/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>ASL?
23/F/TX, USA

>Lolita? Cosplay? You tell us.
Just started cosplaying this year and I'm leaning into lolita and aristocratic style. Planning to get some lolita clothes this Christmas.

>Fav brands, substyles, anime, cosplay, etc.
Brands: I'd say Alice and the Pirates, Victorian Maiden, and BSSB. Dear Celine has some nice coats. Offbrand can be good every once in a while.

Substyles: New to this, so I'm all over the place. Classic, Casual, Hime, Country, Military lolita. Really leaning towards Classic and Hime style. Also, love the Aristocrat style and Mori Girl looks good too.

Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist, Trigun, Golden Kamuy, Berserk, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Tokyo Revengers, Vampire Knight, Ouran High School Host Club, Demon Slayer, various old school anime, magical girl anime with dark themes

Cosplay: Recently cosplayed as 2B (white ver.) from Nier: Automata this year. I'll mostly be cosplaying as video game characters than anime.

>Other hobbies and interests?
Concept Art (Both 3D and 2D), coding, video games (mostly Nintendo, Retro, JRPGs, and Japanese-Only games), writing short stories about fantasy and mysteries, reading manga and classic novels, cooking, cycling, collecting pins and old video game/anime merchandise.

>What are you looking for?
Penpals? Friends? Lolita mentor? I would love to meet an experienced lolita who can give me advice about where to shop, prices and sales, and bounce back good coord inspirations.

>Not looking for?
Romance or relationships, most men (cosplaying males are alright) e-girls or e-boys, minors (20 and under), degenerates, coomers, or weirdos, genderspecials and pronoun people, activists, political discussion (both right and left), drama.

>Contact info?
stardustbonbon@protonmail.com

>Anything else we should know?
I'm black, but for the love of God, don't treat me like a "poor little minority" or give me headpats because of my skin color. It's patronizing as hell.