Best dressed comm

[Anonymous No.8462581]

>Which comm do you think is the best dressed lolita comm?

>Those of you living in a relatively wealthy country/region, are people in your comm well-dressed for having more money to spend?

>Those of you living in a relatively poor country/region, are people in your comm poorly dressed for having less money?

[Anonymous No.8462644]

Moscow. Not because it is a particularly wealthy country but they are just always perfect. Maybe they have more of a shame culture? Also good genes.

[Anonymous No.8462649]

>>8462644
Uhh not because Russia is a particularly rich country, i meant

[Anonymous No.8462666]

>>8462644
>shame culture
This is definitely a big part of it. I've seen some really shitty itas from Russia but the Moscow comm always posts flawless pictures because they'll only show the best ones, and probably because they tell itas to step the fuck up or gtfo.

[Anonymous No.8462668]

>>8462644
Yeah, my first thought was Russia, too.

[Anonymous No.8462685]

>>8462644
hands down. moscow wins. no contest

[Anonymous No.8462691]

>>8462581
>>Which comm do you think is the best dressed lolita comm?
Russia and then maybe some of the Australian ones

>>Those of you living in a relatively wealthy country/region, are people in your comm well-dressed for having more money to spend?
No, they are just brand itas who enjoy jumping on the trend bandwagon before it even pulls into station. Hand made is still positively seen but more regarding accessories and hats vs dresses and blouses. The girls are nice but are prone to gossip if you wear the same dress over and over.

>>Those of you living in a relatively poor country/region, are people in your comm poorly dressed for having less money?
When I lived in a poorer area of the country I found the girls to be better dressed because they actually put more time and thought into what they brought 'Can these socks go with anything else, Does this bag match 3 or more items in my wardrobe, Do I need a summertime OP or do I wear lolita more in the cooler months'.
Many of them paid their own way and wearing a dress in several different ways was held in high esteem. The group motto seemed to be 'Quality over quantity'
I miss my old comm, whenever I visit home we always go to a little tea house in the mountains and walk around in the forest

[Anonymous No.8462694]

>>8462644
Wow, I googled the pix and they do look great. No derp-face, no weird poses, just graceful people. I'm loving it.

>>8462666
Many places could do with a bit more of that step up or gtfo stuff. I'm for it. I'm sick of casusl messy slackers.

[Anonymous No.8462704]

My area is really expensive to live so its hard to say if it truely a weathy place to live when a lot of people are on governemnt help and there are really bad areas that you dont want to walk if you are a scrawny Caucasian but then there are celebrities who have vacation homes here/vacation here.

BUT my area has pretty close ties with japan, its one of the faster places to receive shipments from and flights to Japan is among the cheaper countries to fly to. At least two or three lolitas go to japan a year but not always just for shopping. We only have one real ita who attends meets occasionally but its a fetishist and has been posted on the secrets from time to time from other comms since he travels and meets up with others. Since we dont have much of an online presence and hopefully it seems to be staying this way a lot of the time there will be a plus sized lolita without a blouse, the more then occasional unstyled hair/no makeup and a handful of nitpicks. One girl is practically flawless every single time though.

[Anonymous No.8462707]

>>8462704
Straya, yes?

[Anonymous No.8462714]

>>8462707
nope but it touches the pacific so close enough

[Anonymous No.8462715]

>>8462694
I wish my comm would do it too. I don't believe that people who are really ugly, fat, poor, have no fashion sense or whatever aren't allowed to wear lolita because it's just clothes and people can do what they want, but I do wish that we could take pictures or even have meets without them. At least until they improve. It sucks when you've spent almost a thousand dollars on a coord and then spent hours styling your hair and doing your makeup only to have to stand next to a girl with unstyled thinning hair and a dress made out of a Sailor Moon pillow cover in group photos.

Of course private meets with just friends are a thing, but I'd like being able to have private meets with just the girls who are really well dressed. If I tried anything like that in my comm I'd be lambasted for elitism because that's apparently the worst thing in the world.

[Anonymous No.8462720]

>>8462644
Wow, asshole. Way to answer the thread before it even starts. I kid, I kid. Moscow's community is truly flawless though.

[Anonymous No.8462739]

Australia is pretty unbelievably flawless. After that, I'm seconding Moscow.

[Anonymous No.8462763]

>>8462739
Thanks mate

[Anonymous No.8462794]

>>8462691
>and then maybe some of the Australian ones
Which Oz ones? Im moving there end of this year and praying that I have a good comm.

[Anonymous No.8462810]

>>8462794
Where are you moving to anon? The comms along the east coast are nice. I haven't really heard much about the other states to comment.

[Anonymous No.8462815]

>>8462739
Australia comms post toooo much purposely 'derp face' photos, I think it looks horrid.

[Anonymous No.8462821]

>>8462794
melbourne without a doubt

[Anonymous No.8462863]

>>8462810
I do 2 months training in Sydney and then get transferred to whatever city needs me. It could be Perth if the rumors I heard are true but the uncertainty is killing me

>>8462815
I prefer that over my current uptight comm.
Is it just an Oz humour thing?

>>8462821
They seem nice

[Anonymous No.8462873]

>>8462863

>Perth

I'm so sorry.

[Anonymous No.8462886]

>>8462873
Seconding that. You poor thing.

[Anonymous No.8462892]

>>8462863
all the sydney oldfags aren't around anymore, it's full of newbs now

>>8462815
aussies don't take themselves seriously, ever.

[Anonymous No.8462894]

>>8462581
Explain something to me, folks. I can understand deciding not to get dressed up for a certain meet for whatever reason, but if you're just dressed casual, why be in the group photos and ruin the look for everyone else?

[Anonymous No.8462895]

>>8462873
>>8462886
How bad is it?

>>8462892
So a younger crowd in Sydney? Im not exactly young myself so I dont know if I can deal with that

[Anonymous No.8462907]

>>8462895
It's just small and a bit backwards. One of the jokes for Perth is that the WA stands for Wait A-while because everybody is slow.

There is a lolita community there, but I'm not sure how big it is.

As for Sydney, it's a mix. Lots of uni kids are really active and hosting meets. Most of the older members seem to keep to themselves.

[Anonymous No.8462920]

>>8462895
yeah I guess, there's a twinning high tea coming up that old people seem to be going to but other than that they only really come if it's a big meet. Which no one really organises anymore because it's so much effort cuz the comm is so big.

