Lolita General

[Anonymous No.6876292]

Lolita General

Old one is autosaging >>6835807

Opinions, questions, coording help, release and sizing information, unpopular opinions etc.

[Anonymous No.6876299]

How aggressive is the poof on the Dear Celine frothy petticoat? and is it cupcake or a-line?

[Anonymous No.6876318]

>>6876292
Does anyone have a bigger version of this picture? I really like it for some reason.

[Anonymous No.6876321]

What do you do when you really love a style but look absolutely hideous in it? I really love sweet lolita, but I'm 5'8 and I feel like I look really awkward in it. I also have a pretty mature face, so I know I look amazing in gothic/classic. I've bought and sold tons of sweet stuff, because I love how it looks, but I hate how it looks on me when I get it. I really feel childish doing that. I feel like I should just give it up completely since I do look bad in it. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.6876376]

>>6876321
i love classic and gothic but forever 4'9 shortie. i propose we swop bodies

[Anonymous No.6876380]

>>6876321
Is there no way you can have sweet elements in your goth or classic coords, or just a casual outfit?
I know usually making a sweet outfit but with much more mature colours can be a lot... easier on the wearer, but if you only want OTT sweet I guess you're just have to learn to make your face match with makeup or learn to not care.

[Anonymous No.6876400]

>>6876376
Please!

>>6876380
It's not just my face, the dresses don't sit well on me or flatter my body at all. I'm more attracted to the pastels and yea, OTT styles, but they really just look bad on me.

[Anonymous No.6876402]

>>6876318
Reverse Google image search.

[Anonymous No.6876434]

>>6876400
one of the things i think you can try doing is going for a more rococo look. you still get to wear the pastels and go ott with accessories and shit but the style itself is more historically-based and mature.

[Anonymous No.6876452]

I asked this on the old, dead thread sorry, but are there any motifs that are overdone/underdone in lolita jewelry?

I'm getting some acrylic alpacas made next week along with some black and dark pink crowns and I just wanted to know if people are actually sick of alpacas yet.

[Anonymous No.6876459]

>>6876452
I fucking love alpacas

but I'm a classic lolita

[Anonymous No.6876573]

Hey there, is it consider a bad decision to mix your jewelry colours? (Gold and silver, to be more specific) I have a JSK with gold embroidery on it & I want to match it with a silver bracelet.

[Anonymous No.6876625]

>>6876573
Go with gold.

[Anonymous No.6876659]

>>6876573
If you have enough jewelry that if definitely looks deliberate (three or more bracelets on one wrist, three or more rings in total, and either a matching necklace, hair accessory or earrings then I'd say it's okay.
But if you only have one silver thing and one gold thing it'll look half-assed.

[Anonymous No.6876718]

>>6876452
i too, fucking love alpacas, but just the stuffed animals. overdone motifs are candies, macarons, bows, lollipops (i know i'm mentioning stuff usually made with sculpy and silicon), and general "sweet-style" themed stuff.

[Anonymous No.6876722]

Probably a really dumb question- I've never bothered using false eyelashes before but I've been considering getting some for a while now. I'm wondering how many uses you can get out of them or if they're only good once?

[Anonymous No.6876739]

>>6876722
usually depends on how well you can take care of them.

[Anonymous No.6876773]

>>6876459
>>6876718
Thanks guys, glad to hear it! I'm going to avoid all generic sweet foody things, apart from maybe teacups? Crowns are pretty generic but I have a soft spot.
>>6876722
Since it's your first pair, perhaps buy a cheap pair at a chemist or something. You might need to buy some more expensive glue, which you can then re-use, but it's possible that if it's your first time putting them on you might destroy them. If you're good to them, they can last for ages.

[Anonymous No.6876801]

>>6876452
>>6876718

I'm a fan of bows. I feel like you can wear them with anything (casual or lolita) to feel feminine. They seem more like a staple lolita motif like crowns compared to specific foods or animals.

Most of the time jewelry looks cheap and poorly designed. You should worry more about making quality, pretty items more than doing something someone else has done.

[Anonymous No.6876839]

>>6876452
Basically all sweets have been done to death. If I never see another cupcake or macaron with that awful frosting it will be too soon.

Actually, accessories for sweet lolita in general have been done to death. I'd avoid it unless you have a super unique idea. Oh, and don't bother with rose accessories either, those are everywhere too.

[Anonymous No.6877369]

>>6876839
>>6876801
I'm working on some short time constraints so I can't promise my work will be that original, but I'll strive for the best quality I can. And yeah, no more sweets. Thanks again!
Sage'd

[Anonymous No.6877469]

Can someone recommend me a good and fast shopping service for online stores? Someone who is fast in communication and buying your stuff, more personal and not overloaded (like chibi tenshi) with requests yet?

[Anonymous No.6877614]

>>6876718
and fucking strawberries.
I am so fucking done with strawberries.

[Anonymous No.6877626]

>>6877469
chibi_tenshi may be busy but she's never let anything slip. What do you need for personal if you're online shopping may I ask?

>>6876452
To echo >>6876839 please no more sweets. I wish there were more cute birds, things with lace/lace pattern, nautical stuff (shells, anchors, sailboats, but tentacled creatures are kind of creeping past lol~edgy and just played) and rococo themed stuff would be amazing.

[Anonymous No.6877645]

>>6876625
>>6876659
Thanks guys, I'll match it with a gold bracelet instead then.

[Anonymous No.6877761]

>>6876722
Yeah I would agree with the above posters I bought a bunch of cheap pairs at first to find out what type I liked and to learn how to take care of them. Once my cheap pairs were lasting 4-5 wears without looking too gross I went for more expensive pairs which last a pretty long time if you treat them right! There are so many types of lashes out there and they can be hard to put on if you aren't used to it- I'd personally go for some half lashes at first which are much easier to put on than full ones!

[Anonymous No.6877783]

>>6877626
NAUTICAL. YES. Anon, you are a lolita after my own heart.

Which reminds me that I need more pirate/nautical hats and such. Anyone have good sources?

[Anonymous No.6878886]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Dolly Kei and Classic Lolita?

[Anonymous No.6878909]

>>6878886
Dolly kei is a lot more complex than classic lolita. Classic lolita tends towards a defined silhouette, where there is none for dolly kei. Classic lolita dresses should follow the "rules" regarding shape and style. Dolly kei has no set shape, you can wear long dresses or shorter dresses. Dolly kei relies more on layering, has a more pronounced emphasis on textures, uses more jewel tones, and the idea is that you look like you are from an Eastern European fairy tale. Dolly kei also uses more outlandish or over the top accessories, like that one Grimoire shop girl who wore a ship as a headdress. Hope that helps.

[Anonymous No.6878925]

>>6876299
Cupcake, I've heard it's medium-large poof.

>>6876321
If you want to do OTT try to get something custom made or altered, it sounds like you could rock it but would need to get a custom dress so that you could get something that suited you. If you aren't super set on prints, then commission something inspired by AP's more ornate dresses like the Soap Bubble OP and maybe go more like OTT hime/sweet-classic, you can still have all the accessories but might need a more mature looking hairstyle/makeup to get it to work.

[Anonymous No.6880274]

Would anyone give me information on how accessories work with Angelic Pretty?

I was looking forward to buying this necklace from the Dreamy Baby Room series for a fairy kei outfit, but they didn't release it with the rest of the set. The Kera ad calls it the "Dreamy Baby Room Star Toy Necklace" and the price is listed as TBA.

I've never gotten AP accessories directly from them, so I don't know how they are normally released (Do they stagger it?); but I looked into how they released the Drained Cherry series and it seems they put out the accessories at the same time as the print.

Does this mean they ended up not releasing the necklace for this print? Are they just behind schedule releasing it or is this normal?

I'm just wondering if I should give up and spend my money on something else or if I should wait for them to put it out. Thanks for any info you can offer.

[Anonymous No.6880288]

>>6880274
Sometimes they release some accessories a little late. But usually at least as of recently, it's been almost immediate. IDK.

