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[liastrife.livejournal.com]

Hi everybody!

Okay, me and a couple friends are starting a band. (Yeah, I know, you've heard all this before. XD) I'm not here to plug us, I just have some questions I'd like to ask everybody because I think your opinions are important.

Right now we have three, perhaps four, band members, and we're working desperately on our image. Our keyboardist is a hardcore Dandy, and would like to be that way on stage. I'm a guitarist, and I'm Classic Loli, although I'd love to try some traditional Victorian clothing onstage. (With some modifications, of course, for flexibility.) Our other guitar player is a fan of Dandy as well, and our final member (another keyboardist) wants to be what she affectionately terms "pirate Dandy," as in Dandy with a 18th century look.

Now, my concerns.

1. Are we going to look like a complete and total rip-off of Malice Mizer with a Lolita (me) on guitar?

2. How do we make our three Dandies look different enough from each other so that we all stand out? If you think it's a bad idea, what do you suggest for one of our Dandies to make them still fit in with the Victorian-type image, but not blend in so much?

3. Will one Classic Lolita look okay with three Dandies?

4. Anything else I've overlooked?

Thanks for your help, everybody.

Comments

[paranoia9.livejournal.com]

1. Doubtful. Unless you gob on white makeup and black lipstick like he does. xD

2. Just make sure they're wearing mostly different colors and styled outfits. If they all wear all black they'll all look the same. Instead coordinate outfits for each. Like, for example, have one wear red prince pants and a nice ruffly shirt, another decked out in black aristocrat, and the last in a white gentlemans coat.

3. Of course. xD

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

XD Well, there will be no black lipstick involved, so yeah, I guess I don't have to worry about it. XDD I respect Mana very much as a businessman and as a composer, but, um, I do take issue with some of his style choices. ^^'

That's a really great suggestion with the style variations! I'll have to figure out who likes what a little more in-depth.

Thank you! :)

[paranoia9.livejournal.com]

Heh, agreed about Mana. xD

Good luck though, and be sure to post pictures and mp3s when you're ready. :)

[sorenlundi.livejournal.com]

To answer number 2:

There shouldn't be any problem with your 18th century style dandy looking like the other two; 18th cen. menswear and Victorian menswear look completely diferent. Perhaps for the other two one could dress more gothic and the other more colourful, like in bold plaids or something? It all depends on what they like; I don't think it should be too hard, especially if they're playing different instruments.

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

Plaids would be very cool. X33 I'll discuss that with them! 1st keyboardist will not budge from gothic Dandy, but our 2nd guitarist is so odd that he'll wear pretty much anything you throw on him, so hey! No problem, right? XD

Thanks for your suggestion!

[otonashii-rin.livejournal.com]

Im also in a band, who does a mix of english/japanese lyrics. Right now im slowly working on a complete Baby the stars shine bright outfit to wear. (Im vocals) It's easy to make three dandies look different but dont clash either! If you want to have a visual aspect to your band, you gotta do it right =) For our first live I really hope to wear a Sweet Lolita outfit from Baby! *rambles*

Classic loli would be nice with three dandies you could play alot off the visual aspect of that!

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's really cool! Band sisters! XDD I will also work towards a perfect stage outfit, although it's hard when you're getting started out to afford the clothes, isn't it? Maybe I'll just have to suck it up and sew! *laughs*

I wish you and your band the very best of luck! ♥

[ellorgast.livejournal.com]

First of all, props to you and your band!

1. From what I've seen of Malice Mizer, Mana didn't even look so much lolita as he did a very exaggerated lolita costume. I would not have even made the connection if you hadn't mentioned it, because unless you guys are combining your style with heavy Visual Kei elements, I don't see any similarity.

2. Blending together a little bit isn't a totally bad thing, as it could help unify your band. But that's all up to you. ^^ If you wanted to coordinate and yet look distinct, I would suggest three unique styles, but all in the same colors. Or, vice-versa--similar outfits, different colors. If you're really looking to distinguish each of them, I would say that you should establish a complete "look" for each one. Dress them as you would a character--is this person more of a youthful type, in prince pants and a deconstructed shirt, or more of a dignified type, in an elegant coat?

3. One classic lolita would look adorable with three dandies. You'll probably get a lot of attention as the distinct one, which isn't such a bad thing.

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you very much. X3

Yeah...we're incorporating parts of the visual style, but I think we really want to branch away from that and be more diverse with our musical style and our personal image as a band. We're closer to sort of a steampunk band than a visual band, honestly, when it boils right down to it. XD Thank you for that, though, hearing that from a few people really eases my mind. @_@

That's a GREAT idea. o_o' I'll talk to them about that right away! Really, we're going to have so much to talk about. XDDD I really like your idea, though. Thanks!

X33 I guess I would get some attention, but yeah, that's mostly okay. ^^' As long as I don't make a fool of myself in public, hehe. I'm always so tongue-tied around other people.

Thanks for all your comments. ^_^

[twigenstein.livejournal.com]

1. No. Your look doesn't sound like Mana's style at all.

2. Maybe the dandy boys can rotate styles with each other every few performances..aristocrat, ouji-sama, kodana, if that is ok with them. basically, if they are all wearing different clothes, they should stand out on their own, shouldn't they?

3. Sure.

4. Tell us your band name!

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

Oh, good, I'm glad. XD I was totally expecting "OMG LOLITA ON GUITAR WTF COPIERS D:"

Yeah, that's a good idea, too. I'll be sure to talk to them about that. ^_^

Our band name, TENTATIVELY, is Kakumei. That's the project name we're working under right now. It may very well change, though. ^^' Thanks for your interest!

[omgpretentious.livejournal.com]

Bands who care about their image suck.

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

That's nice, dear. :)

[lainnocence.livejournal.com]

Photos plox :D

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

X3 As soon as we get some, I will post them, I promise.

[miyu-sakura.livejournal.com]

Why not just develop the image and do what you want? Isn't music ostensibly about self-expression and not group consent?

[liastrife.livejournal.com]

We're kind of working on the "developing the image" part at the moment. @__@

[deadshallrise.livejournal.com]

Wow....even Voltaire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire_%28musician%29) would laugh at that shit.