/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10349601
Yeah we get it you're poor and shit at budgeting

>>10347857

>>10347909
>embrace the thigh
This. I personally think dresses look best when they fall just slightly above/at the knee. Most new brand dresses fall just below the knee for me even though I'm not that short by asian standards and I find it really unflattering and frumpy.

>>10349317
start the thread anon, I need this.

>>10349476
where did anyone say that they don't wear the shit they own tho

>>10349317
I'd like a thread like that, even if I'm not able to contribute

>>10349781
Did you read the post chain?

>>10349927
>having a big wardrobe outs you as a poorfag
???
Your whole post is implying things I didn't even say or talk about and arguing against those, so there's nothing I can really reply. I'm saying those who only collect without using will have a shit time once we enter an economic crisis.

>>10349963
Most of the ones with big wardrobes I know don't.

>>10349781
Did you read the post chain?

>>10349927
>having a big wardrobe outs you as a poorfag
???
Your whole post is implying things I didn't even say or talk about or implying the actual opposite and arguing against those, so there's nothing I can really reply. I'm saying those who only collect without using and only care about the rarity and value of their items will have a shit time once we enter an economic crisis.

>>10349963
Most of the ones with big wardrobes I know don't.

>>10349970

Not the big wardrobe. The focus on the value, be it the resale value or "how expensive their belongings are".


If these girls are buying $300 dresses with full knowledge it might be worth $0 when it's time to sell, then I just don't see how or where the "rude awakening" is going to come from. Big-wardrobe anon just assumes all they need to care about what their wardrobe is worth for some reason, rather than treating it as an entertainment expense that's fully written off.

>>10349551
With old Moitie, I think their non print items are much better quality than their prints. I think new Moitie just looks inferior from what I’ve seen online, I haven’t seen anything new in person though.

>>10347850
I came here to post this! I took a little break from the fashion and when I came back people were suddenly acting like wrist cuffs are a must-have when before they were just another accessory. It's baffling to me. Even people who should know better like Lor I've heard say things like "I didn't even have wrist cuffs on!" as if it's a given.

>>10349985
Lor seems to think you need some wrist accessories or decoration but not neccesarily cuffs. I disagree that you really need something on your wrists in every style.

I wear old school and prefer long sleeved blouses and cutsews but even short sleeved coords for me feel better without wristcuffs.

>>10349982
The posts are talking about people who focus on the value and rarity. Stop arguing against walls.

>>10349785
Unless you’re wearing normie looking classic, Lolita will always look like a costume to normies. I don’t see it as a costume so why would I care that someone is wrong about how I dress?

>>10349990

Yes, but they also both automatically assume girl is going to be crying her eyes out when it's no longer trendy, because for them, the dollar value is high, expensive and difficult.

In reality the rich girl probably doesn't even register the value, maybe it costs her like some fraction of her trust fund paycheck. Why would you think she's gonna be upset her collection is no longer rare and valuable? She'll probably throw it out somewhere when she's done playing with it.

>>10350023
Jesus, read the posts again slowly, no one itt even talked about trends. It's not that hard to understand.

>>10350023 #
Jesus, read the posts again slowly, no one itt even talked about trends. It's not that hard to understand. The talk is about apples and you accuse it to be about cucumbers.

>>10350031
Cucumbers

>>10350031

.....I can't even tell if you're misreading on purpose anymore so this will be my last reply.

It's just a comment that their focus on the dollar value (and that the girl must be upset when it drops) is what makes them seem like poorfags, because to them the dollar value is important whereas to the rich collector person, it's just not even relevant.

Gonna close with a pic of some expensive dessert that costs $9.85 million, which is probably more than the price of most girls' wardrobes. Still turns to shit after you eat it.

>>10350023
Wheres this straw rich woman coming from? Do you even into Lolita?

>>10350045
Anon's being dumb, but the point still stands. This is an expensive hobby, where people who get into it treat it as just a hobby. Resale value means nothing.
If you're spending money on a hobby fashion that should be going into savings or living expenses, then lolita is too expensive for you. The money you spend on dresses shouldn't make you panic over another recession.

Replicas are bad, being shitty to someone because of them is even worse.

>>10350059

Being shitty to people is bad, and producing and buying replicas is being shitty to original artists.

>>10350059
agree. you can't act morally superior when you're also an asshole.

>>10350090
usually the replica wearers are the assholes though.

>>10350038
It focuses on value and rarity because it specifically addresses flexing people who care about those things and no one else.
>If they (...) are bracing themselves with how rare and expensive their belongings are
>those who (...) only care about the rarity and value of their items
>The posts are talking about people who focus on the value and rarity
Honestly, it can't get any more clear. Learn to read instead of skimming.

>>10350059
>Buying something that is technically illegal is >bad, but hurting poor people's feelings is worse
Sounds like you're an ita, have worn a replica, and/or are close with a replica buyer.

I've always hated Honey Cake and still do

>>10350108
Even if I don’t agree with acting that way and don’t think it would be worth it even if it were morally ok, I can understand the motivations of someone who wants to buy something for a lower price, what is a little bit harder to understand is why people would want to hurt other’s feeling just for the sake of it. Notice I’m not talking about explaining why replicas are bad, I’m talking about being simply mean to replica buyers and saying it’s ok because ‘muh they bad’. It just seems you want to feel superior to someone and treat them badly to feel better about yourself and is using replicas as an excuse, but you do you.

