/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

(Pic related) does anyone here collect retro toys as part of their fairy kei style? I love seeing all the amazing rooms full of polly pockets and ponies.

>>9348537

>>9348537
I love this set up

>>9348537
Room goal

Does anyone know what's happening with KOKOKim? Is it just a dead brand? The websites are still up with stock but all the stock seems old.

>>9349259
It's not dead but Kimura is focusing on her lolita brand Royal Princess Alice at the moment.

I am not sure what Milklim does at this point.

>>9349508
I think they've been going downhill since they announced their store in Harajuku closing. Their designs are so boring compared to the old ones...

>>9351529
Listen Flavor have taken over that bit of the market I think especially with the latest collections.

What the ever loving fuck is this?

>>9351534

>>9351529
>Their designs are so boring compared to the old ones...
Considering that some of their staff left before that, it is safe to assume that it included people who where in charge of the designs.

>>9351534

>>9351534
Dad-kei

>>9353362
I hate these half-assed looks which seem to be the trend atm

What do you gulls think of coloured hair with fairy kei?

I'm tempted to go for a raspberry pink dip dye but idk how well it would go...

>>9353680
Like ombre? It could look good if done nicely.

>>9353677
Do you even fairy kei? It never was much besides vintage-like tees with tutus and pastel tigh ghighs.

>>9353677
I don't see anything wrong with it. I'm actually loving the choice of skirt with the top. It's very airy looking.

The Kokokim webstore has closed :(

I was thinking of buying something from it but oh well. Should have bought it a couple of months ago when I had the chance

>>9349259
Is dead but she is working on other projects.

>>9354388
Wait, what? I checked last week that website and there was no notice of it closing. In fact, there were many items still in stock.

>>9353973
Zero accessories? I don't think so.

Ok but this is so stretched out its disgusting. Are people really that desperate for these sweaters?

>>9354775
What's sad is that the sweater definitely doesn't even look stretched out by whoever is in that photo. She's larger, but definitely not THAT large. That much for some secondhand (thirdhand?) stretch. I guess I can sort of understand it. Back when I was into lolita, I would have taken a stretched out, stained Puppet Circus because it was my dream dress. Sometimes you're so in love with something that you don't care what condition it's in. You just want to have it.

Speaking of KOKOKim, I bought this dress from them a while back during the sale. I'm wondering how to dress this up for a general fairy kei outfit? I'm thinking heart earrings and chocolate socks, maybe pink tea parties.

>>9354773
You truly are blind if you don't see the accessories and no, bracelets were never common.

>>9355752
WOW

>>9355752
YOU

>>9355752
MUST

BE

Combo breaker.

>>9355752
AN

>>9355752
EXP3RT

>>9356117
Reeeee

>>9356117
smd

>>9355752
Your outfits must be boring af lmao

>>9355696
It has brown in so not fairy kei, you could try otome kei with it?

>>9351534
I want my dad to wear fairy kei all of the sudden

>>9356128
I want to see what it would look like on an attractive guy.

>>9356113
>>9356116
>Decora
>>9356118
>Gyaru

Newfag.

>>9356113
>>9356114
>>9356116
>>9356118
>confusing Decora, Cult Party and Gyaru for Fairy Kei
Oh you.

>>9356125
>>9356120
>>9356121
Minors aren't allowed on this site.

I will never get 6%dokidoki's pricing, how is this worth almost 35bucks?

>>9356143
You are basically paying to be like "Yeah my clothes and accessories are all 6%DokiDoki!"
So others will be like "Wow, she has such an amazing all brand wardrobe, that must have been expensive"

>>9356137
Bitch if you google 'fairy kei'....

Who made you the fashion police lol

>>9356143
It's not at all worth it. Buy second hand my dude.

>>9356137
> when you don't know what Gyaru is.

>>9356180
>implying Google results mean anything
You probably consider Milanoo quality lolita then.

>>9356205
>implying >>9356119 is not gyaru
Newfag.

