Lolita Timelines

[Anonymous No.7059446]

I really like this thread before, why can't we have another one? I want to see more lolita timelines.

Example is a random picture from /cgl/

[Anonymous No.7060609]

Bumping for timelines!

[Anonymous No.7060615]

This is over the course of like, a year, so I don't know how much improvement there actually is, but self post anyway, I guess. I guess from putting these together I can see that I re-use the same accessories a lot?

Also, I just bought two pairs of new shoes, don't worry.

[Anonymous No.7060650]

>>7060615
love all of it, very simple yet elegant!
source on top right dress and bottom right skirt please?

[Anonymous No.7060652]

>>7060615
Beautiful kuro coordinates! The bottom middle coords are my favourite.

[Anonymous No.7060654]

>>7060615
I love your coordinates! It's nice to see so many kuro coords. ^^

[Anonymous No.7060660]

2008-2013. Starting from super ita gosurori and experimenting with sweet before settling into something a bit classic.

I really want to try to incorporate more jewel tones and different coloured blouses (bordeaux, brown, pink and navy?). Sad seeing my old favourite brown oxfords and knee highs which broke ages ago...

[Anonymous No.7060662]

>>7060615
The bottom row, second from the right one is my favourite! So beautiful! But the dress in the bottom left is really lovely, where is that one from?

[Anonymous No.7060663]

>>7060660
Oh my god that improvement! You're so well dressed now.

[Anonymous No.7060664]

>>7060660
What's wrong with your draw/why is your neck so short and stubby?

[Anonymous No.7060666]

I like seeing improvements where the girl starts off ita but in brand, and then improves. Or she improves but still wears offbrand. A lot of these have the main improvement as "bought burando"

[Anonymous No.7060673]

>>7060660
Your very gorgeous and it's actually quite refreshing to see that you haven't always looked absolutely perfect. You are a very inspirational classic lolita, on the Australian and international scale.

[Anonymous No.7060674]

>>7060615
All of your co-ords are so beautiful. You definetly rock kuro, and look so elegant.

[Anonymous No.7060677]

>>7060660
Wow you improved a lot! You look beautiful and you are so stylish!

[Anonymous No.7060716]

>>7060650
Top right is VM, bottom right is JetJ. There is an auction right now on Y! Japan in the olive colourway, if you're interested (only a day left!).

>>7060662
Bottom left is an old JetJ that I don't have any info/stock photos of. But I did see a skirt version of it later on auction, so it's not like it's not around (I hope). The stripes are actually of velveteen and twill!

>>7060652
>>7060654
>>7060674
Wow, thanks everyone! You're all so sweet.

[Helpful shopper person !!RFrXvqamlc7 No.7060852]

I've always wanted to do one of these but I haven't really had the nerve to look back at my old pics. I see that I've had some pretty bad outfits but it looks like I decided to nuke the worst ones from the face of the earth.

>2007
First meetup outfit. Meta blouse, handmade skirt bought from egl and no petticoat.

>2008
One of my better outfits from that year.

>2009
Same as above. Everything else was super shitty.

>2010
Discovered wigs and Angelic Pretty.

>2011
Improved on makeup a fair bit.

>2012
Quite a few pics from this year. I found I wore lolita a lot and by doing that gave me a chance to try out different things. Embracing my natural hair a little more.

>2013
I dunno. I'm quite pleased with my most recent outfit though.

>>7060660
You've inspired me to post my own after looking at these timeline threads for a year, haha. It's so funny seeing a lot of lolitas in 2007-2009 go through an Anna House phase. It's a shame I can't find my own Anna House pic.

[Anonymous No.7060860]

I want to post myself because I feel like I've improved a lot over time, but I'm afraid to because I'm still nowhere near the level that you girls are at ;_; I'm getting there though, I hope.

Pic related, how I feel compared to everyone in this therad

[Anonymous No.7060863]

>>7060615
I swear I know you
Damn, all japs really do look the same

[Anonymous No.7060868]

>>7060852
Haha, I've been meaning to do one for ages, only got around to it because I'm putting off my assignments.

You're right about the AH phase! I had two full outfits from them back then, but all I've got left now are the bloomers.

You started out pretty classical! Your makeup has definitely improved a lot, so gorgeous! Your outfits always have some element that I always find really interesting/refreshing. Is that your new hair or a wig in the last pic?

[Helpful shopper person !!RFrXvqamlc7 No.7060878]

>>7060868
No Anna House left in my wardrobe but I still have an In the Starlight head bow and petticoat, haha.

And nope, not a wig! Though the blonde isn't so new any more ;) I love it but it's so high fucking maintenance.

