things but I rarely ever see them coorded well. I'm thinking a cutsew would work better than a blouse (not sure), and boots for the shoes would probably look better than tea party shoes.

>Tfw you love punk lolita and its usually ita

>>8304906
>>8307071

Either a high collar blouse, or a low neckline blouse (hide the neckline under the jsk, essentially you'll be getting it for the sleeves).

You could also go with cardigans/boleros, if the weather is right for it, or short jackets (nothing too long as it would hamper the skirt's poof), *IF* on you can get the cardigan/bolero/jacket's neckline to line up so that they sit under the collar, or directly over it (so that they cover up the collar completely, I realise this defeats the purpose of having a sailor collar, it's just another option to wear the dress)

In terms of colours, you could easily do a monochromatic navy x gold with navy blouse and tights, gold shoes and bag.

Or, moving dangerously into navy x black territory, black blouse, tights and/or shoes, navy bag with some smaller gold accents. So long as you keep it clean, make it obvious that it's a dark blue x black coord, don't mix too many things in, it will look all right.

Or, bordeaux is a nice colour to match with navy. A dark red cardi and shoes, then white tights and hat/headbow would be pretty cute.

>>8307160
How about this?

>>8306527
You can get black shoes like that from here and they come in your size:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Mary-Janes-Buckle-Strap-Low-Heel-Pumps-Womens-Lolita-Bowknot-Shoes-Plus-Size-/121389026215?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=420328214451&hash=item1c43598ba7

>>8307183

The brown bag definitely looks out of place, I don't know if it's the photograph that's washing out the colours though. I'd look for owner photos and see what the real colour is before buying, especially if you're buying it only for this coord. At the moment it looks a bit too light and too yellow since the socks has bright red stripes on it.

The rest looks okay, what are you doing for footwear though?

>>8307232
I wasn't 100% sure on the socks. I just don't know what kind of tights would go well with it. I was also thinking on going with blue shoes.

>>8307232
Really? I think the brown bag works with the coord

help me, seagulls, you're my only hope.

this print is so gorgeous, I really love the mint colorway even, but for the life of me I cannot find ANYTHING to match it unless I go totally basic and just use ivory/off-whites for the rest of the coordinate. It's a really difficult pale mint to match, and the brown is too desaturated for most of the other items in my wardrobe.

>>8306641
Yeah sure, for casual-ish / simple classic and possibly gothic (as long as it's not 'shits bats' level gothic).

I think they'd be too plain and casual looking for anything fancy though. They look nice and comfy though which is always a bonus.

I just bought this, and I really want to make a country lolita coord with it, would that be do-able? I'm planning to match it with a short sleeved white blouse and white ankle socks, anybody have tips for shoes/hat/bag?

>>8307701
And of course I drop my pic.

>>8306634
I think you'd be better off with more elegant, less sweet looking shoes anon, something with more of a thin, shaped heel at least.

>>8306617
I second this, the bags are the weakest link in an otherwise nice coord imho. With such a detailed and elegant dress, i think the cross bags just take the goth cliché just that bit too far, I really think something elegant and non-cross themed would be better. If you must though anon, middle bag is best imho.

I'd keep the ram horns out of this too and save them for a different dress. As for the eye patch, i don't hate the idea but i think roses is rose overload along with the headdress, I'd find something in beautiful lace instead - if you're gonna do it, the quality needs to be excellent.

>>8305665
>??? not if they fit you right and are thus truly opaque
Hey guess what you'll still look like you have blue legs. Opaque solid tights a shit unless white or black, it's a lazy cheap way to coord and looks out-of-place 90% of the time, especially in sweet.

>>8306939
Maybe instead of black socks you could use the wine colour?
>>8307123
i love this dress but I feel the pain of cording it. I'd agree that a cutsew or casual blouse would look better, and I'd do pink boots and lavender tights. Possibly rip them if you wanted to really pull that punk vibe.
>>8307710
I think that Ivory would look better for the blouse and socks, since the dress is very muted colours. I'd go for a little straw boater hat with a grosgrain ribbon bow in the blue or green colour. As for shoes I'd try to find a pain in the blue or green as well, maybe something like Mary Janes?

>>8307742
black and white opaque tights look like shit 95% of the time though.
Coloured ones look fine with sweet if you're not going for an OTT look
They help keep the focal points on the dress and not whatever the fuck clashing motif is on your legs

Is this awful? I'm not sure if this would be too much. I have some misc strawberry accessories not pictured as well like a broach, hair elastics and a necklace too.

>>8307764
>They help keep the focal points on the dress and not whatever the fuck clashing motif is on your legs
Just use OTKs/UTKs instead of tights, then it won't look like you have blue corpse legs.

