ribbons, practicality yet still girlish and unique to the individual flare, colors. jewelry.

the big thing is thematic coherence
mami's thing is being a gunner, so she's stylized around that
classic beret, the gunner's outfit
the gunner's outfit provides visual design motifs and a structure that is modified to include the appropriate skirt and frills
it honestly depends on the girl and her wish
but yeah, i think that could work well

Kyouko's was supposed to be priest/nun-ish but I think it got lost somewhere between the sleeveless coat and the zetai ryouiki

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/5c/c5/5a/5cc55a5470a95c33bb15cced3edbfa1b.jpg napoleonic musketman!
that's not exactly Mami though
she ... gives me more of a traditional german folk outfit vibe really
Mami is a europhile, it is known.
(also these guys are more officers so i guess they don't have the beret, they have something fancier)

Mami's aesthetic seems to resemble presents and sweets. Gaudy decorations.
Decorations is kinda fitting
...Fancy hat mahou when
She's a bit of a showoff

TRICORN MEGUCA WHERE
Nekosensei - Today at 10:47 PM
need more ballerina megucas >.>
All Witches' Night - Today at 10:54 PM
I think the 4th movie will satisfy calls for ballet, if the concept movie is anything to go by.
Nekosensei - Today at 10:55 PM
indeed indeed :heart: :sparkling_heart: :heart:
the nice thing about ballerina meguca (and princess tutu) is that it takes a feminine approach to things and totally owns it
which is a nice dimension to have
you need "girly things can be super awesome" as well as "girls can obtain awesome by doing non-stereotypically-girly things" and a lot of 'strong female protagonist!11' stuff only does the latter
Taba - Today at 10:58 PM
it's why madoka and junko work together so well
Adj - Today at 10:59 PM
I think the most common mistake people make about "strong female protagonists" is interpreting "strong" wrong. It's meant as in "strong character" not "muscular woman"
Nekosensei - Today at 11:00 PM
yeah good compelling protagonists suffer the agony of wretched, bitter defeat :b
strong character as in well developed, not strong character as in powerful
it's boring if every single female character has to be a beacon of virtue and might