/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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You can tell I'm biased toward sweet...

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
Copypasting from my answer in lolita general:

Don't have my spreadsheet, so can't do a precise breakdown right now, but around 90 main pieces. Mostly JSKs and OPs, a few skirts.

>2.
Most of what I have is classic or gothic, and can be worn pretty easily between the two styles. I have a few sweet and sweet friendly pieces, but those are part of the cull I'm working on.

>3.
I used to wear lolita almost daily, but shit in my life got real about a year ago, so I've only worn lolita maybe four times in the past six months. When I was dressing up regularly, I wore each piece in my closet between 1 and 12 times a year. More casual pieces got regular wear, while fancy sets were reserved for big meets or convention coords.

>4.
Nearly a decade now. I started buying what I thought was lolita in late 2004, but didn't start buying "real" lolita until early 2007 when I discovered shopping services and Japanese auction sites.

>5.
Don't go for quantity over quality. Find staple items that you can use in multiple outfits. This means paying attention to collars and cuts and how they interact with your dresses. I had three cheap, store-bought blouses when I first started out, to go with each of three different JSKs, due to sleeve types and collars. I could have found a single, more versatile brand blouse that would have worked better instead (and now, with indie and taobao stuff on the rise, that's even easier to find).

Also, pick a style to start, or have a full outfit in mind. I didn't know whether I wanted to do sweet or gothic at the beginning, and just bought pieces that did not go well together. It took months to get a cohesive outfit together because I kept buying things that I liked, that went with nothing else I had.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
50
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
IDK like half?
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
It varies greatly. Some I wear just a couple times a year, some I wear every couple of weeks.
>How long have you been collecting?
On and off for 8 years. I just recently returned nd started a new wardrobe.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Prioritize your dream dresses. I already knew that, but I think it's the most important thing to know starting out.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
25, including otome stuff

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
A couple of my ETC pieces can be lolita or otome, and the rest of my wardrobe is IW and AP, so a lot of pieces can go both sweet or classic. I also wear certain jsks and skirts casually (no petticoat).

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I wear lolita about once a week, so most pieces 1-3 times a year. My pieces that can easily be dressed down get worn more often.

>How long have you been collecting?
I bought my first skirt and socks at Closet Child in 2006. I only had the income to be more serious about purchasing in the past 3 years or so, though.

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Make a wishlist and stick with buying those (except new releases that seriously draw you). Avoid impulse buys and buying because something's cheap, you'll usually end up selling them in the end.

I did your poll!

1) I have 7 main pieces, 2 skirts, 5 JSKs

2) 4 out of 7 of my main pieces are versatile. Two are non print pieces, one is a simple all over print piece, and one is a print that can work for both sweet or classic.

3) Currently I don't wear Lolita very often, so on average I'd say I wear each piece once a year. More accurately, skirts three times a year and JSK's once a year.

4) I've been collecting my wardrobe for sometime around 4 years

5) When I first discovered Lolita, prints and over the top sweet were still just gaining popularity, and older style sweet and sweet with a classic feeling was what many people wore and what I feel in love with. By the time I started buying OTT sweet had been all the rage and wouldn't die off for another few years, and I ended up getting items that are too sweet for me.

I wish I would have only bought secondary pieces and accessories in black or white instead of accent colors. Accent colors are really cute when done well, but they can only be used with one or two items depending on what other colors are in your main pieces, and I found that I prefer a more casual and simple look and now I'm lacking in basic black and white things. I wish I would have gotten black and white shoes instead of those colorful ones because as cute as they are I never get to wear them, and now I'm in need of new basics and it feels like having to start all over with my wardrobe.

A tip I'd give someone is not to buy a piece just because it's cheap, and not to feel like a bigger wardrobe is better. Buy the pieces you genuinely like and don't feel bad if you have a small wardrobe or feel like you need to have a large one. I actually prefer to have a small wardrobe and it's more realistic and practical for my life.

Picture is of Misako's room. She keeps her clothes on a clothes rack and usually has them covered with a cloth to protect them from dust and sunlight.

Any gothic wardrobes? I need inspiration.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
35
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I'd say about 15 could easily be dressed up/down.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Once or twice a year. My lifestyle at the moment isn't conducive to wearing nice clothes, so I'm more of a collector for now. Hopefully in the near future I'll be able to wear lolita more often.
>How long have you been collecting?
A little over 3 years.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Main pieces do not a well-rounded wardrobe make. Blouses and accessories are just as - if not more - important to giving yourself a lot of options. When I started out I bought main piece after main piece, so right now I feel like my blouse choices are fairly limited.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?

9 dresses (5 brand, 2 taobao, 2 bodyline), and two skirts (bodyline)

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?

4 of the dresses, they are classic dresses that could be made sweet

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?

Not often, as I just began wearing lolita and I would like to expand my wardrobe, both main pieces and supplementary pieces, before I wear them often. Otherwise, I wear lolita about once every two months.

>How long have you been collecting?

Since December 2014, so less than a year.

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?

