/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9953898

The problem is exactly what you described -- you started with a dress and then apparently chucked random things at it for no reason. Lolita has like ten or twenty themes, some of which clash with each other. You gotta put a little more thought into what's supposed to be on a lolita dress, don't just throw bows, ribbons, apron, sailor collar, kitchen sinks and other things at it without thinking it through, otherwise it looks like a confused mashup.

So far as problems go, other anons are right as well -- your sewing seems sloppy as heck. Slow down and pay attention. What's with all the sewing lines being crooked, does your machine need servicing? Don't skip pressing hems and seams, it shows. Interface the collar.

If you really need help with this, maybe get a good sewing book like Reader's Digest and go through it step by step.

Don't skip steps. Lolita is where your homemade dress will go to a teaparty next to a $300 burando factory-made perfection. You want to look as perfect as possibly and not like the strange country bumpkin cousin.