/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Viviene Westwood shoes and jewelry

Betsy Johnson purses and jewelry

Fluevog shoes

Otherwise I use a lot of vintage shit and gunne sax to compliment my brand main pieces.

>>9902332
I've never owned a Gunne Sax piece myself, but I have run into their dresses at thrift stores and I will vouch for the quality of the trims, notions and material quality.

When it comes to Lolita fashion, I find I need to stick with western fashion brands for blouses and tights... But the truth is I always kinda grab my tights / OTKs kind of last-minute at Nordstroms or something... Is there a really good sock store online somewhere? Or a company in the US that has physical stores, with the focus being on socks / tights specifically?

>>9902338
Sock Dreams is pretty good for ankle socks and solid/textured tights. They ship free in the US.

>>9902272
>>9902338
Both of these are ugly as fuck. Stop trying to shoehorn Kate Spade into everything.

>>9902272
>>9902338
Wtf anon. Kate Spade releases decent loliable stuff, and you literally post 3 ugly things that don't really go with the dress and have to be shoehorned in...? That's like insisting on putting the inflatable swan purse with Meta just because their logo has swans in it.

>>9902272
Does anyone have any cute rotary phoned shaped purses? I feel like someone posted one in the previous thread

>>9902550
That'll be a Betsey Johnson one probably. IIRC they have been released in a number of colours.

>>9902525
>>9902550
These threads are a conspiracy started by some soccermom with tacky as hell taste, who's admitted to working at this store in a previous thread and this must be a desperate attempt to increase her sales so that she can impress that bitch Becky at the country club.

in all honesty though these threads are horrible and hardly relevant to the board, like why can't you post this crap on pinterest where it belongs instead of assaulting our precious loli eyes?

>>9902272
spongebob square pants!

>>9902343
I heard Sock Dreams was a good source, but I didn't realize they ship for free in the US, thanks anon!

>>9902525
Sorry I'm not doing a good job. I was just looking at AP's us website and I wanted to try coording current releases with current releases between the two stores. The basket you featured I did see IRL and it is rather large compared to most novelty bags, which I don't know is a good thing or a bad thing for carrying around all day.

>>9902562
What's really cool about those Betsey Johnson phone bags is you can actually plug your phone into them and use the receiver.

>>9902567
I like your conspiracy and I wish it were true because it would make everything seem more elaborate, calculated and intentional instead of just 2-3 anons that like the same topic of conversation.

>>9902567
No, it's one or two anons who want validation about how other lolita are sooo jealous of their perfectly matched brand bags because they're expensive and shit.

>>9902685
My regular carrying-things-around bag is a Osumashi Pooh-Chan cat one so it's pretty huge anyway (and also matches all the cat prints I own). I haven't been able to justify the picnic basket since I do already have two strawberry bags and only 3 dresses to put them with.

Kate Spade just died

>>9902471
>>9902567
>STOP LIKING WHAT I DON'T LIKE

>>9904156
I just heard this, but the news said she sold the purse making part of her business a number of years ago so I doubt it will affect the bags.

>>9904156
RIP. I loved her clothes as well as her bags.

>>9904173
>>9904156
Apparently she an hero'd. Jesus.

F

>>9904156
I just saw. Apparently a suicide. I was really sad to hear it.

>>9902272
The time and place are when you add quality mainstream goods, not lolifying cheap crap which is more of a true picture of what happens. Yes, it can be done by people who coord well already but honestly, when was the last time you saw American Duchess in person instead of that Walmart boot?

>>9904211
>>9904178
Someone literally just said that.

>>9903918
Oh damn. I've seen 2 Betsy Johnson purses that ripped off this design exactly.

>>9904215
I didn't see it because I wasn't obsessively refreshing the thread before replying. I'm sorry I failed to meet your standards, anon.

>>9904221
>obsessively refreshing the thread
>to see a post that was made over 30 minuets before

Lol. Nice try retard

>>9904224
Here's a bag just for you, anon.

>>9904231
And one for you :3c

I've always thought this bag was cute but worried that the pink doesn't match anything in my wardrobe. I'd really like to try and make it work somehow.

>>9902567
>conspiracy started by some soccermom with tacky as hell taste
What if it was Kate Spade posting here the whole time and all the hate from the kys posting finally made her snap?

>>9904244
To be fair if you actually kill yourself from the kys meme on 4chan you probably didn't deserve to live anyway.

>>9904221
What are some dresses that would go well with this purse? I love it.

>>9904156
F

>>9904264
I get this reference!

>>9904156
Idk how I feel. Im not sure Im sad because of course I didnt know her personally. Ive never owned any of her items but I do admire them and like her designs. I'm a weird sort of sad right now.

>>9904344
Probably the sadness of just hearing about a suicide. It's tragic no matter who does it, and it's scary to know that even wealthy and famous people can succumb to it.
At least, that's how I feel.
Respect to Kate, and love to her family and friends.

