old lolita

[Anonymous No.7606979]

Is there an age limit for jfashion?

Are you still going to be wearing lolita when you're wringly and uncute?
How do you cope with the thought of growing old and undesirable and needing surgery to look decent in your coords?

Pics of good older roris?

[Anonymous No.7606983]

>pic unrelated

[Anonymous No.7606987]

>>7606979
Most women who wear sweet lolita already look too old to be wearing it in the first place, irregardless of age.

[Anonymous No.7606995]

I don't wear lolita to be 'desirable'.

When I'm a bit older with kids and a career and all that jazz I'll tone it down to a more socially acceptable level, but when I'm actually OLD old I want to be one of those cool older ladies who gives no fucks.

[Anonymous No.7607001]

>>7606987
>irregardless

[Anonymous No.7607067]

I'm 27, probably too old to be wearing Lolita but if I was worried about what ~everyone else~ thought I'd never have got into it in the first place.

That said, I do look young for my age and I credit it to being mixed and starting an anti-aging regiment in my early 20s. Pure Hyaluronic acid serum is a Godsend.

Eat your vegetables! Drink a lot of water! Wear sunscreen! The rest of the world will still think you look like an idiot, but you'll be a beatiful idiot!

[Anonymous No.7607075]

Honestly, I'm turning 23 at the end of the month and I already feel too old for it. That's what stops me from getting into jfashion :(

[Anonymous No.7607088]

One of the ladies in my comm is 37.

[Anonymous No.7607118]

I'm 24 and I feel that even though I find Sweet Lolita adorable, age wise it doesn't suit me. I look like an overgrown child, but when in Classic I feel far more confident. I'll probably never stop, even as a old cat lady. No doubt I'll gradually just shift into Otome when muuuuch older. It'll still be just as lovely.

[Anonymous No.7607128]

I personally think the age limit stops around 18 for jfashion.
It's acceptable when you're in high school but beyond that you're expected to grow up.
When you hit your 20s, people start to notice your age and you better start acting like an adult.

[Anonymous No.7607135]

>>7607128

[Anonymous No.7607138]

>>7607128
This is bullshit. There's no reason to limit your hobbies to some arbitrary age bracket. Especially since it's barely "acceptable" s far as normal society goes anyways. Limiting it is just stupid.

[Anonymous No.7607141]

>>7607128
You do realize there's more to j-fashion than fairy kei, right?

[Anonymous No.7607158]

there's no age limit, go ahead and wear jfashion but expect to look like a manchild. Good luck earning respect.

[Anonymous No.7607171]

For sweet age isn't that important, you just need a baby face. For classic and gothic I'd draw the line around 30, maybe 35.

[Anonymous No.7607172]

>>7607158
ikr
look at this fucking bitch looking like a 5 year old
I could never respect her in any business setting

[Anonymous No.7607182]

>>7607172
yeesh, how do you know she's wearing that for business? It's definitely not business appropriate, but maybe she wore that for an outing? It's really cute on japanese people, but I could not pull that off here in the US without being ridiculed.

[Anonymous No.7607183]

>>7607172
Could be worse

[Anonymous No.7607185]

>>7607128
I don't think so. Most of the people I idolize in the jfashion scene are older, late 20s, early 30s. Octavekitten, Redtonic, Tamulove, even Misako and RinRin Doll and Maki are in the older age range. I think the really good lolitas are all older, they have the finances and the experience to coordinate well. I think ott sweet lolita is the only style that really fits the younger generation, but there really is no age limit on classic, gothic, old school, etc etc.

[Anonymous No.7607187]

[Anonymous No.7607209]

>>7607135
Is that a lutari wearing an eyrie mask? Omfg neopets lol

[Anonymous No.7607254]

It's what stops me from actually taking the plunge into lolita.

I've been window shopping for lolita dresses online since I was about 17. Couldn't afford it as a teenager though and now that I can I'm 24 and starting to worry about my age. I haven't really physically aged much since I was 19 and still look pretty young but that number just keeps staring me in the face like,

>haha you're getting old now.

