Dear fairies,
For my sixth confession, I am going to say that pastels are not always necessary in order to have a successful fairy kei outfit!
When I first began to research and start my fairy kei wardrobe, I was
overwhelmed with this constant idea that fairy kei MUST be pastel in
order to complete the look! I was scrambling to find any pastel
accessories and clothing in my own wardrobe and found very little to
pass the pastel “rule.”
After much deliberation in creating pastel accessories, I continued
my research to find, with much joy, that pastels were not really a must have in every fairy kei outfit!
With that said, I do get and keep pastel items in my wardrobe to give
off that 80s innocent feel that seems to define fairy kei. Yet, I do
not think that the colors alone define fairy kei!
Just wearing certain colors of certain fashions doesn’t necessarily
make it the fashion For example, wearing a sepia color scheme does not
make an outfit Steampunk or wearing all black doesn’t make it goth.
So, wearing all pastels does not make an outfit fairy kei.
To give you a very obvious visual: this woman
would hopefully not be considered fairy kei.
But she’s wearing pastels
and is cute. Yet we know that fairy kei is defined by something more
than the pastel colors and cuteness. If that were the case, then the
past summer trend of pastels would make the all the women who wore
pastels fairy kei, which we know is not true.
There are different ways to approach the fairy kei color palette. You
can wear any other bold brights, neons, or even black! It just depends
on what you feel like and what looks right.
So, don’t let the all-pastel “rule” get you down! It doesn’t exist!
Don’t be afraid to go into the brighter or bolder colors and patterns.
6%DokiDoki opts for vibrancy in colors and theme, Spank goes for second-hand pop and rock inspired 80s kitsch, and Nile Perch is a proponent of softer, kinder colors such as pinks and pastels.~TokyoFashion.com
~Sparkling Ga Eul
