1 Dress 4 Looks Take 18
When I bought this Fairy Tale Library skirt from Taobao,
I genuinely had all the best intentions of using it for Lolita. But then when
it arrived I discovered what a great piece it is for my daily wardrobe and
started wearing it to work – meaning that I’ve worn it so much outside of
Lolita that I kept feeling like giving other items in my Lolidrobe a go once it
came to meets etc. Also, whilst fantastically versatile, I kind of already have
done a four-look spread with this one when doing that hypothetical ‘Pack for Ten Days in Japan’ post.
But I’m not going to run away from a challenge, so let’s see what other four looks I could create with
this skirt with what I already have!
Look 1: Dark Lady
| offbrand blouse | Resailan tights | offbrand heels | Innocent World Art Nouveau headbow | offbrand hair clip | Fantastic Grim Jewellery necklace | Enchantlic Enchantilly ring | |
I don’t usually do looks with black, however, a dark
high-waisted skirt like this works so well with black that I had to use the
only black pieces I own. All that book jewellery and smaller hair accessories
make it great for a book club meet or a smaller afternoon tea outing without taking
any of the elegance away from the outfit. Some jewellery or black lace gloves
to cover the wrists would be nice, but that might have to be a work in
progress. Yet while I like the outfit and would give it a go, I’m just not sure
when would I find a suitable occasion.
Look 2: Casual
| Fi.n.t. cardigan | Innocent World Pearl Ribbon OTKs | Naked Lace Company barette | offbrand shoes | |
Now I’ve already worn a variation of this outfit when
running some errands one weekend and it’s great. It works best when done more
otome-style, i.e. without a petticoat, but it’s still cute with bigger poof. I
really like how the pearls on the OTKs kind of mimic the dots on the cardigan.
This could be worn with a collared blouse underneath for extra cuteness, but it
does work without one as well. Definitely will take this version out for a
spin!
Look 3: Librarian
| Axes Femme blouse | Haruhi Clover headbow | Putomayo socks | Sosic Shop heels | Angelic Pretty Heart Charm Velveteen Ribbon wrist cuffs | Milkribbon Misako brooch | Glasses Lit glasses | |
While subtle and more golden, the skirt print does feature
some browns in there, so I wanted to try combining it with browns. This is the
most WIP look of the four here, although I feel like it’s not that far off. The
wrist cuffs, despite being bought to match this blouse, are way too warm toned,
but I don’t have any other ones and I’m not sure if it’s worth me getting
another pair for the sake of a better match, so these will have to do. And I’d
love to have a book brooch to use instead of the Misako brooch, but overall I
think it does have a good librarian vibe to it.
Look 4: Snow White
| BtSSB 134*405 shirring blouse | Cutie Creator headbow | Bodyline heels | Mufish socks | Disney store bag | Fantastic Grim Jewellery necklace | |
If you look at the print, you’ll notice plenty of fairy tale
titles on it that you could try to coordinate in an ode to that story. Since
this Christmas I got a Snow White apple bag (straight from the Disney parks in
Florida!) and since red, white and blue go so well together, I decided to try
doing very subtle nods to Snow White. Mind you, I’m not a big fan of the story
and she’s nowhere near my favourite Disney princess, which probably shows, but
I like the outfit nonetheless. The oldschool blouse adds enough of a cutesy
touch that a Disney princess should have and the red accents keep it all
looking a bit fresh. Again, I’d love to add an extra navy accent somewhere in
there – maybe a brooch, most likely a cardigan – for better colour balance, but
if I worked with kids, I’d wear that for National Book Day or something.
Honestly, this skirt might be one of the most versatile
pieces I own. It’s so easy to dress up or down and it does genuinely look
nice even without a petticoat. So while I end up not picking it for meets etc.
because I wear it that much on a daily basis, I will at least try to change that. Some of the
coords here, as well as some of the coords I’ve done back in July, are just too
good to not be worn!
I really like all the outfits, that skirt really is versatile! I think the one with wine red is my favourite though :)
ReplyDeleteIt literally works with so many things, I never expected it to be this versatile. Although it looks best with wine, jewel tones are made to be together! <3
DeleteThat does seem like a super versatile piece! I like that there are so many colours to pull from it, and it seems to lend itself very well to a range of moods i.e. sweet and playful, sophisticated and classy etc.
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun when you find that piece that you can wear for mundane tasks and then dress it up totally differently for a special occasion. The casual and snow white looks are my favourites here! <3
It's definitely been worn the most out of everything I own, it's so easy to throw on and dress up or down. With the right top sometimes it's not even the outfit, but the rest - hair, makeup, accessories etc. - that determine if you're dressed up or down, which makes this skirt so fun to coordinate.
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