/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I use the ones with sliding metal clips and they don't seem to mark my skirts at all, whereas the pinch clip ones do seem to leave marks even when they're padded...

>>7080213
Also use clip hangers and have purchased several space savers ("as seen on tv") to give myself more closet room

>>7080223
Hmm, I'll have a good look tomorrow and try to avoid getting the pinch clip ones.
Thanks for the help.

I suppose I could always add a little bit of extra padding myself if I'm still concerned.

>>7080265
Is that your wardrobe? If so I love your Halloween Alice print pieces!

>>7080213
So whose wardrobe here actually colour co ords
> goth rori is out of comp sry

>>7080369
I'm trying to atm.
When I first started wearing lolita I bought stuff that I liked or that was cheap and didn't put much thought into planning a complete wardrobe and coordinating my shit. Now I'm still stuck in a hole of uncoordinating clothes that I'm slowly digging myself out of.

I have the clippy hangers too, and I noticed them pulling on the fabric of my skirts a little. I took the loops for the skirts that are supposed to help them hang well, looped those around the tops of the clips, and then clipped the clips to those instead of to the skirt itself. I do that for five skirts (four of which are on one of those space saving hangers). One skirt hangs by the loops on a normal wooden hanger, and one has no loops, so it goes into one of those flat, long ones that clamps down instead of just clipping.
(I can post pics if I'm making no sense.) Here's a pic of the long, wooden hanger.

>>7080369
I think some things in my wardrobe work well together. Others, I buy because I like them and make it work, but I generally wear black or white shoes and match my purse to the shoes and a couple accessories to get a cohesive look with them. A lot of my accessories can also be used with different main pieces.

I started out with sax and moved onto other colors. I don't have nearly as much sax anymore, since I wanted things that didn't come in that color, but I generally buy cooler colors, since they look better with my skin tone.

>>7080425
I think I know what you're getting at!
It's like the design of the clippy hangers needs an extra clip in the center for added support.

>tfw no qt lolita gf to fight for closet space with

>>7080369
Mine is sorted by brand, but the transition between brands I try to color/style coordinate, so for example my BTSSB/AATP dresses are next to my Meta and I have the black dresses together, then the next transition by print motif, etc.

So I hang my brand dresses and skirts on a garment rack because I don't have a closet, with blouses in a chest drawer but I'm already out of room, and I don't have a door to hang any kind of sorting rack on.... Any tips for spacesaving that doesn't require a closet/door or another chest? I'm at wits end.

>>7080369
Mine sort of does, it's a slow work in progress but there's some ongoing themes. I'm downsizing and being pretty ruthless at the moment since I am moving countries at the end of the year, so now the themes are not so obvious.

>>7080739
Can you put some hooks up on your wall and put dresses/skirts up there?

>>7080786
Unfortunately not, I'm in a rented room and can't put holes in the walls... As you can see it's quite a dilemma. I'm already using all the drawers and against-the-wall space in the room with storage.

>>7080793
Get hangers that have a hook on the center so that you can hang them vertically? They also have hangers that just have vertical rows. If you have floor space, just get a bin and stack clothes in there. They have foldable shelf things that you can put away when not using them.

>>7080793
Also, if you elevate your bed, you can put shelves and stuff under there.

Can we make this into a lolita room general? I just moved into a new room and it's much more space than I've ever had so I'd like to take the opportunity to decorate it nicely.

does anyone have any cute ways for storing accessories? i've bagged up all of my jewelry into little baggies (one accessory per baggie) to protect them, and the baggies are sorted into these desk organizer bins. the baggies are constantly threatening to overflow, though, and it's a nightmare to find a specific piece. plus it just looks like a mess

>>7081258
Get a bulletin board/cork board, paint it a cut color, and hang your jewelry from the pins. I used to have piles of jewelry, it's much nicer this way!

>>7081258
I've seen lots of people use that cake-stand looking things for display. You can also hang them up, on jewelry trees or tacked to some corkboard. Or you can just get a big jewelry box with lots of compartments, which would protect them and organize them.

>>7081258
Stacking hatboxes. You can find them on Amazon or at craft stores.

>>7080265
Can someone tell me the name of the print on that Pink skirt? It seems like AatP or Baby but I can't tell which print it is.

Also, does someone use closet scents? I would love to hear your experiences and preferences on them.

>>7081465
Btssb Trick or Treat

>>7080786
Just curious if you are using any rules to get rid of stuff? Like 'I haven't worn this in a year so it goes' or 'it doesn't match with a lot so I'll sell it.'