[Anonymous No.8462931]

>>8462920
I think there are also a few big ones being planned for spring. Another high tea like last October, this time with an Alice theme it sounds like? And there's always a Christmas something or other.

[Anonymous No.8462938]

>>8462644
Russians are all either dirty crouch Slavs, the shittest tier Europeans, or ridiculous over-achievers in every aspect of their lives. I can see why they'd make the perfect lolis.

[Anonymous No.8462942]

>>8462863
>>8462892
>Aussies don't take themselves seriously, ever.

Thirding this. We just don't give one solitary fuck.

[Anonymous No.8462966]

>>8462691
That place looks comfy as fuck.

[Anonymous No.8462977]

>>8462815
>i hate fun

[Anonymous No.8462996]

Trying to google Perth comm and Im getting very little. Theres a closed facebook and a few bits and pieces, but nothing major. Are they inactive or just closed off?

>>8462907
Sydney could work. At least I might get 2months of fun before transfer. I recognize some of their members from tumblr

[Anonymous No.8462998]

>>8462704
SF?

[Anonymous No.8463068]

>>8462894
They don't consider themselves casual, they think they're pretty princesses just like everyone else there.

[Anonymous No.8463107]

Any comments on UK comms? I'm heading from Orlando to Birmingham for family reasons and I'm not sure what comms are around that I could join.

The only UK lolita comm photos I remember seeing was when there was drama with a comm in the north I think and it was a bunch of itas.

[Anonymous No.8463111]

Moscow is absolutely top tier, so are Australians. In America SF is getting there too except a few derpy outliers always killing the group picture.

[Anonymous No.8463131]

>>8462581
>Those of you living in a relatively poor country/region, are people in your comm poorly dressed for having less money?

Being rich doesn't necessarily make a comm un-ita, but the worst dressed comms are mostly poorer Latin American ones.

[Anonymous No.8463142]

>>8462894
Sometimes when it's stupidly hot or I'm just lazy, I'll go in a casual coord and step aside when it's time for a group photo. People will yell at me to get in the photo, even when I say I don't want to be in it. One time the whole group actually shifted to where I was standing to try and force me to be in it. So it's not always because the casual people think so highly of themselves, sometimes the comm peer pressures them to join.

[Anonymous No.8463200]

What's the Philippine community like? I doubt many wear lolita due to the heat but even so, can people afford brand?

Pic related. Apparently this was 3 years ago.

[Anonymous No.8463327]

>>8462581
I live in an affluent area that has a huge income gap, so people are either barely scraping by or dropping $3,000+ on brand every month. It's caused a pretty big division in the comm with a group of Bodyline/replica-chans that dress terribly and a really lavish group who attends monthly $50+ tea parties and makes coordinates that also include European luxury products. I would say that there is a real noticeable difference in quality of coords between the two groups. Maybe money doesn't always equate to good coords, but I've definitely noticed that the "rich" group does a better job overall because they can usually afford better quality "extras" like blouses, jewelry, and other accessories whereas most of the girls in the "poor" group just wear Forever21 blouse + cheap skirt with deflated Leg Avenue petticoat and no accessories.

[Anonymous No.8463374]

What's the best dressed community in California? I'm thinking of moving there.

[Anonymous No.8463379]

what do you guys think is the worst dressed comm?

[Pineberry No.8463441]

>>8463374
My local comm (San Francisco) is pretty good except like 2 people. I don't attend a lot of their meets, but the ones I did attend, everyone was well dressed and really nice.

[Anonymous No.8463455]

>>8463379
People seem to agree Latin American comms are the worst dressed.

OP's pic is from Cincinnati. Atlanta is pretty bad too.

[Anonymous No.8463499]

>>8463455
I want to save the cuties on the right from that weird tranny group.

[Anonymous No.8463541]

>>8463379
michigan
hands down

[Anonymous No.8463571]

>>8463455

I can speak for Mexico - people here are really fucking cheap and can't seem to grasp the concept of price vs. quality.

I work for a shop that imports asian clothing (among them lolita, on ocassion) and we get all kinds of stupid comments like "This dress doesn't seem worth $100", "What can I buy with $20?", "Bodyline is cheaper", "My seamstress says she can do the same dress for half the price" and so on.

The biggest lolita sites also have a 'no bully' attitude, so everyone stays terrible forever.

[Anonymous No.8463610]

>>8463379
This one? I think it's Kansas.

[Anonymous No.8463616]

>>8463610
Why is the Midwest so fucking fat?

[Anonymous No.8463634]

>>8463571
Mexicans are really cheap, same with most other latin/hispanic people just because their currencies tend to be worth dirt and they're raised to pinch every penny they can.
I thank god every day that I was born in the US instead of the shithole that is my family's home country.

[Anonymous No.8463640]

>>8463616
Because they eat shit like this

[Anonymous No.8463645]

>>8462996
I'm apart of the Perth Comm FB group. I've only attended a few meets because I currently live out of state, but regularly visit my parents in Perth.
The girls are really nice and welcoming, and meet up pretty regularly.
Sweet is their most dominant style by far, I rocked up in Grazia Crown once and the poor things asked me where the print was from.

Altered-Imagery is a Perth gal, she's pretty popular on tumblr for her cute coord layouts.

Once you are certain your placement will be in Perth, I would definitely recommend joining the comm, it's a small group, but they are quite friendly.

[Anonymous No.8463646]

Where would you say West Coast comms fall?

[Anonymous No.8463647]

>>8463610
THE BABY

[Anonymous No.8463656]

>>8463640
is that all parmesan cheese? jesus christ

[Anonymous No.8463671]

how's the Portland, Oregon comm? I'm thinking of moving there for school and Roller Derby.
Using google I found a nice website with their meet plans and that's pretty neat.

[Anonymous No.8463682]

>>8463656
I think it's rice?

[Anonymous No.8463692]

>>8463671
From what I know they are nice. I'm part of the Seattle comm and I met some of the girls from the Portland comm for ILD. I plan on moving down there too!

[Anonymous No.8463705]

>>8463682
>>8463656
its cheese and under that is raw white onion

[Anonymous No.8463709]

>>8462715
If you're so well dressed why Aren't you friends with the others?

