I thought that since my posted was rather sporadic, I needed some sort of regular theme to keep this blog in check. And thus, I'd like to introduce: Motif Mondays!
Every Monday I'll pick a theme commonly seen in Lolita and discuss why it may be so popular, and show examples of that motif in a coord.
So, considering today's the ever-popular Valentine's Day, we'll kick this off with Hearts as the first motif!
Do I really need to explain why hearts are such a popular motif? They symbolize love, romance, innocence... personally, when I think of hearts, I think of a young couple in love-but not a dark, dramatic love, but a more innocent love. It's the sort of image that reminds me of the innocent "Date Nites" Disneyland advertised way back when like seen here in this poster:
That poster is the exact sort of romantic love that lifestyle Lolitas in particular would desire. There doesn't immediately appear to be any sex involved, and the couple isn't crying or going over "heavy" things... they're just spinning around, having a good time on the tea cup with their sweet heart! :)
Some of my favorite pieces with a heart theme (of course, they're all AP!):
This heart pocket jumper skirt is a classic, and one of my all time favorite AP pieces. It's simply adorable, and even though I do love prints the fact that the hearts are worked into the design of the garment itself rather than drawn into a print is a nice change from all the AP print madness you see today.
AP has actually done a TON of heart-shaped purses, though this one is simply adorable. There are similar ones with polka dots, but I feel like polka dots aren't the most versatile thing in the world, especially if you're trying to pair some with the more modern AP prints.
These socks are simply darling. I own the Bodyline replicas (yes, yes, I'm not anti-replica, don't kill me!) in pink, and they're just adorable. Unfortunately the lace on mine got ruined when my parents decided to run them through the washer and dryer with my normal socks (probably my fault for not doing my own laundry, I suppose) but I still like to drool over pictures like these.
As you can tell, AP makes the best heart-themed items, but other sweet brands such as Baby occasionally make good items!! Obviously sweet is the substyle best suited for use of this motif, but a really cool idea I think a punk/goth Lolita should try is making an outfit with a real human heart motif!! How cool would that be?! :)
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