>>7080359
yes, it is! I'm so happy to have Halloween Alice in pink and grey

>>7081749
I'm trying to curate my wardrobe more and only keeping things I really love, wear frequently, and fall into the five main colors in my wardrobe.

>>7081465
Hi, that's my closet. The dress is called Halloween Alice http://hellolace.net/wardrobe/baby-the-stars-shine-bright/type/jsk/item/54/

>>7080359
>>7081465
Hi, yes it's my closet. I'm so happy to have that print in two colorways.

It's called Halloween Alice
http://hellolace.net/wardrobe/baby-the-stars-shine-bright/type/jsk/item/54/

>>7081749
For me it's if I haven't worn it in a while, especially if I have a piece that's similar to it.

>>7081258

I sort my themed accessories by theme. So all the ponies are in one box, all the chocolates are in another box, crowns in a third, etc. Boxes are transparent so I can see what's inside easily. The every day jewellery is on my jewellery tree. So when I dress in ponies I look in the ponies box first, and then fill in any missing gaps with general jewellery from the jewellery tree.

I might just be strange though. I keep my socks with the dresses they match, and sometimes the headbow too -- I put them in a little gauze bag and hang them from the same hanger. It does mean I can't squish as many dresses into my closet, but I don't really want my dresses rubbing all up against each other transferring print anyways.

>>7081465
>closet scents

I use vanilla, as far as I know I haven't met a perfume that clashes with it. I like roses better, but some fruity perfumes become a bit odd with it. What's your experience?

Every time I see pictures like OP's I get really jealous. My wardrobe is really terrible! It's so small. There's one main section, that has my 'normal' clothes in it. Then there's a tiny side section where my lolita clothes have been put, but they don't all fit in there so I've had to put them in another mini wardrobe in the spare room. My mum got me a clothes rail because everything was getting so squashed but how do I keep it from getting dusty?

>>7082646
I know those feels anon.

Have you thought of using some sort of curtain or mosquito net over the rail? Even a length of pretty fabric would work.

Pic related is Misako's room and you can see what I'm talking about in the background. I can't find any other examples on my computer but I see it being done a lot in japanese rooms.

I hope that helps!

>>7082661
Oh that is a good idea! The rail came with a plastic cover but I didn't want to use it because it can encourage mold to grow. But that looks pretty cute! Thank you, that helps a lot.

>>7080213
I use the clippy hangers. I don't get any marks on anything, but they are metal so I do worry on lighter items for any discolouring...
I also hang pettis with clippy hangers, I have a CP bell shape that I'm worried may de-flooph. Anyone got any storage ideas for pettis?

>>7081089
I'd completely de-rail this into a lolita-decor thread but all my pics are saved onto my other computer fml
Currently planning a moite themed bedroom awwwwwwwww yeah

>>7082673
I think I have a bunch of decor images saved. I'm a sucker for these threads, especially the cosplayer and lolita bedrooms.

>>7080793
What about those 3M stick on hooks?

>>7081258
I can't for the life of me figure out a nice looking accessible storage option for wrist cuffs, but a combination of nice jewellery boxes and trees works for my bling currently.

>>7081749
I'm a bit like >>7081994 most of the time, but my other rule is 'What could I get for this on comm_sales, and if someone offered me that money immediately would I give it to them?'. If I say yes immediately it means I'm probably ready to sell it and if I dither I usually put the item on and try to make an outfit with it, if I fall back in love I keep it and if not it's sale time.

>>7082646
You can get covers for clothing rails, I think...

Pic is my closet evolution since the start of the year...(Jan/April/July/today, obviously when I moved house I went from having a tiny freestanding single clothing rack to a double wardrobe which is only half the current wardrobe space in my room) current photo is with everything I want to sell/up for sale removed from my wardrobe plus a couple dresses in the wash. Blouses etc are kept separately and I don't really have many skirts so it's a fair reflection of what I own. I personally think it's pretty hard to tell what the "themes" in my wardrobe are at the moment but I promise you they are there!

>>7082678
That's a really cute room- and I'm normally a full goth kinda girl

>>7082704

Gonna dump some room images, organisation ideas and whatever else is in my "Lolita room" folder

>>7082705

>>7082706
Organisational porn is what my boyfriend calls it.
I just want my nice things to have a nice home.

