/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Does anyone know where to find scans/reviews of previous Tulle volumes? I wonder if it's worth it to buy vol. 4. This seems to be the only Japanese lolita magazine that's here to stay.

>>10061557
Other thread isn't even dead yet and Japanese brands are being talked about in that thread too.

Do you think I could dye pic related grey or would it look fucked up because the lace might get a different colour than the main fabric?

>>10061624
Is that a moitie blouse?
I woudn't try it, since the lace and shirt seem made of different materials in different tones of off-white. Not only that, everything is synhethic, so you have less chance of it looking cohesive.

If I were you I'd either bleach it to look white or dye it all black (if, like, you really need to dye it).

>>10061624
It looks like all synthetic fabrics/lace so that's tough. Cotton dyes pretty uniformly but you never know what you're gonna get with polyester. Never tried personally though, anyone else?

>>10061624
I’d also advise against it. I’ve tried dyeing synthetic items gray before and it’s a mess what you can get, especially since there’s a lot of different materials being used there. With some effort all black would probably work well, though.

Reservations are up until 1/10/19!

>>10061629
Yes. I've been looking for a grey moitie top for years and I'm starting to give up. This one looks very similar to another blouse I have and has some damage so I don't feel bad about dyeing it, I'm just afraid it won't look good. I'm tired of only having black and white/ivory tops (inb4 buy from another brand: I mostly wear solids and want things to have the same lace as my main-pieces)

>>10061639
What if I went for navy or dark red?

>>10061640
That gold lace looks like garbage, which is a shame because this is super cute otherwise. Reminds me of late 00s AP.

>>10061624
Don’t do it, anon. The ribbons, 2 types of synthetic lace and the main fabric just won’t dye the same color. Your only option is black desu.

>>10061662
We need a tutorial on swapping out lace for this one.

>>10061640
Please keep it in the taobao thread.

>>10061624
You'd have to use polydye and that's very difficult. Why not just sell me that beautiful blouse instead?

>>10061782
I would only trade it for a moitie top that isn't black or white/ivory

God fuck mireianduramirei and her scalping ass. She bought those Moitie socks for 2000 yen off fril and snatched that Excentrique set for less than 30000 yen off Tokyo Alice just to sell them 3 days later. I'm so mad. Literally everything she sells is scalped from somewhere elso.

>>10061557
Oh that is cute as heck

http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/2898402084
Is this artist still producing lolita content somewhere? Also anyone got translations for the other ones besides the one where her bonnet falls when a boy tries to kiss her?

I've noticed this for years but I have to ask - does Tokyo Fashion hate lolitas? They avoid this style in general minus the Chinese ita wearing the red and white Nike Airs recently.

Most people wear lolita casually when they go to Tokyo. But there are a few times where I'm admiring from afar because of all the effort they put into their look.

It's something I noticed because their site and IG seem to avoid lolita like the plague. They really focus on bizarre or toned down hipster outfits when there's so much more than that out on the streets in Japan. And they're one of the more well known accounts in terms of J-fashion. Any thoughts on this?

>>10061827
She keeps deleting then relisting her listings so it floods the front page. She constantly says that her listing will be deleted on a certian date as if she's not going to just repost them.
Her prices are ridiculous too. I don't know who she thinks is going to buy her shit but I wish I could just block her.

>>10061790
Man... Closest I've got is a black and blue bolero. Not my lucky day.

>>10061827
I bought from her once and regret it every day

>>10061862
I've heard lolita isn't cool anymore, it's not the image the Bunka kids/fashion crowd in Tokyo want associated with them. Can anyone confirm?

>>10061776
Thanks for the (you)

>>10061662
Ok but the photos aren't even that big on the website or taobao and I mean that in regards to image quality size.. theres no way to zoom in enough to see what the lace really looked like.

>>10061657
>>10061661
Uhh no. It's a sign that AP fucks up like everyone does. You're both delusional and think perfection is real as a generality.

>>10061902
That's reasonable, then they still fuck up less than taobao does

>>10061624
why not try to dye it grey and if that doesnt work dye it black

>>10061862
>>10061878
Lolita hasn’t been very ‘cool’ on the streets of Japan for several years, you didn’t get the memo?
Tokyo Fashion only posted 9 photos tagged lolita in 2018, 11 in 2017, 13 in 2016.

>>10061886
Delicate gold lace on a plaid cotton apron style jsk is already borderline ita.
The plaid is not centered on the bodice, matched side to side on the straps or centered on either of the bow pieces. This is not a great pleat style choice for a plaid fabric. The pearls on the bows look cheap.
And those fucking cat ears on the beret.

>>10061662
agree but that's not stopping me from buying it

>>10061950
Good for you, but keep taobao off the general

>>10061953
No.
The Taobao thread is like the mail thread, but with review and guidance as to how to buy on Taobao.

General lolita is General Lolita
Or should we have a Korean General, Chinese General, Japanese General, Erica general so that they ladies don't hurt their eyes with the Chinese awesomeness?

Learn to filter the threads, newfag

>>10061953
>t. newfag
taobao has always been on the general

>>10061956
>Chinese awesomeness
/trash/

>>10061956
We don't need every minor single item release from every small brand posted here either though, that's really not significant enough for the lolita general thread.

>>10061902
No? I was explaining the cultural difference. I never said all Japanese brands are perfect always.

>>10061965
This is only one release and it got posted because everyone was losing their minds over the fact it has a (somewhat shitty) applique. The store's other releases haven't been posted here, because people don't care about those

>>10061956
>>10061960
>defending shitty taobao on the general
>t. newfag

>>10061640
I was really jazzed about this from the promo photos but it looks like it has the typical wonky taobao bows and questionable materials after all...

>>10061965
This release was drawing a relatively large amount of attention/anticipation on lolita updates, so I think it's relevant enough to post in the general

>>10061862
I really dislike tokyo fashion, I hate how the photogs go after edgy 16 year olds that don't actually have any taste and eschew thousands of not 17 but much more complex and interesting people in Tokyo.

>>10061862
They've been getting more and more mainstream (apart from a few of the more outlandish fash students), it's kind of depressing.

>>10061960
>>10061902
Please just stfu and make a new thread for yourselves or go to the taobao thread. Your boring bait and discussion already ruined the previous two generals. I know it's frowned upon to be against replicas in the taobao thread but maybe they just have to deal with that as it's about their shopping platform, not about lolita in general. People normally make their own thread when they're going to make dozens of posts about the same thing.

>>10062107
>People normally make their own thread when they're going to make dozens of posts about the same thing.
The only people making dozen of posts are those against Taobao being posted on General. If you read the thread you'll notice that the only thing that sums up are the complaints. Without them the thread would be going on perfectly.

>>10062107

You’re ruining the thread right now shut the fuck up.

>>10062114
>>10062127
She's obviously talking about >>10059764
They brought the discussion there from the thread before that one, and then they tried to do the same thing here

>>10061956
>Chinese awesomeness
We get it,, China numba wan!!
But seriously lolita is for good quality stuff

If IW don't release LPs soon, I'm going to buy the fucking moitie cutsew op

>>10062107
Just be patient or come up with another topic if you hate it so much. It's relevant to the general and if it was in the taobao thread, there would be no discussion as it's just taobao chans there. You're the one making it worse.