[Anonymous No.7060891]

>>7060863
0/10

[Anonymous No.7061258]

>>7060863
Haha, it's okay. I have difficulty telling Asians apart, too. But I'm Chinese, so.... should I feel flattered?

[Anonymous No.7061261]

>>7060852
I didn't realize you were HSP, haha. I've always really admired your coords!

>>7060860
Do it!

[Anonymous No.7061466]

My timeline! I supposed to show it when I start a thread like this.

I want to cry because of everything before 2012. I was an awful ita, looking at these pictures does hurt my eyes, haha. I started in 2008 with lolita and something happened in 2012, maybe there is hope for me. And I guess I will be always stuck in between gothic and sweet.

And now I'm nervous, first time showing my face on cgl.

[Anonymous No.7061510]

>>7061466
You've really improved since 2011! I enjoy all of your outfits from 2012 and this year.
May I ask how old you are?

[Anonymous No.7061514]

>>7061466
Am I spotting a Dutch seagull here?
I love your gothic coords.

[Anonymous No.7061516]

>>7061510
Thank you very much! ^^
I'm 19 years old, I was quite young when I started to wear lolita.

[Anonymous No.7061519]

>>7061514
That's true, all those Dutch people here. I'm kind of new to cgl, I never thought there were so many Dutch seagulls.

Thanks you!

[Anonymous No.7061521]

>>7061514
*Thank you
Typing words is so difficult! -_-
It would be nice to see your timeline.

[Anonymous No.7061522]

>>7061466
I wouldn't even say you were an awful ita. It's not good, but it's not the worst. There's even worse pics in this thread alone.

[Anonymous No.7061523]

I don't own a lot of stuff yet so I'm fairly new at coording still. Got I hate October...The skirt looked so much longer on the site.

[Anonymous No.7061532]

>>7061521
I don't have one, actually. I hate getting my picture taking and can proudly announce I've managed to avoid any lurking cameras since mid 2010.

>>7061523
I love the coord with the antlers, it's so unique.

[Anonymous No.7061540]

>>7061523
Pls be in London

[Anonymous No.7061545]

>>7061532
> antlers coord

I second the praise.

> inb4 stop samefaggging!

[Anonymous No.7061546]

>>7061532
*having my picture taken
huh, I don't know how those mistakes happened

[Anonymous No.7061580]

>>7060660
i love your 2010 coords

[Anonymous No.7061586]

>>7060660
>>7060852
what did you guys use to make these

[Anonymous No.7061590]

>>7061586
Paint

[Anonymous No.7061596]

>>7061590
like literally are you guys opening each picture, making it a uniform pixel height/width and then pasting them all into one master picture?

[Anonymous No.7061602]

>>7061596
It's not that hard

[Anonymous No.7061614]

>>7060663
>>7060673
>>7060677
Thanks! Everyone has to start somewhere :)

>>7060664
??? Lolita covers the neck a lot, combined with certain angles (or wide angle lenses) and bad posture probably...?

[Anonymous No.7061653]

>>7061523
I personally hate the antlers, but I think I've been bombarded by tumblr.
Would have liked to see little wings like on your shoes.

[Anonymous No.7061762]

>>7060860
just do it
you'll feel better, m8-e-o

[Anonymous No.7061820]

>>7060860
I think you should just do it. I only had four coords to post that spanned a short amount of time, but there was still improvement. Even if you're not on the level of some of these girls, improvement is always nice to see.

[Anonymous No.7061863]

>>7061523

Ooh girl, I need to know where you got those tights you're wearing with the VW wing shoes in March 2013. Or what they're called so I can ebay them.

[Helpful shopper person !!RFrXvqamlc7 No.7061888]

>>7061261
I don't really self-post here so the link with my other usernames aren't really obvious! Thanks for the kind words, anon!

>>7061466
Your improvement is great! I'm jealous of your 4 o'clock dress!

>>7061523
I love your Aug 2012 and Mar 2013 outfits! I wish I made this much progress in 2 years.

>>7061586
>>7061596
I used Photoshop. Didn't take too long to cobble together. It probably took just as long to find and pick all the photos :)

[Anonymous No.7061912]

>>7060660
where's that two-tone wig in 2011 from?

[Anonymous No.7061947]

>>7060852
Your most recent coord is absolutely gorgeous.

[Anonymous No.7061980]

I love these threads. They're such a nice reminder that anyone can be a great lolita with enough money and time. I feel like most people without stellar coords (myself included) simply lack the resources at the moment.

Unless you have absolutely no fashion sense, then I suppose you're doomed to be an ita forever.

[Anonymous No.7062069]

i didn't plan for this to span a year but look how nicely this worked out

[Anonymous No.7062108]

I just wanted to say, everyone here looks (or became) stunning.

