/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I'm coming to terms with the fact that my lolita mentor from when I first started held me back in a lot of ways.

>"Black and white is terrible color combination"
>"Anon, old-school is really ita"
>"Why would you buy a brand dress if it didn't have a print?"
>"*peignoirs, creepy cute, giant sceptors, OTT everything etc* is/are really cool. We should hop on it"
>"*blank item/look* can't really be pulled off well, so I wouldn't try it"

Don't get me wrong, she helped me a lot and is a great friend/lolita, but we never truly shared the same tastes at all. I know she only had my interests at heart, so I followed her lead for a long time when it would've been much better for me to do things my own way. Now that we aren't in the same comm anymore, my wardrobe is filled with the things I like (old-school and retro-inspired lolita) and I get compliments on my look and closet pretty frequently. I really do love her to death, but I really wish I hadn't listened when she discouraged my own growth in the fashion.