/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Where to get non-cheap looking/ tacky parasols aside from brand sites? Also has anyone ordered a parasol from Baby Japan? I'm worried about shipping.

Anyone know who's doing a summer lucky pack release yet?

>>8362729
Sakurain on Storenvy has a decent selection. Pretty damn expensive, but I assume they're reselling from taobao or something.
Tumblr: http://sakurain.tumblr.com/
Store: http://www.storenvy.com/stores/632678-sakurain

Aside from that I'd look it up on taobao, I'm sure you could find something. If you're really cheap you could try hitting up ebay or aliexpress for cheap plain ones.

Anyone know and good constellation prints like AP's Cosmic in Ivory? I have some constellation prints in navy colors but I really want something that has some black to go with a gold and black constellation necklace I have.

>>8362765
Try searching words like "starry", "constellation", and "horoscope" on lolibrary. First thing that comes to mind is AP's Dreamy Horoscope (pic is the JSK), it's pretty similar in how the print looks, but the cuts are damn unflattering. Other starry prints that might work for what you want:
AP Shooting Star
AP Twinkle Star
AP Airy Star Gate
JetJ Star Money (good luck finding it, though)
ETC Star Georgette Pattern Skirt
Alice Garden Alice & Nanami Star Chiffon
Little Dipper Star Series

This is all shit I just found by searching lolibrary, there's a bunch more, too. Can't say how easy these would be to find, though. A lot of them are older.

Does anyone know if there's a guide to what dresses Momoko wears in Kamikaze Girls? All I can find so far are posts with broken pictures from ages ago.

How forgiving are sleeves from baby/aatp onepice dresses? I heared IW are not very forgiving.

>>8363125

I have a few items with detachable sleeves from Baby, and a few items with fixed sleeves from IW. Baby's items were tighter around my arms than IW's. So, not forgiving at all.

I'd suggest looking for things with shirring or things made from stretch fabric instead.

I want to try lolita, but I feel like Im better off doing something older than younger looking. Any ideas for some mature looking, earthy toned lolita?

>>8363214
So, classic?

>>8362866
Try looking on tumblr
There was a blog but I'm on mobile

>>8363214
Classic lolita. Go for dresses without border prints, and OPs over JSKs. Things like Mary Magdalene and Victorian Maiden will look more mature than say, an IW dress with a teddy bear print.

Quick question! Would it be shitty of me to modify something bought from an indie designer? There is absolutely nothing on the jsk. I just really like the fabric and would like to add ruffles and bows and shit

>>8363314
Nope. Once you buy it, it's your dress.

>>8363314
I don't think anyone really cares unless it's their DD or something sought after. The idea behind this is that they get sad because someone altered something they loved just the way it was.

No one's going to care about a boring indie dress you plan to give life to.

I wish there was a place like the old /cgl/ where we can discuss whatever lolita related stuff we want. I posted a thread dedicate to pics of dead lolitas and a mod deleted it, even though I don't see how in any way that's even against the rules. I also kind of miss drama threads.

>>8363360
Me too anon, me too, I got a warning for calling a girl fat.

>>8363360
I'm pretty sure that talking about people who have passed away is against the rules here and on BTB. It was added after amethystcitrine passed away out of respect for her and her loved ones, and to keep the rumor mill from going.

Also, I really don't miss 90% of this board being Kooter and PT threads with slight variations. "Kooter shoop thread!" "PT put up these new photos, do you think she gained weight?" "Kooter ED speculation" "Hail the queen!" "Ho do I look like Dakota?" over and over and over again.

Nope. Do not miss.

>>8363377
It is on BtB, but it definitely isn't a global 4chan rule and nowhere in the /cgl/-specific rules does it say anything about it. I could understand if it was obvious vendetta, but it was literally just asking for pics of dead lolitas and how they died.
>>8363363
I saw another anon mention she got one for saying a girl's nose was big.

>>8363419
nothing creepy about asking for pictures of dead girls. nope. nothing at all.

>>8362846
I tried that but nothing really caught my attention. I don't like most of them, and I was hoping for something white/ivory, gold, and black like Cosmic. The only thing close to what I had in mind was the Alice & Nanani op, so I guess I'll try and buy that eventually. Thanks anon

anyone know where i can get an OP like shown in Shirobako?

>>8363377

Seconding you anon, I actually stopped visiting cgl, but one day I came back to take a look and all the nasty stuff was gone.

I like this version so much better. Would not give it up just for someone else to have a dead lolitas thread.

>>8363314

Other than the dream dress scenario other anon mentioned, it's not so much shitty as people laughing at you if you botch the modification job and then try to sell on a damaged dress for what you paid for it. Modifications usually lower resale value because people are gambling on the quality of the mods.

On the other hand, particular indie brand releases sometimes don't hold their value secondhand anyway, so if it's not something coveted you might as well go ahead and do it.

Anyone have any recommendations for petticoats that have very minimal poof for everyday looks? Like along the lines of otome or Fanny Rosie petticoats.

I'm 24 and my friends would prefer to not be seen in public with the girl who looks like a giant gothic mushroom.

>>8363504
seconding this. i was about to ask the same exact question. i honestly don't even want to wear a petticoat, but i know it's frowned upon not to.

>>8363457
Requesting pictures of dead lolitas when they were alive and dressed cute is hardly creepy at all by 4chan standards. /b/ has threads requesting pictures of corpses pretty much daily, usually specifying they be horribly mutilated.

>>8362765
>>8362765
>>8362765
I'm wanting to release a constellation print like pic related in my store eventually, but it probably won't be available for pre-order until the end of summer. I've got to tweak the design a bit to add some shiring in the back so it is more size-versatile. I was going to do a skirt and the JSK in eggplant, red, and black. If you're still in the market when I release it I'll be sure to post here!
Apologies for the less than stellar picture, I haven't been able to take nice ones yet

>>8363566
Where did you get your fabric printed?

>>8362846
I can agree that Dreamy Horoscope is unflattering as fuck. I recently got the pink jsk of it, and it's a super cute print and the cut is adorable but when I put it on it just looks bad on me, and usually cuts like that fit me the most because I'm really flat. Also it was hard to find a good blouse to go with it. I'm probably just going to wear it as a cute normalfag dress without a blouse probably.

>>8363566
This is pretty cute! The bodice is a bit plain, but it looks great nonetheless! Will be keeping an eye out once you start preorders

>>8363579
It's screenprinted by me

>>8362765
Friend of mine designed one for fun. She and friend of hers discussed on possibly collaborating together. Fingers crossed they'll come out someday

>>8363589
Thank you! my original design had like, princess style sleeves and an overskirt but I couldn't find the right fabric for the overlay so I left it out and went with the angled princess seams instead

>>8363566
What kind of fabric is it?

>>8363566
This is going to sound weird, but are you a CCAD student? The dorm looks familiar.

>>8363603
It's a heavier cotton sateen fabric, it's got a lovely sheen too it. I'm absolutely in love with the cotton sateen fabric right now, I've made like 3 other things out of it in various colours.
>>8363609
Haha, yes actually I am! That's so funny that you recognised the dorm! Do you go there currently or have you graduated?

>>8363594
this is so cute! I'd love to have this!

