/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>go out in lolita
>order food at a restaurant
>cute waitress asks me what I'm wearing.
>tell her its a japanese fashion
>she looks like she's about to say something
>brace for the worst
>"that's so cool! I wish I had the courage to do that! You look so cute too!"
no rude responses, no mean stares, I recieved nothing but kindness that day.
enjoyable, but suprising.

>>7187086
Relevent tip: I gleaned something useful from an old Fairly Oddparents episode. What to say when you don't have time for giving the japanese fashion schpeal:
"Where is that from"
"The internet!"
"Hey where'd you get that?"
"...the internet"

It's not even a lie.

>>7187290
This is typically what I tell people, anyway. Especially if I'm in a hurry and don't have time to deal with the spiel. Just saying "I shop online" tends to cover it. The internet is a strange place.

>>7187290
Bahaha, yes, oh my god.

Now we should do Fairly Odd Parents lolita. "Where'd you get that?"
"Uhhh... Internet!?"

>>7187290
This is actually what I do, sometimes coupled with "Some Chinese/Japanese online shop".

Last time I went out in lolita, I got a compliment an an insult back to back.
I was turning a corner while heading home and some guy asks me if I came from a party.
I answer 'no' and then he says I look lovely either way.
Then a bit after, a pair of guys pass me up almost right away and one of them just gives me a look while the other--after waiting to have completely passed me up--yells that I look like a 'fake-ass doll'.

I find it kinda weird/funny that the type of people that insult me only do it while they're with someone else, if they're alone they don't say anything. They also try to talk to me when I walk by them in regular clothing.

The best compliment I ever got was a really trashy looking woman, dressed in hotpants and a bandeau bra and nothing else, telling me I looked amazing.

I felt so bad after because I assumed she was going to insult me.

I tend to always get compliments, if people think I look insane they tend to keep it to themselves. The best time though was when a girl literally ran up to me to tell me how cute I was.

Not really a lolita in public story but

>waiting in AX 2013 reg line with friends before the start of day 1
>wearing toned-down coord (minimal poof, hair in neat high ponytail) because I'll be working in the Artist alley later
>See other loli in line, consider complimenting her coord
>She notices me, glares at me
>I still can't figure out why

Anybody else have awkward encounters with other lolitas?

The best compliment(s) I ever got were in the same day. I had dressed in lolita to shop on Takeshita Doori in Harajuku. While I was waiting in line to order some food at McDonald's of all places, a woman in her 20's approached and asked in English if I understood Japanese. I told her a little and that I was studying it. She asked me she was a beauty student and if I wanted to be a "hair model". I turned her down because I didn't think my Japanese was up to par. I think it had nothing to do with the fact that I was in lolita but rather I was a foreigner, but I was flattered regardless. The second "compliment" came later when I went to throw my trash away and a group of high school girls all looked at me and said kawaii and how they liked my outfit.

>>7187343
"Garish" dressers tend to give other gaudy outfitted folk compliments. It pleases them to see others diverge from the norm, even if it's not a style that matches theirs.
Anyone have experiences dressing up around the Kensington area in Toronto? Every time I pass by there, an all-girl nu-punk screamo version of the Paprika theme starts playing in my head.

Last Monday when I was wearing lolita to class, some guy whistled at me.

I'm not even attracted to guys.

>>7187343
This happened to me with an orange-faced, kool aid-haired, fluorescent pink tracksuit-wearing teen mom, as well. I felt like such a shithead afterwards for pre-judging her.

>>7187290
>tfw you've been doing this since you've worn jfash
I like that I'm not the only one.

>>7187086
I don't usually get negative comments, normally people are pretty cool with it actually, though i do live in the city and for the most part people try to ignore weirdness.
One negative experience in the last year:
> Waiting outside my street for my friend, we are meeting for icecream. Its just on dusk.
> Wearing a quiet black rote rose rep with a pretty limp Aline petti, a black 40's style coat and quiet makeup: liner, mascara, lip balm. Sensible heels. nothing crazy.
> Guy is walking towards me, must have been in his early 50's- 60's, sneers at me and says "Grow the fuck up, stupid slut".
> I walk up to him and ask what he just said to me.
> He gets flustered and tries to walk away.
> I follow him, getting louder "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?"
> People start coming out of stores to see whats going on. My friend arrives and starts up: "What did you say to my friend?!"
> Guy looks around, theres tons of people looking. He says "Sorry... i was just... uhh... sorry"
> I say "Grow the fuck up." then walk away.

The best comment I ever got while in Lolita was when my friend and I were traveling to my aunt's place in D.C. because we were spending the night. Some kids outside her apartment were staring at us so I figured they were going to talk some shit, but one of them yells "You guys look like barbies!!!" it made us both laugh.

The weirdest comment was when I was wearing Lolita to school and some lady starts telling me she really likes me because I am not afraid to be unique. She then tells me I should wear animal ears. I really like animal ears and collect animal headbands when I find them so I say "Like bunny ears?" and she goes "no you are way to unique for that, you're more like....a green bear..." I didn't know how to process that...

>>7187409
Hell yeah! Older people think they can say whatever they want because they're old. Nope.

>get off train at station
>start walking down platform
>pass two sullen looking teenage girls
>girl (in snotty tone): "Why are you wearing that?"
>me: "Because I can"
>girl: "Can I have five dollars?"
>wat

>>7187535
Dang, I remember when they used to ask for a quarter, a dollar at max.

>>7187541
Panhandlers piss me off so fucking much. They don't even try to look poor and destitute anymore, they all have iPhones and shit. I regularly get approached by them in the parking lot outside my work and I'm like "Seriously? You think I work my ass off all day so I can give money to entitled little parasitic shits like you?". God fucking damn it. I used to just ignore it but now I tell them off. Hopefully none of them come back and vandalize my car...

>>7187458
He wasn't even *That* old. I suspect he might have had some personal issues and was taking them out on someone that he didn't think would talk back.

>>7187357
Yeah, as a lone loli wearing brand at both am2 and ax 2011. I complimented a girl in Meta at one con and one in IW at the other con, both times while on my way to meet friends. Both times got a glare from the girls I complimented. Idgi.

>>7187357
I had a similar thing happen at a con too. I was with two other girls from my comm when we saw another lolita walking around. We noticed her and waved a bit, but she just glared at us and walked away. I didn't really get it. I initially thought it was because of my meh coord skills at the time, but the other two girls I was with were dressed perfectly...

>>7187558
This. We have tons in our city now and they are entitled little snotbags. If you pass carrying lunch they try to demand your food and money.

>Go out shopping with my friend in a toned down coord
>A little girl waves at me from across the aisle
>Remember those cute /cgl/ stories where they call you a princess
>She looks at he mom like shes amazed
>Points at me
>"Look mommy that boy is wearing a dress!"
>The mom glares

My heart...it is broken.
It didn't help that the store, mostly full of little old ladies, glared at me right after.
this old man shopping with his wife told me I looked cute.
I mean I have short hair, (Wigs give me massive headaches, so no go on those unless its a cosplay, and even then I take it off for breaks), but I had a little headbow, and I look nothing like a male. I figure she thought short hair=boy.

Right after that we went to a different store and I was looking at something in one of the aisles. A lady came by so I smooshed myself against the shelves to give her a little more room because she was in a scooter thing. She just sat there and eventually yelled. "How about you fucking MOVE". I walked to the end of the aisle so she could pass, and the girl with her looked mortified. She apologized and walked off with her.

>>7187569

Maybe they think genuine compliments are thinly veiled insult making fun of their dress.

>>7187580
I'm sorry, anon.

Oddly enough the best complement I ever recieved was meant as an insult, lol.
It was last year's halloween and I had dressed up in a relatively plain blue OP and apron to be Alice since I have long blonde hair anyway and didn't feel like buying a costume. I was handing out candy to the kids when two ghetto-ass casually dressed chola girls took a twix each and one of them waited until she was a good foot off to inform me that I "Look fake as shit!!" before running off with her candy. It was probably the best I've recieved so far because I wasn't wearing anything but tinted chapstick and mascara at the time. Because, y'know, Alice is seven.
Coming from a girl who had on brown lipliner and obvious falsies was just icing in the cake.

Once I was wearing one of my brand dresses to a con, and after receiving a compliment from this girl, she then proceeded to touch my dress. Has this happened to anyone else before? I was so taken aback I didn't say anything, but what made her think it was okay to do that?

>>7187580
How old are you?
Are you kawaii?
Are you single?

