/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6679310
anyone knows how to do the hairstyle in OP?

>>6679334
I want to say it works like a french braid.

>>6679359
>fat chick taking nice hair and making it look ugly

>>6679364
Eh, it's a tutorial. More for the hair style than her misfortune.
Anyways, dumping my folder.

continue OP, please

>>6679359

aaaargh, I wish I had thick hair. I have thin hair so styles like this don't look good at all.

Anyone know any techniques to thicken your hair or promote more hairs to grow?

I've always been curious, but does body shape mean much in jfashion?
How would you dress an hourglass shape?

And that's all I have. My jfashion folder is regrettably small... Anyone else want to contribute?

>>6679423

She looks like a T-Rex

can someone post examples of what is considered 'witch mori' or 'dark mori'?

>>6679674
Stop trolling this same shit in every thread, it's not even funny anymore.

>>6679334
Ohmy, I love dolly kei with all my heart. I wish I was creative enough to coordinate it.

>>6679679
serious question, not a troll.
I want to believe this style exists okay
let me have my delusions

>>6679686
It does not really exist, it's just something tumblr or some blogger made up. Seriously I don't even get the point of naming every single variation of mori, and you repeatedly asking is getting freaking annoying.

>>6679396
I found one thing that helps is don't tie your hair in tight ponytails or buns for long periods of time. I used to keep my hair in a tight ponytail for my job, but my hair started to thin, especially around my temples and crown. I started wearing it in a braid and trying to keep it down when I'm at home and it's coming back again.

>>6679410
>I've always been curious, but does body shape mean much in jfashion?
Idk in other fashions, but I'm pretty sure that in mori, boxy-rectangle shaped bodies are preferred

>>6679453
how is this Jfashion? the only thing japanese is the tshirt

>>6679695
this is the first time that I've ever asked about it. :/
you sound like a dick

>>6679410
I don't think it means that much. I don't want to be rude, but I think that as long as you aren't very overweight (and I mean like really round, not chubby), any body shape works. However, having large breasts and a huge ass are going to make a lot of fashions look weird, imho.

Like >>6679856 said, more rectangular bodies are probably better, because the flowy clothing will sit better on you. If you have huge breasts, it might look a little weird. I'd say the same goes for sweet lolita (and probably other types of lolita) and fairy kei.

Things like otome, hime styles, etc are probably suited or any silhouette. I do think that having an extremely curvy body with gyaru would be bad, because it'd REALLY make you look like a hooker. You know how flatter girls can get away with low cut shirts and booty shorts whereas girls with big tits and a big ass get called slutty for it? Yeah, like that.

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>>6679904
Thanks you guys.

Can I get some makeup tutorials please?

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Does anyone know if there are any plus size j-fashion bloggers that wear stuff other than lolita? (Like mori or dolly-kei or pastelgoth) I've been curious but it's hard to find

>>6679674
I don't have any examples, but from what I've seen it's just regular mori with a dark color palette, I don't think it warrants it's own separate style.

quick question, is there limit to how short a skirt can be for dolly kei? Lik how far can it be above your knees before it's too short?

>>6680119
no limit

>>6680119
dolly doesn't have specific rules, it's an overall look. like in >>6679334, the skirt is short but it goes with the outfit

Doe anyone have any links to good mori girl or dolly-kei for idiots type guides? I'm so curious, but I don't really know how to define either of them.

>>6680119
I've seen Dolly kei done with everyone from mini skirts to floor length skirts. It's not really got very strict rules like lolita does.

>>6679392
where2cop cardigan

>>6679453
Does anybody know where I can find a good collar like that?

>>6679334
Start a sideways braid across your forehead, and after every full braid add a bit of hair onto the closest strand? It looks a bit like a Waterfall braid (Lots of tutorials around if you google it) except you don't drop a strand.

>>6680208
Creepyyeha at storenvy

>>6680215
Mostly. It's like a french braid but you only add hair to the one side and not both.