>>10062185
I did come up with other topics. I'm just replying to the newfag who thinks the previous general was normal

>>10062185
>as it's just taobao chans
Are you retarded? What kind of backwords logic is this?
>"Don't post the taobao in the thread where people give a shit about taobao, post it in the general where most of them don't give a shit so the lolitas can discuss (argue)"

>>10061639
Wouldn't that mean it's easier to dye it a light colour, like pastel blue or light grey?

>>10061782
Nayrt but I'm curious, why is it so difficult?

>>10062114
>>10062127
>>10062185
You guys are also replying to it so by your own logic you are making it worse too. So am I but I don't care.

I'm glad that more people are finally saying something against the taobao shit. I'm tired of seeing it too. Most of the taobao brands are just jumping on the money train for it and anything that has the potential to drive Japanese brand sales down this significantly is bad. I won't support it. Even most Chinese lolitas know better. No wonder Japanese brands started to cater to them and not to the west.

Also, I'll put forth the idea that it's rude to wear this Chinese e-mall shit to any lolita fashion event where there is a Japanese brand guest but I'm sure that's going to be a somewhat unpopular opinion. Still I'm saying it.

>>10062195
>backwords logic
Ahahhaha

>>10062213
>>10062218

>>10061988
It used to not be taboo to talk about taobao on cgl what so ever. This a new meme/boogeyman.

>>10061939
>The plaid is not centered on the bodice
There is no bodice that's the skirt.....

>>10061966
That's not what "that's an exception" means in that context.

>>10062225
An exception means it happens but it's not the norm. The fact that people always bring up Holy Lantern in this argument, just proves that Japanese lolita brands are normally better than that.

>>10062224
Ok
The plaid is not properly centered on the heart shaped bib of the apron skirt.
Happy?
It's still a trainwreck piece that defies most of the design practices of working with directional fabrics and plaids/tartans in particular. Anyone who knows even sewing basics can see that it's a badly designed piece and no amount of quibbling over part names will negate that.

Many of the taobao pieces have similar design flaws so that's not the exception, well designed pieces are. Which is why so many of us don't recommend taobao at all, the designs are more miss than hit, it's generally overpriced for what it is and the actual garment quality is more often worse than better.

>>10061771
If you are skilled enough to deconstruct the piece to swap the lace, why not just make something that's better to begin with? You do know that most trim and lace are sewn on before the piece is put together right, not just sewn on top after?

>>10062246
Was it too difficult for you to type that the first time or something? How come you didn't know what you were talking about at first? Is it because you just hate taobao that you needed to post as fast as possible?

Most anons on cgl have really bad taste honestly. The amount of anons here who are a fan of those piss yellow brand dresses and bonnets.. ya'll are fucking laughable with your "I only like high quality items"

FromJapan sucks ass. They're so slow.

>>10061939
>The plaid is not centered on the bodice
Are you cross eyed or something

>>10062267
This is some tin-foil-hat level of reaching

>>10062275
Nope but I sew and I know how to center a pattern so it's obvious when someone has cheaped out to save fabric and money by not doing it.

>>10062267
Lots of lolita fashion design is questionable regardless of quality level. Lots of taste is equally questionable. There's daily reference to it, and no one really says otherwise.

But that's a cheap and shitty skirt and there's no denying it.

>>10062183

Considering Liz Lisa just made announcement that there's no lucky packs, maybe someone should email them and ask if they're gonna do any.

>>10062280
Ok ms perfect seamstress
Go ahead and show me how the pattern is not centered or aligned

>>10061939
>The plaid is not centered on the bodice
but even brands don't do that... they don't line up the prints

>>10062505
>>10062510
>>10062218

>>10062202

I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy.

I don’t care about this, but you are propagating something you claim to be against.

Maybe actually make a topic instead of jerking off over a jerkoff topic if you’re going to reply to every comment about this.

secrets

>>10062510
And that's why >>10061939 >>10062246
>>10062280
Is a fucking idiot.

>>10062283
Nope its subjective
It's also an applique skirt which I see anons clamoring for on occasion cause brands rarely put this type of stuff out anymore. Aatp had one recently but that's all I can think of. Most anons are referring to the old AP ones tho.
But here's a cute applique skirt and its garbage because its taobao and yet no one has even seen it in person yet.
Christ.

>>10062620
the last one broke my heart

>>10062648
If they don't wear it for so long, they have no one but themselves to blame. I feel more sorry for the dresses.

>>10062202
I didn't mind people discussing it here, so no I wasn't making anything worse.

>>10062648
The last one sounds like someone who has maybe one dress and just gets into the online debates and drama. She’s missing the point.

>>10061640
any chance they will be available to buy after the pre-order period?

>>10062070
That is so true. I've noticed this from their IG. It made me wonder if it's just the teens wearing the fashion these days, but good to know that's not the case.

Also out of the very few lolita coords they chose to post the same ita twice. It's a shame.

How do you deal with the frustration of getting a dress sniped gulls? Had it happen for the first time and i'm so frustrated and moody now.
My week was very stressful and looked forward to buying it with my christmas bonus but now that i got it today someone bought it right before me.

>>10062680
By comfort shopping other items in a weak attempt to fill the void. What dress was it, anon?

So Metamorphose shipped me the wrong item. I emailed them but havent recieved a reply yet. Anyone else experienced similar from Metamorphose and what was the resolution?

>>10062680
I’m sorry someone got to it first anon but I don’t think that’s sniping. Go shopping and find something else andcwesr it and have fun. Also dress in something you have and enjoy the season.

So, I’ve always been curious about this and with pic related coming out and also some brands like IW doing the Rozenmaiden dresses, what if someone wore one of these types of dresses to a lolita tea at a con where the dress codes often say ‘no cosplay’. It’s brand, it’s being sold as lolita fashion so...?

>>10062620
Who is secret #1? They must be desperate for sales if they offer such a lenient and lengthy payment option.

>>10062715
I think there is a difference between collab dresses and cosplay brand. The IW Rozen Maiden dresses were actually the same as the characters worse as far as I can remember. This Meta collab is more inspired character dresses. Especially with the right one, you can see the dress is just based on the character's skimpy outfit. The left one is much closer but still has some differences.

The real distinction of cosplay vs fashion I think comes from the styling. If you wear these dresses and coord them yourself, with different hair from the character, shoes, a purse, then that's more lolita fashion. If instead you try to match the characters hair style and color, their eye color, shoes, props, etc. then you are cosplaying.

>>10062727
Wore* not worse.

>>10062725
Meta is offering paymeny plans now. This is their terms.

>>10062620
what's the secret about goose? what is she doing that's causing shit?

>>10062715

To be honest, the signs mostly aren't even about the actual clothes, it's more about the different attitudes that cosplayers and lolitas have.

