It's been a little while but I am back on form with another hypothetical capsule wardrobe, this time punk lolita inspired by the colours of the bisexual pride flag ^__^
Firstly - choosing a non-typical colour scheme made it very difficult. Black x red x white would have been easy as, but when do I take the easy route? You'll also notice the purple of the flag hardly features, just in that one tartan JSK and matching beret. Oh well. Regardless of difficulty, I think having more colours and having them not just be the stereotypical red tartan really makes this wardrobe pop.
Secondly - I'm not (aesthetically) punk. I struggle with punk looks much like I struggle with goth ones...oaky, punk is a little easier but not much! So realistically this wardrobe and the coords have more emphasis on the lolita rather than the punk.
Thirdly - a lot of punk vibes come from the person and styling of the person wearing it. If the wearer has a mohawk and tattoos and piercings, they'll immediately look more punk in any of these coords than say, me.
However I still had a lot of fun putting it together and I like the end result. Speaking of the end result, here's four coordinates with each main piece ^__^
I actually don't have too much to day about this set of coordinates. In retrospect, much as this OP has interesting details it feels a little too "safe" compared to the other options. Which was deliberate! I do try and have something that can be worn in an unremarkable way but I don't know. I feel like maybe I should have ignored that rule in this wardrobe.
Pink tartan, my favourite! Coord one is very safe, but in a way I prefer to the OP. I included the matching blouse and OTKS so that I could make this almost typically sweet coord, but felt they were still useful elsewhere too.
An unexpected love was coordinate four here. It's a mess, but a hot mess, and I would 10/10 wear that coord. I'm thinking that when I get into sewing more I may need to try and make a dupe of this Angelic Pretty cutsew because I am so into it.
Punkuma! There was no way I would do a punk capsule and not include something from this iconic Meta series. Again, loving the sailor cutsew but my favourite here is coordinate three.
As is usual lately, I did also make a YouTube video about this wardrobe, link below if you're interested.
I have one more capsule video/blog post int he works, and have an ongoing list of prompts to work from when inspiration strikes, so if you have a concept you want to see me try my hand at making please let me know ^__^






I. LOVE. These. All of them. Yes, the extra challenge level of not going for tradition black/red/white made it hard, but it's also what makes this capsule so much more interesting! And it still lets you do some less punky looks if you choose to. I'd argue that this is more versatile than traditional punk lolita colour scheme and that's what makes it really great.
ReplyDeleteAwww heck yeah! Means a lot that you loved it <3
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