Sunday, April 5, 2020

The Almost Sister Fashions

This is going to be a relatively short post, but recently, as I was browsing some older mori resources, I came across a few unrealized fashion styles. For nostalgia's sake, I thought it might be fun to talk about these styles, and what they might look like! Who knows, maybe one of you will end up making these substyles a real thing?

Desert Girl

One mori person suggested creating a version of mori that reflects the desert. The idea would include shades of brown and cream, to reflect the desert sands, as well as a heavier focus on light layers. It would also probably include less thick fabrics, and lighter cuts more fit for the heat.

When I imagine this style, I picture Rey from Star Wars for some reason, even though I've never seen the movies. What do you think a desert girl would look like?

Numa Girl

Numa girl, whose name comes from the Japanese word 沼 (ぬま) meaning "marsh," is a proposed variation of dark mori. Discussions around it proposed a version of the style focused on dark greens, blacks, and greys. The style would also include more distressed clothing, maybe even with purposeful rips and tears. Basically, it would look like a swamp witch, climbing out of the swamp.

Although this style was actually quite popular in discussions for a few years, outfits for the idea were never created.

Dryad Girls

This idea was much less fleshed out than desert or numa. In short, the idea was to include more fae elements into regular mori fashion, to invoke the feeling of dryads in mythology. However, no clear ideas on what this style might look like were ever given, so it is unclear what it might have looked like should it have existed.

What types of mori variations would you like to see? Could you ever see yourself wearing any of these ideas? Let me know your thoughts below. Until next time my deers!

8 comments:

  1. Is desert girl the same as suna kei? That one I feel like I've actually seen around a bit. There's definitely at least one tumblr that had some inspiration (@suna-kei though their older posts are hama-oriented), and I swear I've seen at least one Pinterest board for it somewhere...

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    1. I've never heard of suna kei, but it sounds like the same thing! I had no idea anyone even attempted to make it a real thing. Thanks for the resource.

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    2. You're welcome! In that case, I went looking for the pinterest board I remembered :D So here's that too! https://www.pinterest.ca/miralaicrewe/style-natural/suna-kei/

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  2. I like the sound of all of these, but especially Dryad Girls! Not quite Fairy Kei, but a more practical every day variant?

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    1. I wouldn't say fairy kei, as fairy kei is more focused on pop culture and pastels, and less on actual fairy elements ;) But it does sound like a cool variation of mori for sure!

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  3. I really love the idea of all of these, especially numa. I don't think that I'd wear it, personally, but I would love to see someone else in it :)

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  4. Desert girl in my mind would be more like bohemian rather than plain/minimalistic like Star Wars, I would imagine desert theme with touch of metallic jacquard trims (like the type of trims you see on saree, and even in European renaissance era clothing), like it could be sand colors but with influence from Arabian and Indian (saree and other traditional India clothing). Baggy "harem" pants, flowy crop top peasant blouses, bohemian sandals, etc. Which reminds me of the early 2000s trend with bohemian, I remember lighter colors like ivory or white maxi skirts, bohemian decorated jeweled or studded belts, scarfs (alot of times tied around the waist), and platform rattan sandals etc. were popular in like 2000-2003.

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  5. I love, love, love the idea of numa girl and dryad girl. It'd be lovely if that would become a new theme in fashion. The description of numa girl brings to mind strega or the idea of dark mori as well, but perhaps with more supernatural motifs

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