>>7082707

>>7082708

>>7082709

>>7082710

>>7082712
Velvetbat doesn't do much with lolita these days but she did do a few good blog posts about wardrobe planning. Just search under Wardrobe, The link it beeing marked as spam
bats-and-bunnies.blogspot

>>7082715
Apartment therapy is good for anyone renting, dormroom ideas and on a small budget

>>7082717
hurrdurr,
Apartment therapy.com

>>7082717
Travelling organisation!
For the lolita on the go~
Cute bento boxes are a must

>>7082719
I use something similar, as I'm able to put makeup brushes on the bottom, wrist cuffs, spare ribbons and accessrories

>>7082720
All found on ebay, under 'cute bento box'

>>7082722

>>7082723
Separate areas for separate items, good for reminding you what you brought if you're sharing a con room with people you're unsure of.

>>7082724
Garment rack solutions

>>7082731
From amazon : Roxy display

>>7082732
There's even a blog dedicated to garment racks.
Garmentracksblog.com

>>7082734

>>7082735

>>7082731
Mine always break. Always.

>>7082707
I'm so jealous of the size of that wardrobe.

>>7082737
Yeah, their not built to withstand the weight of a full lolita wardrobe admittedly. If you're willing to spend the money, Howards Storage World has kits you can customize which are quite heavy duty. However for the strength factor you pay a pretty penny for it.

>>7082739
Yes, same here. I think it belongs to Xyalia (?) or another famous tumblr lolita.

Mine is more simple as I can't do much in my rental apartment and it's very small.
I made use of the curtain brackets and hung thick protective block-out fabric, then whatever colour fabric I wanted as a background. I used the curtain tie rope and curtain rods to make a hanging wardrobe. My apologies for the poor lighting, I can draw one up if anyone is interested.
Here is the bare bones of it:

>>7082810
As my wardrobe has grown quite a bit this year, I'm hoping next pay to change the rope for plastic chain, spray it black or gold and secure it properly to the curtain rods. My dresses are so heavy that they do cause the rods to slip down the rope. At the moment it's tied on with knots, glue and zip-ties.
Here is a full loaded shot and you can see the middle of the bar bending, so I'll probably add a third chain length to give additional bar support.

I think eventually I'd like to put them in a proper closet but until I move to somewhere with additional space this has been my best solution to date.

>>7082808
Xylia-x

That girl is gorgeous.

>>7081465
oh, I didn't know these actually existed. I just use cotton candy car fresheners, lel.

captcha: fruitless chaigho

>>7081089
here, i stole this from a seagull in one of those threads. it's her own stuff~
pt 1

>>7083446
oop, sorry, pt 2

I"ll post my room :) It's still a bit plain, but I recently ordered some strawberry rugs off taobao that I'm still waiting on.

Part 1

>>7083561
Part 3

>>7083557
Part 2

>>7083564
and a close up of my desk :)

I'm a boy

I'm a boy

>>7081465
I use cedar shoe trees, cedar hanger spacers, etc, and just touch them up once a year with cedar oil. Keeps the moths out of my layers.

bump for more lolita wardrobe/rooms

>>7082719
It'd be a good use for those Baby/AatP bento boxes for people who don't want to use them for food.

>>7083557
I love the way it's organized. It's so well-lit, with nice furniture, too.

I don't really like crowded rooms. I mean, they're nice to look and, and cute, but don't really seem livable.

>>7080369
I don't have a huge wardrobe (I have 10 jsks, 2 ops, and 3 skirts), but I sort mine by color. Blouses by color and sleeve length. Then JSKs by color, Then skirts by color. I'm too OCD about it and then everything else is just a cluttered mess. God I can't wait until I have a house so I can get a wardrobe or some kind of nice setup and actually organize and display my stuff.

>>7081258
Since I don't have a lot of space, I keep my headbows and socks in cute clear bins. I keep my AP necklaces are on a cute picture frame display I made. The rest of my jewelry goes in a tiered tray display from Ikea. Rings on top, bracelets in the middle and necklaces on the bottom. But it honestly gets pretty cluttered and stuff is always falling behind the heavy ass bookcase where I can't find it. I have all my other accessories in another box that is slowly outgrowing it's space. I want to make a nice display board of sorts to clip my various bows to and arrange them by color.

I can't wait for the wardrobe theme next year. I hope more people will post pictures of their closets along with their clothes.

>>7084114
Me, too. I did closet theme last year, but now that I have room to decorate, I'm excited to try and lolify my room a little bit.

General request- anyone have any gothic rooms/decor ideas that aren't ott bats and coffins?

>>7084282
Go for filigree.

Has anyone here shown their local community their wardrobe irl? I had some girls ask but I declined. It just seemed like it was a rude thing to ask and push about if I hadn't offered in the first place.
It might just be me though, especially since I treat my room as a very private place.

>>7084445

Never. They can be satisfied with seeing it when I wear it.