I worry that even if I still look young I'm a little late to the game and I'm not gonna have that many more years of being able to pull it off.

I do know I'm ridiculous and there are tons of women older than me wearing it but still.

[Anonymous No.7607305]

>>7607182
>>7607183
Sounded like sarcasm to me, guys. Anon's trying to joke that people in these threads seem to only think about Sweet Lolita and Fairy Kei.

[Anonymous No.7607333]

>>7607187
Tiferet would look fucking terrible even if she was 20. She has absolutely no concept of how to dress herself and has the mental maturity of a 13-year-old.

[Anonymous No.7607336]

>>7607187
Not a good example...

[Anonymous No.7607404]

Most girls in my comm are 25 and over. It's actually much rarer to be a teenager in the fashion in my country. A teenager with burando and a true understanding of lolita anyway.

[Anonymous No.7607426]

>>7606979
hey look, a newfag who knows nothing about lolita trying to troll.

[Anonymous No.7607428]

>>7607128
>underage b&

[Anonymous No.7607434]

>>7607158
go back to /r9k/ faggot

[Anonymous No.7607638]

>people think i'm 14.

[Anonymous No.7607642]

>>7607638
wrong image jfc

[Anonymous No.7607646]

>>7607305
>had to go to work

that's exactly my point, anon
you get what I'm throwin out there

[Anonymous No.7608406]

>>7606979
I'm 24 and I'm starting into lolita
So...

[Anonymous No.7608423]

Gotta repeat that, but one of my best lolita friend is nearly the age of my own mother. She is in her 40's, a responsible adult with a job, a husband and a child, and she rocks classic since ten years already. I also know a 35 y/o sweet-classic who started at ~28 with sweet and OTT and towned down a little bit since she had her first child.

Nobody cares for your age, except maybe random aon on the internet.

[Anonymous No.7608438]

>>7608406
Same here anon.

[Anonymous No.7608440]

>>7607638
I get 16 sometimes from slightly older women(and sometimes people in first year classes), my boyfriend says I look about 17-18.
>tfw creeping on 22
>tfw I hope I hold onto eternal youth
>even though it's probably just because I have round moon face and flat chest and don't usually dress in things that excentuate my hips

[Anonymous No.7608445]

Wearing this shit in the first place makes you a complete weirdo so why the fuck not?

[Anonymous No.7608590]

>>7608406
>>7608438

Then your the average age of most lolitas.
Just practice your make-up, co-ording and small talk skills and you'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.7608995]

>>7608440
I got the same thing until i started working full time. Moisturize like hell, girl. I'm 25 and starting to get eye wrinklies.

[Anonymous No.7609505]

>>7608995
And sunscreen. Asian and European sunscreens, not American ones.

[Anonymous No.7609507]

>>7607118
I feel the same way. Too bad I still have a love/hate relationship with sweet. I love the style, but I can't really pull off pastels, with or without childish printed designs, and so I hunt down for more old-school things in jewel tones instead. Thing is, I'd rather save those sweet lolita pieces for big meets because otherwise, I feel a little out of place when I'm wearing too many ruffles and frills on a casual outing. I'm definitely more comfortable with classic and I can see myself wearing it and then transitioning to otome as I get older.

Man, I don't get it. I don't feel all too comfortable in sweet, but I can handle presenting something in front of an audience.

[Anonymous No.7609557]

>>7608440
>>7607638
>be turning 26
>be frequently carded in places where age restriction is 16

Feels good.
Though I think a huge part of it is the clothes.

>>7607118
>>7609507
Even when I was actually younger, I could never pull off sweet or pastels. I don't think it's much to do with my appearance/age, but rather with my skills. I can't coordinate sweet without looking like age-play, while girls who look older do it perfectly without the issue. I just don't think I have an eye for sweet, as adorable as sweet lolitas might be.

