This is in the same series as my coord composing (see the first post here for cowboy lolita). I wanted to try to create an outfit with another tricky-to-coordinate dress, this Moi Meme Moitie blue checkered high waist one-piece "Juliette" dress. I bought this dress on sale a couple of years ago, interested in the potential of styles from one cut due to the long waist ties, however, I did not consider that I don't own a lot of items in this particular medium desaturated shade of blue. Here's my problem solving process, the method to my madness.
Personally, I would classify this dress as classic lolita, veering into
aristocrat or historically influenced due to the straighter silhouette
and longer length, almost Regency era. It could be styled as gothic if
you used black as the contrast, even though the blue is not the usual
navy or sapphire or royal blue seen in gothic styles. I decided to go for an elegant classic lolita look first.
Firstly, while I didn't own a lot of medium blue in this French military uniform hard to describe color, I did own navy blue items. Then I decided on my neutral contrast color, which is white/off-white, and my metallic color, which you will see is a combination of gold and silver. I gathered accessories related to this color scheme but focusing on Moi Meme Moitie items first because I like to wear as much from a brand in the same season as possible if they match, then chose the best coordinated combination.
Here is my first attempt!
[dress, tights, gloves: Moi Meme Moitie; headband: Alice and the Pirates; shoes: Baby the Stars Shine Bright; necklace: off brand; pearl chain: Baroque]
I added some navy accents with the sapphire and pearl chain from a Baroque dress and the navy/white pearl and lace headband. I used gray/white tights which technically doesn't match the metallic color of gold, but the dress is long enough on me that you can't see the grays that much. To match the gold chain, I decided on pale gold shoes that have a silver gray lace frill which would hopefully match with the tights. Finally, the white lace gloves echo the lace headband and give some interest to the wrists instead of leaving them bare. I didn't add any earrings or rings to this coord because it's on a mannequin and you can't see them anyway, but I have a white rose enameled ring and some pearl studs in mind.
After all that, I don't think this coord will look great on the human body. I have doubts about the short gloves just on their own, I think adding a white lace shawl or scarf or even bolero covering the area between the end of the sleeves and the wrists would make the contrast look less stark. Maybe a lace overskirt or apron could work, but that would make the coord much more sweet and country. Another concern is the lack of other shades of the main shade of blue. As far as I know, the brand doesn't carry anything else in this color which is annoying but understandable. If pressed, I would add a matching blue rose to the headdress, because that's a very Mana thing to do.
Now let's take a look at how this dress in various lengths and colorways was coordinated in the Moi Meme Moitie fashion shows (this one in Scandinavia a few years ago). Obviously the medium blue dress is the shorter version below, but you can see how they chose to sort of match the blues using the white/blue floral tights and then added white hairbow and short bolero and shoes for the contrast. The model wearing the white dress had no other main pieces which gave off a Regency look, whereas the model wearing the green dress (an even rarer color to be fair) wore a black bodice corset over and a black blouse underneath to make a faux two-piece set. The model wearing the black dress wore it over a black nun-style blouse with white sleeve ruffles so it appears to be a long-sleeved dress. I think these are all good styling choices for the Moi Meme Moitie brand of elegant gothic/classic, though I would have changed the necklaces and added bracelets or wrist cuffs. The bare wrists might be ok for historically inspired, but for lolita I feel like they needed at least one thing on the wrist.
Here is my revised coordinate based on further consideration. I basically added a white princess sleeve bolero and changed the shoes to white to match. I also added a white lace collar repurposed from a choker/headdress. Still not sure if this looks good on though...
[bolero, choker ruffle: Atelier Pierrot; shoes: Sosic Shop]
Stay tuned for my worn coordinate for winter International Lolita Day this year and see how it looks on a person!
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