I wish I had known that blouses, leg wear, shoes, etc. are also important items to collect, as I am severely lacking in that department now.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
I answered the 20+ option on the poll but my wardrobe is spread out and I'm not 100% sure. I counted vests/coats as main pieces also because I mainly wear ouji and those are what I style my outfits around.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Less than half. Pretty much all of my pieces fall squarely within one substyle or another; most of it is classic but every so often a sweet piece will really grab my attention so I have 4 of those (3 AP, one ETC)
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
The most I've worn something is 5-6 times, many of my pieces I haven't even gotten to wear yet but most average 1-2. I don't go to enough meets and I feel like it's weird to wear lolita/ouji one day to school or whatever and then be back to casual fashion the next. I want to wear it more but I'm just really nervous about it.
>How long have you been collecting?
3 years
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Lolita-appropriate shoes and a bag go a really long way toward making an outfit look cohesive; along with a main piece those should be the first things you get. Also, ouji is way fucking cheaper and easier to thrift than lolita.
Hoard socks and just buy them new from brands when you can afford to; people love to mark up their nasty used socks ridiculously and it isn't worth it to buy them on Japanese auction sites with all the fees.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
12

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I would say that 5 out of 12 are versatile enough to cross styles and even wear them more casually

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I wear lolita about once or twice a month, so maybe I wear one piece like once in a year

>How long have you been collecting?
I bought my first skirt on July 2013

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Non-printed pieces are more versatile than printed ones, also shoes and bags are important to make a well rounded coord

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not gothic, but really nice and the organizational parts are gothy even if the wardrobe isn't.

>wardrobe goals

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All
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Shoes

how do people store their OTT headdresses? i haven't seen any pics of them being organized at all. a hatbox?

>How many main pieces do you have?
40, counting ouji sets.

>How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Over half can be styled multiple ways, mostly Gothic/Classic.

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
2-3 times per year each--I wear Lolita 3-5 times a month, and I cycle my wardrobe so I don't wear the same thing too close together.

>How long have you been collecting?
About four years. I've been wearing Lolita for eight, but I did a complete style change a couple years ago and basically started over.

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
How much having a variety of blouses and accessories can help you switch up your look! I would have put more in to those at the beginning. These days my main piece buying is very light as I try to fill out more accessory pieces.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
17
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I'd say about 7 or 8 of them, at a push.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Every two months at least, I guess. About three quarters of my wardrobe is stuff I can wear most days I'm not doing something that calls for normie wear, and the other quarter is really fancy stuff.
>How long have you been collecting?
Properly? About five years.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
That it's much, much easier to pick a theme or colour scheme and run with it when starting out. My first purchases were all unmatched and it took me a long time to get a basic, 3-main-piece wardrobe that I could mix and match.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
60-ish

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I collect non-print, and only a few are OTT or geared towards a specific style. So I'd say 95% of my wardrobe is very versatile.

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I'm a pretty daily lolita, but some pieces are more wearable than others, so maybe once every month or two. Although I'm sure there must be pieces I haven't worn for like half a year or something.

>How long have you been collecting?
Three years

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
I'm actually okay with the way I started. I guess I wish I knew that FromJapan combines shipping. I was shipping like one dress over every time for a while, lol

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
45 (27 of which are brand)
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I feel OP's lack diversity in general, so I would say everything but most of my OP's. Taking that into account the count would come to ~35-40.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Sadly, only about 1-2 times a year, because I can only wear lolita on weekends these days. I would really love to move into a job in my field where I can wear more toned down items day to day.
>How long have you been collecting?
About 3 1/2 years
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Stop wasting money on shitty offbrand secondhand blouses/skirts just because they're cheap.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?

36 jsks, 18 ops, 4 skirts, 12 blouses, 4 coats, 4 petticoats. Various shoes and head pieces.

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?

My pieces are interchangeable between gothic/ott gothic and ott classic. My wardrobe is mostly black lol

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?

There are ops I wear on a regular basis, and things I have never worn and still have the tags on.

>How long have you been collecting?

8 years

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?

When I first started I really didn't think about pieces that could be worn together/versatility of things like blouses.

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hnngh

>>8521561
>>1. How many main pieces do you have?

I have 31 main pieces, 17 skirts, 2 salopettes, 2 OP's 10 jsks.

>>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?

Not very many, maybe 3 or 4. My wardrobe was built to be casual so I would actually wear it.

>>How often do you wear each piece, on average?

I recently finished a major style change over and then it got super hot so I have a lot of stuff I haven't worn at all yet. My most worn items have been worn 5-6 times.

>>How long have you been collecting?

On and off since 2009. In the past two years I've been able to get really serious about it.

>>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?

I wish I had followed fyeahlolita building a wardrobe guide. I used it when I changed styles and now I have a cohesive mix and match wardrobe.

I wish I would have picked a style and theme early on and not just bought stuff I liked.

I wish I would have accepted I look awful in high waist jsks a lot sooner- I just wanted them to look good so badly.

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>How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
>Not very many, maybe 3 or 4. My wardrobe was built to be casual so I would actually wear it.
is wearing it casually not using the pieces in a versatile way?

