Oldschool thread?

[Anonymous No.8238675]

Oldschool thread.

[Anonymous No.8238678]

>>8238675
I'll contribute what I've got

[Anonymous No.8238679]

>>8238678

[Anonymous No.8238684]

>>8238679

[Anonymous No.8238689]

>>8238684

[Anonymous No.8238690]

>>8238689

[Anonymous No.8238692]

>>8238690

[Anonymous No.8238694]

>>8238692

[Anonymous No.8238695]

>>8238694

[Anonymous No.8238697]

>>8238695

[Anonymous No.8238707]

Request for best Bodyline items to make an oldschool coord or a link if someone has covered this or reviewed it as a blog topic, please?

[Anonymous No.8238723]

>>8238707
>L348 in bxb or bxw
>L076 in offwhite
>white tights or OTKs with lace that match the blouse
>SHOES245 or SHOES194 in black
>ACC832 in bxb or maybe bxw
>standard cupcake petti

boom

[Anonymous No.8238733]

>>8238723
Woo, thank you Anon.
I have very similar things so I can do this!
>L348 in bxb - got it
>Black SS lolita blouse similar but I forgot the number
>black tights
>SHOES194 in black - got em
>ACC832 in black - got it
>standard cupcake petti - got it

[Anonymous No.8238744]

[Anonymous No.8238746]

>>8238744

[Anonymous No.8238748]

>>8238746

[Anonymous No.8238752]

>>8238748

[Anonymous No.8238754]

>>8238752

[Anonymous No.8238760]

>https://picasaweb.google.com/JekylltoHyde/MetaCoord

I still sort and add pictures and I would be happy if you share some with me, which I don't have.

[Anonymous No.8238761]

>>8238754

[Anonymous No.8238764]

>>8238761

[Anonymous No.8238768]

>>8238764
I've been collecting as many oldschool pics as possible for a while now, so I have quite a lot. Not sure how many I'll post though as it takes ages

[Anonymous No.8238770]

>>8238768

[Anonymous No.8238772]

>>8238770

[Anonymous No.8238781]

>>8238772

[Anonymous No.8238782]

>>8238781

[Anonymous No.8238880]

>>8238675
I really, really love Oldschool! I've been a lolita for 2 years now (such a babby) and Ive really begun to appreciate Oldschool styling's so much. My wardrobe is starting to turn into a bit of a museum as I've started collecting pieces to just put in plastic and appreciate. I feel like this is a bit of a weird thing to say but I feel that lolita is starting to get to a point that if older pieces keep getting sold and worn and sold and worn over and over again they will soon disintegrate and we will lose our history a bit. That's why I've started collecting.

[Anonymous No.8238889]

>>8238770
>bead tiara
would anyone take you seriously outside that magazine?

[Anonymous No.8238909]

>>8238782
They're one of my favourite old school lolita pair. I wonder what happened to them now..

[Anonymous No.8238939]

>>8238909
girl on the right is still into lolita
girl on the left married some asian guy and lives a normalfag life now as far as I remerber

[Anonymous No.8238942]

>>8238723
Seconding this, I have l348 and its ridiculously high-quality for Bodyline, really nice lace. Sometimes I think an A-line petti would fit the skirt better though, but I don't have one so I can't check.

Recommend you get the socks from somewhere other than Bodyline as they'll have more old-school lace.

[Anonymous No.8238958]

>>8238733
Go for it anon!

[Anonymous No.8239218]

It oldschool lolita making a revival or nah?
I feel that lately we are talking a lot about at all that.

>>8238760
Wow.
This is impressive! I'm living for it, anon!

[Anonymous No.8239232]

I'll drop some Meta.

[Anonymous No.8239237]

>>8239232

[Anonymous No.8239240]

>>8239237

[Anonymous No.8239243]

>>8239240

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>>8239243

[Anonymous No.8239253]

>>8239248

[Anonymous No.8239256]

>>8239253

[Anonymous No.8239258]

>>8238770
Has anyone seen more magazine coords where they list a type of perfume along with the clothing?

[Anonymous No.8239260]

>>8239256

[Anonymous No.8239263]

>>8239260

[Anonymous No.8239267]

>>8239218
There does seem to be more if an interest in it as of late but I haven't been seeing many good old school coords.

[Anonymous No.8239268]

>>8239263

[Anonymous No.8239272]

>>8239268

[Anonymous No.8239274]

>>8239272

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>>8239274

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>>8239279

[Anonymous No.8239286]

>>8239282

[Anonymous No.8239288]

>>8239286

[Anonymous No.8239289]

>>8239288

[Anonymous No.8239301]

All the old meta pics make me miss my teen years so much. I miss old school.

>>8239218
I don't think it's making a revival, but with those old style dresses BABY is re releasing you never know.
I've never liked modern Lolita, I feel in love with the style right when OTT sweet was getting so popular so I was exposed to a lot of old school and new school stuff, but it was always the older, more simple outfits I feel in love with.