And please please don't take it the wrong way, but even though no one here has the "perfect" stick thin body, somehow it makes everyone looks even more beautiful. Sat here and realized how stupid I am for beating myself up, you guys are stunning.

Anyways, y'all are gorgeous.

[Anonymous No.7062115]

>>7062108
being stick thin and wearing lolita looks really awkward due to everything being so oversized - being around an average healthy weight is the best for lolita imo

[Anonymous No.7062136]

>>7062069
I personally think February was your best look. You pull off salopettes well

[Anonymous No.7062147]

>>7062115
This. There's a healthy weight range for your height, as long as you're within that range and feel comfortable with it, you're good.

Stick thin really does look awkward with this style.

[Anonymous No.7062153]

>>7062136
that coord was just the salo + matching socks, nothing special. it didn't look good irl, in fact i sold the salopette a few months ago.

[Anonymous No.7062154]

>>7062115
I agree with this to some extent (a 'healthy' weight or size is different for everyone)- while I never have to worry about dresses and legwear being too small, I've had to alter a lot of brand along the front princess and side seams to fit (but that got old after a while, now I just added wadding to some shapewear in the next size up and wear that with all my unaltered pieces). Whenever I hear people talking about brand being made for tiny asian people it kind of makes me angry.

That said, I love everyone's transformations in this thread! It's interesting to see how tastes change, and especially when old pieces get reworked into new outfits.

[Anonymous No.7062163]

>>7062153
In any case, less is more I think. You rocked simple leggings in Nov and Feb, whereas May and Aug just look too busy

[Anonymous No.7062164]

>>7062069
You really like that sweater.

[Anonymous No.7062173]

>>7062164
yes

>>7062163
tbf may was for a convention but ok

[Anonymous No.7062187]

>>7061523
Girl, you are way too cute! And with the October skirt.. it happens. I hate it, but it's a hit or miss when buying online. You never know how it's REALLY going to look. Again, you are so precious!

[Anonymous No.7062256]

>>7061863
I can't find them but they were on the F+F site sorry! I actually layered them over some black tights. Here's a better pic of them, hopefully you can find them!

[Anonymous No.7062268]

>>7060660
Wow, such lovely improvement. The 2013 cords are absolutely beautiful! I'm in love with the second to last coord. Good job anon, you have a great sense of style.

[Anonymous No.7062276]

yeah ok wow
ive definitely improved and it feels nice to see this all laid out
sorry most of the pictures are shit and all different sizes. i didnt get a full length mirror and a phone with a decent camera until a little while ago so im going to be taking a lot more coord pics from now on.

[Anonymous No.7062317]

>>7062276
As a fellow busty-chan, may I suggest losing the puffed sleeves, and perhaps investing in a minimizing bra. No offense, but this really does look like a woman stuffed in children's clothes.

That being said, I really enjoy your summer '13 coords. You did a nice job accessorizing. Except maybe the last one, although your hair looks the best there.

[Anonymous No.7062318]

>>7062317
also, more poof in that petticoat to balance the boobs.

[Anonymous No.7062323]

>>7061466
Oooh shit, you're the one with the 4 o' clock dress! It's so beautiful.

>>7061523
I love your use of hair accessories and your proportions are gorgeous!

[Anonymous No.7062325]

>>7062317
thanks for the tip. in my sugar hearts coord i'm wearing a minimzer but it's not always the most help. i think losing a little more weight will take off some of the excess boobage. my arms though, i see what you mean. my search for better fitting blouses will begin once i get my next paycheck. :)

and lol that august picture was taken while i was bloated from my period, which is shitty because when i tried it on at a swap meet a month ago and it looked 238053693x better. thank you though, i think i need a few more bracelets that work in more elegant coords, as my ott accessories are easiest for me to use. i take a lot of pride in my ott sweet accessories so thank you! next on my list to buy besides a new blouse is a necklace to match the white jsk.

[Anonymous No.7062329]

>>7062317
Another busty girl here. Puffed sleeves can actually be okay, but only if the shirt keeps the attention away from your breasts / uses tricks to make them look smaller.

Pic related has some good stuff to keep in mind.

[Anonymous No.7062333]

>>7062329
oh i have a chiffon blouse with a more open neck like that. last time i wore it i got tons of compliments. time to break it out more. this is very helpful! thanks!

[Anonymous No.7062455]

>>7062276
>i was a bad ita at the beginning

Hell no you weren't

[Anonymous No.7062479]

>>7062276
What was the antidepressant? polite sage

[Anonymous No.7062524]

>>7060615
Ahhh <3 I was always envious of how perfect you look in kuro/gothic!! The second outfit (from ILD last year?) is still one of my favorites.

