Hello, my darling dears!
So recently I've been ripping my hair out trying to sort out coordinates with the Lolita clothing I have acquired thus far. I've read so many blogs on how to make pieces go further in several coordinates, but I was stuck in a rut for a really long time. I had no idea how to be able to wear my pieces without having anything that really 'went' with the main piece itself.
I know what you're thinking, 'Jess, seriously, if you have nothing to match a dress and or skirt how are you supposed to wear it?' Well, this is where a stroke of genius I discovered through another lolita blogger comes in. For sweet lolitas the most popular colours are various shades of pink, sax, lavender and mint. Let's be honest, it's difficult to find a sweet lolita (unless they're a bitter sweet lolita, and even then they probably still own something in one of these colours,) who doesn't own something in one of these colours.
Originally I was headed completely towards gothic lolita, for one of two reasons. I love the colour black, and it looked easy to coordinate. (I have learned it is definitely not!) The second reason is that I was obsessed with the gothic lolita look. It's extremely elegant and just so mystical, which I love! I didn't anticipate becoming a sweet lolita, though. When I found the other styles I loved them immediately, and to be honest, gothic didn't really get a look in. So almost all of the lolita pieces I own are in the 'sweet lolita colours'. My immediate problem was that I literally had nothing I could use to make a full coordinate. Then I remembered that white goes with EVERYTHING. I own white shoes, a white shirt, a white bag. The idea I had read about said to just get things that go with EVERYTHING to make coordinates easier.
Anyone can do this if they have a neutral colour like white to go with their main pieces. This kind of coordinate only needs a couple of accent touches to match the main piece to give it an edge. Using things such as earrings and bangles in the main piece's colour to match it just gives it a bit of spice while wearing other white items. Let me show you some of my coordinations as examples.
This coordination's main colour is pink. Pink goes fantastically well with white. This kind of simple coordination idea makes sure that the dress is the centre of attention, but small details like accent colour jewellery gives it an edge to make it a little more balanced. If you have a bag that has the accent colour as well as the base white colour, that would be great to use, too! It balances out the coordinate and also compliments the dress with the accented colour.
This coordinate is in the popular 'hime lolita' style. Literally 'princess lolita'. In this kind of coordinate the white colour is extremely elegant and the focus again is on the dress. Having small accessories in white, such as lace gloves and a pearl tiara can turn certain dresses from a normal lolita dresses to a princess dress, which is always fabulous! As with the above coordination adding small acessories with the accent colour is a good idea, especially to draw attention to small details such as rings and necklaces, which let's be honest, get a little less attention!
This coordinate is extremely casual and very simple. Skirts like this one are fabulously convenient because you don't have to worry about head wear as you can just use your skirt bow! This will help to balance the coordinate which may seem unbalanced due to the bright print of the skirt. I have gone against the "white" rule a little bit here with the black top, but I prefer to have that solid contrast with this skirt.
As you can see there are several cross-overs in these coodinates. The shoes, the bag and the ring feature in every coordinate because they fit nicely with them all without being out of place or over powering.
I would say it's definitley a good idea to stock up on versatile peices that can be spread throughout your coordinates such as white shoes, a white blouse, a white bag and white accessories. It gives you something to wear with most if not all of your main pieces so nothing is neglected. Don't forget, white isn't just for when you can't find anything to fit with your outfit, it's also a gorgeous colour just by itself! Don't neglect the idea of an all white coordinate, either! Shiro lolita is not nearly as popular as it used to be and I think that is such a shame! It definitely needs to come back! I'm currently working on a shiro coord myself, I'll post it when it's all finished!
In addition to this it's also interesting to think about the opposite. If you're a lolita that prefers the darker side of the colour spectrum you might want to consider black extras to go with a lot of your coordinates! To be honest this isn't something I have looked into as I only have one or two pieces that would match with black accessories. Although, looking at the last coordinate I was just wondering if swapping the black shirt with a white one and all the white accessories to black whether it would work! Maybe I'll try it out and I'll post it to see what everyone thinks!
I just need to add here that I am still a new lolita, but I blog here so I can share what I have learned and hopefully pass on what I have learned to other new lolitas. I know I will definitley make some mistakes during this blog and would absolutely love to have other lolitas give me their corrections and suggestions! Please comment if you have anything you would like to suggest! I appreciate all criticisms and additional comments. Thank you. :}
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