>>9356220
Looks like a combination of gyaru and fairy kei to me.

>>9356127
> brown in so not fairy kei
> otome kei

anon what in that dress possibly says otome to you

>>9355696
It doesn't read super fairy because of the silhouette. The brown heart cake is fine, just don't make your entire coordinate brown all over. Maybe add a fuzzy cardigan to it, and definitely play up a pinkchocolate theme.

>>9356220
there is literally a gyaru thread up right now
go to that thread and refresh yourself

>>9356220
How's the fuck is this Gyaru are you mad

There is so much salt in this thread lmao

Have any of you actually ever been to Harajuku and seen these fashions irl or asked a Japanese person about their style?

>>9356528
The west is fixated on kei's like honestly the term fairy-kei doesn't really even exist in Japan anymore really

>>9356528
>Have any of you actually ever been to Harajuku and seen these fashions irl?
I have, yeah. Visited last year to visit family during winter, honestly Harajuku isn't all it's cracked up to be in the west. I definitely saw people in jfashion (particularly lolita and goth? Saw way more gothic people than I expected). I didn't see much in terms of fairy kei but I can't say whether that's due to weather or because I didn't bother going to visit fk shops.
Also, larme is so normie, even though it was everywhere I barely registered it as a subculture jfashion just because it's everywhere.

> or asked a Japanese person about their style?
Please don't do this unless you're good friends with that person. It's really random and kind of rude; they're never going to say it to your face but definitely when you leave they'll be like "what is that all about?"

>>9356528
I've not been to Japan. I'm sad everybody is arguing since every image posted belongs in a 'yumekawaii' thread. I thought the purpose of the term was so people wouldn't have to argue/list off every fashion style that influenced an outfit.

Some people just have a complex about having to be right all the time :'D leave it out of the fashion guys.

Is cute can kill totally dead now? I used to love their stuff...

>>9357636
They are not dead, it's just that they dumped their western fanbase once noticed by Japan.
>>9357224
> :'D
Minor are not allowed on this site.

TOM got new Milklim lucky packs.

>>9351534
could work. Just need lots of adjustments

Let's do a prompt thing:
>How long have you been wearing fairy kei/yumekawaii?
>Who or what are your inspirations?
>What is your favorite thing about the style or community? Least favorite?
>Any trends you hope catch on or die out?

>>9357759
Thanks for posting to let us know, they almost never restock or add anything for Milklim.
Last year I bought the lucky pack and it was everything from the picture but in alternate colors so keep that in mind if you're thinking of buying this one.
That makes this pack a little disappointing for people who already bought last year's pack though. I see the same bunny jacket and suya suya raglan top and 2 more prints last year's pack already had. Kind of sucks

>>9357767
>How long?
Really as of the last month. I used to wear lolita ages ago and I tried to get back into it but it just felt like a lot of effort and honestly I currently sit around all day a lot and I wanted to feel cute and cozy
>Who or what are your inspirations?
Well I always liked the idea of "fairy kei" but was never into the execution of it(and a lot of the 80s cartoon themes) but then yume kawaii opened it up a lot more. I love the magical girl themes(including the slightly darker tones hidden inside the cute/fluffy/dreamy motifs)
>Favourite thing about style or community
Honestly I don't feel like I'm in the community so I don't feel like there's a favourite thing I could have
>Least favourite
Again see above
>Any trends you hope catch on or die out?
I really hope the popular styles lean more towards yume kawaii and the flexibility that comes with it and away from the old school fairy kei. I think it should keep evolving.

>>9357767
>How long have you been wearing fairy kei/yumekawaii?
It's more of a casual once-in-a-while style for me, so even though I've worn it two years ago I really have been active in the fashion for maybe a month at max.
>Who or what are your inspirations?
Kyary actually. I remember her adorable street style looks and one of them brought me to fairy kei. I also loved Kimura and was super excited that KOKOKim was becoming a thing. PEA, though it was a western brand, was also a source of inspiration.
>What is your favorite thing about the style or community? Least favorite?
Like the other anon, I'm not really in the community, but from what I see it's overall very easy-going and positive. However, it also seems very small/not much activity.
>Any trends you hope catch on or die out?
It might sound weird but I really did like the idea of pastel uchuu when we had threads about it. Holographic space themes with magical girl styling and a ridiculous amount of fluffy star items? Sign me up.