>>7060660
Classic suits you so well but your latest sweet coords are super adorable!

>>7060852
You're one of my favorite lolitas and your style has been so spot on in EVERYTHING you wear

>>7061523
I love everything in this.

And here's a self-post! I dress really plainly

2012 - Bought a whole bunch of dresses that didn't fit/suit me, so I sold them all off. Fell in love with sweet, then tried to go classic, and then back to sweet again.
2013 - Discovered my love for AP and narrowed down my purchases to cuts that I loved (all the bold prints + partial shirring). Ditched the wigs and stuck with my natural hair

I don't think I've improved all that much since I prefer toned down outfits on myself... but I think they are a bit more cohesive! I'm focusing on purchasing more off-pieces so I don't use the same 3-4 items in all of my coordinates haha

[Anonymous No.7062540]

>>7062524
Ahh you're one of my favourite people to see in our comm, even though I don't get to go to meets much! I love your use of mixing colour with your coords, too.

[Anonymous No.7062556]

>>7062108
I don't know if it's just me but I see plenty people on here that I would definitely call skinny (in a good way).

>>7062524
>Ditched the wigs and stuck with my natural hair
I wish more people would do that. I hate wigs.

[Anonymous No.7062560]

>>7060660
Do you have the full image of the one in 2913 that you are wearing a rabbit bonnet? i feel like i've seen it before and its driving me crazy. Also what's the name of the dress you are wearing in 2013 second from the right? it looks amazing.
>>7061523
What petticoat are you wearing in the angelic pretty melty chocolate and body line clock dress? cos mauum, that's some great poof.
>>7062524
Your December 2012 looks really great.

[Helpful shopper person !!RFrXvqamlc7 No.7062570]

>>7062560
>Do you have the full image of the one in 2913 that you are wearing a rabbit bonnet? i feel like i've seen it before and its driving me crazy. Also what's the name of the dress you are wearing in 2013 second from the right? it looks amazing.

Not >>7060660
but I can help out. Full pic is attached. Hope you don't mind vysanthe, but at 800+ reblogs it's hardly a sacred pic :P

The dress is called Antoinette Fleur by Mary Magdalene and is from the 2012 re-release.

[Anonymous No.7062572]

>>7062154
It isn't, it's made for chubby asian people.

>>7062276
seconding that minimiser. the front seams on most of those bodices look uncomfortable, I think more due to cup size in some instances than overall measurements being too small.

>>7062524
loving that far right honey cake coord with the tights and the bag!

[Helpful shopper person !!RFrXvqamlc7 No.7062575]

Forgot to say thanks!

>>7061947
I'm glad you like it! One of my better coordinates with that dress, I think!

>>7062524
Well, shucks! Your style is pretty spot on as well. It looks like you don't have to improve much at all because you obviously know how to dress well. I'm sure your personal style will continue to flourish as you buy more pieces :)

[Anonymous No.7062577]

>>7059446
Anyone have a link to the last thread? Can't find,

[Anonymous No.7062581]

Ahh I love seeing how everyone has improved! I swear I'll throw one of these together eventually, I just need to actually track down some of the older pics of me. (Facebook don't fail me now...)

[Anonymous No.7062603]

>>7061523
Try turning on the flash when the outdoor light is very bright. It balances out the light so there are less shadows upon your person. And also try standing behind the light source.

[Anonymous No.7062614]

>>7062577
The last thread is gone, that's why I made a new one. Maybe you can check the cgl archive?

[Anonymous No.7062666]

>>7062524
Lovely! You don't have that much room to improve anyway, you looked pretty fantastic from the start. Love all that color

[Anonymous No.7062695]

Right, here is my timeline. From the very first photographic evidence of me wearing lolita (a girl I was friends with at the time wanted to do a ~kawaii forest shoot~ when I got my stuff), right up to three days ago.

Quick note, I didn't go to a meetup until Dec 10, which is why there are no photos between January and December, and it's just as well really! I know for a fact that there are pictures of a really dodgy MC replica coord from early 11, but I can't find them, which is also a blessing.

I think I started getting the hang of things around September '11, I still really like that Ouji coord, I should get more wear out of that little suit.
I like the direction my style's been going in over the last year. Heaps of tartan dresses that I don't have many coord pics of (even though I wear them all the time!), but I'm getting better at putting together nice sweet coords, and I'm dabbling in old school/classic.

[Anonymous No.7062789]

>>7062570
What shoes is the girl in the pink wearing? I need them.

[Anonymous No.7062795]

>>7062524
You're one my favorite lolitas.
You are actually the person who inspired me to tone down my lolita and wear it out. I'm nowhere near as cute as you, though.

