/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

What's the general opinion on these necklaces? I see them on sale everywhere but I never see people wearing them.

>>7554219
They look kind of cheap.

>>7554219
I have two, and I really like both of them. One is white like that with a pendant on it, but without the extra pearls, and the other is black with the same sort of cameo-type center piece, but it's velvet ribbon instead of lace. I have a black lace bracelet with an attached ring as well. I think they can look nice, as long as the lace and metals / decorations used on them aren't cheap looking.

>>7554219
Personally I really like them
>>7554228
Where did you get your black one, anon? Sounds gorgeous.

>>7554201
Still hoping I can find someone that has a bust measurement for this. It's constantly in re-release, but because it's a cut-sew lolibrary lists it as free-size. Which is less than helpful.

>>7554219
>>7554228
Not sure if this is a valid concern but do these look okay on those with flat chests? I imagine the pendant might draw the eye down to the bust.

It might be that you don't tend to see people wearing those because you'd need a low-necked blouse or OP to show it off, which I don't often see.

Honest opinions on malco modes 582 petti?

I placed an order for a CP petti about a month ago, but my agent says another client has been waiting 6+ months. I want the rest of my order before ILD, so I'm canceling the order for that petti. Only problem is I want a decent petti by ILD, so taobao is not an option.

>>7554309
I own one. It's very soft. I found it a bit too long, but you can take the waist elastic out and re-thread it to make it shorter... poof level is probably similar to the CP daily a-line.

>>7554309
It's awesome. I've had mine for a long time, and while it's deflated a lot, that was only after literally years of abuse. Well worth the money.

I'm looking at the facebook mentoring group, does anyone else think they give bad advice just so that they can stay nice? Whenever anyone ask any questions about their weight, tattoos or piercings whatsoever they just post what the person asking wants to hear. Like saying stuff like snake/angel bites goes great with every style. I'm really? With classic and sweet?

>>7554332
They're a group of itas leading a bunch of newbie itas. Of course they give shitty advice.

>>7554332
There are one or two that I trust for advice but...someone asked about lolita in the heat because they want to go to Disney World and the mentor not only gave false advice, but was talking about Disney Land.

There is no issue wearing full lolita to Disney World, we do it all the time...

>>7554347
I wish they were more bold. I saw a newbie asking about where to get good mini tophats. I would just recommend them not to get them at all instead of recommending etsy. Especially because Etsy is terrible for newbies that can't see bad quality and bad designs yet.

>>7554334
It would be better if the got rid of specific mentors all together and just let everyone answer, you have at least have some experienced lolitas instead of none at all.

>>7554309
Worth it, but like another anon said, you'll want to move the elastic to the lowest channel or add a third channel to make it the right length. Mine is almost seven years old and still works great. Obviously a bit deflated now, but perfect for layering.

>>7554380
They don't have enough good mentors, and one of the main mods is super rude so she might be turning off experienced people from wanting to help.

What are some good quality pettis with little to medium poof? I'm looking for both A-line and bell shaped ones.

Has anyone used Malco Modes "Cosette" petticoat? I now own three 90-100 cm length dresses, and it's hard to figure out what to wear under them.

I really want to get into Lolita, the dresses flatter my hourglass shape since my waist is high and I love all the prints and cuts.

However, do you established Lolitas wear Lolita clothes everyday? Do you wear normal clothes and Lolita only in meets or special occasions? Can I be a casual Lolita if I wear the dress or blouses everyday, but not all the accessories or wigs?

Does anyone go to griffith uni here?

Saw some qt in lolita get off the bus and she was a total babe and I wanted to bang her mouth w/ my benis

So if that was you let me know

You were:

Asian
Short
w/ a blonde wig
qt dress

>>7554582
Most lolitas do not wear lolita on a daily basis. Casual lolita is generally not something newbies should attempt given how poorly it generally goes. Wigs and heaps of accessories are also not necessarily necessary for lolita.
I'd recommend you lurk/research more before you jump in; these are pretty basic questions.

>>7554590
I have been lurking for months now, that was my first post! Are there any good examples of casual Lolita?

>>7554586
Go away you creep.

I can't believe guys ogle on women even if they're wearing lolita fashion. I'm not asking for it when I'm wearing lolita. :<

>>7554623
Hey when 99 out of 100 women are flaunting their goods and 1 of them is wearing a qt dress with barely anything showing it makes you memorable and a total qt

>>7554608
Hm, I don't like the term "casual lolita", since most people use it as a excuse for a rather bad coord.

However, you should look into fannyrosie, she wears lolita daily and always looks absolutely stunning.

>>7554628
I myself see it as just real wearing the dresses and skirts. Just with tights and boots and a well placed bag. It's not real Lolita, just a real watered down version of it. I'll check her out! Thank you so much

>>7554627
You really don't know how to pick up women. This is not the place to be asking about it.

>>7554633
Your mouth is mine

I want you to burp on my face and let me smell your insides

>>7554628
>>7554632
Just glancing at her tumbler, this is what I meant! I don't fit sweet or Goth Lolita at all and would wear outfits like hers! This is really helpful

I'm new to reserving items and I just wanted to clear up some questions I have. For customs, I was planning to avoid them by having the items sent to the Tokyo office of my mums work and have them send it to me via gift/marked down. However I just found this on the reserve item page:

>>Since it is treated as domestic online-shopping when the delivery address is in Japan, payment will be accepted only through the Japanese bank.
The payment through PAYPAL cannot be accepted.

Does this mean I can't do that without a japanese bank account?

Also the socks for the set say:

>>Please make reservation of the socks necklace, choker and clip by E-mail.
We accept it on a first-come-first-served basis.

So I'll have to do the skirt in the cart system and email for the socks? Could I do a reserve email for both items?

>>7554636
I'm glad you found it helpful. She is also a great source of inspiration to me.

>>7554648
Are you going for Baby's new release?
The paypal bit means that yes, you must use a Japanese bank account if you want the items shipped to a Japanese address. You can't really avoid customs fees this way.

I've never had to email them, so I don't know about the second bit.

Does anyone else own this parasol? I received it in the mail, and while i love the handle and everything else about it, it has this line of extremely cheap/scratch lace right above the second tier of the normal ruffle.

If anyone has it, did you remove the lace? and if so, were the needle holes noticeable?

>>7554886
I do and the fake leather on the handle is going to split and tear off rather quickly. I only ever had that problem with bird cage umbrellas.

>>7554891
blah, and what did you do about the cheap lace?

I guess I can go ahead and hold off on buying the other colors then, not worth it for cheap lace and shitty handle material.

>>7554896
I didn't try removing it. All their umbrellas use raschel lace since it's waterproof.

>>7554902
unfortunate that they picked a really cheap one, oh well, thanks for the info, guess i'll just be careful with the handle

>>7554219
Ones like in that pic are a little cheap looking, but the style looks nice with a low/square neck blouse.

>>7554245
I'm not super flat (B cups) but I find that they lay really nicely on top of my sternum.

>>7554233
I have something similar that I bought on Aliexpress. Google Evil Lamour

Lacemarket down for anyone else?

>>7555087
Nop, it's working for me

Does anyone know if baroque is going to sell their glitter shoes again?