>be downtown waikiki
>there is ALWAYS at least one lolita there
>ALWAYS
>see them
>run to food court
>go to sbarro
>order spaghetti
>use tip jar
>put spaghetti in pockets
>look at lolita's from afar while cradling spaghetti and crying inside
>go to Lego store

Slightly exagerrated

>>7187649
Oh, god. People touch my hair all the time like they know me or something. It's disgusting and I don't understand how you can walk around thinking you can touch any and everything that's different/interests you. When I tell them "You're supposed to ask before you touch" or "Don't touch me" some of them actually look offended or surprised as if what they're doing is normal.

>>7187661
see you at AX buddy ;)

>>7187653
is that you, Mr. Yan?

>>7187672
>AX
Um. No?

If I'm going to Mainland for a con in July it's going to be SDCC.

....assuming I get badges.

If not, then maybe AX.

I'm very picky choosey about traveling to cons now, I don't have the do-nothing schedule I used to.

>>7187663

>on a crowded shuttle bus to a summer matsuri meet, seated next to a mother cradling her two year old son
>"oh my, a beautiful dress" she says, lightly touching the lace on my btssb OP.
>she has slight trouble speaking english, but I can understand her well enough to have a conversation.
>find out a bit about her; she is the mother of two children and originally from Malaysia. She followed her husband to New York City two years ago.
>her story is kind of sad to be honest. She gave up her pharmaceutical degree and career so that she could marry the man her family liked, and now she works at a deli in the city. You could tell she missed her former life, but valued being a mother more.
>very enthusiastic about the dresses I show her (mainly ones I owned); asks me if I sew and where to find similar fabric.
>"I have a daughter, she is eight. I want to make her dresses like this."
>I do my best to explain where they came from, and where she could find more reference photos online. She knows how to sew but never has the time (again, the sads)
>the bus arrives and we part friends
>I see her again later on at the matsuri and she waves at me. :)

I hope she's doing well, wherever she is.

>>7187580
Anon I am sorry, that's awful. And no wonder scooter bitches friend apologized, what a cunt rag.

>I mean I have short hair, (Wigs give me massive headaches, so no go on those unless its a cosplay, and even then I take it off for breaks), but I had a little headbow, and I look nothing like a male. I figure she thought short hair=boy.

Honestly, that's exactly what it was, if I had to guess. I know I confuse the shit out of kids too. Its very cut and dried when they're little.

I'm not a lolita, I just like reading the threads and looking at it, but if it makes you feel better, I used to be asked if I was a boy or a girl by little kids all the time, and I look distinctly female. It's the hair.

>eating pizza with a friend
>little girl is staying with her dad for the summer, he brought her to work
>sits and talks with us, she's 6, maybe 7?
>At one point, studies me and asks "are you a boy, or a girl?"
>I laugh, say girl. (I am wearing tiny cut offs, spaghetti strap tank top, earings, choker, and I have hips like a cartoon mom)
>she nods sagely and says "I thought so. Sometimes people think I'm a boy because I have short hair, and girls have long hair"
>points at my friend "You're a girl because you have long hair

That still sucked for you, but if its any consolation, kids have a weird visual code, and deviating from it scrambles their little brains.

>>7187649
Oh my god, I'm so sorry. I think I have done this exact thing before. I always assumed that if we're both wearing brand I can touch it to check out the print. It didn't hit me until I read this how potentially uncomfortable it would be if someone did that to me.

I wear Fairy Kei and not lolita, but usually people smile when they see me and whisper "look, how cute!" And little kids usually tell me I look like a pretty mermaid or a dress up doll and people ask me for pictures sometimes.
So I've never had any bad experiences out in public yet luckily! I'm usually pretty happy to hear how positive people are about it.

>>7187718
>>7187580
Excuse the messiness of everything, it was a pic I took to show my friend, sans headbow. Anyhow, this is what the outfit was. I don't think its too bad for babbys first coord.

>>7187807
I'm sorry anon, cute dress but you definitely look like a boy to me.
I would've actually thought you were a boy if I didn't know from this thread.

Shop me to look kawaii? Thank you.

>>7187807
You're cute as fuck, but yeah, definitely look like a boy.
Also, nice carpet. No sarcasm, I really like it.

>>7187807
Should give us a close up. I see feminine features but from far you're looking boyish as fuark.

Also love the carpet. I see some cubism in that design.

>>7187807
you're beautiful but also very androgynous.
(considering I worship david bowie that's a compliment.)
You probably scare the shit out of soccer moms though lol.

> be me
> downtown
> girlfriend and I are in lolita
> go sit in bar where gf's sister's husband works because he needed food and company after a shitty day
> group of middle-aged guys at next table
> 'AY YO LIL' MAMMAS WHATCHU DRESSED UP FO?'
> Because we can.
> 'DAS A FUCKING STUPID ANSWER.'
> Sorry, man, that's our answer.
> 'WHATCHU TRYIN'A BE, LITTLE GIRLS?'
> Little girls don't wear clothes this expensive, guys.
> 'JESUS LADY YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A BITCH.'

I'm not capitalizing for emphasis, either. They were all shouting in a bar that was empty save for us, them, and maybe two other people. It was way too early for them to be drunk, too.

On the other hand:

> girlfriend and I are in Lolita
> at aquarium
> it's hot as balls outside
> sitting in dolphin room to cool off
> old man with his grandkid walks up
> "Is this a religious thing?"
> No, it's just a fashion that we both like.
> "Well, I remember when all ladies your age dressed like that. Have a nice day."

He made our day.

>>7187820
>>7187846
Am I crazy or something? It looks like a wood or faux wood floor to me, with some rugs.

>>7187807
>crowded shelves
>covering up beautiful hardwood flooring with carpets
>carpets don't even match
>curtains made from what appears to be satin
2/10 would not bang

But gurrrrrrl dat turquoise wall, UNF.

>>7187409
Damn, son. I wish I had your balls because that's honestly what I think 99% of replies should be to people giving passing insults. Chase those fuckers down screaming "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST FUCKING SAY ABOUT ME, YOU LITTLE BITCH? I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I GRADUATED TOP OF MY CLASS IN THE NAVY SEALS, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS SECRET RAIDS ON AL-QUAEDA..." or other variations of such replies.

>>7187820
>>7187809

Well, I'm glad you told me haha.
I guess I can reverse trap it up, or troll tumblr or something.
Also, everyone loves this carpet.
I have no idea where my mum got it, and she got it like 6 years ago so she doesnt know.
Like no tags or anything.
>>7187853
>>7187846
Well I'm in my pjs and my lamp has poor lighting, but are these good?
I can't into pictures.

>>7187883

...Fucking congratulations on your face.

Damn.

>>7187883
>that white space
I fucked up
>>7187874
>hardwood
I wish, its actually that plastic feeling fake hardwood.
The curtain is a blackout curtain over another blackout curtain.
Ad the shelves are really the only place to put things until my dad and I finish the desk/shelves we're working on.
So all in all, I think about a 3/10 would not bang is in order.
>>7187872
Yeah, two unmatching rugs because I couldn't find a match, and my dogs tear them up too fast for me to bother getting a huge one.

>>7187883
you have a sweet face, like if I saw you I would think you are probably a kind person

I know you can't judge people's personalities by how their face looks, but that's just the feeling I get from it

I think part of it is just the haircut, your hair doesn't look bad but I think if it was longer and maybe you had a straight across fringe you would look more feminine, but I think you are pretty either way

>>7187908
Thanks anon!
Don't worry, I think some people you can kind of tell personality.
Like not in the 'chronic bitchface=bitch' way, but in the 'I looked at the person and they radiated kindness/douchebag' way.

Yeah, I don't style it much, but I really like the 1940s military cut. Easy to maintain.

>>7187580
I just cried. I am so sorry, but this is SO FUNNY.

>>7187883
You have a face that looks like it needs minimal make up.

I don't know how to say that without sounding vaguely insulting

>heading home on trains from friend's, wearing an oversized hoody because it's drizzling and I don't own a parasol
>stop at McDonald's for hot cocoa
>random older black guy decides there's something attractive about a bunny hat, follows me to the train station
>saves my shoes from an ironic shower leak in the building behind the station
>guy asks to see the whole outfit, I unzip my hoodie and show him the rest of the coord
>guy decides to start flirting, doesn't even know what lolita is
>shoot him down numerous times before he goes away

30 minutes later,
>guy finds me on the train again
>guy decides to follow me off the train

I booked it to my mom's car. In the rain. In bodyline shoes. And let me tell you, I learned quite well that some bodyline shoes have a nice grip.


A less worrisome one:
>wear ice cream coord to ice cream shop, part of one
>girl walks up
"oh my god I've been looking for the JSK of that forever"

I wish I traded facebooks with her.

