/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Put one short petti under an a-line one. Roll up the short petti a bit so it lifts more of the a-line at the top.
Adjust/add pretties as needed from there.

Can we make this into a petticoat general thread?

Debating on getting a malco modes children's petticoat. I can definitely fit into the large size, and it's only $13 on ebay with free shipping. Description claims it's 2 layers - one layer nylon net over one layer organza. How's the quality of the children's petticoat? I'm mainly looking for poof I can layer on top of my daily CP a-line for a mildly larger poof - would this fit the bill?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IN-PACKAGE-MALCO-MODES-GIRLS-LAVENDER-PETTICOAT-ELASTIC-WAIST-/181749472352?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2a511cdc60

I'm an avid fan of monster poof and I've had a super poofy bell shaped petti from classical puppets for about three years now. It still holds enough poof for daily wear, but I'm wondering what the best poof demon is on the market atm?

>>8395761

I've heard good things about Dear Celine and I have a Frothy one from them on the way atm.

>>8395761 apparently melikestea has ridiculously poofy pettis. I'm considering buying one soon tbh

>>8395693
thanks. tbh i've had both of my a-lines since I was 8. It's probably time to get new pettis...

I'm just getting into lolita and my first dress is a bell shape. Though I don't want to put a large sum of money towards buying a bell shape petticoat since I just want to test how well the silhouette looks on me. What is a good place to start looking for a good casual poof bell petticoat thats under 25$ and isnt on taobao?

>>8395808
I finally looked, so expensive. MM is cheaper

>>8395964
You mean MeLikesTea? They're super cheap. The prices are in Brazilian Real.

petit coat

>>8395964
Yeah, like for a daily petti with shipping is like $35 CAD

>>8396098
You'd pay more for one from taobao though, if you include an SS.

>>8396020
Are the tulle ones lined?

>>8396111
I have no idea, I only have petticoats from Bunny House, Classical Puppets and Dear Celine. All of those are lined though. Personally I think I would prefer a petti made from organza or something rather than tulle, though, because I think lined or not it's going to end up scratchy.

>>8395767
I have the mk1 frothy - It's 6 years old and only JUST starting to deflate, and even then only after I've had it on my mannequin for the past year. (Don't do that.)

>>8396020
>the more you know

thanks anon, I just glanced at the R$100 and initally noped out

>>8395761
Does the classical puppets super poofy ever deflate?
I've had mine for a year, but it's been in storage so I can't tell if it's deflated or if it wasn't as poofy as I remembered

I bought a victorian girl dress petti, and fuck that. I'm still using it, sadly. I have it pinned up to fake a bell shape. I would not reccomend, even if it's cheap.
It's itchy and delicate, and it catches and stretches and no. And when I'm wearing a heavier bag, the poof all migrates to one side, and it's almost always lumpy. 3/10, it works I guess.

>>8396587
Really? I was actually looking to buy one.
Everyone said pretty good things about them...

>>8396596
I have one. The poof is good. But just beware it catches on to stuff when I store it to hang.

>>8395686
Gonna wash one of my pettis for the first time. Does washing it contribute to permanent deflation or will it come back to life with the proper dry cycle?

So on a scale of one to ten how bad of an idea is this:
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2014/10/how-to-make-a-hoop-skirt-a-sturdy-non-wobbly-version.html
I think the main reason I'm looking into hoop skirts is because I'm >>8396587 and that petti is hot as hell. My idea is to make it a decent-deflated size, then to put another petti over it as a buffer but also make a underskirt out of a thick cotton for less fluffy days. I've used that sort of hardware tubing for other projects, and I can confirm that it's flexible but lightweight.
>>8396596
I'd just suggest investing in a better, yet more expensive one. The poof is okay, but it's lumpy af which is one of my main issues with it. And it's very a-line. If you're wearing mostly thick, a-line dresses, though, I'd go for it. I think it's not a good choice for sweet lolita.

>>8395761
Wait, are y'all throwing out unpoofy pettis?

>>8396698
gonna be ordering a cage petti from f+f because I already overheated with CP when it was 70 out.

My two CP A-line 1s arrived today! I'll open 'em up in.. 3 and a half hour and take comparison shots.

For a more casual look do you guys have a preferred petti?

Long time lolita lurker who's finally trying to wear the fashion here with a stupid question!

Can a petti be TOO poofy to work with lolita (other than straining the skirt)? I'm making my first petti and it's coming out great but I'm scared it will be too big and break some unspoken rule.

>>8397083
It'll look like a square dancing skirt if it is.

You'll know.

>>8397096
I chuckled.

I think I have a nice bell going on right now, plus since I'm using tulle it should deflate over time. I'll probably post pictures for concrit once I finish it.
>pic isn't mine

>>8397111
I'm glad I could make you have a chuckle.

>>8396739
I, uh.. I didn't need two. Maybe the two will be good fot under particularly heavy/wide skirts.

I was worried at first because they're only one layer each - compared to my DC frothy, which has 4. There's about 5x as much fabric actually gathered into them, though.

>>8397283
I have that exact bra and I also have it in black.

>>8396568
It deflates a little, but I did neglect mine and threw it all over the floor and stuff. But even after three years of neglect, there's still poof for daily wear. Then again I've heard the more recent CP petticoats aren't as good as the older ones. So I don't know of that might factor in to your petticoat.

>>8396703
Nope. I'll just be using it for layering.

Has anyone gotten a Classical Puppets recently? I just got my A line and i'm sad since i already ordered their bell cause this Aline one is lined but still itchy as hell. Now I have to rush order bloomers instead of my normal yoga shorts i wear under or I'll look like a hobo-chan scratching myself. Is this a recent development? How come I've never seen a review saying how fucking itchy these are?

