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Gloomy Coquette is a more melancholic interpretation of the Coquette/Dollette aesthetic, with a more muted color palette and a greater emphasis on vintage suburbia, rather than the more modern luxury that can be associated with Dollette. This aesthetic originated on Tiktok in the 2020s and is largely inspired by 2010s Tumblr aesthetics, such as Morute and Delicate Sweet.
History[]
The entirety of this aesthetic is a substyle of the Coquette trend on TikTok in the 2020s. Coquette (called Dollette on this Wiki for clear page delineation) on TikTok is a revival of the Nymphet culture from mid-2010s Tumblr, albeit with less Americana motifs and almost no sexuality. The main aesthetic utilizes pink, ribbon, and frilly clothing to communicate a hyper-feminine aesthetic, with this substyle continuing this.
Users looked towards photographs from photographers that were prominent in 2010s Tumblr, such as Jess Woods and other Morute imagery, and applied filters over them.
Visuals[]
The most common image in Gloomy Coquette is made by taking girly images and adding a desaturated gray filter, which makes the photo look almost like an overcast day or faded from a vintage photograph. This allows users to add a gloomy feel to an otherwise innocuous image, such as that of a cute house or roses.
As this is an aesthetic relating to girlhood, young women are often the most common photo subject. Their faces are often obscured in some way, such as with long hair, which increases the melancholy mystery of the aesthetic. They are often conventionally delicate, such as with having pale skin, thin limbs, etc. (See the criticism section of Dollette for more discussion.)
In the setting of photos, there are always vintage architectural and interior design elements. This can lean either cute or Gothic, with examples including ornate Victorian cottages, Gothic churches, and 1950s suburban houses.
Images related to Christianity, such as rosaries, crucifixes, churches, angels, etc. also play heavily into the aesthetic.
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