[Anonymous No.6880485]

How do I properly pull off Wa-lolita?
Is it possible to do with a dress from Bodyline?

[Anonymous No.6880502]

>>6880485
No. Wa-lolita looks like a costume 99% of the time. We just had this debate, so try looking through the archives.

[Anonymous No.6880617]

Besides brand and royal rabbit, does anyone else know where I could find good quality head-bows? I've been searching around, and while I can find bows pretty easily on etsy and storenvy, they (for the most part) seem pretty cheap or clumsily made.

[Anonymous No.6880639]

my whole wardrobe is sweet but I want one rococo-themed, historically-inspired piece. something with princessy sleeves or something. problem is I'm short and a chubby-chan and look like absolute crap in OPs. wat do? get a jsk and a princess-sleeve blouse?

[Anonymous No.6880656]

would something like these be okay or will they make secrets about me?

[Anonymous No.6880659]

>>6880656
if the color matches your coord, it's fine. people make secrets for the dumbest crap anyway, sandals are fine for lolita in the summer as long as they're cute and work with the coord.

[Anonymous No.6880723]

Does anyone else find themselves buying too many dresses in a color? I'm looking at my wishlist/what I own and realizing that I have a fuckton of blue. I'm afraid of my wardrobe turning into nothing but shades of blue with some random red.

[Anonymous No.6880726]

>>6880723
I owned an all black classic/gothic wardrobe for the longest time, and i have only 3 pieces in other colours, whitexblack, brown and wine red, so no you're not alone.

[Anonymous No.6880735]

>>6880723
I've got the opposite problem since my wardrobe is all over the colour spectrum.
It makes it hard to create outfits and it's only getting worse because I keep buying random crap.

[Anonymous No.6880749]

>>6880726
Your closet sounds really nice. I got into lolita through my teen goth phase, so I'm extremely fond of black.

I dunno, I guess since I'm finally building a wardrobe properly after lurking for 8 years I want to go about it right, and an all blue wardrobe (for both lolita and casual wear) sounds boring.

The sad thing is is that what made me think about this was trying to choose between a Moitie blue or red HMHM skirt.

[Anonymous No.6880751]

Any lolitas in Tokyo wanna meet up? I got all these frills to wear but no one to wear them with.

[Anonymous No.6880771]

>>6880723
I have 5 dresses that are white with black printing. I don't even like white, but I keep buying that colorway because the prints look so nice on it.
I am learning to embrace the color.

[Anonymous No.6880777]

>>6880751

I want to see these frills!

[Anonymous No.6880785]

>>6880723
this is me, with lavender and yellow. the only color variation is in my two old school dresses and one pink piece. they're just such great, underrated colors. yellow isn't such a common color in lolita anymore.

[Anonymous No.6880804]

>>6880777
Well this is some stuff I got yesterday in closet child. If anyone is interested please email me! I am a bit lost at what to do by myself now. I also want to visit a host club but not sure of that by myself also but that's not really a lolita thin.

[Anonymous No.6880806]

>>6880804

Are you that person that made that post on Soc?

[Anonymous No.6880807]

>>6880806
Yeah. I'm just a little stumped at what to do so I'm just trying all the channels I know to see if I can meet up with anyone. It probably seems desperate but I think it doesn't hurt to try.

[Anonymous No.6880826]

>>6880751
The Tokyo lolitas have a meet up

[Anonymous No.6880837]

How do you decide what wig would work with you? Like colour, style, length, texture etc.

Also best place to buy wigs?

[Anonymous No.6880842]

Meta just recently released this jsk and it has full back shirring, does anyone happen to know just how generous it is or their back shirring in general? Im considering buying this for my birthday.

[Anonymous No.6880845]

>>6880842
Extremely. Anything from them with quarter-shirring is pretty stretchy. Half-shirring is even more so. The measurements should be listed, though. They're typically pretty good about listing stretched numbers.

[Anonymous No.6880846]

>>6880837
Usually you just kinda guess what colors will work for you, although it helps to know if you're warm or cool toned. Style is also guess and check, and play around with the wig until it works.

As for places, that depends on a lot of things. If you have a small head you'll probably love Taobao since you can get lots of really nice natural looking wigs for cheap. However if, like me, you have a giant head and a lot of hair you aren't going to fit Taobao wigs. I personally love Arda because they make wigs for larger heads, and they're in the US so if it's in stock you get it really fast.

[Anonymous No.6880852]

>>6880845
Right now all they have listed is bust and waist as 88cm/73cm i'm guessing that's the minimum?

[Anonymous No.6880858]

>>6880846
What colours would look good on warmer toned skin?

Would Arda be reliable for international shipping? I'm in Australia :(

[Anonymous No.6880861]

>>6880858
If I remember correctly warmer toned people look good in red based colors. Google will probably tell you more.

Arda is generally fine for international shipping. If you're uncertain about color even after you check out their gallery, they offer color swatches for 25 cents.

Another suggestion is that no matter where you buy the wig from, don't get one that's much longer than your shoulders. Wigs become exponentially more of a pain in the ass when they're long.

[Anonymous No.6880862]

>>6880858
Also Australian. I ordered a wig from Arda for cosplay. It arrived in about a week.

[Anonymous No.6880870]

>>6880723
yep! I have a lot of dresses in red, that have red on them, or can be coordinated with red, because I like the color and it looks good with my skin tone.

[Anonymous No.6880906]

So for some reason the waistband of my Mozarabic Chant SK is warping and I can't figure out why. I've been storing it draped over a hanger, could that be the problem?

[Anonymous No.6880936]

seagull spotted!

http://www.weibo.com/lolitanatsumi

sage for unrelated and not sure which topic to post this in.

[Anonymous No.6880942]

>>6880502
My goal isn't to wear it for every day, though.
I suppose I should have been more specific, so let me rephrase (sorry!).

How do I properly pull off Wa-lolita (in a convention setting, since it's the only place i'd wear such a thing)?

[Anonymous No.6880993]

>>6880617
sweet mildred

[Anonymous No.6881013]

>>6880942
If you really want to go for it, if it will make you happier than anything else you could wear, if nothing (from all the bad things we've said about wa) scares you... then do it.
Just, please, I beg you, don't wear wa-lolita at a japanese restaurant.
I can't even explain the secondhand embarrassement I get when I see yukata+petticoat being worn at those places.

[Anonymous No.6881035]

Anyone ordered their tickets for Innocent World tea party but didnt get them in the end?

[Anonymous No.6881310]

up

[Anonymous No.6881345]

>>6880807
You should have asked to join the Tokyo Lolitas facebook group temporarily. It's probably too late now, though.

[Anonymous No.6881575]

>>6880906
Because taobao

[Anonymous No.6881596]

>>6880906
A problem with the elastic maybe? Can you post a picture?

[Anonymous No.6881619]

>>6881596
Yeah sure, here.

I don't think it's the elastic, I think that the way I hung it up managed to mess it up a bit. I'm probably just being too obsessed with keeping my stuff pristine though.

[Anonymous No.6881736]

>>6880617
melikestea

>>6880639
you answered your own question.

>>6880723
Had too much black for the longest time and found myself not wearing items because I wanted some more colour - happily through some judicious buying and selling, I now have a fairly even spread of black and jewel-toned items.

>>6880804
nice haul!

>>6880842
Their back shirring is usually very generous - I'd say that it gives you an extra 10-15cm comfortably.

[Anonymous No.6881759]

>>6881013
I think my main reason for really wanting to wear it is I've seen artbook/fanart versions of some favorite characters that wear wa-lolita type dresses.... so i suppose more than anything I'd be working it into a cosplay.

I'll definitely heed your word (not that I'd go into a Japanese restaurant dressed like that in the first place!), thank you!

[Anonymous No.6881761]

http://egl.livejournal.com/19247295.html

Does anyone have the link to the shop that the moderator removed? I saw this post but was too late.