>>7187883
>>7187883
Cutie 3.14

I was right, you do have feminine features, however you have a boyish look to you also. Not like that's even a bad thing, I think it's really cute.

I don't have any particularly awful stories but for some reason it is ALWAYS the mexicans who hit on me when I wear lolita (white girl here). When I am either wearing ott sweet salopettes and shit that does look like it's for a 5 year old or classic with nothing but my hands and face showing. They make tons of hollaring noises and call HAY MAMI. Ugh.

>>7187994
>be Mexican
>want to hit on Lolita's
>mfw

>>7187994
AYY YO MAMI HOW BOUT CHOO COME OVER HERE EH?

I sympathize anon.

These stories are wonderful. Anon who was called a boy, I am sorry but I laughed at that. You are a gorgeous gal though. Scooter bitch should really scoot off a cliff too.

For me, I think the funniest reaction was partly my own doing. It was during a meet, but me and 2 friends broke away from the group to grab a quick coffee. This guy walks up to me when my friends go to the bathroom and says he thinks my dress is interesting and wonders what kind of style it is. Being a noob, I say it's called Lolita. He gives me this super weird look while I talk about it a bit more, like he is sort of freaked out, but thanks me and scurries away. Didn't dawn on me until months later that he probably thought it was based on the book and a type of fetish wear.

>>7187996
>>7187998
I should specify it is particularly older mexican men too. I have met lovely younger lads who are super polite but the flocks of older men are the ones who make a huge fuss. No one else ever talks to me that way while in lolita.

>>7187580
Was she in a scooter because she was fat? Because if so, that's just ironic

>>7187994
I always get it the worst from hispanic/latin men as well, or at least they make themselves the most noticeable. Maybe it's a cultural thing?

tfw I will never be able to hit on a Lolita girl even if I'm mildly attractive because non exist where I live..

Instead, I am lucky enough to spend my time with all the mexiweaboos and cholas...

God, I love it here in San Jose...

>>7187994
You look like you're in a quincenera dress and Mexicans love them some jailbait

>>7188022
Are you a boy or girl anon?

>>7188023
Yeah well...
....fuck, that's true.

>>7188015
Machismo is a weird system, man. If they did it around their sisters/mothers/aunts, they'd probably get levelled with a slap and ear burns.

>>7188025
fuccboi. My picture is floating around a drawthread somewhere in /cgl/

I have a lot of boystyle/Victorian-punk clothing but I never get to wear it because everyone around me sports snapbacks and raiders shirts... Only time I get to is during Fanime

>>7188031
Oh Jesus fuck if there was EVER a reason I'm so self-racist it's that FUCKING MACHISMO.

I HATE going home because you can't walk a fucking block without someone thinking you were looking at them the wrong way and have them start talking shit.

One of my favorite stories my friend had
>Bakersfield
>he's at a sports bar
>sitting at his table
>watching TV above some guy
>"hey"
>"hey holmes"
>"you see something you like?"
>just talking mad shit
>friend had to look down
>fucking major head tilt
>to see the guy looking at him
>who was sitting under the TV
>friend "what?"
Then apparently the dude REALLY went off for him daring to acknowledge his existence and tried to fight him RIGHT there.

....I'm so sorry for the Mexicans like that, I really am.

>>7188023
I wore lolita with a small group in a park where there were a lot of quinceneras going on and we got stopped for pictures so many times we could barely walk. I pulled silly faces in every picture with them, haha.

If you want the mexis to stay away, never forget to bring a pair of chaclas when you go out.

>>7187895
>>7188014
>>7187980
>>7187969

I always assumed posting on /cgl/ would end up with an /r9k/ style reaction.
I love you guys so much.

And yeah, she looked like she ate paula deen's meals since birth. Just one of those angry, old, overweight women that we get in the rural areas.

I should probably post another story instead of lurking.

>Almost halloween at the Ft.
>We somehow get into the topic of clothes
>Our 1SG has never heard of lolita
>He tells me to just wear it at the 'family party'
We had a little party with a mini costume contest for morale.
>I run into him later on and he asks what my last name is, so he can figure out whos kid I am
>I say "1SG, it's me, Anon, you told me to wear this"
>He just looks at me and says 'Get down, anon, stop mindfucking me, I told you about that."

Best 10 count. Also I won the best costume because it was 'original'. I was apparently dressed in a 'little girl costume'.
Also, excuse the no shoes, we were supposed to have shower shoes on, or socks, as this was at bed check.

>>7187883
cute a/f face, little androgynous though but nothing wrong with that. It's gorgeous :3

>>7188061
I know the the petti is too long etc.
I made do with the civilian clothes I had.

Went to a local festival with my boyfriend wearing some dark toned classic. Bump into his father there, who is generally a quiet hermit who keeps to himself and spends his days in the garden. He smiles and asks if I just got back from church. I took it as a compliment.

Another time I was in some el cheapo store and saw the cashiers sort of lean out of their cubicle things to watch me wander around the shop and as I bought my things and went to leave, one of the girls finally burst out and gushed "I just have to say that I really love your dress!"

>>7188000
Reminds me. I go on omegle and put my interest as "lolita". Only people I get are ones who think about the book. I came across one girl who was looking for a rich young "daddy." I thought she meant sugardaddy, but.... nope.

Also, is it sad I had to google "MACHISMO"?

>>7188061
I can't stop laughing
The lighting makes you look like you're biting your lip with your two front teeth and I just heard Goofy's laugh.

I'm so sorry.

It took me a minute to realize it was just shine on your lip.

>>7188061
you look so cute here!

>>7188071
Never thought about going on omegle and putting in lolita...

>>7188075
It's not a good idea.

>>7188075
Don't.

>>7188072
A-hyu-huh-huh-hyuk! Gorsh, anon, ya don't say?
You said it, and I can't unsee.

>>7188076
I always find the ones with indian names or the guys from the Philippines are the horniest. They either are upfront that they just want kinky sex chat or they say "oh, I'm not like that" and within like five sentences later divert the conversation to sex all over again. Nobody just wants to chat...
I did talk to one girl once from the netherlands...who was a nudist and would only talk about how she and her female room mates go around the house and go for long walks in the forest nude and would describe how nubile her room mate was ect ect... I suspect it was a guy living out his fantasies. fucking hell, omegle.

>>7188084
Fuck that twist at the end sent shivers down my spine..

>>7187624
I call it insecurity and frustration. It's not difficult saying 'thank you', even if you think the compliment was not meant it. And honestly, why would someone go out of their way to say something nice to you if they don't like how you look? I don't get this logic.

>>7188084
> Live in a country where prostitution is legal.
> My place is in a part of the city known for prostitutes.
> Walking home from the supermarket in jeans and sneakers.
> Car rolls up: "Hey girl you wanna earn $10?"
Every fucking day and its ALWAYS indian dudes. Cheap bastards think im teenager.

>>7188122
only 10 dollars? Damn.

>>7187731
I think if you too were wearing brand and were generally nicelu dressed it might be alright, otherwise you just look like a lustful poorfag.

>>7187381
It was probably sarcasm because you are very clearly a man and there's no mistaking you for a girl

>>7188125
I know! I wasn't thinking of getting into a creepy car on the premise of having sex with a gross freak BUT low balling me like that isn't gonna convince me.
Seriously though: Im short and petit so i figure they think im like 13-15, dumb and desperate for cash.

>>7187357
>>7187574
Jesus Christ Superstar. Even if I was in the same situation or see a lolita with meh to ita coordinating skills, I'd be stoked to find a frilly other. Lolitas are so few and far here.

>>7187998
Do you have a tumblr or anything that I can follow because almost every post you put up on this board is pure fucking gold

>>7187269
>I wish I had the courage to do that!
In her mind, there's still something "wrong" about it.

>>7188288
dont fuckin kill my mood you sack of shit

>>7187998
mexican?
oh boy forget what I said about AX, buddy its over

I've had so many positive/negative experiences with people reacting to me wearing lolita in public I don't really remember any very well, the most memorable is when I wore fairy kei for the first time a few years ago

>waiting for friend (who never turned up, annoyingly)
>two chavvy girls standing near me, about 15 and smoking
>girls keep asking me what I'm wearing it and why in bitchy condescending voices
>"because I want to" etc
>fat one points out vintage MLP badge I'm wearing that happens to say "I am 9"
>they decide that because I'm not in fact 9 years old, I am a paedophile for wearing said badge
>????????? how??
>say something bitchy in reply to their bullshit
>"who the fuck do you think you are"
>and up being chased, they give up pretty quickly

>>7188332
Same experience, it's actually the reason I quit wearing it.