>>8363617
I'm a senior illustration major, I'm graduating next spring. it's funny we've probably seen each other and probably not realised it, since I lived in the dorms this past school year.
Your project looks lovely by the way.

>>8363626
ah we probably have seen eachother! This may be super creepy but I often saw a girl with carrying a black CDC tote, perhaps that was you? Thank you btw!

>>8363639
THAT WAS ME!

>>8363643
OH MY GOD THAT HILARIOUS
I complemented it once but I think we were both trying to play it cool and not be weird about it

>>8363667
omg yeah probably. I'm really shy and awkward so thank you so much. ;-; It's weird seeing other seagulls that go to school with me.

>>8363674
ya it's a little weird I agree, but still cool! Were you caught up in that lace market issue? Where they thought our separate accounts were sock puppet accounts because we all used the same ip or something
that was the most stressful few days of my life

>>8363685
I don't have an account on Lace Market so I wasn't part of that, but I would've been so stressed myself. I didn't think our school had a lot of lolitas, but I also didn't leave my dorm much other than for class or to go to work. I've worn it around campus a couple of times but the last time I did, I had someone come right up to me face asking where mass was at and it freaked me out.

>>8363703
I don't think there's many of us, in the email they listed my account and two others. I've worn it a few times also, and the first time this Japanese exchange student who I never met before was freaking out with her friends in the cafe and asked for my picture, and then later she asked me for my Facebook
I mostly spend my life in the fashion labs though and the other fashion students are dreadfully mainstream

>>8363734
Yeah, which is sadly most of everyone who goes to school with us. The illustration major is just weebs or tumblr.

This makes me so happy though to find another lolita on campus.

>>8362729
lumibrere on CDjapan

>>8363743
Wish I could find a lolita from my school! I met someone from my comm that goes to the school but I never saw her there and she's pretty stuck up passively rude towards me for no reason. Everyone else from the comm is a lot nicer but like mid-late 20's. I'm only 19 so it sucks when they have 21+ gatherings kinda frequently. I'm not too into drinking anyways

>>8363594
alert /cgl/ if this comes true. I want one so bad.

>>8363594
I need this anon, please post on /cgl/ when it's up!

>>8363314
The main thing is being good enough at sewing to make it look good, I think. Or if you're worried you could always take it to a tailor/seamstress.

>>8363317
>>8363328
>>8363502
>>8363788

If it was mass produced in some factory I wouldn't think twice about it. It's just some unknown western indie designer (tbh theres not much "design" it's just the most basic shirred jsk with cool fabric) but I can't help but think that I would get hurt if someone wanted modify a dress that I spent time making.

>>8363768
I can't find her post anymore on her walk or in her photo album. I'm pretty sure the friend she was talking to was the owner of a indie brand, so it shouldn't be too difficult for me to find once it's announced. Will let cgl know if she follows through!

>>8363816
Wall* not walk

>>8363314
I think generally people don't care unless you do a really shitty job modifying it. Others worry too much about the resell value, but really it's your's so who cares?

I'm sure what I'm going to ask is a faux pas, but pls no bully, I'm not even a lolita.
I really like JetJ's Petite Robe de être et le Néant JSK, but not quite enough to spend a month's worth of salary on it — especially after I read that the quality of the dress is pretty disappointing. Are there, well, any replicas of it or maybe it is possible to purchase the printed fabric (not sure how common this is, but I've seen Souffle Song selling their fabric)?

>>8363743
I know it's so exciting! We should hangout sometime, if you'd like

>>8363643
>>8363639

this is so cute omg
you guys are adorable and I hope I meet a lolita friend this way

>>8362729
I got a pagoda one from ebay and it's honestly lovely. I think it might be a replica of some western brand (which I didn't know until I saw that brand recommended in a thread later on, actually), but the brand is totally slipping my mind right now... Someone else might know which I mean, it's a female british(?) designer of umbrellas and accessories.

>>8363504
>>8363509
I feel like I've seen this asked every other thread for a few weeks now (one of them was me...) and there's been really very few options given each time. Maybe this is just an untapped market right now?

The only options I know of right now are brand layering pettis (too expensive for my tastes), Bodyline (low quality), and handmaking. I wish there was better options.

>>8362866
I found a bunch by looking at the btssb section by year.

>>8362729
I believe that Lisbeth Dahl has pretty and functional wedding parasols for $40 on Amazon

>>8363876
No and no

>>8363970
Ah! I'm >>8363949 and this is the brand I was trying to think of. Thanks, other anon.

>>8363504
http://www.lolitadesu.com/chiffon-pannier-petticoat-in-white-from-closet-child/ Perhaps?

>>8363970
I have the one pictured. The quality is great but they're super heavy.

>>8362765
this is black and gold
can also try keywords + colour search on lolibrary

General discussion/inquiry: What do you think about selling off accessories you get when you buy a set, but that you know you're never going to use?

For example sometimes I buy a dress and it comes with the headbow, but I never wear headbows, so I have an accumulation of them I'll never use. On the one hand, I know a lot of people say just keep them so you can sell it on as a set later, but what if you don't have any plans to sell the dress, at least for a very long time? Do you think generally that lone socks/headbows etc sell often enough to bother trying to sell them on their own?

>>8364016
You aren't losing much if they don't sell (time it takes to snap a photo and post an ad) and money to gain if they do. I would list them and see what happens.

>>8363876
Fuck off. People like you disgust me. Not everyone can afford $1000 dresses, you aren't entitled to a cheaper copy.

>>8363876
You make me sick

>>8364016
I wish there were more people tho thought like you. I've been tempted to buy sets for the accessories and sell the main piece. I say sell it!

Favorite patterns for headbows?

>>8364056
But if the original is bad quality for the price? Then it's better to get a replica instead

>>8363982
Isn't she a scalper?

>>8364050
That's very true, and then again I often see people sell their sets as separate listings that get bought by different people anyway!

>>8364066
It's almost funny you say that, because part of the reason I was unsure about it was because I feel I've seen it said on here many times that anons hate when people separate their matching accessories from the set.

I actually have some solid pieces as well that have matching accessories like a bolero or vest that I wanted to split, but in those cases I feel much less sure about whether I want to split them. On the one hand, they could match other pieces more easily, but on the other it's probably less likely that someone else has the other half of the set as would be the case for a print item. What do you think on that case?

>>8364103
Nah, just another second hand store

>>8363876
Why not find similar copyright free imagery (old Victorian illustrations perhaps) and get fabric printed yourself for a commission, since it's the design you like rather than the brand, and aren't concerned with authenticity per se? Also have a look at indie brands etc that have used a similar fabric theme.

>>8364103
Depends on who you ask, from past discussions. But there's definitely been accusations of her buying up cheap auctions/sales and then reselling at markup.

If anyone's looking for a parasol, just got this in the mail (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battenburg-Lace-Cotton-Embroidery-Wedding-Umbrella-Bridal-Parasol-Photo-Props-/190693079405?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2c6631796d)) and it's gorgeous. I can post pictures if anyone is interested!

>>8364154
pls be bait

>>8363214
Also, do what you want. Don't do something more mature because you feel like you have to, do it because you just want to.

>>8364154

>>8363504
>>8363509
>>8363960
Classical puppets has a daily wear petticoat. It's only 1 layer, but it's a lot of fabric still and is poofy enough to be looked at weird by passerbys.
pics: http://egl.livejournal.com/19270831.html (not mine)

When I really want no poof but still some poof (tfw), I just wear a normalfag dress or skirt underneath.