[Anonymous No.7609561]

>>7606979
I am 26 and wear sweet with no plans of stopping anytime soon. Most people assume I am 14-16 years old anyway but even if I didn't look young and when I start to look my age, I will still wear it.
To the outside world, anyone who isn't 5 and wearing sweet would look strange to them.

I am just someone who likes cute things and pastel colors, my likes don't change with age. I don't like classic but I do like some gothic lolita outfits but I could never fully switch to just gothic.

[Anonymous No.7609940]

>>7609505
Oh, I've been looking for a good sunscreen that isn't full of nasty shit. Do you (or any other anons for that matter) have any recommendations? I don't even know where to start.

[Anonymous No.7610203]

>>7607638
Once at a meet, a normalfag asked if I was 12. I am younger than most of my comm, and i have a younger face, but I think I look at least a little older. Also I'm taller than quite a few of the girls, aren't 12 year olds all midgets?

[Anonymous No.7610900]

I'm old enough to be your mom. Full gothic lolita. No fucks given.

[Anonymous No.7610930]

It really doesn't matter what age you are if you want to dress up, THOUGH the younger and youthful looking you are the better jfashion will suit you. There are a few 20-somethings that I've seen that look young but that's because they're asian.

[Anonymous No.7610934]

I feel happy that I don't feel a draw to sweet. I've always been more into toned down gothic/classic, and I feel like those styles would look great now and even when I'm older.

[Anonymous No.7610963]

I'm almost 27, but I routinely pass for early 20s, even in business clothing, so I've got no qualms about wearing Lolita through my 30s. I don't really feel like there's an age limit for Lolita, as long as you can still really rock the look. I'll never get plastic surgery or any bullshit like that; if I start legit looking too old for Lolita, I'll stop wearing it publicly, and switch to goth or EGA instead. Pretty much all of the active members in my comm are 21+, with the oldest being 32, and even the oldest still looks good enough to wear it, so I'm not really concerned.

[Anonymous No.7610966]

>>7609940
I really liked the Eucerin sunscreen that I bought in Nice while I was on vacation. It's pretty much the only sunscreen I've tried yet that doesn't make me break out horribly, or dry out my skin. Even Neutrogena doesn't like me that much, but Eucerin seems to do the job nicely.

[Anonymous No.7610981]

>>7607638
>I look so young I'm often mistaken for a fetus.

[Anonymous No.7610984]

>>7610934
Same. When I first started getting into lolita at 16 all the styles I liked were too 'mature' for my babyface and several comm members tried to get me into sweet. It's just not my thing. So in my teens I may have looked a bit ridiculous but now that I'm in my early twenties I'm finally starting to grow into my style. I still like the kind of old school sweet that borders on natural kei, though. The sort of thing that passes for frumpy lacy sundresses. That kind of feminine frumpiness is timeless enough that I'll still feel comfortable wearing it when I'm older.

When I get much older I want to be Geraldine Mcewan's Jane Marple so all these frilly blouses and cardigans will still come in handy. Assuming they'll still fit/haven't fallen apart, of course. All I'll really need to look for is cute hats and cute comfy shoes and poof, instant granny chic.

[Anonymous No.7611004]

>>7610984
I feel like a lot of people look awkward as teens, it's just a growing up thing. ESPECIALLY when it comes to fashion. They just don't have the same sense of style as an adult.

So you would probably have the same problems with sweet (you'd just feel MORE awkward)

This is why I think it's fucking hilarious that people think 20-somethings are too old for lolita. How many of those people in the street snaps do you think lie about their ages?

[Anonymous No.7611031]

>>7607638
Got into the fair for free because they thought I was under 12 (I'm 20) wearing normal clothes.

>tfw flat chest and youthful face but 5'6"

[Anonymous No.7611050]

Every time I see a thread like this it ends up being mostly comprised of people going 'I'm like 54 but I look like 12 and get asked for ID all the time tee hee'.

You don't look your age? Good for you. But tips for older lolitas and examples of clearly older lolitas still rocking it would be of greater value.

