Lolita general

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Lolita general Anonymous Tue Feb 17 04:42:47 2015 No.8125469 [Reply] [Original]

New lolita general, old one is on autosage
>>8113947

So I know I'm not the first one to ask this, but how long does it take for Innocent World to invoice you? I ordered for the first time last week (I think) and aside from the confirmation mail I haven't heard from them since.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 04:44:58 2015 No.8125470 >>8125469 I was invoiced 29 days after making me last order.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 05:44:14 2015 No.8125510 File: 69 KB, 640x480, btssb_2012lpschoolgirl_02.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8125469 Has anyone else got this dress? It's from a 2012 lucky pack. I find the skirt very short but I was wondering if anyone else had that problem.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 06:20:48 2015 No.8125566 i've always ordered during sales / popular releases, and it's taken between 2 to 4 weeks each time to receive invoices

Anonymous Tue Feb 17 06:52:39 2015 No.8125603

>>8125469
I ordered back around the 12th of December. Still have not received an invoice.
IW contacted me once just under a month after I ordered due to my asking, only to tell me some items were sold out and If i wished to continue.
I replied I did, fast forward to yester after a few emails regarding my order only for them to tell me pretty much everything I ordered was sold out.

Pretty fucking pissed off actually. I ordered only a couple of hours after the 15% pre-sale began, and have nothing to show for it. WTF.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 06:53:14 2015 No.8125604 >>8125510 That's MAX CUTE

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 07:09:55 2015 No.8125630 >>8125470 Did you order Lucky Charms?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 07:11:20 2015 No.8125633 >>8125630 LOL holy shit I didn't even realize I said that fuck I was about to be like, "anon...there is no Lucky Charms print..."

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 07:12:50 2015 No.8125636 I ordered a dress about 3 weeks after a friend of mine ordered some bits and pieces in the sale. I received my item before she received her invoice, I really don't know what IW are doing.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 07:13:56 2015 No.8125639 >>8125633 And even though I love Lucky Charms, I'm glad there is no Lucky Charms print.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 07:40:41 2015 No.8125665 >>8125639 I don't know, a clover print with 4-leaf clovers hidden in it would be cute as fuck.

Anonymous Tue Feb 17 08:03:58 2015 No.8125685
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Does anyone know what this is about?
http://www.babyssb.co.jp/info/classical/
Does this mean they are going to re-release a lot of their old (school) designs?

Looked up at an early age, ruffles and lace full of clothes.
It's the story of the beginning of the BABY.

"Instant dress clothes tailored just for the torso.
Our minds and dance at that moment appeared was the Planar fabric is three-dimensional, airy silhouette.
Or excited dons the clothes of the BABY girl, or pounding, felt encouraged when. It is we continue making your clothes so much, always cuddle girls heart does not change from the old beliefs.
Older, around the environment is changing in like likes used. Because we desire or want to express in your clothes. Want to reaffirm the clothing itself because we defy to the hilt, attraction.
Now that your clothing nostalgic and I love appeared as a BABY CLASSICAL SERIES. Pure feeling when I first started I'm sure Lolita although should be revived."

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 08:22:39 2015 No.8125704 >>8125633 Kawaii leprechaun print.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 11:44:23 2015 No.8126001 >>8125685 I hope so! They do still re-release older designs every year though, like the Babydoll and Shirring Princess JSKs. Maybe this time it will be something fancier that hasn't been re-released yet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 11:47:15 2015 No.8126006 >>8126001 They also re-released Elizabeth again. I'm hoping for stained glass seraphim!

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 12:30:44 2015 No.8126083 >>8125469 I've always received mine like a week after I order...

Anonymous Tue Feb 17 13:56:52 2015 No.8126256
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What are some do's and don'ts with high collared blouses?

>help what kind of dress doesn't match this blouse

Im in love with this blouse, and seeing everything in rose colored glasses about it. Every jsk i see matches it (well, unless it's in ivory). Is that really the case?

Somebody tell me I'm wrong before i fuck up.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 13:59:28 2015 No.8126261 >>8126256 I love high collared blouses too. You just have to make sure the neckline isn't too busy on the JSK otherwise it will be a mess. High-waist skirts look amazing with them though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 16:53:55 2015 No.8126690 >>8126006 they did that through aatp a few years ago though i'd be the first to say yes to a stained glass angel rerelease, but i don't think it'll happen this year

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 17:34:58 2015 No.8126770 How do I wear a short sleeved OP (wide sleeves) in spring and not look retarded. Long gloves?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 17:37:44 2015 No.8126775 >>8125685 They've had a couple of print re-releases over the years as well. I think they did something called the Memorial series? They brought back Halloween Alice with new cuts and I am STOKED to see what it'll be this time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 18:22:00 2015 No.8126903 >>8126770 Gloves in spring? I think just fitting wristcuffs would be fine.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 18:50:08 2015 No.8126993 Does anyone know of any examples of dresses made of broderie anglaise fabric? I'm sure Baby made one at least but my google-fu is failing me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 19:13:44 2015 No.8127061 >>8126775 Please Gloria, Aatp

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 19:32:06 2015 No.8127125 >>8125685 Praying for Stained Glass and matching accessories, and, in a perfect world, Fragant Rose Memories or Elizabeth Bride of Death.

Anonymous Tue Feb 17 22:36:04 2015 No.8127518

>>8125685
I'm reading through the Baby website now and it sounds more like they're making a new series that will have old school designs, not re-releasing stuff. They use 登場, which usually introduces something new, whereas with re-releases they usually use 再販.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 00:02:12 2015 No.8127659 File: 88 KB, 982x483, hmmmm.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Ummm, what. I don't understand why she's selling a doll on there.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 00:09:09 2015 No.8127673 >>8126261 Big boobies do not. >tfw: love all these collared jsks. Gonna have to go with boleros because tits.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 01:46:01 2015 No.8127808 >>8127518 That was what I thought, too and I only used google translate. I really don't know why everybody thinks that they will rerelease stuff..?

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 02:08:05 2015 No.8127861

>>8125510
I just bought this from closet child. Wow, thanks anon, I was losing it trying to figure out what it was called, it being from an LP explains why I couldn't find any information on it. I didn't know the top was detachable and it could become a separate skirt, I thought that was pretty nifty when I tried it on.

Anyways, hmm, perhaps it's a tad short, but I find the length just fine for me personally, probably because i'm just about 5'2''.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 02:11:40 2015 No.8127872 File: 71 KB, 480x666, http%3A%2F%2F41.media.tumblr.com%2F70726ca681a8c01a30fbd5e699e52590%2Ftumblr_njygiuPwlm1qgjjjyo1_500.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >wearing Baby's classical series.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 02:13:21 2015 No.8127878 File: 32 KB, 600x600, http%3A%2F%2F40.media.tumblr.com%2Fb16b57d8594e8eda3ce7bd11926906da%2Ftumblr_njyerxef2W1qgjjjyo1_1280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8127872

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 02:37:16 2015 No.8127945 >>8127673 well, thank God I dont have tits.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 02:41:57 2015 No.8127956 >>8127872 >>8127878 Fuck yes flower cart embroidery.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 03:04:45 2015 No.8127979

>email clobba in December
>"are you going to re release VM short boots?"
>yes with navy
> it will be late january or mid february
>Clobba updates Valentines day on sales comm
>still no boots
>email again on 15th
>"we are going to do it, but we don't know when"
>we still have a few left in stock

sigh

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 04:06:40 2015 No.8128061
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I'm so pissed off right now. Purchased stuff during the sale, thought I was getting all of my items, but was confused by the price of everything. Checked it out a minute ago and it turns out I only got one fucking item. One god damn ring and that's it. Why you gotta do this to me AP?

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 04:25:29 2015 No.8128085 >>8127979 I messaged them about the boots like one year ago and they said the rerelease would happen soon in the future. I gave up my hope long ago.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 05:27:21 2015 No.8128149 File: 43 KB, 520x479, bring it in sis.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8128085 shitheads

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 06:59:34 2015 No.8128212
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Does anyone know the typical shoulder width of AP's OPs, or the measurement for Loyal Rosette's OP? I'm in love with the collar and sleeve cuffs of the University OP but not sure if I should just hope for a similar jsk&blouse due to wide shoulders.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 07:03:11 2015 No.8128215 >>8126903 I was thinking cold and windy April kind of spring but I realize weather can be much nicer elsewhere.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 07:59:44 2015 No.8128261 >>8128212 Quickly measured my Loyal Rosette OP on a hanger for you and it's about 34cm end to end. I woudn't reccomend it if you've got wide shoulders as AP's unshirred OPs are mostly made for smaller frames.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 08:09:21 2015 No.8128271 File: 82 KB, 611x909, tumblr_njujawVaJF1tykkceo10_1280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I just came across this Taobao dress. Is Wa/Qi-Lolita a thing again? What do you think?

