/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7534086
WOAH ANON
That's really cute, link?

>>7534305
taobao, lds
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lds 双肩包
It's easier to find the cute stuff when you know the brands.

http://i-sos.taobao.com/

Other anons and I have purchased bags from here and they are fabulous! Not really pastel goth or fairy kei but good cute bags.

randoseru are cute

>>7534546
Is it possible to by randoseru or similar style bags that don't cost an arm and a leg?

>>7534577
http://missfile.taobao.com/

Im looking for a 3way leather bag with gothic/classic motifs. Any recommendations? Price isnt an issue.

>>7534577
I have a sewing pattern from joanns for a cute, tiny backpack. Do you sew at all?

>>7534577
there are randoseru of six different colors to choose from on storenvy for $79, but I got mine from ebay $50 used once.

>>7534860
Different anon, but I'd love to know what pattern it is. I like using little sewing projects to keep my self "in shape".

>>7535067
http://www.simplicity.com/p-11811-backpacks-and-messenger-bag.aspx

there are tons of other backpack patterns out there, I haven't seen them all

>>7534822
Something kinda like this, but of better quality. Has anyone seen anything?

i think storenvy is the best place for this
http://www.storenvy.com/shop/category/womens-accessories-bags-purses-wallets/?order=most_envied

>>7534822
Putumayo is a good one.
There's a coffin chain 3 way bag that can be found on taobao and ebay and in a lot of gothic shops too.
I -think- Miho Matsuda has a 3 way bag as well.

Cute study school backpacks:
http://lengyufan.taobao.com/?spm=2013.1.0.0.d2qNo9

>>7534546
I love randoseru, but I'd feel like a loli wearing it. Am I thinking too hard and no one is actually going to understand and think I'm an ageplayer? I just love the crisp lines, the flap, and how structured it is. I actually think they look a lot more professional and mature than the backpacks available in the west. I'm sick of backpacks either looking like hiking backpacks or they're covered in dora the explorer.

>>7537843
I love the randoseru style too, but I'm worried about the same issue.

This is a backpack I use the most out of all my bags, it's been really well received so far.

>>7537855
I've known a few people who owned that bag and the tension at the shoulders made the straps rip. Have you noticed any strained threads? How long have you had it?

>>7537855
That's adorable! Where did you get it?
Also, is it sturdy enough to use for schoolbooks and whatnot?

>>7537131
Have you bought from here before? Are they sturdy? I'm looking for something to carry at least on textbook and a notebook.

>>7537857
I have that bag, and my friend noticed it had started to rip while I was at a convention (D*Con). I had it for under a year, iirc, but I had been using it quite a bit, and filling it with fairly heavy objects, so that may have contributed.

The bag is extremely roomy, so you'd think it'd be great for filling up, but apparently the straps just can't handle it. Aside from that, though, it really is great.

*disclaimer that I have the real one, not one from Taobao, so I don't know if the knockoffs have the same problem.

>>7537864
The original is from Lost Mannequin. Like I explained above, you don't want to load it up with heavy objects. You could probably get away with it for a few months, depending on how full you stuff it, but you risk ripping the straps.

>>7534546
Does anyone know how much do these actually fit? You know, like, how big are they? I'm thinking about one but I just want to know how much it can fit.

>>7538012
>you don't want to load it up with heavy objects
Do you still have it? Would it be too much to ask to weigh how much a "heavy load" would be?

Was gonna post this yesterday but then discovered the piece of shit janitor banned me for one off-topic post

>gettingrealtiredofyourbullshit.jpg

I have this one from Victoria's Secret that I got at semi annual sale for 6.99! I really love it! I use it for pastel goth and some lolita coords

>>7538522
Not my photo, btw that's some scalper on eBay trying to sell them for 200usd.

>>7538305
From school experience I'd imagine 4kg+ would start being considered a heavy load.