[Anonymous No.8463718]

>>8463634

at some point you've gotta realize that lolita (nor cosplay) are cheap hobbies, though.

[Anonymous No.8463720]

>>8463616
Midwest is where they farm all the corn. Thus, corn fed fatties. You know farmers started feeding cows corn because it gave the most marbling (fat) in the meat, which Americans find delicious.

[Anonymous No.8463762]

>>8463441
I heard a lot of San Francisco comm date rich nerds working for tech companies, is it true?

[Anonymous No.8463767]

>>8462581
In USA, I'd say NYC (meetups that started this year) for West Coast and SF for East Coast. Midwest... uh, Chicago probably is the best out of the selection. South - Houston or NOLA?

Random note: are there people that you just think will be itas for life since they've stagnated in ita zone even though they started wearing the fashion for several years? That they actually like ita kei despite that everyone else has improved enormously in quality?

[Anonymous No.8463782]

>>8463767
>NYC for West Coast and SF for East Coast

You mixed up the two coasts anon.

I think some people don't improve because they are not surrounded by well-dressed people so they have no incentive to dress better.

[Anonymous No.8463805]

>>8463671
As a former Portlander it is my duty to say "don't move to Portland".

[Anonymous No.8463814]

>>8463805
Could you maybe give some info instead of just saying not to?
Because like I said, I'm thinking of moving there for Derby and school. It'd be cool to know why I shouldn't move there, especially if it has to do with one of those things.

[Anonymous No.8463932]

>Russia
>Moscow
>Russians
This thread is owned. :D

Also, i like Finland lolitas. They are cute :3

>>8462938
Этoт кoммeнт пaхнeт caлoм. Фy тaкoй быть :-(

[Anonymous No.8463960]

>>8463640
>chili with onion and cheese
Mmm, nix the spaghetti and I'd eat it.

Also the southeast/midwest could do better if the comm leaders weren't salty cunts and tried to help improve others within their comms.
I'm from NYC comm and visiting but I couldn't believe the air of attitude and pretentiousness I vibed from a lot of good southern lolitas. Some were very nice, but a lot were bitchy and clearly had intentions to be passive-aggressive to the faces of those who they didn't think were well dressed just so they could snark about how much better they were later. Or they had petty style preferences even if the people in question were dressed well for their substyle.

It's true that the best communities uphold standards but I doubt Russian comms aren't straightforward about their expectations from members. The American attitudes are "I WANNA BE THE BEST SO NOBODY ELSE CAN BE BETTER THAN ME." It's a real fucking problem.

[Anonymous No.8463961]

>>8463767
Pictures of each comm?

[Anonymous No.8463981]

>>8462998
That's what I thought

[Anonymous No.8464013]

>>8463107
there is a midlands comm, ive only just joined myself but they seem alright so far.

[Pineberry No.8464033]

>>8463762
I'm not close with a lot of people in the comm so it seems very personal to ask, but in general a lot of Bay Area people either date or are a high tech company employee.

A lot of startups are willing to hire young talent. Most Facebook employees are in their 20s-30s.
These people don't want to live in places like Palo Alto or Los Altos where nightlife is pretty much dead so they move to SF since they can afford the rent anyways.

I wouldn't be surprised if some lolitas have high tech boyfriends.

[Anonymous No.8464046]

>>8463814
Actually it's more of a joke than anything. Because as soon as you tell anyone that you are/were/going-to-be from there it's always "oooh I love portland I want to live there".
And it's always white people between 20-40.

[Anonymous No.8464059]

>>8464033
I don't know if anyone in the comm has a boyfriend in tech, but I know that a number of us (myself included) work in the industry. It pays well and the job market is great. Definitely helps with the burando bills.

[Anonymous No.8464087]

>>8463960
Hahaha, are you kidding? This is totally about us.
I don`t know if this is bad or good. Yes, we have high standards for lolita and cosplay as well. Especially for cosplay. Many Russian lolitas are former cosplayers, so it's explain a lot.
But sometimes it's so cruel and nasty... Those girls which you usually see not really a part of community. They are too ILLITE for even make conversation with others, to make cheap meetings for newcomers and every newcomers want to become a new goddess. There is quite a bit of friendly girls.
Sorry for my english.

[Anonymous No.8464088]

>>8463762
>>8463762
Elerronyar's fiancee and Lace a la Mode's husband both work in gaming and another girl married a Google engineer. Every boyfriend people bring to meets are definitely awkward engineers.

[Anonymous No.8464098]

>>8463960
>It's true that the best communities uphold standards
idk man... australia has been mentioned a few times here but we're pretty chill as fuck even towards those who don't dress as well

[Anonymous No.8464132]

>>8464087
>They are too ILLITE
oh stop it.

[Anonymous No.8464145]

>>8464087
Vodka English is so kawaii :3

[Anonymous No.8464150]

>>8463610
>bringing your baby to a meet

Incredible

[Anonymous No.8464173]

>>8463656
If you think that's gross, this is a local delicacy in a UK town.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmo

[Anonymous No.8464213]

>>8463932
He кипишyй, cиc - ничeгo плoхoгo aнoн нe нaпиcaл. Cкopee пoдтвepдил тo, чтo pyccкий, o кoтopoм cтaнoвитcя извecтнo инocтpaнцy, дeйcтвитeльнo или cтpaшный yбoгий гoпник, или нeвepoятный гeний, идeaльный в cвoeй cфepe дeятeльнocти (a я caмa зaмeчaю этo, и дoвoльнo чacтo) Пoлитocpaч пpo yкpaшкy нa мoeм фopчe? Boт тoлькo этoгo нe нaдo.

Sorry for dis wall of cyrillics, seagulls! I like Sweden and Finnish comm, if you ignore Mother Russia. Australians seem top-tier as well

[Anonymous No.8464232]

>>8462644
I think you're right about shame culture in Russia. Everyone is like "do your best or not try at all", especially in hobbies focusing on appearance such as street fashion and cosplay. And brand clothes is quite expensive for a random russian, so it is not like a girl who bought a 300$ dress is going to ruin it with bad coord. People with bad taste and less interest in looking good or taking care of themselves probably would not end in such an expensive hobby.

