/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

> Don't go on /cgl/ in over a year
> Finally self confident enough to start working on a cosplay again
> Visit /cgl/ for posting in progress threads
> Oh look, everyone's doing that one cosplay I'm working on
> Oh hey, I'm a land-whale according to /cgl/ because I'm not ~kawii ana/mia desu~
> mfw I hardly have the energy to do my cosplay anymore

So, ah...
Exactly how wrong is it to buy cheap lolita dresses online? I've kind of wanted to get into lolita for a while, but I am horribly broke most of the time, and as such I can't afford the more expensive ones...
You guys seem to be kind of snobs about it, so now I'm kind of scared to look into it...

As such, my question is this: if I'm only looking into lolita as a fashion choice, perhaps only to wear at cons or when no one is looking, not some kind of weeaboo lifestyle choice, will people beat me up or something over the ownership of a lower-quality, let's say, milanoo sort of dress?