to stick to the true goal of this topic of styles that seemingly have never been worn (at least commonly), i half-jokingly nominate … (late) 60s! no one’s surprised.
yes, of course, we will always have our showa kayou kei bands (as redundant and/or fleeting as some can be), but that really tends to the uniform side of things, and just isn’t as specific in era as one (i) would want! that’s a huuuge chunk of time that bands really only spend one or two decades focusing on.
i think this is an untapped resource, but perhaps for good reason– the ‘western’ silhouette in this regard is NOT the most easy to work with! i still would love to see even just one exploration into this through the lens of visual kei. if you asked me right now what that would even look like, i’d struggle, 100%. but still …
do i even need to mention i am placing the emphasis on women’s fashion? mod it up, bandmen, wear the damn miniskirt. nor do i want that みゆき族 bs again … boooring.