[Anonymous No.8239355]

The tartan dress on the left in >>8238689 and the blue velveteen dress in >>8238697 (although I'd also love it in red or green or black) will always remain my favourite oldschool coords. I'd love to have a little oldschool wardrobe with all of these dresses. Red tartan, green velvet, red velvet, (maybe) navy velvet, black velvet, and a couple of different black cotton with white lace dresses.

[Anonymous No.8239359]

>>8238697
Umph, this wine color dressed!

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[Anonymous No.8239374]

>>8239371

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>>8239374

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[Anonymous No.8239391]

>>8239384

[Anonymous No.8239392]

>>8239389

[Anonymous No.8239397]

>>8239391

[Anonymous No.8239404]

I don't mean to get you angry or anything... but except the quality of the pictures and maybe the face of the model, I don't see how those girls are wearing "old school" clothes...
They're all lolitas for me

[Anonymous No.8239407]

>>8239397

[Anonymous No.8239410]

[Anonymous No.8239411]

>>8239404
Do you know what old school is?

[Anonymous No.8239416]

>>8239407

[Anonymous No.8239417]

>>8239411
It's something not actual
Like nowadays the trend is to buy in thrift shop or made it look like your clothes came from one

[Anonymous No.8239423]

>>8239258
The most recent G&LB has an article and photos but not of oldschool coords, just lolita in general and then photos of suggested perfumes.

[Anonymous No.8239424]

>>8239416

[Anonymous No.8239425]

[Anonymous No.8239426]

>>8239417
Yeah, you're way off base. Old school is how the lolita fashion looked when it first started and it didn't have quite the same aesthetic as now. http://lolitafashion.wikia.com/wiki/Old_School_Lolita

[Anonymous No.8239429]

[Anonymous No.8239431]

>>8239424

[Anonymous No.8239433]

>>8239426
You know odl school fashion doesn't apply only to lolita right?
But still tanks for the tips, I just don't see how they are differents from the lolitas I see in conventions now (probably because I'm not a lolita myself)

[Anonymous No.8239436]

>>8239431

[Anonymous No.8239439]

>>8239436

[Anonymous No.8239444]

>>8239439

[Anonymous No.8239445]

>>8239444

[Anonymous No.8239456]

>>8239445

[Anonymous No.8239459]

>>8239433
Well, black and white oldschool is what inspired the anime lolitas that inspire a lot of lolita cosplay, but really it's very different.

The most consistent difference is the silhouette - skirts aren't as puffy in oldschool. Virtually everything is plain or non-print solid colour dresses accented with (usually white) lace, whereas today prints are the most popular and you see alternate materials like chiffon. Coloured shoes are rarely seen (except occasionally red), and whatever colour the JSK or dress the lolita is wearing, it's usually coordinated either with black or white blouses and tights and shoes and bags, not the rainbow of colours we have access to now.

[Anonymous No.8239460]

>>8239456

[Anonymous No.8239461]

>>8239433
>You know odl school fashion doesn't apply only to lolita right?
You sound like you don't have very good English and don't really understand what we're talking about.

[Anonymous No.8239463]

>>8239460

[Anonymous No.8239467]

>>8239463

[Anonymous No.8239470]

>>8239467

[Anonymous No.8239474]

>>8239470

[Anonymous No.8239481]

>>8239433
This is a cosplay and lolita board, so old school automatically means old school lolita on here.

Also, captcha just made me mad because it wanted me to select all steaks, but only one picture was steak and the other one I had to select was clearly a frenched rack of lamb.

[Anonymous No.8239494]

>>8239474

[Anonymous No.8239508]

>>8238939
She was married to 'some Asian guy' pretty much since she started out with lolita, she married and had a kid pretty young but still kept wearing lolita. I think she still wears it very occasionally, or at least otome anyway.

[Anonymous No.8239534]

>>8238880
it is a bit weird, but i think it's an interesting idea too. not gonna lie, i would visit the shit out of a lolita museum.

maybe in 20 years, you'll be that odd lady with thousands of dresses letting people visit her house for a small entry fee. researchers in lolita from all around the world would come to you to admire your extensive dress collection

[Anonymous No.8239544]

>>8239461
Like I said I'm not a lolita and yes, aneglish isn't my first language :/

[Anonymous No.8239550]

>>8239459
Thank you :)

[Anonymous No.8239551]

>>8238889
I misread that as "beard tiara".

[Anonymous No.8239554]

>>8239481
I didn't seen it like that but you're right, I just came here because of the pretty pictures :x

[Anonymous No.8239559]

>>8238697
Pic related is my favourite dress in this style, I'd really love to own this some day. I love the fact it's got more poof than some other old-school styles, the green feels Christmassy, and - unlike a lot of other dresses of this style - there's beige lace instead of pure white.