[Anonymous No.7611057]

>>7610966
Seconding this, Eucerin is great

[Anonymous No.7611145]

>Classic and kuro lolita
>Be 26
>Starts at 22
>Feeling great

And I'm pregnant

[Anonymous No.7611161]

Would love for people to post pictures. I'd love to see some badass classy old women

[Anonymous No.7611293]

i'm 31, going 32... I don't think that my age should stop me from doing what I like

[Anonymous No.7611302]

I feel like it really depends on how you're going about yourself in lolita. If you're a 'sweet' lolita and 30ish, you need to stop - shit is fucking gross. 30 as Mori Kei though would work a lot better.

[Anonymous No.7611306]

>>7611302
Honestly, I think it really depends on how you do sweet. More mature prints, darker colorways, things like that are far more appropriate and stylish on a more mature person than AP's pastel sweet toy/candy prints.

[Anonymous No.7611433]

I'm going towards 24 and i look better in sweet and fairy kei, i want also to wear classic-sweet, creepy cute and otome, but i'm not a fan of too mature prints or gothic ones i rather prefer pastel toys,flowers or fruits than a historical print or buildings in my lolita.
I can imagine myself as an old lady dressing in whatever lolita style i want, maybe classic or sweet in black/red and not caring having a wrinkled face for wearing the style! Also i think it's good when you get older, because it tends to cover some parts with age look not as you were young while looking elegant and cute at the same time.
Some people saw (in a big italian city) an old lady dressing in gothic lolita, i'd like to see more old ladies dressing lolita!

[Anonymous No.7611440]

>>7611302
I saw some over 30 sweet lolita looking so good even with candy or toys prints. It depends how you style the dresses it doesn't matter if OTT or not, but how items are put in a coord. I just hate how people should dictate what lolita or other styles you have to wear depending of age. For me, it depends only about the person regardless the age, what colors are suited for her and the coordination.

[Anonymous No.7611449]

>>7606979
I don't understand why everyone here wants to look like or be mistaken for a 14-16 year old? It's not like it's some sort of compliment?

There's nothing wrong with being 25 and looking 25. I think people just don't know what people typically look like at different ages. And you're going to be carded even if you look like you're 30 you realise?

[Anonymous No.7611460]

>>7611449
Because loli most kawaii, as well as opinions like >>7607128. Genuinely looking 14 isn't desirable in normal life (I'd start to worry about my boyfriend, for one) but in lolita and other cutesy Japanese fashions it helps to look like a high schooler. It's cuter and kids get away with weird shit more than adults who "should know better". Also chances are if you look younger than you really are you're going to age better.

I'm 23 but I like being mistaken for a 18-year-old because it means I don't look like a child but still look 'fresh' and youthful. When I'm 30 I want to look 25, and so on.

[Anonymous No.7611477]

>>7606979
>Are you still going to be wearing lolita when you're wringly and uncute?
Let's be honest like 95% of lolitas, jp or otherwise, are already uncute..... The really cute girls can probably pull it off until middle age but no way is an elderly person gonna look good in most loli genres. Maybe a goth or classic look with full length skirts and none of those platform shoes could work.

>>7611460
>I'm 23 but I like being mistaken for a 18-year-old because it means I don't look like a child but still look 'fresh' and youthful. When I'm 30 I want to look 25, and so on.
Same. But at some point you just hit a wall. For some it's late 20s, for some it's early 40s. Think about cary mulligan. Babyface. Is young and looks young in a way but doesn't really look "fresh" whereas alexis bledel is in her 30s and still looks better. If you look young but have some "definition" to your face then you age well but babyfaces will just sag/wrinkle more easily in the long run.

[Anonymous No.7611491]

I don't think there really is an age limit, it's just clothing and there shouldn't be an age limit on clothing.

If someone wants to wear AP's pastel cutesy prints in their 30's and 40's, so be it. The general public thinks we look like freaks no matter how old we are.

