The Lolita Thread

[fleur_fraise]

I WILL~

Speed Racer even told me how he did his helmet, so I can get an awesome helmet too~


HE WAS SO COOL. AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS SO NICE AND PRETTY.

[ChibiGrace]

I'm baaaaaack!

Okay, so I basically altered the dress.
I added a short sleve. I am keeping them short simply because the dress itself will probably not be worn without the jacket.
I also changed the lace fronting (thanks for the tip!) for something a bit simpler.

And again, this is still not proportional.
I'm sorry. I know it looks kind of bad but...I'm being lazy. ^^"

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq42/XxAnimexGurlxX/LolitaEdwardBase2.jpg

[fleur_fraise]

Okay, the shape of the skirt seems to be a problem.
Your skirt is shaped like an umbrella, going out like a trapezoid. What you need is a bell-shaped skirt, and that would help a lot.

Also the neckline is still weird, I think. It looks really low, which would be fine, except the sleeves would make it awkward to wear a blouse under.

It's definitely an improvement though, good job!

[Hazuza]

Hey guys



my basis for design:
-Ed wears a black jacket under the red one. Try incorporating this as a cardigan tied with a silver string (like his buckle) and have a jumperskirt underneath.
-The cape is ed's signature item (well, automail aside) so it'd be nice if you didn't alter it. I think it'd be fine longer than the skirt.
-Ed isn't so "gothic". He wears white, black and red. Try not to use so much redxblack, or it looks to costume-goth D: I would even use a toned down red instead of something striking as you would normally make for Ed. Also, his gloves would be fine with this, and would add a nice touch of white.
-Cosplays usually are made up of big details rather than tiny ones (usually) so try bias tape and ruffles instead of any lace. This should cut down costs a bit, too.
-Boots can work with lolita, depending on the outfit... His boots might work here, but I'm not so sure...
-Oh yeah, and you might want OTK socks or tights to hide your "automail" 8'D I think it'd be neat if you could like... idk, draw on one of the socks somehow or have some sort of padding inside to make it look like automail was underneath. Orrrr that might look terrible, I wouldn't know.

[ChibiGrace]

Wow. That's amazing.  O.O

Geh. I've always had bad dress making skills (thus my many experiences in crossplay XD).
Thanks! That is really helpful!

[nyahaha]

Lenalee wants to dress Allen up in Lolita.

;U;


*is shottt*

eheheheheh, I'll design it at school tomorrow! bwahahaha!

[Titus_Love_Doll]

yay lolita. I got my dress and once my friend saw it he freaked. due to it was the dress he wanted to get for his girlfriend. and i have it in black and white. I yet to finshes my outfit due to I feel way to much like a doll and I do not have time to make the head pice that i want to go with it.

It's kinda maid looking but its very pretty following the rule of not showing to much skin. Its good you are helping others with lolita its a very hard fashion to follow. Theres are a lot of do and donts as well. rember you dont have to have long hair to do lolita short is hair fine as well and there are many cute hair styals you can do.


anyways wondering if you guys can help me find a head pice that is white or black even both for my black and white pokadot outfit I have and a red headpice that my friends like to call my punk lolita. I dont have photos for it but anyways any ideas i would love to hear them.

[fleur_fraise]

Oh, you could just make a black Alice bow with white trim.

[Hazuza]

Yeah, rectangle(ish) headpieces are really out of style now. An alice bow, or even a hat or a headband might look better.

[Hazuza]

fff pics (withruler) and how much length you have? ono (I know I've seen it but still xD)

First thing that comes to mind is a simple floral print jsk or dress with that by the bottom of the skirt and at the neckline (but hanging downwards)
WHICH ISN'T VERY DESCRIPTIVE I KNOW~
When it's wide, I don't think twotoned lace would look that well unless you'd a decent fabric that would balance both colors evenly... You could have a set of white ruffles at the bottom of your skirt (or under your lace, wherever you use it) so the white blends in a bit, still providing detail (kind of like this but not sure how well that'd look with two colors)
When all else fails, you can make accessories. C:

sohaha I think bringing it with you fabric shopping and finding a good fabric to go with it would be a start. Whenever you use a patterned fabric, it's best to make a simple garment, so narrowing down a design should be easy once you have a choice or two.