A lolita tea party is about enjoying beautiful frilly clothes. It's not a place for attendees to roleplay or nyan around, or for photographers to look for skimpy girls to boost their gallery, or for normies to come in to gawk, or for weebs to whine about their favorite/disliked ships. There's no welcome for "cheap" but accurate cosplays or craftsy props, no one wants to listen to blabbing about original characters, or steampunk. Really, the "no cosplay" sign is very much for both sides of the party. Someone who strictly only likes cosplay isn't going to enjoy a lolita party, and vice versa.

So far as organisers go, they'll probably be rather laid back. You gotta be pretty obviously cosplaying, looking distinctly non lolita, or just outright distinctly trashy, before they'll turn you away.

>>10062725
Lmao

>>10062737
I don’t think it’s wise to reserve dresses without at least half down but that’s their business. It’s not like most meta releases cause a bloodbath so maybe this is a good business model for them.

>>10062737
Ahh odd. Well there isn’t much I’d want to buy anyways. They use to be my go-to brand but they’re been loosing their charm for me more and more every year. Kuniko Kato leaving was the worse thing that could ever happen.

>>10062702
It's christmas, I wouldn't expect a speedy reply

>>10062753
Not the op so I'm not certain, but I think they are refering to her shit talking the com she was banned from and a jewelry artist in that com in the lolita confessions thread

>>10062904
>jewelry artist in that com in the lolita confessions thread

It's has to be Puvithel?

>>10062909
Yeah I mean I don't think all the posts were S since a lot of the crit was legitimate but some of the weird vendetta ones and the first post looked like S, particularly in combination with the weird posts about the Pittsburgh com.

Again I'm not the person who made the secret so maybe S was bitching somewhere else about something else but that's what I thought of when I saw it

>>10062942
what i heard from S is she's being charged for grand larceny (K accuses S of stealing 59,000$ from her) and that it's a conspiracy created by K and the PGH comm. while K has backing from the county prosecutor, K had to hire a lawyer as she's being counter sued by S. and also, PGH comm is being sued for wrongful termination of S too.

>>10062957
I haven't heard of any of this but that certainly sounds like something S would do

>>10062958
Wait I take that back I did hear rumors that she was thinking of seeing the com but I didn't think anything came of it

>>10062904
>>10062909
The shitty jewelry they're referring to is Goose's/S. She makes some extremely tacky jewelry.

>>10062893
I like Natsumi-chan and Meta is still based as fuck, but Kato-san is the real MVP

Yeah, Goose does nothing but talk about how great her jewelry is but honestly, it's just tacky and given her personality I would literally rather buy and wear one of those old Milanoo travesties to a high tea than buy her stuff.

This lawsuit stuff is absolute nonsense. The Pittsburgh comm has had nothing but problems from her and has every right to kick her out. What could she possibly hope to get in retribution for this suit? This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I hope she does sue, so a judge can laugh in her 40-year-old face and tell her to get a life and grow up.

Is she really 40? Jesus, she acts like she's 5

I stumbled upon this article, and to my surprise it's actually decent. Don't get me wrong, the examples are terrible, but it doesn't spout the usual bullshit and it links to videos made by lolitas. Thoughts?
>https://archzine.com/fashion/sweet-gothic-lolita-playful-cute-fashion/

Dear indie lolita brands,

Spamming your FB page with "new footage" of the same print over and over again for months at a time is really fucking boring and does not give me any faith in your company's ability to produce new or interesting content.

Get on with it. Your reservations have been filled forever and we both know it doesn't take months to produce a border print. Either release the next one or find something better to talk about. Milking your last release is doing literally nothing for anyone.

Give us something to interact with. Polls or progress pics or contests or juicy gossip. Anything other than another fucking gif of your print in the same dull colorway.

If you absolutely must pimp your old print, at least make it a coloring page or something. Give us a reason to check in on you.

/rant

>>10062957
>>10063073
Talked to some people, these rumors aren't true however S did do something awful that it is worth suing S over. I don't want to spill people's personal business though so I'm going to leave it at that.

>>10063065
Yeah but I think the 'dont throw stones in glass houses' is talking about how she shit talks Puvithel
Like whatever to Puvithel, she barely does anything lolita anyways, but it /is/ pretty silly to bitch about an artist when your own shit is trash.

>>10063073

This person is obviously a troll but I'll bite.

She's actually 35. If you go back to that post on lolcow showing her 100% white family tree (lol) her year of birth is 1983.

>>10063094
I don't FB. Which brand is doing this? Why would they continue to advertise something that's not even available? That's just going to cause resentment.

>>10063073
Different topic but people really need to knock it off with this 'high tea' stuff. Afternoon tea is the elegant tea with the tiered trays. High tea is a working class meal.

If lolitas are going to try to put on airs about how refined their aesthetic sensibilities are then at least learn the correct terms for things.
We all know you are instant ramen swilling, meme-spouting Tshirt-wearers when you aren't wearing the fashion aside from a few lifestylers who really do try to elevate their daily life, but could you please just try to make that a bit less obvious. Use the correct terminology for things and while we are at it, decent table manners and public event behavior? Which fork to use, how to pass the cream and how to use the napkin etc.

In before "lolitas r supposed 2 b lovelies", this is just the minimum basic stuff, people.
If you are going to publicly ape the aristocratic elegance of the historical upper class in your weeb fashion, please educate yourselves at least a bit better.
/rant

>>10063128
Some gulls might not like what you said but I agree, 100%.

>>10063116
Yeah, can confirm the suit worthy BS. Though desu, she's scammed enough people in online sales and BJD that it's really surprising that this could be the first time any one's ever taken her to court over it. That's probably why she has 50 different names and aliases.

>>10063128
Alright, Seralise we see you on here trying to derail these thread with your pretentious BS. And a comment agreeing with you in 2 minutes? Get the fuck outta here with that shit.

>>10063094
What brand tho

>>10063141
Funny, I'm not her nor did I reply to myself. This is the general thread on an international board so not everyone is caught up in the BS drama secret of one comm, there are multiple topics. Please continue though because I'm sure some people will want to know the deets.

>>10063128
This so much. Every time I hear someone call it “high tea” I cringe. It just makes you sound uncultured.

>>10063128
There's nothing low brow with a high tea, it's just indicative of the time it's served with more substantial supper offerings.
Confirmed for being a Burger troll

>>10063135
Yeah that's fair, she's done /several/ things worth suing over to several people.

So glad she's banned now ugh

>>10063128

Eh, I think you're the pretentious one. I'll gladly eat McD burger in my AP and I'm just as picky which brands of instant noodles I slurp, so I don't see a difference.

I'll write high tea if that's what's on the menu. At this point it's not really me that's confused anymore, hotels and restaurants in the city offer "high tea", whatever that is. Only ever came across two places that actually have a seperate "afternoon tea" to be able to refer to.

>>10063154
Also, in the US it's used for convention events to make sure the general public realizes it's a big event that you need to be dressed up for.

When will the winter sales be announced by the brands? Can't wait to prop up my wardrobe with brand blouses, cutsews, socks and cardigans

>>10063268

AP's already having a presale but it's rather short on everything you described. Meta's announced theirs for Christmas day, kek. IW and Baby haven't announced yet.