Post makeup and hair tutorials?

>>6679432
Made my day. Thanks!

Anyone have pictures of Juria Nakagawa?

I'll post what I have. I really like her style.

Kind of jfashion related. My boyfriend is leaving for Japan for a business trip next week and he said he would pick up clothes for me! I'm super excited except I feel like it'll be pretty awkward for him? And probably a stupid question but can most shop staff speak a little English? I assume they're not expected to do so though.

>>6682163
>English
Not according to my friend who was just there. She speaks basically no Japanese (was visiting a Japanese friend of ours) and mostly got around by researching and signage (she can read but not speak), but conversed the bare minimum she needed to get around.

Is this a specific style?

>>6682198
Doesn't really look it.

>>6682163
An obviously foreign man buying women's clothes is going to be awkward as fuck, yes. Especially if he doesn't speak Japanese very well. When I went shopping with my (very white, 6'3") boyfriend, most boutique staff were obviously uncomfortable with him even though he was obviously just fulfilling bag-holding duties at the time.
Maybe he can memorize some phrases like "I am buying presents for my girlfriend" and show them a picture of you together on his phone or something. They're trained to constantly hover around shopping girls and recommend stuff, so if he plays the role of clueless boyfriend buying clothes for A Girlfriend He Can Prove Exists they may be more comfortable because at least that's something they can work with.

>>6682198
that just looks like a short bob really

>>6682260
I think they're asking her overall style, not her hair...

>>6682163
>can most shop staff speak a little English?
Even if they can speak a little, 99% chance they're too shy/insecure to even try. Pointing/gesturing goes a long way, and he can also get a phrase book (Lonely Planet makes an awesome one that's pretty cheap).

And I agree with >>6682256 on the issue of bringing a man in.
My boyfriend is Japanese and girls in lolita shops were very visibly uncomfortable with him being there, despite me attempting to chat with them and him just sitting in their waiting area flipping through a magazine.
I do think that gyaru shop staff are a lot more ok with men being there though - my boyfriend did go into Liz Lisa once by himself, and while he said he got stares, I don't think it was any worse than that (but again, he's not foreign, so ymmv). They've also always been very amiable to me when we're together.

>>6682456
Actually, come to think of it, gyaru shop staff tends to be way more chatty and amiable than lolita staff. Only once did I have a fantastic experience - in AP Laforet, and I was dressed head-to-toe in AP, so I'm sure that helped.

Anyway, I'm not even sure what fashions you're interested in ha.

>>6681864
Does Juria's style have a name or is it just specific to her? It reminds me of pastel goth but I was told pastel goth is just western girls on tumblr trying to look like Juria.

Any western mori girls?

Can I request a fairy kei pic dump?

>>6682163
I was there this summer and its safe to assume hardly anyone knows english. I heard that some know how to read and write but not conversationally to listen and speak. If he isnt trying on clothes though i dont think there will be much of a problem or need for english really...

>>6682180
>she can read but not speak
How is this even possible when it comes to Japanese? Reading is so much harder than speaking, all that kanji

>>6685998
Not that Anon, but Chinese people can usually read the kanji and figure out what a sentence is saying, even though they don't read the surrounding text, and may not even know how to pronounce it. And some people are better at memorizing kanji than others?

Can't sleep so dumping the contents of my jfashion folder.

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This is probably cosplay but it still looks good for general wear.

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And I'm out.

I love this style.
I don't think Emikyu makes stuff like this anymore... This season it's all about pastels and I'm not into fairy kei at all. I'll dump some otome/cute kei, if you don't mind.

2/?

I wish I could wear her outfit everyday.
4/?

5/?

>>6686035
Not cosplay, he calls himself a mori boy.

i need halp
is this otome, or gyaru? and pls explain why

>>6686172
2/3

Also, what is the name of this style?
1/3

>>6686174
3/3.

>>6686172
Come on cgl, there isn't a name for every style out there. It's not as if every asian girl has to corner herself into a style once she turns 16 and may never leave it's confines.