[Anonymous No.8239564]

>>8239389
Wow. I can tell this is a recent enough coord, but it's GORGEOUS.

[Anonymous No.8239567]

>>8239481
Those captchas make me mad in general because they don't work on mobile (or my tablet!) because they go off the edge of the screen, so I have to either copy the text of my post and refresh the page until it gives me a text captcha, or play a mad game of scrolling down and trying to click the pictures before it bounces back up.

[Anonymous No.8239571]

>>8239544
Well, people just use "old school" here as a shorter way of saying "old school" lolita. Obviously "old-school hip hop" or whatever exist, but from the context that this is a lolita board, you should assume that "old school" = "old school lolita".

[Anonymous No.8239598]

>>8239571
Yup, an anon told me so, I keep that in mind for the future :)

[Anonymous No.8239613]

[Anonymous No.8239623]

>>8239218
>>8239218
I'm not sure if I'd go as far as to say 'revival' but 'renewed interest' at the very least seems accurate. Along with brands continuing to release some of their classic dresses etc, I think newer lolitas are becoming more aware of and interested in lolita fashion history. The older lolitas, in part related to the renewed interest, also seem to be experiencing pangs of nostalgia, especially considering how much lolita fashion has changed/evolved over the years.

I find all the trends and changes within the fashion interesting and rather like some of the almost high fashion appearance of some of the stuff coming out now. For me though, I'll always have a soft spot for old-school, since that was the style around when I first discovered and fell in love with the fashion. It also felt a bit more rebellious in the beginning in all honesty - I almost feel like for some people, it may have held similar weight and appeal as say, punk and goth movements did back in the day when they first started to develop and emerge. Having said this, I think the fact that lolita fashion isn't really associated with a particular style of music or clear-cut ideology, has actually helped aid its survival and I can't see it burning out any time soon. I honestly love seeing new generations interested in the fashion and I do try to keep the 'before it was cool' and 'mah subculture' faggotry on my part to a minimum, but I still can’t deny the thrill that came with finding something shiny and new that appealed in such a big way to my heart and mind.

I think the passing of time has allowed people to delve back into the best of old-school, leaving the more questionable stuff behind. I also think early lolitas probably overdosed on the blackxwhite stuff and so welcomed the changes taking place; but it's like now with the decade+ offering perspective, it's possible to see beauty in these styles all over again, and enjoy what made them some appealing in the first place.

[Anonymous No.8239630]

>>8239218
I'm not sure if I'd go as far as to say 'revival' but 'renewed interest' at the very least seems accurate. Along with brands continuing to release some of their classic dresses etc, I think newer lolitas are becoming more aware of and interested in lolita fashion history. The older lolitas, in part related to the renewed interest, also seem to be experiencing pangs of nostalgia, especially considering how much lolita fashion has changed/evolved over the years.

I find all the trends and changes within the fashion interesting and rather like some of the almost high fashion appearance of some of the stuff coming out now. For me though, I'll always have a soft spot for old-school, since that was the style around when I first discovered and fell in love with the fashion. It also felt a bit more rebellious in the beginning in all honesty - I almost feel like for some people, it may have held similar weight and appeal as say, punk and goth movements did back in the day when they first started to develop and emerge. Having said this, I think the fact that lolita fashion isn't really associated with a particular style of music or clear-cut ideology, has actually helped aid its survival and I can't see it burning out any time soon. I honestly love seeing new generations interested in the fashion and I do try to keep the 'before it was cool' and 'mah subculture' faggotry on my part to a minimum, but I still can’t deny the thrill that came with finding something shiny and new that appealed in such a big way to my heart and mind.

I think the passing of time has allowed people to delve back into the best of old-school, leaving the more questionable stuff behind. I also think early lolitas probably overdosed on the blackxwhite stuff and so welcomed the changes taking place; but it's like now with the decade+ offering perspective, it's possible to see beauty in these styles all over again, and enjoy what made them so appealing in the first place.

[Anonymous No.8239634]

[Anonymous No.8239635]

I've been doing some digging on EGL looking for some remaining older pictures. It's tedious but I've found some good ones.

[Anonymous No.8239676]

>>8239635
Thanks anon! I get sick of seeing the same images posted over and over whenever old school comes up so it's good to have new ones.

[Anonymous No.8239842]

>>8239676
I haven't had time since I posted that, but I'll post anything I find when I get a chance, no guarantees I'll have much though, I'm busy with other stuff right now.

I know what you mean, it's so hard to find something new since people aren't wearing this kind of stuff anymore. That's why I started digging in the first place.

I still dress like it's 2007 ha ha, so I've been needing to find some inspiration that actually fits in with the way I wear my clothes.

[Anonymous No.8239847]

>>8238889
They use to be a Lolita staple anon.