[Anonymous No.8464250]

>>8464213
>cтpaшный yбoгий гoпник
Kekkoslovakia

[Anonymous No.8464264]

>>8462938
That's the polar opposite of my country. Here the motto seems to be
>it's shit, but it's OUR shit!

[Anonymous No.8464269]

>>8463610

[Anonymous No.8464281]

>>8464250
Duuuuuuuuude!

[Anonymous No.8464305]

>>8463960
>>8463960
>The American attitudes are "I WANNA BE THE BEST SO NOBODY ELSE CAN BE BETTER THAN ME."
I've heard exactly the same thing about Russians - though they tend to keep it subtle, the level of rivalry between the top comm members is too damn high and they don't really like fresh faces in comm to steal the spotlight. I've even heard of dramas with rest of comm members not even being informed of secret events like meeting with special guests for signing session during a convention or something like that. So no wonder everyone is trying so hard.

[Anonymous No.8464315]

>>8464305
True

[Pineberry No.8464336]

>>8464059
I'm seriously considering learning programming to try and get a job with a tech company so I can earn some money while still going to school.
I'm not in a STEM field but the tech industry looks very promising so I might do a complete 180 and go into tech if I really can't find a job.

Btw, does anyone know the Sacramento comm well?
I was followed and heckled by a girl after declining to take a photo with her at Wizard World. (I was running late to my volunteer shift)
I'm 105% sure this isn't representative of the Sac comm, but I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else in Sac since she seems to be local.

[Anonymous No.8464341]

Definitely Europe. America is lower on the scale but we don't count ourselves as one entity...every state has a differen't main style. So far I admire the east coast lolitas the most.

[Anonymous No.8464343]

>>8464213
Пpaвильнo, дaвaй пooбщaeмcя и зa oдним нaпoмним им чтo тaкoe двoe pyccких в чaтe, a тo oни нeбocь cocкyчилиcь пo киpилицe :D
Лyчшe в нaш ЖCФ пepeкaтитьcя. Хoтя вooбщe я cпaть.

>или cтpaшный yбoгий гoпник, или нeвepoятный гeний
Hy дa, пoнятнo чтo oб oбычных тpyжeникaх ceлa им нe paccкaжyт. Ho мeня зaдeлo
>the shittest tier Europeans
oбиднo жи. Beдь мы нe тaк yж плoхи. Дaжe в видe гoпникoв.

[Anonymous No.8464353]

>>8464341
>we don't count ourselves as one entity
Are you implying Europe does?

[Anonymous No.8464360]

>>8464353
I'm saying that all of europe dresses beautifully lol. about 10x better than anywhere in the U.S.

[Anonymous No.8464365]

>>8464341
Europeans come in extremes as well, from what I've seen on tumblr/facebook you get the well dressed girls and the weird ones (i.e crazy French moitie itas).

Any examples of good Australian lolitas? People keep saying that they're top tier but I can only think of xylia-x and milkyfawn off the top of my head.
Also, the Montreal lolitas seems really well dressed too.
>Fanny Rosie
>Mlle-marianne

[Anonymous No.8464384]

>>8464360
>all of europe dresses beautifully
You bet your ass we do

[Anonymous No.8464392]

>>8464365
The Montréal lolitas are almost single-handedly responsible for me wanting to move there.

[Anonymous No.8464402]

>>8464269
you missed the baby

[Anonymous No.8464438]

>>8463441
god I hope I'm not one lol

>>8464033
>>8464059
Yeah...I mean sf is pretty popular in regards to tech.
But I wouldn't say the so's are predominantly techies. I don't know all of the boyfriends, though.
A bunch of us girls code, which is pretty chill

[Anonymous No.8464453]

>>8464438
Where could I learn to code online? I want to be a web dev (and not for the money either, I just like math and making cool shit)

[Pineberry No.8464467]

>>8464438
Anon, you know CH and MB?
Unless you're one of them, then we're cool.

>>8464453
Google around. I learned HTML from w3schools. They have other codes on their site so maybe start there?

[Tim No.8464602]

>>8463441
Oh hey! I'm in the bay area too. Haven't been to any meets because I just started collecting and assembling coords. Are you going to the meet in mv this weekend?

[Pineberry No.8464611]

>>8464602
oh shit there's a meet in MV? I might go.
was it posted in the FB group?

[Tim No.8464616]

>>8464611
Yeah, the sf lolita group! 4pm at SnowZen, if you're familiar with it. Right next to the SA caltrain station!

[Tim No.8464619]

>>8464616
Oops, that's Sunday, forgot the date.

[Anonymous No.8464622]

>>8464453
Team Treehouse, MIT's free lecture series, and Code School are all good options.

[Anonymous No.8464631]

>>8464281

[Anonymous No.8464638]

>>8463814
The hot topic here nowadays is gentrification and rent going through the roof. It's difficult to afford living in Portland proper.
Granted, I'm a fairly recent transplant myself and really love it here.

The comm is nice, but pretty visibly split into two groups: one is well-dressed, primarily wears brand, and generally better off. The other mostly wears Bodyline and offbrand and has a lot of poor/unemployed people. We're not separate comms, but even at meets that have a varied attendence there tends to be a natural segregation.
I don't mind it, but it might bother some.

[Anonymous No.8464662]

>>8463455
We are really not that bad

[Anonymous No.8464663]

>>8464336
Sac is shit and any girls who live there and have decent coords come down to the bay area for meets

[Anonymous No.8464756]

>>8464453
I use podcasts and university lectures, since my major is totally not related to comp sci haha

>>8464467
ah ok!
we cool lol

[Anonymous No.8464867]

>>8463762
Not exactly, it's more like couple girls actually work higher-end jobs, like government type jobs, engineers, and so their significant other also fall into a similar category like programming, or gaming.

[Anonymous No.8464931]

>>8464365
>Any examples of good Australian lolitas?

YourPervert
Altered Imagery
Classicaltyrianjubilee
Rocallie
Vysanthe
Angiiichan
Theaquaphobicsailor
The Teal Maiden
Lady Laurabell
Milkamenthe
Mrmizer

[Anonymous No.8464933]

>>8464931
YourPervert has moved to the UK. I'm not sure if this move is permanent, though (just sayin').

[Anonymous No.8464974]

>>8464933
Yeah, but she is still Australian, regardless if she is international or not.

