/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10422276
So out of all the Neon Star Diner pre-order stuff, what are you guys absolutely not buying? The "blouse" and the skirt aren't crazy, but they definitely looks like they have to be coorded in a more casual style.

It looks like the AP USA sites still taking pre-orders; is that normal at this point? Somehow I remember the process having a more limited window in the past.

>>10422286
I bought the skirt in navy and missed out on the headband, sadly. I’d like to get all the jewelry except for the record necklace, I need stuff that’ll work with the rest of my wardrobe.

I skipped on the blouse and the JSK cut (not a fan of halter straps) and the OP cut (can only do so many looks with that theme), I can see the skirt being more versatile desu

>>10422276
I'm so happy my call-out on AP's Photoshop laziness was used to start a new general.

You made me smile, anon.

>>10422286
Tbf it took Japan some time too until all the MTO spots were filled up save for the headband in all colors cause those went pretty fast. They probably have more MTO spots than the quantity of the original release.

>>10422290
It gave me a good chuckle, I'm glad that it made you smile <3

>>10422286
I went for the black OP and headband.
My heart wanted the pink set but I know I'll wear the black one a lot more.

>>10422286
I love casual stuff so I got the skirt, blouson, and headband. Hope they do a rerun of the socks with the jewelry.

>>10422286
I wish the actual blouses and socks were part of this preorder. I only got the headband in black. I'm hoping to get a lot of the jewelry this weekend though, I wonder how popular it'll be?

>>10422286
Do you not know what a blouson is lmao

>>10422356
Plastic/Resin AP jewelry always sells out in seconds, without fail. I'm the anon that wanted the pink ring and I've requested it with my SS, but I'm not really counting on it.

>>10422286
Why are the staff at AP USA such morons? It’s an MTO, it’s just a limited MTO. Both Tokyo and Paris called it an MTO.

Just restating how far up their asses this brand is.

>>10422446
oh woe is me! We take years to make shitty dresses and give zero fucking communication but how DARE someone request a refund during economic chaos! Nuh~uh!

>>10422446
I’m really glad I’m not the only one. I thought it was just me. I’m really apalled that they’re not taking responsibility and blaming their customers for their failures. Also, they’re wanting to out the “problematic” customer to other indie brands. If she is as “problematic” as they say she is, why don’t you publicly post proof? Everyone should know about problem customers, why should only indie brands know? Or are they too scared someone else will call them out even further?

>>10422446
The owner is a big bitch

What is your all time favourite lolita videos?

>>10422446
>outing customers that ask for refunds
All Respect Lost!

>>10422604
I really love Deerstalker's videos.
"Buy Mo' Brand' is my secret anthem.

Are WTT listings not allowed on LM? Just realized mine got deleted as I couldn’t find it.

>>10422747
They’re not. You can mention you want trades in the description, but you have to be willing to outright sell it. Try the Facebook groups if you only want a trade.

>>10422604
the secret life of the lolita series will always be my favourite

>>10422446
you know what pisses me off about this shit. i sell online, my area got hit by COVID really hard early on in the US and i still tried to be understanding of my customers. i upgraded the shipping for one of my customers who needed something for an event, because guess what, they will be back with friends who have money and they will buy more. treating customers with respect is just as important as customers treating you with respect.

>>10422183 #
>>10422203 #
In the tea party details they’re doing raffles for vouchers so it probably goes into those. I don’t think they’re going to be shipping out physical gifts with the shipping issues.

>>10422203 #
I ended up buying it even though it’s going to be very early morning for me, luckily I don’t work during the weekend and I’ve been terribly bored so I just said fuck it let’s give it a go.

I put a $700 order with a japanese secondhand site and only after I asked they told me they didn’t have an estimated date of when they would ship, and said they “don’t care” when the package would be picked up lol. In the first place their site didn’t have any notes about not shipping internationally so I don’t think they were expecting international orders? I also asked if they can use Yamato, DHL or surface to which they said no, so that was extremely disappointing lol.

>>10422762
What site?

I hate chinese ageplay itas so much

>>10422790
...Do chinese ageplayers exist? Oh lord.

>>10422793
I mean itas that act like a child, do stupid gestures and make faces, etc.

>>10422794
that's not the same as ageplay.
Do you know what ageplay really is??

>>10422794
that's ita but it's not as gross as ageplay

>>10422796
This. Ageplay is fucking disgusting in comparison to what they're describing.

>>10422794
that's not ageplay, and considering a huge amount of chinese lolitas are high school girls, i don't think it's all that weird for them to be "childish" anyway

>>10422795
Ageplay is when adult acts like a child.
That's why i also hate sweet lolitas. Leave toy prints and pubk ruffles for kids pls

>>10422806
Doing cutesy poses does not have anything to do with ageplay, and please stop conflating sweet with kinks. It's gross.

>>10422806
>when adult acts like a child.
god i fucking wish that's all it was...

>>10422806
>Ageplay is when adult acts like a child.
No, it's a fetish where an adult acts like a child who does sexual things, usually with some kind of dom/parent figure.