[Anonymous No.8240186]

>>8239534
Or that old lady who dies, disinterested grandchildren come to clean out home, find treasure trove of lolita, *reads will*: "donate to Kyoto Costume Institute".

I wan't to save up to get my hands on some legendary pieces. If each person who has bought a single piece wears it "once" (more like 3-4times) and sells it once a year, pieces like Iron Gate and Puppet Circus (which are coming up on 10 years old) could have had between 30 -40 wears! Dry cleaning and washing also reduces the life of the pieces (Puppet Circus is velvet too so it might go/ start going bald).

I don't know, I just think it would be a shame for the new lolitas of 2020 and onwards to not be able to see what came before.

[Anonymous No.8240206]

>>8240186
Don't forget people who don't know how/can't be bothered to clean things correctly, and worn-out seams, fraying, tears, and stains that have set in from not being removed promptly. God knows how many of the old iconic pieces in decent condition we'll have left by 2020.

I have a BtSSB JSK from 2001 and I'm pretty sure the only reason that it's still in almost-new condition is because it's really unflattering and thus spared the trials of being worn.

[Anonymous No.8240243]

>>8240206
This is a bit of a long shot, but do you think that if I started collecting pieces to show people I'm serious about preserving our history and not just trying to get more burando (10-15 dresses), it would be worth making up a 'go fund me' to help fund the expansion of the collection/ archive? I know how go fund me has a bad rep with this community because of all the obnoxious, entitled brats who won't get a job and expect free stuff. so I don't know if I should bother.

[Anonymous No.8240264]

>>8238772
I have seen the dress on the right quite a few times on yahoo auctions. I have been debating on buying it. Does anyone else have it? What do you like or not like about it?

[Anonymous No.8240266]

>>8239635
posting a few more of the old EGL pics I found

[Anonymous No.8240270]

>>8240266

[Anonymous No.8240272]

>>8240270

[Anonymous No.8240273]

>>8239424
I think I found another dream dress. I am in love.

[Anonymous No.8240298]

>>8239436 is flawless. the rest of this is ita shit

[Anonymous No.8240306]

>>8240298
u new?

u new.

[Anonymous No.8241023]

>>8239389

Gorgeous. The headdress doesn't really match but somehow I really don't mind. Never knew MAM had such lovely stuff back in the day, that dress is so pretty.

[Anonymous No.8241025]

>>8239559
I'd love this in green as well. It is just so perfect. I have the blue and it's gorgeous too. You need a monster petti to do it justice though, just a heads up.

[Anonymous No.8241028]

I'll dump some more.

[Anonymous No.8241031]

>>8241028

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>>8241031

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[Anonymous No.8241046]

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[Anonymous No.8241051]

>>8241046

Forever my favorite. I wonder if she still wears Lolita.

[Anonymous No.8241052]

>>8241051

[Anonymous No.8241053]

>>8241052

Hnnnnggg this dress. Like AP much better when they were doing stuff like this.

[Anonymous No.8241054]

>>8241053

[Anonymous No.8241067]

>>8241054

[Anonymous No.8241068]

>>8241067

[Anonymous No.8241071]

>>8241068

[Anonymous No.8241073]

>>8239397
Pretty sure this is the picture that made me love tartan in Lolita.

[Anonymous No.8241078]

could someone post pictures of oldschool pieces worn in more updated/different ways? like, with modern pieces included in the coords?

[Anonymous No.8241080]

>>8241071

[Anonymous No.8241116]

>>8240186
I think I've seen you post around, anon. I just need to tell you there's no apostrophe in "want". It's not "wa not" contracted, it's a verb.

[Anonymous No.8241120]

>>8239630
Awesome answer, anon-sama. Thanks.

I agree with what you said, makes much more sense than my initial "lolita revival" feeling.

[Anonymous No.8241141]

>>8240243
Do you have the means to archive thrm, acid free storage materials, climate controlled storage, canvas bags, etc? Do you have a good camera with a macro lens for detailed shots, a place to photograph or film the collection so others could even see it online? Most collections/archives are at least semi-available to people. How will you create the criteria for important or significant pieces vs just things you like? Otherwise, wouldn't you just sort of be collecting things for yourself as a hobby that should be self-funded?

[Anonymous No.8241145]

>>8238942
Good point to consider! I can try several petticoats with it and see which looks best but I'm just excited to put together a non-ita budget oldschool coord! I may get l348 in bxw as well if this goes nicely.

[Anonymous No.8241159]

>>8240272
Sorry, I haven't had time to keep going through EGL and posting pics. I'll try to do a few more.

[Anonymous No.8241165]

>>8241159

[Anonymous No.8241174]

>>8238748
ummf

[Anonymous No.8241191]

>>8241025
Oh, you own it? I'm so jealous! Are you an oldfag or did you get it through auction stalking?