[Anonymous No.8464975]

>Those of you living in a relatively poor country/region, are people in your comm poorly dressed for having less money?

I'm from the Midwest. There's a sizable gap when it comes to lolitas in my general area. You're either a student or you're working. So you have money or you don't. Most of the people who have money to spend progress fairly quickly up the ranks. The ones who don't or aren't primarily focused on lolita as their hobby/fashion choice tend to stagnate. So we have great dressers and people who are perpetually in the beginner phase. Since a large portion of lolita revolves around expanding your wardrobe options and figuring out what looks good on you, it's easy to get stuck in a rut if you don't have the expendable income to buy or sell (and sit on it until it sells). Ultimately it all comes down to money and experience. Experience won't happen without money, and money can't buy experience.

The cities that are more well off in my area tend to have a larger clustering of lolitas who own more and are able to put together nicer coordinates. Providing they aren't students living off mac and cheese and ramen.

[Anonymous No.8465011]

SF definitely has a lot of well-dressed people, plus we have the advantage of having the brand stores. There are still several perma-itas though and I swear at least one of them shows up in every ita thread on here. MB was rightfully banned for harassment, but its not like we can ban anyone for plain old bad taste.

[Pineberry No.8465058]

>>8464616
just checked the group. it works for me so maybe I'll see you there!

[Anonymous No.8465072]

As older members of Briscomm slowly leave, the ratio of well dressed members to ita-tier shit gets shifted unfavourably.
Not saying they're TERRIBLE, I just wish they'd do research into Lolita/plan out their coords a bit more before attending meets.

Otherwise, everybody is super nice and apart from the occasional awkward newcomer; it's a pretty chill comm.

[Anonymous No.8465081]

I'm coming up from the LA community which isn't too bad (we usually got itas at the large fairtytale boutique events), to the SF comm in the fall for school and I can't wait. All girls there that I've met are really nice and have interesting meets.

[Anonymous No.8465103]

I think Houston dresses the best despite the drama

[Anonymous No.8465118]

>>8464453
code academy, coursera, MIT open courseware, etc.

be curious and constantly explore, and you'll be making all sorts of things in no time. it is a gigantic time sink but pays off extremely well in the long-term.

good luck!

back on topic, the montreal comm is amazingly well-dressed.

[Anonymous No.8465154]

>>8462998
Um SF definitely has more than one ita

[Anonymous No.8465162]

>>8465154
Who are some of the really good SF lolitas?

[Anonymous No.8465182]

>>8465162
I like lavenderlilies a lot.

[Anonymous No.8465321]

>>8465162
Pureterrorist and mhikaru never fail to amaze me in terms of coords. I also really like Meltysea's coords, plus she's sweet and super cute. Riotkitty's also in our comm, and she's amazingly well-dressed.

I'd disagree that SF is the best dressed comm on the west coast, though. Because it's pretty laid back, we have people that never improve, and it's really frustrating to see meet after meet they buy brand new dresses but refuse to do their hair or makeup. And with the influx of newbies, I'd say maybe half the comm is well-dressed.

[Anonymous No.8465722]

Melbourne comm is great. Friendly and mostly very well dressed. A few months ago I met a small part of the UK comm (not sure which one) and I thought all of them were itas bar one tbh. I also think the Austrian comm deserves honourable mention, they look super cute.

[Anonymous No.8465725]

>>8465722
*in London, I should say

[Anonymous No.8465728]

>>8464933
>>8464974
Not permanent

[Anonymous No.8465738]

>>8464931
Adding sugarcreamtea and _delphium to that list (Instagram)

[Anonymous No.8465755]

>>8463455
The chubby chick three from the left is so gorgeous I want to see her in a dress that doesn't turn into a moomoo over her boobs. Also if anyone by any chance knows what that blouse is, that'd be great.

[Anonymous No.8465758]

>>8465738
I like Lunarjuice or whatever as well

[Anonymous No.8465762]

>>8465758
and that chick with the super long hair

[Anonymous No.8465796]

>>8464384
Now THIS, ladies, is high fashion

[Anonymous No.8465978]

>>8462996
Perth Comm is nice, drama free and pretty friendly. There's a meet up once a month or so. Everyone puts in an effort to dress well but no one is looked down on for wearing Bodyline. We're about meeting up and socialising and talking about the fashion. There is a wide age demographic as well as members who are at different stages in putting together their wardrobe.

>>8463645
I'd say we have more classic than sweet in the comm, but there are a lot of girls that swing between both. Some of the girls have anxiety issues so asking about other's outfits is a neutral ground to converse on.

[Anonymous No.8465995]

How's the syd comm?

[Anonymous No.8466004]

>>8463767
>houston
Wasn't the Houston comm full of drama for a while? Other than the Anime Matsuri/John Leigh stuff that just cropped up, I mean.

[Anonymous No.8466031]

>>8462873
Fuck off.

[Anonymous No.8466039]

>>8465762
Thats Rocaille, she's already in that list.

[Anonymous No.8466193]

>>8465978

Perth Comm, a mix of:
>Well-versed lolitas.
>Intermediate lolitas
>Bodyline lolitas
>noobs lolitas
>itas, don't/won't/refuse to improve

Same as everywhere else.

[Anonymous No.8466327]

>>8465182
She's kind of a bitch at work though. Working in a brand store is still working retail, I guess?

[Anonymous No.8466529]

>>8463455
The two on the right are adorable

[Anonymous No.8466862]

>>8466327
She doesn't work there anymore. She worked at a dry cleaner for a while and now she's back in school

[Anonymous No.8466878]

>>8463455
The worst? Cincinnati. Literally every meet is like that photo I posted. There's no hope. And the comm is mainly run by two girls who have been in the fashion for long enough that if they haven't learned now they probably never will.

[Anonymous No.8466905]

Any particularly good UK Lolitas?

[Pineberry No.8466924]

>>8466862
Interesting note: Orientation was a couple days ago and I actually saw her there. We're in the same major but in different programs.
She said she quit working at the dry cleaner and is looking for another job.

[Anonymous No.8468242]

Somebody please rank all the American comms

[Anonymous No.8468460]

How is the south australian comm? I am moving there soon

[Anonymous No.8468553]

>>8468460

Has angiichan and her sister, also alyssiumbaby. Not sure about anyone else though. Never hear much about it.