[Anonymous No.6881770]

>>6881761
The facebook is fb.com/cloudmewna

[Anonymous No.6881806]

>>6881759
You seem cute (either that or a troll). Stay away from evil lolis, nevermind the anons here and you'll be fine. Good luck with your wa outfit.

[Anonymous No.6881916]

anon with the shoulder question in last thread here.
Since I really like brand blouses, would it be noticeable if i get a tailor to add a panel to the shoulder sections.
the blouses that get tailored would only be worn with jsks and long wig hair.
I don't want it to be really noticeable, would any of you lolitas here notice it.
>inb4 you shouldn't care what others think

[Anonymous No.6881964]

>>6880723
All the time! But thankfully two of my favorite colors in lolita don't pop up too often in prints that I like so it's easy to keep from overbuying. However if you look at my wardrobe and wishlist you definitely see a color theme going on.

[Anonymous No.6881975]

Does anyone know where I could find a wig extreamly similar to this one but NOT split? I'd like one in the blonde color but Minty doesn't seem to have it in a non-split version.

[Anonymous No.6882072]

>>6881916
Depends where you get the panel added, I assume that if you had long hair then any panel at the back would be covered.

[Anonymous No.6882292]

>>6881975
I have this one coming in the mail, and I'll do a review in a general wig thread. Here is the website I got it from:
http://www.epiccosplay.com/mia-light-brown-honey-gold-two-tone-short-wigs-clone-en.html

[Anonymous No.6882484]

I wish I had a fun comm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tBgRQ0JcOck#!

[Anonymous No.6883088]

Do you suppose a steel-boned cage petticoat would work under a lolita dress? F+F makes one that's a little over knee length, and I'm hunting the perfect poof.

[Anonymous No.6883162]

>>6883088
Charms used to use (when she was a loli) a F+F cage petti with a light chiffon over it and she always had very nice poof.
I don't know how it was for sitting/ walking through crowds/ etc...

[Anonymous No.6883177]

>>6883088
Cage petticoats have been used before, and are fine as long as they have a petti over them to keep the cage from showing through the skirt.

However, I suggest looking up reviews on egl for the F+F one, as I seem to remember someone getting it and it being a bit lackluster.

[Anonymous No.6883197]

>>6883162
>>6883177

I looked up the review. It looks like total crap without anything over it, but with a petti and dress over it, it's perfect.

Apparently it's alright for sitting, but crowds can prove a hassle...

[Anonymous No.6883324]

>>6876434
example coord pic?

>>6880804
that cardigan is gorgeous. Any idea how you'll coord it? I've found harlequin pretty hard to match and so I normally steer clear after a bad experience with socks one time.

>>6880858
Ausfag here- Arda is AMAZING for shipping to Australia. Not only is their regular shipping pretty fast, their express is amazeballs. One time I needed a wig for a con and somehow left it super late... while their express shipping is way expensive, it definitely delivers. It got here in three days.

[Anonymous No.6884285]

Would people look down on me if I layered like two good underskirts instead of wearing a petticoat? I have a CP petti, but the poof is too aggressive when you wear light dresses.

[Anonymous No.6884294]

>>6884285
Not in the slightest, unless someone sees it.
I think most of us do this, right?

Man, none of my tumblr posts are getting any notes lately, it's making me feel so boring. I'm not going to selfpost here though, my neediness for validation isn't that far yet.

[Anonymous No.6884351]

So I recently attended a con and one of the lolitas there was wearing a jsk which was lavender, sort of chiffon material, and it was sparkily. I asked her what brand it was and she told me it was Baby. I've searched quite a bit but either I keep missing it or I just can't find it. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous No.6884372]

>>6883324
No idea with my dresses but I was just planning on wearing it as a more casual cardigan really.

[Anonymous No.6884403]

>>6884351
http://www.lolibrary.org/sites/default/files/LameDotChiffonJSK-lav_0.jpg

[Anonymous No.6884439]

Any measurements or other pics of the righthand dress? From what I can kinda read, it just called it 'gothic one piece' at only 13,800 yen but can't find stock photos or anything extra from google image reversal.

[Anonymous No.6884771]

Okay, newb questions time. So I regularly torture myself by searching items I want on YahooOku/Mbok, but I've never bought anything. This is partly because I've never done so and don't know how, and partly because of money. Only now I've found something I want, and I have the excess money to buy it, but my lack of understanding on how to purchase is preventing me from doing so.

I know you need a shopping service, but I've never used the ones I've seen recommended. I don't wanna just pick one and end up with bad service or the most expensive fees, or pick one that used to be good and now isn't, etc.

I live in the US. I'm okay with broken English or an unpolished site (no shopping cart; email only; that kind of thing, etc). Which SS do you think is the best for me to use based on this info? How does that shopping service work?

How does buying from these sites work? @_@ I've never done this and I don't want to mess up and end up costing myself a ton from newbish mistakes!

[Anonymous No.6885038]

>>6884771
fromjapan if you want to bid in real-time on yahoo Japan auctions, or for Mbok you could just go through someone personal like chibi_tenshi. Just read all the "how does the shopping service" work links.

[Anonymous No.6885128]

>>6884771
I use fromjapan for yahoo auctions because it allows you to place bids yourself in real time, and use japonica or chibi tenshi for mbok - easy to deal with, they provide fee breakdowns, not had a problem yet.

[Anonymous No.6885129]

>>6885128
Different anon, but I wish I could use chibi_tenshi for mbok. She seems excellent, but she requires some form of feedback before you use her service, which sucks for me because I have none.

[Anonymous No.6885131]

>>6884771
You can get an idea of cost based on the info they provide on their websites regarding shipping options, commission and fees. Fromjapan even has a quoting tool you can use.

[Anonymous No.6885133]

>>6882484
Me too. I mean, my comm is fun, but I'd love to do something like a funny photoshoot (like the dragonball fighting ones, just something fun), or something that isn't going to really fucking expensive places for tea and a minuscule fancy sandwich all the time.
I'm afraid to suggest it, though, in case they tell me that I'm being childish.

[Anonymous No.6885135]

>>6885038
>>6885128
>>6885129
>>6885131

Thank you muchly! Hopefully I'll be snagging this JSK!

[Anonymous No.6885137]

>>6885135
Just curious, but what JSK are you aiming for?

[Anonymous No.6885194]

>>6885137
This one. I'm not entirely too confident since I've never done anything auction-related, but I've gotta try! XD

[Anonymous No.6885198]

>>6885194

Good luck on your auction! I only just started venturing into Japanese auctions, and it's so much fun and wallet breaking!

[Anonymous No.6885850]

Did anyone know if you can still view an IP address on LJ of someone who deleted a comment?

[Anonymous No.6886407]

i'm planning on buying this soon. any thoughts?
sorry for such a shit picture~

[Anonymous No.6886431]

>>6886407
Looks like they lolified the Hayate uniforms.

[Anonymous No.6886469]

>>6886407
Mary Magdalene replica. Which Taobao seller are you going through? They're all sort of various qualities....

[Anonymous No.6888533]

Is there an English search term for these kinds of tights I can use to find them on eBay? I've tried pattern/flower stockings/tights but it's not quite what I'm looking for.

[Anonymous No.6888582]

>>6881619
Looks like maybe it's just gotten stretched out? Thought it's possible that since the fabric's so heavy that it's pulling on it funny, but I can't imagine how draping it over a hanger would do that.

[Anonymous No.6888744]

>>6888533
I got a few promising hits with 'sheer fashion tights', but be prepared to trawl.

[Anonymous No.6888855]

>>6888582
I didn't think having it on a hanger would hurt it either, so it's a bit irritating. I might just clear out a drawer in my dresser for it so it can lie flat.

I've currently got it lying flat with a couple GLBs on the non-shirred parts in an attempt to flatten it out a bit.

[Anonymous No.6889032]

>>6881619
It looks like the interfacing is warping. Is the skirt too small for you? Have you tried steaming it?