Usually they actually happen after the lucky packs, but I kind of expect things to be rather drawn out this time around -- last summer (this year) AP's sale became some month-long affair where they were restocking and lowering prices every week or so. Meta's always had a sales/discount corner up year round, though they let stock run out until their next "sale".

>>10063128
>>10063153
You sound uncultured for not knowing high tea has different meanings in different parts of the world

>>10063159
Goose needs her own thread on lolcow, she has such a dirty past and she's been ousted from both the BJD comm and the transformers fandom, I'm glad to see her getting exposed because she's done some horrible things to people I know.

>>10063287
Wait wait wait.... She was in the /transformers/ fandom?

>>10063312
*is still in the Fandom.

>>10063312
There’s a photo floating around on the internet of her wearing a transformers lolita coord and it’s....something

>>10063324
I want, nay need, to see this

>>10063277
It doesn’t though, that’s the joke. Some British hotels started adopting the term high tea for their afternoon tea service because of tourists and it mistakenly spread from there I guess. It’s easy enough to read about the terms, tell the difference and correct yourself.
It scarcely matters at this point because most of the convention teas and tea parties thrown by US lolita comms aren’t very posh or elegant anyway.

>>10063324
was it this?

>>10063337
No this is an entirely different mess. She has an Optimus prime face mask on that makes her chin look like it could cut glass

>>10063325
You’re welcome :)

>>10063342
I.... Can't even imagine this. I need to see, anon. Please

>>10063347

>>10063347
This is everything I imagined and so much more

>>10063347
I never noticed how much she looks like a cis female Chris-chan before

>>10063347

>>10063351
Oh my god I can’t unsee

>>10063347
this is the best christmas present ever

>>10063273
Is the new Meta payment policy in effect yet and is it also for foreign customers? Can you use it for sale items?

>>10063363
It is in affect and I don’t think you can use it. It seems Japanese only.

>>10063347
Omg I remember seeing this at Tekko years ago.... I didn't realize this was goose!

I feel like it looked better in person but I can't imagine it did now looking at this photo. I gave her a compliment on it (specifically saying something like 'nice coordinate) and she gave me a weird response about how it wasn't really supposed to be lolita.

>>10063128
I don't really care about the high tea vs afternoon tea argument, especially since my comm rarely does the typical tea meet up anyway. I wish they did but I don't care enough about herding people to make my own meet so I just take my boyfriend to tea.

But I agree with
>We all know you are instant ramen swilling, meme-spouting Tshirt-wearers when you aren't wearing the fashion aside from a few lifestylers who really do try to elevate their daily life
I imagine cgl is full of fucking annoying dumb weebs who come here to be bitter assholes and rip everyone else a new one from safely behind a screen. Or to just argue endlessly about how right they are compared to others.

I also have trouble with the table manners gripe though. If you ever watched that Penn and Teller episode of Bullshit where they go into the history of manners, you may not hold your same opinion, or maybe you'd just push it to continue being contrarian like any other anon would. But basically they pulled the rug out from under all those pearl clutching ninnies about using the correct fork and keeping your elbows off the table. It's all just made up tripe to exclude those who don't behave like you do.

I also have slight bias because my mom's roommate pushed the "elbows off the table" thing so hard that she'd literally HIT me if I put my elbows on the table. I have yet to meet a sane person who abides by these silly made up rules.

There's being a nice and considerate person and then there are those who have stupid expectations out of others.

Think about what year it is and then think about if this REALLY matters.

>>10063165
>I'll gladly eat McD burger in my AP and I'm just as picky which brands of instant noodles I slurp, so I don't see a difference.
I don't agree with the other anon and I would also say they're being pretentious as fuck but you sound like you wondered over here from ck for fuck's sake.

You really eat McD's? Do you even fit in your fucking brand?

>>10063427
lol wtf you can still eat shitty fast food and be thin
You just can't eat it all the time or overeat it's not hard to understand

>>10063427
you can have fast food every once in a while without instantly becoming a hambeast ana-chan

>>10063128
I’m from a non-anglophone country and every time I try to arrange an afternoon tea the people at the venue “correct” me to say high tea, and in one case there was a misunderstanding where they literally just served us tea and nothing to eat. I know it’s technically inaccurate but to prevent misunderstanding I’m going to keep calling it high tea.

>>10063440
>>10063441
>implying that's actually the case for ck crossboarders

>>10063440
Also, I know a lot of skinny girls who eat nothing but garbage. Some people just have a naturally fast metabolism which is why I will yell to the ends of the Earth that skinny doesn't mean healthy

>>10063570
The quantity of food consumed is the most important factor in this. Someone overweight and somebody skinny can both eat pizza and drink coke every day. The difference is that the overweight person eats a whole pizza and 2L of coke, while the skinny person eats 2 slices and drinks a can of coke.

>>10063570
>>10063574
I'm skinny and I eat a lot of pizza and shit, I just throw up afterwards lol

>>10063570
>I know a lot of skinny girls who eat nothing but garbage
congratulations.
They have nothing to do with this because it's clearly a dumb ck crossboarder.

>>10063498
Not being bold and well-spoken enough to speak with the manager or owner, correct them too if necessary and command a correct and queenly tea for your comm.
Ok anon, ok.

>>10063498
>>10063600
So you don't know the meaning of high tea in that country and want to impose what afternoon tea is in one area of England

>>10063600
Stop arguing over stupid shit and go spend the holiday doing something other than shitposting on 4chan.

>>10063607
The above goes for you too

>>10063607
This isn’t a holiday for much of the world, dumbshit.

>>10063593
Stop doing this ASAP anon, get help. If you’re young it’s not too late but if you keep it up you’re going to absolutely destroy your esophagus and you’ll regret this so much.

>>10063600
Ok, but between the paragraph-long diatribe over pretentious and meaningless shit and the "I'd like to speak to the manager" bit, how can this not be goose?

Moitie's coming to AWA!! I immediately bought my tickets!!

>>10063570
This is anecdotal, but literally all my colleagues who have given me some form of this backhanded “compliment” I have found them to be eating a box of Oreos as a snack, binge eat at midnight, or generally have unhealthy eating habits. One person I knew who kept commenting on how fast my metabolism was once literally ate two ice cream sandwiches for a “sugar low.” It was ridiculous. I’m not joking or making this up and I wish I was.

I’m entirely convinced that this is just some bullshit people feed themselves to feel better about their absolute shit diet. Yes sometimes I don’t watch my diet but my portions are not wildly out of control the way these people are handling how they eat. So you can kindly stop.

>>10063673
This is great news. Mana needs to visit the US at least once every year!

>>10063604
If they are going to adopt customs from other countries, shouldn’t they at least attempt to also learn to name them correctly and preserve traditions?

It’s getting bad enough that some of these ‘fancy teas’ are starting to be ‘served’ buffet style. And many convention teas are a joke, cheap teabags and grocery store baked goods.

Just call it tea party and be done.