>>10350153
Same. It’s so fucking tacky.

>>10349983
Sitting here in my Catherine OP, it's absolutely great quality and wonderful to throw on as daily wear. My new Silent Moon is much nicer than my old one too. But I'm never buying their accessories ever again, they're the cheaper bullshit ever now.

>>10350189
Glad to hear it. I’ve heard a lot of negativity about the quality going downhill so that’s reassuring.

>>10350191
Imo it's more that their new designs aren't really the aesthetic people want now! In the years they were hard to buy, Moitie gained this almost mythical association with perfection and luxury... And CD Japan didn't carry a lot of the random homeware stuff and daily designs they put out in Japan whereas wunderwelt carries everything. Also, their old designer who is now the designer of Fairy Wish had a great eye for unique fabrics and patterning - she used all sorts of weird textured fabrics in Moitie and her brand made that semi-famous corduroy jsk with the floral panels for her own brand, pic related. Once she left, there was a definite dip in fabric quality, but that was ages ago before the current Tanaqro/Wunderwelt era.

>>10350194
Also their "new" designs are mostly rehashes of old ones or collabs, which is disappointing.

>>10350153
I sort of like it because it's kitschy and tacky but I'd never spend more than 150 USD
really baffles me that this is a highly sought out print

>>10347755
What's an example then? I'm thoroughly unimpressed with high end normies brand quality. Everyone makes crap now.

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion but I seriously don't get LWLN and Tyler's on-screen personality.
I've seen videos of her interacting with people at cons and when she's in her normal self, she seems okay. But in her videos, her voice is one tone (is it meant to parody that certain youtube drama news host??) It doesn't work. I can hear the ups, downs, the drags in her voice without even listening, and just by looking at her face on mute. I don't even think that's nitpicking because it's so boring to listen to that it doesn't interest me in any of her other content.
Her jokes and roasts are kind of a stretch, some are borderline childish and silly (insert any excretory matter; puke, piss, dump..). I'm sure she's lovely in person but why this persona? I'd genuinely like to hear the gossip, and her frock talks but the way she presents herself is just.. I can't see how anyone finds it entertaining.
I wouldn't really say anything about Tyler because I haven't met her in person, and who even cares about my opinion right, I can just keep these things to myself and carry on. But she has such a following! To the point where people tag her in comments in a ~scandalous~ post on CoF (granted, some posts ARE garbage) like "Wow I can't wait until you talk about this" or "I'm reporting to Tyler". I think it's sweet that there are lolita internet personalities and they have fans, but I seriously cannot see what all the deal is with her.

>>10350215
I never liked her voice either. Just doesn’t sound right, especially wearing lolita.

>>10350215
I think it is supposed to be like a news anchor. I agree, the format isn't interesting to me.
I think people are itching for lolita media and many support her on principal. I watch them in the background when I get ready for meets more or less for that reason.
We don't have a lot of really good lolita youtube either so I think it is also a matter of being "the lolita youtuber". That is not her saying that, she just kind of is. Her and Lor.
There isn't that much to talk about in regards to lolita for videos so I don't know what type of videos I would prefer instead.

I hate when people with Jfash accounts post unrelated shit. Some dumb bitch i follow is crying about her health and having to get surgery on Instagram. Nobody cares.

>>10350215
She's doing a bit of a mid-atlantic accent which was common for radio in the 50s and still sometimes gets used for radio and news. I'm pretty sure it's meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, but I can definitely understand why people would find it annoying.

If it's her voice that's bothering you, she doesn't put on that tone in her I'm Telling Tyler series which is more about individual issues and questions rather than the latest community drama, so you can always try those?

But ultimately, if you don't like her content, that's fine.

Princess sleeve blouses are yucky

>>10348326
It’s more that I don’t like being bothered by random people. I really like the fashion I just wish people would leave me alone.

I actually like Tyler, but the way she keeps leaning from side to side/towards the camera gets on my nerves

Pls stop

I like Bodyline. Honestly as happy with hunting down the older nice bodyline pieces as brand. Every piece of taobao I've bought has been worse quality than bodyline which is really annoying waiting months for a jsk and the fabric is so flimsly.

>>10347688
I've seen way too many shitty, obvious wigs for this to be true. Plus if you have long hair, it makes your head look swollen to store all of it under a wig. I think natural, well styled hair (with bangs of course) always looks better.

It’s just as cringy to talk about yaoi at meetups as it is to talk about kinks. Honestly, do you really think straight women talking about homoerotica getting them off might make gay folks at the meet uncomfy?

>>10357779
I don't think this is an unpopular opinion. The ridiculous anime-obsessed weebs always assume all other lolitas are like them, when half of us are just in it for the cute clothes.

>>10358043
I think there's a fine line between being an anime obsessed weeb and openly talking about porn in a public setting.

>>10349785
Who cares? I don't really understand why it matters that much. The people who wear lolita know it's not a costume and that's all that matters.