>>7534086
http://www.ebay.com/itm/women-girls-holographic-hologram-metallic-sparkle-bag-backpack-schoolbag-bookbag/161294410039?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D22426%26meid%3D6691846234587891803%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9723%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D161267112672

>>7538583
this looks cute too

because backpacks=cosplay

>>7538838
Looks like summer really is hitting early. Jfashion is something this board does, too.

Also, I don't know if anyone has it, but I lost the link a while ago. It's a backpack that sorta looks like >>7537855 but smaller and the wings are on the main part. It comes in black and white and the wings are replaceable-- they come with like three.

>>7538863
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=36384731047 ?

>>7537857
I've had it since july and there hasn't been a single tear/flaw on it since (besides one little scuff from when it fell on the street)

I'm looking at it now and I don't see any strained threads whatsoever! Could it be that they got a knock off version?

>>7537864
I got it a while ago, but i do remember that I got it some place on storenvy. It's incredibly sturdy, a little heavier than most backpacks, but super useful.

>>7538838

We seriously need decent ones that are sturdy enough while still cute. My uni backpack usually weighs about 4~4.5 kgs and it's a decent one from a local store (not cute, just a simple black one) and the straps are already ripping like there's no tomorrow.

>>7536291
Putumayos bags online look cheap/too cute. I want elegance moreso.
I think ill stalk jauctions for awhile and hope something pops up.

Patchy did awesome bat wing leather backpacks, but I think the brand has gone defunct??

>>7537855
>>7537857
>>7538012
I got a REALLY GOOD replica of this bag from Taobao and it's seriously great. I've had it for over a year and I've never had any issues with the straps ripping! The only issue I ever had is the little tassels at the end of the rope that helps close the bag ended up ripping off once (due to my own clumbsiness) and I've had two of the magnetic buttons come off, but that's it. It's one of the best bags I've ever owned, VERY roomy, convenient and comfortable as well as cute. I'm planning to buy another since mine has gotten a bit dirty due to me using my bike to get to work every day (and sometimes I forget it's on my back when I bike through wet roads so it splashes against the back). I also hold a ton of stuff in it, from my lunch at work, to everything I can fit in it during cons.

>>7538900
Yes! Thank you, that's it! My bad, it was pink with white wings had been the default. I thought it was white with pink wings.

Roommate recently got one from Taobao and it's seriously adorable. It's really big too! We expected it to be tiny but it fit over her back really cutely and it's seriously awesome. Customizable colored wings, cheap as hell too!

>>7539377
>>7538863
>>7538900
Ah yeah, same bag whoops

>>7539377
That is pretty cute, and reminds me a bit of the heart backpack with wings from CCS.

>>7538583
ugly

>>7539095
4-4.5 kg seems like too much to carry on one's shoulders, why not invest in a rolling backpack?

I understand that you want something cute but please consider your health as well!

>>7539643

>>7539387
There's one in CSS that is identical to it.

>>7538456
This is so cute! Can you post the link, please? I can't quite make out the taobao name.

>>7539369
what store did you buy it from

>>7539643
Have you never had to carry books and a laptop? My backpack is easily 10 lbs on a daily basis thanks to: binder full of readings for lit class, laptop, soft cover textbook, grammar workbook, two folders full of readings/papers, pencils, charger, 3ds.

I have a shitty jansport atm that is killing my back. I'd love it if there were cute, Jfash appropriate backpacks that still offered strength and support.

>>7540459
Doesn't Jansport carry those fuzzy leopard and zebra print backpacks still?
I still use mine, its been five years since I've bought it and it goes great with the clothes I wear.

But
>not going digital and buying a tablet strictly for ebooks
>not checking out the textbooks from the library/tutoring center/whatever club that has them
>carrying them all over campus at all

Getting a reader for my textbooks has been life changing and now I don't have to carry anything more than my notebooks and my tablet in one bag and other stuff in the rest.