>>8364265
Hmm, I guess that one is just about what I'm looking for, so maybe I'll give it a try. Thank you for the link!

Is CP still having months-long waits and quality issues for their pettis?

So who's watched Deka Wanko? I really loved it, even though you can argue that she's ita as hell (even for punk, some of her coords are a stretch)
I adored the show and I adored Wanko, even her mismatched style was charming. I've not really seen many posts about it, and it's certainly no Kamikaze girls in terms of lolita fame, but oh well.
Pic related anyhow
What did you gulls think?
does it annoy you when people who know nothing about lolita create media based around it?

>>8364329
thank you, anon. going to read this tonight.

>>8364329
It's so silly and there's no way things like this would happen in real life, let alone Japan (because face it, they don't seem to put much emphasis on female leadership), but it's the silliness that makes it enjoyable - even the dumb, metatheatricalness of people noticing Wanko talking aloud.

I haven't watched too many episodes since they're a little hard to find, but I often play an episode just to see the outfits and her room. Her coordinates are on the ita-side, but I like it in that it reminds me of something meta and ETC would have put together.

>>8364329
I'd love to watch it but don't know where to find it with english.

>>8364348
It's on youtube! I'll link you!
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfSNpAqROeo

It makes me so happy to hear other people like it!

>>8364127
Thanks for the suggestions. I've been doing the latter, and very rarely do paintings seem to work out well as prints (to my taste, anyway). I left the thought of commissioning the fabric and then commissioning a dress as a last resort, but so far it doesn't seem that there are any easier ways.

>>8364401
I have no idea how much this dress retails at, but please don't go into getting a dress commissioned thinking it's going to be super cheap just because it's not brand.

>>8364322
I bought a daily petti from CP recently and it only took about a month. I can't attest for quality though since I haven't used it yet.

>>8363504

This is the one I use:
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/catherine/cl0009/

- There's a layer of thin hard tulle inside. It does deflate over the 2.5 years I've had it, but the chiffon alone now adds just enough lift to skirts so they don't look completely sad.
- it's not fatty-friendly, when my hips got up to over 105cm I had trouble wriggling into it. There is also a lining inside that's not as wide as most petticoats are.
- you cannot layer it for more poof. The second tier down is actually quite narrow, for lolita, if you want more poof you might as well use a different petti. This one is pretty much limited to flat poof wear alone.

>>8364374
You are the coolest!

>>8364074

Not that anon, but the original's not "bad" quality. It's....only a little underwhelming, especially when you're used to their older pieces with much higher quality. In general you can still count on the fabric being decent silky-feeling polyester, all seams and hems being sewn straight, and everything being nicely finished.

Soufflesong, which OP referenced, now that one has a rep for truly bad quality with dodgy fabric and not-straight sewing. Word has it they changed their name to Neverland to escape the negative reputation they gained with their Soufflesong releases.

Whether it's worth what the seller is asking for is a whole other question, though. Even at the original retail price, you're certainly paying a premium for the design rather than the quality, but on the other hand, if you commissioned someone to do a drawing for you, paid another company to print the fabric, and then commissioned a tailor to make it into a dress for you, the end results is usually going to be pretty pricey, possibly at a lower quality than JetJ's dress.

>>8364005
I did and almost all of them are tacky af

This is a really stupid question, but I'm ordering something from Closetchild for the first time, and it won't accept my zip code, and won't let me progress until I put something there. Help?

>>8364897
Zip code adjacent to yours?

>>8364535
>>8364734
I have been lurking this board on and off for several years, but only now do I think I understand the plight of your kind.
The retail price of the dress is 64 800 yen. I'd understand if the design of the print was completely original, but it's a compilation (albeit tasteful) of various paintings.

>>8362762
>>8363761
>>8363949
>>8363970
Thanks for the recommendations! I'd seen Lumibrere but I can't justify paying more for shipping than the actual item. Maybe a group order would bring it down, I'll see. I just want a cute frilly umbrella to keep the crazy Texas sun off my skin.

>>8364897
did you put in the right country? that's weird, i've never had that problem. make sure you don't have japan selected, because when i select my country (the US) i'm pretty sure it doesn't ask me for my zip code in a separate part of the form, I just type it in when I type my full address

>>8364946
Not in america, but I figured it out. Yay clothes!

>>8363488
Other than just a cosplay of it, the green velvet OPs that Meta puts out would be a nice place to start.

I asked last general thread, and I will ask again.
Does anyone have pictures of people in lolita with no boobs at all? As in a brolita who does not wear fake boob stuff or someone who wears a binder or something.
I'm trying to determine how awkward it is going to look.

>>8363377
I had the same experience as >>8363499, old /cgl/ was shit. This is much better.

>>8364958
>encouraging people to cosplay with my dream dress when it doesn't even look like the character

>>8363377
Agreeing with you.

Also not to sound like an edgelord, but I can't pretend to care about a stranger who died just because they were in the same hobby as me. I find it grating, and it looks like the people who are going out of their way to make it a topic just want to be told they're good people for "caring" and bringing up the topic. I can understand one message of sympathy, but going any further than that is cringey and tryhard.

>>8363360
>I posted a thread dedicate to pics of dead lolitas
>I also kind of miss drama threads

The juxtaposition of these two comments in the same damn paragraph is why we absolutely do not need old /cgl/ back.

>>8365469
Mana. Not on all photos, though.
FWIW I think it'd look perfectly fine.

>>8364705
Is it long enough, though? My main problem with finding low-poof pettis is that most of my low-poof dresses, while not tea length, are slightly longer than normal and if they're made out of a thin material like chiffon I get the droopy lampshade effect.

>>8363488
Make one.

requesting photos of mini-top hats not looking tacky?
like >>8365526

I'm not a huge fan of bell shaped petticoats, but I have a super fluffy A lined one. Do you guys think I could wear Infantas Ann's Town using A lined petticoat?

>>8365491
I'm not trying to sound douchey or anything, but have you honestly never heard of people who are just interested in death? The subject of dead lolitas is extremely interesting to me, it has nothing to do with caring or wanting ass pats. Also, I don't really know why a person seeking that would start a thread about it on /cgl/ anonymously, wouldn't they be creating a memorial page on FB or something under their identity? Not to mention, /cgl/ is far from being a hug box and who the hell says "thank you so much for starting this thread and caring!" Your assumption doesn't even really make sense.

>>8363306
I found the blog but there's no names, just photos

I just lost out on a dress I really wanted by 500 yen and I'm disappointed in myself. Oh well, there are other dresses I want right now and I'll get over it.

>>8365626
>I don't really know why a person seeking that would start a thread about it on /cgl/ anonymously, wouldn't they be creating a memorial page on FB or something under their identity? Not to mention, /cgl/ is far from being a hug box and who the hell says "thank you so much for starting this thread and caring!" Your assumption doesn't even really make sense.
this so much.

also; i am more emotionally affected by someone in the same hobby dying than i am by someone in the same hobby being an attention whore. i think it's superficial to dwell on drama or have threads where people debate the motives of lolitas they've never met, but a lot of people care about that even if i don't.

emotions are weird, and anonymity brings out all of them, however ridiculous they may seem.

