/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9233976
>>9234110
>>9234140

tfw this is me, I think the only time I've gotten a compliment from a stranger was when I was wearing a long pink wig and blue circle lenses+makeup to match (so, kind of ott). Usually my dad will say it to me but come on, he's my father. My mom wont say it to me, any time she sees me she only comments on my weight despite the fact that I've gone down from a size 17 to a size 11. The ladies at church sometimes say it to me but come onn, those ladies are made of sugar and I don't think it counts.

When I go out and see someone who looks good I make sure to tell them, precisely because I know how bad it feels to not have anyone comment on your appearance. Seeing their face light up makes my day and it makes me hope that some day I'll light up like that too.

crap, that made me tear up and I can't even cry because I just did my eyeliner. h e c k

>>8514386
2/3

>>8206404
I think Facebook groups gave the online community a very different feeling, and one that honesty makes me not want to be a part of it. I mean, fair, there was always the odd bit of drama over on LJ, but since it was separate from FB I guess it wasn't in my face all the time. The LJ format is great for the EGL community, and it's a shame it's seen as outdated. I loved the idea of knowing people by their screen names, and being able to talk to people without actually showing your face, or indeed, your Facebook profile.

With the fashion itself, I've stopped posting outfit posts online. I made myself feel horribly inferior because my coords weren't OTT enough to get notes or likes or comments or whatever. I started thinking that I looked bad because I wasn't wearing every accessory I owned at once, and didn't care much for convention fads. I've started to enjoy the fashion a lot more by engaging with the community less. I want to start wearing much more old-school stuff, without feeling under pressure to adhere to meetup themes, and instead just meeting up with a few people I'm actually friends with who wear it. I guess I'm getting crotchety at the ripe old age of my early twenties and I just have very little interest in meetups with people I don't know, regardless of how many photos are taken or how fancy tea is. It's sort of funny because I've started going to cons and doing Lolita Fashion talks, which is a fairly sociable thing to do, and even introducing new girls to the comm. Idk man.