Teenage chinese girls aren't doing that in photos.

>>10422806
that's called regression. ageplay is inherently sexual in nature.

>Leave toy prints and pubk ruffles for kids pls
maaan. This is some weak ass bait y'all are taking.

>>10422808
Anyway, sweet lolitas looks like retards. Grown ass women shouldn't wear headbows and heart bags.

Gothic lolitas look stupid too. Only classic lolitas are good. I wish they had different name, not to be associated with stupid infantiles and satanists

>>10422816
Do you think something called regression isnt gross?
Regression is the opposite of progression

>>10422819
2/10.

>>10422818
Its not. I hate sweet lolitas. I hate that wonderful classic lolitas are associated with that pink monstrosity. I hate that people think lolita = sweet lolita.

>>10422823
boring/10

yawn, be more creative.

>>10422824
Im not trying to entertain you, I'm telling my honest opinion.

>>10422823
God dammit anon, I know you're fucking trolling. But in case you're just a stupid underage kid, like a fucking 19 year old retard who just found about 4chan a few months ago..

I don't give a FUCK if you think this isn't baiting but if you come on this god damn board and come to the fucking lolita gen and you talk about how you hate sweet lolita -

THAT IS FUCKING BAIT.
whether you like it or not you dumb bitch.
Enjoy you're (You), stupid fucking cunt.

>>10422819
What I've gathered:
Sweets = toddler
Gothic = edgy teenager
Classic= old lady

The circle of life, man.

YOU ARE ALL ITAS YOU ARE ALL UGLY STINKY SWEATY FAT ITAS YOU STINK YOU STINK YOU WILL DIE IN VAIN YOU ARE UGLY JESUS DOESN'T LOVE YOU YOU ARE ITAS ITAS ITAS TOMATO POTATO 100% SALE YOU ARE WHORES YOU ARE ITAS YOU STINK JESUS HATES YOU YOU ARE TOMATO

>>10422829
>JESUS DOESN'T LOVE YOU
good.

>>10422829
>TOMATO POTATO 100% SALE
the fuck is happening

>>10422829
>TOMATO POTATO 100% SALE

ok you got me lmaooo

>>10422829
Thank you, I’m glad someone finally noticed I’m a whore.

Seriously though, go see a shrink.

>>10422829
no you're a tomato

>>10422833
I noticed too, anon!

>>10422833
MY DONT SHRINK IM ONLY GROW BIGGER LIKE DICK YOU ARE WILL SHRINK STUPID ITA

>>10422820
they are literal teen girls you fucking weirdo, it's not like they're 30

This is an unbelievably bad troll.

>>10422838
Teens can work, they are almost adults

>>10422843
what does them working have to do with ageplay?

TOMATO POTATO TOMATO POTATO EGGPLANT EGGPLANT TOMATO TOMATO POTATO BANANA POTATO BANANA
I WANT EAT LOLITA ICE CREAM LOLITA SANDWICH SWEET POTATO SWEET BANANA LOLITA BANANA 100% SAFE LOLITA TOMATO EAT SWEET ICE CREAM EAT BANANA

>>10422846
what in the fuck is happening

>>10422736
MC Melody doll was the true hero of deerstalkers. I always wanted to see more of her content than anyone else on that channel.

YOU ARE ALL SWEET LOLITAS ANGELS ANGELS SWEET LOLITAS CANDY LOLITAS LOVE LOVE SUNSHINE ANGELS FLY ANGELS FLY CANDY LOLITAS LOLITAS FLY FLY CANDY ANGELS CANDY LOLITAS

>>10422849
Well i find her songs quite repetitive in topics desu

>>10422819

>>10422850
yes

>>10422853
Fuck, thank you for bringing this back.

>>10422852
She's making content about lolita, that's her whole schtick.

>>10422850
we're really bored enough to let boring bait fly here, huh? jesus, seagulls. Just ignore it.

>>10422853
SWEET LOLITAS ARE SWEET YOU ARE UGLY ITA YOU ARE EGGPLANT YOU ARE EGG ITA YOU STINK YOU ARE NOT CANDY ANGEL CANDY ANGEL NOT YOU SWEET LOLITAS ARE CANDY STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRY YOU ARE ITA PLANT

>>10422857
It made me laugh. I find it hilarious

>>10422857
>Just ignore it.
yet you responded directly to them as well. Take your own advice.

I'm with >>10422861 and thought it was hilarious.

>>10422859
>YOU ARE EGGPLANT
no anon I am the egg man

>>10422863
I am the Walrus then.

>>10422864
Nice.

Sounds like old Japanese translations in here

>>10422868
this is the best lolita gen in awhile.

>>10422859
My, aren’t we delightfully mentally unstable today.

>>10422871
>delightfully mentally unstable
that's such a nice way of putting it

>>10422829
>TOMATO POTATO 100% SALE
I fucking lost it

>>10422850
You’re actually cute and deserve all the brand

Heads up; If you want the pink headband, it's still on the AP USA site. Navy and Black are sold out, also the Navy and black skirt are sold out. Everything else is still available.