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 09:51:37 2015 No.8128368 >>8128271 Taobao has a lot of Qi-Lolita dresses all the time. Because they are Chinese you see.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 09:53:54 2015 No.8128370 >>8128212 Anymore info on this? It is right up my alley.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 10:09:06 2015 No.8128387 >>8128271 >>8128368 There's actually an indie brand that does mainly qi. I'm assuming they're Japanese because Kera shop stocks them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 10:15:04 2015 No.8128395 Does secret shop still make replica socks? I can't find anything

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 11:37:22 2015 No.8128533 File: 30 KB, 375x281, 1421905574162.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw tracking updated come to me my sweet

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 11:39:53 2015 No.8128540 >>8128387 They're Chinese and a taobao brand. I'm actually waiting on a qi dress from them. Jewelry in Sunrise is the name, and they do around a 50/50 ratio of Qi lolita to classic lolita.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 11:49:06 2015 No.8128563 >>8125685 >mfw hoping for Red Riding Hood embrioided jsk/op

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 12:41:30 2015 No.8128633 >>8128271 Gretchen stop trying to make wa/qi lolita happen. it's not going to happen

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 12:49:30 2015 No.8128649 >>8128387 >>8128540 Just checked, it's called Creme Brulee and I think it's Taiwanese.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 13:04:49 2015 No.8128686 >>8125469 Quick question, When using Japonica and I want to order several items do I send several forms in one email? Sorry kinda a newfagg with Japanese SS

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 15:09:44 2015 No.8128898 >>8128261 Thanks anon

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 15:14:54 2015 No.8128905

>>8125469
Any of you ladies use minimiser bras or binders for lolita? I've gone up two cup sizes recently (up to 32DD) and now my bust isn't fitting nicely into dresses. Ideally I'd like to get down by 3-4 inches so I imagine a binder would be the best bet but I feel like it's going to looking strangely flat if I go that route.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 15:26:37 2015 No.8128929 >>8128905 32DD manages to fit fine into most dresses. I just use a sports bra instead of a normal one

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 15:50:06 2015 No.8128973

So I have a question about refunding someone.

I sold a dress to a girl in another country and shipping was quite pricey. The dress was shipped but never made it to the buyer and has now been returned to me (the reason does not seem to be noted but the address was correct to the one I was given). I'm planning on offering to refund her or reship item, but if I fully refund her or reship I am losing the $60 I paid for shipping the first time. Just wondering what other people would do in my situation?

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 16:08:13 2015 No.8129004

>>8128905
>get down 3"-4"

So bind down to only have a 1" lump? A 32DD only has max 5" difference between the underbust and bust. I'm a 34D, which is the same cup size volume as you, and I fit into unshirred brand dresses easily. Me thinks you need to re-measure yourself, anon.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 16:09:52 2015 No.8129007

>>8128905
I am confused. What bust size are you? I am a C cup and 96 cm. I have been looking into binders too, because dresses aren't fitting me well. I have tried sport bras. I am also trying to lose weight, because I heard that it may shrink your bust size.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 16:59:15 2015 No.8129128 File: 94 KB, 600x530, 1ff5_old_book_messenger_bag.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Ugh, I wish this came in different colors.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 17:13:10 2015 No.8129168 >>8128271 Qi is a thing but if you're not asian I wouldn't suggest you do it unless you have a thin waifish frame and thin limbs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 17:16:56 2015 No.8129180 >>8129004 Methinks you might need to re-measure yourself, unless you only fit into Maxicimam...seriously, what unshirred brand releases have a 38" bust?

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 17:17:09 2015 No.8129182

>>8128271
I fucking love qi lolita. Wa lolita is ita trash in my eyes, but I think the high collars and short sleeves of qipao - in addition to the beautiful accents and embroidery/patterns - are very flattering on lolita cuts. I feel sort of lame for thinking like that, but eh, I still totally want a qi OP.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 19:30:24 2015 No.8129516

Lolita noob here, didn't want to make a new thread for a single question so forgive me if this isn't exactly on topic.

Is there any advice you would give to a tall girl (5'10"/177cm) looking to buy her first coord? I have a longer than average torso and routinely have issues with fitting into Western clothing that has defined waist or underbust elements. There are a ton of really cute JSKs that I want but I'm terrified that they'll all be too short for me. I'm looking at blouse + skirt coords as a safer alternative, but not being able to buy anything with straps ever for fear of them not fitting really sucks.

I'm a fairly decent seamstress, so I don't think I'd have a problem buying larger sizes for the vertical length and then taking them in to get rid of the extra horizontal length. Or are there any particular brands/taobao sellers that might have more variable sizing? I'm not expecting actual burando to accommodate my freakishly long torso, but maybe there's a nice indie brand or taobao seller that's more flexible.

Help plz I just want to be cute.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 19:36:10 2015 No.8129528

>>8128271
I personally think the silhouette of qi looks nice, and I've considered looking for a qi dress before. My problem with wa lolita is that the sleeve/puffy skirt combination doesn't look good to me at all.

Plus all the weebs who wear it, obviously

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 19:38:00 2015 No.8129533

>>8129516
I'd recommend IW long length dresses that are not high waisted. The strap length can also be adjusted on most IW jsks. I'm almost the same height and also have a long torso. IW long length jsks have become a staple in my wardrobe although the skirt and blouse combo will work well if the skirt is long enough. The majority of lolita skirts are high waisted so take this into consideration. If you post some of the jsks that you like I'm sure someone will be able to give advice if they will fit or not.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 19:39:39 2015 No.8129540 >>8129180 Some Btssb and Innocent World dresses do or say they do atleast.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:00:56 2015 No.8129594

>>8128973
You message her saying that the package returned to you even though the address matched the one you were given, and offer a refund of the cost minus shipping (since you already spent money shipping the item and it is not your fault it was returned), or offer to re-ship at her expense. If you really want to you can offer to cover half the reship cost or something.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:23:20 2015 No.8129631 >>8129180 32DD is not a 38" bust.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:30:03 2015 No.8129644

not understanding the problem with the sleeve/skirt silhouette on wa-lolita. Plenty of princess-sleeve blouses have long trailing sleeves, and if you look at medieval/baroque sleeves, many dresses have huge flowing bell shaped sleeves. It's rather elegant when done well imo. Go to innocent world website and look at their princess sleeved blouse. The kimono sleeve is just taking it one step further, and looks cute when done properly. It's a popular style in Japan, it's just western weebs who can't coord that are complaining about it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:34:13 2015 No.8129651 >>8129516 Join the tall lolita group on facebook :)

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:45:01 2015 No.8129665 >>8129631 Ummm...34D is. 34 + 4 = 38, girl was saying she fits into unshirred brand with 34D boobs, the reply was to that poster.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:50:54 2015 No.8129675 >>8129644 I've seen plenty of Japanese wa lolita coords and I think they all look like garbage. The sleeves are only sort of similar to princess sleeves, and the neckline just does not suit lolita IMO. But you do you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 20:52:46 2015 No.8129678 >>8129644 Except...it's not popular in Japan. Nobody here wears it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 21:29:03 2015 No.8129738 >>8129594 Thanks anon!

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 21:59:25 2015 No.8129818 im new to 4chan

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 22:09:17 2015 No.8129844

>>8129180
I'm shallow so my measurements are uncommon due to breast tissue placement. I'm a 32.5" underbust technically, I size up for my band for comfort. Depending on bra lift (or lack thereof when just wearing a sports bra), due to my breast tissue placement I can get boobs anywhere from a 34" to 37". Bra fitting is complicated, but that doesn't change the fact that someone with a 32DD (assume measured correctly) shouldn't need a binder to wear lolita. Maybe for old Moitie, but not IW, AP, or BtssB. A good sports bra will have enough minor compression to let them fit most things.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 22:23:34 2015 No.8129884 I'm wishing one day I'd own one of the Alice in Wonderland Disney prints out there, but alas, I don't know if I even should..

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 22:26:56 2015 No.8129892 >>8129877 Cute print on the right! >but the fucking brown bows no Oh Meta....

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:04:51 2015 No.8129967 >>8129871 Dang I like this tulip dress, but saving myself for the teacup print. Also trying for the new AP release this weekend...

