/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Haven't seen one of these in a few months. Let's discuss blogging! Post ideas, topics, pictures, your favourite blogs, or link to your own blog.

Lolita Blog Listing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yO9r--waeN1UbKJJM92uJPu4mmTm0jU4I5eTnuqeUDg/edit?usp=sharing

Several years ago, I accidently stumbled upon the fashion and philosophy of my dreams. I was always a romantic person with a head full of fairytale-like thoughts, so it was love at first sight. I would spend my time before bed every night checking blogs updates, pining over beautiful clothes, and envisioning my life dappled in dewdrops and star shine and sweetened with honey. I was rarely able to wear the clothes, but that didn’t matter to me because I still had the lifestyle even if I couldn’t wear my dresses. It was everything I could have asked for.

Fast forward to now, and I find myself falling out of love with Lolita. The clothes look different now, people have stopped blogging, EGL is dead, and the lifestyle ideals are forgotten. I found part of the problem was that the style had changed so much from what I liked about it originally. I changed my wardrobe to an older look, and it helped, but something was still missing. I now realize that the lifestyle meant so much to me that without it, my love for the clothes suffers. Yet I can’t seem to get myself living such a romantic and fairy tale inspired way of life again. Without the inspiration from lifestyle blogs and everyone’s romantic culture musings to guide me, and having gotten older and having more responsibilities, I find that I feel silly and think maybe I don’t have time for self-indulgence and refinement anymore. I’m at a loss.

Is it time for me to move on from the fashion, or should I keep trying to start living the lifestyle again? Is there anyone who feels the same? Do you want to see a revival in the lifestyle aspect? Do you feel Lolita is truly a subculture without its own lifestyle ideals to guide the people in it? Were there any bloggers who inspired you, or any posts on EGL that stuck with you? Any memories of the past you would like to share?

http://mossmarchen.tumblr.com/ is lovely for classic Lolita and sometimes has a mori feeling

Picture not related, I just loved Skye's dresser.