/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10091061
well does otome-kei exist in japan, yes or no? if it doesn't exist in japan, then it doesn't matter what she was going for because westerners define ETC style as "otome kei" regardless of intent. the western vs eastern interpretation of japanese fashion isn't new to otome. fairy kei is entirely a western invention that loosely came from style worn by the shopgirls of spank!, the western version of fairy kei with printed leggings, tutus, princess wands and decora accessories never existed in japan.

when we have causal lolita threads on here, ETC doesn't get posted much, because what we define as "casual lolita" is pretty strictly skirts and cutsews, or JSKs and boleros of already existing lolita dreses. when we want casual lolita inspiration we want ideas on how to dress down something like sugary carnival or milky planet, posting photos of ETC dresses doesn't fit that bill because its not a brand popular in the western community.

either way its clear that there is some crossover with ETC/Leur Getter/MILK/Jane Marple in the Lolita world, its still sometime separate and deserves its own thread, and maybe even substle.

cgl had no issues trending uchuu-kei for months, and almost made a seperate style made offer some mean memes from japanese twitter. why is otome kei such a hot button issue?