What kind of fashion style do you typically gravitate towards for your dolls?

@RinSetsua Thank you so much for mentioning Mori! I want to dress my upcoming doll in that style and I was searching for all sorts of vague stuff. I had it in mind as "loose-fitting, semi-casual Japanese style"

 

Truthfully most of my dolls don’t have any clothes because I never get around to finding something for them! They therefore live in their boxes. I’m such a bad doll parent.
Those that are on display normally have some kind of thrown together outfit.

My intention is always to dress them according to their personality or race/species as I have quite a few tinies that are meant to be fae folk, I just never seem to find clothing I like or that fits (story of my own life too lol) and I’ve yet to pluck up the courage to try and sew outfits myself. I can be very fussy!

I’d say however that I gravitate toward timeless styles (those that don’t change regardless of the decade), the more period side of gothic, boho/hippie/peasant style, earthy fantasy (such as the more neutrally coloured LoTR outfits) or down-to-earth casual with maybe the odd cutesy item. I don’t know the names of most current styles I’m afraid.

Not a fan of bows or excessive frills or ruffles, never was a huge follower of fashion or what people now refer to as ‘trends’ so my dolls aren’t either. My philosophy is ‘If it suits and I like it then that’s what we go for’.

 

I have tons of clothes that I've bought and made myself and I inevitably put my dolls in casual clothes that look comfortable. The exceptions are my witchy dolls, they're all in witchy clothes right now from Halloween. I'm bad about changing doll clothes. My Delf Ani is in the outfit I put her in the night I got her...over a year ago. Periodically I change my dolls into clothes for the weather as if they'll get hot or cold lol.

 

The majority of my SD sized BJD are children in a huge extended Victroian family of siblings, half siblings and cosins, so they're in Victorian styles

I have a couple of late-1920s/early-1930s girls in that size and, more recently, I have added a few to wear the modern clothes i got for the Victorian gnag beofre they settled in the Victorian era.

My MSD sized dolls are similar to the Victorianesque SDs, though I have a couple of modern kids and a "50s" girl (1950s, 1850s 1750s etc).

My slim/mature minis are more middle-of-the-road modern except for one hippy girl... these dolls are mostly on their way out,however as I seldom do anythign with them.

My YoSD sized tinies are mostly classic or "old-fashioned" dressed.

Teeny tines are a mix of quirky and modern.

I have one SD sized "goth" girl, but she's part of the Victorian family - so she's in Victorian Goth (or what I think a Victorian girl might have dressed in if "goth" were a thing then (basic Victorian girl but in black, purple, and touches of red).

If i have a staple, it's Victorian style little girls dresses made from second hand cotton button down mens shirts. Each of the girls in the Victorian family has a signature colour they prefer to be dressed in but there are exeptions (Edith gravitates toward red, but her Renaissance Princess costume is green, Nesta's preference is dark reds and burgundies but her velvet bustle gown is dark green and black with red silk trim) Nerttle likes pink but I'm not fond of pastel pin so I try to veer toward lilac instead). Hannah's a tomboy who resents having to wear dresses/skirts but is pretty much stuck with them given the Victorian setting. She tends towards plainer styles of dresses. Wile her signatre colour is dark blue (with red accents), she has a fondness for beige checked pinafores because they don't show the dirt if she's climbing trees or gettign up to other potentially messyt activities with the boys.

My boys are very much the "poor-relations" when it comes to clothing options because I prefer sewing girl clothes oversewing boy clothes so seldom get aorund to sewing for the boys.

I'm a very loud dresser (mixes of vibrant colours) and live in shorts, T-shirts and Crocs, year round (unless takign part in a costume event such as a historical reenactment) I have one boy who dresses like me, but it wasn't a deliberate choice on my part - he's one of my (few) modern dressed dolls and the first time I shared a picture of him, someone commented that he was dressed like me:


Teddy

 

I mostly do typical "trendy" casual clothes, plus I'm working on having one medieval or Renaissance outfit for each of my dolls--which will take a while.

 

Depends on what World they're part of. I have 3 Worlds and own dolls from each of them. I sew the majority of clothes for my boys. Since all I have are male dolls, none of them dress like me (female). I don't cross-dress any of my guys because none of them would dress in that way and I don't like the aesthetic. I'm also not counting stuff that is unisex like jeans and t-shirts.

Big Mystic Smoke is modern day Southern Ontario so the guys from that World wear modern clothes. Most of their stuff is also what I've purchased as opposed to made as I can't be bothered for the most part to sew modern stuff when it's so readily available and frequently not all that expensive. This is also the smallest group of dolls (11 total covering all three size categories).

The Dream Time is a sci-fi/fantasy world in the far future and is almost entirely created species of mine. 99% of their clothes is made by me and is culturally specific to each different species. Usually that means the style of a particular species is something I've mashed-up from various cultural styles of earth (the sleeves of a kimono on an East Indian jacket with pants from Victorian England for example). This is the mid sized group in my collection (12 total) with most being MSD but also an SD and 2 tinies.

Divine Worship is a very ancient past when gods freely walked the world (and I've never specified just what world that is). This is my largest group of dolls (62 total; tiny to SD). I sew almost all of their clothes and it's generally all some flavour of ancient Asian styling with some sticking to military uniforms (which I've purchased).

 

As far as what I am gravitating towards I am loving the obsessively cute chibi type looking dolls with big eyes and full lips because they look like me. I am also wanting to branch Into the more animalistic/monster type hybrid dolls because some of them are rather cute.