>>9358009
Tbh I don't think we will be seeing much "new" from them in the near future anyways unless something changes.

>>9358270
Yeah true. I wish they could get a better designer, whoever is doing it right now has almost no idea how to make nice or very original designs. I guess they can't afford it though
I just wish they at least put a different jacket in the lucky pack this year. They have quite a few jackets to choose from really so using the same one two years in a row kind of sucks

Listen Flavor's designer just announced that the super secret surprise for the end of the month is another Sanrio collab.

>>9358944
What sanrio characters??

>>9358965
All, just like the last times.

>>9357767
>How long have you been wearing fairy kei/yumekawaii?
I've been wearing it a little since last fall. But I'm not too deep into the fashion yet. Most of my fairy kei clothes are from milklim.
>Who or what are your inspirations?
I don't really have any. I wish I knew about more people who could help me dress better. I don't feel like I'm pulling off the style yet.
>What is your favorite thing about the style or community? Least favorite?
I like how the style is so cute and innocent!

My least favorite trend is how it attracts to many tumblrinas/genderspecials. Also that it's rather expensive.
>Any trends you hope catch on or die out?
No idea

>>9358115
>Well I always liked the idea of "fairy kei" but was never into the execution of it(and a lot of the 80s cartoon themes)

Same. When I first looked at the style 4-5 years ago, I thought it was ugly. Now I really like it!

I wish milklim sold more original shit, it hurts seeing them sell more and more taobao stuff for jacked up prices

>>9359629
>I wish milklim sold more original shit, it hurts seeing them sell more and more taobao stuff for jacked up prices
Probably can't do that anymore if some staff left together with the rights for those.

>>9360139
>purin and cinnamoroll
Fuck, there goes my wallet

>>9360251
All come in 3 colors.

Idol released some bunny ear seifuku blouses.

>>9349259
For this anon and any other anons wondering about KOKOkim, on Kimura's LINE account a message was sent out mentioning that she'll be unveiling a new brand at an event on 3/12. I mention this because when this was sent, the site for KOKOkim was temporarily closed for both overseas and Japan.

I don't think the brand is dead but like >>9349262 said, she's focusing on a lot of things including RPA (She just models for it, she doesn't design for it) currently. I'm not super sure what she's going to so with KOKOkim, though. I assume she's going to merge the upcoming brand with it.

>>9360874
Well actually, scratch that she's done collaboration designs for RPA but that's it design-wise.

>>9360875
>>9360874
She doesn't "just" model for the brand but owns it, the artist for the prints is Tama (known with lolita oldfags for pedo-support drama) and she writes all the time on how she works on the dresses with Kimura.

>>9360915
Same anon, but woah didn't know that! That's actually really cool of Kimura to do!
Thank you for the information!

Oldder japanese women in pastel jfash give me life.

>>9361094
Oh my goodness I hope I can stay that cute.

>>9358944
Newfag question, is Yu the designer of Listen Flavor?

>>9361270
She's the director.

>>9361271
Who's the designer then?

>>9361271
She's also designer, not hard to see in her LF unrelated drawings
https://www.instagram.com/p/1n2tHan2Xq/?taken-by=listenflavor777..

>>9362661
THIS is just a mess.

>>9362661
Good god I hate decora like this

>>9362661
rofl

>>9363033
>>9363023
More like applying glue all over your clothes and rolling in a toy pile.

>>9363023
>>9363033
>>9363057
You plebs just don't understand high fashion

Question, does LF sell out of their collabs fast? I want all the shirts and badges from this sanrio collaboration because they all incorporate my favorite characters and motifs. Should I buy it all from the start or half here, half there, or something? I really want it all so much and I'd hate to miss out but I also don't want to throw 300$ in one paycheck for stuff I could have bought over time.