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:08:36 2015 No.8129976 >>8129516 Avoid high waists, be very wary when purchasing AP because most of the time they'll be too short in length. If you do want to purchase a dress that's on the shorter side, think about buying a good quality underskirt.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:20:05 2015 No.8130000

>>8129516
All your dresses will all be too short in the bodice except possibly Haenuli. Skirt + blouse combos are a much better bet.
Most brands are based in Asia so even when they add vertical length for larger sizes it's only like 1-2", and we're talking sized for people who are 5' 5" as opposed to 5" 2.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:20:25 2015 No.8130002 >>8129818 why did this make me burst out laughing

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:23:35 2015 No.8130013 >>8129533 >>8129651 >>8129976 Thanks for the tips, guys.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:24:36 2015 No.8130017 >>8130013 Fuck, forgot >>8130000 too. Thank you! sage for my idiocy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:28:25 2015 No.8130026 >>8127945 God is more of an ass man anyway.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:30:29 2015 No.8130034

>>8129665
band size = underbust measurement in inches is not a universal method of bra sizing and brands vary. I have four different bra sizes in my collection. They all fit. Sizing is not that consistent, and beyond that some people still do the +4 to underbust for band size.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:45:33 2015 No.8130067 >>8130013 >>8130017 If you're interested in otome at all you should check out Leur Getter.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:45:56 2015 No.8130069

>>8129665
Aaaaand that's where I messed up. 32D. I'm a 32D. Not 34. I knew that looked wrong. I'm on heavy antihistamines right now holy fucknuggets forgive me for that moment of retardation. Minus 2" from everything I've said and I'm going to go cry myself to slumber now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 23:50:12 2015 No.8130080 >>8129892 Meta's bows are usually detachable

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:05:55 2015 No.8130128 So for reasons could I have a dump of currently/soon to be available jsks/ops in white?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:07:24 2015 No.8130131 >>8130128 only if you're not going to be the 487325857257th faggot trying to wear a lolita dress for their wedding

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:09:57 2015 No.8130138 >>8130131 nah, doing a pree-wedding tea with my friends

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:11:19 2015 No.8130143 I'm trying to find elegant tights for classic and/or hime lolita...general in white and/or floral. The catch it I need plus-size tights and I can't find anything beyond ugly fishnets. Anyone know a place?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:11:43 2015 No.8130145 >>8130131 Another anon, but I just like shiro.

>>	Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya Thu Feb 19 00:15:12 2015 No.8130154 File: 129 KB, 593x647, No_fun_allowed.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8130131 You are such a wedding pooper.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:25:27 2015 No.8130175 >>8129867 yo dawg i heard you like dresses

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:27:57 2015 No.8130181
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>>8129516
Mary Magdalene is also well known for having the length for tall girls, just have to make sure you fit it torso wise, as many of their dresses aren't forgiving that way.
But without your measurements it's impossible know. Lolibrary is your friend.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:58:09 2015 No.8130231 >>8129889 That long floral dress is so gorgeous! And it would actually suit me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 00:59:06 2015 No.8130232 Just got an awful nightmare of me being super late to LVER and fucking up my outfit. I suppose that means I'm excited for it, but hell, what a bad night.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 01:26:25 2015 No.8130278

>>8128905
No safe binder gets you completely flat if you are C cup or over. Certain brands have less minimizing than others, I would maybe google some reviews of what binder you are looking at, and look at reviews with people that have bigger bust sizes to see what the end result looks like.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 01:31:08 2015 No.8130291 >>8129877 that solid dress on the left is adorable

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 02:38:54 2015 No.8130418 >>8130291 Looks like an apron cut, but I can't tell.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 02:56:53 2015 No.8130440 >>8129877 So katrina jsk re-release? Or that happen already...

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 05:30:06 2015 No.8130601

>>8130181
Mary Magdalene is probably the tall-unfriendliest brand out there. Unless for a few exceptions most of their just-waisted dresses and coats end up being empire waists on me and I'm not even that tall (only 172cm). Long sleeves should also be avoided at all costs if you have broad shoulders or long arms (or a combination of both), they are like 15 cm too short on me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 06:12:50 2015 No.8130636 >>8130181 Umm. Are you serious or did you confuse them with JetJ? their bodice length is perfect on me, and I'm 5' 2".

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 07:08:23 2015 No.8130666

>>8130601
That's funny, I'm the same height as you and own about 10 main pieces. The only pieces I have a problem with are two of my OP's, and that's just because of the sleeve length, ends about 10cm above my wrist. Everything else is great length wise, and the waist sits fine.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 08:21:27 2015 No.8130730

>>8129516

Also recommending the IW long length jsks. I've got a very long torso, and find that the extra few cm on the bodice itself, as well as the room for strap adjustment, is really useful, as the bodices actually fit properly. Avoid AatP's non-adjustable strap dresses, they lean towards being on the short side.
Depending on your style, Atelier Boz can also be very tall person friendly, as they also do dresses in different lengths (including 'mens' sizes). The only downside to Boz is the vastly variable sizing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 09:49:17 2015 No.8130801 >>8130143 If you do find something please let me know. I'm not plussized, but tall as fuck

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 09:52:09 2015 No.8130805 >>8130440 can anybody please confirm this?

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 11:42:54 2015 No.8130953

>>8125469
So I know this has been asked before, but where do seagulls suggest for wigs? I really don't want something that looks like a cosplay wig, but all I know of other than GLW is l-email and Lockshop. Lockshop are out of stock on most of the styles I actually want and some of their stuff looks worryingly shiny. Can't be arsed using a shopping service for Cyperous or Priscilla. Where else is good?

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 11:48:44 2015 No.8130962

>>8130953
GLW's wigs are crap, their business is super shady and their customer service is horrible. Lockshop's are too expensive for the mediocre to average quality and their customer service is also disappointing, strangely enough l-email is the only one of those three I've had nothing but good experience with. Arda's wigs are alright but they're also expensive and good luck getting the color/style you want at any given time because they don't restock frequently.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 11:53:56 2015 No.8130972

>>8130962
I know they're crap, that's why I was asking for shops other than GLW. Hadn't thought of Arda, thought they only did cosplay stuff and a lot of the stuff I'd seen off them looked shiny. I've tried Taobao wigs a couple of times before as well but been disappointed with stuff that wasn't like the stock pic.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 11:57:46 2015 No.8130978 >>8130962 Not that anon, but do you know if Arda mark down the price on parcels automatically, or if you ask? I'm a Eurofag and our customs are really expensive.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 11:58:55 2015 No.8130980 >>8130972 Every lolita wig I've seen come from Arda looks like shit. "Helmet of hair" comes to mind... Just invest in Cyperous. You won't regret it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 12:00:19 2015 No.8130983 >>8130978 I've honestly never tried it, though I wouldn't be surprised if they don't. Wouldn't hurt to ask them though if you don't get a response here.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 12:11:33 2015 No.8130999

>>8130980
If they can be bought with FromJapan, I'll definitely consider it. The raw yen prices are only slightly more than Lockshop so it's a no-brainer.

Since I don't cosplay at all so the method lolitas who also cosplay use of "order wigs from ebay, use for cosplay or palm off on a cosfriend if they turn out crap" doesn't work well for me. I just end up with crap wigs that I can't use or sell (I've got three sitting in drawers waiting for me to get rid of at the moment). I'd be willing to pay more just to avoid that bother. I've only ever got one ebay wig worth keeping, other than from l-email, and even l-email's seem a little hit-or-miss colour wise. Oh, and I forgot to mention Bodyline, but what I've ordered off them I haven't been impressed by at all. I only ever bought one straight wig off them, but the fibres were worse than GLW and it was thinner than the wigs I've got off l-email.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 12:50:26 2015 No.8131040
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I'm so torn about getting NP embroided or not. On the one hand I'm interested in things that can be worn casually and am not all that much into in your face gothic. On the other hand is it really worth ordering something as simple as a plain color dress with a fancy collar and sleeves from China?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 13:21:06 2015 No.8131100 File: 212 KB, 500x508, Screen Shot 2015-02-19 at 1.20.12 PM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] oh rufflechat.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 14:53:40 2015 No.8131238 I know this is super vague, but I really want to start wearing lolita. Where do I start?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 15:02:12 2015 No.8131246 >>8131238 the sticky.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 15:05:31 2015 No.8131251 >>8131238 Start by getting a petticoat A good petticoat is like THE Basic item you NEED to have. Classical puppets is a great place as well as "Jennifer" from Malco models

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 15:12:51 2015 No.8131257

>>8131238
Figure out what style appeals to you the most. (For simplicity, let's say the basic styles are: sweet, gothic, and classic.) Look at the coord and collage threads for inspiration for the style of your choice, then start shopping. A good basic starter coord is: JSK, blouse, legwear, shoes, accessories (like jewelry and headwear).

You can shop lacemarket, Bodyline, or try your hand at taobao, or just buy through a taobao reseller (like my-lolita-dress or clobbaonline). Since it's CNY I would recommend using the time from now until CNY to research the looks you like best and shed your initial ita compulsions. Everyone has them at first, don't worry. Just read the coord help threads and see what people are saying.

