/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Looking to buy a bunch of AP postcards and such.

I feel the same, especially now that I'm able to wear the fashion it all feels different. However, I try to focus on the moment I feel happiest, when I first put on the dress with a poofy petticoat, no make-up or hairstyle done yet, and I just sit in my bedroom and look at my books and flowers and all the little things I've done to make my life that bit sweeter. That moment makes it worth it to me, so I haven't felt like giving up yet.

I think you should continue to try and live the lifestyle again! It's a constant effort now that we've grown up, but one that I think is possible if you set aside how other people will think of you and whatnot. The thing that has always inspired me the most since the days that I could only google 'lolita' and get kamikaze girl screenshots, has been Novala's poems, specifically this part:

'Loafers could never become maidens.
Sew frills onto the hem of your heart!
Put a tiara on top of your soul!
Have pride.'

That said, I would really love a revival of the lifestyle aspect! I have always considered lolita a subculture, I feel like it shifting into 'just a fashion' is only here in the west, as a defense against accusations and the like. I've been trying to start my own lifestyle-y blog, but I have multiple fashion interests outside of lolita, especially now that it's changed a lot, so I talk about those also (if not more at the moment). I encourage you to try it out yourself though!