>>7540278
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a2106.m897.1000384.87.vaFxbM&id=18578657931&scm=1029.newlist-0.1.50072686&ppath=&sku=&ug=

>>7540583
My textbooks (language courses) aren't available as e-books, nor are my course packs, which are basically reading selections that our professors order and have bound or put into file folders at local copy shops.
Granted, I don't have to carry my laptop, but I like to be able to use it during my breaks, as I work after classes 4 days out of the week and have very little free time when I finally get home.
I've gotta cram seagull time in there somehow.

My black jansport is okay and fits my ninja goth aesthetic pretty well, but it looks out of place on the rare occasions when it's warm and sunny enough out for me to wear my cuter, girlier clothing.
Whatever, though. A flimsy but cute backpack will probably work for me next year when I'll mostly be doing research and taking two courses.

I use this backpack, and it surprisingly fits so much in it! It fits in my 17.3" laptop and its power lead, purse, tablet, eReader, 3DS in its chunky case, notepad and pen... it's so much cuter than my last laptop backpack too (plain black, because it was the only thing I could get that fit the laptop). I can take some pictures with all the stuff if anyone is interested.

>>7539377
Those are on eBay now, too!

>>7540653
>ninja goth aesthetic

please tell me this is a real thing and not just something you made up

>>7540653
>jansport
>ninja goth aesthetic
I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this.

>>7541258
>>7541264
>not knowing about gothninja
look at these fuccbois

Any really cute laptop bags? I need a new one with a good strap.

>>7540664
>I can take some pictures with all the stuff if anyone is interested.
Please do! I'd love to see how these bags look filled out, and just in general outside of stock photos.

>>7541317
>ninja goth aesthetic
Just a funny way of saying gothninja.
jansport, although a fine brand of backpacks, just doesn't scream gothninja to me

>>7540653
I have a northface backpack with a laptop pocket. it ain't kawaii but it's going to last years and protects from water and has a lot of pockets.

>>7541349
it's not 'dark drapey shit' but it's a black one is somewhat 'dressed by the internet' in the right context.

>>7541317
I'm aware of the trend, the Anon just sounds like a massive nerd.

>>7541349
>>7541264
Yeah, I meant it more in the sense that it's black, fairly simple, and kind of just blends in with everything else.

>>7541409
I don't think I'm that nerdy, really, especially not by 4chan standards. I have actually had a difficult time making friends in my comm because I can't bond with any of the younger girls when all they want to do is scream and cream about their fandoms.
I have probably spent too much time on /fa/, though.

>>7540435
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20226184266
A few of the stock images look a little derpy, but the one they produce is very good.

>>7541335
Sure thing!

So this is how the backpack in >>7540664 looks in real life, with lots of stuff in it. Contains:
>17.3" laptop
>Laptop power lead
>7" tablet
>eReader
>Notepad and pen
>3DS in chunky case
>iPod
>Purse
>Glasses in case
>Small umbrella
>Tissues

The front pockets are all functional, but the teeny tiny one on the left of the bag is pretty useless for everything. The large pocket at the bottom is great for keeping my pen in, or lipgloss etc. and then the big pocket that opens at the top I tend to keep my phone or iPod in so I can get to it quickly. It's a deep pocket, goes the full length down.

>>7542361
and this is how it looks when it's full and worn. You can see the black strip a bit a the top, because obviously the straps are connected to the top. I'm actually planning on putting a button or something to hold the top part together better, but I've been lazy and haven't put that on yet.

>>7540664
Where did you buy it from? I've seen them on a lot of StoreEnvys and Taobao stores, but I haven't found a good one to buy it from .

>>7542629
The original is JumpFromPaper. I'm pretty sure I've seen knockoffs at Walmart, too.

>>7542629
I got mine from Camden market in London, although it is just a Taobao knockoff of the original JumpFromPaper. I'm sorry I can't be more help as to which Taobao stores are the best to get them from.

>>7542361
>>7542365
Wow! It's surprisingly really big, and the 2d illusion looks good. I was wondering how it would turn out in real life, looks pretty good. I'm pretty impressed, definitely thinking about getting it now! Thanks for the pics.
Your laptop is super adorable, by the way.