>>7084445
wow, wth? I'm going to have to ask though: Do you have a lot of rare pieces and go to tons of meet ups? That's the only way I could ever see someone trying to impose themselves on you like that

>oh wow that girl owns so many rare pieces and I see her all the time, I wonder what her wardrobe looks like?!

Seriously though... no way. My best friend is really private about her bedroom too, it took me several years, even though she would invite me in, to feel comfortable stepping over the threshold just because I know how she feels about people being in her room. So yeah, no way.

>>7084282
Electric blue sheets, candles and other accents.
MANA

>>7082707
Organizational porn is the best. I watch organizedlikejen on youtube but she could make those half hour videos shrink down to five minutes if she cut out her rambling. Anyone got any good sites/blogs/channels? Points for themed organizational things.

>>7084445
Are they like, not close to you? I'm not against friends seeing my stuff if they're over to hang out, but seems weird to invite people over just to look at your stuff.

>>7084282

>>7084445
I have if they're my friends and I've invited them over since I usually hang out with people in my room, but it's not a thing I'd push with someone who I wasn't on close terms with.

>>7084445

I had a newbie ask this just hours into meeting her; since she's new and obviously didn't have many lolita clothes, I assumed it's because the idea of an entire closet of lolita clothes made her overexcited enough that she dared to ask. I don't think she meant any harm, and it seemed like she only asked me after she ascertained I was friendly to newbies. She probably figured the worst that could happen was that I'd say "no", without thinking it was overstepping social boundaries to ask to see another person's private area.

>>7084484
That's very tween and mall gothy.

>>7084503
I love me some tacky. I actually want to do my room in a similar style, but more purple than black.

>>7084484
It'd look nice without the shininess.

>>7084517
It makes me think of my tastes as a 13 year old. My taste back then was horrible. I do like the rug, though.

I quite like the contrasting black and red.

>>7084448
Trust me, I feel the same way. It is nice to see pretty wardrobes but I get my fix of that from the egl wardrobe posts.

>>7084449
No to both of those. I do think I have soem nice pieces but nothing that is rare or super amazing.
My best friend and I were pretty much the exact same about the whole room thing for ages. It was roughly 3yrs into our friendship when that awkwardness stopped.

>>7084481
I was really new at the time. Maybe they were just trying to size me up?

>>7084485
Pretty much this. The whole thing was just really awkward because I didn't know them too well and because they tried to push it.

>>7084501
I did compliment one of the other girls on her wardrobe on one occasion. It wasn't really a begging or push to see it but I was in a bit of awe because she had some really beautiful pieces.

>>7084550
That headboard reminds me of that couch from the older Bodyline stock photos. It's probably Mr Yan's bed.

>>7084445
Just to friends who have been over. I wouldn't invite a random from my community to see my closet. I wouldn't see a request like that as necessarily rude though. Saying something like, "Wow you always have great coords. I'd love to see your wardrobe some day!" is different to me than demanding an invitation into someone's home to case the joint and plan a lolita heist.

>>7084501
This is probably the most likely situation. Girls who have to fight with their parents to be allowed to wear it and fantasize about spending $300 at Bodyline can't comprehend a whole closet of lolita. My community and wardrobe are both really small but some girls have never seen 12 lolita dresses together even at a meetup and it blows their minds.

>>7084501
I had the same thing and we hadn't even met in person yet
I like my house to be private, it's my space where I can relax and feel comfortable - most of my friends have only been to my house once or twice briefly and some have never been at all. I'm genuinely a little scared that she may turn up outside my house one day
My wardrobe isn't even impressive WHY

Can we go back to hangers? Anything to avoid? Any benefits to cedar vs padded? I'm looking for something attractive that won't fuck up my clothes.

>>7085453
It's already been discussed. Just avoid metal because it tarnishes. I keep everything on plain black hangers which keeps my wardrobe organized and looking neat. It's up to you to decide if the benefits of plastic, cedar or padded hangers work for your ward robe or not. It all depends on what you own.

>>7082020
hnnnng at that lace

>>7082661
>tfw i'll never have as much burando as Misako ;_;

Can we talk about handbag storage? Currently I have a little compartment thing you put on a closet rack. There's 4 or 5 compartments. I can fit 1 or 2 purse in each. I want a better way to store them. I just got an idea for a stand-alone coat hanger, but I'd like to know other's suggestions.

>>7085527
If you've got a door you could always use something like pic related.
Try searching for 'over door hangers' or some variation of that on ebay.

Bump!

>>7085527
Mine are hung off the end of a garment rack rather than in compartments. I know someone who had one of those shelves with the square cubby holes and displayed them in that, if you have space that could be an option...