[Anonymous No.7062870]

Here's mine. I made one for the last thread but it was cosplay/lolita and I wanted to update with an Otakon coord and make it a little shorter.

Top row I blotted out my face because I was a lot heavier and my face looked really wonky in every picture, you know, double chins and everything.

Biggest improvement I think it just having more stuff to work with and more variety. The weight loss has also helped my confidence.

Also excuse my deflated petti in the last picture. I had my giant one with me, but let a friend borrow it for her cosplay.

[Anonymous No.7062896]

>>7062695
Try styling your hair/buy a wig? It always makes the coords look more polished.

[Anonymous No.7062909]

>>7062870
Oh wow, your coords are great. They just look like they started off good and just got better from there.

[Anonymous No.7062917]

>>7062870
I love your last two coords and the one with the lady sloth skirt. And I'm always a bit unsure whether to comment on things like these, but may I applaud your successful weight loss?

[Anonymous No.7062926]

I want to do a timeline but all my pictures from before 2010 kapoofed when my hard drive failed.

[Anonymous No.7062943]

>>7062695
I like the ouji coord too :3
You don't necessarily need a wig but maybe try some updos to look more polished and change things up

[Anonymous No.7062952]

>>7062943
>:3

what's with all these gaiafags today

[Anonymous No.7063007]

>>7062952
I've noticed this a lot lately.
It's summer.

[Anonymous No.7063018]

>>7062455
aww shucks. haha I still have that pinky brown jsk from the second pic in summer 2012, not sure how I should wear it these days but I was thinking brown and white. and the black and white IW jsk is really beautiful, planning on wearing it all through the winter since it's thick. i really need to figure out how to do old school pieces justice.

>>7062479
it was celexa, generic name citalopram. its an SSRI. the antidepressant i'm on now is an NDRI and it's much better. one of the side effects is appetite suppression and weight loss so it's helping me get back to normal.

[Anonymous No.7063062]

>>7062896
>>7062943
Funny you should say, I got two wigs just recently that I intend to wear. I'm quite lazy with my hair, as it dries into a neat enough style that I don't like to play around with too much, so I'm going to do something about that now.

[Anonymous No.7063178]

>>7063018
What is the name of the NDRI?

[Anonymous No.7063182]

>>7062695
Wear a wig.

[Anonymous No.7063222]

>>7063018

I just started on Citalopram. How long did it take for you to gain the weight? I've been on it for about a month and a half and haven't experienced any weight gain. I really hope I don't.

[Anonymous No.7063242]

>>7063222
Not same anon, but the side effects of an antidepressant are different for everyone. I'm on effexor and while it makes most people gain weight my appetite actually decreased. Don't worry about it too much, if you end up gaining you can always ask to be put on something else.

[Anonymous No.7063245]

>>7063222
Citalopram doesn't make you put on weight it just gives you insane munchies and THAT makes you put on weight. However not everyone gets the munchies from it and if you've been on it for a month and a half and you're still fine then don't worry because you would know by now if it was going to affect you

[Anonymous No.7063431]

>>7062614
I know. I looked in the archive and don't see it. Was hoping someone is better at looking than I.

[Anonymous No.7063434]

>>7063242
>>7063245

Thank you guys.
I've been pretty worried because I've only recently started getting away from my ED and I was so scared I'd put weight on and it'd all start over again/

[Anonymous No.7063455]

>>7062524
Oh my you were so cute right from the start

[Anonymous No.7063456]

[Anonymous No.7063479]

>>7063456
Not much improvement - still a disgusting hambeast.

[Anonymous No.7063489]

>>7063479
Not the girl you're talking about, but I was unaware this was a weight loss thread. Her cords have definitely improved!

[Anonymous No.7063492]

>>7063489
Putting glitter on a turd can only improve it so much - it's still a piece of shit.

[Anonymous No.7063496]

>>7063434
Sorry if this is too personal, but were you bulimic? I was put on Lexapro/Escitalopram (sister drug of citalopram) after a stint in the hospital for severe anorexia with bulimic tendencies and again recently. If you're bulimic (especially if you're bulimic with any hint of depression), it should only help you avoid binge eating and purging, as it helps you "feel good" and whatnot.
I hope you're doing better, anon. I know how tough dealing with that sort of thing can be.

sage for going so far off topic.

[Anonymous No.7063503]

>>7063456
Why are doing this?

[Anonymous No.7063520]

>>7063492
>>7063503
samefag

[Anonymous No.7063532]

>>7060615
I'm digging those heels with the bows on them on the bottom row. sauce?

[Anonymous No.7063536]

>>7063456
You've definitely improved. JSKs seem to flatter your body shape more than the skirt+blouse combo, as do the thicker framed glasses.
Out of curiosity, do you use shapewear? If so what kind? And have you considered wearing heels rather than flats?
(PS, mint x white 2013 coord is my favorite!)