>>7554648
I managed to reserve something being within the UK and having it being sent to a Japanese address (yet to be sent though as I did this last month) but the only way possible is to do a bank transfer. It's very complicated and in terms of the cost of an international bank transfer it may be more worthwhile getting a SS to reserve the item for you who will mark down the item. I used Western Union Transfer as the fee was only just under £10, if I did an urgent bank transfer it would have been about £30, however WUT make their money by also giving you an exchange rate worse than what the banks would offer.

Total noob question, but where do you classic lolitas buy cheaper shoes? I know a few of the brands put out some nice ones and VW/Fluevogs are popular with some lolitas, but I'm just starting out am looking for something a little cheaper, more comparable to secret shop or bodyline.

I know SS did some VM replica boots a while back, but it doesn't seem like anything similar is happening in the near future.

>>7555695
Some BL can be ok, and you should take a loot at Clobbaonline.
I mostly wear normalfags shoes with classic though, I love Tamaris.

Uh, is anyone else getting this?

>>7555754
Well I'm a tard - dropped the pic.

>>7555758
...my phone hates me. Hold on.

>>7555758

Yes, I got it too. Just refresh your Captcha

>>7555764

Must be your phone, lacemarket works fine on my laptop

>>7555695
I quite like Chelsea Crew, Crown Vintage, and Mojo Moxy, which are all lines carried by DSW if you're in the US as well as elsewhere online. There are also some pretty cute loliable shoes put out by some of the comfort brands like Naturalizer and Hush Puppy but you have to sift through the homelier ones to find them.

>>7555764
Yes, I've been getting it off an on all night and all day on my laptop, despite the supposedly fixed server.

>>7555873
DSW ftw
The interesting thing is that a lot of their weird sub brands are actually just rebranded quality brands with little to no difference. For example, "Crown Vintage" are actually relabeled Jeffrey Campbells.

How come IW's JSK's tend to be so forgiving but the skirts don't? I have a 74-ish cm waist and have fit into every JSK I ever tried on by them. I also fit their sized L OP's like a glove. But then, I recently got a skirt (suposedly 74 cm waist) and had to alter it (remove shirring and even add 1 cm of similar fabric to the waistband).
And in general, their skirts always go up to only 74 cm. Blergh...
Thoughts? Opinions?

>>7555880
wait really?

>>7555893

I have the general impression that their items that only come in one size, be it skirt or dress, tend to be smaller than their items made in various sizings.
Not to mention eacht item is sized differently. I have 4 Innocent World JSKs which are supposed to have the same sizing,, yet they all have a different fit.

>>7555899
Yeah. It can be hard to figure out which are which but the general consensus is a few good brands are doing it. The other one I know of is Katie & Kelly, which I think are actually Liz Claiborne rebranded.

>>7555873
What's DSW?

>>7555913
Its a discount shoe retailer. They have typical brands like Guess and Nine West mixed in with weird offbrands like the aforementioned Crown Vintage and Mojo Moxie. They occasionally have really good stuff, like Juicy Couture.

>>7555709
Clobba is out of all of their classic shoes, though. I should have said, I'm starting out wrt to a more classic look; I already have a decent sweet wardrobe. I don't feel like BL or Antaina really make many suitable shoes for classic, though.

>>7555873
I'll check out DSW sometime; I haven't been to one in a while. I actually have a pair of MMs, but for some reason they kill my feet.

I guess I was looking for something more lolita-specific, but the ease of incorporating normalfag shoes/blouses/bags into the style is probably one of classic's strengths. Thanks, anons.

What do you gulls think the chances of a Holy Lantern re-release are, and how long does AP usually wait before they re-release a print?
I'm still dying for a JSK, and maybe it'd be cool to have a salopette for casual wear.

Where is the best place to buy Chantilly second hand?
I almost never see it on Y!JP and it's not super popular on any of the English lolita sales either.

>>7555951
god i hope they do a re-release, i'd sell my firstborn child for the skirt and jsk

>>7555893
Their skirts are definitely super unforgiving, I have a 66 cm waist and even though most skirts are supposed to be 58-74 cm I can barely fit comfortably into them. It makes me so sad, they have my favorite skirt styles and they're so nice for casual wear, but it's hell trying to go out and eat in them when I'm already being squeezed.

>>7555880
I was going to mention that, but yes, you're correct it's a low end marketing name for JC. A lot of brands they carry are also sublabels for other brands they carry. There's also the fact that so many of Mojo Moxy and even Chelsea Crew's shoes are knockoffs of Irregular Choice/Poetic License and Fluevog, but that's another story.

>>7555913
Designer Shoe Warehouse.

>>7555932
Yeah MM's aren't the most comfortable brand, I basically only wear mine for short couple-hour outings like lunch with friends or a sitdown meet.

>>7554201
What's Lady Sloth's stuff like? Is it worth the price?

Anyone know what's up with Lacemarket? I thought we were past all of this thanks to the server update, but I've been getting 500 error messages for over an hour now and desperately need to contact both a buyer and a seller I'm involved with.

>>7556174
yes
>>7555764
>>7555877

it's really annoying...

>>7556229
Do you know what her admin email or the twitter account is? I don't have the latter, but I'm hoping Alice has addressed this already. I like it as a convenient way to buy/sell items, but damn, I can't have it doing this all the time. I'd rather pay a membership fee than have it crash all the time; I missed out on a dream dress due to the last bout.

Anyone have any good ebay stores/sites/aliexpress shops for offbrand shoes (curse my big feet)? Design replicas are okay, looking for mostly sweet/classic, not teaparties necessarily tho. No taobao please. I've been looking on qutieland/clobba as well so those are accounted for.

Thanks!

Also, someone told me that mylolitadress is okay but it reeks of milanoo.

>>7556243
admin@lacemarket.net

>>7555087
In the future:
downforeveryoneorjustme.com

>>7556249
For the last time it's not fucking milanoo.

>>7556270
duuur.

>>7554411

Malco modes 580 gives me a nice subtle poof. I like it for understated classic coords.

>>7554656
>>7555566
I guess I'll just have to face customs and hope for the best.

Anyone can help out with the socks thing though? Am I reserving the skirt in the cart system and the socks separate?

>>7555695
Email Martin (guy who runs clobba) and ask if he still has extras of VM replica boots in your size. I got 2 pairs of size 39 in brown (one for a friend) so just try your luck!!!

BL free shipping is more prone to be hit by customs? I received two BL cutsews recently and i paid customs fees and they were only 28 € (i live in Italy). If i buy a pair of shoes with free shipping, it would happen again?? Or maybe it's just random paying customs or not?

>>7556453

I don't think so. They are sending it with the cheapest shipping possible with tracking number, anon.
It's just your customs. At least in my country,(and I can assure you, a huge number of customs are like that) it's a hit or miss situation. I just got taxed in a pair of boots, and yesterday I received a pair of shoes with no taxes at all.

Baroque glitter shoes rerelease? Someone please say yes

>>7555951
Maki said at Sakuracon that Holy Lantern was a special print for Halloween, so I would say that if it were to ever be re-released...would only ever be around then. She also said the same thing about Gloria being a special print for Christmas.
Tbh, I don't think it's likely.

>>7556338
I did! Thank you, Indie Anon!

