/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I wouldn't say it's dead just looks different from the original established look associated with dolly kei that westerners have come to accept, ie rich dark Jewell tones, curtain tassel things, and so on. Practically every photo posted in this thread looks like cult party kei, especially 'old school' cult party kei a la when the Virgin Mary was called Cult Party. The two styles were born at the same time so alot of overlap is natural, acceptable and understandable, you could tag any of the photos in this thread as both in fact. So when people say 'dolly kei is dead' i think they are referring to original looks it encompassed no longer being worn or posted as much if at all.