/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I am the original anon that asked about the Maiko thing, I didn't know this would cause some mild discussion.
It's fair if you don't like profession inspired coords, that makes sense. But it's not offensive or anything, most nurses wouldn't care about nurselitas because it's not fetishizing their profession. But I can understand someone thinking it would make "light" of it.
The same could be said about Maiko and Geiko. As long as you don't go out of your way to disrespect and make fun of it, they wouldn't be offended. There's a lot of Maiko Henshin/dress up houses in Japan , and they encourage gaijin tourists to do it too. I am currently doing research in kimono and unless they are a expert, they don't much about kimono iconography and such, that include Maiko (even japanese people can confuse dressed up tourists as real Maiko), so it's not as if it's a "off limits/sacred ground" or anything like that.

I believe it's more a problem of translating it to lolita, since maiko's kanzashi are usually used with nihongami (traditional japanese hairstyles), but I think you can work through some limitations like that if you try, like in this makeup advert, for example. It's Maiko inspired, but simplified, and super cute imo. It would look great in a way coord with sweet themes (like with a wagashi print!)

Sorry for this word salad, I hope I made sense cause I'm ESL and kinda tired at the moment

Also jannies why the fuck have I been banned "for abuse" since I just post lolita shit