[Anonymous No.8241194]

>>8241028
I know this is like the archetypal old school lolita but I personally think this is truly hideous.

[Anonymous No.8241197]

>>8241043
I love this, those are absolutely perfect ringlet curls.

[Anonymous No.8241198]

>>8241165

[Anonymous No.8241199]

>>8241198

[Anonymous No.8241200]

>>8241199

[Anonymous No.8241203]

>>8241200

[Anonymous No.8241205]

>>8241203

[Anonymous No.8241219]

>>8241191
I bought this for really cheap on y!auction (8000-ish yen) last year and it came with a matching petti and headbow. The auction gave the garment a C rating but honestly I can't find any real flaws. It looks like it was never even worn but it is missing one of the small pin on bows from the sleeves which I guess is why it got a C rating.

I don't count the years I spent pining for Lolita but unable to afford as my Lolita years, but I was following since 2003 and then I became a Lolita in late 2006. I guess 9 years makes me an oldfag?
This was a dress that came out in 2004 btw.
Here a pic of my matching jsk (looks more blue in the pic than it actually is, it's more like the promo pic irl)
My obsession with velveteen actually only started about 4~5 years ago. You can never have too much velveteen in your wardrobe, right?

>>8241194
Haha I think this is ugly too but it's so typical old school I had to share it. She looks so swamped in it. Bet it looks better without the cape and bonnet.

>>8241197
I feel the same way. They are perfect, the length is what makes it special to me.
Wished they still sold this wig (it's from glw) cause I'd get it in pretty much all the natural colorways, but alas.

[Anonymous No.8241226]

So many of the old EGL photos look absolutely horrible, but when you consider most girls were making their own clothes and probably had no sewing experience and few patterns to go off of it's understandable.

Even if so many of the outfits are really bad, I like seeing them because it's amazing to see how girls used to dress compared to how they dress now.

[Anonymous No.8241232]

>>8241219
Yeah, it's super hard to find singlet wigs in a natural-looking blonde with a blend of fibres. Bodyline's is only one colour not a blend and I think Maple's is too so I only bought black ringlet wigs.

>>8241226
People aren't joking when they refer to the western community's "collective ita phase". Things didn't really change until brands started shipping abroad.

[Anonymous No.8241239]

>>8241226
it would be amazing for oldfags to do "updates" of oldschool coords, like "here is how i wore this in 2005, and here is how i would wear it now."

[Anonymous No.8241359]

>>8239272
This one was missing in my collection, thx.

[Anonymous No.8241480]

>>8241232
My biggest lolita regret will always be not managing to buy a La Croix Noire wig before they stopped being made (pic related, she's wearing their short brown ringlet wig).

[Anonymous No.8241749]

>>8240186
There won't be that many of any individual piece, but there will always be women who don't hassle with selling pieces when they move on or keep them for sentimental reasons. I got into lolita a very long time ago, and while there's been a lot of turnover in my wardrobe, I have 15 year old pieces that have only been worn a few times. I'm still fond of them, I don't need the money, and they're easy to store. (30-40 wears is not much, either, if they're taken care of and especially if they're JSKs and never really touch skin. Armpits on sleeved items are always the first thing to go, but even those can usually stand up to more than a year of weekly wear.)

[Anonymous No.8241774]

>>8241239
Its a shame oldfags don't post more but I think it's because they get shit for their age. I know there are quite a few of them, I see them post here and there in discussions.

[Anonymous No.8243561]

Is it okay to share stuff we found in others' wardrobe posts? I was looking for pics of l348 with the stupid waist bow removed and I found some other nice things.

[Anonymous No.8243570]

>>8243561
I wouldn't post someone's wardrobe post photos on 4chan. I know they are public but not everyone wants the kind of attention that sometimes comes from being posted here even if it's a positive post.

[Anonymous No.8243574]

>>8243570
Even if it's not a photo of them, just photos of dresses and accessories on their bed?

[Anonymous No.8243588]

>>8243570
>>8243561
I don't see the issue with it.

[Anonymous No.8243592]

>>8243588
Well for now, I'll post a couple of IW bonnets I see all the time on Y! JP and mbok in the Innocent World section. They're easy to pick up make a nice change from rectangle headdresses for oldschool coords.

This is the 2006 version.

[Anonymous No.8243593]

>>8243592

http://lolibrary.org/apparel/rose-lace-bonnet-katsuragi

[Anonymous No.8243594]

>>8243593
According to lolibrary this one's from 2011, although the design might have been around longer and just not been entered into the lolibrary until then. Either way, I think it still works well for oldschool. I picked up a bonnet from this release for about $20.

[Anonymous No.8243595]

>>8243594
On the model.

http://lolibrary.org/apparel/classical-ribbon-bonnet

[Anonymous No.8243596]

>>8243595
Aaaand a close-up of lace details.