Plan to spend at least $200-300 for your first outfit, even buying secondhand or "cheap" Chinese brands. If that seems absurd to you, this is not the fashion for you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 15:38:22 2015 No.8131287 >>8131238 Focus on starting one outfit. Try not to get caught buying only main pieces rather than making a well-rounded wardrobe.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 15:53:47 2015 No.8131315 File: 22 KB, 299x307, 33099.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8129889 Goddamn that tulip dress is perfection

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 17:13:11 2015 No.8131430 >>8131040 I really want it, how much is it this time? That's the deciding factor really

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 17:19:20 2015 No.8131441 >>8131430 497 yuan embroided, 438 unembroided. Miles better than the storenvy deal even with SS and shipping.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 17:20:42 2015 No.8131442 >>8131040 I have the black unembroidered version and for me it was definitely worth it. But I'm someone who really digs non-print pieces.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 17:21:39 2015 No.8131444 >>8131040 It looks way better embroidered. If you wear it the other way casually you're gonna look like you're a historical re-enacter.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 17:31:40 2015 No.8131463 Anyone with experience with prisila wigs? Worth it?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 18:18:59 2015 No.8131522 >>8129889 Alas, the tulip dress reminds me of bed sheets in a really bad way. I hope it looks better in the release photos.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 18:29:31 2015 No.8131550 >>8131463 I love their half wigs, my only issue is as my hair is more an ashy blonde and their blonde wigs have a very strong orange undertone.The cyperous half wigs have a more neutral blonde base.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 18:31:43 2015 No.8131556

>>8131040
I have the same problem, anon. I really like the design but I don't wear things with crosses. However, I don't think I really like the dress un-embroidered - it actually looks more nun-like than it did with the crosses on. The wine colourway without the collar looks kind of good, but then I don't like the white cuffs with it.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 18:36:16 2015 No.8131567

>>8131550
I really want a natural looking long-ish wig with blunt bangs. I hear that they look the most natural so I'm interested while the yen is down. My hair is medium brown with red undertones and I do gothic and darker colored classic, so I was thinking of maybe very dark brown or black. I looked at cyperous reviews and wasn't too impressed with the pics, but I think the few I read might have picked bad colors for their skin tone or didn't shape it properly.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 18:57:57 2015 No.8131593

>>8131238
Basically what >>8131257 said. Look at pictures of lolita coords to try to figure out what direction you want to go in for your first outfit. Tumblr blogs like lolitahime (who reblog a lot of sweet coords and brand photos) are helpful for this, as well as those of individual lolitas. Off the top of my head I can think of Fanny Rosie (vintage-y classic), Xylia-X (sweet classic, classic) and Brizblossom (gothic, but involved in vote-buying drama) on tumblr, but there are dozens of famous, good lolitas on tumblr. You can also look at vlogs by lolitas on YouTube, like Princess Peachie (sweet), Lillith Grey (gothic) and Fille de Porcelaine (gothic and old school) to get more of an idea of the different styles. LovelyLor (mostly sweet) and Deerstalker Pictures do a lot of comedy videos, but they've also done videos explaining lolita styles. The tumblr blog lolita-tips is much maligned here on /cgl/ because the girl that runs it doesn't have great coords herself, but her beginners guides are pretty solid (and the shop list under the Useful Links section of the blog will give you a lot to poke around in). The Blogspot blog fyeahlolita is probably your best resource - you should definitely read the posts in the What Is Lolita section of her website, and her posts on Building a Complete Lolita Wardrobe and Bodyline: The Lolita's Wal-Mart series are really useful for someone at your level - even though the advice on shopping in them is slightly outdated, their ideas about how to mix-and-match pieces and build a cohesive colour palette are still relevant today.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 19:00:22 2015 No.8131598

>>8131593
Also, they're pretty outdated (from the pre-print days of "match everything else your wearing to the colour of the lace on your dress"), but still worth a read to help you understand the basics of the lolita style are the old Lolita Handbook on LiveJournal as well as HelloLace (just ignore the wackier/dead styles featured for the time being, like wa, punk and ero, and the fact HelloLace refers to every style with a Japanese name and seems to think Alice lolita and all-sax lolita are subtitles when they're not). A beginner should basically be looking at gothic, classic and sweet, maybe sailor. The others are slightly harder to get right straight away.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 19:03:53 2015 No.8131604

>>8129892
Sometimes I wonder how lolitas dress themselves outside of the fashion when they're so used to matching EVERYTHING to the same colour/tone.

Coffee is the perfect accent colour to that dress, anon. Cream tights, coffee tea-heels, coffee handbag and a matching Lblue bow layred under the coffee one on her head. Wonderful.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 19:15:16 2015 No.8131640

>>8131593
Just looked through my YouTube lolita subscriptions and this is what I've got. If you manage to get through all these, I'll be impressed.

Mims Lang (sweet with a lot of red and navy)
LovelyLor (pastel sweet, among other things)
Princess Peachie (pastel sweet)
Fille de Porcelaine (gothic and old school)
Lilith Grey (gothic, with a lot of Angelic Pretty's recent gothic-ish releases)
Princess Jessie-Kate (old-school sweet)
Deerstalker Pictures (Australian comm, bunch of comedy lolita stuff)
Deerstalker Pictures 2 (unboxings, Kawaii Fashion School and bloopers)
Acchirin (sweet, lots of recent brand stuff)
HelloBatty (gothic, she actually kinda pisses me off but I might as well include her)
Vanessa Lopa (sweet, okay overall but ignore any point she says wedge sandals are OK with lolita)
There are a couple of others too, but they've only posted one or two videos so I won't include them. I also had a gothic lolita from the southern U.S. in my subscriptions who seems to have deleted all her videos for some reason.

There are also several lolita documentaries on YouTube, but unfortunately a lot are in subbed Japanese so I can't remember the titles. Refinery29 did one called Lolitas in Amsterdam about a comm there, and then there was a four-part interview with Innocent World's designer by Kawaii Pateen and a recent Japanese programme going around Harajuku at New Year.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 19:26:21 2015 No.8131670

>>8131593
Saging because there are a lot of posts about this already, but lolita-tips' tagging systems is also quite helpful for style examples. So like lolita-tips.tumblr.com/tagged/gothic or /shiro or /bittersweet or /oldschool or whatever will give you pictures of examples of that style. You'll get less outdated examples than the old style guides will give you, and it's less hit and miss than searching tumblr as a whole for stuff tagged "gothic lolita" or whatever, which will bring up all kinds of shit.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 19:52:51 2015 No.8131737

Does anyone know where I can get oldschool-style lace-topped OTKs (blackxblack or blackxwhite) with good quality lace? Bodyline do them, but only with raschel lace. I know BtSSB release them periodically, but they're expensive and currently out-of-stock anyway. Do any Taobao or indie brands do them? I browse all the usual Taobao shops and I've never seen any, and they don't seem to show up on Japanese auction sites either.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 20:15:34 2015 No.8131781 >>8131737 Innocent World

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 20:48:49 2015 No.8131857 >>8131781 Thanks, they only seem to have knee-highs not OTKs at the moment but I'll keep an eye on their sales

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 21:30:40 2015 No.8131956 >>8131737 Have you tried checking out Japanese second hand auction sites?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 00:11:13 2015 No.8132304 >>8131737 They're in stock right now. Well they were the other other day. There are a cheaper "small lace" version too.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 00:18:54 2015 No.8132328 >>8131522 I hate it, it looks like a grade 8 grad dress. I have no idea why anyone likes it.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 01:05:20 2015 No.8132437

>>8131040
I have the unembroidered version in black, and it's still just as beautiful and striking looking as the one with the crosses. Don't regret it at all.
I decided to get that version because I just knew I'd eventually get sick of the crosses on it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 01:22:15 2015 No.8132471 File: 15 KB, 300x300, 1406100378549.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw a girl that used dress like a garish anime lolita has started putting together solid coords I don't even care it's a replica I am just so proud of your improvements.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 01:30:57 2015 No.8132494 >>8131444 For casual I was thinking wearing it with a tailored jacket so it's just the skirt and normal collar.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 02:46:40 2015 No.8132557 >>8129128 Whoa, source please?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 03:07:01 2015 No.8132575 >>8132557 Thinkgeek! http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ff5/?cpg=tw It is gigantic though, genuinely a messenger bag rather than a purse.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 03:13:19 2015 No.8132584 >>8132575 Ah dang, it is pretty big. Some of the comments are people asking for a smaller size, how good is Think Geek about considering customer suggestions? And thanks for the link, anon.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 03:24:49 2015 No.8132590 File: 25 KB, 600x476, 2062_magical_unicorn_ladies_bag.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8132575 What have you done anon

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 03:37:48 2015 No.8132601 >>8129860 Tacky 90's bedsheets are coming back!