>>6686172
It's just regular street clothes. Not everything has a defined style

Dang, I'm a straight dude who's not even that much into fashion but even I just saved a ton of these. They're kinda badass.

>>6683016
She actually wears Nu Goth mosttimes and sometimes Cult Party Kei, there is nothing Pastel Goth at her besides the pastel hair she sometimes got and yes, both Nu Goth and Pastel Goth (パステルゴス) exist in Japan.

Does anyone know where these socks are from? Or a taobao link or something?

>>6686211
Is the difference between Nu Goth and Pastel Goth just color scheme then?

>>6686366
Yes and no.

Nu Goth=Hipster+90s Goth
Pastel Goth=Pastel(+Kawaii)+Goth Elements

Do you think it would be allowed to have a thread about Korean fashion or is this board sticking to only Japan? Would I have to go over to /fa/ to make a Korean fashion thread?

>>6679967
I want adorable friends like that! Find cute friends mission begin.

>>6686352
they kind of look like tights

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>>6686008
Correct! My friend reads Chinese, so she could get the general idea of things. Sage for late offtopic.

And now contribootin'. I've always loved this photo, this girl just exudes 'cool'.

>>6686432
Pretty sure moot said no k-fashion in his thread on here recently, so nope.

>>6689051
>I need those shoes
source?

>>6686170

This is pretty much just head to toe Vivienne Westwood.

>>6690078
I'm not sure, honestly; a friend direct-linked the picture it to me months ago and I saved it but I don't know what the original post was. Reverse image search only brought up more blogs reposting it with no information or source.

>>6686170
prolly gyaru for the auburn hair and eyemake, otome's more like lolita but with a t-shirt/sweater and shit

what would you guys coord with the dresses in pic related?

>>6691960
>eyemake

I'll be going to Japan for the first time ever this year and I'm wondering about other peoples experiences about doing the whole jfashion scene. I will be mostly alone though so I am feeling unsure if I want to be both in weird clothes and a clear foreigner. I'm also wondering about the angura-kei fashion and how open they are to foreigners. From the sounds of other threads though the fashion shops and lolita shops seem more welcoming if you're clearly in the style. I'm usually pretty confident about walking around in weird outfits but that is in London.

>>6691975
Something like pic releated for the first one.

I love Emily Temple Cute.
What is the best way to buy new releases?
Shopping services that go into the store and buy things for you? I think they don't have a online store in Japan or otherwise.

>>6691983
yes?

>>6686352
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w966038415.16.4tN1uZ&id=19175971960

>>6680231
Oh, this is late, sorry.
Is there anywhere cheaper? Not like, five bucks cheap, I'm just not sure if I really want to spend 50 bucks on a choker

>>6692011
Get a hold of the Zipper and Spoon magazines to get the in on the new releases, stalk the crap out of the ETC main site and blogs. Get an SS to go in store. Marui One carries some ETC online, but they're usually 2-3 months old releases (usually ones that don't instantly sell out).

>>6691954
>Reverse image
I always try that before I bother asking /cgl/. Thanks for the picture though.

>>6692364
...I might have to break my Taobao cherry for these tights.

>>6691975
for the second one, wine shoes with a slight heel with white ruffle ankle socks and a wine beret/head band with a bow. Maybe a white watch with a pearl bracelet on the same wrist.

Sauce on the dress?

>>6692383
You could check out taobao but no assurances. I bought her stuff and I feel it's totally worth it. Most collars cost more than she sells them, as far as I have seen.

I can't decide what shoes to wear with this. I intend to wear white knee socks with it... Should I just wear my loafers? Or should I wear something else with it?

>>6692364
Hows the quality on taobao tights in general?
I know it depends on the shop but can a company really screw up on tights? I never heard of such a thing...

>>6686170
I agree with >>6691960 that it's gyaru, but with different styling the outfit could easily fit with otome. A lot of the girlier gyaru styles fit that aesthetic.