>>8362652
Any ideas as to where I'd get a pair of chocolate brown brogues? Bodyline don't have my size(sold out)

>>8365709
I bought mine at Target for 12 dollars, I don't know if they have them online though. Modcloth maybe?

>>8365675

Which one was it anon? Hope it wasn't a rare find.
Hate it when I lose an auction. Dem feels.

>>8365728
Lost the one on the left, but won the one on the right. It sucks when you lose an auction by a tiny bit and would have been willing to pay more!

>>8364329
And the funny thing is, it's just her dressed like that
Every other lolita on the show is dressed somewhat nicely. Otherwise it's a nice show!
>There's like 10 million versions up on youtube

>>8363594
This is so cute! I know navy and black are overused, but I'd buy one in a heartbeat to wear as just simple otome.

>>8365535

Ah, then sorry anon, this one is just perfect for normal burando length lolita skirts)

Man secrets are late

>>8365791
Secrets are never on time

>>8362866
You may have come across this already, but Frill magazine from 2004 has a 2-page spread of them. They don't appear to list the names so you'll have to search for matches yourself, though.

>>8365851
Found it!
>http://momokoscloset.tumblr.com/

Is Kamikaze Girls cosplay a thing?

>>8365851
Already come across that unfortunately! I was hoping to find a site with the names.

>>8365737
Oh, you're the one who got that? Congratulations, I liked the one on the right a lot! But aren't these handmade? I was a bit surprised to see them go for that much.

>>8365940
Pretty sure they're Victorian Maiden? If they're not IDC, both are gorgeous. I think the one I got will be perfect for summer.

I'd really appreciate some help! I've never bought secondhand before, and therefore I have no seller feedback... What to do?

>>8365955
have you even bought or sold on ebay? you can use that feedback. you can also make an egl feedback page and use the link even though you have no feedback.

>>8365820
This is ridiculous, it's fucking 4pm

>>8365526
Ok, thanks anon!
I'm just afraid that I will have surgery and then regret it because it will make me look bad in my clothing.

Should I be worried? It's been like a month and it still hasn't come.

>>8366138
Just be patient. I've had stuff take months to get here

>>8366117
>Secrets will be posted early Saturday.
goddamn

>>8365957
Thanks for reply! I didn't know I had feedback on ebay since I've never sold anything.

>>8366172
I bet someone on their end must have died or something

>>8365791
Someone very important is getting married today so that's why secrets are delayed.

>>8365791
>>8366117
>>8366172
Seriously, I'm dying over here. I just want to read them before I go to work.

>>8366226
I dont understand. If there is shit in their life and they can't do their job, why not ask another moderator to post in their place?

>>8366272
that would be common sense, unfortunately common sense seems to be very rare.

>>8365590
If your A-line is very fluffy, you might be able to pin up the outermost layer using safety pins and make a temporary cupcake-shape petticoat.

Does anyone know how long it takes Innocent World to get back to you about orders? I put one in earlier this week (like Tuesday?) and got a confirmation email with a list of the items I bought, but haven't heard from them since. I figure there'd a backlog or something because of their blouse sale, but it'd also be nice to know if this is a regular thing or fairly unusual.

>>8366323
IW is notorious for backlogs, especially after sales since they only have one girl doing international orders. Some anons have waited for a month to get an invoice. I wouldn't worry.

>>8365469
A lot of lolitas wear binders or sports bras in order to get flat chests. They make most brand fit a lot better. You won't look strange at all with a flat chest in lolita, promise.

AHHHHH. A girl in BSoL wants to cut up Merry Making in the Ghost Town to make a dress for her child. GTFO OF MY HOBBY YOU DISGUSTING BREEDER. What do I even post in response?

>>8366630
I'm trying anon. I'm trying...

>>8366630
Chill. Her dress and not your problem.

>>8366630
Who cares? She bought it and it's her dress. Dresses aren't communal property just because they're brand.

>>8366635
>>8366636
Not her dress yet. She's begging to find one "cheap". I definitely wouldn't sell to her if I knew she was going to cut it up for a baby.

>>8366639
Looks like she changed her mind anyway.

>>8366639
Who would? The kid will grow out of it within a year, such a stupid idea.

Does anyone know if Wunderwelt has a physical store, or is it just an online shop?

what's the stretch on baby/aatp OTK's like?

>>8366648

I have a friend who bought off the online shop and got her transaction cancelled because someone apparently bought it in-store first, so I guess it might be the address given in their blog and contact page. Weird place to have shop, though.

336-0024 Saitama prefecture Saitama city Minami-ku, Negishi 3-5-2 2F

>>8366654
The cotton ones have a nice comfy stretch. The sheer ones are ass though. I barely get them over my knees and i have nice thin legs.

>>8365675
I feel you anon. I lost on two blouses in one by 100 yen. I was so sad.

>>8365675
ugh this keeps happening to me, I get outbidded by only 500-1000 yen. and when I bid next time I may put my max bid by that amount but then i'm like, what if I get outbid by that amount still? it kinda becomes like, at one point do I stop because I feel like even when I put down a little more than I want to I still get outbid - and I'm pretty sure I'm putting down reasonable prices (esp considering that I'm only getting outbid by 500+ yen)

sigh. I guess all you can do is keep trying, but it's definitely frustrating.

>>8366226
Weddings are planned months in advance though so why wasn't another mod been asked to post in her place? Is there another mod that can be contacted to make the post?

>Impatient as fuck because i made my first secret in years and i need answers/responses to my dilemma asap

>>8366630
Point her to bodyline

>>8366246
Oh my god
I can't believe there this late; isn't there more than one mod? Are they all getting married right now?

>>8366743
What did you write?
We can give you advice here.

Please help, I have big ass shoulders and it's impossible to find blouses to fit them.
Bust and waist sizes will fit fine but my shoulders are around 45cm and everything I find is around 38cm,
any suggestions on where to go?

this is it, you guys.
lace has destroyed btb.

Why is everyone freaking out about BtB being late? It always used to be late because of lazy mods making excuses. We've been spoilt, and now some seriously think lace has anything to do with one of the mod's priority fuckups? Lol. Try waiting until Monday/Tuesday and then get riled up.

Not sure where else to ask this but does anyone have any recommendations about a good seamstress to get a dress altered at. I just got my dream dress and I'm swimming in it. I have no plans to sell it, i just want the damn thing to fit.

>>8366787
I forgot to mention I'm in NYC.

>>8366777
oh.. i.. i was joking about the lace thing....

>>8366817
Sperglords can't detect sarcasm; it's there one weakness

>>8366725
>>8366697
You guys do know how max bidding works, right? The reason you're outbid by 100/500 yen is because that is the bid increment, but their max bid might be 10000yen over yours or something. So you'll keep getting outbid until you finally put something over their max bid.

to those complaining about BtB posts being late, at least it's no where near like gyaru secrets...

>>8366841
>looks them up
Holy shit wtf is this. That's so wrong. Fucking sjws, I swear to god.

>>8363488
Rinko might be my favorite anime girl lolita. Looks "anime lolita" enough but still workable in the fashion.

>>8365491
>>8363360
I've seen some of the old death threads and they were hardly "caring". I get it's fun to speculate things, but you can't really moderate how quickly those threads devolve into absolutely insulting material. "So, what are they doing with the brand? Can I still buy some?"

