Untitled #113 by labelleestlabete
I started off this look with the lacy skirt, which is listed as a "lolita"* skirt, but has been popular with goths for a while. Flared skirts like this are easy to wear and the detail makes it interesting enough that you can keep the rest of your outfit pretty plain.
I added some opaque tights, because the biggest drawback of a floaty, flared skirt is that one rogue gust of wind can force you to do an impromptu Marilyn Monroe impression. Opaque tights will at least keep your undies from public display! Some people wear bike shorts under skirts when they leave their legs bare, for exactly the same reason.
I have no idea where the boots are from, to be honest, but the stitching makes me think of Dr Martens. They could be fakes, though.
I added a cashmere sweater, and a leather jacket from Marc Jacobs.
*I wanted to talk a bit about lolita style and how it intersects with goth, but that's a whole post on its own!
Lolita is a Japanese street style, and while it has an extremely unfortunate name, it has nothing to do with the book. The original idea was rather to go against the growing trend of showing skin in modern fashion, and bring in ideas of "modesty", and people who wear the style prefer to look cute or elegant (depending on their chosen sub-style), rather than "sexy" (Japan also has a different definition of "sexy", which is another post!).
I started off this look with the lacy skirt, which is listed as a "lolita"* skirt, but has been popular with goths for a while. Flared skirts like this are easy to wear and the detail makes it interesting enough that you can keep the rest of your outfit pretty plain.
I added some opaque tights, because the biggest drawback of a floaty, flared skirt is that one rogue gust of wind can force you to do an impromptu Marilyn Monroe impression. Opaque tights will at least keep your undies from public display! Some people wear bike shorts under skirts when they leave their legs bare, for exactly the same reason.
I have no idea where the boots are from, to be honest, but the stitching makes me think of Dr Martens. They could be fakes, though.
I added a cashmere sweater, and a leather jacket from Marc Jacobs.
*I wanted to talk a bit about lolita style and how it intersects with goth, but that's a whole post on its own!
Lolita is a Japanese street style, and while it has an extremely unfortunate name, it has nothing to do with the book. The original idea was rather to go against the growing trend of showing skin in modern fashion, and bring in ideas of "modesty", and people who wear the style prefer to look cute or elegant (depending on their chosen sub-style), rather than "sexy" (Japan also has a different definition of "sexy", which is another post!).
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