/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Usually I use hats in hot weather with a brim, and stick to just tights in hot weather. As for hair, shorter styles. Usually to be cool, keep your neck bare. Also wrists.

I consider the pic to be lolita except personally I'd wear tights b/c bare legs don't make sense in lolita, to me. I don't wear crew socks with lolita either, but to each their own.

I'll dump some cooler looking outfits.

Also this probably doesn't need to be said but, parasols are great when it's sunny.

Lots and lots of chiffon

FUCKING. PERFECT.
WERE DIS.

Last pic but this was from otakon last year when it was 100+ degrees the day I took this.

I love this thread

looks like i have more whoops.

This is probably a dumb question, but how do sandals work in lolita? Like, do you wear them... with socks...?

>>6748234
I've seen coords with the VW Melissa winged sandals, which technically count I suppose.
>>6748187
And it looks like the girl in the left of this one is wearing sandal lolita shoes. What counts as sandals anyway? Toes exposed as well as sides of feet?

>Live in Arizona
>Already can't stand in direct sunlight
>Reduce from pretty loli to semi poofy petticoatless skirts and tank tops.

Feels ugly man

>>6748234
Like flipflops? They don't

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>>6748234
here we go, the one on the left.

Why is it okay to wear sandals with socks in lolita?

>>6748172
she looks so very uncomfortable.

>>6748248
That's a fantastic question.

>>6748209
Does the girl on the left not have a right arm?

>>6748248
Because the sandals are more like Mary Janes than beach sandals.

>>6748256
No she just pushed her arm back super far.

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>>6748256
Oh woah my bad, I looked to the right. No she has a right arm. I think she's the designer of I Do Declare

I opt for Salopettes so i wont need petticoat or skirts with blouses. Also i know that some prints are made with lighter materials then others. I believe the AP lucky pack's print was made with a really light material.. or so it looked....

Most of these would still be terrible in hot weather, how hot does it get for you OP?

I have some tips from someone who lives where it is regularly over 100 in the summers.

• use your natural hair, or if you need a wig go with a short style like a bob. Wig fibers trap a lot of heat on your back and neck
•use a parasol or a hat like a boater style to shade your face
•go with socks over tights, and ankle socks are becoming more popular so those are even better than a standard knee high
•if you are wearing a JSK do a sheer blouse (chiffon, ect.) without an undershirt. Your JSK will cover everything you need covered and the fabric will breath. You can also do a very open weave short sleeved bolero with no blouse.
•Cutsews are great if they are 100% cotton. In fact, try to stick to as much cotton as you can

On a side note, I just remembered an article I read about Goth Day in Disneyland. The author asked some of the goth guys how they could stand being in all black and completely covered in the 100+ degree weather that day, and they replied something like "How can you stand showing your bare skin to the sun? By covering all over, you keep yourself cooler because the sun isn't beating down on you."

I have no idea if it works but they seemed alright.

>>6748269
OP here, it's currently in the 90's here looking to be in the 100's in the next 2 weeks. During the summer it gets to be over 120 disturbingly regularly :/

Thanks for all the tips--need to invest in chiffon, anyone know of cheaper places for blouses made of it & such?

>>6748296
ebay surprisingly. also F21 has a tooonn in right now.

I have problems with short sleeve blouses because of my wide-ass shoulders. I either feel like I'm going to hulk out out of the shirt or the sleeves are puffy and add to the hugeness of my shoulders. Any suggestions of what to do?

>meanwhile in europe
>meanwhile in germany
>snow

>>6748264
And hildekitten ruins a perfectly good group shot yet again.

>>6748329
Europe weather is weird. I can sit in the sun wearing a tshirt, while there is still snow in the shadows.

(sage for blurry pic and ugly self-post)

Great thread!! I live in a place that is almost summer/hot all year round (a little ghost town in Texas).
I made this super simple coord for an event that's next month. The material of Twinkle constellation is surprisingly light! My friend is going to be wearing Dream Sky in a similar manner.
I think crew socks are perfect for summer, just like chiffon.

Also, I'm still fairly new, so if you got any con-crit (or just plain crit) go ahead! And yes, the picture it's blurry, I took more but this is the only one where you can see the whole thing. and derpu unicorns hiding the mess I have in my room.

Avoid black in the direct sunlight.
Since both of my gingham fabric dresses from BABY and AP are pretty damn thin, they make great summer dresses. (Can't speak for the printed gingham stuff, but just plain "gingham check" has always been thin for me)
Definitely agree on a hat. Bonnets and headpieces that tie under the chin just add more bulk and always made my face more sweaty.

And fuck it, ya know what? When it gets that hot, I don't wear bloomers. Not even gonna front.

>>6748360
that's effin' cute. I can't tell though, are you wearing dark shoes with it? If not, I think a darker pair would even it out nicely.

>>6748234
In Japan a lot of people wear socks or tights with sandals because there is a cultural thing against having your bare feet out in public. Thus you see Japanese lolitas wearing open toed shoes with socks, and western lolitas copy them.

