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Dutch coords!

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So, sometime back, Juliette et Justine came up with a dress that in their head probably sounded very French. Sunset orange and a waving French banner. (I also remember it having rabbits and tulips but considering I haven't been able to find anything like that I'm starting to think I just hallucinated that part...) The end result looked pretty...Dutch. So, I figured it'd be fun to make some super Dutch-looking lolita coords! I tried to draw from all different sources to get some super different looking outfits- I could've done 100% orange, but that would be boring (and eyesearing). Straight Up Just The Dutch Flag Super creative? Not really. But it's cute, dammit! I couldn't not make a sailor coord for a country that's half below sea level. Plus, that hair clip. Usually when brands want a horizontal French flag they make sure to put the blue side up, but AatP seems to not have gotten that memo. Oh well! When wearing this, I'd remove the whit...

Ways to spruce up an oldschool coord

Oldschool lolita has had a rebirth a while ago, and a lot of new faces have started to wear it. After all, it's an easy style to get started in, all you need is a white blouse and socks, black or white shoes and you're pretty much set for any dress you might pick up afterwards, be it blue, pink, red, black or green with orange polkadots. It's cheap and convenient, but it can also lead to some very samey coords! Of course there's nothing wrong with that, but if you wear oldschool a lot, you might end up wanting some new ways to make a simple coord more interesting. If you do, then this post is for you!   An unusual headpiece/Unusual hair  What's the first place peoples eyes go when they see you? If you're a lolita, probably the petticoat. But the second place if your face. If you do something interesting with your hair, it'll immediately make a coord seem more interesting as a whole. You can simply go for a more intricate hairstyle like tight ringlets, but...