old school coords i really like and why
I won't make an article about what is Lolita fashion, because there's already so many of them... Neither will I go in details about the origin of the fashion and its progress. Today we will simply go over some typical old school looks, and why I personally find them absolutely iconic (!!). Most of the pictures here are 15-10 years old. They were taken in the streets of Tokyo, and for the most par the streets of Harajuku, aka the heart of alternative fashion in the world! The girl on the right is wearing a beautiful coord of strong Reds. Her shoes are chunky and non-Lolita, while her socks have a pink color that can't be found in her dress. Those small mismatchy elements make the coord more solid, les "boring", like the purple umbrella next to her. Why? When everything is organized from head to toe, it's very easy, even wearing all-brand, for your coord to come across as a costume, a disguisement. But here, those "messy" elements, as well as t...