森ガール Lesson 5

This was originally posted to the livejournal mori girls community [here], but I was so proud of my effort I wanted to post it on my blog as well.

I'm not sure about you folks, but I've felt recently that it had been a while since the last mook and it was due time for a new one. So, imagine my pleasure when I walked into the local convenience store on the corner today, and found the newest Mori Girl Lesson mook on the shelf! Since I know it usually takes a little time before the scans come out, I thought I'd give you a sneak peek into Lesson 5, which highlights trends and styles for Autumn & Winter 2011.


Styles for the autumn and winter seem to be a continuation on recent magazine and street trends. Flower, whimsical, and polka-dot printed one pieces, skirts and blouses, brooches, collars, neutral colored boots and patterned, loose knitted sweaters are named as classic waredrobe pieces.

Overalls and jumperskirts, peterpan collared blouses, airy skirts, "girly" down jackets, flower printed shoes, and unique/whimsical pocketbooks are suggested items to add to your waredrobe this season. There is a lot of name dropping in this edition in the "must have" section too, and I'm not sure if that's new or if it's always been there and I haven't noticed it before, but they also recommend pieces from several brands directly.

There is also a section in this Lesson highlighting 10 rules for making cordinates "slightly natural." Since my Japanese is shoddy at best I can't say exactly what that details (where's the boyfriend when you need him?! haha), but the points they cover are as follows:
1) beige gradation 2) long cardigans 3) loose silhouettes 4) wavy hair 5) a-line one-pieces 6)flats or heeled shoes 7) round collars 8) big stoles 9) rounded (blush on the) cheeks and 10) leg warmers.
In my opinion there definitely seems to be a movement away from early mori girl fashion (which was very layered and "street fashion" feeling) to a more mainstream friendly style. Don't let this scare you away though! I think that the fashions in this particular mook still capture that je ne sais quoi that makes mori so whimsical, but with coordinates that have fewer layers and more color.

Other sections of the mook include one week coordinate picture sets for real (as opposed to model) "fashionable mori girls", a section on earth music & ecology's new Natural Label, several pages on brands, a section on hair and makeup styling, suggested outer wear accessories (i.e. hats, ear muffs, stoles, bags, shoes and socks), books, home decoration, other new items of interest and recent fashion collection books that have been released (also showing the complimentary bag that comes with it).






Speaking of complimentary bags, the one with this edition is from the new earth music & ecology Natural label. It's very small, but wicked cute!!




Hope that you've enjoyed reading about what's to come! Please make sure to support the makers of the mori girl Lesson emooks and purchase a copy if it's an option for you, so that they continue to put out these lovelies!
xoxo,
Bee

森ガール Inspiration Monday

Mondays are tough! Sometimes it can be hard to get out of bed and get dressed for the day. (◕︵◕) So, to inspire myself to keep posting, I intend to post a picture every Monday to inspire myself (and others) to take the week on head first and walk out the door in a fabulous coordinate! Or so I hope... (ﾟヮﾟ)

 (Photo Credit from 森ガールLesson 4; scanned by ninchu)

I saw this image in the new 森ガールLesson and thought it was very cute!! So many spring colors~ I also like how these outfits have aspects that might not seem to coordinate with the initial idea of the fashion (like belting the dress and the heels of the girl on the right), but that add to the atmosphere in a lovely way.

Spring Coordinates

Spring is here! I love spring~ It's so wonderful and warm....well, in almost every other place in the northern hemisphere. Here it's muddy! But I can still dream of spring flowers (❀‿❀)

 I think spring coordinates offer a special kind of challenge. Since the weather is becoming warmer there isn't as much need for outer layers. However, it is still cool enough to layer with the outfit itself. I think spring is also a nice time to use motifs and colors in a similar pallet to the season- pinks, sky blue, greens, flowers, small animals, etc. (｡◕‿◕｡) I don't have a lot of these colors myself, but here are some outfits with a spring atmosphere that inspire me!

(Image credits to 森ガール Lesson 2,　森ガール Papier 3, &　森ガールNOTE)

Recently I've been trying out some new things with my waredrobe! I want to capture an atmosphere that is relaxed and girly. I think I also like to dress in "boyish" styles, but I love wearing skits too much.♪ Here are two outfits I put together, using this shirt from the brand blue bird:

The first one is a mori girl coordinate that was inspired by a (very similar) one I saw on Cath's blog, Cats In Straw Hats. She is one of my inspirations, her coordinates are always so cute!!! (〃^∇^)ﾉ ♥ The second was one I tried after browsing through volume 13 of ナチュリラ (Natural Relax). The style in that magazine is very casual, but I think it is similar to mori girl in many ways. Like a less layered cousin!

That's all for now. I hope to start taking more outfit photos soon...it's so much fun!
Until next time,
xoxoxo
Bee