>>8366770
Maybe Kate has finally killed the BTB mods.

>>8366765
I personally don't have any suggestions besides from getting custom made blouses. strawberry witch/cmlolita, hmhm, 69th department, are a few taobao ones that do custom sizing off the top of my head. bunberry, bunny house, the floral notebook, and glitter tale are all vietnamese FB-based indie brands that custom size blouses, and then lady sloth I think is prob the most popular place to get custom sized blouses from.

>>8366190
yeah buyers receive feedback from sellers for the same exact reason why sellers receive feedback from buyers. people on both end know that this person isn't gonna scam them, try to pull a fast one, take their money or product, etc.

>>8366855
Why are gyaru secrets like the worst level of any secret site I've seen? The venom in gyaru secrets has always been unreal. Lolita gossip and secrets seem nice compared to them almost.

>pretending to be socially minded while still being racist

Ahh, smells like SJW in the morning.

>>8366891
>>8366855
I'm into gyaru and lolita, kinda curious as to why one died but the other is still active

>>8366913
I thought Gyaru was still popular

>>8366928
Any active blogs/people you know of? It's so toned down it can pass as normie fashion nowadays

Gyaru doesn't have the same 'new release' hype lolita does, maybe that added to the downfall

>>8366661
>>8366648
Online shop and auctions only. Address is a warehouse

>>8362652
What dress is this?

>>8365626
This! I don't know why but I get so fascinated about people who wear Jfash and have died. I try to imagine what their last moments may have looked like, like that girl who fell off a parking garage roof while nude. I'm not interested in the gore or actual death / corpse aspect, nor do I find any joy in it. Just curiosity about how it feels to know you're about to die.
The Jfash adds another element too -- have I seen them post before? Do I follow them online? Did I know someone who knows them? Were they part of a comm? Where did their clothing go after they passed on? Most, if not all people who wear Jfashion are relatively young, so the rate of people dying in our community is a lot smaller than, say, Grandma's knitting club. The fact that most people are so young too means that their deaths are mostly completely unpredictable and oftentimes quite tragic or unique.

>>8366855
i guess this is ot but good lord, this is awful. i never understand the whole "whites can't experience racism thing", my boyfriend is a southern italian, aka white (just tanned skin) and has faced racism numerous times in america, along with his french friend. i think it all depends on location and people. but still, there's plenty of lolita sjws as well and theyre horrible too.

>>8365626
>I don't care, actually.
>I just care because I'm interested in death.

That's fine, but you're still proving that people are only specifically interested in their deaths because they are in the same hobby. Which is ridiculous.
There are tons of books about death and thousands of more absurd, unusual deaths that happen everyday (and are recorded on the internet) to ponder.

We don't need to talk about dead lolitas. There's no reason. It doesn't make anyone look deep or insightful, just dumb.

>>8366819
>telling people to calm down
>sperglord
Don't worry sweet, you'll get your secrets soon.

>>8367043
Because people have confused racism with institutionalised oppression.
White people can only face "prejudice".
It's really stupid. SJWs say "white people are the ones who invented racism, so you clearly can't be racist against them!". But I'm "white", and if my culture is the one who invented something, it is appropriative of them to take it and coopt it and use it to bring me down, by their logic. But sjws don't generally like logical thinking, gets in the way of their hypocritical bullshit arguments.
Racism is an -ism. Racism is not institutional, it is a personal belief that ANYONE can hold.

>>8364104
Well if its something like metas leopard print blazer and skirt i wouldnt separate it. I actually dont understand people who sell the D.walkure set separately.
I think i think its better to sell the bolero or vest together if its from the same series unless you have a buyer for both.

But if its a standard solid wine bolero to match a solid wine dress or something, as long as you dont mind it being sold separately. I think the usual concern is that they wont both sell separately and you'll get stuck with one half in your situation.

I think anons dont want to separate accessories from the set if it took them 2 year to gather the dress, socks and headbow only to see it split apart or they figure 1 buyer for all so its one trip to the post office/ one person to chase down for the money/ one person to deal with harassing you about it not arriving on time.

>>8366762
It was probably the porrn because cgl cant post porn

>>8367043
Racism is one race is better then anther. Usually instutionalized. IT may have to be Caucasian vs minority. I dont remember shit that i learned in my ethnic studies class.
I guess in between caucasions it would be something like nationalism or xenophobia.
.

also sage

>>8367076
I didn't say I don't care, just that it's not the motivation.

It's cool you don't get it, but I don't see why you're projecting all these assumptions, like anyone who is interested is trying to be deep or come off a sweet, caring person. And saying there's no need for a topic, just because you don't get it? I hate to say it, but you're being kind of full of yourself. There's "no need" for most of the threads that get posted to the board, that doesn't mean the people who are interested shouldn't get to participate. Just hide the thread, simple solution.

>>8367076
Also...
>That's fine, but you're still proving that people are only specifically interested in their deaths because they are in the same hobby. Which is ridiculous.
Given that I said I'm interested in death, I don't get why you assume it's only for lolitas, I read about interesting deaths all the time. Even if I didn't, I fail to see what makes it ridiculous. Not sure why this makes you so sandy.

>>8367517
yep.

for me it has nothing to do with putting on an act or looking "deep" or "insightful" or whatever other projection/assumption anon has. and of course she is only selectively responding, cherry-picking the reasons anons engage in such discussions so she can only addfess things that support her personal viewpoint.

/cgl/ is not a hivemind. it's stupid to generalize the behavior of a group of individuals who lack consensus on most topics.

>>8367535
*address

damn tiny keyboard.

>>8363876

>>8367517
I'm not that anon, but a thread like that seems pretty selfish to me. Those lolitas probably have surviving lolita friends who may visit the board. Some people mourn and then put their feelings to rest. Having those resurface for the indulgence of some random girls on here is callous. Those threads do indeed devolve into shit posting. The worst I've seen is when some people from other boards, /r9k/ maybe?, came into a thread and talked about how much the "whore" deserved to be stabbed to death. I think a thread on their board was even created celebrating the murder? No thank you.

>>8363876
>I'm sure what I'm going to ask is a faux pas
and yet you're still asking

>>8366948
Universal doll, emiiichan, iridescent doll and lolita-next-door are all active gyaru wearers, but the latter three are mostly LIZ Lisa.

>>8367043
I get racist comments just because I have natural curly hair. My mom had to deal with being bullied and called 'blackie' when she was in high school. Both sides of my family are Dutch,English,French descent (white)>>8367076

>>8364329
ngl, I love certain "anime lolita" and "ita lolita" styles. I think there's a big gap between a frumpy, petticoatless ita monster and something that has a wacky look to it like this that is honestly clean and fun to stare at.

I kind of hope I'm not the only one who prays certain elements of ita-ness become a substyle someday. It practically is, lolitas just try so hard to distance themselves from it.

>>8366945
It was ill-defined was it's issue. It was mostly how you do your makeup vs lolita being about clothing and the silhouette and a lot of strict fashion rules.

What happened is a lot of girls started toning down their makeup since a sort of sweet, somewhat natural look is popular in Japan right now. Gyaru always took inspiration from a lot of pop culture and American culture as well, and it ended up engulfing a lot of tumblr, hipster styles. Look up neo-gyaru and you'll see how some of it is almost impossible to tell from a tumblr post. I think it'll come back once people get sick of this hipster influence.