Pic related - this is an Ank Rouge shop staff, but with tights, lighter makeup, a cute hair accessory, and maybe different shoes, this look could be considered otome.

I think it's important to remember that a lot of styles hinge on the details - so a slight change makes a big difference, but don't get too caught up in categorizing everything.

>>6693222
seconding this, actually

i never know what to wear with galaxy prints in general - more galaxy stuff? (tights, etc)

>>6691990
My experiences with various different styles:

>lolita
Basically head-to-toe AP - I only wore this from my hostel to the train station, on the train, and in Harajuku.
An older man gaped and told his friends he saw a doll (made me laugh), I got mistaken for shop staff in Closet Child, and the shop girl in AP Laforet chatted with me for-e-ver, which was fun.
Nothing really negative, but I didn't go many places in it.

>otome
These are all while wearing ETC:
-got called Doll-san a lot
-got heckled by a crazy homeless man at Osaka Castle who called me a prostitute (but he was literally not right in the head, so...probably would have happened no matter what I was wearing)
-lots of young girls (elementary school age) calling me cute

>gyaru-ish (gyaru brands, circle lenses, falsies)
100% positive reactions, I can't think of anything negative that's happened to me while wearing that.

>>6693289
>those horrible teeth
I immediately thought of those vending machines kids waste their money on.

>>6693318
I know this sounds like a weird question but, are you white/asian/black/tan...? I wonder if you'd get a different response based on these.

Though if you got mistaken for shop staff I was assuming Asian, but...

>>6694337
I'm white and extremely pale. When I was mistaken for shop staff, my back was turned, and when I turned around, the lady was like "oh...I'm so sorry....." haha.

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>>6694341
That was the exact same question I was going to ask! Asian or black girls are probably not going to get as positive a reaction, white girls are waaaay more exciting for them.

Does anyone know how the sizing on those tattoo-tights on ebay are?

>>6694370
if you are above 5'4" and dont have stick legs dont even try it

>>6694370
They fit me and I'm 5'8" and thin. You can get them for like $2.99 or less from most sellers so it's not like you're wastinf a ton of money if they don't fit.

>>6695037
May I ask how thin? How much do you weigh?
I am 5'9" and 125lb and I just assumed they wouldn't fit

>>6695059
Not who you're asking, but I'm 5'9" and 125 and they fit me fine.

What do you guys think? I tried to make a mori outfit out of my closet but I think it came out more dolly kei. I struggled to find a shawl and hairpiece that matched though, mainly because the pieces I own are bright colours.

>>6695103
That is awesome news! Thanks.

>>6695143
i wouldn't worry about what label you want to call an outfit; your getup's kawaii any way you spell it.
a rose by any other name, etc

>>6695143
im not into mori but omg this looks SO CUTE just wear some blue accessories it will make that lovely color pop!

>>6695143
Not quite mori, but I think it's cute
though I don't really like the necklace and maybe a thinner braided belt would be better?

an other shoes? I think with how long the dress is, the peak of ankle looks a bit awkward

How do I get curls and volume like that near the bottom?

>>6695773
Not a hair expert but my japanese hair stylist has done a similar thing on me before; He used a thick curling iron curling both in and out, and then he scrunched the bottom of my hair with hair wax to loosen and define the curls, and finally a bit of hair spray to set everything. Hope that helped! Any hair experts feel free to correct me!

>>6695773
I wish my hair can take that but it seems only people with a lot of hair can take that kind of styling..

>>6695773
Wear a wig then!
Prisilla wigs have these styles and so do a lot of other wigs on ebay

>>6695143
I think it looks more like a more casual mori or something

>>6693222
oh! sauce of that awesome seifuku pretty please~?

>>6699102
Taobao. It's constantly sold out in most sizes though since everyone is shitting themselves over it since it got posted for preorder about two months ago.

>>6695059

I'm 5'7" and 110lbs and own the gun ones. They fit OK, but I have to stretch them to get them to fit all the way.