This thread is a textbook example of ADHD

>>10422289
check out this, it's tagged only tried on https://www.mercari.com/jp/items/m58713085343/

>>10422762
That's why I don't cheap out, use tenshi next time

>>10422897
same. A bunch of anons here have complained about her but she's never failed me.

>>10422894
You are an angel anon

I’m gonna go add this onto my order, thanks so much!

>>10422863
HEY
nice frog.

>>10422276
If you aren't made of grapes, what are you even doing?

>>10422897
What do you mean by cheap out, the company normally ships to my country.

>>10422908
Uh anon I self identify as a tomato how dare you

So... um...
About that Toy Doll Box.

Is that July estimated date gonna get pushed to August-September?

I'm sorry mom

>>10422995
this banner is so pretty, any time I see it I hesitate on whether I should've preordered this print

what do you think of the lief roomwear set? worth it or nah?

>>10423026
I used to think Toy Doll Box was ugly/derpy because of Lyrical Bunny and Shyness Bears' mouths being open. For whatever reason it looked so dumb to me.

Then the Japanese MTO was announced on my birthday and I found out it was a glitter print... and it felt like it was meant to be, so I ordered it.

Looks like a new catalog gets released tomorrow! Hope someone posts scans. fingers crossed for a halloween print.

>>10423061
another photo

>>10423061
I would be excited, but I haven't been excited about AP for a long time. I'm still interested in how far down the taobao road they'll go.

>>10423027
potato sack kei

>>10423085
anon.. I can't handle any more potato talk

>>10423027
it doesn't look soft so i'm not going to get it.

>>10423090
fine, how about tomato then

>>10423113
100% sale, you got it

>>10423027
Imagine cooking or cleaning in a long light coloured dress

>>10422823
cry more

I hate chinese itas, they act like retards

>>10423175
we heard you the first time >>10422790
no1curr

I'm having dejavu

>>10422995
My strawberry doll mto was on time. I'd guess midway through July if that's the expected month of delivery.

>>10423183
You dont understand i hate them so much

>>10423226
No one fucking cares retard

>>10423229
stop responding to bait

12:01 and the Neon Star Diner jewelry was all sold out. what the hell AP?

>>10423238
Are you really surprised? This happens every time.

>>10423238
Are you sad you didn't get cheap plastic jewelry? You can easily buy the same quality-wise at Claire's

>>10423241
Not again. Shut the fuck up

>>10423242
right? I've heard that joke way too many times.

>>10423240
Yes honestly, I feel like the jewelry has been even more difficult to get lately. Knew the pink and navy would go first but honestly surprised the lav/black went quickly too. Production-wise I wonder if they're making less?

Anyone else trying for the Moitie lucky packs today? Wunderwelt is such a shitty site and user experience.

>>10423246
they must be making less

>>10423259
No luck here, they sold out RIGHT at release for me. This was the first time the site loaded right away for me and the second I clicked on it, it was already sold out. I've been refreshing for the past fucking 30 min and nothing, the site is still broken.

Also it feels like nothing really went on sale? I think I saw gardenia op on sale for the split second the site reloaded.

are there any other shops that sell things similar to AP's resin jewellery? im after rings specifically

>>10423259
It's >>10423262 again, I just refreshed it one last time before giving up and I got the accessory happy pack!!! The main happy packs didn't seem to be selling too well but size 9 sold out last I checked. I think it might have been a glitch, moitie's insta page just said there was some more accessory happy packs left.

>>10423294
I stand corrected, all of the apparel happy bags are gone, my page just wasn't refreshing correctly I guess. But the accessory ones are still up.

>>10423289
claires

>>10423321
I wish my country had Claire's. I just saw on Twitter how cute the earrings are at Japanese Claire's.

>>10423327
how much are they? they look cheap but girls try to sell this low quality stuff for like $30 on etsy.

>>10423332
as a britfag, the smaller earring sets go for around £6-£11 depending on how many there are.
>>10423321
claires don't sell AP style resin stuff tho

>>10423327
>>10423337
i was mostly joking to annoy the anon who gets upset every time claires is mentioned, but they do have some really cute food themed stuff there. a serious answer would be etsy or taobao.

I’m dying for scans of the new AP lookbook

>>10423027
At first I really liked it but I can’t stand the lace trim on the jsk and drawers

Once of the new scans. I might actually be interested in this dress once there's better quality images. I can't tell if the quality is there.

>>10423403
looks like this

>>10423238
i don't see why they seem to be making less and less jewelry every release. why not make more for the releases since people clearly WANT to buy them? scarcity is a fuck

>>10423143
it comes in multiple colors including black, friend

Where can I buy well made, sweet lolita accessories? Like bags, hair stuff, bracelets. I’m willing to spend a lot for my feels <3 shipping to usa would b cool

>>10423622
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetDollyHouse?page=1#items

>>10423633
Omg amazing!!! I will get the ice cream earrings. Do you know any more? I’m also looking for high end stuff

( I’m new to cgl and tried looking at baby the stars shine bright,but i dont think accessories are their thing)

>>10423651
nayrt but bb&b deco is really great quality, i have a few of their pieces and they're beautiful! qpot also has food themed accessories that are beautiful but they're a good bit more expensive. you can find headbows w almost every brand and indie brand

>>10423693
Thank you!! Bb&b and q pot is exactly what I’m looking for. I’m in love right now

I want to wear sweet food stuff in daily life, so no headbows or lace stuff for now

So who else got the Moitié lucky bags? Which ones did you opt for? I only got the accessory one as I haven’t liked any of their recent clothing releases.

