So do you want to be visual kei? Good.... But what's visual kei anyways? I am not going to write the whole history. If you are really into this you will find it yourself. Here I will focus on how to dress the part.
1) CHOOSE YOUR SUBGENRE! I have written them on my blog as well so you can check them easily.There are so many of them....Kote kote kei , Nagoya kei chooce what you like. Personally if you like more than one subgenre you can always be for example Nagoya kei one day and Kurofuku the next. At least I do so.....
2) DON'T CHANGE OVERNIGHT! Yeah I know that you really want to do it but do it slowly.... If you try it by the time you saw it you are going to do it wrong. I am 100% sure about that. This applies to every fashion out there. People may say that you are a poser. You don't want this , do you? Try to find clothes in your wardrobe which can be considered "visual kei".
3)WHAT COULD YOU USE TO BE VISUAL KEI?
- Chains
- Bracelets
- Some punk trousers
- Leather jackets (and leather in general why not? Don't overdo it tho...)
- Studs
- Spikes
- Victorian inspired dresses (could be used for the subgenre Tanbi Kei for example)
- Kimono(for the subgenre Angrua Kei )
- Platform boots
- Other items as well.Use your imagination
4)LOOK AT YOUR FAVORITE V-K ARTISTS! I don't say copy them. Copying someone else it's good only when you are cosplaying. You can also google "visual kei clothing" , "visual kei hair" etc etc. You can find plenty of stuff online. Also you can buy magazines like Cure, Kera and Shoxx.
Next post will be about hair....
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