Out of curiosity, anyone know what BTSSB is giving away this month for an omake/free gift?

I realize this sounds kind of ridiculous, but I have this necklace (Cookie Assortment) and I can't figure out how to wear it! I just acquired Wonder Cookie, which matches the design perfectly, but this necklace is so bizarrely long that it hangs way below the neckline of the JSK in an awkward way. I can't seem to find any pictures of this necklace worn. :/ Can anyone help me out?

>>7556853
A lot of AP's necklaces are designed weirdly long and work best for blouse/skirt combos.

>>7556863
Ugh. I guess that makes sense. It is pretty busy for a necklace. Well, I've got a skirt that it would go with too, I guess. I was just looking forward to being matchy-matchy-chan.

>>7556868
Yeah, I have a jewerly jelly full set and was sad to see that it sits pretty low. I just said fuck it and got used to it, but I recently got the skirt and found that it pretty much works perfectly with blouse/skirt. Ah well, it's all cute anyways~

>>7556853
>>7556868
You could always alter it?
Just double over the pearl part so the necklace has two strands, then re-attatch the clasp at the back. If you need some extra length then some chain at the back would work well.

>>7556853
If it's a lobster clasp, all you'd have to do is to clip the end of the necklace in between two pearls to alter the length. Just let the extra length hang down in back (moving the bow to the other side if that's the bow end). This doesn't require you to alter the necklace in case you want to resell it. If not, you can always add on a lobster clasp that you could remove, which also wouldn't alter the resale value since you'd simply remove the extra clasp before selling it.

>>7554380
>>7554403

the problem is most lolita who could mentor well aren't interested, and that group, while it advertises that anyone can join for help, doesn't advertise that anyone can join to mentor... So I've always assumed it was closed to other mentors?

>>7557041
Yeah, same. I would join to mentor but I have no idea who to contact to do that. It's not really spelled out

>>7556853
>>7556863

I think it's actually designed that way so it doesn't clash with anything that's on your blouse neckline, if you check out AP blouses they tend to make them with bows on the collar, pussy bows, pussy bows with fringes, lace everywhere, novelty buttons, and so on.

The necklaces that I have with their matching jsks always end up in the right place whenever I wear a high collar blouse with pussy bows. It's nice that it's long, I can clip a brooch to the pussy bow and still have the necklace be visible. Maybe try that look first and see if it works out for you. If you modify the necklace, make sure you disclose this when you sell it on.

>>7557041
>>7557082
I remember when the group started, they held an 'audition' for mentors. Basically you FB-friended them, they would quiz you on trivial "Lolita knowledge" that anybody could Google (when was AP founded, what year was Misako born, what year was Sugary Carnival released, etc), and browse through your FB photos to see if you were rori enuff.
I'm guessing the only way to become a mentor now is to either suck up to / "befriend" the pre-existing ones, or wait for them to hold another 'audition'.

>>7557156
I don't understand why someone just doesn't start a new mentor group.
All this complaining about how the 'mentors' are shit, yet no one is doing anything about it?

>>7557156
>what year Misako was born
I don't really care about her, but I think that's a really weird requirement. It's not like she's an actual designer.

>>7557156
Yeah, fuck that. I have probably five years on all those mods. Either they want people who know what they're doing, or they don't. Seems pretty dumb to me.
>>7557185
I'd join if someone did. Hell if I know how to set up something that wouldn't look like crap, since I have zero graphic design capabilities.

>>7557156
What a ton of bullshit. I don't know the answer to any of these questions and I've been into the fashion for nearly seven years.

>>7557185

Probably because it's the nature of lolita in general. Love to bitch and moan, hate to do anything about the matter.

Baby finally put up photos of all of the colors of Ave Maria. I am kicking myself for not reserving this JSK while I could. That soft green...

>>7557765

Me too, anon. I'm hoping they do another round of reservations, or maybe some restocks once it goes up.

.....Am I being overly optimisitc?

>>7557768
They did a second round. It's over, no more.

Guys, this is a train wreck waiting to happen.
My friend just got into lolita and she asked me for advice as to where to get cheap dresses. I gently tried to steer her to Lacemarket and other comm sales but she was having none of it, so I recommended Taobao brands and Bodyline; I even showed her a couple dresses I thought she'd look really cute in.

Today she told me she'd bought this Bodyline dress in beige and this CP dress.
How can I damage control this shit? She's too stubborn to accept any critique, and these dresses are hideous.

Pic related, her purchases.

>>7557772

Awhh. brb sobbing.

>>7557786
That BL dress is manageable without the cape/headbow. You have to be blunt or else she's just going to keep making bad decisions. Explain to her the difference between cosplay and lolita. If you can't, just let her do her thing, and she'll find out she's ita the hard way.

>>7557786
>post her in an ita thread
>show her said thread
>post results
>???
>profit

>>7557786
I think the BL in beige is cute, actually. Maybe take away the bow on the capelet, though.

>>7557786
She has to learn for herself. You can't just mold her into the perfect lolita. Just be a good friend and let her make mistakes...

Does anyone own Angelic Pretty's Chest Switching Stripe JSK in Black? I received it today in the mail and the stripes look blue instead of black. Is it just me? Does anyone else's JSK have this issue? Pic related.

>am I going blind???

>>7558099
Here's a quick photo of the JSK, btw but I'm not sure if you can tell either way.

>>7558101
You're right, they're blue.

>>7558099
>>7558101
Didn't think it came in a black version? I thought it was only navy, sax, pink, and lavender.

>>7557786
When you see it in person, comment on how shitty the quality is and how much worse it is than the photos.

>>7558108
lolibrary says:
>Black, Pink, Lavender, Saxon Blue
>>7558101
You're right they're way blue.

>>7558123
AP's blog says navy
>http://yaplog.jp/ap-tokyo/archive/4593

It's given the colourways as
ピンク×ピンク×白 (pink x pink x white)
サックス×ピンク×白 (sax x pink x white)
ラベンダー×ピンク×白 (lavender x pink x white)
紺×赤×白 (navy x red x white)

I just bought the sailor collar magical etoile jsk but I'm totally stumped on what sort of blouse would look good with the sailor collar. I know it can be removed but I bought because of that collar, anyone with ideas?

>>7558104
Thanks.

>>7558108
Lolibrary lists it as having Black, Pink, Lavender and Sax color ways. I guess whoever filled in the info was wrong. Thanks, though. It's cute, but not what I was expecting.

>>7558123
>>7558126
Thanks anons. I wonder if this has been a problem with other prints.

>>7558127
I think you need something like this, in a better color though obviously. Dear Celine has made a few wide round or square neck blouses that would work under a sailor collar.

>>7558134
It's possible, but to be honest a lot of prints are pretty obvious from the photos what colours they are. This is an older piece, so not as common/information around, and the pictures are hard to see the colour on. Sorry this happened to you, anon.

>>7557786
I actually like the CP one.

>>7558273
I'm personally biased against it because I hate the print so I'm not going to make any assertions about whether or not it's ita, but what I can definitely say is that it is in no way a piece fit for beginners. Too much going on everywhere

Can I get some advice?

I bought a bag from someone and they crammed it into a box that didn't fit. The edges are all bent and the paint chipped off.

>would the seller compensate me on the damage?
>how do I fix the creases? It's pleather.