From Fukuoka opening event.

>>10423413
I've seen this before and it's still hard to tell the quality. Also the image posted by Candy is missing the waist bow? I wonder which is the "real" version?

More pictures from the Fukuoka store

>please let one of those Fancy Candy JSKs make it to fril

>>10423800
So even if dresses are sold out online, the physical stores carry some amount of them afterwards? Is this true for APUSA as well?

>>10423794
It's probably removable.

>>10423820
I suspect that they remove items from their online inventory because someone is buying it in person. APUSA had to refund me for a headbow because they ended up “not having the inventory”

>>10423719
I got the accessory one too! I’ve never had one before though, so trying to keep expectations low so I won’t get disappointed

>>10423820
I don't know about AP USA, but stuff can still be in stock in one of the stores even if it's sold out online and vice versa.

The stuff for the Fukuoka store was probably specifically FOR the opening - which is why they have all the now sold out neon star diner jewelry, and all the special sets.

>>10423820
Pretty much. As far as I can tell, for all stores, there is not a one-to-one representation of what's in the physical store branches and the online shops. If you're really after something and it's not listed online anymore, it might be on the rack somewhere. Almost all of the Japanese stores I shop at operate like this; Innocent World treats your order as a request and then they have to have a few days to check if it's actually on the shelf anywhere.

With the actual storefronts re-opening, it might be useful for people to start scouting to figure out if there's anything not listed online but available in shop. I'm tempted to check out the USA store in case there are some left over things from pre-lockdown.

>>10423866
btw, forgot to mention in above post; the sister-store inside of / sharing the building with AP USA, Harajuku Hearts, has imported facemasks made by Enchantlic Enchantilly. I only see three online but, again, I wonder if there may be more in-store.

>>10423022
Hahahah

>>10423820
when I went to AP USA in 2018 they had dresses from recent releases. They had sugar cross cutsews long after they had sold out online, they had a sailor dress that I saw sold out online as well.
They also carried other brands like AtePie and Listen Flavor.

>>10423340
>i was mostly joking to annoy the anon who gets upset every time claires is mentioned
I left the thread and came back today.
Good to know you're full of shit like suspected.

So whos the go to now for petticoats? I heard classical puppets ain't as good as it used to be.

>>10423898
aurora&ariel

>>10423881
this is the only time i've said it, other anons just happen to think so as well. holy shit you're so mad about ap's cheap plastic jewelry lol.

>>10423898
Melikestea generally

>>10423881
>how dare people shitpost and have fun on 4chan

>>10424033
shitposts are funny

secrets

>>10424041
I concur.

>>10424041
it's not funny because it's true.

>>10424068
shh don't tell them

>>10423950
NAYRT but AP jewelry is actually really nice looking IRL compared to offbrand resin jewelry. I tried buying etsy resin shit and it was the exact same price as AP but way shittier looking IRL

>>10424103
it depends on the piece. the neon star bracelet really looks like super cheap and shitty child jewelry.

Posting some pics I found from the autumn look book, unfortunately I haven't seen anyone post the new prints yet

>>10424109
Seems like there's going to be a re-release of Melody Toys

>>10424111
Dolly Heart jsk

>>10424113
More Dolly Heart, except its the op and long op (the fabric looks so shiny oh no)

>>10424115

>>10424115
god. these polyester dresses remind me of the bodyline cherry dress from years ago.

>>10424116
And then more Chinese dresses

>>10424111
>>10424116
While I really appreciate them listening to people and making re-releases, it's kinda sad to see these in catalog instead of newer stuff.

>>10424115
I like the cut of lavender dress. Not a fan of print honestly, but the dress is cute and has nice proportions.

>>10422446
This brand went to shit when the designers split. I have bought from miss danger and faerytale bird, and It’s obvious the one that left and started FT. was the one with the taste and customer service skills.

>>10424109
I have an irrational hatred of polka dots on sheer fabrics. Can't explain why, it just ruins the feel of the dress.
>>10424116
I don't know how I should feel about an underbust tea-lenght JSK.

>>10422513
>>10422859
Omg I can't stop laughing. Thank You for this, you deserve much blessings of eggplants.

>>10422850
There are these small, round pill things that will help you. Pop some.

>>10424153
>Can't explain why, it just ruins the feel of the dress.

It looks hella cheap to me desu

>>10423289
The only store I've found was on taobao, it was called cat tea party. They don't sell as intricate designs as AP but my thirst for plastic rings was quenched.

