/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10689971
frankly, the first 2 times i wore jfashion outside, i had to take a shot to build up the confidence. starting off wearing it with a friend (wearing jfashion or not) instead of completely alone makes for a much easier transition. smiling a lot makes you look less like a nervous weirdo and more like someone confident in their own skin. once you begin getting compliments and questions by people who appreciate the style, it gets easier. you'll realize that most attention and comments are positive.

>>10689946
does reddit have a lolita sales sub?

>>10689952
unlikely. the reason a lot of people go with taobao in the first place is that they need sizes bigger than brand

>>10689944
Can't help you with times but you should definitely soak the items seperately to be on the safe side

>>10689971
I told myself that people weren't looking at *me* per se but were looking at *my clothes* instead which helped. Plus, even my first time wearing it out I got compliments. Maybe try wearing super casual stuff for a while and work upwards to fuller coords?

>>10690018
r/lolita has a monthly "Buy/Sell/Trade" thread that's really just a bad RSS feed for Lacemarket and WTB dump

>>10689971
Wear it out to weeby places like cons or Round 1 first, just to gain confidence. It gets easier as you wear it more often becase your brain gets tricked into thinking it's your normie clothing. Also a lot of people will compliment you, so actively remember those compliments.

Also helps to have friends who dress bizarrely or in alt fashiom that stands out. A friend of mine wears hentai shirts and does nothing to hide the print. You get used to the stares by being next to them, you learn to deflect negativity because you wanna support them, and you remember the compliments more because you're not the one under scrutiny. All of which are needed in lolita

>>10690077
To add to this - if you can get away from your home base and be somewhere very public, like busy public transport, city centres, museums - these are great places to be in lolita, because you can essentially say to yourself you’re never ever going to see any of these people again, so who cares what they think? Also one of the blessings of rona is that you can wear a face mask wherever you want and not look weird - this might help you feel less nervous too (I love wearing my mask whenever I’m wearing lolita alone)

Are there taobao brands with decent quality that make solid/plain casual lolita dresses like this?
I missed the pre order for it. Looking for cute pieces that i can not worry about it getting messed up.(and i dont think bodyline is that cute)

Does anyone have experience with removing pit stains/yellowing? I recently got a white cutsew with faint armpit yellowing that wasn't disclosed by the seller. It was fairly cheap so I'm willing to mess around with it, I just want to get those stains out if that's even possible.
The material is a poly/cotton mix.

>>10690118
have you washed it yet

>>10690118
I've definitely been able to lighten pit stains with baking soda and such. Just google for a recipe, it should work.

>>10690118
>>10690132
Seconding the baking soda only I add white vinegar to it, let it sit, then scrub gently with a toothbrush.
Works well on my colors and removes those pesky dark stains but I've never tried it on whites.
For yellowing on whites I use one of those oxiclean gel stain remover sticks.

>>10690118
I received a blouse with heavy yellowing and managed to get it all out by soaking it in oxyclean for a couple of hours. Make sure to agitate it and stir it around every so often.

>>10687736
Emi arisaka makes great music!

Has anybody received Kaneko's Book of Mushrooms in the mail yet? How is it?

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>>10690342
Thanks everyone! I'll definitely try the baking soda.

>>10690129
Yeah, the yellowing is still there though

Why do so many lolitas seem to have chronic illnesses? Is it some kind of trend for teens to fake illnesses these days? Does the fashion just attracted people who are hyperaware of living every day like it's their last?

I actually also have a chronic illness (and not a very flattering one, so I tend not to share it) but I've never been in a community like this where it's so prevalent. Nearly all of my normie friends my age are in perfect health.

>>10690508
I agree. I also have a chronic illness that I don’t talk about publicly. I don’t like to talk about it because It’s just part of my life, it’s not something that I need to make part of my personality.
And that’s what it is, lolitas with no personality using their chronic illness as their “thing”.
I’m not saying they are faking it, I just don’t know why they insist on talking about it so much. This is a fashion community, I don’t need to know your laundry list of ailments or why it supposedly gives you a free pass to dress poorly.

>>10690508
Because love lolita and aristocrat can hide medical devices and/or make you feel pretty.

>>10690508
Tbh I just think the kind of people that won't shut the fuck up about their chronic illnesses in tandem with the fashion just want attention/asspats and are drawn to lolita because it's attention grabbing.
I also have a chronic illness and massive very visible scars because of surgeries and never mention it unless asked since it's exhausting enough talking to my doctors, senpai, friends who constantly ask questions. I'm not ashamed of being chronically ill but it's not fucking fun and I'm not so devoid of personality that I need to make my diseases into some sort of bullshit quirk.