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 03:46:52 2015 No.8132605 >>8132601 What? In the 90s I'm pretty sure I had lion king sheets I would have killed for cute shells damn

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 03:55:10 2015 No.8132611 File: 126 KB, 413x301, dinosaurs-tv-show.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8132605 I had a full Dinosaurs bedding set. No idea how they didn't give me nightmares.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 04:09:11 2015 No.8132622 Could anyone tell me how grimoire tights compare to JetJ tights in sizing? I fit JetJ tights fine and have a pair of woolen grimoire tights that also fit, but at 5'6 I'm worried I'm too tall for their normal tights.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 04:14:32 2015 No.8132627 >>8132590 Oh shit, I didn't even see that. casually orders. >>8132584 No idea tbh, I hope they do make a smaller version though. I want it but damn that is huge.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 04:22:54 2015 No.8132637

>>8131956
Yeah, I browse them fairly frequently and I've not seen any.

>>8132304
Ah thanks, I just re-elected. Still reluctant to spend as much on two pairs of socks + shipping + either SS fees or bastard EU customs as I would be able to buy a second-hand dress for, so I'll wait for the sale.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 04:27:50 2015 No.8132641
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>>8132575
Yeah, ReStyle had the same problem in the past with making enormous book purses (I saw one in person and it was twice the size I expected) but they seem to have gone slightly smaller with their latest design, and made it so the straps are detachable and it can hang horizontally.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 05:24:13 2015 No.8132688 >>8131737 >tfw know about five tutorials for making the darn things >until recently, no decent lace in local stores >now they have some decent lace but it's really narrow and can't even be layered

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 05:31:23 2015 No.8132697 Does anyone else feel like the shape of a line dresses looks really weird? I wore one and while bell pettis seem to naturally flow with the body, I looked at pictures of myself in the a line and it looked like I was wearing a lampshade.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 05:41:31 2015 No.8132709 >>8132697 What. Cupcake is a lampshade. A line is just an exaggeration of what stiff fabric on a body with a good waist to hip ratio looks like.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 05:56:36 2015 No.8132720 >>8132709 Depends on your lapshade. My bedside lampshade is A-line. I guess that anon's is the same.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 05:59:43 2015 No.8132723 File: 70 KB, 210x315, alica_02.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] new JetJ prints thoughts?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:01:11 2015 No.8132725 File: 60 KB, 210x315, alica_03.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8132723

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:02:10 2015 No.8132727 >>8132723 >>8132725 Oh, JetJ. You're too far gone now. You'll never be the brand I loved again.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:05:47 2015 No.8132728

>>8131238
Don't expect to buy all the items for your first coordinate in one place, either. For example, you can't get petticoats or bags from Bodyline (and their blouses aren't great either, and unless you want an old school headdress or that carousel print you can't get a hair accessory from them). Obviously if you're buying second-hand it'll all be coming from different sellers, and if you're buying brand in the sales (Innocent World's sale can get pretty cheap) you're unlikely to be able to buy a petticoat there too. You can get pretty much everything from Taobao, but since EMS shipping from China is expensive for heavy items like shoes it's probably cheaper (and quicker if none of your other Taobao items are custom-made - An*Tai*Na make to order and can take a while) Bodyline's free shipping deal to get shoes, unless you need a colour they don't stock like lavender and mint (or navy and gold, which they do now stock but only in two styles).

Speaking of shoes, if you plan on attending meetups or wearing lolita out and about, don't make your first pair of shoes heeled platform monstrosities. I really regretted only buying heels once I started attending meets. Also make sure that the first few items you buy all fit the same petticoat, unless you have the money to buy both types.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:06:48 2015 No.8132730

>>8131238
Save up and buy a bunch of things at once or you'll end up spending more on shipping in the long run. If you can't afford to do that, don't go buying dresses then half-assing a coord with normalfag clothes and no accessories. Get in a stock of accessory items and basics that can be worn with ordinary clothes first (things like hair accessories, tights, bags, maybe shoes) and don't buy any main pieces until you have the accessories to match and the money to buy a petticoat too.

For a first order I suggest you get a first outfit, with some items that can be swapped around creating a base that can be added to with items from Lacemarket later. So for example buy a petticoat, and a JSK with shoes, bag and hair accessory all matching the main colour of the dress (say, sax), then a blouse and legwear in a neutral complimentary colour (like white or cream). Expand this with another set of blouse and legwear in another colour in the print (say, pink), and bags and shoes in another or the same print colour, or a complimentary neutral (say brown, if this theoretical sax print dress was a sweet-classic offering). You then have a base to which you can add any OP, JSK or skirt that will match with sax, pink, cream or brown, of which you can find lots on Lacemarket and pick up piecemeal.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:09:18 2015 No.8132731 >>8132697 I don't find it that weird, since I used to like vintage fashion before lolita and A-line is much more popular there. I think cupcake looks weirdest to normalfags, even though I wear it all the time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:10:19 2015 No.8132732 >>8132723 Not interested at all. >>8132725 Unimpressed.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:11:52 2015 No.8132735 >>8132723 >>8132725 What about the skirts though? The dresses look rancid anyway most of the time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:19:27 2015 No.8132742 >>8132735 I guess the second print would look alright if it were a skirt. It reminds me of Tripe Fortune, kind of. But as I know JetJ they are going to charge 35000 yen or more on it and tha's defintely not what I would be willing to pay for it.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:21:34 2015 No.8132747
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>>8132730
Somewhat related question. Where could I get shoes like this if I don't want to add them to my taobao order (I'm both worried about sky high shipping and customs on top). Any European resellers, or free/low shipping stores with similar items?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:27:41 2015 No.8132752 >>8132723 ew >>8132725 muh-muh dream dress... This thing is classy af and I love the collar. It will never fit me but still gorgeous.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:37:09 2015 No.8132764 >>8132747 Not that I know of. I don't think those shoes would be good in lolita anyway.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:49:56 2015 No.8132775 >>8132764 Agreed, I think they have more of a cyber look to them.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 06:55:34 2015 No.8132779 >>8132775 OP should make an epic CyberLolita co ord then! :^)

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 07:06:52 2015 No.8132791 >>8132747 Minkyshop maybe?

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 07:19:56 2015 No.8132806

This is kind of a dumb question, but I'm curious: who do you guys usually get to take your coord photos? Obviously selfies in the mirror are an option, but I see tons of coords pics taken by someone else.

I really only have my roomies but I feel like I'd be too embarrassed to ask them to photograph me...

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 07:21:51 2015 No.8132809 >>8132806 Other lolitas, bro.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 07:24:56 2015 No.8132813 >>8132775 I don't see cyber at all aside from the platforms.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 07:31:08 2015 No.8132816 >>8132806 a lot of people probably just use self timers on their camera

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 07:33:54 2015 No.8132818 >>8132816 This. I set up a tripod and set a mirror behind it so I can fine tune my poses.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 08:26:23 2015 No.8132853 >>8132764 I'm just looking for some platforms in pure white without ribbons or broguing. If this isn't lolita enough I'd love recommendations for better alternatives. >>8132791 Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 12:25:06 2015 No.8133133 how come I keep seeing people selling lost candy dresses in bulk? I mean they're brand new and typically the seller has 10 or more available. I wonder how much they are charging wholesale for their stuff

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 12:30:47 2015 No.8133139 >>8132806 I have a tripod with a remote for my dslr. I always take a coord shot before heading to a meet, can really rely on others for a good photograph.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 12:43:25 2015 No.8133159 >>8131737 I bought some from Meta's website last year. They're really nice and stretchy, and the raschel lace is pretty soft.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 13:17:14 2015 No.8133220

>>8132806
Usually I do mirror selfies, but sometimes I get my mom or sister to photograph me.

I'm actually not worried about coordinate photos but very worried about tying and tightening back corset lacing when I move out next year. I always get my sister to tie nice bows at the back for me before I go out, and although I can do waist ties by myself (although not as prettily as another person can), I physically can't reach ties in some areas of my back.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 13:34:45 2015 No.8133246 >>8132853 I swear by Tokyo Boppers but they're pretty fucking expensive.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:02:49 2015 No.8133291

>>8132853
Not sure exactly what you want but here are a few all-white lolita items of footwear with platforms and without bows or ribbons:

Shoes:

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=5213&pageNumber=1&pageStop=stop_1&noSubType=N
(platform heeled Mary Janes are a typically lolita shoe)

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=9112&pageNumber=8&pageStop=stop_1&noSubType=N
(if you're willing to sacrifice entirely-whiteness white rocking horse shoes are a good option. Bodyline used to have a pair with detachable white roses but I can't find them, but these would be easy to cut the bow strap off)

http://www.metamorphose.gr.jp/category/select/cid/319/pid/9822
(not the most lolita IMHO but they are brand)

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=6631&pageNumber=3&pageStop=stop_3&noSubType=N
(a rather old-fashioned style of shoe that might still work in a gothic look)

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=2025&pageNumber=6&pageStop=stop_1&noSubType=N
(ditto old-fashioned but still fairly cute)

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=6417&pageNumber=2&pageStop=stop_3&noSubType=N
(these are pretty hideous IMHO but they fit your description)

Boots:

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=7825&pageNumber=2&pageStop=stop_3&noSubType=N
(shorter boots)

http://www.bodyline.co.jp/bodyline/showProduct2.asp?id=7826&pageNumber=1&pageStop=stop_3&noSubType=N
(longer boots)

http://www.metamorphose.gr.jp/category/select/cid/319/pid/10135
(bow is detachable)

An*Tai*Na also have a bunch but I can't be arsed looking for them now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:06:01 2015 No.8133300 >>8132747 Oh, , and since you specified free/low shipping, Bodyline have free shipping at the moment and have started marking down again so you can avoid EU customs.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:09:59 2015 No.8133317 File: 188 KB, 532x800, TB2LBt_bVXXXXatXpXXXXXXXXXX-161106110.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What do you guys think? Worth pre-ordering? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-10121825301.21.TrM1Pi&id=43805523706#

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:11:53 2015 No.8133320 >>8132584 I think Think Geek actually does consider customer suggestions, so I'd say to definitely comment and ask for a smaller size.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:17:24 2015 No.8133334 >>8133317 hnnnnng

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:17:52 2015 No.8133336 >>8133317 I'm not keen.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 14:49:05 2015 No.8133390 File: 49 KB, 570x760, il_570xN.651514483_7lm5.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] is this too OTT for halloween

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:00:33 2015 No.8133418 >>8133390 this is way too fucking casual for halloween. Add some knives and taxidermied bats or go the fuck home

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:04:00 2015 No.8133427 >>8133317 I'm highly considering pre-ordering it in black.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:11:05 2015 No.8133439 >>8133418 If there isn't a fully functional blood fountain on your hat it's not even worth going to the meet.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:11:20 2015 No.8133442 I want to wear my Pirate Alice II jsk tomorrow out to tea with my mom and sisters but the weather said it might have slight rain. Is this a print that would run? It's a 2006 Alice and the pirates dress. Should I just avoid wearing it tomorrow?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:12:37 2015 No.8133445 >>8132611 That was the weirdest fucking show.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:17:38 2015 No.8133455 >>8133442 Have you not got any kind of umbrella or parasol? It doesn't have to be loliable as long as it's large enough to cover you in case if rain.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:24:46 2015 No.8133466 >>8133455 Yea I have an umbrella I'm just super paranoid. A few little drops wouldn't mess it up would it?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 15:57:45 2015 No.8133525 >>8133466 Noo idea. Is it a silky material? If so it might water stain like crazy. If it's cotton a few drops probably won't do that much damage

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 16:00:21 2015 No.8133529 >>8129864 This print looks like some taobao shit.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 16:16:31 2015 No.8133559 >>8133220 There's plenty of tutorials for this on youtube anon, go look them up! You can learn anything with practice. Best luck!

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 16:36:29 2015 No.8133595

Krad Lanrete made this status, pretty sure they are calling out scalpers and resellers

"1.All new dresses would be pre-sell in the Europe 2. Please be careful to those unofficial shopping services ( especially from taobao, etc. ) to avoid a second- hand arbitrage.The arbitrage, which happened several times before, has caused many problems to both the Krad Lanrete brand and the Lolita who love the dresses. 3. Krad Lanrete would prepare special dress for the Europe pre-sell. Therefore it is encouraged to purchase from the official sale."

So does this mean that they are going to sell overseas directly now?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 16:39:16 2015 No.8133597 >>8133595 >now

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 16:42:04 2015 No.8133603 >>8133597 Oh have they been doing that already? I'm pretty behind. Well that's really cool that they do that.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:16:43 2015 No.8133655

>>8129516
For lolita, go for IW especially their longer options, victorian maiden and Mary Magdalene if you have the measurements to fit into those brands. The dresses are long and a-line.

You can even get lucky with some AP and BTSSB but you'd need to figure out the cuts that work best for your frame and stature.

Otome is also tall friendly. Jane Marple and Leur Getter fit me properly, and I am your height.

My only real issue with japanese clothing is that they make the bust very cylindrical and straight up and down which isn't so great if you have a cup size larger than a B. You'll also probably find you'll have issues with dresses that have shoulders you can't adjust - you may need to get items altered so that the arm holes are made larger. Better yet, go for dresses that have the adjustable straps.

I generally stick to dress coordinates over skirt and blouse, because brand blouses can be short in length and the skirts can be too. Unless you go for custom taobao or doubly check the measurements to be sure!

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:28:27 2015 No.8133673

>>8133655
Not the anon that posted this, but in terms of custom Taobao I'd recommend Surface Spell. They've done some longer-length stuff in the past. For blouses, The Floral Notebook will make stuff to fit you (she asks for torso and arm length measurements as well as the standard bust-waist-hips-shoulder. There are others that do that sort of custom sizing but I don't have experience of them (or I have had mixed experiences with them, like Fan+Friend).

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:30:15 2015 No.8133675 Does anyone remember what the Vietnamese indie brand was that did the sailor dresses for pretty cheap a while back? I can't remember the name of it, just that they posted to EGL and produced chiffon-y ones as well as ordinary ones.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:50:08 2015 No.8133701 >>8133317 preordered a black one, not too keen on the criss-cross straps though

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:51:39 2015 No.8133705 >>8133595 They're getting some girls living in the UK to distribute them in Europe but I'm not sure about other regions.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:54:30 2015 No.8133708 >>8133705 got some links? I hadn't heard about this but if there's a direct to UK pipeline I will happily throw some money down it

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 18:16:53 2015 No.8133749 >>8133466 Just for future knowledge, can't you do a controlled water test somewhere like the underside of a hem to see if the colors will run? At least that way you'll have an idea if your fears are founded or not.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 18:18:51 2015 No.8133751 >>8133655 >>8133673 >>8129516 here, thanks again for all your help! I've been screencapping everyone's advice so I can refer back to it.

Anonymous Fri Feb 20 22:24:38 2015 No.8134159

http://innocent-w.jp/onlineshop/en/151006.html
Did anyone else see this on IW's site? I grabbed myself one because I love lucky packs and with the conversion rate it's super cheap, and from what I can gather it looks like there's a chance Gloria might be in it?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 22:27:38 2015 No.8134160 >>8134159 Fuck no, I didn't see this or I would have ordered one. When did they go back on sale?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 01:42:31 2015 No.8134462 >>8131604 Not that anon. The coffee bows limit the coord possibilities of the dress, forcing you to only coord with coffee or another colour that must "go with" coffee and the main dress colour.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 04:00:13 2015 No.8134620 >>8132813 This and tbh I find platforms more cutesy and suited to the Lolita asthetic

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 04:02:27 2015 No.8134624 >>8133246 >Tokyo Boppers Ugh, my wallet itches.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 04:08:35 2015 No.8134631
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>>8133317
I appreciate the the overall look of it but not as something for my wardrobe.
>>8133701
That's the part I love most about it.

>>8133291
Thanks for all of the links. I'm definitely considering 249 or 245.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 04:11:33 2015 No.8134633

>>8134159
>Gloria
No.

This is the second batch of LPs with this content, right? Is there even anybody who got Grazia the last time? Didn't see any openings with it in it. Like for many others, this is one of my dream dresses, but I know I'd be too disappointed if I got any other dress in the LP.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 04:14:01 2015 No.8134635 Is lolita ok to wear to a cosplay picnic?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 07:03:22 2015 No.8134794 >>8134631 245 are cutest IMHO, anon. They seem to size a little large though; I have a black pair and they're slightly bigger than other Bodyline shoes I own in the same size.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 07:30:42 2015 No.8134812
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>>8134631
Also found these from An*Tai*Na. Apparently you can order off An*Tai*Na directly now without using a shopping service, but the one time I tried it they never replied to my emails and I eventually gave up and just went though a SS.

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.20141002.4.o8Rote&scm=1007.10009.3949.i8741387511&id=6707112955&pvid=00a91746-6691-448c-9530-13fee1cb7685

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 07:30:46 2015 No.8134813 >>8134160 No idea, I was just checking their site for something else and saw it. >>8134633 Aw shit, how did I get those two mixed up? Thanks for correcting that, anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 07:42:30 2015 No.8134821 >>8134633 My friend got Grazia crown in her LP, lucky girl.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 07:58:04 2015 No.8134828 File: 23 KB, 640x640, TB2jCIjXVXXXXXaXpXXXXXXXXXX-98836477.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8134812 Oh, and these: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w4002-2293493078.105.zGbiIh&id=12419778580

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 08:07:08 2015 No.8134832 >>8134635 Look forward to possibly getting dirty. I went to a pre-con picnic and my socks were ruined cause someone was dumping pop on the ground.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 09:07:40 2015 No.8134865

>>8134812

An Tai Na unfortunately can't offer cheap shipping. A while ago I was inquiring about custom shoes and while the shoes were very reasonably priced, the shipping they offered was very high. I asked them if they'd mind ordering through a shopping service instead for cheap shipping and they didn't mind, luckily.
Long story short; 6 pairs of shoes = 165 usd shipping. TBring = approx 60 USD.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 09:15:13 2015 No.8134871 >>8134865 So they said shipping would be $165 but TBR could offer $60 shipping? That doesn't sound all that horrible for shipping something relatively big and heavy. How much did the parcel weight?