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'nother topic: I want to start decoden-ing, maybe just a little to get more accessories, but the best and probably cheapest way is to get supplies in groups, and I doubt I'd use them all x-x (like a pack of 12 little bear things, I'd probably only want 2...) Even if you make your own little cookies or something, it'd be a waste of money not to use all that clay and caulk D<

SO, does anyone decoden, or would anyone be interested in a workshop where we pooled our supplies? :0

[fleur_fraise]

Dana: Post pics! It sounds cute!

Hazu: YESSSS. I want to decoden stuff, but I don't have anything much to deco >: I don't like my phone and will hopefully be getting a new one. I kinda want to deco my DS, or maybe my iPod. I should pick up some clear cases...

[meep]

Hey guys! I was just wondering if I could have some feed back and opinions on a outfit I made back in December.. Its technically a Hatsune Miku loli but IDK. I BARELY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LOLITA.
And I was thinking about fixing it based on your opinion.                                                               

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[fleur_fraise]

These things jump out at me immediately:
-The skirt looks a bit too long and not full enough
-The sleeves give the outfit a really strong costume-like look. Gathered full sleeves and bell sleeves are kind of out of fashion.
-Whitexblue is kind of awkward. This is mostly a personal opinion, but I think that outfits that are a color (other than white) on white look... Not very good. It gives it a super 80's/90's Mana feel.
-The big shiny ribbons look awkward and also costumey.

Would you want to modify the outfit or completely remake it?

[meep]

These things jump out at me immediately:
-The skirt looks a bit too long and not full enough
-The sleeves give the outfit a really strong costume-like look. Gathered full sleeves and bell sleeves are kind of out of fashion.
-Whitexblue is kind of awkward. This is mostly a personal opinion, but I think that outfits that are a color (other than white) on white look... Not very good. It gives it a super 80's/90's Mana feel.
-The big shiny ribbons look awkward and also costumey.

Would you want to modify the outfit or completely remake it?

Just modify/see what your opinion was :3 thanks

[Hazuza]

I think if you just take off the long part of the sleeves and wear a petticoat it'll look nice. Maybe lose the satin ribbon (on your collar) and use a sewn bow instead?

[meep]

I think if you just take off the long part on the sleeves and wear a petticoat it'll look nice. Maybe lose the satin ribbon and use a sewn bow instead?

Ok! Thanks! :3
hmmmm how to wear a petticoat on it... Should It be under the skirt or over it?

[fleur_fraise]

Under it! XD The petticoat is meant to poof out the skirt. Mine is made of netting, and it's like super soft tulle.

[Hazuza]

under. lolita skirts should always cover the petticoat~

Not if you're a superhero ono!

(or maybe they wear bloomers.)

[meep]

-smack head on desk- LMAO I GOT A PETTICOAT MIXED UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE XD
My bad XD

[fleur_fraise]

Go watch Marie Antoinette, the Sophia Coppola one~ That's my favorite movie.

White and gold sound really pretty, those two definitely go together. Very Rococo.
I've been wanting to do a hime-loli outfit for a while, but I want to wait until I lose more weight to do it.

[fleur_fraise]

HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN MARIE ANTOINETTE?!

I was thinking white with gold accents, like actual shiny gold. You're smart, you can use shiny without looking cheap.

[nyahaha]

pbfff I just imagined you two yelling at eachother and then talking nicely to eachother xD

[fleur_fraise]

Haley: that's exactly what we were doing, duh. Also, get on MSN.

Well Baby used to sell some cute hime-esque dresses, but right now there aren't too many. Anyways, I think OPs tend to look better with hime because the square necklace/half sleeves can be done, and a blouse can make that look funny.

I'm looking at Baby's site now, and they have some JSKs that look hime styled:
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/jumper/134228.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/jumper/134227.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/jumper/134242.html

[fleur_fraise]

Good plan Baby used to have a super princessy dress that was ridiculous, I have the GLB with like four pages of it.

Yeah sleeves suck.

[Hazuza]

sleeeeeves.

I tried making a bodice sloper the other day and couldn't figure it out. SLEEVES, HOW DO THEY WORK?

(seriously, someone give me a pattern or something. I've tried that "OP with gathered sleeves" tutorial and just got stuck various times.)

[Hazuza]

Sewing sleeves to a shirt is easy. Sewing sleeves to an OP with a neckline is insaneeee *-*

[fleur_fraise]

Yeah, it's really difficult. I mostly look at dresses online then take the parts that I like and put them into my own designs.
It's easy to do with AP since a lot of their dresses have wtf elements to them.