>>8307742

Would it pass off if I bought the tights and make bubbles on them in order to not look so "mint-legged"?

I don't have much options in legwear because of my leg length and circumference

>>8307869
You can find white polka dot tights in normalfag stores like target in larger sizes. Which would look 10x cuter than just plain blue.
You either layer them both or just wear the white dots.

>>8307869
another option for long legged curvy folks is to make too short tights into thigh highs.
http://m.instructables.com/id/How-to-Turn-Tights-into-Stockings/

>>8307754
Thank you ^^ I currently only own white blouses, but once IW's summer sale starts, and I hopefully again have some money to spend, I will look for a nice ivory blouse and some socks to match

>>8307772
Looks cute but the bag is a bit too kiddie and the beret is super pink for all that red. Make sure the colors are not too far off and maybe a different bag.

concrit pls
still working on it but I'd like advise

>>8309041
maybe try a pink blouse with Ivory tights and black shoes. Something with a texture, not just plain tights would look cute. Maybe lace pattern or just knit OTKs? I'm also not sold on the purse, I think a round shaped bag would work better with the motif of the dress. I like what you have for accessories!

>>8309205
>Ivory tights
If she's white it will just look like she's not wearing socks or she forgot to tan her legs.

>>8308180
I was sort of worried about the bag, but I'm having a hard time finding anything else. I will make sure all the reds match, I was going to add the green/white dots on the beret myself too. Thanks for the advice!

>>8307992
Sorry to bother everyone here. I got one more question about the tights. Do the we love colors thigh highs work as OTKs for the larger leg type. There's one review on it that's like 5 years old so it won't hold up to today's items?

>>8307670

If you do blue shoes, I'd suggest white tights or OTKs so you don't end up looking like a blue blob.


>>8307695

Not really. It's a cool dark blue all over and then there's this one warm, light, yellow-toned brown bag. But, the photo looks incredibly washed out, so maybe the tone is a better match in person. That's why I said to look for owner photos.

>>8309273
That's why I then suggested something with a texture, to avoide that issue.

Had this dress for a few years but need help figuring out a new coord. Was thinking maybe brown oxfords, a chiffon white top? I've been toying with the idea of a straw hat since I want a summery classic coord, but I'm stumped with what to wear with it but it's such a nice piece.

I wear this with a wine chiffon blouse, matching wine tights, brown oxfords, and cream beret with brown ribbon. While I'm pretty sure it's a solid coord, I'm getting kind of bored with it. Anyone got suggestions to mix things up?

>>8306939
I don't think I've ever seen those shoes look good. The lace is just too shitty.

>>8311740
Selected wrong pic, here's the full current coord minus tights because I don't see the point in finding stock pics for plain tights

Getting a new dress off taobao I wanted the pink x lavender colored one but it's sold out.
I don't own any sax.

I have a sax pegnior/ nightgown thing that has short fluttery sleeves that may work but just in case it flops i need a back up blouse cause i think my bodyline blouse is offwhite and would look terrible.
I also need legwear suggestions not OTK/UTK's i was thinking simple white tights and/or sax ankle socks. Any printed tights that might match?
lastly a bag.

>Poor fag no brand suggestions please if possible unless it's an easy 2nd hand find
>fatty chan so please keep in mind for blouse.

>>8311740
>>8311773
> describes entire coord even though you meant to post pic of entire coord

Bringing out the wine makes the coord pretty heavy imo. Try using the ivory more and make the wine just an accent color.

>>8311786
Glitter Tale on Facebook does custom sized chiffon blouses in tons of colors, I think their Coral Sea blouse would be cute with this.

>>8311786
I immediately thought of these headbows,
>which is everything you didn't ask for but

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w4002-10861847538.50.LYCnxj&id=20461575095

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w4002-10861847538.68.LYCnxj&id=43348015095

>>8306615
The red doesn't match at all, it just looks out of place
Better go black x black

>>8312648
the red is fine, especially with gothy make-up and deep red lips, it can work. Why not introduce some color rather than always wearing it with all black(?)

>>8269994
Ditch that wig. It's horrible.

That blouse does not also look to of good quality and I think it might be better to use a pink blouse instead since you already have so much white going on in the JSK.

I would also go with different shoes. It may be my monitor but the pink doesn't go with the rest of the pinks and they look like shoes you'd put on a flower girl at a wedding.

The stars also feel a little out place as does the bear (ring?).

Thoughts? I'm lost on accessories and headwear. KittyCarousel has the Dreamy Dollhouse headbow in black but I don't wanna drop $40 on a headbow.