I wouldn't usually post a load of accessory items, but these are so easy to find second-hand and I rarely see them used in coords so I thought it was worth linking.

[Anonymous No.8243600]

>>8243596
Sorry for the poor photo quality, I found this on tumblr and couldn't find which GLB it was from. An old AP advert also featuring bonnets.

[Anonymous No.8243604]

>>8243600
Cropped this from something in the tumblr tags too, it's from a more recent meet but the girl's outfit looks old-school.

[Anonymous No.8243606]

>>8243604
Group shot at the meet.

[Anonymous No.8243609]

>>8238694
looking at old school sweet is just crazy when you think about how elaborate and just BIG the outfits in sweet can get nowadays.

[Anonymous No.8243617]

>>8243609
Mm...yet old-school sweet outfits still stand out just as much as sweet outfits today (they wouldn't stand out in a group of lolitas, but compared to random passersby).

Pic related taken from an old Lacemarket auction. It's an oldschool BtSSB bonnet.

[Anonymous No.8243624]

>>8243617
Outfit that looks to be using one of the IW bonnets from above (not great mind, but whatever).

[Anonymous No.8243625]

>>8243624
Similar dress in different colourway, also with bonnet, from daily-lolita. (It's from 2007 but the coordinate might count).

[Anonymous No.8243628]

>>8243625
*2011 not 2007

And more bonnets in the Bibles. /end bonnet dump

[Anonymous No.8243632]

>>8241078
Now gonna try to answer this anon, but what I've got is more "modern oldschool coords" than "oldschool coords worn with modern trend pieces".

[Anonymous No.8243637]

>>8243632
This whole post was pretty impressive actually.

The blog post she linked crashed my browser though, but I am on a shitty computer.

http://onlyfrillsandhorses.tumblr.com/post/84606312769/my-classical-lolita-piece-red-velvet-that-i-made

[Anonymous No.8243643]

>>8243637
Feel kinda bad for stealing this many pics from one girl's tumblr, but she's one of the only girls I know who still dresses in old-school sweet.

[Anonymous No.8243646]

>>8243643

[Anonymous No.8243648]

>>8243646
Really like her outfits though.

[Anonymous No.8243651]

>>8243648
And this is the girl who had an awesome oldschool wardrobe post on lj. She has a lot of coords I could have posted but I'll stick to three or four because it's weird to post a lot.

[Anonymous No.8243652]

>>8243574
I can only speak for myself and I wouldn't appreciate my photos getting re-posted to 4chan. Its a great thread and I like everyone's photos but this is still an anonymous board with a lot of snarky jealous people on it.

[Anonymous No.8243655]

>>8243651

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>>8243655

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>>8243658

[Anonymous No.8243670]

>>8243652
I personally wouldn't care at all if someone posted pics of items in my wardrobe post, but I understand that some people might not want photos of themselves posted. All the girls I've just posted were in the old school lolita tag too, but I don't think I'll post any more. Except this, which is Peachie, who's practically a public figure anyway. This is very borderline for oldschool but it might fit what >>8241078 was looking for.

[Anonymous No.8243674]

>>8243670
Dropped pic, sorry.

[Anonymous No.8243700]

>>8239544
Then why the fuck are you talking like you know what lolita fashion is??????

[Anonymous No.8243706]

>>8241116
Thank you for correcting me anon, I will do my best to get better. I try to correct a couple of words at a time I will add that to my list.

[Anonymous No.8243715]

>>8243706
Yeah, sage for not thread relevant but it seemed like you were confusing it with "won't".

[Anonymous No.8243749]

>>8241141
Thanks for responding you've given me lots to think about for this.

This is a long term project so the actual crowd fund probably wouldn't be for a long while yet. Years or so.

A bit of a background

>I'm currently finishing up fashion studies. I have a degree in Fine Arts Fashion from my home country and am in the next few years completing a "gothic and lolita fashion course" in japan.
>I have a Dip in business studies.
>Within the next 3 years I will be launching my lolita brand both within Japan and depending on the market, a much smaller operation in my home country.
>I plan to take a course (university or otherwise) in textiles and textile restoration.

The goal in the future would be to make the collection available to the public, probably in an adjoining area to my business (these areas will be exclusive of one another) to save on costs.

Currently:

>I have a high quality camera for garment detail imaging.
>I do not have a high quality video camera. But currently have access to film equipment.
>I do have a space for taking pictures and videos.
>I have access to website creation for the public to view pieces.
>I have a basic knowledge of caring for historical textiles (which I plan to deepen).
>I do not have access to appropriate storing facilities at this time.
>Eventually I would seek funding elsewhere once the project is off the ground, if it gets off the ground.

I don't know how to approach categorising significant pieces at the moment. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

How far into this project do you think I will have to be before seeking crowd funding or other funding? Should I have the complete set up already? Or should I be nearing a complete set up and try and get help for the few remaining expensive parts?