>>7558356
I think you're better off contacting the seller for compensation because getting creases out of pleather is a pain and in most time,s it doesn't work out too well.

>>7558356
>would the seller compensate me on the damage?
How bad is the damage? Take pictures and ask the seller for a 10-15% reduction.

>how do I fix the creases?
Warm the pleather up with a hair dryer and let it hang down naturally until gravity pulls the creases out.

>paint chipped off.
You mean the outer layer of the pleather, right? There's nothing you can do about this, you can obtain a matte nail polish in a matching shade to patch up the flaked up areas and the chips, but it will still be somewhat noticeable.

>>7558134
Oddly enough Hello Lace has it wrong too. I wonder if AP listed it wrong?

>>7558127

Either a high collar blouse or a wide neckline like >>7558136 posted. I'd pick something with less ruffles than >>7558136 though.

So, I wore lolita for the first time in the heat. I didn't realize it was going to be so warm, so I ended up sweating like nobodies business. How do you ladies get out arm pit sweat from your blouses?

I'm gunna have to buy some armpit guards.

>>7558478
What material? What color?

>>7558490
Off-white, from IW, and I believe the shirt is a cotton blend. Let me just check the website.

>>7558494
65% Polyester、35% Cotton

>>7558496
OxiClean will get the stains out and it's fine to use with that blend.
Just let the blouse sit in a mixture of water and OxiClean for a few hours and then gently rinse and wash like normal.

>>7558504
Thank you for the help! I'll try that out within the next few days.

how big are brand tights? i have thick legs so :/

>>7558519
Adding on to this, what about Grimoire tights?

>>7558537
>>7558519

Stay away from Grimoire tights if you remotely consider yourself to have "thick" thighs and are over 5'3.

I'm 5'5, about a US size 9/10 in jeans with big calves from soccer. Grimorie tights straight up don't fit me. The pattern is horribly distorted and the crotch several inches too low.

If you aren't short or slender legged don't even think about it.

>>7558478
If oxyclean doesn't work, you can try this product. White Bright takes yellowing and dinges out of fabrics. It might slightly lighten the color, but I've used it on cream curtains and it didn't destroy the color or anything like that. Great product for people who are serious about their laundry.

>>7558562
Do their thigh highs fit any better? I'm grasping at straws here, I really love the designs. (Diff anon from the one who asked about brand tights)

>>7558519
They would probably fit a slim legged girl of 5"5' max. Just like brand socks, the stretch is quite variable between prints.

>>7558570
Also I'm 5' 2", jeans size 3-4 in juniors.

>>7558570

The thighs weren't much better, anon. They were stretched so thin that I was scared they would rip just by walking.

I can only speak from my personal experience, but I would say US size 8 pants max (6 and below would be better) and no taller then 5'3.

I have a friend who is also 5'5 and can wear them, but she only weighs about 115-120ish lb, so if you are tall it only works if you are also thin.

>>7558575

If you are 5'2 and jean size 3-4 you should be fine anon.

>>7558585
>>7558586
You are my hero Anon, thank you so much.

>>7558562
AP tights just fit me at 5'4" 8/10 pants size with a little room to give. But I have very slender legs, narrow hips, and a flat butt. If you have a bigger butt, hips, thighs or calves, they probably aren't going to work out for you.

Was about to ask about Grimoire tights as well. Too bad I'm 5'7. Anyone know of a cute seller for tall lolitas? Typically I buy from Topshop or H&M for tights, but I'm trying to look for something a little different now.

>>7558613
If you like her designs, Haenuli's tights work really well for taller girls. I'm 5'7 and my enchanted fawn tights are almost as long as my legs even before I put them on, so the print doesn't warp or stretch weird at all. A+

>>7558626
Yup, I'm 5'9" and my Royal Jewel tights barely distort at all, except high up on the thighs (and I don't wear super short skirts, so it's never a problem). I've also had good luck with AatP's woven tights, but have not tried their printed ones yet.

>>7558626
>>7558647
May I ask how their tights hold up to wear and tear?
I don't think I'm particularly rough with tights, but I don't want them to ladder after a single wear.

>>7558658
So far so good, I hand wash them and line dry, so that probably helps a bit, too. They're fairly sturdy, so harder to rip than normal nylons. I'm also really clumsy, so I'm honestly surprised they aren't very beat up.

David got into Kera again and fatty fat fat rosarie didn't :3 :3

>>7557156

Those are dumbass questions. I wear gothic lolita so I don't care to know any of that dumb shit. Guess I'm not ~kawaii~ enough.

>>7557156
One of the more recent ones was 'how to pronounce Haenuli'. I've been into Lolita way longer than maybe all but one of the mentors, but fuck I don't speak Korean.

>>7558790
lol i don't know that, I always say 'hah-new-li' but i'm sure that's way off

yeah as if all the admins know how to pronounce every brand name ever

(as if that makes a difference in your outfit skills)

>>7558790
Hey-Nuli? You can't possibly butcher it worse than "Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille" or "Moi Meme Moitie".

>>7558741
He was in Kera earlier this year wearing Dreamy Sky OP in lavender. I was going say the April issue cause I bought that issue at Kinokuniya in New York City back in March.

A friend of mine from our comm just moved to Tokyo and is looking to join the comm. I hope she'll be ok. It seems a lot of girls in Tokyo are well dressed and wear the most recent burando.

>>7558809
He's been in it a lot and she hasn't. It's obvious her lard ass needs to gtfo. :3 :3

>>7558805
That's the way my Korean-speaking friend says it, but I have no idea if that's how the brand creator expects it to be said. I say it kind of halfway between that way and >>7558807's way, so I doubt I'm any better.

>>7558816
You have to actually go to the snap events to have a chance to be in the magazine. Just saiyan.

>>7558839
Rosaire probably can't attend them cause they discriminate against fat people.

>>7558846
But she's so sugoi kawai! She would get in for sure.

>>7558864
uguu

>>7558867
Best rori in Japon!

>>7558868
Photoshop can't fix fug

>>7558741
Rude. Her coords are better. Cut back on the Chocomint hunty. Though I hope this isn't herself trying to drum up pity points.

>>7558907
No rosaire.

>>7558816
ITT: David being the giant cunt he is.

>>7558136
>>7558471
Thank you kind anons

what is the difference between IW's book bag and book pochette? I'm guessing the pochette is smaller but I can't really tell from comparing the stock pics.

>>7557185
Isn't there a CGL facebook group or something? Maybe bring up the topic there and see if anyone steps forward. Honestly I'd join in a heartbeat. I've only been in this fashion for a short time, but I outgrew the current one lonnng ago.

>>7559054

Pochette is smaller. Lolibrary probably has the exact measurements.

I think there is some difference in the longer handle as well, but I can't recall for sure.

I'm trying to buy some tights from IW, and on the Japanese site, it says a few are still in stock, but on the international one, it says they're out. Is this normal? Is there any way I can still get them?

>>7558928
Dick*

I think it's awesome he's getting in Kera. He must be doing a good job.

Are eyepatches considered ita? I've been doing some crafting and making accessories for myself (mostly bows) and wondering if I should try those next.