My personal hot weather tips:
- tights personally make me hot so I stick to socks, especially ankle socks now that they are trendy
- knockoffs of these AP sandals worn barefoot or with ankle socks
- bloomers because I have fat legs and it just feels more comfortable to have cotton under there instead of sweaty grossness
- no blouse - either short sleeved OPs or short-sleeved delicate boleros over JSKs
- updo hair instead of a wig
- light colored parasol (I used to do more gothic and all a black parasol does is attract all the damn sun and warm me up)
- carrying a cute hand fan

I haven't tried the chiffon thing but is that actually true? I can't imagine all that polyester (or silk, which insulates) could be that cooling.

>>6748231
Does anyone know if AP still sells purses like this?

>>6748269
>go with socks over tights

Wouldn't that be MORE hot?

>>6748590
think they're using over as like instead

Has anyone tired wearing Uniqlo's Airism under a blouse? Does that help keep the heat under control?

>>6748414
Chiffon is quite light, sometimes I can wear long-sleeved blouses under jsks and it feels like nothing at all, if anything it sometimes gets too cold if I go somewhere with air-conditioning.

>>6748270
I think it works better for dry heat than humid heat.

>>6748197
way too cute!

>>6748202
Anon.I- IT'S BEAUTIFUL

>>6748417
You can pick them up quite cheap second hand on mbok,but I'm not sure if their still available in-store/online new

>>6748169
>velveteen
>cooler
ok

>>6748360
I know who you are
Hi <3

>>6748180
That dress is gorgeous!

>>6748202

Tea came out of my nose. Thank you.

desert lolita here
and it sucks
120F in the summers but sometimes still feel an urge to wear lolita, here is what I've learned :

classic and country lolita area ideal for lolita
casual lolita is also acceptable
short sleeve blouse, short ankle socks
keep the petticoat number to a minimum if you can
wigs, lol yarite, learn to style your hair
hats are also good for keeping cool
boleros are also OK in the heat

I generally stay away from sweet lolita because heat will wrinkle the dress and it's VERY visible on the prints and can ruin it, and sweating in AP dresses and the like make it highly uncomfortable

EGL is also hard to wear in the summer due to the dark colors absorbing in the heat.

Out of all of these posts, I'd say the first one after OP was ok for severe heat.

also sorry I got no cute coords to show.
I'd self post but that is shameful hah

>>6748181

She must be very tall, this op is really long on me!
Love her hair.

>>6749053
Actually, as a desert lolita, I would love to see some actual outfits you've coordinated--self post away!

>>6748269
Personally, I actually find chiffon blouses hotter because they're usually polyester. Short sleeved cotton blouses tend to be better, imo.

I know fyeahlolita on blogspot has a few posts on that matter. Can't link them but you can search for "hot weather" on the blog and you'll find it.

Gonna dump some of the coord ideas from those blog posts.

>>6749667
Gothic

>>6748329
>>6748337
Same here, and not Europe. But it is supposed to be spring, not summer. That must be why it's snowing today.

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>>6748337
Same here in northen Europe

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>>6748337
Same here in northen Europe

>>6748241

I know that, I'm not an idiot. I was asking specifically about lolita sandals.

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Okay, loli here who suffers from heat exhaustion and, wait for it: Heat poisoning. (Still not 100% what that is, but my doctor was pretty rabid about it.)
Here's my problem, how to wear lolita, even in humid heat? I might be going to college in Tampa, FL, and I want to know if it'll be impossible for me to wear lolita. (I'll be spending summers at home, so don't factor in the summer temps.)
In better wording: Lolita outfits for humid, hot, temperatures. Not just dry heat.

>>6750081
Woops, wrong picture, but still kind of fitting...?

>>6750081
lighter materials and less of it in general? you're going to deviate from what a lot of lolis call loli but you do what you have to do.

>>6750081
As have been said earlier in the thread, chiffon chiffon chiffon. No wigs.
If it's something you'd be interested in, kodona could be a slightly less warm option as well?

>>6750117
I love kodona, and maybe if I'm at my ideal weight by the time I go, I'll try it out. (I have the body type, just a little pudgy)
But I was just concerned about chiffon... Which blends/materials would be the least insulating?

>>6750121
Cotton, cotton, cotton. IMO, cotton shortlseeve blouses are better even than polyester chiffon. Stay AWAY from silk chiffons.

>>6750162
Sounds good, so I'm assuming cutsews would be excellent?

>>6750167
Yep. Cutsew dresses would also be a good idea, since they can look okay without a petti under them if you wear them casually, which is another layer off your back. I wear those a lot in the summer myself.

In general OP's are better because they're just one layer as opposed to JSK+blouse/cardi or skirt+blouse.

>>6750182
Yeah, I'll probably get an arsenal of Bodyline OPs that I won't feel bad wearing on really hot days and machine washing. Not only that, but I heard they are more on the thin side. They have a few solid coloured and patterned ones that I like. (I'm not very fond of many of their prints...)

>>6750216
I have the squareneck princess-style OP (L087) and it's actually a lot sturdier/thicker than I expected it to be. Other items might be thinner though; I can vouch certainly that printed items are much thinner.

>>6750271
I see, thank you :>
Anything that's too thick I can always wear in the winter, so I'll just have to guess and check.

