Lolita Charm: Quaintrelle Quadrille

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Quaintrelle Quadrille

I was inspired by Vivien Hoffpauir's new world of style, the quaintrelle, and decided to give it a go yesterday! Lately, my style has started taking influences from fairy-kei, himegyaru, natural-kei, and mori girl - all mixed together with a big scoop of lolita. I will never stop wearing lolita, but I love to play with these other elements and see other people playing with them as well - so I joined my_quaintrelle, a community very much like daily_lolita but aimed at all of the whimsical, fairytale fashions. If you've ever worried that your outfit isn't quite lolita - if you've been playing with maybe too many crayons in your drawing, so to speak - this is the place for you! I can't wait to see how my_quaintrelle evolves as more girls begin to bring their own visions of fairytales and sugarplums to the mix. Here's my fairytale:

Skirt & bustier: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Socks: Alice and the Pirates
Shoes: Harajuku Lovers
Bag: Betseyville by Betsey Johnson
Blouse: I don't remember now, but I wore it to a middle-school dance with my first love... and yes, it still fits!

Little grey bow: handmade!

I made this little bow in about two or three days, it's pretty easy! It should be much easier, as I'm a terrible knitter. It's simply a stockinette stitch, 25 stitches across, with a pink crocheted flower stitched to the center. The center of the bow is a lucky mishap - I started with 10 stitches and somehow ended with 25, but that was just what I needed to manipulate it into a little grey bow! Then it is stitched to a hair clip. I love textured things in winter :) Hopefully this inspires you to make your own little knitty bows!

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13 Comments:

At October 15, 2009 at 12:53 PM , Anonymous said...: Cute! I may have to try out some quaintrelle looks myself.

And I think your hair looks much better like this. It looks great!
At October 15, 2009 at 1:28 PM , ~NiKi~ said...: WOW! this is super cool! I mean, I allways say you should express yourself allways and I hate when they tell you how to wear your clothes ¬¬
Is it your hair? I LOVE that colour! I died it wine red but now is like red-orange-blond(my real colour)

Kisses from Spain! :3
At October 15, 2009 at 1:29 PM , Josephine said...: Victoria, your hair looks marvellous! It looks rich in texture and healthy, even if you've probably dyed it a thousand times, of a thousand colours! And it's not the typical neon pink shade you see in your everyday unconventional woman. :)

My idea ofa quaintrelle is just... me, me and my silly world of fashion. I wish I had a camera.
At October 15, 2009 at 2:10 PM , Trish said...: Thanks for the community link. I think I have fashion commitment issues as well. Even though it's not economical or space-efficient, I can't just commit to one fashion.
At October 15, 2009 at 2:46 PM , mousse said...: Your hair looks quite fabulous! I love the knitty bow, it looks well done to me ♥ We should get together and trade skills, I would love to learn how to knit!
At October 15, 2009 at 3:54 PM , Ribbonlicious said...: I like your hair too, looks great *_*
At October 15, 2009 at 4:05 PM , Luzmaría Alam said...: look to pretty!! i want the shoes ejejeje!! congrats you make a good style
At October 15, 2009 at 7:27 PM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @September: thank you!

@Niki: yes, that's my hair! and kisses from Connecticut :3

@Princess Tsuki: Thank you honey :) It's really soft and healthy! I'm going to write about my favorite beauty products soon, and tell you my secrets to excellent dyed hair! And I'd love photos of you ♥

@Sniper: Me neither, I just want things from all styles!

@mousse: I can try to teach knitting, I'm so bad! but I can't wait to see you!

@Ribbonlicious: thank you!

@Princess: thank you :)
At October 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM , Courtney Riddle said...: oohh, thanks for the community link! what a sweet idea.. it's reallly inspiring! :>

your coord's way cute. i was pleasantly surprised to see the knit bow! i've been knitting hairbows for myself, my friends, and the shop where i work for the past year or so.. and i'm glad to know i'm not the only one who appreciates this look!!
At October 16, 2009 at 11:31 AM , Himemiya said...: Thank you for the link! I've been having a fashion-identity-crisis. And I love the bow! Now I just have to figure out how to crochet one (since I don't knit)!
At October 16, 2009 at 11:50 AM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @Courtney Riddle: aw, glad you like it! join! post! :3 and knitty bows are soooo cute, I love them! <3

@Himemiya: I'd love to write about fashion identity crisis, I had a bit of one myself recently. I think a lot of lolitas are feeling it right now, as we've seen a lot of lolita 'refuges' coming over the morigirls. People have the same sense of aeschetics but want to be more playful, more experimenting, less in-the-box... and I think that's a good thing :D

I'm sure there is a way to a crochet them! I'm not very good at crochet either, but it can't be too bad. Essentially make a rectangle and then fold it into a bow and then stitch in place :)
At October 18, 2009 at 7:07 PM , Melody said...: Your hair is popple pink! I am excited to read about your hair-dye experiences, especially as a fellow pink-head.
At October 18, 2009 at 9:16 PM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @Melody: whoo, pinkhead nation! and I loved popples as a kid :D

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