Clothing... in Gyaru terms, it can be the bane of your existence. Weight, size and shape come into factor. You want to post your newest outfit for your friends to see, but you don't want your beloved photo shitted on by G_S and the peanut gallery (the anons, And Glee, trololo,and I forget who else). But what can you do? Its hard to find the help you need when our community in online based. But, after giving this advice to a friend of mine, I thought it would be a true wealth of knowledge to share with all of you.
The first thing you need to do is figure out your body shape. That will give you an idea of what will and won't look good on you. Please don't automatically think you're an apple shape. Two women from the UK have remastered the list and its been big news last year. Check out that link and just learn. Pick what you are, not what you want to be. *the above photo is from the article mentioned*
Then you look in your closet and pick out what clothing items you like to wear often and see if you can make outfits out of it. In the magazine scans, you can always see (especially Blenda, Nuts, and Jelly) one item being used in several different outfits. Or, my favorite, they pick out 10 items of clothing and make a thirty day wardrobe from it.
Next, try to find out what colors would look best on you. There are two ways of doing this;
- check out what your colors are according to you astrological sign. (for example: i'm a scorpio. my colors are burgundy, black, navy blue, and deep money green. My mother is a libra. so her colors are mainly pink blue and pastels.)
- figure out if you are a warm or cool tone. The only way I'm able to figure this out find a celebrity that looks exactly like me, and figure out what her tones are. (for example: I'm a neutral/cool tone cause kelly rowland and I share the same skin tone and color).
And finally, download magazine scans of egg, nuts, and ageha to see what outfits you like. When you do this, you can get and Idea of what you would and wouldn't wear. You can look at the outfit an figure out how to customize it to your taste and comfort level. (For example: I can't wear the standard MA*RS dress without wearing tights with it. And I can't wear the short shorts but I can replace them with skinny jeans or wide leg trousers for pizazz).
Remember everyone, even though the guide I've given you above can work for clothing period, it is essential to create a foundation to build on. It helps whether its punk, gothic, Gyaru, mori, etc.
I hope this can help you.