I know a middle aged couple who like just dressing in Victorian goth style and even they get told they are too old. A lot of people believe any alternative fashion is only for young people.

I want to be old and wearing AP's pastel prints, I want to be one of those eccentric old people.

[Anonymous No.7611498]

>>7611491
>I don't think there really is an age limit, it's just clothing and there shouldn't be an age limit on clothing.
ok yeah everything is subjective everybody can do what they want but
this is about when it starts to look bad
ita isn't just about your clothes

[Anonymous No.7611507]

>>7611498
The general public thinks we look bad, so I really don't care about what a few lolitas may think.

[Anonymous No.7611511]

>>7606995
>I want to be one of those cool older ladies who gives no fucks
She gets it.
Once you're old enough, people stop caring about your image and about you fitting in at once.
so that might be the best thing to do.
>inb4 all of /cgl/ go back to lolita in 40 years

[Anonymous No.7611516]

>>7611511
>people stop caring about your image
And do you as well? Is this why older women start to focus on home decor and gardens instead of themselves? Because their bodies are a lost cause?

[Anonymous No.7611519]

>>7611516
It's up to you to decide what you care about.
what other people think is one thing, what you think is another.

[Anonymous No.7611534]

Wasn't there an Asian Lolita who dressed up with her daughter? I think she was in her 40's and she dressed in sweet. I forgot her name.

She looked her age, had wrinkles and sagging skin but still looked cute.

[Anonymous No.7611571]

There are always those beauty skin apps to shoop away wrinkles, ladies. One thing I've noticed as I passed 30 is that environmental conditions have much more impact on my face the next day, so get lots of sleep, drink water, eat well, moisturize, etc. before a big meet. I didn't really have to think about that before.

[Anonymous No.7611956]

>>7608590
Lolita and generally getting fashion that is more you and less your parents starts after 18. Unless you have forgiving parents and are able to get hired around 16-18. I couldn't get shit until I finally got hired last year and I'm 20(US economy is absolute shit and worse job markets if you have no experience). I can finally get pretty and feel happy with what I'm wearing and no more controlling parents over what I wear.

[Anonymous No.7611963]

>>7611516
I think the reason why most older ladies focus on other things is usually because they either get self-concious and loathing, or they just don't care about it/they have other things they'd rather focus on as opposed to other people caring about it

[Anonymous No.7611983]

>>7611963
I think you get to a point where comfort and practicality overrides being stylish for a lot of people. I think this especially goes for my parents - they wear outdoorsy, fast drying hiking clothes fricking all the time now.

[Anonymous No.7611991]

>>7611534
Kao/kaho something like that uh ? I liked her blog for her report about the Lolita community in Japan.

[Anonymous No.7612011]

>>7611991
Yes! That is who I was thinking of.

[Anonymous No.7612014]

>>7612011

[Anonymous No.7612026]

>>7611983
My dad wears True Religion Jeans and dress shirts when he's not wearing jean short cut offs and VanCun shirts that he's had for 30 yrs

[Anonymous No.7612034]

>>7607067
Same here. 27 and I still get asked if I am in high school. I hardly drink. I don't smoke, and I keep an healthy diet, and work out.

Allot of girls in my comm are in the 20-24 age bracket, and I don't see any of them stopping anytime soon. I know our sister comm has allot of girls you are under the age of 22.

Mostly girls who stay in the fashion either start at sweet and move on to classic / gothic / otome styles

[Anonymous No.7612059]

>>7606979
This is what I think.

You only live once, do what you want. Once you are dead, you won't have the chance to do the things you enjoy ever again. If you are 50 and want to wear OTT sweet, do it. Other lolitas will get anal about it but it's your life, it's not your job to make other people happy.

I think older people can be cute, you can still look good when you are older if you take care of yourself. I volunteer with this old lady who is in her 70's. She is so tiny and cute and very active, you wouldn't think she is in her 70's. I think she would look adorable in Lolita.