Lolitas in the UK have it rough. In fact what am I saying, everyone in the uk has it rough

>>7187290
I didn't even think of using something like that.

>Went to an art gallery with my boyfriend
>Security guard saw us and ask whether is there a convention around
>Told him no
>He proceed to ask whether it's a fashion style that I'm wearing
>I said yes and he smiles while nodding

No compliments, just some small talks, but I find the incident pleasant nonetheless

>>7188047
flipflops?
but why?

>>7188161
Exactly! Hell, I was on eBay and found someone selling a Meta dress from Wilmington and I almost shat myself from giddiness just because she's in the same state as me.

Ugh the loli community here is so snooty I have a hard time convincing myself into going to meets.

The very first time I wore a loli coord, I did a toned down wa-loli to a con with two friends who were in bodyline dresses. We got separated and when I found them, two other lolis were trading facebooks with them but as soon as they saw me they just gave me the most disgusted look possible before turning their backs on me to keep talking with my friends.

Second time I wear loli to a con, the 'superstars' of the community that everyone knows and admires behaved like they were the Queen Mother and just looked down their noses at me in passing, not even smiling or saying hi, etc. even though we'd met at previous meetups.

A lot of new faces at the last con and they were ALL being snooty and walking around with sticks up their asses so I just gave up. I love going out with my friends in lolita for lunch, shopping, etc. but when there's a meetup? I prefer to stay home.

>>7188442
Their mothers/elder female relatives discipline them by hitting them with sandals.

>>7187883
Damn I wish I was androgynous in the same "cute boyish pixie" way that you are ;_; instead I'm just androgynous in an "is that Adrian Brody? No? Oh, it's a girl" way. ;_;

>>7188455
You sound like a sulky ita

>>7188455
I've hardly ever seen wa lolita look OK. You're probably the ita friend.

Sorry they treated you so coldly, sometimes I have a hard time being friendly if someone is dressed poorly. I don't go out of my way to be rude but at least when someone looks like the put the effort into their coord I know they appreciate lolita instead of some newbie who hasn't done the research.

>>7188455
>first time
>wa lolita

no wonder they were giving you dirty looks, there is no way you could've pulled off wa on your first go without looking ita as fuck

Embarrassing story but the end of it was pretty cool for me.

> Middle of summer. Hot sunny day out with boyfriend. Good day.
> Wear full gothic lolita kuro co-ord with mini black horns and platform boots. Hair is naturally long and black. BTSSB jsk, AP Blouse, BTSSB Heart bag (gift from my mother from ym b-day). Average boring outfit.
> Decide to buy ice lollies and sit down on a bench after shopping.
> Mainly get nothing but nice comments.
> 10 Minutes later.
> Bunch of cosplayers sit on the opposite bench and run around like fucking idiots.
> 2nd hand embarrassment.
> Bf goes to get us some drinks as I sit with our bags.
> 3 short landwhales and 2 really badly smelling imps come over and hover around me. Home stuck cosplayers.
> I pretend I don't seem them and play with my phone.
> "OH MY FUCKING GOD, this is the best home stuck crossplay ever!"
> All suddenly sit around me, touching me.
> Freak the fuck out, get up and walk backwards away from them.
> Small imp grabs my btssb bag and runs off with it.
> Ask for it back.
> No, they want me to "yaoi or chase" them.

> Point out that I'm a woman.
> Say I'm cosplaying a guy in a dress. Confused as fuck.
> They are still acting all bff, I get pissed and demand my bag back.
> 2 of the landwhales start making home stuck references and pretending to be the characters.
> Start to get upset and intimidated at their new found "cosplay attitudes" as they start spitting into a cup.
> Demand my bag back one last time.
> No.
> Loose my shit. I shout if they don't give me my bag back I will call the cops and that I'm not a "Homestuck cosplayer" and that I'm wearing lolita fashion.
> Girl with my bag gives me a nasty look then tosses it full force at the floor.
> Try to catch it, miss it, lands on payment, metal handle snaps.
> Burst into tears.

Part 1/2

>>7188460
>>7188464
>>7188465

Oh I don't deny I looked ita as fuck with the wa-loli and figured that's why I got the dirty looks. That's why from then on I actually bothered to put my coords together properly, got experienced friends to give me advice and everything but still got cold-shouldered.

>>7188467
> Fall on my knees and sob really badly. I'm a total pussy. Cosplays starting laughing at me and call me crude names.
> Bystanders who saw the whole thing come over and tell the girls off for harassment and bullying. Whilst another one is standing, bright red faced and angry.
> Still crying when bf comes back.
> Tell him what happened.
> Goes to the short girl demands she pays the $100 to replace the handbag.
> 2 landwhales and imp start calling us names and saying "They don't have to pay shit"
> Boyfriend picks up one of the landwhales by the collar and threatens them for they cheeky mouths.

> IN COME RED FACED WOMAN.
> Apparently one of the mothers of these cosplayers (all teenagers but they all looked much older) came to pick up her kid and saw the whole thing.
> Forces all the girls to fork out the $100 for the bag and makes them all apologies to me.

> Boyfriend thanks the woman for helping us out, I smile but am completely fucked off my bag is not only broken at the handle but has a massive scratch on the side.
> Me, the mother and bf shout at the teens and with the crowd around us give them a good telling off for bullying and stealing people property. My bf mainly told them to do research on fashion and ask people what they are wearing first before assuming/ kicking off.

> Left after that, had meal, went home.

Ended up finding the same bag for only $60 on the egl_comm_sales good as new. Had to toss my old one out. Use the left over $40 to buy my bf a coat. Good day in the end, makes me happy to know that there are still some parents out there who control their kids. I don't cosplay but its put me off anyone who cosplays that Home stuck thing., shame too cause I hate to judge people but now I am mega wary of them.

Part 2/2

>>7188477
You really should be wary of homestucks, I've never met one that wasn't running around like an ADHD 4-year old.

>>7188480
I've read a lot of horror stories on here about homestuck cosplayers. It has just put me off them even more. I was more freaked out that they were publicly spitting into a cup and touching me. Who the fuck does that to a stranger? So glad that mother was there.

>>7187982
If it was drizzling, you would want an umbrella, not a parasol.

Jesus, you can buy a normalfag umbrella at the dollar store. Why don't you?

>>7188491
Silly anon. Normalfag umbrella aren't kawaii enough to go with an outfit. That said, though, rain/sun parasols are available.

>>7188496
You can get normalfag umbrellas with kawaii ruffles though, I see them all the time.

>>7188516
At the dollar store?

>>7187086
Tip - I always carry a med/large AP (or something similar) bag folded up in my purse.

>New purchase won't fit inside candy shaped purse? Use AP bag.

>Take home box from teahouse, afraid of leakage? Use AP bag.

>Dirty/damp seats on bus/train/station? Sit on AP bag.

>Surprise rain while wearing a known "bleeder"? Dash for cover under AP bag.

>>7188566
based AP bag

>>7188566
>Some ratchet hoe giving you shit for your kawaii fashions? Choke that bitch with an AP bag.

>>7188566
Sorry, what's an AP bag? I get the general gist of what you're saying, though, I like the idea.

>>7188477
Homestucks sound like assholes in every single story i have ever heard about them. The only homestuck i have ever met seemed like a hyperactive special snowflake even when she wasn't cosplaying.

>>7188472
Are you sure you look ok? You said it was all the lolitas including new faces that were snooty. Maybe your coords are still really off. It's hard to believe that every one of them had a problem with you even if you looked passable. Did you do your hair and make up too?

Another possibility is that the attitudes are just in your head. I'm not saying that there aren't some stuck up girls out there but typically when someone has a negative outlook they take everything the wrong way.

>>7188681
I assume she's referring to the printed totebags, which are pretty large, and not purses

>>7188644
Word.

>>7188681
Pic related, but any durable shopping bag works. We just tend to save the pretty bags anyway for packaging/decoration, so this is one more use.

>>7187290
Fairly Odd Parents was the best show. I was a teenager when it came out but still found it absolutely hilarious and it's one of my all time favorite cartoons.

>>7188075
What if we went on Omegle and put /cgl/ or egl. It'd be kinda fun to talk to random seagulls or lolis. Fun or awful.

>>7188716
Yes but you don't know all if the creepy fat stalkers lurking cgl to try and nab pussy.

Can confirm, am said stalker

>>7188477
It's nice the parent was sensible enough to know the kids were in the wrong.

>>7187994
They're probably making fun of you, tbh.

I'm not a lolita, but I think the fashion is cute.