>>7559310
Man, I love eyepatches but yeah they are kind of ita. If you feel confident with what you're doing though, and it's a mostly burando coord (yeah yeah I know handmade lolis can be just as good, but just to err on the safe side) I would go for it!

>>7559310
Eyepatches would only work if you're doing a pirate lolita coord.

>>7559327
I think they look great in gothic and once in awhile sweet too.

So I'm trying to get into gothic lolita, and was wondering how I should go about building a wardrobe? I hear everyone talk about getting the basics first, but I'm not sure what would be considered basics beyond blouses and pettis, should i put a lot of money into accesories, wigs, or dresses after that?

>>7559350
Easy to coord JSKs and skirts (one or two colours) and matching hair accessories, at least one pair of shoes that would work with your wardrobe, and decent legwear.

How long does it take tenso to approve the required photo identification?
I uploaded it, not email or mail if that helps.

>>7559350
Basics are anything that the outfit is incomplete without. So yes, blouses and petticoats, but also generic headdresses and accessories that you can use to finish multiple outfits, and super basic, simple skirts or JSKs that you can pair with multiple items for different looks.

Gothic is a great substyle to take advantage of layering with, so having plainer pieces to pair with fancy coats/printed skirts/whatever is always a plus.

When I first started, a friend put it this way: pick your core colours and buy items within those colours until you have cohesive outfits. Don't be tempted by others until you've got your staples built up. So I chose wine red, black, and ivory. Got blouses, in ivory and black, skirts and JSKs in black and wine, and accessories/shoes in all three. That way, by mixing things around, I could form a bunch of outfits without much effort.

After a while, started adding other colours in (navy, dark green), without having to spend an arm and a leg, because I already had basics that suited them.

>>7559358
>>7559362
Thanks for the help!

Okay, a few more questions:
Would a deep violet be hard to find in gothic lolita?
Where would you suggest be the best place for buying basics? (places like qutieland/bodyline/clobba/f+f)
how hard would it be to coord casual gothic?

>>7559402
>Would a deep violet be hard to find in gothic lolita?
It's not common and I see it more in Gothic than anywhere, I think one of the popular taobao brands (surface spell? recently had a dress like this)
>Where would you suggest be the best place for buying basics?
Bodyline, taobao (qutieland if you insist, they just cost more), lacemarket. lacemarket is great because you can search it easily, just type in "white socks" or whatever and you'll see everything available. I personally don't think F+F has very nice basics.
>how hard would it be to coord casual gothic?
Hard, general rule for noobs is avoid anything with "casual" in the name. This would be difficult to do well.

>>7557156
I tried to join recently, and apparently I "wasn't qualified" because they already have e-famous mentors such as kyra (who organized frock on) and parfaitdoll, and that the standards were too high. Literally what I was told. No wonder nobody new is joining.

>>7559419
Why do you guys want to join so bad anyway..? I can't think of anything worse than having to tell people Milanoo sucks and their striped black socks don't actually go with their red satin JSK all day every day. It's a wonder they're not already begging for help instead of the other way around

Can I have some help with good shopping services for re-releases?

Help for shopping services for releases?

>>7559419
Instead of bitching all butthurt why don't you guys start a mentoring thread on here?

>>7559421
>>7559477
It's the typical /cgl/ way. Bitch about how horrible something is but do nothing to fix it.

would it be appropriate to wear lolita to my brother's wife's college graduation? (they got married without telling my mom and she's really upset about it but shes totally ok with lolita)

>>7559054
Pochette is smaller and comes with short strap and long strap, book bag has irremovable short handles and comes with long strap

>>7558864
She can't be that fat if she fits into gathered chiffon.

>>7557156

I got straight up asked to be a mentor even though I said to LSG I wasn't qualified and still thought of myself as ita, accepted, then left because everybody kept accusing me of being "too mean". It's not really very exciting, I got the notion a lot of the people weren't really taking any advice to heart. I don't really have the patience for hugboxy guidance so I guess I wasn't suited for it.

>>7559767
That's a shame because you sound like exactly the kind of person who SHOULD be a mentor, not hand-holdy and doesn't have an overly inflated ego

>>7559769

Haha, thanks for saying so but nah, I'm not really mentor material. Like I said, I'm not particularly patient and I don't have much confidence in my own coording abilities so I don't really feel I should be advising other people. I'm pretty blunt and I know some people interpret that as arrogance or bitchiness, so I'm probably best suited to lurking /cgl/ rather than actually trying to help people.

Hey there, I need some help with the MMM site, since my Japanese is very limited. As you can see it says "sale" next to the dress name, and there's two prices listed. Does this mean it's actually selling for the cheaper price? I don't want to make a mistake ahaha;;

Hi lolis of /cgl/ I was just wondering, there are a few dresses I've ever seen that I love but the vast majority don't appeal to me at all -- is it unusual to go into lolita without that "collector's mentality"? I feel like I'd get a few dresses, make sure I had enough nice items and accessories to coord them a dozen to two dozen ways (my normal wear is pretty frilly already, this shouldn't be difficult), and then not buy any more unless something else that suited my pickiness came out someday. Is this unusual?

>>7559977
No. It's a common mind set.

So, after being a lurker in lolita for 6+ years I'm finally at the point in my life where I don't have any financial issues and I can afford to buy burando. Of course, I went all out and tracked down one of my dream dresses and another really cute BTSSB op and I've come to the conclusion that... my tits are just too fucking big for lolita. Srsly I'm so sad, doomed to a life of shitty replicas even though I have the money to buy brand.

>>7559997
If it's a matter of just a couple cm, have you tried a good minimizer? Not a binder just a bra that squeezes and slims your tits? I like Maidenform's. It can take a while to find one that works but if you're willing to invest time and money in lolita, maybe some of the effort can go towards this

>>7559997
Like the other anon said, a minimizer could help. You could also go for Taobao brands for custom sized JSKs, and invest in brand skirts of your dream prints if you have a small waist.

>>7559999
I tried it on with my minimizer, and unfortunately it didn't look much better (it zipped, but it did not look flattering in the least). I could shop around and look for another, but at this point I'm not getting my hopes up :/

>>7559997
Why don't you give us your actual full bust and under bust measurements so we can give advice instead of just making this pointless post.

>>7560011
Ahh, that's too bad anon. I hope you can find skirts or XL sizes of some of the things you like.

>>7560012
Full bust 98cm, underbust 76cm. Sorry for being whiny!
>>7560016
True! I suppose that there are some lovely skirts out there.

>>7560021
OK so I would invest in a binder (takes me from an 8 inch difference to about a 4) and just learn to layer with cardis/boleros and use blouses with tie bows that hang down the front of the bodice to draw the eye to the center instead of to the sides of your chest (where your breast tissue is going to be distributed the most). You'll have to start looking at bodices that have a lot of break up in the design or an overall pattern to hide the loaf. But really layering and wearing your hair long to slim the sides of your chest are going to be your best bet. There are ways to make it look good or make it not noticeable you just have to work on it

>>7560035
Thank you! What brand of binder do you use?

>>7559767
LSG?

>>7560039
Underworks I'll get the model for you in a bit, on mobile right now. There are pros and cons of course.

>>7558562
Totally agreed on the Grimoire tights, I'm 5' and have just slightly thick calves and I find them pretty stretched out on me, although I can get them on just fine. Honestly, they're not much better than the replicas.