>>10424116
This dress gives me nightgown feelings, and not in a good way. The OP cut is cuter

>>10424115
The lavender in this print is really cute, but it does look cheap

>>10424109
I wonder what's up with Goodnight Sisters? That print did a few of cameos, but no big release so far

>>10424111
Ooooo I want this!

>>10424219
It was a tea party exclusive print

Anyone who bought a Moitie Happy Bag is a sucker and wasted their money

>>10424111
They've re-released this so many times... I'm happy I have the collar JSK version because the high-waisted one looks weird to me. I can only hope that they might fathom a rerelease of the jewelry instead of just repeating the same dress and headbow.

Really hard to see because AP loves washing out their photos, but this new necklace looks halfway decent? Kinda looks like a scalloped heart design with pearls?

>>10424403
Is it cotton?

>>10424420
The original release is cotton (which is what I have). I can't speak for the rereleases or what's in the new images. Have any of the rereleases been polyester ?

>>10424115
This was the only print that intrigued me but I'm just not feeling that shiny fabric... so looks like I will stick to mainly accessories this year, >>10424406 looks pretty cute from what I can tell. Thanks for the zoomed in crop anon, I wouldn't have noticed it otherwise.

>>10424120

Hope they have something similar to Shanghai doll, here it looks like they slapped some frog clasps on and called it a day.

...but why? i've paid high prices for AP jewelry so i get that, but the starting bid for this was $60 lmao?

>>10424463

This must be a troll/someone who plans to back out? It's not even Lyrical bunny or a cute universal item for a sweet wardrobe like the more generic heart and ribbon shaped items

>>10424463
$60 makes sense if you got it with an SS, probably cost more than that. Wish people weren't so entitled

>>10424463
As highly coveted as this necklace is, it's not $400-coveted.

Maybe someone got mad they were outbid and started trolling?

Or we've reached a point where brand really will become for rich people only?

>>10424484
lol that wasn't my point, $60 is fine. $400 is a weird bid. that's all.

>>10424463
Probably very low impulse control/bervous bidding/shopping addiction.

>>10424484
They were critizising the end bid, not the start bid.

>>10424463
brb quitting lolita

>>10424463
Some sick part of me wants to bid on this just to see what her max bid is and how high she'll go. Or even just bid her up for the hell of it.
Looking at the bidder's previous purchases... she's not even an AP whore. There's no sweet dresses. Why is she dumping money on this if she's not dedicated to sweet?

>>10424422
The Toy Doll Box MTO was cotton, afaik that’s been the only one recently

>>10424496
Maybe it’s for her girlfriend

>>10424385
Elaborate or this is bait

Anyways, anyone have any guesses as what will be included in the apparel bags? I just checked which dresses went out of stock after the happy bag release and I've noticed all but the green size 11 in the Juliet short op is out of stock (there were some white and blue stock before the happy bags iirc). So either they got snatched during the sale, or hopefully everyone likes goth gingham in their happy bags.
On that note, I hope the accessory bags don't have those stupid vanity bags, phone cases, or scrunchies. I don't see the scrunchies anymore and all their jewelry remains not on sale except for that dumb fucking cowboy necklace...

>>10424463
This just went up. That BIN.

>>10424463
This just appeared.

>>10424743
yeah i was about to post, someone took notes i guess lol

>>10424743
>that BIN price

>>10424635
They are probably referring to the last accessory bags that literally counted a regular paper shop bag as an item last time (alongside with scrunchies and a vanity bag). The apparel bag included that terrible floral print dress no one bought, but I think it was expected.

This one probably has things that were on sale this time.

They won't make color ways that they don't have come out of thin air, so expect blue or green Juliets and green sleeping gardens, maybe one or two gardenias and a cross op...maybe a few of the weird colored summer catherine ops for good measure. Blouse wise, many will probably receive the first lace cutsew. Probably vanity bags, wallets, and scrunchies again. Phones cases are likely, too.
If they include socks, I'd expect the ones that look plain with the candelabra logo.
Just the usual unloading of things they couldn't sell...save for the new choker in the accessory bag.

>>10424743
Yellow isn’t as popular, and one insane person doesn’t mean normal, sensible people are going to spend that much. I hate this.

This is amazing even though I’m not buying into this Long Bazar thing

>>10424822
I know this would look terrible on me because I don’t have the body type for babydoll cuts but this is fucking me up, I love it

>>10423719
I thought about buying the accessory bag, but i'd rather save my money in hopes moitie finally releasing some kind of head accessory with the coffin lace or something. Or maybe restocking the black neo gothic arch accessories, which is never going to happen, but I can dream.
>>10424385
You're probably right, that's why I didn't buy it.

>>10424822
This is gorgeous

Meta is doing new pastel colors of Dozing Cat besides pink

>>10424871

>>10424871
>>10424873
Oh wow. These are so pretty

>>10424822
Seems like Laforet sale is legit called Long Bazar this year

>>10424822
Wowowoweeewa

Wowzers

I like it

>>10424822
>>10424915
LONG
LONG
BAZAR~

Does anyone not going to the Paris tea party have questions for the AP designers? There's a spot to ask and I don't have any myself, I'll ask and report back if anyone is curious about something.