[Anonymous No.7063541]

>>7063456
moss badger
i-is that you
I love you

[Anonymous No.7063574]

>>7063496
We could almost make a thread for this kind of thing since in half of the threads there's whole conversations on the subject anyway.

[Anonymous No.7063589]

>>7063574
Every time a thread is made for that kind of stuff, the janitor just deletes it, even if it's positive and about getting better.
Genuinely sorry if we're annoying in threads, it's just nice to be able to talk about it on anon.

[Anonymous No.7063594]

>>7063589
I didn't mean it that way, I'm actually the effexor anon. I was just wondering if some kind of general would be easier/less bothering to other seagulls.

[Anonymous No.7063598]

>>7063594
to be honest I don't think it's a good idea, it seldom leads to positive behaviour and will just incite a shit storm
once or twice in a thread is one thing but a whole thread dedicated to it won't end well

[Anonymous No.7063612]

>>7063598
You're probably right, sometimes I forget this is 4chan we're talking about.

[Anonymous No.7063635]

>>7063496

Nah, anorexic.
Thanks anon, I hope you're doing better too.
I shall depart so as to avoid totally derailing the thread.

[Anonymous No.7063693]

>>7063456
This girl could use some anorexia.

[Anonymous No.7063701]

>>7063456
>Gosh why is everyone giving this post such shi-ohhhh, she's plus size
Figures. Heh. Anyway I like everything post 2011, whoever said there's no improvement is clearly blind.

[Anonymous No.7063711]

>>7063434
original citalopram anon here, it basically made me go into hibernation mode, i napped all the time, lost all my energy, and my appetite doubled. so if your appetite and energy levels haven't changed maybe it will work better for you. it just wrecked my metabolism and my drive to do anything. if you're not experiencing any of that by month 2 of taking it, you should be in the clear.

[Anonymous No.7063716]

>>7063178
oh sorry I missed this, it's wellbutrin. I love it but you have to make sure you're not taking too much because it raises your blood pressure and gives you a small increase in your chance of siezures. but your risk of having one is still only 2% for most people. just have regular checkups with your gp or a psychiatrist. it's brought my energy and my drive back, and basically saved my ass during finals so i actually had the motivation to study and do well. it's also helped me have the energy to work out and be healthier this summer, so my weight loss is slow but steady, my appetite is much smaller so i get full faster, and i'm very happy.

[Anonymous No.7063731]

>>7063716
I can't remember what I was on before it, but prior to wellbutrin I was on an antidepressant that made my appetite insane and eventually built up a tolerance and it stopped working. But wellbutrin didn't make my appetite go down AND I suddenly gained like 30 lbs over the course of a few months, without changing my diet/exercise at all. It works wonders on my depression but at the price that I can't fit any of my dresses anymore.

[Anonymous No.7063790]

>2009
First meetup outfit

>2010
Just wearing lucky pack stuff and stuff in my closet

>2011
Getting more brand and discovering makeup

>2012
Establishing a more solid lolita closet (still fail at posing)

>2013
Stabilizing my style and practicing posing

If anyone has posing tips, I'd really appreciate it!

[Anonymous No.7063797]

>>7063456
gdi I want your doughnut dress
keep rolling and being cool

[Anonymous No.7063838]

>>7063790
All the asian lolitas being cutie pies~ I feel like the floral headdress in 2013 is a bit too much but the one in 2012 looks gorgeous~ I'd suggest looking in GLB scans for types of poses.
>pidgeon toed
>3/4 pose
>elegant crossed leg pose
>japanese tourist

[Anonymous No.7063932]

>>7062524 here. Thank you all for the kind comments!

>>7062540
Oh wow, thank you!! I don't get to go to meets all that much either, although I really wish I did (damn my job rarely giving me weekends off).

>>7062575
I'm glad you think so! Hopefully by next year my wardrobe will be much more versatile.

>>7062666
Oh nooo I didn't think I looked all that polished in the beginning. Red goes great with a lot of the pieces I own, which I'm happy about

>>7062795
Omg this means a lot to me. I'm really honored I was able to help you wear lolita out in public - I know it was incredibly difficult for me at first. Stay confident, anon, and don't think you're never cute enough!

>>7063456
Love love love the coordinates with the IW royal crown bag. All of the outfits in the bottom row look fantastic

>>7063790
You make me want to buy powder rose..... And I disagree with the anon above, I think both flower headpieces look lovely!

[Anonymous No.7063993]

Okay so this is probably overly big but it's mainly for myself to see my progress as a lolita so nerrr I'm sorry in advance for a lot of my face.