>>8367604
I totally see where you're coming from, but they can hide the thread and not look at it. I know that sounds really callous and heartless, but I'm saying this as someone who had someone extremely close to me die a highly publicized death, so I know how it feels to be in that situation. As horrible as it can be seeing anything related to them posted online, one still has the option to avoid it, just like with anything else on the internet.

I'm sadly not surprised that the angry edgelords at /r9k/ would have a thread celebrating the stabbing, I actually would be more shocked if they didn't.

Is there a way to search closed auctions on YJ? I get conflicting answers from google and the instructions didn't seem to work for me. I'm just trying to get an idea of whether a current auction is going to likely to end within my budget.

how did I fuck up this time?

I put a snipe bid in with FJ since I was gonna be asleep when the auction ended. current bid was 4100, decided to put in a max bid of 5000.
>Sorry, your sniper bid failed.

auction ended at 4100. how come my bid didn't go through? it can't be that my max bid was too low, because normally it would've bid that amount and the other person's max that was higher than mine would've been bidded, rather than end at 4100. auction didn't end early either, and my bid was definitely a full increment.

I just won this in an auction, but I can't find any info on it. I know the it's Meta's swan embroidery jsk, but I still can't find anything on it. Does anyone have a lolibrary link, or know it's measurements?

So, new Misako parody video is out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ldIAJngPA

My favorite part was that the bloopers had a pretty long section of her just speaking in a normal voice, way lower-pitched than her polite one.

>>8367832
Came on /cgl/ just to see if this had been posted.

>Misako confirmed for giggling politely when she really wants to slap people upside the head

>>8367832
I'm loving this side of her that's starting to show through, she actually reminds me of one of my friends. It seems like now that she's come so far in her career, no fucks are given.
I wonder if she's really been like this all along? It could be entirely possible that the side she shows Japanese lolitas versus Western lolitas has been quite different simply due to the lack of interaction, aside from short videos and interviews that are translated by somebody else.
I know she's said before on a small webshow she helped to host, (this was a year or two before the Japan Lolita Association and her more increased presence in the West) that she was very shy and had a hard time doing things like TV shows so she tended to avoid them.

>>8367841
I can understand why she does the cutesy voice as a brand representative, but I just really like hearing her natural one. It'd be pretentious as fuck if she kept the kawaii voice on 24/7. It kind of reminds me of the idol in Lucky Star who drops the kawaii act the moment the cameras stop rolling, although of course Misako isn't an asshole.

>>8367841
Well she's always had a normal job as well as her lolita job, she must be reasonably well-adjusted.

>tfw Mur Melche closed down
>tfw I will never own anything by them

Goddammit, I should have bought from them when I still had the chance to. But everything I wanted was always sold out anyways. Still sad, they closed down, I was really looking forward to new releases and buying from them some day.

lord, this is the second time in the past week i've seen an obvious noob WTB in a sales group asking for dresses that fit X standard size.

like okay fine, simple enough mistake to make, if you came into lolita from regular fashion, how would you know? that said, when people come into sales groups asking things like "WTB dress that will fit a S! Looking for a dress my size is 2L!" that shows me you've done NO research at all. you don't even have to do that much research - a quick google search and reading of one of the many lolita 101 guides out there will tell you that you need to know your measurements. I also assumed there was standard sizing, but, once I got to looking around, one of the first things I learned when reading up on how2bRori was that you need to know your measurements.

>>8367402
No, that's not how it works at all.
If it were, those wouldn't be things:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_supremacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_the_Arab_world

Basically anyone can hold racist opinions, but in general the minority race will experience more racism and discrimination because people are assholes. White people most definitely can face racism. In America, and "white" countries not so much, but it certainly happens and it is very wrong to discredit something just because you have not experienced it.

I'm white and when travelling in China I had at least 8 people come up to me and start touching my hair and asking how I made it look like that. A man tried to buy me, and I got chased around and people trying to scam me because it was assumed that because I was white, I was gullible and had a shitton of money.
I believe that in America if I was black, those would be seen as racist. If Michelle Obama can call it a racist microagression for someone to ask her for help reaching a high shelf in a grocery store, I can call it racist for people to actually be treating me differently because of my race.

>>8367849
Oh no, does it say so on their website? That's so disappointing.

>>8368067
yep, very sad indeed

>>8367849
I'd never even heard of them, so I'm not that surprised. Sad for you though.

>>8363877
Sorry for the late response but are you going to be at Colossalcon next weekend?

>>8363876
What about the dress' quality was disappointing?

I just bought shadow dream carnival op in pink but now i remembered that most my accessories for pink coords are for busy prints

>tfw assumed since it was pink like the rest of my wardrobe I would be able to coord it easily

>>8368492
>Assuming that pinks (even from the same brand) match
That was your first mistake.

>>8368106
no unfortunately not! I kinda wish I was but there's something about paying for both a convention AND a water park that doesn't make sense to me. Like, I can't imagine dividing up my time between the two so I just go to them separately

>>8367782
The seller may have cancelled your bid, since some do not like shopping services buying their items.

>>8368464
>If I'm being honest though, I probably wouldn't buy another dress from their premium range: much as I love the print, I don't feel like the quality of the construction and fabrics really justify the cost.
>http://egl.livejournal.com/19835178.html

>I had been waiting for this dress for a very long time, but I am rather disappointed in the quality. The fabric is very thin, and the bottom hem is puckered all the way around. The print and vibrancy is stunning however, it is really such a sham considering the dress had so much potential.
>http://www.lauran.com/2014/11/juliette-et-justine-petite-robe-de-etre-et-le-neant-vanitas-jsk.html

Also see the anon here: >>8364734

I have my coord almost complete for this formal tea part coming up but I'd prefer having a bag matching my shoes. I have a pretty standard gold bag but I think a brown x gold bag would match better with my brown shoes... there's a perfect one on AP right now but I don't have the disposable cash for it right now.

Has anyone ever done a thing where they buy an item just to use for one coord and immediately resell it? I'm tempted but I most likely won't do it since I doubt I can resell it for what I bought it for even if it was just for one use.

>>8368550
would it really happen that fast though? it was like, immediate, the snipe bid didn't even go through and there was only 5 or so minutes left.

do some sellers on yja just not accept snipe bids?

Okay. So I bought book 5 of otome no sewing, and was a little confused. I'm seeing instruction for stuff that doesn't seem to be on the pattern sheet(like the apron) is it certain things they have instructions for that don't need to be on the pattern sheet, or are they just mixed in with the other patterns?

Also I know were suppose to trace the pattern pieces onto new sheets since they all overlap, but how do I tell which pattern piece is which?

I'm sorry if my questions are kind of dumb, it's my first time trying to work with a Japanese pattern.

>>8369264

Not sure about the other questions but you can tell which piece is part of which pattern by the outline (solid line, dash dash dash, dash dot dash dot etc)

>>8369260
Doesn't it say somewhere snipe bids don't work if there's around 5 minutes or less on the auction? Why didn't you just do a normal bid if the time was that low?

