/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Apologies for being an out-of-date oldfriend, it's been a long while since I've been involved in pastel fashions and it seems like a lot has evolved since then.
Back from what I remember, the type of pastel decora variation like pic related was considered fairy kei instead of decora at the time. Is that still the case? Or is it more a blend like "fairy kei-style decora" rather than just pure fairy kei?
Also, I remember back then some people believed that an outfit could only be fairy kei if it had some type of '80s or '90s nostalgia. Does that still hold true?
When I was traveling in Japan, a lot of stuff I thought to be fairy kei kept being called "fancy style," but from what I've seen online fancy and fairy are considered different by some.

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