>>9904156
Legit wanting to cry. I’ve always loved her stuff and my bf just got me some stuff for my birthday. I’m sad to hear she was that depressed that she felt it was the only option.

>>9904234
We have a winner!

>>9904262
BTSSB Le Lac des Cygnes maybe? You can always go on lolibrary and look up prints that have swans in them.

>>9902567
Have you ever actually owned a Kate Spade bag, anon? If you compare it to a normal brand bag, there is no competition. It's sturdy, made of real leather, and is actually worth it's price. The fact they come in themes is just an added bonus for lolitas who want something not made out of that horrible pleather. Pic is Kate Spade vs. Taobao vs. Brand bags.

>>9905537
the purse you posted is actually cute and loliable unlike the pineapple in the op pic

>>9905537
That KS bag does look lovely but that Baby bag was a freebie in a mook, I think? It's not Baby's regular quality at all. Their regular quality is still pleather of course, I'm just saying that comparing a brand new bag with a scratched up freebie isn't a good comparison.

>>9902272
>>9902338
>>9902685
All of these are cute for novelty coords but none of the bags and accessories easily transfer to another coord unless you have more than one similarly themed main piece so that’s quite a bit to spend on limited-use accessories. I can see getting >>9902562 or >>9905537 which would go with more things though. I am not really impressed with lolita brand bags, I’d rather have a quality high street bag than a novelty brand purse. Maybe if I had 3 or more coordinates I could use it in. But to me, the novelty bag is the piece that way too often looks either badly matched or looks shoe-horned into a coord. Also although I hate to say it, a woman over 30 who is already in a very frilly dress with twee shoes and unusual head wear looks better with a more regular shaped bag than with a unicorn purse or a bear pochette.

>>9904740
>>9904344
She sold the company and hasn't worked with the brand for over a decade now. Literally who cares?

>>9905861
Kate Spade was running another brand called Frances Valentine at the time of her death.

People are so upset is because she took her own life at a young age. There are people who still haven't gotten over Alexander McQueen's death. When Kate Spade began selling, she brought something new and different to the fashion world.

Can someone help me out with some gothic appropriate shoes? I've been mostly a gothic lolita and wanted to delve a little bit more into normal gothic shoes, but can't seem to find anything quality or leather. I keep reading reviews over Demonia's and Doll Kill shoes, neither of which sounds great at all, actually having their platforms fall off. Doc Marten's have a reputation of being good, but I'm not personally fond of their style and they ought to be for what they're made for. Their quality has apparently also fallen off just slightly since they're usually Chinese factories now.

>>9906772
Demonia's driven a lot of companies out of business... it's the same company as Pleaser and a bunch of other brands (Bordello, Funtasma, etc). Underground UK and Pennangalan used to have good options but probably not so much now. Every cool goth girl in the 90s had a pair of Smegg Magic boots. Fluevog and Neosens may be worth a look. Jeffrey Campbell often has nice stuff but not always goth stuff.

>>9902272
I feel like people who post stuff like this don't actually wear lolita and are just looking for participation points. I don't know of any lolitas who would buy many accessories like these instead of brand accessories that will also match their other lolita coords. Maybe a bag once in a while.
Those shoes? Really?

>>9906825
OP's pic definitely isn't cute, but a lot of brand accessories are terrible quality. I'd much rather have high quality shoes and bags from a reputable western designer, than have some flakey PU leather mess that only matches one main piece, just because it's magical japanese burando. People have been mixing lolita with western brands since the style began. Look at all the Vivienne Westwood in old street snaps. Brand accessories just aren't nearly as nice, even if they do match. I wish they'd step up their quality so we could have nice things that match exactly, but that's probably never going to happen.

>>9906295
>Kate Spade
Young? what are you smoking? sure she wasn't old, old, but she was old.

>>9906772
>Fluevog
Definitely Fluevog. I got a pair of boots as a teen and despite me being rough as hell and not taking very good care of them, the soles wore out before anything and were easy to get replaced.

>>9906869
I like high street and lolita mixed when it is done well and I agree about the brand bag and accessory quality (plastic glitter rings, anyone?).
I just think that the coords offered itt aren’t very good or realistic representations of how people actually do it in a good mix and match way. Shark wedge sandals, pineapple bag? Um not really good suggestions.

>>9906874
You forget that many people who have been wearing lolita a while are now in their 30’s and up. Misako is in her thirties. Many lolita designers are 40’s and up. So mid-fifties doesn’t seem that old to many. It’s subjective.

>>9906772
I bought some decent boots from Roc, they're an Australian brand so I'm not sure how available they are in other countries. New rock are leather but they are very chunky and quite expensive so may not be quite your cup of tea

>>9902525
kate spade died recently
RIP

>>9906869
I honestly fucking hate brand accesories. I refuse to spend over 20 bucks MAX on a piece of plastic jewelry, 5 if it's a ring. I'd rather take my chances on thrift store stuff or real jewelry

>>9909482
>thread is less than 60 replies
>brings up topic that was already discussed
Keep up, anon.