[Anonymous No.8468585]

>>8466878
It's horrifying. I went to one meetup, my very first one, before moving to a different state. It was my first ever coord and I was the best dressed one there. Most of them were in their 40's and 50's, half of them were old men in "steampunk" aka vests and goggles. The women were about as stereotypically ita as one can possibly be, wearing tshirts with skirts, black and white lacemonsters, brown modcloth "steampunk" dresses, etc. Two of them brought all their kids, dressed in disgusting handmade "lolita", they looked bored and miserable the whole time. It was such an awkward experience, they kept being weirdly condescending and talking down to me, even though I was the only one wearing an actual lolita dress. I got out as quickly as I could and never talked to any of them again. Luckily the comm in my new state is a lot better, even though it's not perfect, and I've made some really good lolita friends, but that one experience nearly turned me off lolita entirely.

[Anonymous No.8468627]

>>8462863
Brisbane lolita here. Our comm has many members but really only a small group of active lolita's maybe 20-30 or so. Meets are fairly regular and everyone is lovely and accepting. It's easy to make friends.

Dressing wise I feel that many probably have fairly impressive wardrobes and the potential for great coords, but our laid back attitude doesn't really lend itself to pulling out the stops for meets. Coords are often more toned down as well because meets are regularly held outdoors or involve a bit of walking. Additionally there isn't really a competitive nature to the comm.

So in summary: Lovely people, regular meets, coords generally toned down.

[Anonymous No.8468711]

>>8466193
>members who are at different stages in putting together their wardrobe
Well yes, but I was trying to be diplomatic about it.

[Anonymous No.8468872]

>>8466862
C'mon anon, you don't need to share all of this on cgl

[Anonymous No.8468893]

>>8466905
from what I've seen the best dressed girls don't really post their coords publicly as often. London, Leeds, Bristol and the Midlands have some great lolitas. Also the big events like TPC bring out the really best uk lolitas too

[Anonymous No.8468900]

>>8463455
>>8463571

I think it all depends on how much Mexicans can actually afford. Mexico is not that rich. There is inequality and the earnings are proportionally low, not enough to buy much dresses. Services are still expensive, so you spend most of your money in food, medical doctors, studies, and whatever. I know you can save money, but is not that easy to get that much burando. I believe that to look good you really need to spend money and effort, I don't believe much in the magical-Lolita made of good efforts and desires alone. It would take some years until you can actually have a coord, if you were in a middle-economical position.

I see that now that I live in a rich country, where everything is highly priced, high taxes, equality and good government, but the earnings are also high and proportional to the burando standards (you can find normie clothing for burando prices at the store). I can afford a brand new dress every month if I really wanted. That would be never possible if I was in Mexico even with the same job in the same subject.

So... I guess people just throw everything they can at themselves and hope to enjoy it anyway, instead of doing nothing and never dressing. I don't know the comm, though, but I think this might happen to most people with low income in the world.

>>8464662
Which comm is this?

[Anonymous No.8468931]

>>8468900
Dudalina is a shop in Brasil. Photographer's name matches a twitter account in São Paulo.

[Anonymous No.8469871]

>>8466327
>>8466862
what happened? why doesn't she work there anymore?

[Anonymous No.8469989]

>>8469871
I'm guessing they don't pay well.

[Anonymous No.8470557]

This is more of a general comm question, though tangentially related. Is anyone else in a US comm that is mostly made up of low-income girls? The majority of my local comm seems to be very poor, regularly receiving government assistance poor. This came as a pretty big surprise to me, as I always assumed lolita would generally be made up of people who have a lot of disposable income. Is this the norm anywhere else, or have a stumbled upon an outlier?

[Anonymous No.8470563]

>>8468585
that sounds horrifying!

[Anonymous No.8470565]

Any info on San Diego?
I just started school here and I'm contemplating joining the local com.

[Anonymous No.8470614]

>>8464975
What state anon?

[Anonymous No.8470776]

Post more comm pictures.

[Anonymous No.8471033]

Melb comm, picture taken from the comm page, some of the better coords are covered up unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.8471052]

>>8471033
The girls at the front still look pretty cute

[Anonymous No.8471056]

>>8471033
Not saying anyone there is terrible, but has anyone else ever noticed that girls with the weakest coords tend to be the most eager to get to the front in meetup photos?

[Anonymous No.8471059]

>>8470557
That sounds a little odd. How are they dressed?

[Anonymous No.8471063]

>>8462977
Nope, I love fun but I also like to look at least a 50/50 visual balance of nice to idiotic too. But suit yourself.

[Anonymous No.8471064]

>>8471033
Is that Moitie-bro in the upper right?

[Anonymous No.8471070]

>>8471052
I didn't mean they are not cute just that there are some good coords covered up.
>>8471064
If you mean Jorge then yes.

[Anonymous No.8471071]

>>8462715
The problem with this thinking is that unless clear lines are drawn, where's the cutoff? One Bodyline Ita may ruin it but a well dressed girl with a Bodyline main piece may shine. I think the whole 'lolifying' thing needs to die bit I admit, some vintage blouses and jewelry top Burando in style and quality. So then people argue over it and get accused of elitism.

The best way I've found? Make the events a little more expensive and hold them at a nicer place. Then the less well-dressed either can't or won't spend for it or will feel they are too under-dressed to attend. By no means do I think regular comms should do this, but a private side-group? Absolutely.

Alternately, pick and choose people in an invitation only meet and just grit your teeth for the criticism. The meet may or may not be worth it but if it isn't, just don't hold another. If it is then *ding* success. One final way would be to take several group shots at a general meet with just a few people in each so you can pose with who you like.

[Anonymous No.8471073]

>>8470557
I think it just depends on the area you live in. If it's a low-income area, the majority of girls in your comm are obviously going to be low-income. Also, in areas with a big rich/poor divide, I think poor girls are more likely to be attracted to lolita than rich girls, since the rich girls probably already have a bunch of designer normalfag clothes and the poor girls are the ones who want to feel like a princess desu.

[Anonymous No.8471089]

I wonder which comm is known for the most replica-wearing. I know some places don't even care and then some won't like it at all. But yes, I'm curious which places are most and least tolerant of replicas.