[meep]

blurry pic but HAVE I IMPROVED IT A BIT?
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs088.snc4/35766_138520556163613_100000170095330_409127_1714797_n.jpg
: D

[fleur_fraise]

Oh yeah, a lot! This is more of a personal preference, but the light blue/white/cream colors are too close to each other and clash a bit. A white blouse would look a lot better.

[meep]

Oh yeah, a lot! This is more of a personal preference, but the light blue/white/cream colors are too close to each other and clash a bit. A white blouse would look a lot better.

ok! (i have PLENTY of white blouses)

[Hazuza]

I disagree DD: All white rarely looks good unless the outfit is detailed, and that goes for most fashion.

I think the blue looks fine. The only thing clashy to me is the blue on the dress to the blue on the blouse, but it's hard to tell from just that picture... It could work. Try to balance out the blue in the lower part of the outfit, maybe by altering the skirt or adding a bow to it, or blue and white or lightblue socks or something. There's also that the white of the shoes and dress don't seem to match, but it wouldn't be as noticeable irl because your shoes are in the shadows anyway.

Also, that blouse... It's hard to tell from the pic xD try to get a rounded collar? (it isn't that hard to take apart and alter, actually)

Other than that, I think this would look adorable *3*

[fleur_fraise]

Well it would be a cream dress with a white blouse and white shoes, but that would still look a bit strange, I think...

I'm not a big fan of whitexblue, but I agree that it would be better than whitexcream.

[Hazuza]

I'm not a big fan of whitexblue,

pff and it's one of my favorite combos oUo //lame

_{yesIdon'tmeanbluexwhite}

[fleur_fraise]

It just reminds me too much of Mana, okay ;-; I don't like white with other colored accents too much, I've barely seen it done well. I think I saw a whitexpink coord once that was nice, though...

[Titus_Love_Doll]

blinks- umm....=.= I have and issue, I am making a dress and i dont know how to make the skirt part come out more, not like a cupcake dress just to give it more of a doll dress look. sadly the underskirt i made for it the fabric dosent want to do it for me, so please help if you can or any ideas, this dress is for a 6 year old. who birthday is comming up and she always wanted a dress like mine so i am working hard. please help if you can

[nyahaha]

would you be able to post pics of what the one you are making, and what you want it to look like?

[Titus_Love_Doll]

http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/d/d/AAAAAhJBOd8AAAAAAA3UCQ.jpg

heres the link

[Hazuza]

The underskirt (white) is gathered at the waist. You can make it with a long rectangle of fabric, measuring however short/long you want it, by the waist measurement times 3.

The overskirt (blue) is made with a specific pattern. Each panel of the dress should be sort of an hourglass shape; the top being the bust, then the waist, have it steadily flare out in a curve to however wide you want it. Look at your own dress to figure the best way to draft it (angles and slopes and lines and all that stuff)

And of course, to keep it all poofed out, you need a petticoat. Since that's sort of inconvenient for a child, and since it would probably be small enough for the ruffles of the underskirt to help keep it up, sew some gathered tulle into the lining of the skirt. c:

[Titus_Love_Doll]

Thank you hun the skirt was my only thing i had to finshes and the dress is green and white since that is her fav color hah my frist hand made lolita is looking pretty good. so far

[fleur_fraise]

HEY LOOK I'M BUMPAN THIS THREAD.

So guess who ended up buying black RHS from Bodyline?

[Hazuza]

lolol right before their September sale tho?

[fleur_fraise]

I need them for kcon, so yes.

[bunny_jean]

Hurrah for RHS! They're surprisingly comfortable and easy to walk in provided what they look like.

[fleur_fraise]

Yeah! Man they're SO easy to walk in. The only thing is that they rub against my ankles a little bit, but that's just because they're new :3

[nyahaha]

I nearly snapped my ankle walking in mine the other day...I stepped weird on the threshold and ran into the wall to catch myself xD

[fleur_fraise]

Oh geeze Haley D:

[nyahaha]

I decided to not wear them till after the con because I don't need to practice in them, and I'd rather not break myself before the con xD

[fleur_fraise]

Good plan. I wore mine around my room while I was cleaning it.
Also at the con I'm going to bring some plain black mary-janes to wear just in case they're too uncomfortable after a while.

[bunny_jean]

They'll prolly be fine once they're broken in.

[fleur_fraise]

That's what I figure :3 I'll put bandaids on my feet during the con just in case.