[Anonymous No.7612075]

>>7607638
>Mistaken for 17
>turning 27 next week

The only bad part is people thought I was too young at job interviews for the longest time. Even people I knew who recommended me thought I was years younger.

[Anonymous No.7612077]

>>7606979
Fuck YOU!(:
I paid for may frills I'm going to wear them for as long as I want. ;D

[Anonymous No.7612123]

>>7612026
You think you have it bad? Both my mom and my dad have over a dozen Big Dog shirts. Each. Anyway, onto the subject of the thread, I think old people for sure can wear Lolita, but I do think its better if they actually acknowledge their advanced age and maybe make it a more mature/elegant look, whether it's classic/gothic/sweet etc. Tbh. I'm hime gyaru and while I plan on adjusting my style as I age I don't think I'll really ever leave the ruffles and fur lol. In fact, I can't wait to be one of those stereotypical glam old ladies that wear those super long white fur coats...

[Anonymous No.7612205]

I think she's in her mid-30's. Pregnant with second kid. Does OTT sweet all day long.

[Anonymous No.7612215]

>>7612123
I'm on the same boat, I think people can dress as they want so long as they look put together and dress appropriately for where they are and what they're doing.

[Anonymous No.7612226]

LA comm girls are generally over 24 and they rock all the styles well. I think in lolita it's necessary to be a bit older in order to possess a decent wardrobe, unless you land work very early at a well-paying job, or you have a sugardaddy/momma, or you're just wealthy to begin with.

This lady is a mom x2 and pretty sure she's mid-30's, if not older. She looks beautiful in classic.

[Anonymous No.7612245]

>>7610203
I'm 21, told I looked 12 just last week. Feels weird mang.

[Anonymous No.7612249]

>>7612205
Ew..

[Anonymous No.7612455]

>>7611491
I wanna be the same and not going for some mature, too long skirt aristocrat style or mori because i'm too old for sweet lolita. It's so cute to see more alternative people aging with their favourite fashion, it makes me feels at ease and thinking there isn't an age to dress a certain fashion.
>>7611511
Infact i dress Lolita from myself and to not conform gender expectations of how a girl should dress to be desiderable for men. When i get older, dressing Lolita would be better because the more you get older the more you don't care about others. I just desire to be that old crazy dressed woman in cute prints and heart shaped bags.
>>7611516
Well i think it's a bit sad not getting care about themselves when they get older, because i think even if you are very old, dressing as you like make you feel better and more confident. But if the woman in question never cared about fashion, it's another story.
>>7612014
I always loved them! This a good example of how age shoudn't stop you of wearing what you want.
>>7612034
Same thing except i never work out (too lazy) but i compensate with walking for lots of hours for some days of the week. I always get mistaken for an highschooler even i'm in my middle 20s almost, but it's a good thing. In my family there is slow aging so i'm lucky.
>>7612059
Aww, i think also I when i see some old ladies if they can wear lolita or not. Some have the perfect face to wear it!
>>7612205
Ganguro sweet lolita?

[Anonymous No.7612652]

>>7612226
Yup, and she wore sweet all the way up until her second kid, and was absolutely pulling it off. She also has been an excellent example of how to do Lolita well while pregnant.

[Anonymous No.7612655]

>>7612226
I think the majority of prominent and well-dressed SoCal ladies are in their mid-twenties, it's wrote common down here, probably because it's easier to afford a great wardrobe when you have a stable income.

[Anonymous No.7612724]

>>7607182
Either I'm in an incredibly relaxed job or it's the culture but I could totally wear that to work. Only stuff not allowed is too skanky / too alternative when there's clients.

[Anonymous No.7616077]

>>7612455
>Infact i dress Lolita from myself and to not conform gender expectations of how a girl should dress to be desiderable for men.

lol ok, you are a special snowflake

[Anonymous No.7616121]

>>7616077
Bait, much?

[Anonymous No.7617356]

>>7616121
Agreed, it is so obvious.