/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10689820
It stays stretched out unless you fix it because stretched out shirring can easily be replaced, that's why it's useful to learn how to mend your clothes.
I've bought otherwise fine pieces with stretched out shirring before and saved a bunch of money because of the damage. It takes 1 hour to replace the elastic and restore the piece to its original size, or the shoulder straps to their original length.

>>10689823
You say that, but I'm not sure many people would buy most lolita's sewing/alterations.

>>10689827
If tons of people buy the butchered AP dresses that fatties have altered I'm sure no one will have a problem buying a piece being sold that had some replaced elastic.

Plus if you tailor things to suit your body or look nicer and more fresh, why would you need to sell? Exceptions exist sure but buy clothes to last and keep. Especially in old school and lolita in general this should be the philosophy. Resale value arguments are silly to a degree. If you're considering resale value before making a decision about clothes it implies you either aren't spending wisely and might need to sell for money in an emergency or you don't like the item all that much.

>>10689827
Well, if I bother enough to fix my dresses I'm likely going to keep them forever. Idc if or how well they're gonna sell, what matters to me is that I get to wear it, it's /my/ clothes after all, even it's 2005 AP.

>>10689832
*even if

>>10689827
I genuinely don't see how anyone could have a problem with buying a piece where the elastic was replaced. If anything it'll fit better after, it's a bit like saying you won't buy a dress where someone sewed a button back on.

>>10689827
At some point you have to acknowledge that os pieces have a limited lifespan. If you limit yourself to not buying anything damaged or with amateur repairs, you might as well quit now. The clock is ticking.

>>10689802
I never understand this argument, by the time these pieces fall apart either more oldschool style brands will have appeared or they will be so overpriced secondhand it will be cheaper to get a custom piece made. You will be too old to wear lolita anyway so it won't affect you. Fatties involved or not (I don't even see almost any wearing oldschool to begin with they're all plaguing AP) clothes from 2002 won't last forever so you better take the copium now

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>>10689963
Thinking about my dresses slowly deteriorating and becoming one with the landfill is more horrifying and depressing than contemplating my own death

>>10689963
>You will be too old to wear lolita anyway

get a load of this guy thinking there is an age to stop wearing lolita

>>10689963
>You will be too old to wear lolita anyway
oh you poor, stupid fool

>>10689668
The earlier teens, I found things for $15 - $40. That's how I built up my wardrobe, which is only like, 7 pieces. Never letting go.

Ah, the days when $22 shipping from Japan was considered expensive....

>>10689734
Yep. In the translated GLB's, it was sometimes referred to as "kodona," which was an incorrect translation but it helped with search terms at the time I remember. I was obsessed with that style at the time.

>>10689727
What's up with this weird long link

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>>10689973
On that note, I request more ouji coords
if anyone wants to dump

>>10685836
I'd still be interested in a colorful coord dump!

>>10689668
I'm so mad I didn't get into lolita as a teen

>>10685835
Here are some cute coords I don't see posted too often
>>10690123
I'll try to do your request next, anon! And maybe combine it with this >>10685843

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>>10690223
I have more, but I'll end the dump on this bizarre coord for now

>>10690104
No idea that’s just how it came up for me

>>10690223
>tfw hair's poofier than the dress

I'm the anon who requested the burgundy/red coords and I love all of these, thank you!

>>10690209
The wayback archive has many photos from the brand Diets, for anyone interested.

>>10689006
I kinda like it but the detachable sleeves look so weird

>>10689778
Brands are already doing rereleases or more stuff in this style. Hope that will increase and drop the price a bit

Colorful coords incoming! I tried

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>>10686658
I think this is the same guy

>>10689778
Well, it's bound to when financial crisis inevitably sets in worldwide. But I doubt that buying old japanese alt street wear dresses will be our priorities then.

>>10689377
2008-2011. It was a pain though

>>10689377
2008-2011. It was a pain though. Also the time somewhere around 2014 when WW, mercari and fril were just new and retarded gulls didn't spam it everywhere so everyone could buy everything up. I remember buying Hospitality Doll from mercari for 15k when it already was listed for months, just burried.

>>10690210
Wow so edgy. This isn't even Lolita. What a try hard kek

>>10690628
if you think this is edgy i'm genuinely worried

>>10690628
U ok anon?

>>10690628
this is the funniest larper post I've seen so far

>>10690210
Is this Milk?

>>10686263
>2002
where are they all now? office ladies?