>>8369264
Some items have kanji that says there is no life size (like the bloomers) meaning it is not in the pattern pack.
And you tell which it which by looking for the dots dashes triangles that run along the lines. all your pattern pieces should have the same symbol, like reading any map.
If you have a smart phone get google's translate, you can take picture of text, highlight the kanji an at least get a rough translation. Like "rubber tape" is elastic

>>8369273
see:

>>8367782
>I was gonna be asleep when the auction ended.


if it did say that, then I didn't notice. is that what 'automatic extension' means?
i'm still new to bidding on yja if these seem like noob tier questions.

>>8369269
Ahh. I see what you mean. Like one side of the sheet has six patterns. Three in Brown, three in green. the green patterns, The salo has white circles, the OP has no circles, and the hat has solid circles.

>>8369281
but
>>8369260
>only 5 or so minutes left
I'd understand if it was like a few hours but you couldn't stay up 5 minutes for an auction? I mean it sucks your bid didn't go through but guess you really didn't want that item that badly tbh.

I'm assuming you used fromjapan and their snipe bids. I'm just quoting here from their website:
If you choose sniper bid, then your bid is actually placed between 5 and 10 minutes before the end of the auction and is not made instantly.

After placing a sniper bid there can be a few reasons why this might not get made:
*Another bidder has increased their maximum bid above your maximum.
*The seller ends the auction early.
*The seller does not allow sales to proxy shopping services.

I think on the confirmation page right when you're doing the sniper bid there's a note about not being able to do it if the auction has less than 5 minutes or so. I'm not going to go through the trouble of making a screenshot of that for you though, you should get the gist of why it didn't work by now.

>>8369298
sorry if this sounds stupid but I'm not sure I understand what you're asking me by "you couldn't stay up 5 minutes"...like, it ended in the middle of the night when I was asleep? It was "a few hours". Definitely wasn't staying up 8 hours just to attempt to win the item. I guess you're right in that I didn't *really* want the item - if it was something I loved and needed I would probably use a ss like chibi tenshi instead of FJ. also sorry if this sounds defensive, I don't mean it to be

anyways whatever, that's fine, I'll go back and look myself, but it seemed peculiar to me I guess because I the last few times I would bid manually and people were like "lol wtf u didn't u do sniper u stupid baka xD thats why u lost" but I was unaware that sellers on yja sometimes did not accept snipe bids.

>>8369298
sorry I forgot to add: when I said "the snipe bid didn't even go through and there was only 5 or so minutes left." I didn't mean that there was only 5 minutes left in the auction, I meant that the snipe bid was entered at 5 minutes (like you quoted from FJ's site, that's when they're entered) and I was wondering if it was possible for the seller to cancel the bid (like the post I was replying to offered as a suggestion) in that short amount of time/that suggestion was odd to me because of the short amount of time + how immediate it was. At this point now I understand it was immediate because the seller didn't accept snipe bidding so it automatically just cancelled it out or whatever.

>>8368492

Put a collage together anyway and post it to the coord help thread for feedback.

>>8369281

>automatic extension

On most yja auctions if a bid is placed in the last 5-10 minutes, the ending time is automatically extended another 5-10 minutes. This is to actively discourage last-second snipe bidders, it gives everybody in the auction additional 5-10 minutes to react to your bid by increasing their own bid, or in your case, maybe the seller saw your bid come in, saw the name and recognised it and cancelled the bid manually in those extra 5-10 minutes.

This is my first reply to you, btw. I can't say for sure whether seller cancelled your bid is what happened, but it does sound the most plausible.

>>8369254
How about just getting/ using one of your brown bags and adding gold accents like a pin or key chain? Or painting one?
Same with a gold bag.

>>8369319
I think they just ended it early, anon. That is a way to avoid sniping though. Either that or they didn't accept a SS bid.

>>8369336
Just found a cheap Axes Femme bag that completely works so don't worry, the lolita gods have answered my prayers.I was already planning on doing the accent thing beforehand but it was bugging me because I wanted my coord to be perfect. Thank you for the advice though, appreciate it!

Legit question, are these OTKs or UTKs I've seen many pictures of these socks worn and I can never tell how high or low theyre supposed to be, anyone with an original pair can share?
Also how stretcheable are they?

>>8369439
I have some black aatp ones with a vertical stripe. I am 158cm and 45kg and they only just got over my knees, they could go further but it would damage them. Sorry but the originals are thin legs only

>>8369439
Mine barely go over my knees, and I have pretty thin legs. I'm about 5'5".

>>8369452
>>8369458
>tfw chunky legs

What happened to Girly Cute? I don't see any lolita clothers or brands anymore on the site.

>>8369452
>>8369458
does anyone know if the MU fish knock offs are any better? I've got long legs and UTKs look like trash on me

>>8369486
I've got chunky legs and and am 172cm and the mu-fish ones are UTKs one me. Might be better on taller, thinner people.

>>8369529
shorter, thinner*

>>8369529
damn

On the Fril app is there a way to tell if something is sold out?

Sorry if this isn't the correct place for this season question but I completed my first order with closet child, paid with PayPal, and already received my order. I love everything and it's been a full week but I've been getting emails from them saying I owe money for an item that sold out before I bought it. I emailed then saying there was a confusion and I already paid for my items using PayPal (and that they were different than the ones they're new charging me for) Do I just leave it as is and wait for then to respond? Or should I send them a second email with my invoice attached? (I was on mobile and I couldn't do it originally)

>>8369687
Closetchild has really good customer service, just wait until they reply. They might have accidentally mixed up your paypal with the person who actually bought the item. If they insist they're correct then you can forward the second email to them.

>>8367755
You can use aucfan.com to search existing and closed auctions across Y!JA, Mbok, and Rakuten.

Speaking of second hand shops... I bought something from fururun on Thursday and have yet to be invoiced... Is that normal?

>>8369665
you can see on the app but not the website (it's a cached version of the app)

>>8369687
you can forward your already sent email, and add the invoice to it, that wouldn't hurt. then sit tight and wait til they reply, i hope you get it sorted out quickly!

>>8369697
>>8369693
Understood thanks ! And I hope so too, their service was really efficient.

>>8369334
different anon but i dont understand, whats so bad about snipe bidding? if someone wants an item and is willing to pay more than the previous bidder then who cares what time they place the bid? yeah it may be annoying for other bidders but if you want the item you should be prepared to fight for it imo.

>>8369732
it actually gives the seller a better outcome as well, since the other buyer is given a small amount of time to up their bid too, meaning they are also willing to pay more for the item
it's basically so the maximum price either party is willing to pay is reached, rather than someone missing out because they clicked a second too late or something

>>8369732
Snipe bidding doesn't give the seller enough time to do a "background check" on the bidder. Japanese girls don't like selling to gaijin/SS/males.

>>8369795
ahh ok, spose it makes sense then. as long as they paid i wouldnt care who bids but eh, some people do i guess.

>>8369264
some pieces you have to draft yourself. most of the time you'll find smaller drawn pattern pieces in the book with a lot of numbers, those are the measurements. it's a bit tricky and a basic knowledge of pattern making helps too

>>8369887
part of it is sometimes SS may be hard to deal with but a lot of them who don't want to sell to SS are girls who straight up just don't want the item to leave the Japanese market.

I'm tempted to create a lolita vendettas group on tumblr

Innocent world happy packs are up!

