Lolita 365 Cluster: Coordinate Challenges

I'm sorry that this post was late! I recently started a new job, and they've been having me very busy with training!

There have been a couple of themed coordinate challenges on Lace a la Mode's page in the last week, so I thought I could throw them together in this post! Let's get started~

Day 163: Design a Coordinate Based on a Book

I actually did a couple of these a long time ago, centered around the main characters of the Gregory Maguire novel, Wicked.

"The Glindaberry Bush" is from a very specific scene in the novel: it's just after the death of Nessarose, the Wick Witch of the East, and Glinda and Elphaba have a strained reunion. The description of Glinda's style is quite outrageous, and perfect for OTT Sweet/Hime Lolita.

The Elphaba coordinate was a lot of fun, since she was the main character and there are so many symbols to associate with her. Almost all of it translated into accessories, such as the Innocent World bag for the Grimmerie, the black rose-patterned scarf, the flying monkey pin, the broomstick necklace, and the mirror ring. Of course, we also had to throw in a big, beautiful witch's hat and a couple of other Gothic accessories to round out the look.

Finally, I had to make a coordinate for Nessarose. In the books, she's described as being very much style savvy in her youth. During her introduction scene, as a teenager, she's described as wearing apple-green silk and a black shawl that all of the students at Shiz university wear. Along with a pair of silver beaded shoes (the Ruby Slippers were originally silver, though in Wicked they were described as having no color), I also added in a crucifix (she was extremely religious in life), and some more generic Classic-styled headwear, tights, and wristcuffs.

Day 164: Design a coordinate using contrasting colors

Lavender and yellow is my favorite Sweet color combo! That's part of the reason why I love Angelic Pretty's Sugar Pansy so much in the yellow colorway. I also would like to pair yellow with the lavender Dream Sky print.

Did you do any of these challenges this week? What's your favorite contrasting or complimentary color combo? Let me know in the comments below!