/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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This anon >>9965934 has already said almost exactly what I wanted to in terms of style. The demographic seems to have changed a huge amount too. It's hard to say this without sounding like an "elitist" or special snowflake, but you can just tell when someone isn't even vaguely alternative or fashionable and only likes lolita because it's a "kawaii trendy Nipponese harajuku" or attention grabbing. You know easily over half of those people would never touch any kind of non-weeby or sanitized altfashion and even less would accept any of the values that came with it. Everything seems to be streamlined to be as clean, pretty, and "palatable" as possible while simultaneously being harder to wear daily. Everything but the gothiest goth has lost all of it's edge. A huge part of it generational I know, but it takes two seconds to the see the difference between early GLB and modern brand ads use of models, poses, and airbrushing. I'm not saying it's even vaguely normie approved, but it does feel like almost everything that made it alternative fashion has been taken away except for the poof and cuteness. I still love Meta, some IW, and gothic brands, but I can't even get into Baby's classical series.

Getting on topic, honestly I think the best time to be an old school western lolita would be when OTT sweet was queen. Brand was much easier to come by compared to the early 2000s and all the pieces I liked were considered "boring, plain, or borderline ita." In other words there was way less competition, prices were down, and there were just way less people who knew about the fashion in general. Also thinking about it the same way you would antique clothing, every year that passes the less pristine or even wearable lolita items will be left. Even if the revival trend dies quickly the prices are only going to go up from here.

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