Thanks for your input.

[Anonymous No.8243765]

>>8238723
I'm trying to make a very oldschool-feeling coordinate with l348, do you think this looks good? I wanted a long-sleeved blouse so I used l160, since the JSK will hide the ugly shirring. I'm unsure whether, since I have a long-sleeved black blouse, I should have just used all-black socks rather than black and white. Pic stolen from a wardrobe post as it's the only place I could find the blackxwhite colourway without that stripy bow, which I don't like.

[Anonymous No.8243775]

>>8243749
>I don't know how to approach categorising significant pieces at the moment

Part of this will be looking into Japanese and International lolita chatroom/board archives and figuring out what pieces people have reached consensus on achieving iconic status. Stuff like Iron Gate and Puppet Circus, or the Baby's Elizabeth OP set.

Or you might look at trends like AP's OTT sweet boom from the late 2000's, and pick out the easily recognizeable pieces from that, Sugary Carnival, Milky Planet, etc.

[Anonymous No.8243784]

>>8243749
TBH I wouldn't donate to a project like this unless it was being run by or associated with a legitimate museum, like the V&A archives or something. A lot of people treat lolita as a collection hobby. A lot of people like the clothes and barely wear them in practice. It still seems like it'd just be other people funding your collection hobby, even if you weren't wearing the dresses.

>>8243775
Agree with this on the subject of iconic/easily recognisable dresses.

[Anonymous No.8243791]

>>8243775
Ok thanks. I think a nice spread of iconic pieces and non-iconic from year to year will be good for the collection and pieces will need to be rotated in and out of storage to prolong their lifespans. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.8243796]

>>8243749
There was a Grand Corset Ball recently, funded via kickstarted with proceeds going to make a corset museum type space for someone's collection but they have the collection already. With you being inexperienced enough in lolita to not know which pieces to choose and with the fund-sucking endeavors of finishing your education, a trans-global relocation and a business startup, I'd also be unlikely to donate until you had these accomplished. Maybe better to get your business going, with the space you described and archival and storage/display secured, THEN ask for financial or even older dress donations from a curated list when you are more knowledgable. You could also make a poll/survey regarding the most significant pieces and get opinions meanwhile to start deciding how to plan the collection.

[Anonymous No.8243890]

>>8243765
>l348
I have that dress in black x black and all these old black x white dresses are really making me regret not getting it in black x white.

[Anonymous No.8243903]

>>8243890
Me too. I might get it in bxw now anyway. Oldschool looks much nicer to me right now than OTT. It would be nice to have some more simple, everyday coords with things like this.

[Anonymous No.8243912]

>>8243890
>>8243903
Well, Bodyline's sale's on now so go for it anons! I have it in bxw and I love it. Only thing I find awkward is the elasticated shoulder straps, the weight of the dress pulls them down while they're on a hanger and I'm scared they'll stretch out.

[Anonymous No.8243923]

>>8243912
Did the black fade onto the white trim any through washings? I hang my bxb version over the hanger until the hanger bar sits at the waist, secure in the middle with a clothespin. That keeps the straps from stretching.

[Anonymous No.8243934]

>>8243923
Haven't washed it yet so I wouldn't know. I've only had it about 8 months.

[Anonymous No.8243936]

>>8243934
That sounds grosser than I intended, but in case it wasn't obvious I've only worn it two or three times, not like, for eight months straight.

[Anonymous No.8243947]

>>8243912
I can't justify buying another dress right now, otherwise I would for sure because I really love that dress and I think it's very well made. I don't have a lot of closet room and I only wear Lolita a handful of times a year (would love to wear it more but it just never seems to work out, I'm going to try harder to wear it more often) so I don't want to collect more dresses than I'll actually be able to wear. It's starting to become a problem because I keep seeing dresses that I'm falling in love with, but I have to be realistic.

I was afraid of the sleeves stretching out too, but I hung it up on a hanger anyway. They are a little stretched out but it's not terrible. I think it would be easy to shorten the straps if they wear out too much.

>>8243923
I didn't think of clipping it to the hanger while folded over so the pressure isn't on the sleeves. I regret not thinking a little harder about how to hang it now.

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>>8239551
I misread it as "Bread tiara"

Bread -chan has ruined me...

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[Anonymous No.8244327]

>>8244288
>>8244293
I love both of these, thanks for the contributions!

[Anonymous No.8244328]

>>8239635
Ah I actually remember when this photo was posted, good times! Such a cute picture, thank you for tracking it down anon.

Side note, I own those black x white Demonia shoes on the right but ended up painting them black - not sure if I regret it.

[Anonymous No.8244607]

This thread made me go and try on one of my old BtSSB dresses that no longer fit me. I have been trying to lose weight and I haven't but my boyfriend said I was looking smaller so I figured I would give it a try, and it fit!