>Walking towards bus stop
>See cute girl in lolita
>SO EXCITE
>Sit down on the bench, keeping distance between her and I
>Look at her and smile
>Say, "I really like your outfit!"
>She grumbles,"Yeah,"
>Can obviously tell she doesn't want to be bothered anymore; keep to myself, waiting for the bus
>Her phone rings, she answers
>Gets up and walks away from bench
>"Yeah, I'm almost there."
>Cups her hand over her mouth and whispers, "Some fat bitch just called me ugly."
>Continues to chat with her friend
>"Idk, she's wearing a red sweater; lol, it's not very flattering on her."
>I thought she was talking about someone else
>MFW I'm fat and wearing a red sweater
>Was so upset, I didn't even get on the bus
>2h 30 minute walk home

I don't understand...

>>7189008
See, I think the main problem with those types of responses from lolitas have to do with them getting so many sarcastic and backhanded compliments that they just plain don't believe anyone is being sincere anymore.
It's a damn shame, though I'm glad we're not all like that.

It's that type of situation that makes me not address any lolita I come across whether or not I'm in lolita myself. Usually, I'll just look their way and smile, that's it.

>>7189008
Man, I'm sorry, anon.
I don't understand how some people won't just graciously take a genuine compliment. I smile so big and thank people [admittedly, often profusely] when they go out of their way to be nice to me.

>>7189008
Don't worry, baby, she's a nasty person. You should join the fashion and be a better lolita than she ever would.

>>7189008
Ugh, what the hell? I would have grabbed her by the shoulder and told her to shut the fuck up.

>>7187661
I see a lot of Bodyline wearing itas in Waikiki if thats what you mean.

>>7189008
Holy shit, talk about dumb and insecure, What an asshole.

>>7188683
>>7188482
>>7188480
>>7188477
Homestuck fan Lolita here. First of all, fuck those kids. Absolutely fuck them. I don't know how the fuck those weeby shits can exist, tbh, anywhere. Like I don't know what happens to the stupid little snots you always hear in stories like these, but they piss me off so much. Hell, there's no need to mention they were Homestucks for me to be pissed off as fuck that they exist, but it's just really annoying to always have these piles of shit that seem to come out of nowhere and fuck everything up and be weeby. I was hoping you would have punched them tbh, but at least it ended well with you getting a good amount of money to get a new bag.

I know each fandom has terrible super-weebs in them, but I seriously don't understand what the fuck happened that made the core, die-hard base of Homestuck fans just absolutely terrible. I've heard theories that the type of fans that act creepy and terrible and dumb like that are just the people who never left the fandom, while the normal, sane people tend to skip around fandoms and shit, but it still just... Doesn't make any fucking sense how many bad Homestuck stories there are. /rant

>>7189070
>Doesn't make any fucking sense how many bad Homestuck stories there are.

I guess it's something to do with the sort of assholes who are attracted to homestuck. Not saying everyone who likes homestuck is like that, but it's the same kind of dickbag in all these stories. It seems in other fanbases you have different kind of jerks, but homestuck only seems to have this one annoying destructive sort when it comes to it's bad fans.

>>7189008
I want to give you a hug so badly. What she did was just plain mean...

>>7187290
mostly my commentary runs to my shoes and I had no idea I was quoting FOP all along PFF
I just redirect them all to Bodyline if they ever pry further tho even if I got them in some typically obscure manner

>>7188136
I've fooled people before. You're just not fooled cause you already know me as a guy. ;)

Saw my comm's resident ita at the club last night. I was simultaneously happy and disappointed to see that she was looking way better than usual. Snapped a pic on my disposable camera nonetheless.

>>7189080
Yeah, idk. I actually hope most times when I read these stories that the person is lying out their ass because there have been many cases of people just trying to make Homestucks look bad, but I feel I should be skeptic about leaning either way. But it would make me feel 10000% better about people in general if most of them were lies.

>>7188464
>>7188465
>>7188460
Even then, I don't get this attitude. Whenever I see an ita I think to myself "Oh! Someone I can help!" and treat them nicely. I'll talk about clothes with them and try to steer them in the right direction. Introduce them to the better Taobao stores and Bodyline items, show them cheap second hand places to get brand...that sort of thing. Then if they seem open to it and it's appropriate, I offer them genuine concrit.

As long as they're not a sourpuss or have the classic special snowflake attitude that leads them to hate on brand/cry elitism while being elitist bitches themselves and get super butthurt when all the ~*sheeple*~ criticize their own unique style (a bunch of itas from the Annousenka era come to mind), then why be a bitch?

>>7189103
What's your hit percentage? Are there more open girls or bitchsticks?

I get a number of girls who seem to want to come up and say something but don't. Sometimes when I walk past, I might hear the utterance of the word 'lolita', either I'm just imagining it, or they're hoping I'll overhear the conversation and join them. I'd rather they just came up to me and asked about what I was wearing, I'm pretty friendly albeit shy.

>>7189107
I'd say it's about 50/50.

I've met/spoken to some major bitches, unfortunately. Some of them were downright mean. But for every one of them, there's a success story.

I also like hanging around on the coord threads here. I just really want to help people feel pretty and look their best.

>>7189103
>>Annousenka

Memories!

>>7189008
Wow, what a wretched cunt. I agree with the other anon, start wearing it and be a better lolita than she will ever be. Even if I thought you were making fun of me I would never react that way, I'd smile and say thank you and ignore you after that if you were being mean, but you sound like you were being sincere and she's just a shitmonkey. And bashing you to her friend after that too? Raging cunt.

I promise, despite how /cgl/ might seem, not all of us are sniping harpies like that :(

>>7189091
Not that same anon but doubtful :( I'm sorry bro, your outfits are cute but you look very much like a man in a dress.

>>7188491
Because I own five or six at home and just didn't bring one. It's wasteful spending if I keep buying them, especially when it doesn't rain very often. And it didn't start drizzling until after I was on my way home, so I figured I'd just stay under shelter and avoid most of it. And lo and behold it worked.

>>7187086
if i ever see one i will run toward her, spout memes, punch her and then run away spouting more memes

>>7188696
Oh, thanks! I thought you meant Angelic Pretty by AP but then I thought that I was just being dumb...

>go out for the first time in lolita, just out on the town
>run into old friend
>she's also wearing lolita
>ohmygodhowcanievenhandlethis

The feels were good.

>out in a fairly dressy IW jsk and high collared blouse
>shopping in Michaels, looking for a vase, and some flowers for a new bonnet
>middle aged couple stops me in an aisle, and asks me if I've been to a costume party.
>brace for worst, and calmly explain that no, it's not for a costume party, this is just how I dress
>couple gets really enthusiastic about my outfit, ask a few questions, tell me it's wonderful that I dress like this, I should keep on with "what I'm doing," and that I look beautiful.
>no one ever calls me beautiful (cute/adorable/pretty yes, but beautiful, almost never).
That was pretty much the best day ever for me wearing Lolita. I wore pretty much the same outfit a week later, and got a number of positive comments and polite questions. Most people wanted to know where I got the dress, and my response was invariably "the Internet."

>>7188566
anon you just made me want to buy an AP tote

>>7189008
fuck that loli, anon. good on you for complimenting her.

>>7189005
I wouldn't be surprised if they were either, but regardless of their reasoning they are still the rudest, dirtiest flock of creatures that ever interact with me in lolita.

>Waiting for friends to arrive, so we can have dinner at a nice restaurant
>A huge group of middle-aged japanese tourists pass by
>See them point at me and saying "kawaii kawaii"

Night was made, I don't even wear lolita that often, but I never had anyone insult me. In fact, people don't even seem to notice. But this city is filled with strange looking people everywhere anyway...

>>7189683
Nearly the exact same thing has happened to me.
Cept I was in Joans
old ppl so nice

I was out in town with a loli friend, and we stopped at mcdonalds for lunch. There was three japanese ladies at the table next to us, and when we left they asked us if we had been to Japan to get our clothes. They were really sweet and totally surprised that me and my friend knew some japanese, haha

Fashion major, leaving the building where all the fashion classes are located when the cute little janitor lady stops me. She's hispanic and doesn't speak good english but touches my skirt(Magical Cosmetics in black) and is like, so beautiful oh my how beautiful, and starts singing Cinderelly Cinderelly to the tune of how the mice in the Cinderella movie sing. Made my week.

>>7190558
Aw, that's so cute!

>>7187357
Happens to me all the time at cons. I get the worst glares from girls wearing bodyline or off brand.

>walk into place where meetup is supposedly taking place with lolita GF
>see no lolis
>strangers see us and immediately point. "The people dressed like you went THAT way!"