>>9363154
This is kind of a bloggy post and I apologize, hopefully my question still stands.

>>9363154
Depends on the collab, some are gone within few weeks but Sanrio collabs always need long to be gone due to having a big stock, I mean, they still have the items from their previous Sanrio collab and that was released two years ago in August 2015.

>>9363173
Okay! I guess I'll get half this payday and rhen the other half the next, just to be safe. Looking at everything I only really want three of the tops and badges so that isn't too bad.

>>9362661
I think this is pretty cool, it's just super OTT decora I don't know why everyone's bitching

>>9363379
because it's too much to the point that it's hurting the wearer (literally - they complained about having so much shit on they were in pain)

like if that's the case maybe step back and take off a few keychains...

This made me kek

>>9363403
Wrong thread?

>>9362661
I hate stuff like this so much. It's not decora. It looks like Claire's threw up a tornado on someone...

Does anyone else hate the mixture of rave "fashion" with decora. There are a ton of ravers in the LA Decora/harajuku fashion scene and they always look so cringy...

>>9363494
I don't mind things like kandi when done with the proper colors. Those weird dreadlocks, ehhh. Stuff like >>9362661 is absolutely not. There are a few items you can use in both fashions, sure, but you can also mix and match stuff between lolita and larme. Doesn't mean it's going to look good to mix the two together.

>>9363494
Probably because the LA raver scene as whole dresses bad. I mean, Haruka Kurebayasi does rave outfits all the time and it never looks too bad due to being well balanced.

Sorry for annoying question, but what does this say?

>>9364030
Nakayoshi, along the lines of "Best Friends"

>>9364031
Thanks for that

>>9364135
Images like this reaffirm how much I dislike decora... I don't really get why fairy kei is still associated with it.

>>9364162
Because it is mostly done in combination with Fairy Kei in Japan since like 10 years, Pop Kei based Decora is rare.

>>9364164
It's more that it seems like fairy kei is mostly moving away from that direction these days into the more fluffy dreamy side as the popular look.

>>9364736
You are confusing Fairy Kei with Yumekawaii right now and no, not everything Yumekawaii is Fairy Kei.

>>9364736
...and how has that to do with Decora? Besides what you are talking about is Yumekawaii and doesn't fall under Fairy Kei due to the lack of 80s children's clothing influence.

>>9364736
>moving away from that direction these days
What direction? Decora is only about wearing multiple hair accessories and that is still very common with fairy kei, you don't need a certain style of clothing to make something deco.

>>9365189
Exactly what you've described. I don't see as many selfies on Twitter with deco influence as there used to be.

>>9365431
I've noticed that too, I think it's great. I think the simple, more airy fairy coords are nice

>>9364135
>only less than half of them are good

I fucking hate this guy. Dump incoming.

>>9365582

>>9365587

>>9365588

>>9365590

>>9365474
almost none of them have the skin tone to pull off such pale colours. How do you leave the house and think it looks good like that?

>>9365596
What do you think the best skin tone for pale colors is?

>>9365582
Ewww these kind of guys are completely demented.

And wtf they are bringing genderflud shit into the mix. SJWs will be all over him.

This is just gross honestly

>>9365582
They allow this guy in but my join request has been sitting for over a month. Ok.

>>9365645
IMO most east asian and black people can wear whatever clashing pastels and look decent, vs. white people who will have some pastels work for them and some not. EG: the 2 leftmost girls have found pink shades that work for them, vs. the front middle girl and the lavender hair girl look really washed out

>>9365582
>>9365587
>>9365588
>>9365590
Honestly what the fuck about fairy kei and decora attracts all these "boys" who still look like women and still wear makeup, and all these Tumblr gender types?
I love the fashion but this has always made no sense to me.

>>9365675
It took me a very long time to get my accept requested too

>>9365683
Same!!!

