/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>Buy lovely OP second hand
>wear it for the first time and of course I put a stain on it
>no biggie, I'll let it soak in oxyclean that will fix it
>soak the stain
>go take a look after 30 min
>the dress has bright red print elements, of course it was bleeding out
>panic
>try scrub the dye stains out, say my prayers and put it in the washing machine with 2 color catcher sheets and oxy clean, can't get worse
>take it out
>dress looks like new, all the stains are gone

All hail color catcher sheets

My first trip to Japan is coming up soon and shopping for Lolitain Tokyo is on my to do list. Brandstore locations are easy to find out, but are there other recommendations you gulls have? Second hand stores are my priority as well as stores with loliable clothes with a cheaper price tag

>socially inept person
>living in a city for a few years and haven't made any friends
>lolita but to shy to wear it
>event comes up, decide to get my shit together and dress up
>plan out coord
>need a necklace that matches the theme or coord won't work
>mfw I find a perfect necklace 2 weeks before the event and arrives in time
>mfw I actually like my coord, not perfect but I'm really happy with it.
>event comes up, bf intvited a colleague to come with us
>he's an incredibly nice person, we get along well
>have an awesome day

I may have made a friend. If photos are turning out well now, this would make it perfect.

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This is probably way too sappy and feelsy for cgl but thank you anon for linking these. It was what I think I was really looking for so for once these threads were a success.

>>8984917
This makes me so happy to hear. I thought i'd have to be strictly offbrand save for the occasional Mullberry/Peppermint Fox release

This might be a bit too sappy for cgl but it's feels so

cgl has honestly helped improve my life for the better over the last year or so
>lost 15 pounds thanks to gull suggestions (I'm still a fattychan but I'm at the half way point now to normal weight range)
>Can actually start fitting into things
>Taking more care in my appearance thanks to otome, coord help, and lolita threads
>Getting clothing that actually makes me happy and fits
>Becoming more organized thanks to the cgl apps thread and room threads

This board can have some salty bitches on it sometimes but honestly? I've never felt more happy with myself. I wouldn't be improving myself as much as I am now if it weren't for here.