Curious to see what styles, colors, motifs and themes you guys have in your wardrobe?|

>styles
Mainly sweet with a few random classic pieces. I'm slowly getting rid of the super sweet stuff because I find it hard to wear and it doesn't suit me too well. Hopefully I'll have a more casual sweet-classic wardrobe soon with one or two really OTT classic outfits.

>colors
Lots of pink and white! I'm currently adding in more brown pieces and gold accents.

>motifs
Moving towards chocolate and roses but I currently have a lot of bow themed jewelry which I'm culling.

>themes
A chocolate theme seems to be emerging but most of my stuff has some kind of military school-girl styling (neckties, berets, cardigans, etc.)

I've finally figured out what I like and what suits me so I'm really reigning in my wardrobe atm.

>>7087794
>styles
gothic with a hint of sweet, classic and punk. I have a bit of everything, but more of the first 2.

>colours
black, jewel tones (navy, green, wine, purple), royal blue, red, lilac, and pink

>motifs and themes
Cats, street/house prints, card suits, and some musical themed items (piano keys and sheet music only)
I'm currently selling off most of my music items, but they used to be THE major theme in my wardrobe. I also like velvets and textured items, and wish I had more flocked prints. I also want more stripes in my wardrobe.

>>7087794

>styles
I'm the other way around. I have mostly classic pieces with a hint of sweet, but even my sweet stuff can be turned classic.

>colors
Beige, brown, wine, some pink, bit of black, but I've been trying to get rid of all my black stuff because it doesn't suit me anymore.

>motifs and themes
90% of my closet is roses! I also have an animal print or two. I'm also fond of plain colored pieces. Think Innocent World.

>>7087861
Plain pieces are fantastic. You can get them on the cheap and you can coord them in lots of different ways.

bump!

I really want to do this with my wardrobe...

The details on the insides of the doors are an awesome idea.

>>7087794
>styles
Sweet and gothic... with a little bit of gingham, which I guess sounds a little eclectic but my palette is rather similar amongst all three.

>colours
navy, black, gold, icey pink, reds and pale yellow.

>motifs
velvet. looots of it. nololi i know do i hear is into it as much as me. otherwise it's glitter (ie glittered prints, clear glitter plastic accessories).

>themes
well a lot of what i have are simple and printless. but of the prints i own, but i mostly have stars and heart related stuff. im trying to get into having strawberry related prints and designs, i actually dream of having my wardrobe being mostly this if not for the stars prints.

>styles
Sweet and gothic... with a little bit of gingham, which I guess sounds a little eclectic but my palette is rather similar amongst all three.

>colours
navy, black, gold, icey pink, reds and pale yellow.
>motif/themes
well a lot of what i have are simple and printless. but of the prints i own, but i mostly have stars and heart related stuff. im trying to get into having strawberry related prints and designs, i actually dream of having my wardrobe being mostly this if not for the stars prints.
otherwise? velvet. nololi i know do i hear is into it as much as me. otherwise it's glitter (ie glittered prints, clear glitter plastic accessories).

>>7093132
>keeping your socks this neat forever ;-;

>>7093144
I used to be able to do this. Before we got a cat. Then it turned into getting them out of the basket, folding them and shoving them into the drawer before she got her little claws on them.

Apparently, socks wiggle like snakes, because they're the only fucking article of clothing she attacks.

Petticoats? Nope. Lays on them and purrs, but doesn't bite or claw. Dresses? Not a single bit of tulle or lace destroyed. But SOCKS?! Fuck man. They must look like her toys in her little cat brain.

>>7093176
I'm not sure how, but my cat usually sheds explosively in proportion to how difficult to de-lint + how expensive a dress is, and will sit on them when they're out on my bed. Thank god she doesn't claw. I tried doing the egl wardrobe theme and she actually just sat on every dress I tried to photograph and purred.

>>7085453
personally I like thin velvet hangers because they don't take up extra space and they are non slip

>>7097058

That's adorable.

>>7100603
It was adorable at the time - and then I spent an hour or so de-linting everything/vacuuming and there was STILL long gingery cat hair everywhere.

>>7100636
I know that pain.
My cat has medium length ginger hair. Every strand of it is bright orange except for a little section at the root which is white. That stuff is a pain to remove and it manages to get on everything.

>>7100601
Have you had any problems with the velvet rubbing and marking dresses?

>>7093132

>know myself
>know that those head bows will turn into a jumbled mess as soon as I try to put together a new coord
>sad

>>7084546
That rug really pulls the room together