I'm planning on buying this dress but confused on how to coord it. White blouse, plain white stockings and black shoes? Or incorporate more red?

>>8313187

The blouse seems to be peach rather than pink, you might want to fix that.

For accessories, you can try closet child, yahoo!japan, mbok for some AP plastic jewellery.

If you don't want to go with anything from AP, you can try plugging "polymer clay"+ animal + necklace/bracelet/jewellery/ring into google's shopping tab or taobao and see if anything that matches the print and is the right size shows up. (pic is from etsy)

For headwear, I'd suggest doing something in black and then adding a smaller pink bow or two, eg - a black baret with pink bows pinned on, or a large headbow with smaller pink bows arranged in front of it.

I'm really lost on what sort of head and legwear to wear with this. I'm coording it with gold shoes and a chiffon blouse that matches the front ruffle, but the ivory socks I have just don't look right at all with it.

>>8312621
Ohh thank you i will check them out

>>8312644
Taobao is telling me they don't exist.

>>8314078
I think definitely incorporate some red somewhere - shoes or a handbag or a red (polka dotted?) headbow?

>>8269991
what type of blouse am i supposed to wear with radiant candlelight halter jsk that won't sit really awkwardly underneath? don't say no blouse because that is unacceptable

>>8315524
>don't say no blouse because that is unacceptable
HAHAHAHAHAHA ARE YOU FUCKING NEW

Seriously though if you're so afraid of showing your UNKAWAII ARMS just wear a bolero.

>>8315524
isn't the halter part removable?

>>8315524
This looks best with no blouse, srsly. Wear it to a fancy dinner.

Concrit on my DD/lg outfit? (yes I know it's separate from lolita fashion and I'm a retard for even suggesting that the dresses might be appropriate for my hobby and everything. I just want to look cute okay? It's not like I'm having nasty sex in the dresses or anything, just going out with my daddydom and I already have the salo which I do wear already as lolita so it's not a waste of a dress). Also no, I'm not trolling or whatever, I'm just trying to put together a damn outfit. So here are some questions I have about the outfit:

>How big can the tights stretch? (71cm thighs yes I know I'm a fatty-chan you don't have to say it and I'll be wearing very thick shorts underneath)
>Ankle socks or tights, or both?
>Which bonnet to use? I like the plain one since it's cuter but the Dreamy Baby Room one matches better.
>The MLP things are stick-on earrings and I'm not sure whether to use them or not.
>Can I wear twintails with a bonnet?

What are some simple tights that could go with this?

I'm thinking of coording it with a brown bolero/cardigan and beige shoes

>>8315593
my first suggestion is to stop

>>8315594

Maybe something with subtle detail like these?
http://www.amazon.com/Cream-Gothic-Hearts-Pattern-Tights/dp/B00B7R48RQ/

I think this is a JSK you could pair with a set of detailed floral print tights too since it won't overpower or clash with the dress.

>>8315625
Ooh, that would be cute! I didn't really think about how I'd coord this before buying it so I'm kind of struggling with what it'd match with haha. Thank you!

>>8315616
don't fall for the b8, m8.

>>8314117
Thanks anon! I've been trying to find reviews on the blouse to see if it's really that peachy, but nothing turns up. I'll probably go with a more pink blouse just to play it safe. And thanks for the headwear ideas, it was super helpful.

I'm having a terrible time matching that off-white and bluish mint, especially for legwear.

>>8316033

You could always go basic and do a simple white blouse and white legwear since the lace is white. Then do biscuit themed hat/hair accessories and bag, and match the shoe colour to the hat/bag colour.

I'm having the worst time in the world trying to coord this damn skirt. I've pretty much figured out the accessories but still have no idea on the things that actually matter (blouse shoes tights ect).
I was thinking yellow for the bouse? But I've got no idea where to find a cute yellow blouse.

>>8316552

If you've got accessories you're set on, you might as well post them, it'll make it easier to suggest a colour that complements the whole lot instead of suggesting ones that go with the skirt but not the accessories.

>>8316623
I'm really digging the lemon motifs~
The one lemon is a hair clip and I was thinking of putting that with a blue bow to match the shoes and the blue in the print but thats really all I've got right now.

>>8316688
where did you find the bag and hairclips anon?

>>8315581
>>8315532
i'm really uncomfortable showing my back and upper arms because i have gross acne scars. not a big fan of boleros either. and i said what type of blouse. and neither of you answered that question

>>8315593
nice bait
>wearing a salopette as lolita
how new are you

>>8316924
bag is mod cloth and clips are from ebay. I've also found them on taobao!

>>8269991
your mum autosaged on my dick