Mori Kei Style - The VFG Fashion Parade for the week of September 28th

carla rey

VFG Member
Mori Kei Style

Mori Kei emerged as a Tokyo street style and sub-cultural movement around 2007. Translating to Forest Dweller, Mori Kei is having a resurgence in popularity thanks to the recent Cottagecore trend - another back to nature fashion and lifestyle movement with a shared ethos of DIY and sustainability. While both have roots in the 1970s Prairie Revival fashions of Gunne Sax, Laura Ashley and the like, mori subscribes to a far more whimsical and imaginative aesthetic.

Like many Japanese street fashion styles, mori is incredibly intricate and detailed, blending eras and elements to create an entirely new and unique fashion genre. Inspired by nature, mori fashion favors neutral and earth tones. The look is loose, modest, and features layer upon layer of natural materials - both rugged and delicate - to create a soft, organic, forest dweller with a hint of storybook look.

Vintage is a key component in mori dressing, as its inherent one-of-a-kind and eco-sensitive qualities embody the expression of individuality and sustainability at mori's core. So, whether you're seeking an Edwardian petticoat, a chunky hand-knit sweater, worn leather boots or beyond to create or complete your mori look, VFG members have you covered.
 
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Some pattern suggestions to create your own Mori Kei style items:
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1950s Mary Maxim sweater & cap pattern No. 487 Sun Valley

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1970s culottes and waistcoat pattern Marie Claire Patron de Paris 8748

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1970s overalls or jumper dress pattern McCalls 5343

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1970s coat pattern Patron Modèle 5684

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1980s cape pattern Burda 5197
 
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Coming to Less Than Perfect this week this super soft fur hat:

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or, worn turned the other way, which would keep the back of the neck warm:

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