It used to not be able to zip past my ribcage but now it zips up all the way comfortably! It still looks a little boobloaf-y but not bad. I guess I have lost fat and gained muscle? Either way this was a nice ego boost for me and I really needed it. Thank you old school thread.

[Anonymous No.8245001]

>>8238880
>>8239534
>>8240186
>>8240206
>>8240243
>>8241141
>>8243749
>>8243775
>>8243784
>>8243791
>>8243796

This whole conversation made me laugh a bit.

>Girl comes on and talks about what is probably an important topic to be discussed.
>Politely pitches an idea, and is open to criticism, critique and advice.
>Has the credentials to actually execute the idea.
>Basically volunteers to fund most of a project that is aimed at giving back to the Community through pretty much donating legendary pieces to a public space.
>People say "come back when your a museum"
>"Come back when you have backing from a wold renowned museum" (what planet are you from that you think a one person operation, building a collection of lolita will have the V&A interested?)
>We wont support your collecting hobby!
>That said keep your collecting hobby until your a museum then we might visit.

This girl is basically asking how far into this project she would have to be for people to start taking her seriously and start contributing to it. Not hurr durr, need money for burando.

Mfw this is why we can't have nice things!

OP personally I would start taking this project seriously and start donating when you had about 15- 25 pieces documented and posted for public viewing on a dedicated website or something of the like. Must have high quality videos and pictures, must have at least 2 significant pieces. Also I don't think you should just go for legendaries that doesn't really give an accurate representation of the times, but by all means include them. I would also include any literature you can find.

If I was to donate I would like my money to go towards storage facilities and bags etc. That's some thing you will definitely need to start getting this off the ground.

I think you should go for it, if it doesn't work out someone else may take the reins, or just sell up your collection.

Good luck!

[Anonymous No.8246036]

Contributing a little to the ringlet wig love.

[Anonymous No.8246140]

>>8246036
A girl on EGL in Meta's 2007 lucky pack.

[Anonymous No.8246154]

Wardrobe post stuff.

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>>8246194

[Anonymous No.8246225]

>went from July 27th 2002 to January 23rd 2003 in EGL
>all pictures and photoshoots have been deleted, except one which was just fruits and not lolita

[Anonymous No.8247366]

>>8246140
Ah, I wanted that dress so bad! People ended up selling it super cheap because it's not typically lolita in terms of cut but I was still too broke-ass at the time. God damn.

Anyone know if she's still lolita btw? She always had so many stand-out outfits.

[Anonymous No.8247372]

>>8245001
Fucking this, thank you voice of reason anon, all kinds of ditto.

I wish that anon all the best too and actually love the idea.

[Anonymous No.8247393]

>>8244607
I loved reading this, so glad you got to experience some of the oldschool love too.

I had a similar experience but dug out a nowhere near as nice dress. I took that infamous 'hot topic lolita' dress and modded it a bit, and now I think it looks pretty decent.

Oldschool feels are soon to be had, oh yes.

[Anonymous No.8247449]

I bought this older AP bustier and skirt set off of Y!J recently, but I can't figure out what year it's from. I checked through lolibrary and couldn't find it. Does anybody have any guesses?

[Anonymous No.8247450]

I miss AP's old gingham stuff quite a bit.

[Anonymous No.8247536]

>>8238675
sauce on the crown purse?

[Anonymous No.8247637]

I miss old school. It was so wonderful before they started making those damn prints with Milk, Strawberries, Chocolate, etc. Many people are allergic to. And it is not very "cute" or "kawaii" to promote factory milking cows.

[Anonymous No.8247665]

>>8247637
I actually miss AP's old strawberry all-over prints and their earlier, plainer cake/pastry prints. Stuff like Pastel a la Mode where border prints were still relatively simple and the print didn't overwhelm all the other details of the dress. Sure, a lot of the cuts were frumpier, but that was a part of lolita's appeal.

[Anonymous No.8247668]

>>8247665
Along the same line I miss the applique dresses. Milky-chan applique > Milky-chan border print

[Anonymous No.8247673]

>>8238781
mana hit the blunt too hard

[Anonymous No.8247683]

>>8247668
Oh man I totally forgot about appliques! Asymmetrical skirt embellishments need to make a comeback.

[Anonymous No.8247775]

>>8243606
>>8243604
holy shit all these girls look so cute.

[Anonymous No.8248076]

>>8247775
Singapore lolitas apparently.

>>8247673
Hoy shit.

[Anonymous No.8248127]

>>8241203
>tfw, I owned that same bunny as a kid.

[Anonymous No.8248296]

>>8245001
>>8247372
Thanks for the feedback anons. I will keep the work up and see were this goes.

[Anonymous No.8251898]

bump

[Anonymous No.8251960]

>>8247637
Ugh, again this vegan thing?

[Anonymous No.8251971]

>>8247637
You should leave your house once in a while.