>>10063690
Fast metabolism is definitely a thing anon, look at skinny teenage boys who go through 1000 pounds of garbage a day and don't gain weight. A slow metabolism won't make you massive though, just a bit harder to lose weight/easier to gain weight. If you're obese, then that's just shitty eating habits not metabolism.

>>10063673
Mana or just Moitie? I’m not going to waste my time if he doesn’t show in person.

>>10063704
>>10063690


Literally, fast metabolisms are an actual medically documented thing. It's the same reason why people typically gain weight as they enter menopause or why boys typically stay thin through puberty. Your hormone levels, sleep cycle stress levels, and level of physical activity all impact your metabolism.

There are some people who can eat whatever they want and still be considered under-weight (I know a girl personally who is literally struggling to GAIN weight because her resting metabolic rate is so high), and there are people for whom even the slightest cheat in their diet can result in excess weight.

While it's safe to say that morbidly obese and severely underweight people are both unhealthy, there are people who are considered overweight who are actually healthier and more fit than these mountain dew and oreo fueled skinny girls you'll find lurking around any comm or anime convention. Look at any female rugby player or shot put thrower and even a lot of swimmers. They may be big girls and probably wouldn't fit into the precious burando but objectively they're much healthier and more fit than the general population.

>>10063722
@Liesel Jones who is literally a three-time olympic gold medalist swimmer but who has been consistently referred to as "fat"

Anyone who has owned Bonbon bunny, what can you tell me about the fabric? I'm trying to decide if I want this dress on my wishlist. I read it's polyester? Is it shiny, how does it feel?

Opinions on Cotton Candy feet? It’s Brazil based indie brand.

I want to support small indie brands and their designs are very classic and simple which I like.
My feet are size EU42.5/US12 so finding lolita shoes is not easy...

Cotton candy feet’s biggest size might fit me so I want to heart reviews of their sizing/quality before ordering.
I have few pairs of Antaina shoes because they make bigger sizes but I’m not fan of plastic china-tier shoes.

Merry Christmas my salty friends! Hope you have a great day whether you're spending it alone or with your family. Eat, drink, and be frilly!

>>10063655
Well she doesn’t work and doesn’t contribute anything to her household and sits on lolcow and cgl all day so I wouldn’t be surprised if any posts defending her were her.

>>10063716
Their official Twitter says Mana will also participate.

>>10063702
Teatime isn't the exact same in every part of the UK throughout history

>>10063809
Dropped pic

Has anyone gotten one of moitie’s lucky bags before? Is it worth it? I’m worried it will just be full of novelty shit that I’m not really interested in.

>>10063766
Are the shoes actually made in Brazil though? Even if they were, Brazilian shoes are awful and uncomfortable. Would not recommend.

>>10063819
Sell the plates, cups and glasses to me

>>10063819
>Only max 30000 yen for 7 items
Yeah, I don't trust them either. WW, please don't shit on Moitie's legacy of amazing lucky bags.

>>10063819
This. Not sure it's worth buying one. May just wait to mop up any reject items on LM

>>10063829
I'm guessing it will be one unpopular main piece, one blouse or gilet/shawl/bolero, 1 socks/tights, 2 small jewelery/accessory/sundries, a small floofy headdress and then a makeup bag.

Sundries, I'm guessing some older leftovers will appear but I'm really wishing Mana would do a makeup line or at lease another lipstick or a beautiful Moitie powder compact.

>>10063825
>Brazilian shoes are awful and uncomfortable
Melissa is Brazilian, and all my shoes from them are perfectly comfortable. Including the RHS and other VW collabs.

>>10063948
I guess if you like rubber jelly shoes?

>>10063948
?? I find them very uncomfortable. They are great for a short period then get uncomfortable. Overly hot, sweaty, and poorly fitted without half sizes

>>10063950
>>10063955
I definitely have no problem with them?
I live in a fairly cold place so never had problems with their shoes being overly hot or sweaty.

I guess it will be easier to find if the shoes are going to be comfortable if you describe your feet's characteristics, like if they're too large, if there's any popular brand that is comfortable for you, if you usually like to wear it with light/heavy socks etc. so maybe someone could compare and tell you,

>>10063958
Please keep in your 3rd world country thanks

>>10063959
>3rd world country
I'm from Norway, you burgerland peasant. no need to get salty just because your gross pawns can't fit shoes.

>>10063819
Used to get the EGA packs, and I wouldn't recommend unless you're sure you could sell the remaining pieces for a good price.

>>10063722
>conflating fat people with professional athletes because ~they’re both big~
There’s always one.

>>10063948
Lolita shoes aren't injection molded. My point still stands.

>>10063690
>>10063704

>mfw I've dated guys that could eat nothing but pizza, big macs and oreos and not gain a pound because metabolism.
Fuck yes I'm jealous.

>>10063814
>participate
watch him do a live feed from his comfy place in Japan.

>>10063997
I thought something like that at first too, but then their Facebook actually said he would be attending:
>We are happy to announce that Mana-sama and Moi-même-Moitié will be in attendance at Anime Weekend Atlanta in October 2019. We are excited to add yet another date to our overseas event calendar for next year and look forward to meeting you there!

Is it worth it for western lolitas to get a Weibo and share there? Is it hard to make an account? Do you follow any brands there, any Chinese lolitas or pages like this? https://www.weibo.com/ConchLolita

>>10064002
I wish they would specify the exact day he would be there.

>>10064040
Does he usually only attend one day? If so, I guess it would it be the fashion show/tea party day? I’m hoping to attend some con he will bring Moitie to but I probably can’t be at this one or the con in Hawaii. But now I’m very curious to learn how his guest appearances go.

>>10064029
I do have a weibo account, it's not that difficult to make one, you'll be fine with google translate.

I follow some brands like JetJ and Moitie for content which they only share with their Chinese audience. Other than that it's not that much of an interesting place, unless you are interested in taobao updates or the daily coords of chinese lolitas.

>>10064057
I suspected as much, that some different content is shared, thanks Anon. I am curious about the everyday coords of Chinese lolitas too. They get bashed for supposedly spending their rich daddy’s money on the fancy party coords but I’m interested to see some less fancy more regular styling. And hairstyles.

>>10064047
If its anything like his appearance in Finland there will be an extremely childish and uninteresting Q&A and he will bow a lot and generally seem really bored and over it all.

>>10064092
...this hurts my heart to read

>>10064092
I was similarly disappointed with Mana in Finland. I understand that a lot of his appeal is artificially making it seem special to interact with him and limiting interaction with him to up the m y s t e r y but I just left feeling really let down by all the hype

>>10064092
I thought it was nice, but it was my first time seeing him. Yes the Q & A was a bit lackluster, especially since it was the last hellocon, but his acts were over the top and I thought it was amazing. I was more overwhelmed by that crazy Kaomoji though, that shit was good/horrible.

Does anyone know if the account kawaii_items on LM is legit? They have a lot of positive reviews but I can't help but feel suspicious when someone is selling one VW item after another

>>10064092
>>10064135
>>10064141
What was the Q&A like, could you share a bit, please? Since you were all 3 were there and have a somewhat different impression, I’m curious what you each liked or did not like as much.