>>9365596
I disagree, the coloring is fine. I just meant that the coords themselves are shit

>>9365431
...did you even read the post you replied to?
>>9365433
You know things can be Decora while being simple´Tiara being the prime example for that >>9365398 but westerners seem to think Decora=head covered in hairpins.

>>9365805
Are you retarded? I'm not even the anon who you asked if they read the post they replied to and I thought what yhey said made sense. Maybe you have a reading problem
Also the example you just said was "decora" is just yumekawaii.
Decora is multiple layers and multiple accessories. Westerners seem to think they have to make it super OTT every time which it doesn't have to, but the example you linked doesn't have enough layers or accessories to be decora.

>>9365815
>Also the example you just said was "decora" is just yumekawaii.
It's not, Tiara calls her style Deco Fairy and her brand Starmii is pretty famous for its the theme. Make some research on styles before spewing nonsense.
>but the example you linked doesn't have enough layers or accessories to be decora.
Decora doesn't need multiple layers, thanks for proving my point about westerners not knowing shit.

>>9365815
> Maybe you have a reading problem
???
>Decora is still very common with Fairy Kei
>Exactly what you've described. I don't see as many selfies on Twitter with deco influence

>>9365846
>Decora doesn't need multiple layers
>decora doesn't need a lot of hair clips
If decora doesn't need either one of those things, can you explain what actually makes a decora outfit decora and not something else?

>>9365815
>Decora is multiple layers and multiple accessories.
Someone's confusing Hadeko with regular decora.

>>9365856
Wearing multiple accessories at once instead of only one, you maybe should look up japanese articles about Decora. Wearing a bunch of small bows or hairpins is enough to make something Deco.

>>9365859
So if I literally only have 2 hairclips on my fairy kei outfit it is now actually decora?

>>9365862
No but >>9365398 has hair accessories spread all over her hair and thus it is deco.

>>9365864
I getcha

>>9365864
I disagree. It doesn't have enough to be decora, i see normies with little ribbons in their hair sometimes and it isn't magically decora. It's light and airy, the opposite of decora which is stuff stacked on top of stuff.

>>9365906
>the opposite of decora which is stuff stacked on top of stuff.
Things like this are why all westerners wearing "Decora" look like shit because that's not how you do Decora.

>>9365925
That's how kurebayashi describes it and I trust her more than you. There's a clear difference between this and the image discussed above.

>Tiara
>aka the Deco Fairy queen of Harajuku
>not Deco
What is this, 2010? Just shows how many newfags are in here.

>>9365947
Judging by your own words then, the picture you just posted of her isn't Decora because it is ~too airy~.

>>9365951
Now you're being purposefully stupid, nothing about her look is light her fringe has 19 different things on it. All large, all different colors and all quite childish.
The other girl had max 5 and non obtrusive, none her fringe and the colors are all light pastel. It's a big difference.

>>9365960
And? Tiaras hair always got at least 20 tiny bows at the sides of the hair and you say it is not Decora, so mustn't be that photo because there's still more than the half of her hair visible.
> and the colors are all light pastel
Dramatic, don't remember the day that there was a rule on when you need specific colors for Decora but thanks for further confirming westerners don't know shit.

>>9365949
>some of her outfits are deco
>this means all of her outfits are deco

>>9365960
>still confusing Hadeko and Decora

>>9365966
>only her deco outfits get posted
>says they aren't deco

>>9365967
>not even the same anon
I was the one that you said confused the two
Maybe we should actually have some guideline links posted because some of us have pretty different ideas about what differentiates these styles

>>9365978
>>9365978
Hadeko=bright color Decora (hade=bright/flashy) but neither it and regular Decora need to go OTT with hair accessories.

>>9365995

>>9365995
>guideline links
>sources
Thanks for still providing no sources.
As it is right now we are all just shouting what we think is right with no sources for our information.
Earlier "japanese articles about Decora" was mentioned but I don't know where to find good Japanese articles about decora and fairy kei. All I know is what I've lurked and seen over the years myself but I'd like to learn what is actually right.
Could you lead me to a source where I could learn what actually defines these styles?