Later ask what we're doing, it apparently reminded them of steam punk which... I've heard worse shots in the dark.

>>7187343
Something similar happened to me. I was in a pub with a friend and this emo dude kept staring at me. It made me really uncomfortable and me and my friend went on to make fun of his appearance. We also thought he was a pervert.
Later on he walked up to me, said that he had never seen someone wear something like this before, and asked if he could draw me. I felt so ashamed for judging him.

A while ago, I was standing outside a store in NY waiting for a friend of mine. I was just people-watching while I waited. This guy that passed me by waved his hand uncomfortably close to my face.
It's not much, just enough to get me to say 'wtf, man...'

Some other time:
>friend and I are waiting for our train to go home
>I am dressed in loli, he's not
>Suddenly hear 'DAMN BITCH'
>Turn to see two girls passing me by, brace for insult
>'YOU LOOK FUCKING AWESOME. LOVE IT.'
>Pleasant surprise.

>>7188061
Sorry, I don't understand your story.
What's a Ft.?
What's a 1SG?
What is the person talking about? Do they mean they told you to stop mindfucking them or do they mean they told you about lolita?

>>7188477
I'm a lolita but I also dabble in cosplay and read Homestuck.
It's absolutely disgusting what those kids did. Thank goodness you got compensation but it still shouldn't have happened.
It upsets me when some Homestucks do things like this because it makes all of us look terrible.
I'm sorry they were so awful to you.

>>7190879
I'm assuming she's part of the military/army?
ft=fort, 1sg=first sergeant

>>7189008
date me, ill be your kawaii rori ~~~

>>7190902
Ah, thanks. It makes more sense now. Seen a couple of lolitas on here talking about wearing it on army bases.

>>7187883

come over the the ouji side, anon-kun. we would love to have you

>>7187086
Guy from /v/ here

Can I ask what the point of doing this is?

>>7192242
You feel pretty.

do not over think this.

>>7192245
So how come nobody on /v/ does it?

>>7192248
because /v/ is just a containment board for /b/. Anyone with half their mind goes to the other vidya boards for any kind of discussion.

and the majority of /v/ is male

>>7188061
I wear loli around on my base all the time! I've noticed retirees seem to love it the most. Followed by the cloud of Korean women who work at the Exchange.

>>7192248
/v/ is a bunch of faggots who don't bother looking pretty, and yet they wonder why no one is attracted to them.

>>7192248
if anyone on /v/ did it they would talk about it on /cgl/, not /v/...

>>7187357
Yep. A girl in my city, I think she lives near me. Passed me once when I was in lolita and she wasn't, nearly died of joy at the sight of me. I said hi.
Passed me once while we were both wearing lolita, gave me such a filthy look you'd swear I'd pushed her mom over and wiped my ass with her kitten.

>>7192702
> Passed me once when I was in lolita and she wasn't, nearly died of joy
>Passed me once while we were both wearing lolita, gave me such a filthy look
You looked better than her, soak in the delicious envy.

>>7190790
God bless the helpful ones!
>Myself and a friend went to a cafe to use the restroom while our meetup was on the move
>Everyone carries on without us
>Realize we're in a busy area and didn't know our set destination before breaking off
>Stall owner: "Your friends are in the juice shop."
>Thanks, helpful stall guy!

>>7192748
It makes people feel like helpful NPCs.

When I show up to a cafe for a meet I'm usually panicked and late just blurt out 'DID PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME GET HERE?!'. It works atleast.
Except last time I was somehow first, and the waitress clearly just didn't know what to say.

>>7192248
Bitch please I was drawing in your drawthread.
Btw Mary Rose isn't a fucking lolita.

>>7192248
I'm a dainty, lady-like Disney princess. /v/ is my primary board.

>It's still a raging shithole, though.

>>7189092
>Snapped a pic on my disposable camera nonetheless.
Wait, what?

>>7193210
I am ussuming she took a picture using a disposable camera, that was hers.

>>7189424
....AP /is/ Angelic Pretty. Confirmed for never having bought brand.
>being this noob

>>7193485
I think you've misunderstood the post. The intent was to say that they had initially thought AP was Angelic Pretty but they doubted themselves when they were correct.

>>7193707
Still, what else would it be? It isn't like AP is ever used any other way in lolita.

>>7193485
Atelier Pierrot

>>7193759
Nobody ever calls Atelier Pierrot AP, jesus. Just like nobody calls Alice and the Pirates AP either.

>>7193763
AteP and Aatp?

>>7193763
Why are you so upset that there are other ways to use AP? People may not use them, but it's still understandable.

>>7193763
I'd call Atelier Pierrot AltP since it seems fitting for both the name and the brand's theme.

>>7193794
Huh? No, it wouldn't really be understandable. If you were selling a skirt or something, and it was Atelier Pierrot, and you advertised it as "AP", no one would understand that you didn't mean Angelic Pretty. For Atelier Pierrot, it's more common to type out the whole thing, or use AtePie or something.

AP = Angelic Pretty
AtPi = Atelier Pierrot
AatP = Alice and the Pirates

I didn't think this would be that difficult

>>7193852
My comm using AtPier but I get your point

>>7193763
A/P sometimes means Alice and the Pirates on auctions, but yes I agree, without the slash it just means Angelic Pretty

When people ask me if I'm going to a costume party, they usually have a smile on their face. But when I say, "Oh, no, this is just how I dress!" and smile back, their smile disappears like I've suddenly morphed into a monster.

I also get a lot of rolled eyes. I wear classic usually. But when I wear gothic, people seem to always be very friendly and normal, even when I'm in OTT. I guess people understand or have seen gothic lolita before (in, uh, Halloween movies?) so they recognize it as being not as weird.

So my friends and I wore lolita to the gayborhood and it was pretty funny that most people were staring at us with drag queens all over the place. We also got carded three times. It was pretty entertaining.

>>7187883
You are crazy hot . I can seriously see you doing both girl style and boy style very well .

>>7188482
I'm so glad everything worked out for you in the end , but seriously what is up with so many home stuck horror stories ?

>>7198281
1) homestuck has a bigger fandom than most, so proportionally there are more crazy fans than most fandoms do
2) there are a lot of things in homestuck that can be left up to interpretation, so the crazier fans take that and run with it, thus attracting more crazy fans and creating a cycle of crazy
2.4) since homestuck is outwardly simple and LOLRANDUM, it attracts a lot of kids who are just fucking immature as hell and do shit that any sane adult would never do
2.5) the weird shit in homestuck (usually fanon) is... really weird because of all the alien/troll/quadrant stuff that is included in the actual story, so crazies abound
2.6) tentacle dicks and bucket/pailing shit
3) because of the simple costumes, there's a lot of babby's first cosplays and babby's first con. they don't know what's okay and what's not socially acceptable, or they just choose to ignore it because *anime!convention!*
3.5) because of all the babby's first cosplays, most of them don't know how to deal with bodypaint, but do it anyways. hence, grey paint everywhere.
4) homestuck has become notorious for all the shits they have and are easy to pick out due to a majority of the main characters having the grey paint + horns, so some of the people who just hate it tend to exaggerate/view incidents differently because of it. rather than thinking that a person is just a fucking autistic retard who likes homestuck, they think the person is a fucking autistic retard /because/ he likes homestuck. they think it's causation, rather than just correlation

tl;dr: homestuck attracts more shitheads because of what it is about and people just hate it because they want to hate it now

>>7198306
my grammar is dead

Today I managed to drop my spaghetti right in front of two Sweet Lolitas

>Be in Australia, Adelaide.
>God damn it's hot
>I'm in a grumpy mood because I've been awake for 24 hours straight, just come out of an exam, and have to visit a relative in hospital
>Going through the city
>Come across two sweet lolitas
>I'm not wearing my glasses
>As they get closer I begin to say 'sweet lol?-'
>No, they couldn't possibly be, not in this hot weather
>HOLY SHIT THEY ARE
>I glance back and proclaim 'ITAS' in a loud voice
>God fucking damn I can't see for shit
>Smile and continue on my merry way
>Grinning like an idiot the entire time
>On the train home I realize the girls would have only heard '...ITAS' from a grumpy guy that looks like shit.
>Suddenly my happiness is killed

I'm so sorry. You weren't Itas, you were amazing. You really brightened up my day. It really makes me happy to see girls carry themselves so confidently and dress so nicely in public. Thank-you.

>>7187807
You look like a man.