>>7559310
They only work for photoshoots, imo

What's the go on buying replicas to practice sewing on if you actually intend on wearing it if it ends up looking good?

Reserve anon here again with another dumb question. Should I have an account on baby already set up before the reservations start (can I even do that?) or do I just fill in everything after I put things in the cart super quickly?

>>7560420

The only way I can think this makes sense is if your friend had a replica, no longer wanted it and simply gave it to you, at no cost, for you to practice on. If that happens, then I guess you can use it for sewing practice, and if it ends badly you lose nothing tossing it in the garbage/goodwill bin.

The main reason using replicas to practice sewing on doesn't make sense is just the cost -- Oo Jia's fabric cost 35usd sans shipping. You could probably find much better fabric at less cost at your local fabric store, or even just order in something. If you bought a new jsk from her, prices are over 100usd. Secondhand prices, once you add in the shipping fees, aren't much lower. Look, this really isn't the cheapest material you can get to practice sewing on. If it goes badly, you'll have wasted all that money.

Add to that, you know that there's a stigma attached to replicas. So even if it goes well, you could put on the dress, go to your first meetup, and find out you don't like wearing replicas/other girls hate you for wearing a replica.

It's really more a question of why you would want to throw money at buying the fabric/dress, energy and time at sewing it up, when you could start with nicer fabric from a fabric store, and make something that doesn't have this negative stigma attached to it.

How quickly do dresses and accessories from MM generally sell out?
I've been checking the site religiously for a few weeks, but nothing is ever in stock.

Best Lolita brands? Newbie here, I've already noticed baby, AP, and innocent world.

>>7561044
What do you mean by best?

Quality-wise, you're already wrong.

Any other definition of "best" is based entirely on opinion.

>>7561050
I meant more like well known, commonly bought.

>>7561054
Well, we should all know that well-known and commonly bought don't mean best at all.

In terms of names being known, I'd say AP and Baby on the sweet side, and Moitie is very popular with gothics.

Mary Magdalene and Innocent World for Classic.

Metamorphose is less popular because they have a fair amount of trainwreck dresses, but they're my personal favorite, because when they get it right, they get it very right. They also have a lot of cute sailor dresses, which I love.

>>7561054
well, the big brands are AP, Baby, Innocent World, Victorian Maiden, Moi Moitie Meme, and Mary Magdalene.

We can't judge any farther than that for you though, because each brand has different styles.

That said, you reek of newfaggotry, look up info sites like hellolace and shit more.

>>7554886
if they used cotton lace than it take forever to dry after it got wet from the rain!

>>7561010
Check the reserves, that's how most people get dresses

I've noticed a lot of lolitas have problems with health issues.

>I have an illness that makes it hard/impossible for me to work.
>I can't go to meets because I get exhausted easily.
>I'm too anxious to go out in lolita.

I personally don't have problems, but it seems common to havle a disability in the fashion. like, more so than other subcultures. Does that have anything to do with the kind of person who likes Lolita clothing? Does Lolita attract this kind of girl?

>could just be me

>>7561253
I've noticed this too. I think it's more a correlation between both things and special snowflakery, rather than illnesses themselves and lolita. Notice how a lot of snowflakes on tumblr also have these mysterious illnesses where they are "too anxious" to work yet either they never go to doctors or the doctors are mental illness shaming assholes who (shockingly) can't find anything wrong with them

>>7561253
I think that alternative fashion do attract 'abnormal' people, and a soft world of pastel and macaron must look pretty comforting for someone with mental illness.
I personnally faught back depression partly thanks to lolita, and I apparently have some kind of chronical illness (still looking for a doctor who can diagnoze it), but I never talk about it un-anon and don't complain openly to any of my lolia acquaintance.

>>7561253
I have fibromyalgia and fatigue issues, yet I manage to hold a part time job. Granted, my workplace isn't too far away from my house and the hours are pretty flexible, but it's a pretty physically demanding job where I have to be on my feet for 6+ hours at a time. Some people are just lacking motivation.

And I think lolita attracts a lot of weebs, who in general tend to be weird and a lot of them have issues and little skills.

>>7561253
I've noticed this as well. For me, fashion in general helps me in dealing with my problems, i.e. it encourages me to take care of myself and gives me confidence. I'm mainly into lolita for the aesthetics, though. The positive influence it has on me is just a nice side-effect.

So I'm just starting out. This is my wishlist, how fucked am I? I know a couple of these are really popular.

>>7561389

You are royally fucked.
Most of these don't pop-up very often, and when they do they will cost a shit ton due to rareness probably.

You do have really good taste though.

>>7561389
check out surface spell
you'd like them

How do you guys like Baby's newest OTT frilly princess dress?
I love it, but I have tacky taste.

>>7561448
And here's the considerably less gaudy JSK version.

>>7561451
fuck yes!! i love all of babys ott sweet/classic dresses so much

Ok guys, this might sound silly but I need genuine harsh advice. I want to be a lolita model, and I can't just go the RinRin way and beg for it, because places like Angelic Pretty and BtSSB don't come to my country (UK). I'm currently about a 6/10 and pretty chubby-chan for japanese sizes, so other than losing weight what can I do to become pretty/big enough that brands notice me? Genuine advice would be appreciated.

>>7561534
Give it up, honestly. It's so far fetched that you'll even get a foot in the door - even if you lose weight you may not have the look wanted anyway.

>>7561534
Other than anime con fashion shows, not possible.

>>7561544
>>7561547
I know it's out there and probably impossible, but seeing how well dakota did when she became a popteen model, despite originally being pretty ugly and chubby, made me want to do it. I guess I should just give up..

Is there any way to search by length on lolibrary or Hello Lace? Or, alternatively, does anyone know of a list of longer (95-100+ cm) dresses?

>>7561534
Okay, here's my advice, but you're going to have to be willing to A.) work hard, and B.) sacrifice a lot of your morals/opinions or change things about yourself you might not want to change.
If you're willing enough and motivated enough, it might work out for you. The people who get far are the ones who are willing to make sacrifices and change. Just look at your example of Kota.
> 1. Do not exclusively go for Lolita. Branch into all 'kawaii' styles, specifically the most popular ones and the most forgotten ones. You don't have to do the popular ones well or even spectacularly, just enough to get a "pass". However, for the forgotten / overlooked styles, go all out and do them better than anybody else has. This will make you stand out and give you a distinctive image.
> 2. You will need a YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter. Don't worry about a Blogspot / Wordpress page - people don't use those anymore because it's too difficult to follow them nowadays. Set up a day of the week where you will always upload a YouTube video - this way people will know when to check your page. For your Tumblr, don't just reblog images - post outfit photos, photos from events you go to, and a witty text post now and then. Don't be afraid to leave funny captions on reblogs, but don't caption every single reblog and don't promo yourself. Use your Instagram to post mundane, everyday things from your life: a cute cupcake you made, redecorating your room, a new dress arrived in the mail, etc. It lets people feel like they're closer to you. Use your Twitter to interact with people, respond to questions, and link to updates on new Instagram and YouTube posts. Make sure all of your social media have a cohesive look, color palette, and imagery.