 

Definitely very consistently alternative! I usually find some way for my dolls to be visual kei or gothic!

 

I kind of gravitate towards emo/scene subcultures for my doll styling!!

 

My boys are character dolls who have a very ... limited wardrobe in their series canon, so I sort of go from that and then think which kind of modern clothes I can see them wearing. And sometimes also what I think would look nice and/or cute on them, even if they might only wear that in an alternative universe setting, haha. But almost everything is modern.
Haruka has a lot of tenshi kaiwai fashion or similar and primarily light colors, a lot of white and blues. I do like to give him some ... spicy and not neccesarily masculine clothes as well sometimes. Fuuta has the blacks and dark grays with the occasional red and a lot of techwear or sort of sporty fashion.
Oh, and they also have a lot of bunny and cat thematic going on.

 

Soft, simple styles in ivories and browns and taupes, dusty greys/pinks/pastel greens. Maybe touches of Mori here and there, one girl in a 30's style, one in an evening gown. One Pierrot in black and white ( My DC Colin), one Pierrette in midnight blue velvet and gold ( the DollsTown Seol-a 7 in my pic)

 

I have 2 dolls now, a man and a woman, and thinking of getting one more adult and one little kid. They wear modern casual. Man - jeans, t-shirt, sneakers, hoodie. Woman has skirts with ruffles, knitted and crocheted outfits. Both have unusual number of crocheted sun hats, just because I like small projects like that. I do some stuff for my baby grandson, then use the scraps for the dolls. Or the other way round - test an idea on dolls and then do it for baby. But those clothes in general are something that anybody could sit in a cafe, do their projects on their laptops and just blend in. And then the same dolls have their modelling/acting outfits that can be anything my fantasy is capable of. Right now I have a halfway done 1950ies Breakfast in Tiffany style outfit for the woman, real linen crochet flare skirt, hat, amber bead decorations, little black dress as a base for that; all materials and patterns ready to go for a Versailles style outfits for both (just need to set up my sewing machine); thinking about and have some details for Egypt Pharaoh man and woman outfits. And I need to make a long red dress for her. Because red dresses look good on landscape photos.

 

I remember my mom described all my dolls wardrobes as going to a fancy party every day...

 

I like alternative styles such as goth and punk and subcultures within those subcultures like jirai, gothic lolita and bondage. Lots of black with white, purple and red accents. I prefer to dress boys in femme leaning outfits.

This styling mostly has to do with my doll's character being into that type of thing, but I wouldn't mind having a cutesy doll too! I have plans for another boy who is more about frills and lingerie in white and shades of pastels.

 

Interesting how so many of us are goth enthusiasts

The short answer to the question is: I style my dolls according to how I envision my OCs in their respective stories.

I have two dolls in planning and their story is best described as The Devil Wears Prada but make it enemies to lovers

My goth OC's style is what I'd like to call "dark chic". Her wardrobe is classy, timeless, and feminine. My blonde OC in contrast, loves the flair of androgyny, and she enjoys trendy and statement pieces in bright colours.

Now if I were to talk about my fantasy OCs, many of them would need custom armour. Buying armour is an impossible feat, and if I ever want to shell those OCs, I better learn to sculpt the pieces.

 

Most of my dolls wear lolita fashion. I used to wear it, until I realized I like to look at it more than putting it on (too many layers for me!). So now I've passed it onto them. I like to make replicas of dresses I used to own, so mostly Baby, the stars shine bright. I do have a couple other outfits planned, but they do still lean towards a frilly and feminine style. I don't plan to buy any dolls or make outfits that don't fit that aesthetic at this point, but could change my mind in the future.

 

I like to dress up my dolls in casual tomboyish or punk clothes, which unfortunately can be a bit hard to find for smaller 1/6 scale girl body dolls

 

I used to go for gothiclolita and mori girl fashion, but recently I'm liking athleisure and casual cozy separates. I have ONE guy who wears a suit, my darling Volks Heath. Of my only other boys one dresses as a girl, one doesn't fit anything (Dollpamm Seravie) and is currently hanging out in a bra-top and lacy bloomers. Otherwise I just have girls.

 

Most of them are in street casual wear, urban. Oversized shirts, long shorts or joggers, boots, or converse, a touch of bling, is how they are usually dressed. I would say their clothing is fairly unisex, it could be worn by both genders.

I don't really gravitate towards anything regional although the dolls wear more long sleeves then I do as I live in a warmer area, but I like the look of long sleeves. If I was to stear their clothing toward a fantasy element, I would like to add a touch of post apocalyptic mixed with goth elements depending on the character.

I do make the same style of clothing for all of them. I like them to fit together in the same world. I do dress pretty much the same as their everyday wear. I like to add a bit of jewelry to them, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, hair decoration, something that is completely theirs and becomes a signature staple of their wardrobe.

 

I wear Lolita so naturally, I've collected a small bit of EGL wear for my dolls! In fact, I'd love to match coords with my dolls one day ;u;
I would also like to dress some of them in casual styles as well as edgier mature looks depending on the character. One of my girls would look so good in otome or mori kei!

Right now I have all girls who dress in feminine clothing but would love to explore more masculine looks too-either with them or with a future male doll.

I have a couple excuses for trying a ton of different styles! I do the same for myself and fashion is a big interest of mine as well as what I am working towaeds career wise. Additionally all my ocs are part of a fashion centered story that I've loosely thought about. Some are designers, some are models/influencers! I don't need these reasons to dress them up, but it's fun to feel immersed!