[Anonymous No.6889091]

>>6888533
Not really a reply to this, but does anyone know where plus-sized sheer tights similar to these are sold? I've got a badonk-a-donk that won't fit into chinese tights, and I don't want to make thigh-highs out of all the tights I get from ebay...

[Anonymous No.6889105]

>>6889032
Feeling the skirt, it doesn't seem to have much, if any, interfacing to warp. But yeah, the skirt is a good inch small, although I've only worn it to try on so I'm not sure how much of a problem that is.

Haven't tied steaming since I don't have a steamer. But I'll definitely look into it.

[Anonymous No.6889512]

>>6888744
Thanks, I'll take a look.

[Anonymous No.6889551]

>>6889105
you can always try an iron on the lowest setting that provides steam, and gently pulse the steam from the iron over the fabric? it's usually close to a cotton setting. i'm not sure what the material is of the item so i wouldn't recommend going to the highest setting, just work up until you start seeing some results :)

[Anonymous No.6889566]

I don't know if this is on topic or not but I found a print idea while browsing on tumblr that I thought you lovelies would enjoy. So here you go.

[Anonymous No.6890128]

>>6889551
Not sure if my iron can do that since it's older than I am, so I'll have to check on that. The material is a wool/poly blend so definitely no high heat. Did you guys know that Mozarabic Chant is supposedly machine washable?

Thanks for your help anon, I really appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.6890136]

>>6889566
>>6889566
>>6889566
thank you anon

[Anonymous No.6890815]

>>6890128
ooh, if it's a wool blend, i'd be very careful then; steam can shrink and warp the wool.

[Anonymous No.6890817]

>>6890815
Warning noted and appreciated Anon! I'll take a closer look at the tags in an hour or two and double check things.

[Anonymous No.6893062]

>>6883324

[Anonymous No.6893150]

I'm realizing I need some white and black short sleeved blouses. Sleeves a little longer than usual, mid upper arm or longer... even 3/4th ok but something to battle the heat. Problem is, I'm plus sized (40" bust). Usually Dear Celine is my go-to but they don't have enough fabric to do custom stock.
Any tips on where else you can go? I found Elegy's blouse here which I'm tempted to go with, but was hoping to find something maybe a tad cheaper- http://www.elegyclothing.com/product/rozen-blouse-white/

[Anonymous No.6893445]

>>6893150
Try surface spell gothic?

[Ten Bears !O2K.8ZwQYs No.6893447]

noob question but
Any idea what category the galaxy prints coming out are?
Sweet?
I totally love them but I'm not sure what I would be aiming for if I got one

[Anonymous No.6893450]

>>6893447
They could probably be coorded in a sweet or gothic way. Haenuli's leans toward sweet, Dark Box's towards gothic.

[Anonymous No.6893473]

Who else is impatiently waiting for Krad Lanrete's Phantom of the Opera dresses? I'm part of the minority who didn't see what the Mozarabic Chant fuss was all about, but I am excited about the phantom dresses.

[Anonymous No.6893485]

>>6885194
That is super stunning - good luck Anon!

My advice for auctions, be it ebay or whatever, is to wait until 5 minutes before the auctions ends, then watch it carefully and place your MAXIMUM bid anywhere from 30-5 seconds before the end of the auction if it doesn't go too high in the last five minutes.

If you bid too early, not only does it tip off other people that you are interested in the auction (the number of bidders will show as having gone up)
but also your autobid will battle it out with someone else's autobid too early and push the price up higher. They won't increase their max bid if they feel secure that they have the item and so you can usually outbid them at the last second.

Having said that, I don't know what the processing time is on fromjapan, because with ebay it's instant, so you might want to test that on a few minor auctions (socks or accessories) that won't cost you too much if you win. If you place a bid and it is too late, try placing your final bid a little earlier until you find out the window that works for you.

Best of luck!

>>6889566
GORGEOUS
is this on spoonflower or similar sites? Has anyone seen it?

>>6893062
Thanks Anon! :D I think I could make something like this work.
Would it be too OTT to work in florals through accessories and stuff though? I like rococco silhouettes and if I went for a block coloured dress I feel I could work in my favourite patterns (stripes and florals) in accessories if I could match the colours well enough.

Pic related, I'm looking at things like these in parasols in a light green colourway (the stripes are much lighter). There's also a matching purse.

[Anonymous No.6893487]

>>6893473
Sauce? Very pretty, but I want to check what the fabric is.

[Anonymous No.6893488]

>>6893485
Fromjapan has a sniper bid option, so you don't have to sit and watch it. You shouldn't sniper bid for mbok auctions though as sellers can cancel them at any time and snipe bidding is frowned upon there.

[Anonymous No.6893489]

>>6893487
did you see the giant link on the photo?

[Anonymous No.6893494]

>>6893487
It's not available to buy, it was a preorder.

[Anonymous No.6893519]

I need some help to find some dark brown boots.
Specifics of what I'm looking for:
- lace up (I've got smallish ankles)
- small heel
- can be any height (ankle, mid calf, etc)
- suitable for a sweet/classic wardrobe (think IW.)

I have considered some on Bodyline's website but I'm trying to move away from lolita-specific shoes.

I've tried most brick and mortar stores I know of and have had no luck. I'm resorting to online shopping now.
I'm roughly a size 39 and I am located in Australia if that helps.
I'm looking to spend roughly $100ish but will drop more for quality.
Any help is really appreciated!

[Anonymous No.6893534]

>>6893519
Pleaser's sub-brand Funtasma have this pair, and they aren't super expensive if you look for them on amazon/ebay etc. They also have a shorter version.

[Anonymous No.6893542]

>>6893534
>>6893534

I totally forgot about Pleaser!
Thank you kind anon

[Anonymous No.6894781]

Does anyone have a picture of a coord with arch angel?

[Anonymous No.6894833]

>>6893519
I bought a pair from Surface Spell. They are gorgeous and amazing and fit all of your criteria.

[Anonymous No.6895395]

>>6894833
I couldn't seem to find any on their taobao pages, but thanks for the suggestion though since it led me to pic related from Classical Puppets.
Sadly their largest size is .5 too small for me. Maybe I could ask an SS to query about custom sizes?

I did end up finding a nice pair from Miranda Shoes but the only place I can seem to find them is on Qutieland.

[Anonymous No.6895608]

Still searching for this skirt

[Anonymous No.6895624]

>>6895395
If you post the shoes, maybe someone in the thread could help you find the original listing?

[Anonymous No.6895644]

>>6876292
How do i get a lolita gf?

[Anonymous No.6895656]

>>6895644
Have you tried talking?

[Anonymous No.6895659]

>>6895656
what should i say? "Daddy's home?"

[Anonymous No.6895664]

>>6895659
That'll probably work, yes.

[Anonymous No.6895684]

>>6895664
That image doesn't make any sense. Are you saying that the person knows somebody who is stupid? Or that the person likes to talk to people who are stupid? Or are you somehow insinuating that if stupid calls and wants to get ahold of you, that makes you stupid too?


This is why women aren't allowed on 4chan.

[Anonymous No.6895687]

>>6893534
>>6893542

I have the shorter version of these and I really like them. They hold up really well and are pretty comfortable even if I wear them all day. Only thing is that they run a bit wide.

[Anonymous No.6895688]

>>6895684
i was confused too, but i think she was trying to diss my pick up line anyhow

[Anonymous No.6895703]

I have the Charles Crown JSK in green and I want to get this bonnet to coord with it, but I obviously don't know if they're the same greens since I haven't seen the bonnet in person. Is it worth taking the risk of the colours not matching perfectly?

[Anonymous No.6895711]

>>6895703
Yes, that bonnet is gorgeous, I own it and its my favorite headdress, matches more than you would think.

[Anonymous No.6895713]

>>6895703
nah, it'll be waaay obvious if they don't match.

[Anonymous No.6895725]

>>6895711
Ahh, thanks! I really want it and I've been killing myself over getting it or not, but I might actually go ahead and get it because of you. What other pieces do you wear it with?
>>6895713
Yeah, I wouldn't even try wearing them together if they end up not being the same green, but I'm so tempted to find out since the bonnet itself looks beautiful.