>>10064141
What do you mean it was the last Hellocon??

>>10064146
The items are suspiciously low priced and the boxes are a very different type than the boxes I’ve seen.

>>10064146
Screw them. I won a dress and they tried charging me not only additional PayPal free, but TWICE what a PayPal fee would even be. I pushed back and they said everyone pays it without question and I clearly didn't understand "the rule of PayPal" where the buyer pays the fee.
When I pointed out the fee was twice what it should even be they cancelled and said I was causing controversy. I linked then lm's rules on the pp fee, no answer. I never left negative feedback because I didn't want retaliation.
In my experience, they are shady and dishonest so if there's some question over item authenticity I wouldn't trust them.

>>10064190
Talk to the LM mods if they leave retaliation feedback and leave negative fb anon. That's super shady and I would have reacted the same.

>>10064208
I talked to the mods about her, I'm not sure what happened. I wish I'd left feedback but it's been months now.

When does Tokyo Alice usually update?

>>10064208
>>10064210
The LM mods seem to be getting sloppy, replicas on there too and nothing ever done about known scalpers. That kind of sucks.

>>10064190
Isn't it against Paypals terms of sale to charge the buyer the fees?

>>10064210
You can still leave feedback, it doesn't disappear. It's annoying that they aren't doing much, but I guess I'm not surprised. They don't even want to fix bugs so I'm not surprised the mod team is unmanaged.

>>10064092
His Q&A at Sakuracon was actually pretty good and informative. People just need to ask good questions

>>10064190
You would have to check with PayPal to see if it’s legal for them to charge buyer fees in France, I guess? In any case any additional fees should have been stated in the listing.
I know there is often an additional currency conversion fee that’s ~4% so that might have been the extra fee you saw.

>>10063829
>>10063863

I actually was saving up to get a Moitie lucky pack this year since someone said they still put lipsticks in them. But with the change in ownership/management and all, how likely is it to happen this year? I expect some of the dumbass acrylic keychain things will make it in, but I swear I'm gonna scream then have a heart attack and fall over dead if I find more than one of these in my bag.

>>10064311
Seller can invoice in their currency and then buyer pays the conversion fees. This is the way it normally works, charging the actual PP fees isn't allowed on LM but there's nothing about what currency you need to use iirc

>>10064327
they didn't put lipstick in them last time

>>10063829
>Only max 30000 yen for 7 items
Where did you get this info? Aren't most of their dresses over 30000, so that means you probably won't get a dress in it? I'm guessing pic related will be in it since that's on sale

Whats this about?

Do you think it's save to order hats from Japan or will the shape get squished/damaged in the post?

>>10064182
For the Q&A Mana Drew pictures in response to simple fluff questions. It was cute to see Mana repond to "where's your favorite place?" With "My bed" but overall no meaningful questions were asked.

I was in particular /really/ disappointed in the fashion show as everything shown was a rerelease/old.

>>10064553
It was weird of you to expect there would be new/unreleased things at the fashion show

>>10064516
Pretty sure that's about their Shinjuku shop closure.

>>10064534
Japanese stores will pack them well that I wouldn't worry about that. I'd worry about the shipping charges instead since they usually pack so excessively.

>>10064534
Are you ordering from a particular shop, anon? I'm always on the lookout for nice hats.

>>10064327
Why do you want their lipstick? It's fucking awful. There are actual makeup brands that do good lipstick in cute or aesthetic packaging, like Bésame or Lunatick Cosmetics or Sugarpill. Why not go for those instead?

>>10064504
That’s good to know. I’m surprised we have not had more people crying about that fee since I don’t ever see it listed as an FYI on listings.

Pity that LM seems a bit lax in the moderating sometimes but people need to report things and follow up too.

>>10064513
Their Facebook.
New Release † Lucky Packs

Three types of lucky packs will be released on January 1 00:00 (JST).

【Lucky Pack A】
*Online only*
Price: 30.000JPY + tax
Contains eight items with a combined value of over 75.000JPY (including one EGL apparel item and one item scheduled to release next year)

【Lucky Pack B】
*Online only*
Price: 12.000JPY + tax
Contains five items with a combined value of over 30.000JPY (accessories/small items only)

【Lucky Pack C】
*KERA SHOP Shinjuku and ATELIER-PIERROT Harajuku physical stores only*
Price: 15.000JPY + tax
Contains six items with a combined value of over 35.000JPY (accessories/small items only)

All sets contain a tote bag and a postcard set
The other items are random
Specific item requests cannot be fulfilled
Online-limited sets expected to ship around January 7

Gulls, how do you choose which coat to bring when you're vacationing in colder area for an extended period of time?

I'm visiting friends in northern europe for the entirety of Jan so I want to be adequately prepared. I wear a lot of wine/black and pink so I sort of know I can't match my coat with my coord half the time but I still don't want the local comms to think poorly of me on their first impression. Any advice, maybe color combos I should avoid?

>>10064661
With a lot of comms I've seen, it's rare enough to see girls wearing a lolita coat with appropriate cold weather gear, let alone actually matching their coat perfectly to their coord. As long as the coat you take fits you and suits the hat/scarf you'll be wearing, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Where in northern Europe are you going? Maybe you can take one full length coat and one shorter jacket for slightly warmer days.

>>10064620
Axes femme sale

>>10064558
Have you ever been to an actual fashion show before?

>>10064665
I live in a cold part of Europe, most people in my comm have a lolita coat. We just take them off for coord and group pics.

>>10064507

Dang, thanks for the update.

>>10064638

It's just one of those things when I got into the fashion but never got to buy.

>>10064665
>>10064669
Thanks anons. Staying in sweden through january but I'll be visiting norway, denmark, and finland too. After that I'll pass through france for a couple weeks and maybe germany. Right now I'm planning to bring two short coats, a black one (boz) and a pink one (baby) which should cover most of my bases. Would it be better to pack one long dark coat for warmth even if it doesn't match my lighter pieces?

I'm getting the sense people are more forgiving with slightly mismatched outerwear as long as the coord underneath is decent and the coat isn't completely out of place.

How autistic are you guys about matching metals? I can't stand wearing different color rings. The problem is that I have two pairs of black shoes and neither has silver buckles. But I don't have other gold stuff, just the shoe buckles. What do? I am having a hard time finding silver buckle shoes that aren't cheap shit

>>10062070
Would you have any rec's for other IG accounts who take jfash snaps?

>>10064703
>people are more forgiving with slightly mismatched outerwear as long as the coord underneath is decent and the coat isn't completely out of place.
Your senses are correct

>>10064705
I have autism but I don't care at all as long as it looks nice

>>10064705
I don’t mind if it is just shoe buckles, but mixing the accessory and jewelry metals has to be done in a coherent and deliberate way. Visibly balanced in some way.

>>10061640
I hate the way they treated the velvet ribbon by the applique because seeing too much of a ribbon's underside is a pet peeve of mine. I do hope this somehow encourages more applique releases out of brand.