[Anonymous No.8471099]

>>8466004
yeah. John helped grow more drama but honestly, a lot of those members were back stabbing shit-talkers. But the comm has broken up multiple times so it seems like a lot of the crazy ones left and the new people, although they don't dress as well, are way nicer. The comm has become way more welcoming now in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.8471143]

>>8471033
Sweet photo. I'm jelly.
> tfw lone lita

[Anonymous No.8471144]

>>8471089
Some comms don't forbid people from wearing replicas, but people don't usually wear them anyway.

[Anonymous No.8471185]

>>8471056
Most of them at the front are actually short which is how group photos are usually arranged.

[Anonymous No.8471234]

>>8471144
Then where are all those replica-chans wearing their shit they are so hot to buy? Just at home or as lone Lolitas?

[Anonymous No.8471249]

>>8471234
Conventions would be my guess. A few girls in my comm have replicas they've worn to meets, but they don't call attention to the fact, and have items from other sources than just knock off shops.

[Anonymous No.8471515]

>>8463131
Definitely. Most annoying posters in lolita social media/comms, too.

>>8463767
>NYC (meetups that started this year)
Is there a new comm or something? I seem to recall the old "good" one even was ita, the one run by Amber(?) or whatever

>>8464365
I definitely do see a lot of French itas, for all the gorgeous efamous ones there are as well.

[Anonymous No.8471560]

>>8463200
I highly doubt that many are into it. The heat, the typhoons, being a pretty poor country overall, and most cities being pretty crowded and dirty. I visited the Philippines awhile ago and didn't see too many. I'm pretty sure I only saw one or two while in the big cities, and they weren't particularly too well dressed.

[Anonymous No.8471578]

>>8463374
From what I know the LA comm dresses pretty well, even going OTT for super casual meets, but quite a few are super hungry for e-fame. If you're visiting or new, they pretty much ignore you and do their own thing.

The SF comm is pretty well dressed for the most part. The worst part with summer is all the new itas, but they either improve or disappear (usually). Everyone is super nice and welcoming, and a pretty fun group overall. If someone is feeling left out, a lot of the lolitas will jump in and include them in conversations and such.

I haven't really checked out the Sacramento comm, but I've talked to a lot of them and they were also pretty nice. From what I remember from pictures, they dress pretty decently but nothing too amazing.

[Anonymous No.8471709]

>>8471578
Kek wonderbitch is part of the Sac comm.
She tries to be the head lolita but it never works out since she never hosts meets, tea parties, or photoshoots. She complains about the lack of pictures of her coords tho.

[Anonymous No.8471755]

>>8471709
Her shit coords tho. She came to SF's ILD meetup apparently. Varsity jackets are so kawaii with lolita

[Anonymous No.8471808]

>>8471755
Is it tacky that I kind of want that varsity jacket?

[Anonymous No.8471842]

>>8471755
Meta used to have really cute varsity styled parkas. This unfortunately doesn't look that great coordinated with lolita. It's just too long to work.

[Anonymous No.8471844]

>>8471808

I think it might be the translucent Forever 21 Barbie one?

[Anonymous No.8471845]

>>8471755
The boots are the only part that really bothers me about the coord itself, but the turtleneck collar really doesn't do her any favors either. I actually don't mind the jacket much.

[Anonymous No.8471909]

>>8464453
>>8464467
Don't use W3Schools. Mozilla has a much better guide to HTML. W3Schools is the laughing stock of the web world.

[Anonymous No.8471912]

>>8468242
Yeah, there are waaaay too many for that.

NYC is near the top somewhere.
DC is not.

[Anonymous No.8471925]

>>8468900
It's São Paulo/Brazil comm

[Anonymous No.8471986]

Are there any comms in the Dominican Republic? What do they look like?

[Anonymous No.8473614]

>>8464013
link to facebook?My phone won't let me search & I'm in Leicester where the only other lolita was posted to getoffegl last year :/

[Anonymous No.8473622]

>>8473614
plus the only dresses she owns are bodyline and replicas.....you guessed it, of sugary carnival
I met a girl in passing the other day who wore steampunk and said there was a comm for lolita, but my friend dragged me off before I had the chance to talk to her properly fml (totally not incidental because my friend hates lolita..:/ hmm)
But yeah, what's the midlands/big city comms like?

[Anonymous No.8473632]

>>8463455
I don't think the Atlanta comm is that bad. There's a few itas but most people are just average.

[Anonymous No.8473751]

>>8463705
>>8463656
>>8464173

It's from Middles-borough

In pic thats a shit takeaway knock off

A proper Parmo is chicken breaded flattened thin deep fried then with some fancy white sauce (cant spell it) then with grated cheese and some parmesan.

Go to the right place and its gorgeous!

But mainly its thing you get after a night out!

[Anonymous No.8473806]

>>8463634
On the bright side, when you vacation in Mexico there are dirt cheap fabric stores everywhere. It's not all great but you can definitely stock up on essentials. Last time I went, I stocked up on linings, eyelet trims, threads, and some basic cottons and hardly spent any of my money. It cost more to pay the extra fee for another suitcase at the airport (which was still worth it because I easily would have paid triple in the US for what I bought).

[Anonymous No.8473815]

>>8473632
jfc that scepter is huge, wtf?

[Anonymous No.8473817]

>>8473632
Gotta say American average is kinda fat. No news here I guess.

[Anonymous No.8473876]

>>8473632
JFC man the harpoons

[Anonymous No.8475213]

>>8463671
They're generally pretty nice. There's definitely a noticeable split between the ones who wear brand and the ones wearing bodyline/off brand. However quite a few have a good mix of brand/off brand in their wardrobe. I've had a good experience so far and I usually feel welcomed. I'm a part of the bl/offbrand crowd and I've noticed that they tend to be a lot more friendly and approachable. I don't know, I'm probably just biased because I haven't gotten to know many of the ones who wear brand, but that's the vibe I get. Though I've had a few interactions with the brand crowd and they have been nice as well. I'm thankful that they're very nice but sometimes I feel like we're a little too laid back. It's not like we have a ton of itas that make our comm look bad, but it doesn't seem like our dress code is reinforced enough. There have been plenty of times when someone has shown up wearing non-lolita when the event strictly stated that lolita was mandatory, and no one said anything. But other than that, I really enjoy my comm and I'm happy to be a part of it.