>>8396111
Yup, they are.

>>8395808
If you want actual ridiculous poof Tai can do custom combinations - I have one that is a combo of PT-10 and PT-05 and it's huge (bigger than my XL bunny house and about the same size as my CP bell + CP a-line layered used to be). The only problem is that she couldn't put the drawstring ribbon in the waistband so it slides down even with the elastic because of the weight, I have to safety pin the waistband

What kind of petty creates this effect? I'm guessing an A-line, but I wanted to hear the opinion of lolitas more experienced than I am.

>>8397283
OT but where did you get your corset?

>>8397512
No idea, sorry anon! It's a pretty cheap one that my sister got off of Ebay for her wedding a few years ago.

>A comfortably loose corset makes tight petticoat/tights/skirt waistbands so much more bareable!

>>8397517
I usually wear a light waistcincher for just such reasons

>>8397408
how much was it for the custom combo? also if it isn't too much trouble could we get a pic of it being worn under a dress?

>>8397508

Looks like an A-line petti underneath a cupcake skirt, and it's also too short for the skirt. You can see how the print entirely dissappears into the folds, all of the portraits are half eaten into the folds.

Then, just as the print opens up to its fullest, that's also when the petticoat ends. On the side without the parasol you can see the sharp bend in the skirt where the petticoat obviously and the skirt suddenly dips towards the ground.

How long does domestic shipping from the Malco Modes website usually take?

>>8397710
So I need a longer cupcake petticoat? Thank you!

>>8395739
I'm always wary of shit that only has one picture especially if its JUST a stock image. Looks cheap as fuck, though, so why not see if it's worth while?
It's cheap, so you know what you're getting.

Dumb newbie here, does this get an a-line or a bell shaped petti?

>>8397872
bell

>>8397882
thank you!

You know, at this point, I've given up guessing whether or not a dress looks like it'll better fit a bell-shape or an a-line and just bought both styles of petticoats. Then I just try on both with whatever new dress and whatever looks good, I use.

>>8397517
You're totally right. I have one or two fully shirred skirts and the waistbands rub horribly as well as looking just... Awkward. Much better over a corset. Love how you matched your bra to everything btw I do this too even if non one is going to see it

Also, you have fantastic tits

>>8398002
Yea, I'm gonna end up doing this with most dresses I get, but for my first I wanted to be safe since I'm doing the age old "first coord is a bodyline coord"

Anybody know where to get good, preferably cheap petticoats, for tea length dresses?

>>8397697
It was the same as the price of the petticoats would have been separately, and I bought it when there was a sale so it was R$94.50 + R$83 to ship.

I literally just put on the dresses and petti to take more pictures to show what it's like under my ridiculous heavy 4-velvet-ruffles dress vs. AP Milky Berry which is about as light as you get without being organza. Comparison photos on the right are the Bunny House XL which has deflated a lot since I bought it in October. May do a trial restarch with it since I'm pretty disappointed - it was nearly as good as the melikestea one when I first got it.

>>8397512
not her but it looks like this corset on orchardcorset
http://www.orchardcorset.com/corsets/steel-boned-short-underbust-corset-in-satin-cs-426-short/?page_context=search&faceted_search=0

>>8398286
wow, that's some monster poof.. thank you!

>>8398002
Why is this so hard for people? lol
Not an attack on you personally, but if the skirt is a gathered rectange, it needs a bell.
If it's pleated, slightly gathered with a gore cut, or a circle skirt, it needs an a-line
You can use an a-line in a gathered skirt, but the top part will look collapsed and sad and the bottom will look stuffed. Of course there's exceptions, but generally, just look at a guide of different kinds of skirts if you're not sure.

>>8398503
No worries. I actually can't drive very well with this petticoat on because my legs are short and it gets in the way of the gear stick and the steering wheel, that's how massive it is/how short my legs are

>>8397096
What if it is bell/cupcake shaped? (different anon) Can there be just too much volume?

>>8398638
>gore cut
Not everyone here is a god damn seamstress. How the fuck am I supposed to know if a skirt is gathered from a rectangle? I just want to wear a cute outfit.

>>8397646
What is the best waist cincher in your opinion?

>>8399438
Even if you're not a seamstress you should know different skirt cuts and construction methods. It's really not uncommon knowledge in the lolita community, and there's lots of resources that explain these things for normalfag clothes, applying them to lolita isn't rocket science.

>>8399432

This mess over here has an overstuffed skirt, if that helps --> >>8398283

>>8399438

You're overthinking it. The main line there is:

rectangle skirt with cupcake/bell petticoats.

Learn to recognise rectangle skirts. That's all. To start with, anything with a border print is 99.999999% a rectangle skirt. No known brand prints border prints any way except repeated down the bolt, which means the resulting skirts are rectangle skirts.

Anyone has melikestea daily petticoat? I'm thinking of that as my first petti though I'm not sure which one would be suited to a bell op. Also they look a bit short.

>>8399656
PT-10 is a bell shape. If you're worried about length you can ask Tai to make them longer, although personally I like my petticoat 2" shorter than my skirt so the waistband can sit lower than my skirt waistband

>>8403605
Thank you so much I'll totally get it then

>>8397111
Cant wait to see that thing ironed.

>>8395686
What exactly do you want from us anon? Do you want us to dance in a circle, sing a song, shit out a bell-petti and then magically teleport it to your mail box? BUY ONE OR MAKE ONE. If you can't buy one in time, surprise surprise, tough titties wear something else.

>>8405733
yeah actually dancing and singing would be nice. you should do that,

Where do you guys buy your petticoats?