Quick little disclaimer: my audio sucks in this video
I'm very sorry
I'm currently working on three other videos at the same time that have a lot of files to them
and somehow in organizing those files, the audio for this video was lost
So I had to default to my camera's sucky onboard mic
However I ordered a backup mic for my camera so this never happens again
If you are able to sit through the bad audio I am so grateful
If it's too much for you to handle I totally understand
The information about the changes to this series will be in the description
And I'll have a new video up next week
I've decided that in the future I am going to "rebrand" the fixing coordinate series
So this series started with me making a blindfold coordinate
And then I followed it up by fixing that coordinate because it was
bad because it was- I didn't really choose, it was a blindfold coordinate
And then I got the idea from that to take submissions and sort of fix
coordinates of yours that you aren't happy with or that are kind of incomplete
And the series started off that way, but then as I've gone through
it's kind of evolved into just me choosing different coordinates
or like more coordinates for you to wear and not necessarily fixing the original one
And I don't really feel comfortable continuing the series with this title
because I just don't feel like I'm fixing your coords
I'm offering more suggestions, so I'm going to continue this
fixing coordinate series up until episode 25 and the last one I think is going to be another
update of your coordinates so please send in any coordinates that you have fixed since
I'm not going to call it redemption I'm still kind of figuring out the wording
If you have ideas of what I should call it, let me know in the comments
But for the sake of emailing me, if you are emailing me
a coordinate that you have changed or another coordinate that you have made with my advice,
just use the term redemption in the title so that I know what to look for
And in the future, no matter how I change this series or make a new series,
I'm still going to check the keywords "fixing", "fixing coords", "fixing coordinates" in my email
because I know that people will watch my older videos and want to submit
I also want to start a new version of this series because I think
for newer viewers if they are to come into my channel and see that I'm on, like,
episode 54 of fixing coords it might be a little bit overwhelming and daunting
So, I'm gonna keep doing this but I want to continue this format of
receiving your submissions and helping you
coordinate lolita because I really genuinely enjoy it, I love seeing all of your coordinates
I love helping you out I love trying to think
in different styles and with different motifs that might be out of my comfort zone
I've really enjoyed it and learned a lot from it
So that's the plan, I'm going to continue making fixing coords for a few more episodes
The last one, episode 25, will be another "redemption" episode
or the coordinates that you've made with my advice
And I will put in my community tab more information when I'm updating it and in
the next episodes I will continue to update you with information on how I'm changing it
Without further ado, let's get into your submissions
"Hi Lor, my name is Janine (she/her) and I am a fellow Torontonian!"
Why was my instinct to say g'day, I'm not Australian
I've been experiencing an interesting phenomenon recently where I have discovered more content
creators that I like across all different genres but for some reason they're always Australian
There's a lot of talented content creators in Australia
And also Australia is suffering a lot of really bad flooding
right now so I hope that everyone is okay and safe for my Australian viewers
and I will put more information about that in the description
I am so off topic, okay
"I recently got into lolita fashion and put together my first and second coord
using this JSK from Glitter Tale, which I am very proud of! (I have attached both photos)
However I'm hoping to get more ideas of how to coord this piece both OTT and more casually
I do face barriers to finding lolita clothing pieces due to being plus size
(most pieces that are known as being 'plus size friendly' still would not fit me due
to my measurements) and any advice you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Janine"
Okay let's take a look
Oh this is so cute
Okay so it looks like the overskirt is removable which is very nice, that's a very
cool option to have, you can also style that overskirt with other dresses
which is great for building a wardrobe
I think that this dress would look really cute with this mesh dress from Lady Sloth
I don't know if it's currently available It's- they will probably do another
release of it if it isn't available and I believe they have custom size options