>>10064757
It's cheap. If it's going to show, it needs to be finished on both sides. This is just not a very good quality piece.

>>10064703
Are you worried about being cold? Personally that sounds not warm enough (especially the Boz one) and I'm from a cold climate. Is the boz one a thicker winter material?

For colors, I'd bring a white and a black which should match everything pretty well because they are neutral. But if you just plan on wearing sweet that always coordinates with the pink, then that's likely fine instead of white.

>>10064705
I'm pretty obsessive about it too anon. Which style are you looking for? For gothic, yosuke shoes are awesome. But most brand shoes have silver, what shoes do you have that are gold?

>>10064638
>How to tell someone isn't a lolita

It's not so much that it's good lipstick, it's just the novelty of owning it... not like you'd understand.

>>10064186
Eternal Twilight was an event produced by Hellocon organization. There is no reason to think that ET was ”the last Hellocon” because it wasn’t a Hellocon. It’s very likely that there will be many lolita events in Finland in the future

It doesn’t make sense why the organizers make so big difference between Hellocon as a organization and it’s events.

>>10064766
I wear gothic, my shoes are AATP and offbrand, and an IW pair I wear with classic. I like the more delicate, fancy gothic aesthetic, almost crossing over into classic. I thought about getting the big Meta platforms but that just isn't my style and they're sold out anyway.

>>10064292
I think this is the big issue, the questions were dumb and so you got dumb answers. Not his fault eurofags sucked here.

>>10064553
Technically speaking they did show unreleased items, but the brand as a whole is still on the rerelease bandwagon. Silent moon and new sleeping garden colours were new, and I don’t think sakuracon got anything new at all.

>>10064809
Nayrt, in that case you might benefit more from shoes that have no buckles at all, namely Victorian styled boots. Oak Tree Farms are my personal favorite for gothic/classic but American Duchess has a nice pair too, if I remember correctly.

>>10064809
Original anon here, you also might enjoy TyakeTyoke shoes (the brand that also does JetJs shoes). They let you customize your shoes to your liking if you're not buying their pre-made shoes so I'm sure you could get silver clasps/buckles.

>https://tyaketyokeshop.com/

>>10064867
I had forgotten about that brand, saw them here a long time ago. Thank you, Anon!
>>10064846
I keep looking at those and American Duchess and second guessing myself. I should probably just go for it

>>10064986
Miho Matsuda has shoes with gold and silver buckles

Nifty tip for headwear: use hair extension clips to hold your beret/headband in it’s right place.
I bought vintage hat with clips on it and thought it was brilliant. So I decided to add clips to all my headwear. I used hot glue because it was simple solution but I think sewing is option too. I’m blair waldorf tier headband addict and this just makes my life so much easier. I don’t need to fix my headband (and mess my hair) every five minutes.

So where’s my fashion nobel?! Just kidding, I share this with my pure will to educate others.

>>10065159
This is a very old tip. I sew these into my rectangle headdresses and extra ones into bonnets. Very secure. Don’t be lazy and hot glue them anon, sheesh.

>>10065159

>hotgluing to a vintage hat

Anon for the love of god just sew them in next time.

>>10065335
>>10065345

I didn’t use hot glue to vintage hats. Only for regular headbands and such.

>>10065381
Most of us try to make sure that our lolita accessories aren’t craftshit level stuff, there are some generally agreed on quality standards. So hot glue on things is not generally something people will like in lolita.

This is also why I don’t like some lolita youtubers who wear home cut cheap shiny rainbow wigs and use craft store garlands on their head. Most of us don’t do that.

>>10064705
You can always buy silver buckles. heart buckles are hard to come by but I have inquired with Antaina before and the rep said they could definitely sell me buckles. I didn't end up doing the shoe order I wanted at the time, but it's something to keep in mind as an add-on if you plan to order any of their shoes.

>>10064504
>Seller can invoice in their currency and then buyer pays the conversion fees
Then they're doing it wrong. You can invoice in dollar and it will tell you how much euro you'll get. Seller pays fees unless you add them to make up for it yourself.

If you really want to invoice in euro (before LM accepted other currencies than dollar), what I did was just state payment would be made in euro accourding to PayPals rates at moment of buying, and I'll make a screenshot of PayPals conversion rate on time of sending invoice as proof I'm not scamming, which I could provide on request. It saved me the conversion fees so I only payed PayPal fees as a seller.

But nowadays you can just list your items in euro. Conversion fees are no longer an issue really, but imho they are sellers responisibility unless otherwise stated before sale. Adding fees after sale isn't allowed anyways, no matter what they are for.

>>10064661
Most North European lolita's own at least one winter coat that fits most our outfits, unless they are new to the fashion. Many own multiple coats since we'll get a lot of use out of it.

>>10064703
Brand coats aren't that warm, since Japan isn't that cold. Long or short coats don't matter as much as people think. After all the petticoats and such, there is not that much warmth added at the lower part. It's important that the upper part is warm. Wool with cotton lining, or even fleece lining is best. Fur endings on neck and arms help keeping cold wind from blowing into the coat. For gloves I prefer leather with fur lining, as it'll allow me to look more elegant and use my hands more than thick ones, and without fur lining it's still too cold. Shawls are nice unless you have a very high necked coat (then it's near impossible to get the shawl underneath). Earmuffs matching your coord are cute too, but I wear headphones when I'm outside most of the time, so I don't wear those often.

But yeah, in general, don't worry too much about it. If it doesn't look horrible together it'll be fine. Coats are expansive and even if you own multiple you can't always perfectly match them to your coord. That would be ridiculous.

>>10065474
I just have 1 lolita coat but I have 5 capes

>>10064647
Are these going to be on WW Fleur or their official webshop? And do you need a SS for the latter?

I've never bought a lucky pack from them before.

you guys got any opinions on that new video from that ongoing youtube series? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXZFmV0Gnrg
personally i wish these producers would drop the ""living doll"" schtick, it's really annoying. other than that i think this girl has a lovely style and room, although i don't like her makeup or those tacky ebay bjd tights.

you guys got any opinions on that new video from that ongoing youtube series? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXZFmV0Gnrg [Embed]
personally i wish these producers would drop the ""living doll"" schtick, it's really annoying. other than that i think this girl has a lovely style and room, although i don't like her makeup or those tacky ebay bjd tights.

>>10065604
C won’t the other 2 will be in both. If you want C you need someone to go in store, so a personal SS that is in Tokyo

>>10064647
Where do people post their lucky pack openings? I am tempted to get one but I might wait till next year and get the big one.

Does the item count include the tote and postcard set as 2 of the total items? Or are the tote and postcards in addition?

>>10063766
I haven't worn them but they have a very cheap and stiff appearance, I can't imagine they'd be comfortable either

>>10065607
Not mad about it. Her makeup is really really not to my taste at all but I like her style otherwise, reminds me of cult party kei. If she genuinely identifies as a living doll (which seems to be the case) then there's no issue with the channel presenting her as such; had they called her a "lolita doll" it would be a different matter.