[Anonymous No.6895733]

>>6895659
I don't know. Anything? "Hi" could be a starting point.

[Anonymous No.6895779]

>>6895624
I searched for myself and ended up finding them on Antaina's taobao page so all is good.

>>6895687
Thanks for the tip. I did end up finding some on ebay (I'm still not sure about the colour though) but I'll keep that in mind when I make a decision since my feet are a little narrower.

On a side note does anyone have any experience doing larger Antaina orders? I was just wondering how many pairs should I get roughly if I want to make it worthwhile for the shipping? (this is probs more a Taobao thread question though)

[Anonymous No.6895795]

Hay guys, just a bit of shameless promotion of these SS boots that are still on preorder. Martin said production could start at 4-50 boots instead of 80.

You know you want them. The more people that join, the sooner they can get released.

(Pic is of the original boot at Clobbao haven't provided one in black)

Link: http://clobbaonline.com/index.php?p=1_53

[Anonymous No.6895798]

>>6895795

SS version in brown.

Link to normal sizes: http://clobbaonline.com/index.php?p=1_28

[Anonymous No.6895802]

>>6895795

Holy fucking shit. Sorry for the triple post but:

*40-50
*...boot AS Clobbao haven't provided one in black

I'm in full retard mode today.

[Anonymous No.6895822]

I have a question about Haenuli

Do they have a Korean webshop or something where they do reservations for Koreans? Since the KRW is so weak I was thinking I could use an SS to reserve something from them. to have it be cheaper.

[Anonymous No.6895880]

>>6895395
Sorry, I am an idiot. That is the pair I bought and they are gorgeous in real life.

[Anonymous No.6895896]

>>6893473
the onepiece has already been released, if you paid for the reservation. it's been out for like days your SS must be really slow.

[Anonymous No.6895928]

>>6884771

I've used Japonica to buy from Mbok a few times, and they were always lovely and responded on time. Also, it was really easy to use!

[Anonymous No.6896036]

dear lord, I overdrew my account on a lolita buying binge

[Anonymous No.6896198]

Sweet baby jesus some dense gal is trying to sell $33 bodyline for $100 on the bodyline FB sales because she bought it for $100 at some store in Cali. Oh man.

[Anonymous No.6896298]

>>6896036
I always keep my savings in a reserve... like if I ever need to buy 2k worth of brand in a month. (This month)

[Anonymous No.6896323]

so i wanted to style a wig to look similar to this wig, but more like curls (I couldn't find the specific type of wig in google), and puffier. i was thinking that i could use super small curlers, then brush it out. would this work? has anyone tried it before?

[Anonymous No.6896357]

>>6896323
i always get curled clip ponytails and tease them. it's the easiest to do and you can store it with out fucking it up.

[Anonymous No.6896387]

>>6895684
Quite right, I have never seen anyone here that claims to be male talking illogical shit before.

[Anonymous No.6896469]

>>6895896
No, I got the JSK version but didn't save a picture of it.

>>6896036
Tell me about it. I ended up making a third account with my bank for short- and medium- term savings which has helped a lot.

[Anonymous No.6896837]

Does anyone else like Dreamy Baby Room? Would you judge me for wearing the yellow salopette?

[Anonymous No.6896842]

Does anyone know where I can buy a plain white lolita dress for shiro?

[Anonymous No.6896866]

>>6896837
I bought one...pink

[Anonymous No.6896882]

>>6896866
I'm sure you look super cute. I'd love to see your coord.

I don't think anyone will say anything to my face, but I'm still worried.

[Anonymous No.6896933]

>>6896842
What's your budget and how plain are you going for?

[Anonymous No.6896959]

Quick run-through of sites (checked IW and Meta as well; their items are ivory/cream at the moment, not stark white. Some of my links may be as well, I didn't look too closely) yields these:

>>6896842
From Baby/AatP:
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/baby/jumper/137214.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/baby/jumper/137213.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/baby/jumper/136286.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/baby/jumper/136285.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/baby/onepiece/137303.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/baby/onepiece/136349.html
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/shopping/ap/jumper/109P214.html

From AP:
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopping/item/jsk/132J4-2781/132J4-2781.htm
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopping/item/jsk/132J3-2777/132J3-2777.htm
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopping/item/jsk/132J2-2764/132J2-2764.htm
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopping/item/op/132O4-3584/132O4-3584.htm
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopping/item/op/132O4-3579/132O4-3579.htm
http://www.angelicpretty.com/shopping/item/op/132O3-3581/132O3-3581.htm

[Anonymous No.6897063]

>>6895880
That explains it!
Glad to hear that they're nice irl, it just makes me want to try to sort out sizing even more.

[Anonymous No.6897262]

Did any of the other lolitas feel them selves slipping into a type of lolita lifestyle? I got into Lolita last year and recently I've found myself buying antique porcelain dolls and searching for delicate tea cups. Baking is also a new hobby of mine... I wasn't really aware of this transition until recently, it just happened slowly.

[Anonymous No.6897285]

>>6897262
ur a faget

It's just clothes

[Anonymous No.6897287]

>>6897262
I feel like I'm sliding down the slippery slope to ageplay. I meet my current boyfriend through Lolita and while he claims he prefers Classic, on the chance few times I've worn sweet or bitter sweet he would get really excited and make requests. Like wearing circle lenses to make my eyes appear larger (I already have bugeyes). He also makes comments on how we should have sex after meetups. And he likes to play the 'father' role. I recall one time when we were walking around the mall he kept teasing me... saying we should go to the Father Daughter dance together.
I think the worst part about this is... I'm not sure if I'm against it or not. I guess the BTB secrets make me apprehensive... but if I didn't know about the hate from the community... I think I'd be all for it.

[Anonymous No.6897290]

>>6897262

Depressingly, it's the other way around for me. I got bored with baking a bit before getting into lolita, got bored collecting dolls some time after getting my tenth BJD (and two byuls), dropped gardening after a rose I bought died from neglect (guess I never liked it to begin with), stopped having sweets and tea due to dieting to fit into AatP, stopped sewing whilst dieting since body was changing, stopped making hairbows and accessories since I now have a collection of burando ones.... I've actually gotten less loli after getting into lolita.

[Anonymous No.6897316]

>>6897262

I actually got into lolita because I make jewelry and crafts and I needed some nice clothes and style to go with it so it. First I lurked here and learned about otome, but then I started clicking on the lolita threads and everything sort of just went downhill....

[Anonymous No.6897560]

what do people think, of people that attend meets held at fancy restaurants, but they only order 1 of the cheapest items on the menu?

[Anonymous No.6897654]

Looking for some wig advice.

I wore my first classic coord at a convention recently and I'd ordered a new wig. I needed to cut the bangs I was going to get a cosplaying friend to help because I haven't cut wigs before, but I ran out of time and had to do it the night before the con. I looked at a couple of tutorials but they weren't incredibly helpful, so I just cut the bangs straight across with fabric scissors. The result was a very blunt, square fringe that looks unflattering, pic related.

How would I go about fixing this, if possible? I did like this wig before I butchered it so I'd like to know if its salvageable.

[Anonymous No.6897658]

>>6897654
Cut with the scissors vertically, not horizontally

That's basically it, it's not that hard

I can't believe the tutorials you looked at didn't just say to do that

[Anonymous No.6897661]

>>6897287
I felt the same before. All I can say is do it. You don't even have to do a father/daughter thing if you aren't comfortable, just start out as a younger and more innocent you, to 'dip your toes in' so to speak. I don't know if you're going for more of the sex aspect or the overall ageplay part of it, but I go for the latter and it's a lot of fun.

[Anonymous No.6897665]

>>6897658
Thankyou, sorry if it seems obvious what I did wrong but I've never cut my own wigs before so I'm a bit clueless about it.

[Anonymous No.6897666]

>>6897654
I think you can thin out the blunt edge by cutting upwards into the hair. Maybe ask your friend to help you?