>Just moved, on bus to college for first time
>don't know anyone, completely alone. Get a couple of stares because of my outfit
>notice this weeby fat guy in the other row is staring at me
>awkwardly say hi
>He compliments my dress
>notice he's chewing gum and ask for some
>he gives me it and we start chatting
>his name is joe and he likes anime
>we become bus seat buds (why not)
>Exchange numbers, he shares his gum every day
>End of week I find a packet of gum in my bag
>itbegins.jpg
>next morning in class, my friend points to the window
>joe is stood there, staring at me through the glass
>starts trying to escort me to class and back
>each day he does this, until tutor is forced to remove him
>get to class one morning
>three packs of gum on my desk
>joe has more gum for me on the bus
>invites me to his house
>'no thank you, joe..'
>phone rings one night
>joe's mom is on the phone inviting me for tea
>Politely tell her I'm busy and hang up
>turn up at class
>friend is looking at me with fear in her eyes
>walk to desk
>15 packets of gum strewn on my workspace
>pull out chair, more gum topples out
>gum everywhere
>mfw

>>7190624
Holy fuck this happened to me a while ago, I dug myself a hole so badly. I saw an amazing lolita outside a shopping centre and I was so overcome with joy at seeing a frilly sister, I rushed up to her and asked if her dress was from angelic pretty. She gave me a filthy humiliated look and told me it was body line… oh the shame, I wish I could take it back. I only had good intentions.

>>7198830

Oh my god.

Was the gum any good?

>>7198830
This sounds really made up , but you made me chuckle, so you get some gum .

>>7187357
I feel like peopel think I am doing this sort of to people but I am actually not? When I see girls at cons I always stare at their dresses when I recognise them because I like to see the details in person but I also have a very dead stare. I have never worn lolita in public before though so it's not like I am exactly like your story. When ever I feel them looking at me i look up to smile at them but they turn away so fast gosh darn i just want to tell you you're a cutie and I like you dress.

>>7198656
THIS SOUNDS SO PAINFULLY FAMILIAR
I give you my best wishes they knew what you meant

>>7198859
Different anon but I do the same thing. If I ever ran into you and you were wearing lolita, we would be staring endlessly at each other's dresses.

>>7198866
That is actually exactly what would happen. I'm not even normally socially retarded i can generally talk to people fine. It's just when i see a girl in full lolita I just feel as though I shouldn't bother them because I know I will spaghetti.
Once at manifest I goofed kind of hard.
>out the front of con near where you buy tickets
>dressed as shitty last minute maid
>see a small group of lolitas.
>one is wearing day dream carnival which was new at the time
>stare
>turn around and see girl wearing marshmallow bunny can't remember what cut now though but pretty sure it was in sax.
>fucking stare at those cute rabbits for quite a bit.
>have huge as nearly black circle lenses in that make my stare look even harsher.
>feel her looking at me.
>look up she sees the group of lolitas and starts walking while I am still in teh process of making eye contact but she was looking at me.
>quickly say to friend
>"that girl was wearing a a dress called marshmallow bunny, wasn't it cute?" or something alongs the.
>hopes she overheard to no I ain't hating.

>>7198833
I had the same thing happen when I saw a other lolita in public for the first time. I really wanted to start a conversation with her and asked if her dress was from BtSSB (because it kinda looked baby like) but it was bodyline and she quickly walked away humiliated. I feel so bad.

>>7199021
Aw no! Quick, for next time, "Oh it's Bodyline? You coordinated it so well!"

>>7198833
>>7199021
Surely this would be a compliment, having your dress mistaken for brand?

>>7199021
I've had this happen the few times I've worn Bodyline at conventions. I actually think it may have been the same girl both times that approached me. TBH, Bodyline tends to copy Baby a lot in terms of designs, bow styles, etc.

I've also been asked if Bodyline was real AP or a replica?

>>7198833
This happened to me too, I asked what print it was and she looked sheepish saying it was Bodyline...

Told her it was beautiful as fuck and keep it up.

>>7198656
Don't worry! There's a good chance they didn't even hear you. They were probably talking amongst themselves or otherwise preoccupied. Plus what are the chances of somebody actually yelling "ITAS!"? 99% of people have no idea what lolita even is, much less a slang term used among them. So chances are if they heard anything, they thought it was "lolitas."

I may or may not have dropped my bowl of spaghetti feels on another lolita. Here is my story.
>be at uni library minding my own business
>dressed normally aka un-frilled
>see a sweet lolita at the computers
>myfeels.exe because I have never seen another lolita in town
>approach her, I may have surprised her
>compliment her, say I'm so glad other lolis are around
>walk out happily
>but wait what if I creeped her out
>feel weird about wearing lolita now
Help

>>7193744
What's it like to never feel doubt? To go through life without ever thinking twice?

>>7193744
I think they were confused over the concept. Like, oh why would they use an AP bag, AP is expensive, and when they realized they meant the shopping bags they understood better.

Talking to a lolita when you're not wearing lolita can be so awkward.
I was in normal clothes at a restaurant after a big meet-up event. I went to the downstairs seating area looking for toilets and lo and behold, a large table of lolitas! I was so excited to see them in such an unexpected place I just splurged about they looked lovely and it was so nice to see more lolitas.
I guess it must have just come out in one huge garbled mess because one of them tried to explain lolita to me. Things got ironed out fast but I felt really embarassed about how what i said to them at first must have been totally unintelligible.

And when I'm dressed up, I'm usually so busy trying to ignore the world's stares that I accidentally blank people that are being nice.

This happened at halloween, but.
>dressed head to toe in sax coloured old school
(hair is in braid loops so I don't look too alicey)
>official title for lazy costume is "doll"
>moms with their kids say dorothy and alice and shit, k cool
>some little 12 y/o girl in what looks like a devil costume pleasantly exclaims "A lolita!" and takes her candy
>Dumbfounded
>"wh-what"
>"A lolita ^u^"
>"y-you're smart.."
>"thank you!"
and then she went on to the next house. I don't even know how she knew that, man.
Kids these days.

>>7200226
Aw, that's pretty cool.

>>7200226
She probably browses /cgl/. This boards is full of underageb&. Wouldn't surprise me if some of the posts here are from elementary school kids.

>>7188477
Thank goodness this was a good ending. And stories like this is why Homestucks have such a bad rep. Aside, you know, smearing grey paint in hotel rooms. Seems recently their presence is less strong at conventions, too, probably because the well-mannered fans don't want to attract attention from the ill-mannered ones.

>>7188564
Another anon, search Amazon for "Ruffle Umbrella Parasol Full Size" by GreatLookz. Simple, frilly umbrella for $16.

>>7200226
Well, twelve is about middle school age. I first found out about lolita in middle school (Death Note, Chobits, Sakura Cardcaptors, blah blah blah). She probs just watches anime.

I love dressing in lolita and meeting middle schoolers. They always stare in awe at the dresses. "Oh my gosh, it's just like in my animes!"

Very adorable reaction.

>>7200313
damn, in retrospect i should've asked.
too bad I was busy spilling my spaghetti.

>>7190394
Sweet old ladies are the best.

I was at the opera last month wearing a Meta JSK, and a little old lady came up to me and asked, "Excuse me, are you wearing a petticoat?" I told her "Yes, I am!" with a smile, and she said in reply, "Oh, that's just wonderful! I miss seeing that fashion. Keep on doing that, you look lovely."

Hng~

>>7200326
Dude, if she ever sees you again, she is going to fawn over you so badly. It's going to be freaking adorable.

>>7190558
I would've cried omg that's so sweet.

I find that many foreign people love the fashion, especially Hispanic women. My family loves it when I dress in lolita because they say it's like a doll or a pretty cartoon. Like something from a fairytale. They have older concepts of beauty, and can probably appreciate lolita more because of that.

>>7199658
I feel weird about approaching other lolitas when I'm not dressed up, either, but I think as long as you know what you're talking about, it's probably fine

>>7198833
Hahah, I don't think you goofed that badly. I'm always mistaking my friends' Bodyline and replicas for the real thing and they usually take it as a testament to their skillful coordinating abilities that it looks like they're wearing brand (because it really does a lot of the time). Next time that happens just tell her it's a really cute dress and you're surprised it's not AP/brand because it looks really nice. A lot of newbies think there's a strong anti-Bodyline stigma and feel insecure about wearing it, when in reality most people don't give a fuck so long as you look cute. Many long-time lolitas who can afford brand still buy Bodyline stuff to dick around in when they're feeling frilly but don't want to wear a $300 dress.

>>7199658
I've had people in casual clothes tell me they're into lolita, and it's not weird at all. It's actually kinda nice knowing someone saw me that day who actually "got" what I was wearing and appreciated it from a fashion standpoint.
I doubt you'd legitimately creep someone out in that way unless they had crippling social anxiety or you were a fat sweaty neckbeard and wearing this T-shirt.