>>10425010
I'm going too, I was wondering if we could ask to request some things for rerelease, though with the steady decline of AP's quality who knows how something like Vanilla-chan or Carnival would turn out. But if anyone has rerelease suggestions I'd be glad to pass them on anyway and see.

>>10425010
I'm curious about how the designers' art style and design choices (like deciding what cuts to make) have changed over time.

>>10425045
Noted! I will add anyone else's questions up to 5 PM EST.

>>10425045
Noted! I will add anyone else's questions up to 5 PM EST, going to purchase then.

>>10425047
Thanks anon, you're the best!

>>10425010
About the same as the other anon, but also curious why they've made less cuts (skirts and jsk options) and blouses/cutsews/parkas/t-shirts/sweaters that went along with a collection.

>>10425036
i'd want some rereleases of some iconic sweet dresses, sugary carnival especially, milky planet, milky-chan the fawn, etc etc.

>>10425010
Thanks anon! I'm curious about jewelry production specifically. How many items do they typically make for each release?

>>10425010
>>10425036
A rerelease of Milky-chan, Vanilla-chan. Memorial Cake, Sugary Carnival, etc in cotton with the original sizing would be amazing. Hell, maybe even the original Milky Planet. Too many damaged dresses.

>>10424999
I might be the only other person who understand this reference, but thank you anon.

>>10424820
As someone who will probably be buying the fashion until I die or become delirious, I can't wait for lolita to fall out of "fad/trend" status so I can buy pieces without people artificially inflating the market.

>>10425066
>I might be the only other person who understand this reference
You’re not the only one and you’re not special lmao

>>10425010
There's a question that bothers me for a while. Idk how to word it nicely, so I'm sorry if that sounds weird. What's the deal with vintage plushies they put on their showcases? Is there some background story, maybe some nostalgic meaning?

>>10425069
Could you clarify further so I can word it kindly? I'm not familiar with what you mean.
So far:
>>10425045
>How have your art style and design choices, such as choosing which cuts to create, evolved over time?
>>10425059
>Collections appear to be more focused on main pieces recently. Do you think we will see pieces such as cutsews, parkas, t-shirts, and sweaters make a comeback in the future?
>>10425065
>Jewelry seems to be in very high demand! Do you have any insight into the amount made for each release?
Are these okay, anons?

>>10425069
Could you clarify further so I can word it kindly? I'm not familiar with what you mean.
So far:
>>10425045
>How have your art style and design choices, such as choosing which cuts to create, evolved over time?
>>10425059
>Collections appear to be more focused on main pieces recently. Do you think we will see pieces such as cutsews, parkas, t-shirts, and sweaters make an appearance in the future?
>>10425065
>Jewelry seems to be in very high demand! Do you have any insight into the amount made for each release?
Are these okay, anons?

>>10425071
Jewelry anon here, I love how you worded mine. Thank you!

>>10425068
Never said I was the only one and never said I was special

>>10425071
>Could you clarify further so I can word it kindly? I'm not familiar with what you mean.

They seem having many years of a tradition decorating their stores with Rushton bears and other vintage toys. I'm not sure about AP US, but AP Paris has them and japanese stores seem having them too. I wonder if there's some back story for this tradition?

>>10425079
Ahh gotcha, how about:
>Is there a backstory to the plushes and toys used in the window displays?
?

>>10425071
>>Collections appear to be more focused on main pieces recently. Do you think we will see pieces such as cutsews, parkas, t-shirts, and sweaters make an appearance in the future?
Perfect anon. Maybe a second question for the skirts and less jsk cuts per collection?

>>10425093
I miss the days of two JSK cuts.

>>10425093
>>10425095
>I was really glad to see a skirt with Neon Star Diner! Are there plans for more skirts, or multiple JSK cuts in other future releases?
Thoughts? I'm trying to keep it light and not questioning-their-judgment-y haha

>>10425091
Would you mind mentioning vintage plushes specifically, just not to mess with their actual merchandise? But overall it sounds great, thank you.

Is anyone gonna livestream the tea party to Twitch or YT?

>>10425102
Sure, I'll add vintage in!
>>10425103
I'd be kind of nervous about streaming it but I'll see if I can record it. Can you have multiple instances, unlike Discord? I planned on participating on my laptop and it's not really equipped for streaming. I could set something up on my desktop if I wouldn't need multiple accounts for it.

>>10425100
I like it! I’m really looking forward to hearing back from you.

>>10425010
I'm very interested about the production of prints, but I'm not sure what to ask or how to make it a more interesting question, other than how 2 git gud at textile design (if anyone is more articulate than me plz help kek). Some things I'm interested in knowing about are
>How and where do ap get their ideas and inspirations for prints from
>How long do series take to get designed and made
>Does 1 artist work on 1 print, or is it multiple artists and alterations on one piece

>>10425107
Perfect! I'm very excited to see these answered as well.
>>10425140
>Could you describe the print creation process? For example, where do you draw inspiration from? What is the approximate timeline from idea to finished release? Do multiple artists work on one print, or do artists fully design and realize their own pieces?
Any changes?