The photos range from 2009 till now and include OTT to casual. I don't really stick to one style of lolita but I can definitely see the phases I've been through aka. the massive bonnet phase in the middle and sweet phase at the start.

Anyway I just thought I would share with you guys ^^!

[Anonymous No.7064007]

>>7063993
>not using this picture

[Anonymous No.7064011]

>>7063993
Oh I've always wanted to ask someone about that Meal Time OP by Vierge Vampur! Can I ask you a couple questions about it? How did you order it and do you know if she can do custom measurements (for a fee of course)?

[Anonymous No.7064016]

>>7064007
Most beautifurrrr picture evarrrrr.

>>7064011
Of course man! I did a group order with the girl twinning with me in the photo, and from memory custom measurements were free because she makes the dress after you pay and send them off to her. Before I tried it on it looked way too small, but when on it's a perfect fit. I love that dress to death!

[Anonymous No.7064021]

>>7064016
Awesome. It looks great on you too. So do you assume the person who did the group order used some sort of shopping service? I was thinking of ordering alone because I'm not aware of any upcoming group orders for it.

[Anonymous No.7064029]

>>7064021
I'm honestly not too sure, I think you can order straight from them without problems, but I will ask her now and triple check for you!
I know it did take three months to get it though so I guess that's something to keep in mind too.

++ Also asking another friend who is ordering the dress at the moment how they are going about it.

[Anonymous No.7064032]

>>7064029
You're so helpful. Thank you so much!

[Anonymous No.7064040]

>>7063993
All of your coords are so beautiful!
I love the Vierge Vampur OP and your shoes from Tokyo Bopper (if I'm not mistaken).

[Anonymous No.7064043]

>>7063456
What's sad about this is there's no way it's a selfpost. Some freak keeps posting her hear just to insult her. She has improved where her vendettachan clearly has not, if they are still doing this shit after all this time.

[Anonymous No.7064103]

>>7064032
Okay! So they accept overseas orders through email ^^! Communication wise they're good and the only problem people have had with their orders is the three month time period. If you can find people to do a group order I guess it would be cheaper for you shipping wise, but otherwise if you don't mind paying shipping it's a-okay to go ahead and order!
You're more than welcomeeee! It's such a nice dress and the construction of it is really good too.

>>7064040
Ahhh thank you! I think I started out a bit terrible but eventually I got the gist of it *A*! The Mealtime OP is definitely one of my favourite dresses aside from Chess Chocolate and HNS which I've worn too many times because AP whore right here.
They're actually the replicas of boppers, but I do have a real pair which cost me almost $400 T___T they're the black ones with the spider-y pattern on the top. Surprisingly the most comfortable shoes evarrrrr.

[Anonymous No.7064130]

>>7064032
Here is the email my friend got:

"If you would like to purchase the dress, you can directly e-mail me at [e-mail] (Please DO NOT USE shopping cart via website.) Your e-mail have to contain all information below.
"Your Name"
"Your Address (postal code is needed)"
In addition, please make the payment by Paypal. If you have any other question, do not hesitate to e-mail me.

Meal Time OP(22,900yen)+shipping cost(2,800yen)=Total 25,700yen
Sending it plans three months later from two and a half months after I have transfer (sorry to keep you waiting very much) I contact me again if I can confirm your transfer!Thank you for ordering it!"

So she speaks in very broken English and my friend advised to either translate it to her, or speak very very simply. But other than that it has been super smooth for her.
I hope I've helped even if it's a little bit ^^!

[Anonymous No.7064136]

>>7064130
This was very helpful. Thank you again!

[Anonymous No.7064139]

>>7062870
What's the dress in your first coord? It's so cute.
And you look great in every single one of your coords.

[Anonymous No.7064166]

>>7064139
It's an Oojia whimiscal vanilla-chan replica (print by AP). I own the real version in mint now, but didn't add it to my timeline. It's one of my favorite prints, because cats.

[Anonymous No.7064411]

>>7063532
Irregular Choice, I've seen them called Tea and Cake heels, as well as Windsor heels.

[Anonymous No.7064417]

>>7063993
Accessorize. Don't let the clothes wear you.

[Anonymous No.7064422]

>>7063993
Wow, love how you can pull off all those different styles! It's like effortless.

[Anonymous No.7064425]

>>7062695
How can you spend so long wearing it and still have beginner coords?

>>7062870
The way you part your wigs is annoying, try actually cutting the bangs, or using your real hair now and then.

>>7063790
Mediocre, but good, I guess.

[Anonymous No.7064430]

>>7064425
You do realize... side bangs are a real thing. And sometimes that look more flattering on some face shapes than blunt bangs.

