Halloween Costume Idea of Marie Antoinette Dress

Every year people will be confused about what to wear for both their kids and themselves. As a big fan in rococo style, I would like to introduce you a fresh costume idea for halloween: the Marie Antoinette dress.

Marie Antoinette was a queen of England during the 18th century. And during her reign, she loved wearing rococo dresses which brought the fashion of rococo style as well. The dresses were made of high quality fabric and gorgeous design. The application of more brighter colors and patterns to achieve final look of femininity and elegance.

So when such a great vintage style is used into halloween costume, it is a great idea for women and girls. A corset and pannier hoop skirt are helpful in creating a Marie Antoinette halloween costume. The pannier underskirt, in particular, gives the Rococo-style Marie Antoinette dresses a characteristic shape. The dress can be any color you like. If you want to have an authentic Marie Antoinette dress, you had better to choose he one with silk as fabric. The details which could add tone to the whole look include lace, ribbon and bows.
The pictures above are some most classic Marie Antoinette dresses. If you are not clear what to wear for the next halloween, you can think about it.

Rococo Lolita Dresses--Perfect for Your Wardrobe of Sweetness

Originated in Japan, lolita style clothing has been welcomed by an overwhelming number of girls and women. And in the lolita style clothing, the dresses are the most outstanding form that people would think of. Lolita is a style with rich element showing sweetness and loveliness. So the added cute printed accents will complete girls’ sweet dream.

Sweet Printed Bow and Ruffle Rococo Lolita Dress

Lavender Printed Dolly Rococo Lolita Dress

The single color dress only with bows and ribbon lacing is not as good as the dress accentuated with some certain pattern of prints. The prints could possibly include the fruits, vegetables, animals, cartoons, castles and so on. These elements are what women who love cuteness pursue.
Besides, the rococo lolita dresses are lovely and feminine in everyway. Because of its unique design, it caters to a large number of people coming from all parts of the world, especially young people. It is perfect for your wardrobes of sweetness.

Women’s Clothing in Rococo Period

During the beginning of the 18th century, the fashion and life style has witnessed a promise of many changes in the English world. Due to the beginning of the Age of Enlightenment, people placed much focus on a more proletariat stance than the ponderous though magnificent clothing of the Classical Baroque era. In the early times, people did pay attention to the traditional things. But in the rococo period, the classics of the ancient Greeks and Romans were much admired by the new free-thinking generation, and influenced their way of dress. And the clothes became to be more relaxed, with a less rigid structure and an emphasis on the natural flow of line and figure.

Besides, the literature in English countries had also influenced the clothing especially for women. Literature at that time was directed towards the realms of sentimentality and sensibility, women's fashion reflected the softening of harsh religious and social standards. The brighter and gentle colors were most chosen than the darker and serious ones in Baroque style.
In a word, women’s clothing in rococo period was placed much emphasis on the softness, prettiness, and delicacy. Colors reflected the natural world in soft pastel shades of rose, yellows, pale greens, and light blues. Decorative embroidery and frills served to enhance the lines of the body and soften edges of the dresses which would reveal the femininity of women who wore the clothes.

Choose Your Own Rococo Lolita Style Dresses

Harajuku is a district in Japan well known for its groups of young people who dress in the stylish colorful clothes. There are many different kinds of Harajuku clothing styles. And I would like to focus on the rococo lolita style dresses.
Girls in harajuku love wearing dresses very much. The dress could show fully the feminine side and also looks gorgeous. As one important element,the floral printed accents add much more cuteness and loveliness to the whole look the girls want to get.
A rococo dress would be an elegant piece with puff or umbrella sleeves and a bell shaped skirt which would be generally knee length. Hairstyles form a most important part of the rococo style, you should also look attractive by employing a lacy or jeweled crown.
All in all, the rococo lolita style dresses are good choices for girls who love to be cute, sweet and lovely.