>ops picture is me
>heartattack

but seriously i was hot as balls that day omfg

>>6751811
Those shoes are a bit unflattering but you are cute as fuck.

>>6751823
I totally regret not wearing different socks actually. they ended up being the most horrid lace ever and i should have just wore my IW kneesocks. but i would have died from a heatstroke so... hard to wonder.

and thank you. .///.

>>6749053
Are you in Vegas too?

>>6748172
What dress is this?

I see a lot of people should be from Alaska or Russia and dont understand you when you say hot weather. Wtf ppl suggesting OTKs and stockings...
As a lolita from a tropical country, where it EASILY reaches 27ºC~35ºC ALL YEAR ROUND during the day, I'm going to say:

Knee socks and thin thights are IMPOSSIBLE to wear.
Ankle socks are the only thing wearable. Also, short-sleeved shirts? ppff, just if you want to have them covered in sweat stains. JSK or OPs without shirts.
Light dresses so you won't need more than one petti to make them poofy.
Also, something I found very useful: crochet boleros. They're basically nothing, but they cover your shoulders for JSKs that are too thin.

>>6751889
Do you ever wear shawls? When I visited a tropical country I always used a thin, lacy shawl to make my little sundress seem a little less... indecent. How those women wear fancy long-sleeved jackets to church I'll never know.

I'd love to get a boater hat for summer. Is there a particular one anyone could recommend? I've looked at the ones on ebay but am not sure what makes a quality boater without being too expensive.

Summers get pretty hot where I am, up to 42 celcius. I still wear lolita but make sure to do the following:
1. Good dark parasol. Not lacy ones, solid ones like the ones lolita brands release. They really help with keeping you cool since temperatures under shade feel like much less (sorry English is not my first language, not sure how else to say this, but I mean that a parasol is not just for style or to not get a tan, you really feel much cooler when you block the sun)

2. Short sleeved OPs or Jsks with a very very thin chiffon short sleeved bolero (I have lots of these as they are barely a thin sliver of a tiny piece of fabric so they don't make you hot, but still cover up enough for it to be more than a blouse-less jsk)

3. Ankle socks & sandals

4. Fan

5. Keeping well hydrated in and out by always carrying water as well as a water spritzer (there are make-up friendly ones from many brands that you can spray over make up)

6. Keep a short-ish bob heaircut (or if you have long hair wear it as an up-do) and ditch the wigs.

7. As for petticoats and bloomers: I don't like going without, so I wear 1 good medium-poof petti. You may think this is gross but instead of bloomers I have bought several pairs of undies that are more like shorts. If I wore bloomers that would be an extra layer over my underwear. But on teh other hand, the soft cotton fabric is a good barrier between skin and petti layers that helps you keep cool and not get sticky and sweaty. So instead of undies + bloomers, I wear cute cotton shorts that are basically underwear but offer a bit more coverage.

Goth loli living in extremely humid, 28deg all year round environment.

>wearing black
It is hot as fuck but its just my favourite colour. If you're not like me, don't wear black. It is hot as FUCK

>block the sun
Do not walk unguarded in the sun. Stick to the shadows (of trees and buildings) even with your parasol/umbrella open. I generally don't care about looking stupid so I hold my brelly at weird angles and lengths to block as much sun as possible. Everyone recommends hats but I don't concur. They make my head and scalp hot and sweaty. I wear hats purely for aesthetics

>hosiery and underthings
Low denier stockings are awesome for me. I have scarred legs and I can't live without them. High denier ones are a no-no. Most lolita socks are very thick so skip them. Ankle socks are great. I have never worn bloomers ever. I only wear cotton safety shorts.

>layered clothing
Is impossible. Do not try to layer your clothing you will hate yourself. Blouses under jsks ? Don't bother. Wear a shawl, bolero, short cape instead. Only wear short sleeved OPs... don't bother with long sleeved ones. You can wear blouses with skirts but cotton all the way mate

>hair
No wigs. Do your own hair. Tie it up or keep it short. Twin braids are great against the heat. My lucido-l wax is great. Without it my hair will turn limp due to the humidity

>makeup
Primer and oil blot sheets

Most importantly minimise your time outdoors. Hide indoors with air conditioning as much as possible.

>>6753695
Got mine from H&M. Most mall fashion shops start carrying straw boaters around this time of year or in a month or two, just go look.

>>6753842
i'm curious, do you have any photos of your coords?

these will be okay
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(3rd from left >>6748264 but not flattering imo )
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you'll sweat and be uncomfortable but not melt
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you will melt in these
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Maybe this without the black bustier and a shorter wig.

A little unrelated, but does anyone have the link to this person's tumblr? Her old one (ayubutts) is gone, and I can't seem to find her new one.

mantrabent

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>>6756328
Thank you so much anon!

Contributin'...I think straw hats add a nice summery touch to an outfit. Practical too.

>>6748264
Has someone photoshopped Hilde out of this yet?

>>6756313
For summer in a hot place? No way, you would be dying in that. Too much stuff, and tights...

>>6756341
This is better, but you would probably need a shortsleeve blouse. I can see that blouse being quite stuffy in the heat.

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