>>7561589
> 3. Do not have an opinion on anything. Do not talk about political / hot button topics. Do not talk about SJW things. If people send you Tumblr asks or Twitter messages about these things, do not respond to them. However, it's okay to be against replicas (but not adamantly) and be pro-LGBT (but not straying into SJW territory)
> 4. Make friends with popular people but try to keep them at a distance. With Tumblr-famous "kawaii-chans" it's difficult to tell whether they'll explode into a drama-bomb one day. Try to avoid telling them secrets or personal details. If they get into drama, DO NOT TAKE SIDES. Instead put on a happy face and pretend like it's not happening, you don't know these people, and you're not involved.
> 5. Avoid popular / overused styles or clothing articles. Try to find something "original" that is still pretty generic. (ie: don't wear ballet heels with your classic Loli just because 'omg zo originalzzz'). The reason is that you don't want to blend in with all the other "kawaii living dolls" that are prancing around online, but you don't want to be so different that you fall into the "this is barely qualifying as the fashion" zone.

>>7561590
> 6. Recognize that a majority of people in your fanbase will be itas who will admire anything you do, people looking to get into the styles who need guidance, and a combination of the two -- just read any comments on any related video: "OMG ur so kawaii ne~~ i luvs ur undercut hehe totes kawaii desu ne ^^", "I'm looking to get into Lolita so I'm wondering where you bought your dress?", "ugh i want to be a rorita so badly but theres nowhere where i live that sells it!! and all the stuff online is way too much!! im 12 btw" Try your best not to be bothered by these people, as these are the ones who are going to support you and get you more recognition. They will be your most loyal followers. Don't get annoyed or disgruntled with them, in fact I would recommend ignoring them completely spare for answering one or two newbie questions every now and again.
> 7. You want to maintain a 'close distance' with your followers - what I mean by that is that you want to make them feel welcome and a part of your life, but you don't want to get too personal or comfortable with them. Avoid telling personal details, such as stories about your exes or current relationships, issues you might have with mental health, your current living situation, etc. People like to be fans of others because they are supposed to be uplifting / motivating people - they never show the bad parts of their life or the bad sides of their personalities. Their life is "ideal" and "perfect" at all times in the eyes of the camera. Only reveal this personal information if you're going to display it in a motivating light -- for example talking about your suicidal / depressed past on Suicide Awareness Day, your journey from 500lbs to 100lbs, curing yourself of cystic acne, etc.
The list could go on and on, but hopefully this is enough to help.

>>7561591
This actually really helped, thanks! I'll work on losing weight and hopefully if I lurk the makeup threads enough I'll figure out how to be a cutie!

>>7561601
No problem Anon! I'm looking to get out there myself, so I understand the initial hesitation.
The most important thing is finding your niche and creating a nice, cohesive look for yourself. Then everything else will fall into place.

>>7561589
I agree completly, those are great advices though I would just add that blogs are great.

A lot of people still love blogs rather than twitter or tumblr because it's only your own content, and if you know a few seo things you can attract followers easily with google (ie: if you blog often enough with the right keywords, connect it to your G+, people searching for lolita, kawaii stuff might find your blog)

The good thing is brands kinda dig that, you might get free stuff to review or do give away. A friend of mine used to blog daily about video games, stopped and is still invited to Nintendo events or offered to make his followers win a wii u, stuff like that. A blog is a great way to be noticed in my opinion, but you need to blog often with nice pics.

Invest in a good camera.

Not sure what color the detail gems are on this surface spell underbust jsk. I was hoping gold because I have a Lady Sloth gold blouse I wanna wear with it. Any idea? and do you think that would look good?

>>7561394
I thought as much. Well, I'm going to do my best to get my hands on all of these anyway. Also, thanks!
>>7561395
I know of them, I like them a lot.
>>7561448
Love it. Don't care much for the JSK though.

By the way, is there a setting for yahoo auctions/mbok/rakuten auctions to show newly added items on top of the page?

>>7561643
On y!japan, it's the highlighted option in the dropdown box. On mbok, it's a similar option, just along the top of the listings area.

What do you girls do when your shoes are slightly too big?
Just shove toilet paper into the toes?

>>7561648
Thanks! I managed to find the option on rakuten as well.

>>7561654
Insoles. Sometimes two pairs.

>>7561654
Insoles, preferably with an arch support to help keep your foot in place, those gel toe inserts, heel grips, sometimes additional padding under the ball of the foot since your foot will be sitting back further than is ideal for the shoes.

>>7561718
>>7561691
thanks!

>>7561616
Ah, I never thought of that Anon! I suppose that's true.
I also forgot to add that you should provide links to all your accounts on every page. So your YouTube video description, YouTube page, Tumblr description, etc. Twitter and Instagram are difficult because they only allow one link and the descriptions have a character limit. I'd suggest linking to either your Blog or your YouTube.
If you want it to become a full-time thing, you should look into using Google Adsense. If you decide to set that up, I'd suggest then linking Twitter & Instagram to your YouTube, because Adsense pays per 5 seconds of advertisement viewed, whereas Adsense for blogs only pays for clicks on ads.

Where do you Lolitas find your cheapest merchandise, dresses, accessories? Also thoughts on replicas? I think some well made ones are acceptable.

Since it's seems to be summer pretty early this year, let's talk about updating the lolita handbook or creating a general lolita knowledge bank.
I'm all for a tumblr or something where people could submit rules and information to make sure we covers every subject. Mods would post them if revelant.
Let's face it, our lolita knowledge bank is dated, lolitafashion.org last updated in 2008 and the Handbook is way too old school. We need something new, general, easy to use and complete.

>>7562181
>There are three distinct lolita silhouettes, without which your outfit is not lolita. A-line, bell and cupcake. A certain degtee of 'poof' from the waist line is necessary.

#1 rule of Lolita.

>>7562184
I had always through bell and cupcake where the same cut.

>>7562018
Sorry new kid but you're going to have to lurk and google more.
You can do it, we believe in you.

What's up with the fat hate? I keep hearing people say fatty chans are automatic itas but I've seen some smazing coords on larger girls.

What's with the fat hate? I always see people saying fatty chans are automatic itas, but I've seen some really fantastic coords on the larger gals.

WHY WON'T FYEAHCLASSICLOLITA REBLOG MY PICTURE WHEN THEY POST COORDS WORSE THAN MINE?

>>7562232
I feel your pain anon

>>7562225
Lolita just looks really awful on bigger girls because of the shape of the skirts and dresses. It's incredibly unflattering, no matter how perfect the coord.

>>7562232

Why would you want them to, wouldn't their reblog mean you're an ita?

>>7562400
They reblog some good stuff, too, it's hit or miss.

>>7561589
>>7561590
>>7561591
These are awesome advices, anon. See you when I'm e-famous

>>7562181
There was talk of doing this before but nothing really happened. I'm interested in helping if a group of people want to work together to do this. I've left my email in the field.

>>7562400

They do reblog good stuff once in a while (I recall they reblogged a lot of fanny rosie at one point) and hey, more coverage is coverage.

>>7562400
Because I am stupid and reblogs make me feel better.

Felt like this was appropriate

>that fucking arm

>>7562181
How about a better sticky? Our sticky is shit.

>>7561620
I have this JSK, the gems are like cubic zirconia or something... they're definitely not gold. Sorry, anon!