>>10425157
I think this question's been answered before, iirc it takes about 6 months from start to finish for each series. and like, an illustrator does the print, someone else does dress cuts, patterning, another person would do something like jewelry etc.

>>10425161
Isn't Asuka the one who designs accessories and purses or did they change that when she became CEO

>>10425173
I have no idea, didn't even know she was now the CEO. But, like how Maki wasn't the only illustrator, Asuka probably wasn't the only one doing bags and purses.

>>10425140
Given the anons that answered, do you still want those parts of the questions asked?

>>10425045
If this could be considered: Would they ever do MTOs on releases in cotton if customers offer to pay more?

>>10425157
Thanks anon, that sounds much better!
>>10425161
Also, thanks for the info!

>>10425182
Please keep it the same, if they end up answering it, I feel like the additional question of timelines shows that my question relates more to the industry side part of their production (even though I already know the answer to it now lol). Thanks for doing this for us!

>>10425254
I already submitted the questions anon, but if they address that I will let you know! I set up to record so I'll likely do that as well, though if AP asks people not to release anything I won't. Something to refer back to at least.

>>10425254
I already submitted the questions anon, but if they address that I will let you know! I set up to record so I'll likely do that as well, though if AP asks people not to release anything I won't. Something to refer back to at least.
>>10425256
I did leave it! No worries, and my pleasure.

>>10422446
You would think with all this time spend inside doing nothing, they would actually have the time to make their clothes uninterrupted. Using covid as an excuse makes no sense for this.

>>10423143
What do you think aprons are for?

>>10425261
If you email AP back you can add on the question! I forgot to enter my questions when buying a ticket and I emailed back immediately with them and still got one.

>>10425102
The owner of AP collects Rushton toys, they’re from her collection

>>10424113
I really hate polka designs generally nor am I a sweetfag but this would suit a palette I like to wear, what are the odds it'll look this cheap and synthetic irl? I don't want to wear shitty polyester but the black Jsk is really tempting.

>>10425273

If it looks this bad in photos it will 100% be worse IRL with respect to being shiny polyester. I was hype for Dream Bear, HC, and Ice Cream Parlor and they all looked awful though ICP was cute enough to overlook the poly

>>10425277
ICP has enough going on that it's not too noticeable but you can really see the blurriness in the print if you have it next to a cotton one. Seriously such a shame. I was excited for Chateau D'ecume too and in person it just looks so sad imo.

>>10425277
Nooo damn that's so depressing to hear; it matches a bag I have perfectly too. Thanks anon, guess I'll just look at the accessories or something.

>>10424818
i bought moitie accessories lucky bag only because it was mentioned there will be two pairs of socks and a new chocker in it... it means only two items are left that might be absolutely horrible... let me guess, that probably will be the horrible cowboy necklace and a cheap quality phone case.
lucky bags last year were an absolute disgrace.

those who bought 25.000 yen happy bags have more chances to get horrible items imo so i didn't take a risk and just bought something i liked for that price.

Has anyone gotten e-mails from AP USA confirming their Neon Star Diner orders yet?

>>10425298
Yes, I got one day-of confirming and switching my status to "Pre-Order Sourcing from JP"

Can someone explain this to me???? WTF?

>>10425306
apwhores are apwhores, what's surprising about that

>>10425306
This was already discussed earlier in the thread.

>>10425315
The person bidding doesn't even buy AP. In fact if you look at their purchase history most of it is moi meme moitie.
Takes two seconds to figure out this is a collector and not an AP whore.

>>10425429
I mean, that's only the stuff they've bought on Lacemarket (and gotten reviews for). They could buy a lot of AP on other platforms. Nobody really knows. But it's pretty creepy that some people care so much that they're stalking their purchase history.

>>10425434
I initially went looking because I was wondering if the bidder was a troll. It's not like purchase history is hidden or hard to find. If you think that's creepy, I have some news about social media for you...

>>10425434
Do you seriously think they specifically only buy their supposed hordes of AP on other platforms lol
Purchase history is also the only, minimal info on profiles so no, that's not creepy in the context of LM.

>>10425459
They could, you honestly don't know and neither do I.

Summer sale items are up on AP’s site. I don’t completely get this Long Bazar concept. Is that Covid measure to keep the sale on till the end of the month?

>>10425548

They posted that they're using a QR code to call customers when it's their turn to enter the store, so I guess that will at least stop a bunch of girls hanging around the exit/entrance waiting for their turn.

>>10425429
>>10425459

Er. I do that. I take trips to Japan quite often and have terribly wonderful enabler friends who work in Japanese companies. So a lot of my stuff is bought in person from closet child, or some friend or another is able to snag a new release or in-store exclusive. Between that, and just liking new AP (so I'd buy them first-hand, not secondhand), my LM feedback is entirely selling only.

I do understand what you mean about the information being publicly available. I don't think you're creeping. I just think some of your conclusions aren't as clear cut as you think.