[Anonymous No.7064442]

>>7064425
>Mediocre, but good
>mediocre
>but good
lrn2dictionary

[Anonymous No.7064465]

>>7063993
I think you're really pretty and wear the clothes nicely, however I don't think the make-up really suits you. You wear quite heavy eye make-up with falsies (and lenses), which leaves the rest of your face looking washed out. You might want to try adding some color to your lips and cheeks, or tone down the false lashes!

[Anonymous No.7064472]

>>7064465
the (and lenses) misses a "?" it was meant to be a question, sorry!

[Anonymous No.7064490]

>>7064417
I have noticed after putting them all together that I don't really put many accessories on - mainly because I leave everything to the last minute and run out of the house forgetting to put things on. But thank you! I definitely agree.

>>7064465
I wear lenses occasionally, usually at conventions when cosplaying or for lolita photoshoots and stuff (when they're not irritating the hell out of my sensitive eyes) but I'm a bit of a sucker for false eyelashes. Recently I've switched to brown liner and eyelashes because it's a lot softer on my pale faceeeee.
I do put quite a pink blush on but I've never tried bronzer or contouring or the like because it scares me, maybe I should do it a bit more so it comes out in photos? I tend to stick to pink lipstick too but idk man I'm not the best when it comes to my face T___T
Thank you for the critique though! I really do appreciate it ^^!

[Anonymous No.7064495]

>>7063496
>should only help you avoid binge eating and purging, as it helps you "feel good
>helps you "feel good
isn't this the goal of all ADs regardless of the disease/disorder behind it?

[Anonymous No.7064496]

>>7063790
love it! you look great :)

[Anonymous No.7064506]

>>7061580
Thanks! I've sold both of those since then though!

>>7061912
Bodyline from a while ago, only $12! Not sure if they still have it. Cyperous had one for about 8900yen at that time when split bobs were the rage...

>>7062268
Thank you! MM Antoinette is one of my dream dresses, so I'm glad to finally have got it!

>>7062524
Thanks, I love classic but it's always fun to do other styles :) I really like your French Cafe + red cardi + biscuit bag + brown oxfords coordinate, I've always wanted to coord French Cafe that way!

>>7062560
>>7062570
Thanks HSP for replying :P I always wish we got better photos of our quadrupleting macarons that day ;_;

[Anonymous No.7064509]

>>7064490
Haha, I have the same problem - that or I just wear the same damn accessories. >>7063993 is interesting because I've never seen your earlier coordinates! You look just like IW's Model-chan in the Rottenburg coord <3

[Anonymous No.7064559]

>>7064509
Man I am terrible T___T I notice I tend to use the same bag for everything too (massive Rilakkuma one) because I like to carry my ipad and stuff around. Or I'll take two bags like a retard.

Ahhh really!? I had to dig through my computer to get some of the really earlier ones, I have more on a blog somewhere but I couldn't find them.
I've actually been told before a few times that I look like her! It's a bit weird but I like it hahahaha.

[Helpful shopper person !!RFrXvqamlc7 No.7064567]

>>7064506
Well, at least you've got video footage and gifs!

[Anonymous No.7064831]

>>7064425
>The way you part your wigs is annoying, try actually cutting the bangs, or using your real hair now and then.

Real hair is fluffy, fine and has very little volume. I also have a thinning part. Also, blunt bangs look terrible on me. Sideswept is far more flattering. I do trim my bangs, but leaving them blunt across my forehead looks far worse than a little sideswept part. Sorry to annoy you anon, but I'm not changing that to please your tastes on what may look good on you personally.

[Anonymous No.7065122]

>>7064496
Thanks! Im still learning and finding my style.

>>7064509
It's so hard to wear different accessories and so easy to fall back on the same ones. I'm not much of an accessories person, but I'd like to try.

>>7064425
Any tips or suggestions? Maybe some photos of other outfits that you think are exceptional?

>>7063932
Powder rose is really nice, but I feel like the chiffon isn't as nice as newer chiffon pieces.

>>7063838
Will do! Thank goodness I have tons if magazines to look at.

[Anonymous No.7065155]

>>7064831
Not that anon but there is a way that you cut bangs to make them sit better sideswept.

[Anonymous No.7065163]

>>7064559
Stop with the emotes already

[Anonymous No.7065672]

>>7065155
I do know how to do that, as that's how I cut my natural bangs. But I typically change the direction I wear them from time to time depending on how I want to balance something out on my outfit. There are two wigs I haven't cut (the brown split one, and the milk tea one). But I also wanted to lose a little more weight and get a new pair of glasses to see how that style of bang would look on me before doing anything. I didn't think it was *that* big a deal, and not some onholy crime against lolita fashion. I'll just be sure list it with bad lace and leg warmers next time.