Thursday, April 23, 2009

More Lolita styles

I am very glad to announce that many people seemed interested in my other posts about Lolita fashion so I decided to continue and describe the other styles as well . Hope you all enjoy it ^^ !
I admit I am fascinated by this Japanese trend so it is a real pleasure for me to talk about it here. I am aware that not many people know about this special outfits and if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask me or if I am wrong somewhere feel free to correct me.
In my earlier post I discussed the well known Gothic Lolita along with the cute Sweet Lolita, the royal Hime Lolita, the complementary pair Shiro and Kuro Lolita and last but not least Classic Lolita. Today I will mention Punk Lolita, Guro Lolita, Ero Lolita and Kodona.

Punk Lolita
In my opinion Punk Lolita is one of the most interesting styles because it combines 2 different images : being cute but looking tough and rebel as an western punk. In addition, it is also the most difficult outfit to achieve because it requires a good sense of combining pieces and colors in order to look well together or a vast knowledge about fashion.
Punk Lolita is not that different from the other styles, keeping the bell shaped skirt but excluding the bows and swirls from Sweet Lolita. The fabric and accessories are the most important, for example a good choice are the deconstructed fabrics and fishnets, but also the chains and studs. This outfit also includes the girly type skirts shorter or knee length, which can be bell shaped or not, as long as it isn't skin tight.




Guro Lolita

Guro Lolita or the broken doll as I like to call it, is meant to bring back to life those anime scenes when sweet girls fight horrible monsters and afterwards they are all dirty with blood and full of scratches, but they still look cute. This outfit can be achieved with bandages, or some blood splatters on your clothing, but not overdoing it. In my opinion the best will be to choose a white dress if you want to achieve the maximal impact. Apart from that , the make up depends on your imagination, you can always add new "injuries" or "wounds" to your outfit.







Ero Lolita
This style is very controversial due to the fact that the name "Erotic Lolita" may make people get the wrong idea out of it. This is not about being naked or showing as much skin as you can but rather being more mature and leaving behind most of the girly accessories. Furthermore, it also includes fetish elements such as tight corsets, leather, collars and fishnet stockings with extremely high heels which cannot be worn with any other Lolita style. Skirts might be a bit shorter that the other Lolitas . And the make up should stay in the same tone, a bit more elaborated and mature.






Kodona
Kodona or Ouji (prince), how they call it in Japan , represents an outfit with strong boyish influences, which can be worn both by boys and girls. However, this style has a lot of feminine touches such as platform shoes and accessories and it is mostly adopted by girls. One particular piece for this style are the "prince pants" , which are capri-style pants, usually cut off at the knee and adorned with some details (for example lace-edged cuffs). Furthermore, suspenders, ties, bowties, long socks that cover the leg make this extravagant look complete. The hair is usually kept short and those with long hair tend to wear it in a tail and hide it under a hat.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

New Portrait


I remember that a month ago I was browsing a magazine in search of inspiration and I found an interesting commercial. It showed the face of a beautiful girl holding a necklace with flowers, and I found it suitable for my mood and my inner desire for spring. I decided to draw a sketch and immortalize my ideas on paper. Anyway, that was just the starting point of the whole composition. I drew the face lines softly as I saw in that magazine but I decided to make it more personal. As I have an obsession with green eyes, maybe because I, myself have bright green eyes, I happen to like them at other people too, haha, so I draw some big green eyes and applied a strong make up , extremely long eye lashes, dark shadow which gives the impression of a perfect shape. I wanted to create something beautiful, as I see it not what other people want us to believe.
Furthermore, I wanted to bring everything to life by adding a bit of color. And what comes next? Red, of course, an immortal color, always fashionable, chic, feminine, mysterious. Everything that i like , no wonder is my favorite color . Red lips look so appealing , and will always be the superlative of everything that is feminine and beautiful so this detail cant be missed. Red will also be found at the Victorian style hat she is wearing combined with other shades of pink and orange.
But, apart from all these elements I wanted to picture my mood from that particular day : waiting and begging for the spring to come and the rain to stop. So the girl has a special facial expression, she is asking something, as I was. Holding thin flowers in her hands, she shows them to a powerful somebody to who she is praying. Will her prayer be listened? Let`s wait and see ...
I know that the quality of the picture is not very good but I hope the drawing is visible enough. This is only a sketch and i want to continue it ...someday when I will be in the right mood .

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Nudes and Pastels

This spring seems to bring a natural , comfortable and fluid look which reminds of gardens with trees in blossom and the soft rays of sun which find their way through your window every morning.
Wearing dresses in tones of beige, soft pink, aqua blue or white , you would look like a new born princess ready for a walk on the warm sand of the shore . So are you ready to welcome spring into your life and let the sun warm your heart ...and your wardrobe?

Dior ->









This outfits make me think about the ethereal spring, accompanied by a song of birds flying in circles. And the perfect accessory would be a crown of flowers in your hair . This is an absolute reborn of nature and after getting sick of wearing the heavy winter shades like black or grey , you need to shine and be part of nature, body and soul.
What better way to bring some light and optimism to your life than surrounding yourself with bight colors ?




<- Dolce & Gabbana