US lolitas, have you ever been hit by customs? I'm in the middle of a pretty large taobao order with a friend, and I'm concerned it might attract some attention.

And if so, how much was your package valued at, and what was the customs fee?

>>7563586
I've never been charged by customs, but the only items I've gotten stuck in customs was figurines. Usually sellers in China don't have to pay customs since China exports so many things. I did have to pay customs once while sending back a skirt from F+F because I got the custom size wrong and needed it mended.

It may stay in customs for a whilet to make sure there's nothing illegal in it (they don't open the packages though)

>>7562232
what are your five first tags? and when are you posting

>>7562588
>>7562624

>THEY POST COORDS WORSE THAN MINE?

anon that wants to be on their blog is the one dissing them, not me.

>>7562640

well, at least you know it.

>>7563586
Never been hit by customs. USPS is extremely lax and in all my years of ordering from taobao and speaking to friends ordering from taobao, only one has ever been hit by customs from USPS for a pair of antaina shoes oddly enough. So if you're going EMS or SAL, you'll be fine, they go through USPS. If you are ordering directly from a taobao shop, they do not know what EMS is (which baffles me?) and will offer FedEX or DHL, in which case you'll want to go DHL, a slightly higher chance for customs with DHL, but FedEX is the one that does the most customs charges.

My biggest order was with DHL at around 1600USD and I don't remember the weight of the package, but it was around 12-14kg

>>7563614
I don't think the US charges customs unless your order exceeds $2000 or is certain things like furniture.

>>7563614
derp, and i was not charged with customs on that package.

I order about two to three big taobao orders a year, through EMS mostly, at around 500-600USD a package, and have never gotten hit by customs for those either.

You should be fine if you stay away from FedEX. I think UPS does customs charges sometimes too, but I don't know of shops that offer UPS.

>>7563621
Well that's not true either as GO I've participated in have been between 3000-4000 USD via DHL and not been charges for customs either. I just personally didn't put together those orders, but I should have mentioned them,. my bad.

>>7563625
Well, I mean I don't think there's even a chance unless it's over $2000. I've never been hit and I constantly buy shit from china / taiwan / korea.

>>7563621
I think I got hit by customs buying an Infanta dress of AE once. The dress was just over one hundred dollars, and the fee was only five, so nothing too bad. It was with UPS, and I've never been hit when it was by USPS.

>>7563637
ah I could see that yes, but I do personally know of my friend getting hit for just a pair of shoes lol, I don't get their system but I can agree that the chance is super tiny if you're not using FedEX or UPS and your order is small.

Thanks anons, >>7563586 here. in perspective my order is pretty small, worth about 400 USD. I'm still pretty new to ordering from taobao, this being my second order.

>>7563621
I have had to pa for customs in the US three times. Twice from IW and once from my shopping service. The IW fee was like $50 on a $400 order each time and my ss one was about $70 on a $600 haul.
My postman didn't even know how he was supposed to collect the fees the first time since actually getting charged is so rare.

>>7563147
Thanks for replying.

>>7563771
which carrier?

I don't really know where to put this, so:

Can someone explain how this garnered over 300 likes on the facebook group? There are like five clashing browns in this coord.

>>7562232
Because the mod is an ita tumblr snowflake.

>>7563879
Bitches love brizblossom

>>7563879
It looks cute from the thumbnail, but her face looks odd and those shorts need to go.

>>7559477
After this shitty response, we definitely need a "mentor group".

>>7563879
Because its balanced out pretty well through out the outfit moron.

>>7564076
how do a multitude of clashing colors "balance out"?

>>7563879
I kind of understand. The dark brown and the chocolate tones throughout the outfit definitely compliment each other, but those shorts are a cool brown AND CLASHES SO DAMN MUCH.

>>7564084
Oh for fucks sake. Its only "clashing" if they where intended to match but are really diffrrnt shades so they "clash" but if all shades are used as the separate colors that they are, and used through out the outfit much like you would coordinate compleatly differing colors, then it doesn't "clash" its "balanced out"

>>7562644
oh wait, that's her wrist. I thought she had some kind weird chicken wing arm.

she needs to call down with the Photoshop tho

>>7564050
She's the same mod that was rude to me about mentoring, really turned me off of wanting to help.

>>7564128
Like the other anon said, the chocolate browns match each other pretty well, but the shorts clash so harshly.

Don't be so sandy, no need to call people morons and lose your patience.

So, im thinking of starting my wardrobe and planning my very first coord.However i dont really trust my taste enough to not get called an ita.
Can anybody rec me some nice Bodyline OPs or JSKs that are for sale right now?

>>7564405
what is your preferred style, and how big/small are you........

>>7564408
i dont have a measuring tape on me right now, so im going to go with the general measurements for size M which are 35-28-38
also i prefer sweet

>>7564424
Blouse: (the site has a horrible selection right now, but something like) L301, L527 if it's hot where you are, just something simple in white
OPs: L257, most Bodyline OPs are shit
JSKs: L515, L400, L047 (only in yelllow)
Skirts: L303, L314, L276
Cardigan: (optional but really fucking smart to get) L553, L072

>>7564424
I have L378 in cream, it's very cute. I don't normally buy bodyline, but I think it would be a good starter dress imo since it's fairly simple to coord, and you can make it sweet or classic depending on your accessories.

Personally it's probably best to start out with a simple/non-print, especially if you're wanting to delve into sweet

pic related(I'm waiting for more burgandy/red accesories in the mail)

>>7564050

Somebody who can't dress to save themselves shouldn't have such an uppity attitude.

>>7559488
reminds of myself i'm not even a woman nice dubs top kek

>>7564469
Seconding this suggestion. L379 is a great dress, and can be styled classic or sweet. I have it in cream also and it's one of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe. The only problem with it is I want to wear it too much.

>>7564469
I thought about buying this, it looks really nice and to have a cheaper dress would be neat,.
How does the wait fall on you? I'm shoer (5'1'') and I don't want it to fall too short.

Can I rant about the sales comm for a moment?

I'm so sick of people not reading my terms of sale. I constantly have people asking me questions that would take them less time to answer if they just read my damn intro rather than messaging me.
Also, if a seller requests payment within a specific time frame, pay within the time frame, goddamn it.
I make it so clear that I am open to holds/payment plans/whatever so long as they're discussed with me beforehand. Don't "buy" my items and then ignore my messages for four days when you were supposed to pay for them shortly after I sent the invoice.

I wish I could go on a negative feedback spree.

>>7564542
what the hell fingers
*waist and short

>>7564467
>>7564469
thanks for your help guys!
also, i know that bodyline pettis arent recommended but are their shoes okay?

>>7564543

If by your last point you mean you invoice people and they don't pay it in time, a mod told me you can leave negative for that. Honestly, each fucking mod has their own rules, it's ridiculous.

>>7564538
Do you mind if I see your coord of it?>>7564542
I put it on quickly without anything else on. I need to take it in, but I'm 5'8with a short torso and the torso length is great.

>>7565220
Wow, for a second I thought they had added an underbust JSK version of this! Now I really want that, the halter JSK wasn't very flattering on me and the skirt I mostly just use as an underskirt... I wonder if the OP could be modified to an underbust?