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 09:29:09 2015 No.8134879

>>8134871

Oh it was 70 usd, I got the wrong amount. But still, for 7kg worth of shoes that's not bad. That's SAL though, but that has always been reliable for me in the past. I can also use SEA if I want to (my order isn't ready to be sent yet) and that costs even less, only $36-ish dollars. Never used SEA before, but might try it.
Anyone used SEA to ship to Europe before??

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 09:32:07 2015 No.8134883 >>8134879 Did you actually have to wait 3 months for it? 1 month I can handle but in 3 I imagine I will already have forgotten about the order and made three new ones.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 09:32:45 2015 No.8134884

>>8134871
>>8134879

I forgot to add, I don't know where you live of course but in my country they charge tax over the shipping you paid. In the Netherlands you tend to pay quite a lot to customs, so the cheaper the shipping, the better!
Plus most Chinese SS are willing to mark down parcels, that in combination with cheap shipping means paying customs only 1/3 or less than what you usually have to pay them.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 09:34:16 2015 No.8134885 >>8134883 SAL, usually a month, sometimes less and sometimes more. Also depends on your location. SEA I don't know about, never used it. Would love to hear opinions about that though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 10:17:08 2015 No.8134929 >>8134865 Oh, really? A lot of shopping services get 50% off EMS shipping too, so even their expensive option will be cheaper.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 10:28:37 2015 No.8134943

>>8134929

TBring's shipping calculator comes up with $115 for EMS (7kg). But they can't send EMS to my country, only AIR, SAL & SEA. An Tai Na ships with DHL and registered Airmail.
So if you want several pairs at the same time it's definitely cheaper to use a forwarding service or SS since they can give discounted shipping.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 12:32:52 2015 No.8135129 What the fuck is up with all these dumb questions that can be googled easily recently? Was there a mass migration from rufflechat to /cgl/?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 13:21:16 2015 No.8135240 >>8135129 Most likely, after that retard Michelle went on a blocking spree and everyone had to come here for caps

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 14:52:43 2015 No.8135383 Would anyone be keen on playing cards against humanity again sometime? Lolita version!

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 15:24:03 2015 No.8135425
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I have a problem with jsk's hitting me at my ribcage instead of my waist, and it's really unflattering. Any tips on altering or fixing this?
Do the straps on the arms need to be longer or does the bodice itself just need to be longer?

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 15:54:44 2015 No.8135471

>>8135425
It depends on the bodice. I'm 172cm so this is always a problem for me as well. You can make some dresses work by detaching the straps in the back and either making them longer or pinning them together in the back to make a halter style. Some don't. If the bodice is princess seamed this trick won't work because your boobs will be too high in the bodice and it'll fit strangely. It works better with ones that are darted or have no seams in the front.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 16:06:52 2015 No.8135492 >>8135425 Some of them are just made that way. A lot of them actually. Honestly if it's as extreme as your picture accept it or sell the jsk. If you're tall or have a long torso the usual answer from me is skirts.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 16:10:44 2015 No.8135494
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Pretty old, but still funny. My google fu is failing me because I can't find a single lolita dress that isn't remotely ita on the sims 3 (yeah, I haven't gotten on with S4 yet). Still digging through (somewhat) related tags and searches like steampunk, vintage/retro, harajuku, etc.

I'm disappointed that JS Sim's site is full of adware. She has made some really cute shit.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 16:16:48 2015 No.8135507
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>>8135494
Also, kinda scurred of Mod the Sims at the moment. It's been a long time since I've extracted files. I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing.

Ugh, so many cute accurate lolita things, but the download process looks sketchy. Help?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 17:33:17 2015 No.8135646 Where's a good place to get a simple, inexpensive dress form? I've tried the make-your-own method, but that didn't turn out so well.

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 17:44:02 2015 No.8135677

>>8135646

I've been eying gorgeous ones on taobao for a long time, especially those with wooden arms. Really cheap too, compared to what I'd have to pay in my country. Maybe if it's sent with SAL or SEA it might also be cheap to ship as well? Might be an option for you anon? Where are you located if I may ask? I'm in the Netherlands and there's this shop called Xenos that sells really nice ones for about 30 euro's which is very inexpensive.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 18:06:20 2015 No.8135720 >>8135507 Damn anon, these are really cute. Can't help because I've never even played the Sims, but damn.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:11:47 2015 No.8135845 >>8135677 Link? I've never seen dress forms on Taobao.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:14:19 2015 No.8135847 >>8135845 Not that anon, but I'm also interested in something like this: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=18032287885

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:19:56 2015 No.8135855

>>8135845
>>8135847

I like this one:
http://tw.taobao.com/item/25731936507.htm?fromSite=main
It's not the cheapest one to find but it's so pretty! You can even get a matching head.
http://tw.taobao.com/item/18631382849.htm?fromSite=main

Might order these in the summer.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:26:32 2015 No.8135869 >>8135855 It's cute, but is it a fixed size? I'd worry it wasn't right for my proportions and I wouldn't be able to use it for sewing.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:34:53 2015 No.8135889 >>8135646 Craigslist. There are usually 2 or 3 for $50 or less up on cl where I live.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:35:49 2015 No.8135892 >>8134159 What do these usually Include? top and jsk?

Anonymous Sat Feb 21 19:36:32 2015 No.8135894

>>8135869

There are 2 sizes but they are rather small, M has 84cm bust.
This one comes in several sizes though http://tw.taobao.com/item/23499440099.htm?spm=a1z3p.7398038.1414651174895.4.FKrOEd&scm=1007.10146.5007.0&id=23499440099&pvid=4fcc274b-b30c-4b37-aa60-8f0f3108ab0b
Even up to 96cm bust.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 20:01:47 2015 No.8135941 >>8135869 Display manniquins are generally fixed size. If you want one for sewing you'll need a dressmakers mannequin, which are adjustable. Generally not as cute though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 20:34:21 2015 No.8135986 >>8135894 It's OK, I have 84cm bust. I just have a weird long torso and narrow shoulders so IDK if some of my custom blouses would fit on a standard mannequin.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 21:49:44 2015 No.8136110 If someone sends me a "money request" rather than an "invoice" on PP, and I pay it, am I still protected as a buyer? Google isn't giving me very good/clear answers.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 21:51:59 2015 No.8136114 >>8136110 it's the same thing, people who send invoices usually have 'business' accounts anyways.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 21:52:47 2015 No.8136117 >>8136110 I think you can pick whether it's for goods/services or for family/friends. If it's under goods you should be fine.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 21:55:09 2015 No.8136123 >>8135240 Details?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 23:12:03 2015 No.8136303 This probably sounds like a dumb question, but how do you guys with black wardrobes take nice photos of them? Even in the best of lighting my coords always look like big black blobs. I've tried messing with the ISO on my phone with no luck.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 23:38:15 2015 No.8136376 >>8135646 amazon has some for $65 shipped prime http://www.amazon.com/Black-Female-Dress-Form-Medium/dp/B004JFZHG4/

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 01:26:44 2015 No.8136589 >>8136303 >nice photos >phone cam Pick one.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 03:33:12 2015 No.8136773 >>8136303 What the other anon said and also you can just make the image lighter in photoshop afterwards.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 03:46:40 2015 No.8136790 Closet Child updated their stock, just fyi

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 04:47:54 2015 No.8136864 >>8136790 You are absolutely wonderful. Where can I go on their site to get notifications?

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 04:53:20 2015 No.8136871

>>8136864
If you buy something from them (or maybe just make an account?) you can sign up for their email newsletter. Recently they've been updating around an hour before the newsletter goes out for some reason, though, like they did today.
Basically they update every 3-4 days around 5-6pm Japan time. I checked the site at like 5:15 and stuff was up, but I didn't get the email until 6:11.

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 07:01:46 2015 No.8136933

>>8133220
Ahh man I have this same problem. I recently bought this old school BtSSB JSK with corset lacing and waist ties that are sewn into the seam (as opposed to being detachable) and it has no zipper so I have to undo everything to pull it over my head. The dress is cute as hell but doing up the lacing and tying the waist ties takes some serious contortionism. I ask my boyfriend to help me but he seems to be physically incapable of tying bows and just leaves it as an ugly knot.

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 08:25:36 2015 No.8136998

What is everyone's favourite site for posting outfit snaps? I want to start sharing more of my outfits online but I'm not sure where to go. I know about tumblr, COF, Lookbook etc. but I don't have much of a presence on any of these sites so I don't know which one I'll prefer, and I worry that if I start spamming my outfits in several different places that will be obnoxious.
I'm mostly hoping for concrit and maybe to connect with other lolitas online since there isn't much of a comm in my area.

