/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

My partner was initially really awkward about it and didn’t like it at all, associating it with obnoxious weebs or trying to look like an anime/Japanese girl. In particular, they got hung up on one of my dresses, an IW sailor collar dress, thinking it was a schoolgirl look. I tried showing childhood photos of myself as well as old pictures of my grandmother wearing European sailor dresses to persuade them it was not a frilly attempt at looking like a Japanese school girl at age 20+ (which they, rightfully so, found pretty creepy).

A few years have passed and they have gotten around warming up to the fashion in general. I really love dressing up in lolita on our dates now. I never put as much effort into looking good on a regular date before, and it makes me feel put together and pretty and precious. My partner is pretty strong (and you can tell) so I feel safe walking with them, too. They are really good at giving me the kinds of compliments I like to hear wearing it, too.

They still HATE sailor collar dresses on adults with a fiery passion (even if they don’t remotely look like the blue/white pleated two-piece) and I wish they would relax a bit about it. It is a great source of nostalgia for me and I would love to own one (I had to let the last one go bc change in bust size). Pic related but not from my family.