>>8367832
This is amazing, how did I not know about these?

>select bread
>burgers and meatloaf

>>8369469
that's really odd because they used to have whole sections for AP, Meta, AATP, etc. which still had for sale items in them. I guess they're changing their site and types of items they stock unfortunately

>>8370226
Waiting for the Oddments packs instead.
Around what times of year would they usually go up again?

Does Lolita Fashion Mentoring on Facebook ever take new mentors? I'm sick of the same girls all the time. They need new blood. They should invite one or two of the best girls from BSoLF to join them or put up a Google doc app like RC and LSE do for mods.

Have anybody bought this dress? http://www.my-lolita-dress.com/elegant-infanta-tea-party-inside-wear-lolita-op-dress-inf-248 Requesting reviews, worn pics and assorted opinions about it.

>>8370620
See >>8343045

>>8370447
The oddments packs went up around april?

When does btssb/attp put up their lucky packs?

>>8370681
Thank you a lot ^^ It sounds like it is a really good buy, I already own one of their blouses in ''white'¨, so I know that the color will fit my wardrobe.

>>8365535
Anon, you might want to look into wedding panniers? They tend to be much lower poof and of course quite a bit longer.

>>8366190
>>8366890
Well, buyers can only receive positive feedback, so it actually doesn't prove much of anything. It's pretty easy to buy a bunch of 1 cent Chinese auctions and rack up loads of positives really fast.

>>8366788
Actually also an NYC anon here who would love a rec for seamstress to do lolita alterations. Anon, if you find one successfully, please share!

>>8367630
To be honest, a lot of h.naoto's Frill line is just that, and there's plenty of fans of that look.

>>8369486
I'm 5' tall with 22cm ankle/34cm calf and mine go basically right to the top of my kneebone. Like I can walk with them still over the knee, but they roll down a lot because of how they're clinging right to the top of the joint. I was really hoping to use them as thigh highs with miniskirts/kawaii shit outfits so yeah, it was a bit disappointing.

So lacemarket finally removed Favorites altogether... They were broken as hell, but they were still somewhat useful for saving auctions. I'm pretty annoyed- I can't even access the ones I had saved before the removal.

>>8370618
Well, did you read the rules? You can apply.

>tfw people posting this shit on PnL

>>8370697
WIll do! I'm just not sure how to go about finding a good one. If I had a dress I didn't care about id experiment with someone but I don't.

>ordered 3 things from seller with no feedback
>things actually arrived
>but the seller took a bit of time to respond and ship
>shes "leaving lolita"

is it worth giving less then perfect feedback, perfect feedback and write negatives, or dont do anything
>i got all three things incredibly cheap because no one wanted to touch her with 0 feedback

>>8370417
>>8369469
Girly Cute is the site for otome/girly brands, the lolita stuff is on Fairy Angel

I just got my elpress bonnet in the mail and whoa. When I put it on I feel like this thing has a life of its own. Are bonnets supposed to be this big or is it just elpress? (this is my first bonnet)

>>8370755
>>8370755
I'm not the anon who asked, but as long as I've been a member I've never seen them open applications. So no, you can't just "apply".

>>8370691
I meant the Oddments packs for the later half of the year...

>>8370750
FUUUUUUCK

LACEMARKET

SOME WARNING FIRST WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE, FUCKING DAMMIT

>tfw you had pages and pages of favorites

>>8371112
they don't always do them, and most of the time they still call them 'happy packs' because you don't know what you're getting with innocent world

>>8370447
what is the difference between the happy pack and the oddment pack? aren't they both just lucky packs?

Does Innocent World allow you to purchase reserve items simultaneously with in-stock items? If so, do they hold the in-stock items until everything is ready? I've only ever ordered one or the other before.

>>8371123
they dont? I just wanted the 80000 yen/size B one if they were available closer to the end of the year, but damn

>>8371126
don't the Oddments contain "defective" items? (but they're usually pretty minor defects compared to Western standards)

>>8371137
Yes except for lucky packs I'm pretty sure. I've ordered reserve and in-stock items tons of times with no problem. And yes they hold all of the items until the reserve items come in stock.

https://twitter.com/AP_tokyoten/status/605556569590267904 misty sky rerelease this weekend

>>8371166
THE FUCK

THE FUUUUUUUUUCK

PLEASE DON'T BE A PRANK

>CLICKS

>>8370741
Will do. I don't know how to go about finishing one besides outright asking for a recommendation though. I'm too scared to hand over the dress I need altered because I'm afraid they will ruin it.

>>8371166
actually it might just be the swatches they're displaying? the auto translation is hard to understand. but still means a rerelease soon

>>8371166
i want to see the secondhand price plummet from this so bad

>>8371166
FUCKING SCREAMING, IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE

FUCK AM I GLAD I DIDN'T JUST BUY THAT OTHER DREAM DRESS I WAS EYEING

>>8371175
???????

??????????????????????????????????????

>>8371166
>https://twitter.com/AP_tokyoten/status/605556569590267904

pls AP holy lantern rerelease pls

>>8371186
Please please please I will pray to any gods to have holy lantern rerelease happen.

>>8371185
IN PINK

IN

FUCKING

PINK

>tfw if it's a rerelease it will save you $800+ on a dream dress FUCK

>>8371166
lol now poor wonderbitch cant sell her OP for 1000 oh no

If AP would just get their shit together and do MTOS to begin with they wouldn't have to bother with rereleases....

>>8371191
I almost feel sorry for everyone who was planning to sell (or hell, even just wanted) their pink OPs or JSKs because of the value.

Almost.

MY KINGDOM FOR A CAT'S TEA PARTY RERELEASE/MTO AND NO I DON'T MEAN DOLLY CAT

I KNEW IF I WAITED LONG ENOUGH IT'D HAPPEN

I KNEW IT

what's the name of the lolita with the pink hair amd multicolored bangs? i remember she wore a coord with gremlins accessories to anime matsuri. i wanna find her blog because i loove her coords!

Which shopping service should I use? Never bought a dress (except off lacmarket) before but god, I need this.

>>8370779
I'd honestly do nothing or just politely PM her about it. Seems like she might've been a lone lolita and not much of a seller.

>mfw I am a lone lolita and never sell my stuff
>have 0 feedback on any lolita site

>>8371149
Awesome, thanks!

>>8371253
I think you're talking about Kammie/mintymix...she's really only active on Instagram these days, her username there is kammiepomeranian.

>>8371302
Shes been to meet ups, i trusted her because i easily found her tumblr, and she later sent me proof photos via tumblr.

I think ill just do nothing.
You dont have any buyer feedback? I only sold a few items but ive at least provided my egl comm sales and ebay with more then enough buyer feedback.

>>8370226
After seeing last years summer packs where hardly anyone got prints im really iffy if should buy one

>>8371115
i know ughhh. they were fucked up but i used them as internet-explorer-like bookmarks. sigh

>>8370792
>Fairy Angel
Isn't that a completely different site? Fairy Angel also has otome and it has less lolita clothes coming than girly cute used to have. I believe Fairy Angel hasn't a had a new IW item for a month now, for example.

>>8371471
I agree. After years seeing great packs and finally being able to afford one when they released it last year, I was a bit disappointed. I think I'll try for a winter season pack this year and see if I have better luck.