I'm hoping that because this mesh overdress
is open and you tie it up that it's more likely to fit you
The one concern I would have is with the arms but it's pretty stretchy
and they have plus size options and I think they have custom sizing
I feel like if you message them they might be able to do it, but I'm just really obsessed with this
overdress and I have been looking for a piece like this forever and I feel like it would really work
with this dress, especially because the original one has that overdress kind of look
I would love to see this with more yellow or gold, specifically the yellow gold in the sparkles
I think that this would look super cute with a boater hat, this coordinate with the kind of shirt cutsew
I think it might be a really fun experiment and challenge, if you want to do this in an OTT way,
to make a headpiece for it, so maybe like a gold circle
and some like clouds and like stars and sparkles hanging off of it could be really neat
I think you could have a lot of fun with making some sort of over-the-top headpiece to go with this
and you have so many fun colours to work with
If you haven't already, check out Cream and Sugar Lolita cutsews,
they might have an option for you or be able to do custom sizing
Kaneko Shop is really good for plus size and custom sizing
I think it would be really cool to style some sort of, like, mesh yellow in there
Maybe a peignoir, maybe from like vintage shops
I know Glitter Tale has blouses that I believe are custom sized and they're a little bit expensive
but it might be nice to invest in one that you could wear with other pieces as well
I like the blouses that you are wearing with these I think that they're really cute
Yeah I just keep thinking yellow and purple would be really fun to bring to this like a
deeper purple
I hope that helps
I'm so stressed out to say your name
Zo- Zosia? Zo-si-a?
"Hi Lor, my name is Zosia and maybe you can help me with my poor coordinates
The first one (burgundy coord) was my first ever lolita outfit
I bought this dress on Glitzy Wonderland I don't really know what I should change in it,
maybe add some jewelry or different shoes? I don't have a lot of pieces that I can
use for my coordinates, so I tried to find them in my local stores, or at home
The second coordinate is also from Glitzy Wonderland
I like it more than the first one, but still, something is off
As you can see, I tried to wear two different skirts with the JSK
but I don't know if it looks good Maybe they should be a different colour?
I'm not showing my feet because I don't have any shoes that match this dress
Should I experiment with my hairstyle?
Could you tell me which shoes would be best for this coordinate?
Thank you very much for your help, Zosia"
Why is there someone's head in a bookshelf
I think that this coordinate is fine even with these boots
I would just change these socks out to maybe a sock
colour that matches the collar, some sort of cream tights or socks
But other than that I actually don't mind these boots with it because the dress
isn't too overly extravagant or it's kind of a old school vibe to it
I like your hairstyle too, I think it's like a cute casual look
I think that if you wanted to incorporate more to it you could just wear a beret with it
Maybe a cream coloured beret, cream coloured tights, it might have a nice flow
Or maybe a black beret over it, um, to kind of balance the colours more
Once you change your tights I think this would also be cool with a ruffly headpiece
I know I say that all the time with coordinates,
but I think that would look really nice with this since it is, uh, just a solid color dress
I think you could also do this in like a more edgy way and maybe layer tights
Have like a red pair of tights that matches the red in the dress and then have
a pair of black tights that you rip holes into over top of that
and then you could go in like a darker direction with this
You could have, um, your hair down and kind of wavy, or maybe a longer wig that's wavy
and have just like a ruffly headpiece and it would give this kind of edgy punk look to it
and then those boots would work perfectly fine with it
I would love to see this with rocking horse shoes
I know rocking horse shoes are hard to get and kind of annoying to walk in
but I would love to see this with rocking horse shoes
I think that mary janes would look cute with this
I don't know if I would necessarily put tea parties with this
because I think the bows on them might be a little bit too, like, cutesy for this
But it also depends on how- if you style it in like a more cutesy way
I think that you could find a goth style bonnet on Etsy that would look really cool with this too
So I think that maybe the challenge you're having with this dress is because it's so
high-waisted the petticoat under- what? Who's person on the floor and why is there toilet paper in this picture?