>>9366007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TET6Jpj6vE
?

>>9365995
And Koteosa aka Dark Decora doesn't wear more than a handful of hair accessories either.

>>9366018
http://www.japanesestreets.com/photoblog/market/Decora
A lot of the self-proclaimed japanese Decora there doesn't even wear any hair accessories at all as they focus on deco elsewhere.

>>9366025
What about >>9365398 indicates it as decora though?
It has only a couple hair accessories, but also 0 bracelets or rings and only a necklace and a choker.

>>9366041
The amount of hair accessories, they don't need to be big and clunky do make it Decora.

>>9366070
So this is decora? Because I'm pretty sure it's not

a totally real "mahou shounen" boy

>>9366359
lmao if you need 3+ accessories to tell people your gender, you're doing it wrong

>>9366074
You just went full retard, watch >>9366009 and then come back again.

>>9366074
This wouldn't even be Decora if the flowers were giant and clunky so your argument doesn't make sense.

>>9366429
Let's hope that anon never finds out there is such a thing as Decora Mori too. I still don't get how people don't know that big colorful hair accessories are the Hadeko substyle.

>>9366444
Apolia's Deco Mori stuff is great tho, they dumped the pastel stuff for that.

>>9366074
Of course that's not decora.

>>9365398
The thought of an overabundance of accessories comes to mind first for most when they hear decora. That's not wrong. That is decora.

The editing makes it look like she's wearing huge pom poms in her hair. It looks like subtle decora. She is still wearing 6 hair bows, 2 with star dangles, layered necklaces with the choker and longer necklace. She's got really bright pink hair and makeup to match. That's more accessories then you see in most pictures. She does not seem to actually have pom poms in her hair.

When does an outfit stop being another style then and become decora? If I wore 2 of my tiniest necklaces possible and 2 small hair clips on either side of my head would it then be decora?

>>9366796
Obviously not, decora means "decorated"
You should realise that you can have Decora (X), which is why decora fairy kei and decora lolita are things.

>>9366799
But if I did what I described I would literally have the coord from >>9365398
And she is apparently obviously wearing decora

>>9366818
You said would it change into another style, what I'm saying it wouldn't be a different style even if it was decora.

>>9366828
Oh they were meant to be 2 seperate questions

>>9366796
> If I wore 2 of my tiniest necklaces possible and 2 small hair clips on either side of my head would it then be decora?
Nope because she wears at least 10 hair accessories unless you can't count, 4 hairpins right next to her ears and two bows at the braids.

>>9366818
>>9366796
>>9366074

decora, much like every other jfashion on this board, comes with a certain theme-ing/mood in mind when creating an outfit. You can figure out when someone is intending on decora from the way their outfit is structured. If you can't, take the time to read about decora and look at lots of pictures to immerse yourself, and then you'll probably understand more. It's like saying "what's the feeling of eating XX food", because someone can say that it's unbearably spicy and someone can disagree and say it's mild, but it's still XX food regardless. Someone can be in denial that it's spicy enough but it's still that food.

Where is a good place to find worn pictures of Nile Perch items?
I am having trouble finding worn picrures of things
Thanks for any help

why is this guy getting so many likes?

>>9367210
I don't know
He looks like a dried up hippie and is basically in the fashion for sexual exploration and his other post he was LITERALLY in sissy clothes. It wasn't fairy kei at all.
I don't know why people like him so much. He's the kind of person you'd think other fairies would want far away from the fashion

>>9367115
https://twitter.com/NP_Laforet

>>9367220
Thank you!! I really appreciate it

>>9367213
weird tumblr types love ugly people for the sake of looking "nontraditional"

>>9367262
Fairy-kei community is tumblr-centric = very SJ and specifically very very trans. I suppose they're going to want to be positive to a transfeminine person even if s/he is a trainwreck.

Idk if this is useful for somebody.

New thread >>9367683