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 08:27:57 2015 No.8136999

So, I messed up with my first time using Tenso. I originally thought I got all of my order from AP, so when marking down the total value, I put what I thought went through. In the end I was only send 1 item and gave a huge overestimate on my order. Now my item is being processed by customs. How much would they charge for a cheap ring that was given an overestimate on the shipping label?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 08:32:37 2015 No.8137001 >>8136999 For Canada I usually get charged 20% value because they fucking suck

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 08:44:23 2015 No.8137007 >>8136999 The amount you put on the label?

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 11:12:49 2015 No.8137151

>>8136303
Find a backdrop that's a dark color or at least not white, so it won't fuck up your camera's light metering. Try to get as much daylight on what you're photographing as possible.

One of my cats is all black and half my phone pictures are of my cats. I know that feel.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 11:38:56 2015 No.8137190 What's the longest you've waited for an auction item to reach your SS?

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 12:11:23 2015 No.8137226

New to lolita here, does anyone have a guide to types of cuts and things in the fashion? I've seen things mentioning 'imperial waists 'and 'princess sleeves' and such, but I can't find a solid guide to what they are.

Also, I don't really understand what the reservations exactly are on shopping sites.

Thanks for the help!

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 12:25:05 2015 No.8137249 >>8132723 Depending on what this print actually is, I might love this. Or hate it. Also depends on whether there's a drape across the bust and what it actually looks like from the front. But theoretically, I could love it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:04:51 2015 No.8137433 >>8131251 I'm seconding "Jennifer" from Malco Models. It's amazing, the poof just can't be beat.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:10:02 2015 No.8137448 >>8132601 Anndd I'm still gonna buy the shit outta this.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:13:48 2015 No.8137453 >>8133390 I really like it personally.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:19:13 2015 No.8137471 File: 63 KB, 624x351, bsl_great_wave_channel_624x351.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8137249 looks like some Japanese woodcut art

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:24:17 2015 No.8137481 >>8137471 moving on to japanese art now eh jetj

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:43:05 2015 No.8137505 >>8137007 Around 60$ when the true value was around 13$

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 16:05:22 2015 No.8137656 How long will the reservation for AaTP's Song Spun from the Shadow of the World be available?

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 16:41:50 2015 No.8137714

new lolita here, I don't really see much on eyebrows when it comes to lolita probably because they're covered by wigs but I'm curious as to what is acceptable and what isn't. I have pretty dark/thick brows which is perfect for vintage fashion but lolita? I'm not too sure at all

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 17:09:41 2015 No.8137760

My mom insisted on washing some of my stuff a while ago, but somehow one of my striped socks went in the black laundry and one in the white. The sock that went into the black is now black-grey striped. Is there any way to get it back to black and white without ruining the black?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 19:19:56 2015 No.8138046 File: 492 KB, 1728x916, Screen Shot 2015-02-22 at 7.18.05 PM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] So an Iron Gate skirt just went up on LM. . .

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 19:21:13 2015 No.8138054 >>8138046 New?? It can't be!

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 19:58:26 2015 No.8138135 >>8138046 White colorway is also up too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 20:12:56 2015 No.8138175 >>8138054 >new I'm going to call bullshit on it being never worn. How many years has it been since it came out?! Sorry, seller from Hong Kong, I roll to disbelieve.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 20:51:45 2015 No.8138273 >>8138175 I have a Baby dress from 2004 that's never been worn. Maybe the skirt didn't fit when they bought it and it's just been hanging around. Or maybe they're lying.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 20:52:51 2015 No.8138279 >>8138046 well, she does have 42 positive feedbacks at least...?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 22:47:47 2015 No.8138546 >>8132725 Her name is Arika, not Alica.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 22:48:18 2015 No.8138547 >>8138135 I guess it's just irongate season.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 00:28:08 2015 No.8138771 >>8133317 Fuck, I waffled for a while and then preordered in black and gray. I'm hoping I can remove the straps across the torso, though.

Anonymous Mon Feb 23 01:35:48 2015 No.8138915
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Got this and it looks fine but a little plain. I have access to an embroidery machine and customizing software and looking for inspiration for what to do with it. I have gold thread that is amazing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 02:09:22 2015 No.8138964 >>8137714 JFC, please don't change your eyebrows for the fashion. As long as they're well groomed that's all you need.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 04:02:33 2015 No.8139119 File: 69 KB, 637x1200, unknown.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Could someone help me identify this dress? I know it's H. Naoto Blood, but that's it. I'm trying to get into more gothic lolita.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 13:41:57 2015 No.8139789 >>8136864 There's an email subscription box, I've never ordered off them and I still subscribed to it.

Anonymous Mon Feb 23 14:02:57 2015 No.8139832

>>8136998
Lookbook too few people use IMHO, and you can't really connect on it, and I personally dislike CoF - you can't really go back and look at old outfits to see your progression on there (plus I don't post lolita photos of myself on Facebook because of my work, although I'm fine with other people at meets posting them as long as they don't tag me). I would recommend using tumblr and having a #me tag or something similar when you post them so you can find your photos again if you're the sort of person that regularly reblogs loads of other stuff (a link on your blog's sidebar to stuff tagged "me" is also helpful - when I see a really good lolita coordinate I want to see more of that person, so it's annoying if I have to scroll through tons of other junk to find their coords). Virtually every lolita is on tumblr even if they dislike parts of it, it's more private than Facebook and doesn't destroy images with compression as much. It's not necessarily the best place to get concrit, because people nearly always reblog without commenting, but you can connect with other people on there by messaging other lolitas whose style you admire (or having people message you) and you may get some concrit if you request it (although if you're really into concrit, /cgl/ nitpick threads with photos against a neutral background and your face blocked out can be handy).

It doesn't really matter if you're not that active on the platform - there are people who have tumblr blogs just for coord pics (I think victorianme's blog is like that), and it may actually be easier to get followers that way than if you post a lot of stuff other lolitas aren't interested in.

Anonymous Mon Feb 23 14:16:29 2015 No.8139847

>>8137226
Empire waists and princess sleeves aren't exclusive to lolita fashion and Google will explain them.

Empire waists are dresses that flare out just below the bust (which, on lolita dresses designed for the petite, could end up not fitting at all and flaring out from the middle of your books instead on someone with a larger bust, also can make you look pregnant if you're not careful). Princess sleeves are kinda like bell sleeves only usually 3/4 length or half length and the bell/flare/thing is not the same size all the way round.

Anonymous Mon Feb 23 14:20:05 2015 No.8139853

>>8136303
I did an all right job for my egl wardrobe post even with a phone camera taking all the photos in lots of natural lighting - difficult in winter (it started getting too dark at around three when I did mine), you basically have to take all the photos in the middle of the day so can only do it at weekends. Then I edited some slightly with Photobucket's in-built editor. To get a really good job you need an actual camera (if your at uni, some libraries/art departments will loan you one).

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 14:21:38 2015 No.8139858 >>8137226 Someone on YouTube did a guide to lolita terminology/pronunciation, it was Princess Jessie-Kate I think. But that was mostly stuff like JSK and ouji, not garment construction techniques.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 14:23:46 2015 No.8139862 >>8137714 You don't need to change them as long as you don't fill them in excessively. Keep eyebrow make-up more natural-yet-groomed but there's no need to change the actual shape.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 14:24:47 2015 No.8139863 >>8137760 Probably not, just make the other one black-grey striped to match.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 18:58:29 2015 No.8140518 File: 92 KB, 960x720, Ira BPN.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Am I the only one who misses Black Peace Now enormously?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 24 00:43:23 2015 No.8141417 >>8140518 Sheglit

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 24 05:51:33 2015 No.8141776 >>8140518 I didn't know they were no more with all that second hand goodness available. But yeah Sheglit is neat.

Anonymous Tue Feb 24 06:03:13 2015 No.8141786
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I was debating where to post this, but since it isn't really for sewing advice so much as actual dresses..

Can you guys show me your favourite solid-colour summery OPs?
I got 3 metres of this gorgeous 100% cotton fabric at a thrift store for $7 thinking that it'd make a nice lining, got home and realized just how nice it really is. Turns out that it's $87-a-metre Swiss linen.

I need some inspiration!

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 24 06:20:26 2015 No.8141798 >>8141417 >>8141776 fuck that's beautiful. never heard of this brand before. though I am more of a sucker of the PN part of BPN, anyone knows alternatives?

Anonymous Tue Feb 24 09:44:13 2015 No.8141976

>>8140518
That pic is one of only a handful of BPN things I've seen that weren't just punky cutsews or blatantly more goth than lolita pieces, so I don't really miss them. That might be because I'm only buying second-hand right now though; if I ever get back into a financial situation that enables me to buy new releases again, I'm sure I'll regret the loss of one of the cheaper gothic brands.

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