Create a Coord Based on Royalty

Ideologically I’m neither in favour nor against monarchy. However, aesthetically royalty, especially from various periods of European history, is a huge source of inspiration.

Rather than try to replicate one specific royal look, I approached this challenge with a general idea and feel of royalty in mind. Mind you, I’d love to do a Lolita homage to Queen Elizabeth’s coronation portrait (that should be fairly easy to do with the right dress), but at the moment I simply don’t have the right items for this kind of thing.

If this coord feels a little familiar to you, it’s because it’s an updated version of this one that I have done in the past: I took the base idea of pairing BtSSB’s Full of Stars “Bright Starry Night” with an underskirt, but this time went more ivory than white. Although the headbow, a recent acquisition, isn’t a 100% perfect match in terms of colour, because of the textured fabrics on the bow and the dress it blends in beautifully and adds to the feeling of luxury. I incorporated a few crown details through the ring and the OTKs to hint at royalty, as I wanted this theme to be felt through the overall look of the coord rather than being more obvious, e.g. through the use of crown motifs or nods to actual dresses worn by royalty. The full shot doesn’t give justice to the gold details, but luckily they do come to life more in the detail shots.

I’m thinking of making either version of this coord my ILD outfit, or maybe even create a hybrid of the two, and I look forward to actually putting this ensemble on. This is also when I’d be able to see if I could put on some form of a necklace, which I debated when putting the flatlay together. In the end I decided against it based on the high collar blouse and the pearl chain on the dress, but who knows, maybe a sufficiently regal necklace could take this to that extra level – what do you think?

Don’t forget to check out other glamorous royalty-inspired creations made by other participating bloggers:

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