[Anonymous No.6897674]

>>6897666
Thanks, I will. Might try to get some hairdressing scissors because even though the tutorials recommended fabric scissors for their sharpness, mine are huge and I don't want to end up cutting half the fringe off with them

[Anonymous No.6897689]

>>6897674
Idk about wigs but I cut my fringe myself all the time. Just cut upwards/vertically instead of horizontally.

[Anonymous No.6897693]

>>6897689
I think about 3 different people have said this already

[Anonymous No.6897696]

>>6897693
I cut my fringe with my scissors pointing upwards anon I do that and it works great

[Anonymous No.6897700]

>>6897696

[Anonymous No.6897701]

>>6897696
oh, you

[Anonymous No.6897784]

I just got this dress in the mail and I'm not sure how to co-ord it since I'm mainly a gothic lolita any suggestions?

[itaqueen !!60RF7p3/Emf No.6898659]

This might be sort of a dumb question, but I'm wondering if you guys know of anyone that's had success emailing Closet Child about buying an item that they've posted on their blog?

[Anonymous No.6898673]

>>6898659
Items that are posted on their blog have to be bought instore with a shopping service.

[Haruta !!oXl7ucSdGJJ No.6898676]

I've been wondering for a while, is there a guy-version of lolita style?

[itaqueen !!60RF7p3/Emf No.6898679]

>>6898673
welp, thanks!

[Anonymous No.6899022]

>>6893150
69th department

>>6897784
you could go with grey x white x pink, so grey shoes/white socks with pink flowers/grey, pink and white floral hair clips/pearl jewellery.

[Anonymous No.6899294]

Does anyone know anything about this salopette?
I found it here, couldnt find it in HelloLace or Lolibrary:
http://www.mbok.jp/item/item_408596622.html?_SRC=i0_hist

I dunno how to translate what the name of it is, but I think I'm in love.

[Anonymous No.6899308]

>>6899294
It's a collaboration item. Here's the lolibrary page for it:
http://lolibrary.org/node/15055

[Anonymous No.6899319]

>>6899308
>http://lolibrary.org/node/15055
No wonder I couldnt find it, its in the Sets section, not Salopette...
Thank you so much!

[Anonymous No.6899352]

>>6897560
honestly, i'd just be happy to hang out with people who understand their own budget and don't whine all over the links about the meetup with THAT'S SO EXPENSIVE.

[Anonymous No.6899371]

>>6899352
I don't intend to do that. That will be so embarrassing.

You want to pick a nice restaurant for the ambience so surely it'll be pricey. But I may only order a coke and I don't know if I'll give a bad first impression...sorry I've never been to a meet. Or would it be better to not go? I don't want the local girls to feel bad for picking a nice place either.

[Anonymous No.6899395]

>>6897560
I do that, I usually order like a small dessert instead of ordering something more expensive. The way I see it, I go to meets to hang out with my friends, I don't go to eat expensive (though likely delicious) food.

[Anonymous No.6899410]

>>6899371
If you arent going to get any food it is a bit awkward when everyone else is having a meal. Get an appetizer or something light but get food.

[Anonymous No.6899438]

Yu Kimura wearing Dream Sky parka! Someone knows the release date?

[Anonymous No.6901013]

>>6899371
I also recommend ordering something light rather than just a drink. If it's the kind of place that brings out the food in separate courses and you're ordering an appetiser, ask for it to come with the main meal. You might want to do that for dessert as well.

[Anonymous No.6901048]

>>6901013
Would it be awkward if I order just a slice of cake...? The meetup is timed at 4pm so I don't know if the girls intend to have full meals

[Anonymous No.6901223]

>>6901048
Not at all. Especially if it's a 4pm deal.

[Anonymous No.6901230]

What kind of lolita can one where to a restaurant with a smart casual dress code? I'm mainly considering classic lolita so would Mary Magdalene dresses be all right for that kind of dress code. How about something more like Krad Lanrete. Would an involved print such as Mozarabic Chant be too much?

Out of lolita, the only clothes I've pretty much worn for smart casual are dress shirts, ties and trousers or little black dresses.

[Anonymous No.6903664]

>>6886469
sorry for late reply
the store's name has some weird english translation like " ever-changing beautiful woman"
i'm new to lolita, so i don't know what to do if it's a replica... do people notice if it is or not?

[Anonymous No.6904733]

>>6901230
Plain MM seems like it would fit the bill nicely.

[Anonymous No.6904860]

Does anyone know if AP gives out stickers with every purchase? Like, if you only bought a pair of socks or a accessory do they give you a sticker? I have only bought second hand so I don't know

[Anonymous No.6904876]

>>6904860
I got a sticker when I bought a bow, so I suppose so.

[Anonymous No.6904901]

>>6904876
Is this online? I have never gotten a sticker from AP SF.

[Anonymous No.6904905]

>>6904901
AP sf doesn't send stickers but when i order from the international webstore i've always gotten one

[Anonymous No.6904924]

>>6904860
>drop 300+ USD on AP international store
>they didn't include a sticker/postcard/thank you note ore anything

[Anonymous No.6904934]

>>6904924
>buy 1 pair of socks on sale
>receive a really cute clear backed "Angelic Pretty" and a thank you note

[Anonymous No.6904936]

>>6904924
oh god. That makes me scared. I really want a sticker for my new 3ds but I don't NEED any new clothes.

[Anonymous No.6904940]

>>6904934
die

[Anonymous No.6904965]

>>6904924
That sucks so much, anon.

[Anonymous No.6904991]

Hopefully getting this. I have some coord ideas but I'm looking for some inspirations from some creative seagulls. Not sure if the skirt is more greenish irl but I was thinking of pairing beige and pink with this.

[Anonymous No.6905233]

>>6904991
Olive green and peachy pink accessories would be amazing with it. Also these shoes.

[Anonymous No.6905549]

>>6904991
Did you buy that in the sale? I thought about getting it, but I wouldn't know what to do with it.

I bought pic related. It's my first new brand piece; I'm unreasonable excited, haha. There was loads of other stuff I wanted, but it was all cream and brown, and I have zero brown in my wardrobe.

I just wanted to take this minute to be excited.

[Anonymous No.6905593]

Since we're on the subject of the IW sale, I'm considering grabbing pic related (torn between chocolate and black) if I ace my job interview this afternoon. I've never done boystyle before but I sort of want to try, and this romper is too cute.

(As an aside- seriously IW, your stock photos are terrible. This does not look 'chocolate brown' at all...)

[Anonymous No.6905591]

>>6905549
speaking of the sale, has anyone received an email from them yet? I know they mention there will be a delay, but I just want to make sure I didn't fuck up or something.

[Anonymous No.6905596]

>>6905591
Last time I ordered from IW during a sale it took at least a week to get any kind of reply; I wouldn't worry about it.

[Anonymous No.6905829]

Anyone know how to tell good chiffon from bad? I'm trying to make a chiffon underskirt and would rather not use crap chiffon. I've got a Hancock and a Joanns nearby, and the chiffon they have is either from the BFF by Lauren Hancock or the Casa Collection.

[Anonymous No.6906070]

Not sure if this is the right thread to ask in, but how do I wear pic related outside of lolita?

[Anonymous No.6906089]

>>6906070

With nice skinny jeans/chinos plus heels I would think.

Although, the puffy sleeves are pushing it, I'd suggest the right cardigan if you would think it necessary.

[Anonymous No.6906097]

>>6905591
I got the auto-reply almost straight away, but nothing else since then. It says on the site it can take them up to a week to invoice you, or longer if it's busy.

[Anonymous No.6906118]

>>6906097
Thanks. I still haven't gotten the auto-reply and I entered the form yesterday.
Oh well, I can be patient.

[Anonymous No.6906141]

so i'm brand new to lolita and i bought this. I don't know what style of lolita it is, and frankly i don't know much about the dress. it's two pieces, has puffy sleeves and has an embroidered dragon in shiny thread. can someone tell me about it?

