/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10023433
JOIN THE SERVER AND YOU CAN BE THE CABBAGE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE

>>7639917
Part of why it's such a big deal is Otakon doesn't announce panels until way too close to the con for the lolita community to actually put together a fashion show.

So the designers that want to participate spend months designing and creating pieces (not to mention a hefty amount of money) on the off chance that Otakon will say yes. It was a thing multiple years running. Then early last year the staff asked for feedback, the lolita community figured it was a go... so designers made pieces, found models, everything was planned out, the panel was put in, and Otakon rejected it, so everyone was (understandably) really upset. Otakon gave some reasons about it being their 20-year anniversary and stuff, ok, fine.

But then to have it rejected again this year is kinda like "well, does the con just not want it?". I mean, half the panels out there are kids with power points they did in a couple of hours. This is something that takes months to put together, and probably 30-60 people involved in it. So, it's really frustrating to the people trying to do the panel to put in all this work and get told no, and no reason.

I'm not involved, mind you, I'm just friends with some of them, and it's really sad how hard they all work on this, and how much time they end up wasting, just to be told no with no real reason other than "whatever, didn't think it was as interesting as other things".

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