>>7538522
what in the fuck, that is so cute, i want it

>>7539643
>4-4.5 kg seems like too much to carry on one's shoulders
what

>>7542361
What's that penguin case?

>>7539643
>rolling backpack
Are you one of those people who takes the elevator to go up one floor? Because if you are, everyone is making fun of you behind your back.

I got this backpack and lots of people seem to like it, its pretty big and can carry a decent amount! Proabably not too heavy though because tb things dont last too long :<

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w4004-3079687688.2.1ia4jw&id=19664434385

comes in navy,black,pink and red

I got this a while back! The colours are really nice! The straps are a little flimsy so can probably only serve as a small day pack.

comes in yellow,light blue, purple and pink!

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w4004-3079687690.22.1ia4jw&id=19468537469

>>7544141
I've seen those on eBay in black and red as well,.

>>7544004
It does look pretty cool in real life. I was really pleased when I realised that it not only was big enough to hold my laptop, but that it was also strong enough to do so.

>>7544123
The penguin thing is my purse.

>>7544147
That's so cute! Are the colours like they are in that picture? Or has it been muted with a filter? The pink looks really nice.

>>7545180
I can take a photo of the blue one I got later, it's pretty good quality and colours are similar to the image!

>>7545232
Thanks anon, please do when you get a chance! No rush.

>>7545255
Here's the photo anon! The lighting isn't the best (and from my phone) but it looks pretty much like the stock photos irl

If you want any other photos feel free to ask!

>>7545170
I got the navy one which I really like. It's sometimes a pain to zip up though

"Skip Hop Zoo Pack Little Kid Backpack"

I'm 21 and I have it. I do not care and get compliments a lot.

>>7545907
I'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE.

Too bad the armholes are too small. Similalrly I always want elmo backpack but all of them are too small to wear comfortably....

I just ordered this off taobao. My SS says the seller claims it can hold 7-8kg. Here's hoping it really is sturdy since I want a cute new bag for school.

If you want to pay brand prices, I've owned a few h.naoto bags including the angelwing backpack and they're actually superb quality and extremely cute in person.

>>7544147

I have this bag and I have to say the lining is awful quality. I kept losing shit and thought I was going insane until I realized all of the inside pockets had holes that had formed from really poor stitching and very little stress. I had to sew everything back up on the inside and it's held up a lot better since then but the lining is beginning to fray apart at almost every seam it's attached to. I do use it a lot though and it was really cheap so I can't complain too much.

I thought the straps would be worse like you said, but they've surprisingly been alright (at least compared to the other parts that are coming apart). The pink looks the same as all the stock photos as well.

>tfw your textbooks aren't really heavy, just bulky, and you can't get a cute backpack because it doesn't hold everything

>>7546024
Oh wow maybe you got a bad bag because I've been using mine for a while now and the inside is perfectly fine!

>>7537857
I have it in pink and I had a lot of quality issues with mine. The tassels looked really gross and were coming unglued when I got it. There were still pencil or something marks from where they had sewn. I must have rushed them or something? I don't know. The pink started to rub off too.
After about ~4 months of carrying my laptop and books it started to rip at the shoulder strap top. Out of fear of it breaking at a bad time I stopped using it.
My friend has the black version though, and it looks WAY nicer. The leather feels better and his looks way sturdier. I think it might depend on what color you get.

>>7545885
It's so cute, thanks for the picture. How much space is there inside? I know you said you can't really put too much weight into it because of the straps but would you say the inside is quite roomy?

>>7545959
link?

>>7546191
I popped a box in there to fill it up before taking this photo and it fit in snugly so measurements are about 19cm x 8cm x 21cm? without straining the bag zip or anything. I think its a decent size but it really depends how much you carry with you normally!

It has an extra inside pocket plus a pocket against your back for keys etc.

>>7546211
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.56.24Rc6T&id=35520243672

>>7545959

I used this for school for about a year and it's still in great condition!

I put a macbook pro, and some books, and an ipad in there almost daily. It's a really good bag

>>7546216
Thank you anon, that's really helpful!