/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8233796
this is lovley, /qa/. thank you. we appreciate it.

Had no idea!

T-T-Thanks, /qa/.

Aw, that's so cute! Thank you!

This is /co/ popping in to wish you a great birthday

you guys are cool. Happy 9th!

>>8233835
Yeah /co/ along with /po/ and /sp/ celebrated theirs on monday the 6th. They're 9 years old now.

Hey guys, I'm the shitty ex moderator who suggested this board. Weird that it's been 9 fucking years.

>>8233897
Was there a huge need for /cgl/ back then?

almost a decade... happy birthday!

who was here before/at the start?

>>8233909
Personally I just wanted an alternative to the livejournal egl community, and it seemed like others did too. And when moot would put up boards specifically for cons he was going to i'd see a lot of cosplay talk there, so i figured a board mashing two clothing-centric things would be cool.

For a while during the boards trial it just turned into people shitposting about others in their communities though. I begged moot to take it down because it was just nothing but reported vendetta shit every hour.

>>8233930
Do you like what it has become? Pretty cool that you are still around.

I bet the early days of /cgl/ were nothing but Cardcaptor Will threads...

Been here since 2009 and began to trip in 2010. I've seen the board progress from a majority of threads being about cosplay to a majority of threads being about lolita. Met a number of good friends and run the #/cgl/ chatroom on IRC Rizon.

Shame Chris didn't meet up with Misako Aoki before retiring as Admin of 4chan.

I've been coming to 4chan since 2007.

I hate what /cgl/ has become, there are a lot less actually talented people posting now than back in the day when Volpin and Precious posted here, but it's still better than that awkward period where all the tripfags from Canada would circle jerk.

>>8233959
>that awkward period where all the tripfags from Canada would circle jerk.
We don't talk about that.

>>8233897
>>8233930
why the fuck you gotta put cosplay and lolita in the same board, smh

>>8233961
That is when I left /cgl/. Then I came back to /cgl/ and it is now lolita the board.

I feel like less people on here are actually making things in general, which is really sad because I used to come here for actual sewing advice. Now it's makeup, skincare, haircare, and taobao threads. It's more like /fit/ and /fa/ for girls than it is cosplay.

>>8233953
I like it waaay more than once it began. Even though I had suggested the board, I never moderated it or contributed to it because I hated it so much.

The board is nicely self-moderated for the most part. Organized threads and an active helpful community for both cosplayers and lolita is great.

>>8233976
I miss Pixyteri. She is our Chris-chan. This board used to be actually entertaining, dammit.

>>8233971
Because at the time it seemed like a good combination.

Both of them are extremely weeby and often times would revolve around crafting things. (this was when people in the egl_comm were paying so much for god damn patterns out of the lolita bibles.)

Also a lot of the time it seemed to be con-centered. Lolitas always held meet ups/events at conventions and so did cosplayers.

It seemed like a good mashup at the time, and enough to keep the board actively being used by both parties.

the board is what you make of it. post stuff you like and ignore what you don't.

>>8233985
I feel like lolita should go to /jp/ or /fa/ and cosplay should combine with /diy/ for whatever reason, but this opinion is sure to get me crucified.

>>8233992
>/cgl/ + /diy/
eh... no

>>8233980
is the zipper on her shorts DRAWN ON? ... Why?

>>8233930
>>8233985
Funny, my bf was just asking me a couple of days ago why it was all on the same board. My response was something like"because moot" but seriously I think it's a fine combination, there's a lot of crossover between cosplayers and lolita and either board would be way too slow on its own.

>>8233992
That would be all well and good if it weren't for the obvious fact that lolita would get torn to shreds on either of those boards and /diy/ would laugh cosplay out the door.

>>8234000
Because Pixyteri.

>>8233992
lolita+fa
Absolutely not. Most of them dress like shit, and they consider a t shirt and jeans to be a "good 'fit"
I lurk fa but seriously they are shit at clothing.

>>8233991
Jesus Christ, this. I use this board for j-fash and lolita, I am totally disinterested in cosplay and don't give a fuck about cons. You know what I do? I minimize the threads I don't want to look at. Problem solved. Suggesting lolitas and j-fash try to carve a niche in /fa/ is ridiculous. I would rather eat a pair of doc martens then spend more than ten minutes on that board.

>>8234012
>>8233991
Exactly this
I used to cosplay and barely did lolita at all, so I only looked at cosplay threads.
For awhile I was inbetween and looked at both
now I'm done with cosplay and love lolita so I only look at lolita threads
It's not super hard

>Literally my second time, i visit this place. First one was in 2006 to see how it looks
Oh well...I just came to wish you guys a hapy b-day

>>8234012
It's funny because I hide all the lolita threads and I have 30+ threads hidden.

I just think lolita is more buying stuff and buying brands, and cosplay is more making stuff yourself (in before it isn't), so why wouldn't people who like brands all be lumped together? It makes more sense to me.

>>8233992

I agree on the /jp/ front but that didn't come until some time after /cgl/ was an established board. And there was no way in hell once /jp/ settled into a certain way that the users would accept lolita being posted on the board.