>>10425562
Except... you buy all of that in person. Not on LM whatsoever. This person buys on LM regularly. The likelihood of them being an AP collector yet buying none at all on LM is really low.

>>10425548
Pretty underwhelming so far

My comm is thinking about doing the 'pass the brush' challenge.
I haven't seen that many Lolita ones before.
Any other comms that have done it already?

>>10425564
wat?

>>10425569
they're like 3 months late

>>10425105
mmk so now i dont have to worry about recording it myself lol. excited to see what everyone comes up with though! already see some people i follow on instagram preparing for it.

>>10425573
I know but I haven't seen Lolita ones until now.
Except from the Finnish one I think.

>>10425572
I think anon is saying that the bidder commonly buys on LM, while the Japan anon only sells on LM. That segregation is a lot more likely than someone who would somehow separate the brands they buy on LM vs other sources, like >>10425459 said. It would be more likely to actually see a mix of brands in their purchase history.

>>10425569
Yes
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=don%27t+rush+challenge+lolita

>>10425566
It is, but hey, it’s only first week of sale. They might put more stuff later.

>>10425576
i know there were at least 2 posted in rufflechat (the finnish one and an all gothic one)

>>10425091
>>10425102
Honda-san just thinks they're cute. Every store has at least one.

Meta are releasing a new print, May Bells of Memories, in 3 different cuts and colourways.
I don't like the print very much, imo it reminds me of bodyline, so it's a downgrade for meta's recent winning streak for me (not that the quality of the dress looks bad)

>>10425596
This cut looks really cute though

>>10425272
I never knew that, thank you.

>>10425105
Anon, I want to recall my question about vintage toys since another anon has answered it already.

>>10425597

>>10425589
>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=don%27t+rush+challenge+lolita
Ok feeling dumb now. I only thought about searching tiktok and Insta.
Thanks, anon!

>>10425595
I’ve used to think they have something to do with their major aesthetic reference to 50s vintage, but there’s the thing.

>>10425569
I've seen like 5-6 lolita ones. They are very late.

>>10425548
Where are the sale items? Can’t find them, I can only see stuff from the may sale.

>>10425617

It's for AP Tokyo (so, the La Foret branch). You can see the sale items if you check their ameblo.

>>10425617
>>10425618
Learn how to navigate a website, y’all.
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopnews/2020lb07.html

>>10425569
Please no more. This has been done to death.

>>10425562
Stop blogging, they aren't even from Japan. This has literally nothing to do with your situation.

>>10425548
>long bazar
Instead of packing all the sales, special sets, etc into 5 days, the sale lasts the whole month. Laforet’s way of trying to prevent crowding

>>10424743
did anyone else notice this is Skelly-chan's account?

>>10425597
What is up with those red ribbons? Such an eyesore.

found this. apparently this toy brand has lots of lolita references including momoko etc
pic is from their "lolita" series

>>10425839
I have things from them. Can confirm they make nice stuff.

>>10425823

The blonde girl with the ED on ig?

Closer pics of Baby's velveteen special edition set

>>10425862

>>10425823
i mean she seemingly has a fucking massive AP collection, don't really see how it's relevant

>>10425862
I don’t even wear Baby but this is beautiful.

>>10425862
Looks better on the mannequin than it did on the model

>>10425875
She doesn’t, she sells a lot of her stuff after one or two wears. Check out her LM history.

Um... Doesn't this sell for like $300?

>>10425970
I just saw that anon, holy shit

Talk about scalping

>>10425896
She's also a huge entitled cunt.

>>10425999
Details?

>>10425970
The absolute state of the lolita second hand market.

>>10426000
Nayrt, but she is an entitled cunt.

>>10425839
What is that??

>>10425896
So? A lot of people do that. When your collection is big and you have like 50 main pieces, even wearing things a couple times means you’ve had it awhile. If she was routinely pricing things superhigh it would be one thing, the lollipop necklace got bid up that high. I don’t blame her for listing the second one at the same price the first one was listed for just to cut to the chase

>>10426027
Please explain, unless you mean the negative feedback on her page cause that was pretty Karen-like of her

>>10426034
>50 main pieces
More like 10, she's sold half the dresses in her pictures. I guess she owns a lot of plush bags

>>10425839
I was looking at the g-spot one.
Anyone know if they are any good?

>>10426034
You’re an idiot. Her wardrobe is small, she had a video tour for her 2020 wardrobe and it only had a few pieces. I don’t know if it’s still up, but she doesn’t have a lot of pieces at once. She has a few and then resells to buy more. That’s not a big wardrobe, a big wardrobe would be if she kept them.

next thread >>10426032

>>10425676

I'm not from Japan either though? I just have enough money to take a trip every two years, and friends that work for Japanese MNCs.

Actually in my exact case I'll tell you I haven't been able to find much Moitie, so I would really have bought it off lacemarket rather than from Japan. Resulting in the exact feedback anon described.

>>10425834
I like the ribbons

>>10425862
>>10425864
this makes my heart doki doki

>>10425569
Extremely tacky and gay, even when it was popular.