So so far I've covered a few different styles of lolita dresses. I started with a sweet, then did a classic, but I haven't done a gothic yet, let's change that.
This issue's dress is Lingxi's Nightmare Lilith. It's a rose-themed gothic, as made obvious by its incredible collar. Seriously if I could get just the collar I would. It's perfect for basically any gothic rose coord. The thorns add so much to the rose which is a pretty common motif.
The collar isn't the only rose themed part of this dress though. The skirt has an printed rose motif. It's in almost the same black as the dress itself, so it's relatively subtle, but it adds a lot. Especially thanks to the pop of red behind it which adds some colour into the otherwise pure black dress. (Which, speaking personally, is very important for any gothic lolita in my eyes. Pure black can look good but I much prefer gothics that use dark reds, purples, and navys in their scheme since they add some visual interest. White too but white is tricky and not every dress pulls it off. But ultimately I'm not a gothic I'm a classic, colour is just part of my aesthetic in a way it isn't for a gothic.)
The dress has two sleeve variants, regular sleeves and bell sleeves. They're both lovely, I'm honestly not sure if I prefer one or the other.
Of the three model coords, I like this one the most for its use of prayer beads. It unfortunately gives up the witch hat that's part of the set (which I love, witch coords are so cool and I want one), but the new headpiece is beautiful and I adore how the spikes on it accent the rose collar's thorns.
So that's the dress! I didn't really have as much to say this time, like I said I'm a classic not a gothic. I just really loved this one's collar and rose theme.
Honestly it just came with time. It's hard to worry as much about it when you wear a princessy dress to a party and the only comments you get are positive, or when you wear cute bows basically every day in non-lolita outfits and get the same reaction. In the case of this sort of gothic, wearing a corset over all black would be an equivalent, or wearing a fancy skirt with an otherwise simple outfit. Etc... Etc...
Hmmm ill have to wear my corset more often then... :3 idk i have some bows and whatnot, but no gothic or lolita stuff :/
That's okay! Just one piece at a time and eventually you can add a splash of this style into all of your outfits. Right now I kind of rely on my beret for my bows, since it can work with most of my outfits, and that adds a little bit of me into the outfit while still not being the focus. Just try to have fun with it, you'll find things that work and you like pretty quick.
Ooh a beret with a bow on it would be so cute! My bows are all on headbands and dont work with my hair all the time
Berets with bows are fucking adorable and I love them and aaaaaaaaaa. Like look at this, I love it.
Also you can be a weirdo like me and tie bows that you then attach to other things to wear. It can be fun!
Omggggg!!!! Thats so cuuuttteeee!! Part of me has always wanted to put my hair up and tie it in a bow too, like bows were just made for the head and hair