The good, the bad, the ugly. Why do you think some works and some doesn't? Discuss.
Lets not derail into, "Muh cultural appropriation!!11" please.
>>8763513
I'll start by posting some
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alright, done with dump
I think a lot of this looks bad because they use shitty fabric. The rule of lolita that it has to be high quality still applies. At least meta uses fabric that is actually meant for kimono.
>>8764453
Shitty fabric and poor silhouette are the two big issues you usually see with wa lolita, really. Actual kimono are bulky and hard to use, and the obi isn't meant to give you the hourglass effect that's common in lolita, so it ends up clashing awkwardly.
I feel like the best options for wa lolita are things like this one >>8763526 which makes use of a skirt that already has a high waist, or this one >>8763552 and other Meta pieces like it, that use kimono motifs and fabrics with a standard lolita silhouette.
Trying to squash both together is often just too much of a mess.
>>8764485
I am fond of that second one, but I don't feel like it's especially lolita. The skirt is pretty short and narrow, really. Which is another thing about the whole mishmash: kimono are narrow. Lolita is not. Those giant sleeves can often look really strange flowing into an equally giant skirt.
>>8763558
this is a goddamn mess
>>8764453
It's like people forget that actual kimono are all about using obscenely high quality fabrics and think quilting cotton or satin is a good sub.
>>8764461
A-line dresses are great for wa lolita. I've got one from Meta. The A-line silhouette does a good job echoing the straight lines of a kimono while keeping things looking lolita.
>>8763522
This is honestly only wa-lolita here that looks natural. It has the lolita silhouette while still giving that "both loose and bulky" wibe of traditional garb. The matching head accessory and shoes are 10/10.
>>8763525
This one is pretty good too, it has a more modern feel to it with the hat and the OTK socks.
Wa-lolita, imho, works best with as few Western elements as possible. It just looks out of place. Odd-looking pattern choices like >>8763563
do not help things.
>>8763558
This looks like some dolldelight bullshit.
This is probaby a bad idea, but I tried. I did this with a better quality yukata, too, but the red-pink accents that seemed to match in real life clashed with my geta straps in photos, so I went with red-red here. Might add a white lace false collar or just wear proper undergarments
>>8769649
It doesn't work.
>>8763513
This literally looks like she's just wearing a silk bathrobe over a jsk, what on earth qualifies it as 'wa'?
>>8770059
Apparently you have never seen silk before.
>>8770059
They clash too much style-wise. Totally agree with you.
>>8770076
> What is a hyperbole?
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>>8763526
great coordination. with kimono imo the shape is a compromise between styles; so instead of flaring out at the natural waist you go higher. bell shape petti is fattening, so a-line is best.
>>8769649
I think you shouldn't wear geta with wa lolita, it looks out of place. The whole look would probably be better with a simpler skirt
>>8763525
I get what she's going for. But that shichigosan kimono's sleeves on her just look hilariously bad.
>>8769649
I think the skirt is a little bit too much, with the corset lacing and the details. If you did a simpler skirt (A-line with ruffle, or nice pleats) it would work much better. I would also do something more elegant for the footwear - maybe cute heeled boots?
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>>8769649
Looks autistic as fuck on none-asians, I cringed. These cunts look like weebs.
>>8772991
we're all weebs here, anon-san
>>8763526
same girl
...and then i tried deviantart
>>8772991
But I am autistic, so do I get a pass?
>>8772580
I think pleats would have been better, too as I was shooting for emulating hakama. I haven't any at the moment, but will keep my eye out in case I want to try this again
>>8763531
there's not a single coord of this one out there that looks good.