I went to the theatre in Gothic on Sunday and had a lovely time. Had a little girl call me a 'princess from hell' (fuck you sweet niggers, we can be princesses too!) on the walk there and when I got to the theatre, I had a lot of old ladies complimenting me. The curious thing is that nobody asked what I was wearing, I guess they just didn't questioned being dressed up fancy for the theatre. I was one of the last to get in after the interval and when I apologised to the old couple who had to stand up so I could get to my seat, the lady said 'ahh the most beautiful one has to come last.' I d'awwed so hard.

>>7192248
I'm a /v/irgin and so are several of my friends, we talk about lolita on here because it's not vidya, you retard.

>>7200579
I admit, i almost bought that shirt.

>>7200340

That sounds like the cutest thing. You must have made her day.

>>7200579
>>7200549
Haha, no I'm not a neckbeard, I just took her by surprise, I think, so I felt awkward. Thanks anons, I feel a lot better now.

>>7200606
>niggers
Was that really necessary?

>>7205209
>>>/tumblr/
>>>/srs/
>>>/cyp/

>>7200340
These stories make me so happy. I'm just sitting here with the dumbest smile on my face.

>2005
>Visual kei concert in Tokyo
>Wearing Babby's First Shitty Off-Brand
>Surrounded by gorgeous lolitas and visual kei cosplayers
>Ask people for pictures
>"I've never seen a foreigner in lolita! You look so cute! Can I take your picture too?"

To this day I wonder if they were just asking for my picture so they could laugh at me on 2ch or if I was actually a novelty but kawaii Japanese girls calling me cute is one of the highlights of my spaghetti-filled life.

>>7205280
what's srs stand for?

>>7205280
>>>/pol/
>>>/b/
>>7206603
Lurk more or use Google.

>>7206621
my google fu is returning it as "serious" abbreviation.
i've been lurking /cgl/ for over a year. I have seen it many times and know they are akin to SJWs but have not seen the acronym spelled out. I don't go to /pol/.
There is no need to make a big stink about it.

>>7206648
It's a feminism sub reddit IIRC.

>>7206603
sex reassignment surgery. the proper term for a sex change.

>>7206650
thank you.

>>7206648
>>7206650
its Shit Reddit Says, super feminist, in a not so great way in my opinion.

This happened at a meet (well, after it) but I figure it's funny enough to say

>tea party meet ends, everyone left decides to walk the shopping district
>zombie fest is going on, we fit in pretty well
>group of 10 lolis, we get stopped for pictures literally every five feet
>later, two frat-bros come up and try to start shit
>not tonight fuckers
>their faces when I pull out my badge
>their faces when they realize I'm a cop
>their faces when they realize I am a female cop dressed in AP
>They fucking ran so fast we nearly shit ourselves

loli-cop prevails

>>7192897
>>7192748
>walk into cafe/restaurant where comm has a meetup, 30 min late
>walk to host
>"do-"
>"your party's in the back, on the left"
>'oh, t-thanks..."

>>7206721

Do you hover too?

>>7206758
sorry I'm pretty new, what?

>>7206721
I have this excellent image of an OTT sweet magical girl with a cop theme. She goes around in her AP-esque police uniform arresting baddies with decoden handcuffs and uses moves named stuff like Sweet Dreamy Armbar and Miracle Sparkling Taser.

Thanks for the fetish I didn't know I had.

>>7206802
deka wanko is that you?

>>7189049
This sounds like a shoujo manga plot
>fund it

In Forever 21 with friends joking around with one another quietly and trying on hats.
Lady comes up and asks very rudely if we just came from a little girl competition. We all just look at one another until one answers that no, this is just how we dress.
Lady says it's weird and rolls her eyes.
Tell her we didn't ask for her opinion.

cop loli got me curious.. any of you conceal carry?

>>7206851
cop loli - figure it's a given, but yes. usually in my special purse.

part of me is sad because I don't use the pretty brand purses in loli, but the other part of me is like YOU IDIOT, CARRY IT AND STOP WHINING

First and only time I wore lolita, I was wearing very toned down BtSSB with a long cardigan, thigh-highs and booties with heels. It looked like a normal outfit until the cardigan moved and you could see the dress pattern and poof. I also wore a brunette wavy wig that was damn near to my crotch- I'm also pretty tall .
>be me babbys first time
> shopping with bf in small town, 80k people
> weird stares
>mall goths stare and whisper
>Futureshop, guy says my dress is cute
>Stitches guy asks if that was my actual hair length
>other small comments about dress
>mostly whispers and looks
>so far so good
I only went out once in loli 'cause it's so snowy and muddy I don't want to ruin my dress...and I need more of a wardrobe
>pic unrelated

>>7206844
Should've been like, "I don't know, did you just come from a crusty cooter competition? Because you've got some Crotch Rot going on up in there, bitch. You might wanna get that checked out"

>tfw I'm usually too taken back to come up with things to say to rotten people on the spot because I'm too nice irl

>>7206925
>small town
>80k people

You're joking, right?

A small town would be less than 10k. Even that's pushing it a bit.

>>7206999
Yeah, 80k is honestly pushed past into a city, but having lived in *city-cities* in my early life my current place of residence amongst 100k only feels like a town, no way a city.

Went to an arcade in lolita and a guy told my boyfriend "you know people like that are fucking freaks right?" when I was right next to them. I've never wanted to call a black dude a nigger before in my life until then. I'm not racist, I just wanted him to feel bad.
But I didn't say anything because I'm a betaloli

>>7207040
Town, sure, but not a small town by any means.

I live in a small town. We have ~6k residents.

>>7207073
That nigger was just jelly he didn't have a qt3.14 lolita gf, don't worry.

>>7206999
Yeah really pushing it. Shit, there are plenty of cities with under ten thousand people.

It does also depend on how large of an area the town is, I have a friend who lives in a town of 20k but is eight times the size of my tiny town which has three thousand people. Despite the huge population difference it's very deserted where she lives.

>>7207073
your boyfriend better of told that guy off

>>7206876
Oh wow; a cop loli! That's pretty legit. It's also nice to know I'm not the only Gun loli around.
>MFW hubby pointed out a Glock that would match my Favorite JSK
>MFW it's fucking PURPLE
>MFW I think he has more fun matching shit to my wardrobe than I do.

>>7207106
Whenever lolis mention guns I just remember this freakin thing.

>>7187883
If you wore your hair long and applied a bit of make-up you'd have a feminine pixie thing going, but you look cute either way.

>wearing lolita in public because im on the way to a meet-up
>get out of train, see bus is about to leave
>run for it in my heels and clutching my kawaii ass bag
>its also raining but i dont care id be in deep shit if i miss that bus
>strangers stare at me
>some yell "you can do it, girl! run! go!"
>im a brolita
>also i caught the bus

>>7189146
You sound sweet. I want a lolita friend like you to guide me through taobao and to coord better.

Weapons and lolita topic?
I plan on purchasing this some day and modding it to be rori-some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8G5zsQohg#t=59

>>7207161
Slap some lace on this and sell it to me omg

L.A. is my favorite place to wear lolita. I can hide behind my camera while I walk around and there's alot of people who know about the fashion.

>>7207164
>Do you know how to swing a baseball bat? Do you know how to strike with a sturdy stick? If you do, you know all you need to know…

Yep, I'm sold. Next paycheck I'm gonna try one of their factory seconds. And if I fuck up the decorating, thankfully the site sells replacement canopies.

http://real-self-defense.com/unbreakable-umbrella/ here u go friends

>>7207153
>dress like a girl
>make a story where you were mistaken for a girl from a distance
>wowitsfuckingnothing.jpeg

>>7206721
>>7206758
The best thing I've seen al say.

>>7206876
Someone should make kawaii concealed carry purses.

>>7207187
Not the anon you're replying to, but they were probably just happy that they passed?

>>7206999
>>7207040
small town as in 80k
>rednecks
>never left their town
>wear fox and roxy
>uggs all year
>lifted trucks and mud-bogging
>very spread out, most people live outside the town in town is prob like 40k

>mfw i was actually born in a small town of 1500 people

bump

>>7187389
I realised recently that the girls i see in town with orange tans and full Juicy Couture velvet sweatsuits are just western gyaru, and must face as many looks of disgust in the city as I do in my frills.

I don't doubt that they would spit on me if I looked at them, but I now see them in a friendly light.
>Hello outcast brethren!

>>7189103
>As long as they're not a sourpuss or have the classic special snowflake attitude
But most ita are either just newbies, or this exactly.