Anybody else wanna bitch about how Angelic Pretty’s site got the Baby treatment so it sucks ass now. Especially on mobile.

>>10065630
JFC I fucking hate this layout. What the hell is this

>>10065630
Yikes, it just looks like the AP Paris website now and it's not even letting me log in. Do we have to create new accounts like the btssb redesign or something?

>>10065630
why can't they leave well enough alone

>>10065641
you need to reset your password

>>10065756
Yeah turns out I’m retarded and didn’t see the sign right at the top of the screen until later. I was worried they had changed their system the way Baby did which I still haven’t bothered to set up for.

>>10064763
Fuck off to your containment thread.

>VM laments they didn't sell enough at hyper japan including this JSK
>this shit sells out within a matter of minutes, and seconds for my preferred colorway

Omg victorian maiden if you will let me just throw money at you but you won't even let me.

So what do you think the new Moitie will be? More items/accessories or a new print?

>>10065619
yeah i think you're right about this particular girl wanting to be a doll, i should've specified i meant i didn't like how they incorrectly put 'doll' in the title of their other jfash videos.

It's out.

New AP release.

>>10065986
Is this larme though
wtf

>>10065986
God that's awful. Everything about this is awkward and unflattering, including Risa herself.

>>10065986
I really like this, I wish the picture was not so overexposed/low quality so I could see details better.

>>10065986
I hate this.
Also why are the shoes so big?

>>10065986
I really hate how brands fully start catering to larme now, even Na+H does it in their collection next year.

>>10065986
it's not my style but it's nothing to get worried about. Think of all the brands that release jpunk, ouji, aristo, and lolita pieces simultaneously. larme being included is hopefully not going to have any affect on the production of lolita stuff from AP

>>10066015
Seconding, Larme isn't even that trendy any more so I doubt this'll start to overtake any brands aethetics

>>10065986
I've always wanted to look like a school lunch lady.

>>10066040
If your school lunch ladies were that trendy I'm kinda envious

>>10065997

>>10066105

>>10066004
Wtf are you talking about, Larme's popularity has been declining all year

>>10065986
I fucking love the top half of this, why couldn't it just have a regular petticoat-holding skirt?

>>10066120
My exact thoughts when I first saw this!

Super cute but why can't it actually be a lolita dress???

>>10066040
all that's missing is the hair net

>>10066015
This. Brands always released some funny shit now and then, like AP's mini-skirts or Meta's overall.

>>10066112
Let’s not have the ‘Larme is one magazine, Sweet, Girly Style is the actual fashion’ debate yet again. Or if so, take it to the Larme discussion thread, pls.

>>10065986
I’m happy if Angelic Pretty can diversify, but still release lots of lolita too. Lolita fashion might not still be rising so there will come a time when lolita fashion alone won’t sustain them. But if they are producing other things, or crossover things, they can stay longer.
Do I like this? No. But I don’t hate that they made it either. The pins and jewelry are cute.

>>10066198
The magazine literally doesn't sell as well anymore, and looking at the "girly style" girls in Tokyo, most of them are more himekaji inspired

>>10066251
I don’t think AP is catering to ‘Larme’ with this but I’m not quite sure what it is either.
I’m kind of surprised AP made it, it just looks like a cute waitress costume. I bet it doesn’t sell so well.
Maybe cute for a retro maid cafe uniform?
Diner waitress chic?

>>10066144
If it were a meta release there would be a hair net.

>>10066112
I'm not talking about the popularity of larme itself, I'm talking about lolita and other j-fashion brands that cater to larme.

>>10066251
yeah, I didn't intend to

>>10066112
I'm not talking about the popularity of larme itself, I'm talking about lolita and other j-fashion brands that cater to larme-looking fashions.

>>10066198
yeah, I didn't intend to

>>10066293
Why would they cater to a dying trend? If the designer loves larme, she's not ''catering'' to larme, she's designing something based on what she was inspired by

There isn’t a hairstyle wig thread or I’d ask there so here goes:
I need a natural-looking wig for everyday lolita wear that can be styled in a hime cut and can stand up to frequent wear, meaning be comfy and look natural and able to be washed and heat re-styled.

My own hair is in bad shape so I’m going to cut it and spend the next while growing it out to be in better condition. I don’t want anything that looks too wig-like or shiny, or an inexpensive cosplay wig from eBay, any recs for me? Maybe Dream-Holic? I’m not finding anything good yet.

>>10065986
Minus the apron it looks like a jouetie dress I have

>>10066323
isn't it bad for your hair to wear a wig?

>>10066276
Based Meta, praise Kato-san

>>10066311
Anything AP does that I don't like is catering

>>10066105
I really like this. Reminds me of I Love Lucy.

>>10066326
I don’t wear lolita more than a couple of times per week so no, it wouldn’t be bad for my hair. Most decent wigs have vented caps and are adjustable, but that’s often enough that my wig will need frequent washing and heat styling to stay looking good. So many wigs I see worn in lolita look so obviously fake even in the natural tones. Maybe I just need to look at a regular wig shop and get one of those that can be shaped into a hime cut.

>>10066323
Epic cosplay has some nice wigs! I love using their Blond hestia in my sweet lolita coords. I don't think it looks/feels ebay quality at all. It doesn't even tangle that easily. Plus side is they're pretty cheap too. I've got pretty short hair that i'm growing out as well and I wear this wig all the time. Slap on a hat and no one's the wiser really.

>>10066403
Nayrt but it doesn't look natural at all.

>>10066326
Are there any black anons that can confirm? There's a black lady at my office who wears wigs every day (obvious to someone who knows what wigs look like, but natural enough some people might not know) but I don't want to bother her by being nosy

>>10066403
Epic cosplay looks ridiculously fake in person. You aren't fooling anyone, they're just being polite

>>10066403
if pic is related it doesn't look natural at all.

>>10066403
Ayrt and I’m sorry anon, this looks very artificial. Thanks for taking the time to make the rec but it’s not even near what I’m looking for in quality.

>>10066404
>>10066409
>>10066428
This is the problem. Maybe a regular wig company will be the answer. Or some extensions if I can leave my own hair just a bit longer.
Unless you have a rec?

By the way, I’m not slamming the more artificial looking wigs, they have their place and can look nice too but that’s not what I’m looking for to use in more everyday looks.

>>10066326
Not if you take care of your wigs and your hair.

Seriously anons, if you want a natural looking wig please buy a wig from an ethnic shop like hairsisters or wigtypes. They will last longer and look better than any cosplay wig out there

>>10066440
I wear a lot of wigs, and honestly, just settle for the best thing you can find in an urban wig shop. Chinese junk has flooded the online market, and even the nicer lolita wigs are very wig looking compared to high end urban wigs (the styles themselves aren't natural looking, regardless of fiber quality). You can get real hair at some of the nicer stores

>>10066311
>she's not ''catering'' to larme, she's designing something based on what she was inspired by (larme)
That's essentially the same thing for me but okay.

>>10066004
are you the same gull that thinks japanese brands are all catering to china by releasing something china-inspired?