I couldn't find the taobao page, so i made a shitty drawing...

[Anonymous No.6906147]

>>6906141
sounds like the ita substyle to me

[Anonymous No.6906152]

>>6906141
You dropped your pic.

[Anonymous No.6906160]

>>6906141
dropped my pic
thanks, anon

[Anonymous No.6906163]

>>6906160
oh dear, well everyone makes mistakes when they are new

[Anonymous No.6906168]

>>6906163
oh god now what? i have to wait till september to get another dress!
i'll see if i can find the link...

[Anonymous No.6906174]

>>6906160

Yeah, um, hate to break it to you, but that's pretty hard to coord without it looking costumey. Pic related. Coord is bad to begin with, but it looks like a costume.

[Anonymous No.6906172]

>>6906141
Looks like Qi loli, and you should never, ever wear it out. The "Asian" substyles of lolita are considered for weens and itas only.

[Anonymous No.6906176]

>>6906160
Qi Lolita. I've never seen anyone actually wearing Qi before, but the whole black x white with shiny gold dragon is probably not a good place to start.

How much did you pay for it?

[Anonymous No.6906178]

>>6906172

Hey, there is some very nice qi lolita out there. Don't lump all qi as bad.

[Anonymous No.6906182]

>>6906168

Looks similar to this.

[Anonymous No.6906183]

>>6906176
not much, actually
i had ordered a Mary Magdalene dress, but the order didn't come in on time...

[Anonymous No.6906180]

>>6906174
This, especially if you're not Asian.

[Anonymous No.6906181]

>>6906168
If it's ANYTHING like your picture it's a weeb/ita magnet. Like others have said: everyone makes some mistakes at first. However, since you are obviously on /cgl/ in the future you could ask us first before buying something to get some feedback from more experienced people.

[Anonymous No.6906186]

>>6906178

>it's not all bad!

>uses terribly mediocre outfit as example

Yeah I guess below average isn't 'bad'

[Anonymous No.6906185]

>>6906178

Bloody hell how did I not notice the flats and lack of socks.

Sorry, have a somewhat better coord.

[Anonymous No.6906191]

>>6906183
I'm confused, you had enough money to drop on MM, but you somehow ended up buying a shitty qi-dress with a fucking embroidered DRAGON on it? Something ain't adding up in hur

[Anonymous No.6906192]

>>6906183
Did you order off MM's site? Because they sell out of all of their dresses within a couple days of reserves being posted...

[Anonymous No.6906193]

>>6906191
This.

Why didn't you just buy something from the Innocent World sale?

[Anonymous No.6906198]

>>6906185
This is fine, but notice the 'qi' elements are the hair accessories and the collar/buttons on the blouse, not the entire dress itself.

[Anonymous No.6906199]

>>6906070
Add a ribbon as a necktie, hipster glasses, and a hipster hat, and an ironic attitude to life.

[Anonymous No.6906194]

>>6906192
There's like two dresses in stock in one or two colourways, or at least there was three weeks ago.

[Anonymous No.6906197]

>>6906193
Ooh, yes, this. There's a 70% off sale right fucking now.

[Anonymous No.6906202]

>>6906191
i didn't even know It was ordered. i have a friend in china who was coming to the US, and i showed her the MM dress (which I think is a replica...), and she said that qi dress looked good. i just wanted the MM dress, but evidentially, se ordered the Qi dress and i don't have a clue what happened to the MM dress..

[Anonymous No.6906203]

>>6906194
So you bought an MM dress three weeks ago off their actual site? I'm really confused about what the hell happened.

[Anonymous No.6906207]

>>6906202

So you ordered an MM replica.

Do you know the site's reputation? E.g. do you know if other people bought from it before? How was the stuff etc.?

Because if you didn't, I feel bad for you.

[Anonymous No.6906208]

>>6906202

ok, so your story is making my brain hurt. Where did you see this 'MM dress' if it wasn't on http://www.marymagdalene.jp/ ?

[Anonymous No.6906212]

>>6906207
well the store had a good rep and the reviews were all great, but it somehow was dropped... yeah, i'm sure it was a replica now

[Anonymous No.6906213]

>>6906203
Sorry, I should've said, I (>>6906194) am not Qi-loli anon. I was just saying they had things in stock.

I did stare at them for a long time wishing I could buy them, though!

[Anonymous No.6906225]

>>6906212
What store, can you give us a link

[Anonymous No.6906222]

>>6906213
Oh ok, haha, yeah they have made to order reserves and rarely restock old dresses, but it does happen. Almost better to buy second hand really in terms of availability.

[Anonymous No.6906228]

ok thanks, anons, i know my mistake and will never wear it! i'll buy a better dress soon...

[Anonymous No.6906238]

>>6906228
next time, show us before you buy something.

I guess you're refusing to give us a link because it's a milanoo front or something.

[Anonymous No.6906240]

Does anyone know how Innocent World dresses fit if you are below the minimum measurements? The dress I'm looking at has bust and waist at 95cm and 72cm, while I'm 82cm and 58cm in those. Would it look really terrible on me?

[Anonymous No.6906242]

I'd like to join a lolita comm since I've amassed something looking like a bit of a wardrobe now, but it seems like the local comm has completely moved over to FB, although the mod of the now dead LJ group promises to add anyone who messages her. Should I just pop a message over to her explaining who I am generally and I'd like to meet other people who like poofy dresses? And give my FB name/link I guess?

I feel like I'm spaghetti-ing far too much over this.

[Anonymous No.6906243]

>>6906238
oh hell no. I would never buy from that shithole.

[Anonymous No.6906268]

>>6906242
Yeah? That seems reasonable and spaghetti=-ike.

[Anonymous No.6906274]

>>6906240
I think if it has back lacing or waist-ties it should be fine?

[Anonymous No.6906281]

>>6906242

What comm is it, out of curiosity?

[Anonymous No.6906284]

>>6906243
Yes... but they have dozens of sister sites that you would never realize are Milanoo unless you read the huge list of milanoo fronts on egl.

[Anonymous No.6906297]

>>6906268

Heh, my pockets overflow with spaghetti all the time. I'll do it anyways. Thanks.

>>6906281

Irish comm. I think it's general Ireland, rather than a specific city, from what they say on the LJ.

[Anonymous No.6906307]

I need help with auction sites, I've never bought anything from one before so I don't really know how it works.

The thing I want ends in less than 24 hours and I don't know what shopping service would be best or how to do it really?

Sorry for being stupid!

[Anonymous No.6906312]

>>6906307
Tell us which auction site first, they work very differently between the two!

[Anonymous No.6906313]

>>6906307
Yahoo or Mbok? Mbok, go for Japonica. Yahoo, FromJapan since it lets you bid for yourself.

[Anonymous No.6906324]

>>6906284
I believe i was going to buy the dress from taobao, which is why i'm sure it's a replica...

[Anonymous No.6906330]

>>6906324
you believe? so you can't remember the shop or you were on a site that had taobao pieces listed? sorry I'm giving you a hard time but you keep being vague

[Anonymous No.6906345]

>>6906312
>>6906313

It's on mbok, I was looking at japonica but I'm not really sure about the urgent order thing?

[Anonymous No.6906356]

>>6906345
Send them in a request with the email form. they cannot snipe on Mbok auctions (Mbok sellers actually don't like sniping and will sometimes cancel the auction because of it) but you can put it in as 'urgent' if you really want, it shouldn't be an issue because they will put in the bid (once you pay max price) tonight when they get into the office. They aren't open yet I believe, maybe another 3 hours.

[Anonymous No.6906363]

Bodyline posted photos of this bag but I want to know where the gingham outfit underneath is from badly.. Anyone know?

[Anonymous No.6906376]

>>6906345
With the urgent order you pay at the same time you send your email, instead of waiting for an invoice. They should have a form on the website.

[Anonymous No.6906380]

>>6906356

Out of all the things in Japanese culture, the anti-sniping thing actually is what gets me the most. I'm definitely very biased, western privileged, cannot think in another culture what have you, but in a family where even my luddite father learned how to snipe ebay auctions, I can't think of how else online auctions would function.