[Anonymous No.8475328]

I really love Uruguay comm, they´re the only ones from latin america who can be compared to Europe or USA

[Anonymous No.8475357]

>>8468460
Everyone is really sweet, not everyone is a great dresser but they're all very welcoming and easy to talk to, SA has some really great places for meets as well :)

[Anonymous No.8475840]

>>8475328
the guy on the right is really attractive but also kind of reminds me of blackadder

[Anonymous No.8476034]

>>8471033
Should've posted the Halloween one anon. We all looked better there.

[Anonymous No.8476642]

Okay, but let's turn this around a bit. Which do you think is the worst dressed comm?

[Anonymous No.8476679]

>>8476642
That question was asked in this thread already.

[Anonymous No.8478344]

>>8476034
Nothings stopping you from doing it, I didn't because the photo quality looked worse.

[Anonymous No.8478354]

>>8473817
It is. But not all of us go by that metric so there's hope. 'Not that bad' is hardly a compliment.

[Anonymous No.8478435]

>>8476642
Any comm with a lot of poorfags.
Poor latin american countries, chinks who can only afford trashy taobao shit, american midwest, etc.

[Anonymous No.8478450]

>>8471912
NYC isn't just one comm.

I'm from DC and while I'd like to protest.... it's not great. There are a few really well dressed people, a some who are good, and a lot of itas. Only one of our mods is consistently well dressed. Everyone is very nice though, it's a great comm in that respect.

[Anonymous No.8481910]

>>8466905
Girl in the bottom right has some really nice coords, she recently started a youtube channel.

[Anonymous No.8483634]

>>8463441
san francisco is full of salty brandwhore bitches

[Anonymous No.8483658]

>>8463610
Girl on far left looks so afraid.
Run away. Run away and never look back.

[Anonymous No.8483688]

This is the best dressed

http://youtu.be/MELWk4oMT5k

[Anonymous No.8483712]

I think I just got played for a modern day Rick rolled...

http://youtu.be/MELWk4oMT5k

[Anonymous No.8483993]

>>8483634
Hi Melissa.

[Anonymous No.8484009]

>>8475328
They all look pretty good

[Anonymous No.8484024]

>>8471578
>If you're visiting or new, they pretty much ignore you and do their own thing.

Wow that sucks, I was hoping the LA comm would be better than that. Does anyone know how the San Diego comm is?, I'm a newbie lolita moving to SD soon and would love to attend a meet someday

[Anonymous No.8484135]

>>8464360
Merica

[Anonymous No.8484140]

>>8464384
In that anon's defense, socks with sandals are very in right now. 10/10 v normcore

[Anonymous No.8486320]

>>8484024
I visited LA last summer and didn't get that from the comm at all. I met a few members independently and they were all really sweet, excited to meet a lolita from far away, inviting me to come to events they had planned. I really wanted to move to LA and the comm definitely helped. I think wherever I go I basically have to be somewhere with a great comm now. Mine has spoiled me.

[Anonymous No.8486323]

>>8463200
extremely shitty with no concept of what lolita is.

[Anonymous No.8487010]

>>8471578
>If you're visiting or new, they pretty much ignore you and do their own thing.
i don't really find this to be true about the 'new' thing. some girls in the comm are incredibly nice and will make the effort to talk to you if you're new, especially if you go to 2-3 meets.

[Anonymous No.8487069]

NYC Lolita here with no comm. any recommendations for one that is more welcoming to loners looking for friends?

I've been wearing it for years but everytime I ask around about the comms I've been told not to bother because of internal issues they have with themselves and just old drama.
I'm looking for local friends to make to guide me from the ita side.

[Anonymous No.8487083]

>>8484024
The LA community is welcoming to new people, it helps if you post in the Facebook group that you are coming to visit.

[Anonymous No.8487126]

>>8473632
Kek
Some of these people arent from ATL
Great choice in choosing largest group photo

[Anonymous No.8487128]

>>8473817
Its the south which on average is where most of the heaviest Americans are

[Anonymous No.8487982]

>>8464663
Sac is okay when people actually show up. It's just not very active and appears to consist of 90% lurkers. The FB group has a lot of members but it's only ever the same five or six people who come to meet-ups.

>>8471709
Some teenager said they wanted to have meets more often and they seemed to expect her to host them. She said she didn't have time because of work/school. Who gives a shit?

[Anonymous No.8488066]

>>8483634
kek are you Melissa?

>>8487982
>pic related
so rori

[Anonymous No.8488077]

>>8475213
I'm a part of the brand group, and I can truly say... We're all really painfully shy and socially awkward and that's why we're not as friendly ;_; we're all already friends and most of us have been in the community for long enough to watch insane drama break out, so we're scared of making friends and then crazy shit going down.

We don't dislike you! It's not really an excuse, we're just really awkward.

[Anonymous No.8488138]

>>8487069
Idk but maybe try joining the open nyc fb group, they sometimes post events? Like I've seen various meetup pics via victorianme (Chinese lolita) and yanii like that Harry Potter themed one and general cafe meets that looked like a decently dressed group. I'd say to go to a Tokyo Rebel or Btssb nyc event and network from there. There's a special on July 19th for the store's anniversary so maybe visit the store then and start small talk worth others in the store!

[Anonymous No.8488499]

>>8471755
She could be Dave Lister from an alternate timeline.

[Anonymous No.8488574]

I'm probably moving to Cambridge soon, how is the comm there? And the UK in general?

[Anonymous No.8488590]

>>8488138
The decently dressed group is private not public.

[Anonymous No.8490748]

>>8488590
It's a way to network, of course they have a separate group but sometimes the better dressed girls attend open, bigger meets or occasions like cherry blossom viewing, where you'll run into random people! I would also say to try hosting your own meetup after you attend an event and know more people.

[Anonymous No.8491207]

>>8488499
kek i can see the resemblance

[Anonymous No.8491532]

>>8488138
>btssb event
>op is probs a mood with no Burando
>ita baby looking for guidance walks into brand event in full bodyline
>less friends than she started with

[Anonymous No.8491552]

>>8470565
do yourself a favor.
don't
itas
landwhales
fame hungry wanna bes

[Anonymous No.8491706]

Whats the Southern Ontario comm like? ever see them mentioned around here...

[Anonymous No.8491831]

>>8491552
Not like that. Maybe in the past but not anymore.