I'm so confused
So I think what you meant by skirts, I thought maybe, um, you meant underskirts at first, but I think you're having trouble with the petticoat
And it's kind of difficult because this is such a high waisted dress
It's difficult to fill out that shape and I would just suggest looking for a more A-line petticoat
and maybe not having it as poofy, and maybe wear it in more of like a sleepy, dreamy way
And also in the stock photo there's a pair of ears with a bunch of different like little clips on them
And I think that this might be cool to do up in a decora way too
And kind of emulate those clips, you can even wear like a colorful blouse or colorful shirt with it
I do like how this looks with the bonnet but I think it would be fun if you did space buns as well
And maybe like a short sleeve blouse. And then you can put all those little decorations in your space buns
Shoes, for this one, I am just thinking of everything from Cotton Candy Feet that's pink
That's what's rushing through my mind
Someone sent me a message-
for fixing coords and it just says "Hi lot" and then "Sent from my iPhone" and there's no message in it
Well first of all I'm Lor, secondly what- where, where are your coords?
This is so cool, um, Damien sent me a fixing coordinates submission but it's drawn out
I really like this idea, this is so cool
"I'm not actually sure if I'm allowed to use illustrated coords using real pieces so feel free not to use this
but I'm working on putting together my first coordinate"
I actually like this idea, I think it's really creative, I never would have thought to suggest something like that
But that's cool, I'm gonna use it
"and I don't quite have the money to afford the whole thing yet (it's roughly $350 for the whole coord)
Something about this doesn't feel quite right - I know I should use a wig to compensate for my short hair - but I'm a trans masc dude and long hair makes me dysphoric
I tried to get a bigger headpiece to make up for that but I still don't feel quite right
Do you have any recommendations for a bigger headpiece I can use to keep a steampunk aesthetic without using a wig?
I think I've mentioned before but I- I honestly think that when you have short hair, that can be a statement piece in itself and you don't need
to compensate with a big headpiece I think that if you styled your hair in sort of like a-
I'm imagining like, Mad Max type of makeup and like mess- like messy short hair but like with a-
I guess it wouldn't really go with this blouse if you're gonna take my kind of edgy, post-apocalyptic, steampunk, Mad Max idea
Maybe get a blouse that's more like piratey, so maybe something that
doesn't have as many- like there's bows on the sleeves, so maybe something that's just more
Floof? Less bows?
Um, and then do like, you know like, dark smokey eye, like messy, you could even like put- get stickers that are gears
and like put them on your face and then put like bronzer and blush over them and then take the gear off, so you have like this machinery looking vibe
If you go with this existing coordinate I would maybe suggest
huh
I think this tricorn hat would suit the style. And you can get it made in different colours, including brown
I think the shape and size will work with your existing coordinate
More accessories would be cool too like, specifically steampunk accessories - a monocle, gears
mechanical parts, a muffler I don't know
Also I know Mad Max and Tank Girl are technically diesel punk
Listen, I'm a sweet lolita, I'm trying my gosh darn best here
I think it would be cool to find like a purpley grey beret if you have brown hair
I think that that would complement nicely with the rest of this coordinate or a cream one or even the dark brown in this
and then you could incorporate more steampunk elements onto the beret by like putting clips on there
I also think it'd be really cool if you just have your hair but then you wear, um, like clamps on your ears, like different, uh, jewelry there
I hope that you found some helpful advice in here, if you have any advice for these lolitas please leave it in the comments below
I am pretty much caught up in my email with fixing coordinates, if I have not gotten to yours, please resend it
The way that I go through them is from most recent backwards, and I try not to open them until I see them
I did receive a few after filming this, if you sent it in in March 2021, don't worry about resending it
If fixing coordinates or fixing coords is not in the subject line I might miss it, so you're welcome to send it again if I have not gotten to yours yet
The person who sent me a blank email, please, send me your coords, I would love to help
Let me know your thoughts on my new updated revamped possible series, any ideas you have for it
Send in your coordinates to lovelylortopics@gmail.com
And as always, Stay Lovely