/fa/ might have been a good fit if /cgl/ didnt exist. but lolitas "weeb" style probably wouldn't fit in there today.


Mostly it just seems like these two cultures can co-exist better than they would on any other board.

Here's to another year of shitty dramu and salty tears~

>>8234012
>>8234016
But wouldn't this logic only apply to /fa/? Just minimize the fuccboi or gothninja or Cara or whatever they have going on threads. Aren't you guys just used to sharing with /cos/?

>>8234028
> also apply
Sorry, brainfart right there.

>>8234028
The difference is that cosplayers don't usually burst into our threads telling us to fuck off with our disgusting weeb shit.

>>8234027
There hasn't been any real drama on this board in years.

>>8234016
Exactly like you. I came to cgl for cosplay advice originally, then from viewing lolita threads I transitioned into lolita and have quit cosplay altogether.

>>8234041
I'm starting to go the other way. I love lolita but I've been getting much more into cosplay since I've been on this board.

>>8234041
>>8234050
Huh, I wonder what would happen if egl really was part of /fa/
maybe lolitas would transition into snobby brand/fa/gs and cosplayers.. I dunno what cosplayers would transition into

Happy birthday /cgl/ never change. I keep coming back here for some reason so lets look forward to another year here.

>>8234028
I think cosplayers and lolitas have a more similar set of interests. Cosplay, lolita and j-fash all fall in similar categories even if they are separate things. It's specialty clothing, they all are heavily influenced by japan, there's a con/community focus, and there's very little friction between between the groups. It's a much more cohesive blend of topics and demographics.

I also just dislike /fa/ and their whole attitude. Even though cosplay doesn't interest me, I still would rather share a board with cosplayers than a bunch of sneaker obsessed narcissists chanting "where2cop" at eachother.

>>8234036
Shh I can dream

>>8234028
fa isn't a community, its just a bunch of dudes talking about sneakers and t shirts. They would not appreciate it if we filled their board with all of our comm drama threads.
Plus their attitude towards counterfeit products is appalling.

>>8233796
/qa/ a cute
thank you

Yay it's the 8th! Woooo!

Happy Bday lads. =)

I tried /fa/ briefly and the only thread that seemed interesting was examples of /fa/ in anime. Tards posted pics of Kaneki's Sasuke default outfit and the Eva kids hanging out in shorts and tshirts. There was maybe 200 posts before anyone brought up Bleach or Paradise Kiss. If the lolitas really want to go try to take over I wouldn't mind. But honestly I think cosplay and lolita mesh decently and separate they would probably move too slow.

But seriously if we can have general hair and skincare threads can we please have our fit fridays back?

>>8233796
Happy birthday /cgl/!

Best wishes from /qa/

That's too cute,thank you! I didn't even know /qa/ existed.Your board is pretty nice.

>>8234018
Aw, that's really sweet! Thank you, anon.

>>8233796
I really appreciate the effort that went into doing this picture.

Also I'd never heard of /qa/ either.

>>8233971
because we use the same shit and participate in the same events. wig threads, contact threads, fabric threads, con threads.... all of this shit is shared by the community.

>>8235994
Yeah it's unlisted and can only be accessed by typing out the entire URL.

Http://boards.4chan.org/qa

>>8235994
>never heard of /qa/
Oh my, a post-moot child. The New Age is upon us.

Thanks, /qa/!

>>8233796
Why did the /ck/ one get deleted but not this?

>>8233796
The last time I was on this board was when moot did some posts on here for awa?
Happy birthday /cgl/!

>>8233961
That was such an odd time. They'd start threads just to talk about their day to day lives, and it was never even /cgl/ related.

I only come here to see pics of cute girls.

Happy Birthday from /u/.

>>8237917
I know, right? Girls here are super cute.

Anyways, happy birthday from /d/.

Happy Birthday /cgl/

With love from /ck/

>>8233992
/diy/ came after /cgl/, if I remember correctly. I think I was there when it was created-- or it could be I was there when a good amount of people had just been talking about moving there instead.

>>8238253
MARRY US

>>8234028
it wouldn't be the same. most of the time, cosplayers and lolitas are pretty neutral towards each other. people that are just into one of those things usually don't despite the others.

things are very different with /fa/ and lolita. /fa/ would shit on lolitas for looking like weeby clowns and lolitas are already contemptuous of /fa/ for the way they fail so dramatically at easymode clothing. it would be a perpetual war.

>>8234059
>>8238382

tfw naturally transitioning out of lolita and *not* into otome, would love to mix high brand snobbery with lolita snobbery:

>matching Charlotte Olympia perfume clutch with Cinema Doll
>Charlotte Olympia Croissant clutch with JetJ extra yeasty bread print
>Hermes Les Cles with AP's Lucky Keys
>Dolce and Gabbana coin purse and headband with JetJ's Star Money
>Hermes Coup de Fouet with Daydream Carnival (only the ivory and blue/mint)
>Hermes petit maison with JetJ's Village or IW's Cesky Krumlov (depending on colour)
>Kate Spade car bag with Hermes petit maison and IW Cesky Krumlov. Very bright, though. Not sure if can pull off.

Ah well. Not like there's much actual brand fans on /fa/ anyway.