/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

> when did you discover lolita? how old were you?
More than 8 years ago, I was 13 at that time. It took a year before I had convinced my parents and got the approval to order something online, so I was 14 when I first wore Lolita. (At least an attempt at Lolita...)

> what substyle first interested you?
I can’t remember, I have always been extremely all over the place. But those days I was mainly focussed on Gothic Lolita, as that was the only style my mom would let me wear.

> what was your first dream dress? did you ever get it?
I can’t remember if it was the AatP x Versailles Rose Ribbon JSK or AatP’s Libretto Stripe OP. I do own the first dress, but not the second one. I do still want it because of nostalgia, but I don’t think I would wear it.

> first brand dress?
Baby the Stars Shine Bright Versailles Rose Bouquet Rosary JSK. It wasn’t my favourite cut, but I needed it for an event. I still own it and hope to buy the Charlotte cut sometime soon.

> did any particular coords, pics, media, etc make you fall in love with lolita?
Kanon Wakeshima her music video’s, Versailles their collabs with AatP and of course Mana’s glb shoot. I was mainly influenced by the artists I listened to.

> how have your tastes changed?
Actually it hasn’t changed that much, the dresses I wanted to buy when I started out, are still items I would buy and wear now. The difference is that the dresses my mom wouldn’t let me buy in those days, are dresses I do buy now. I am no longer dependent on my parents, so I can finally achieve how I wanted to look when I first started.

I am grateful of my strict parents though. Because they didn’t let me buy items directly, I never ended up ordering something from a website like Milanoo. I never rushed into the style and had a long time to think about what I wanted. I still own and wear my first dress. First coord sucked big time nevertheless.