Probably like a proper auction, but that just boggles my mind.

It's probably because I'm lacking sleep though.

[Anonymous No.6906388]

>>6906363
The bag looks like it couldn't decide between being a strawberry and being a tomato.

> Captcha: everyone lathwe

[Anonymous No.6906586]

>>6906330
no, it's my fault, sorry...
Yes, I'm sure it was taobao

[Anonymous No.6906613]

>>6906380
Honestly, I agree (as a long time auction buyer in multiple places). Sniping is pretty much a central key strategy of silent auctions, so the whole no-sniping thing makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever...

[Anonymous No.6907143]

Can somebody tell me where to find wristcuffs on Bodyline's website?

I'vel ooked in "gloves", "wristband", and "arm cover", but with no luck. Heck, I clicked "accessory shelf" thinking it would lead me to a list of bodyline's unclassified accessories, but it gave me a bunch of literal accessory shelves.

I am blind. Somebody please point me in the right direction, because I seriously want me some of pic related. Please and thank you.

[Anonymous No.6907152]

>>6907143
Some of them are hidden in the 'socks' section but I have no idea of quality/which specific ones.

[Anonymous No.6907158]

>>6907143
Lolita>Stop sleeves

[Anonymous No.6907162]

>>6907158
They don't have a button for that section since the new layout btw.
http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showType2.asp?type=Lol&subType=Sto

[Anonymous No.6907159]

>>6907152
Nope, just looked there, as well.

This makes me so sad. Bodyline, if you can make a category for accessory shelves, you should be able to make a category for wristcuffs.

[Anonymous No.6907171]

>>6907167
See
>>6907162

[Anonymous No.6907167]

>>6907158
Just what website are you guys on? I'm using this one and I do not see what any of you are talking about.

[Anonymous No.6907172]

>>6907162
Ah, okay. Thank you. I am no longer confused. Can you still buy from that website, though?

[Anonymous No.6907200]

>>6906380
i've gotten snipe bidded on multiple japanese auctions - and always on mbok, too. always makes me so fucking mad because there's literally nothing i can do about it when they do.

[Anonymous No.6907222]

Hey guys, I need some help. I recently bought some shoes for dressier events and I tried to pick out something that I can wear with toned-down lolita, and something to specifically wear with my mozrabic chants.

However I don't really know if this can work with a lolita coord. I can't wear anything high due to my shitty balance, my feet are large (At least a LL) and brand doesn't really make LL sizes, and I think Bodyline's shoes are so gross. The only ones I am even thinking about are those T-strap heels with a bow(274?), and the biggest size is a size too small.

If these don't really fit, then I'd like some guidance as to what I should get.

[Anonymous No.6907235]

>>6907222
Taobao casual plus size shoes. All day erryday

[Anonymous No.6907239]

>>6907222
I think those shoes are fine for a classic coord.

[Anonymous No.6907318]

>>6905549

Yes, I did. My friend had the blue version of this skirt, it's freaking gorgeous. I would have liked the brown or blue version because they're easier to work with, but I'm sure I can make this work somehow, it's just too beautiful to sit in a closet. I was considering that skirt you posted as well! I love me some simple all black or BxW coords. But yeah, I don't usually worry about what I'd do with a piece, I think if you like it enough you can probably figure it out sooner or later! More new burando for you anon!

[Anonymous No.6907539]

>>6905549
I've been eying that one for a long time, but I just made a purchase so I can't justify buying something else, no matter how cheap. It's such a gorgeous skirt, though. Congratulations!

[Anonymous No.6907622]

I need some help with this. I'm a gothic lolita that also wears bittersweet, I'm unsure how this translated into me ending up with this blouse. It's a really lovely rich colour so I don't really want to get rid of it or dye it or anything so I was wondering if anyone more used to colour could help me? I've been looking at it and trying to make it go with mint for ages but then it just seems to clash too much to me.

[Anonymous No.6907629]

>>6907622
I'd pair it with something dark and jewel-toned, but with brown accents. As long as there are enough elements of rich brown in other parts of the outfit. I can't think of any specific dresses or prints, but if you feel confident with decorating, you could add small things like brown ribbon, trim or buttons to a plain piece. Alternatively AP and IW have released a lot of pastel prints which also have brown instead of black as the darkest colour.

Perhaps try it with a black waistcoat or other waist accessory to seperate it from a skirt of a different colour? And brown shoes or bag so it doesn't look out of place.

[Anonymous No.6907636]

>>6907629
Thank you, I'll maybe try it with Moi meme Moitie's jewelry print jsk in red and see how it looks. I'm terrified of being an ita by mixing black and brown so I'll stick to other colours. I'd never considered jewel tones before.

[Anonymous No.6907642]

>>6907622
Feel free to fix it, this is just a rough idea.

[Anonymous No.6907669]

If sweet lolita is ageplay where you pretend to be a little girl, is classic lolita ageplay where you pretend to be a cute little grandma?

[Anonymous No.6907678]

>>6907669
Yes. You do nothing but drink tea and knit and crochet clothes for your cats (because you have no real children to call your own).

[Anonymous No.6907677]

>>6906240
They do if they have corset lacing/shirring, but otherwise no.

[Anonymous No.6907679]

>>6907636
I like brown with navy, if that appeared in my wardrobe I'd go brown x navy x gold accessories.

[Anonymous No.6907695]

Anyone here have any experience stretching fully leather shoes?
I found a gorgeous pair with minimal stitching that are absolutely perfect. My only issue is the fact that the only pair they have left will fit my left foot but are roughly 1cm too small for my right.

I have a feeling that the answer will be 'no' but I'm just struggling to let them go because I can't seem to find them elsewhere.

Pic related
tl;dr: stretching leather

[Anonymous No.6907721]

>>6907695

What shop is this?

[Anonymous No.6907744]

>>6907695
Leather is somewhat flexible so with simple wear it might be okay. 1cm is quite a bit, though.

[Anonymous No.6907765]

>>6907695

Take it to a shoe repair shop. They will stretch the shoe you need more room in.

If you cannot get to a shop then take two ziplock bags, fill one with water and close, put full bag inside the other, place in shoe, put shoe in freezer.

The expanding water should stretch your shoe.

[Anonymous No.6907796]

>>6907744
Yeah, I was thinking that it *could* be possible but I don't think it's worth the risk or the possible damage to my feet.

>>6907765
I've heard of those methods before but I sadly don't think they'll stretch enough.

>>6907721
Here you go, anon:
http://www.styletread.com.au/crystal-tan-brown.html

Such a shame because those shoes are perfect!

[Anonymous No.6907851]

Does anyone know how different brands hairbands fit? Do they all fit comfortably over a wig? Or will they be suffocating your head?

[Anonymous No.6908049]

>>6907172
Of course, the most of the cuffs are under 'New' as well anyways.

[Anonymous No.6908143]

>>6907318
It is lovely. I just don't know what to do with green, plus I'm really pale so it's easy to make me look ill. I got the black one because I know where I stand with that, haha. I'm definitely feeling kuro with this one.

I agree, there are some pieces I want to buy that I have no clue what to do with, but I'm sure by the time I find them, I'll have figured it out.

>>6907539
Thank you! I'm very excited, haha. As soon as I heard there was a sale, I just went and threw money at them.

[Anonymous No.6908147]

>>6907679
>>6907679
This. My dream capsule wardrobe is cream, brown, navy and gold.

[Anonymous No.6910088]

>>6906198
the qipao element is in the dress itself. see the collar. also the print is designed after a chinese holiday about rabbits and mooncakes. you'll probably never want to wear it except for that holiday. but qi lolita, like wa lolita, is hard to pull off without looking stupid

[Anonymous No.6911751]

>>6907695
>>6907796
I have had luck with width stretching but not length...

>>6907851
Most of them are pretty small, so if you have a largeish head and a wig they may be pretty tight.