>>10690518
Ah, didn't realize senpai was the word filter for the short version of family but ok

What japanese brands make cute clubwear clothing?
I am small sized and western brands don’t fit right. Plus even if its zara, it’s a little too sexy and not cute enough. And also the quality is horrible

>>10690519
>>10690518
nice blog, cringy newfag.

What year was AATP founded as a sub-brand? I didn't see anything about it on the Wikipedia page for BTSSB

>>10689975
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>>10690087
thank you anons so much! this is all good advice- i think since i won't be at another con for a good while, i'll just bite the bullet and wear it with a slightly alternative friend to a mall sometime this week and psych myself up to get over the nervousness. gotta start at some point, so why not now?

>>10690536
2004

>>10690529
Ma*rs if you have the body for it. lol . I think Liz Liza would be cute but light colored stuff may not work depending on what kind of club you mean

>>10690508
Good question
I'm not exactly chronically ill myself but I do have mental health issues which also lots of lolitas seem to have.
I prefer not to talk about it publicly though, mostly because I feel like people might view me differently. I don't want anyone to judge me, nor do I want anyone to pity me or give me asspats for being so "brave" by not giving into the urge to off myself.

Is this fugly clolita shit? i can't tell anymore.
i just want some more casual sweet lolita shit with bunnies on it

>>10690531
Lmao why are you so triggered
You sound like you have mental health issues

>>10690570
wut lol i'm not triggered i think it's cute.

i'm asking if it's actually fugly and not cute. i've been browsing taobao for the past few hours and i think i melted my eyes and common sense

Has going on CGL always been sort of a taboo in the lolita community? Why exactly (any reasons aside from using 4chan and an assumption you post in ita threads?)
how likely are you to be shunned if you tell people you browse here?

>>10690573
nta but you replied to the wrong post lol

>>10690577
shit you're right my bad i'm gonna get off the internet i can't even see straight

>>10690562
Socks remind me of trucknutz . Taobao is for sinners

>>10690562
The bunny on the bib is ugly and the socks are disastrous.

>>10690574
Depends on the person. Anyone who actually browses here knows that it's fine, but anyone who thinks 4ch is ~the dark part of the internet~ will probably think you're a racist. When I don't know people, I usually just say something vague like "I saw a post online" or whatever.

>>10690562
sorry nonnie but it is indeed fugly clolita.

do you own any of the bunny ear cutsews from baby? they're perfect for casual

>>10690625
thanks nonny i see it now. the bunnies in the tit area were weird.
I don't, i'll try getting a cutsew! i did also want some decent non brand that i could fuck around town with and not worry about. will keep looking around

>>10690562
Forest Bunny or whatever that taobao cutsew brand would work much better as a casual filler piece. I'll link it later but dude that looks like bad clolita shit

Can you wash lolita in the same load as other clothes as long as it's in one of those mesh bags?

>>10690717
That's how I wash mine and in 10 years I've never had any issues

>>10690717
I mean lolita isn't magically different from every other piece of clothing just because a petticoat goes under it. Just pay attention to the fabric type.

>>10690777
nta but lolita is pretty notorious for having prints that bleed and you have to be careful with some lace and cotton so it doesn't melt/shrink
it's just good practice to be gentle with more expensive items of clothing in general since they tend to be more delicate than cheaper clothing.

Does anyone know where to get cotton/woven garment bags? I want to store some of my more delicate pieces in garment bags, my closet is getting pretty stuffed and I don't want the old/lighter colour pieces damaged by rubbing against other dresses. I used plastic/non woven garment bags already and I found it made my clothes smell musty (I wash everything, so it's a long term storage problem).

>>10690922
desu you should just learn to sew. it's not a complex shape. if you absolutely refuse to learn, maybe try etsy

Where can you get generic patterned socks? I'm looking for vertical stripes and diamonds. I know AatP does them but they're never in the colours I want.

>>10691009
anywhere??? just google the pattern you want?

>>10691010
Well maybe I'm having really bad luck because all I can find are either horizontal stripes /argyle (not what I'm looking for) and costume-y stockings.

>>10690922
Try a lingerie store

Hello, would to know if a huge knit cardigan necessarily ruin the silhouette of a coord?