>>8522123
I want your closet.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
i lost count. possibly 80+ by now
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
all of them. i have enough accessories
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
i have worn maybe 5 pieces more than once. and maybe around 10 other pieces only once. the rest are new and unworn
>How long have you been collecting? 3.5 yrs
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
2nd hand market

i just built shelves. in the process of cleaning my room and filling it up

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interested to see you post when finished!

dumping some

>>8522297
In a mix and match regard yes my wardrobe is very versatile. But all the looks are going to be casual sweet/classic bordering on otome.

I only have a few pieces I can style in vastly different ways. I have a black jsk that can be old school sweet or OTT gothic, that I'd consider one of my versatile pieces.

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>1. How many main pieces do you have?
22.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I try to keep ym wardrobe that I can get 3-5 looks out fo each piece but many of those are quite similar e.g. I can get a plain classic look, a sweet classic look, and OTT classic and an otome-ish casual look. So I'd probably say everything can be coorded 2 very different ways to be a bit more conservative.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Not very, I have a couple of skirts, one OP and one JSK that I tend to favour but I don't tend to wear lolita that much at all, maybe once a month on average.
>How long have you been collecting?
Almost three years.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Take it slow, even if you can take it fast. I bought so many things that I never wore or wore only once because I rushed. I'd say one of the best things to do is buy a complete outfit, wear it and see how it makes you feels. Then change the bits you don't like, and buy a second outfit, preferably with bits that you can mix and match with the first one, and go from there.

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and finally, an aristocrat's wardrobe.

>>8521561

>1.
17 total: 6 skirts (2 brand, 4 handmade), 8 JSKs (1 handmade, 1 offbrand, 2 indie, 4 brand), 3 OPs (1 brand, 2 indie)

>2.
Probably half to 2/3 can go from casual to OTT. There's only a few that are too flashy to be toned down (and by toned down I mean, from OTT to casual OR some are just too "lolita" to wear in normal ways).

>3.
I wear lolita about once a month, maybe twice a month if there are lots of events. I think I've worn every piece, thus far, at least 2-3 times.

>4.
It will be 3 years in lolita this fall, but I've been buying brand for only about 2.

>5.
Invest in blouses early on. I have all these beautiful dresses I'm still trying to find blouses for it seems. Also, make one coord 100% complete before you buy a new dress. I give this advice and don't follow it all the time, sadly.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
25; 10 OPs, 12 JSKs, and 3 skirts

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Probably about 5. I have a lot of things that are versatile to coord and wear in their own genre, but crossing over is tough in a style that is pretty much conformed to one style and color scheme. Non-prints are my game, though, and those can be worn many different ways, though not always in different styles.

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
God, I've worn each piece at least twice, but it's a rare occurrence. I say each piece gets worn once a year, or 2-4 times if I really love it.

>How long have you been collecting?
I started in 2006, but it was all shit and I sold all of it off; started really collecting in 2008, left for a couple of years, and then came back full-force in 2014.

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Some things just don't work. I'm not chameleon in appearance and not all styles look good on me at all. Some should just be admired from a distance; same with certain colors and cuts. I had to try everything to know what worked and what wouldn't, and I wasted a good amount of money in that. I wish I would have known from the get-go.

10 main pieces

7 versatile dresses

once so far

7 months

Which brands don't look like costumes.

>>8521561
Looking at this photo, I really need to get more lolita shoes. Only have 2 pairs of white, 2 pairs of black, and one red. Then two brown colored oxfords I sometimes wear. So small.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
20 at the moment
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Most of my dresses outside my super OTT sweet ones are pretty versatile. I especially like dresses I can wear as dressy-casual (non-lolita) and make OTT depending on how it's coordinated.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Aside from new pieces I've not worn at all or much, most have had 5+ wears, a few I've worn about 10 times.
>How long have you been collecting?
Since 2012. My current main pieces are from 2013 and on though.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Colors never match. No matter how hard you try, they're not going to match. Including that and size and availability, you are buying blind. I've had good luck with light pink and cherry red though.

>>8521561
all of this wardrobe looks great except for those yellow shoes. Wtf you got matching them things?!

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
44

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Maybe only a handful of them.

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
So low it doesn't even have an average. I only wore lolita like once every other month or long, and it hasn't changed now.

>How long have you been collecting?
Technically bought my first dress in 2007, but didn't really start buying more stuff until around 2009. I would have more but I get stingy with my money and get in periods of not wanting to buy dresses.

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Only buy dresses that you really love. And pay more attention to lolita accessories being sold. They can really dress up an outfit.

>>8521999
I just bought two of these. Plan on hanging them on my wall and putting my bonnets and head pieces in them.

Somewhat OT but related to wardrobe building-

How wise would it be to buy a brand main piece, and a handful of blouses/accessories/shoes/etc from Taobao? They would be the higher quality items from there because I don't want to look like complete trash, but does it really cheapen a wardrobe to have staple items like that that aren't even "brand"? I want to look nice, initially, and I think I can at the very least avoid looking ita except for my face.

>>8522900
no taobao is fine. this coord is taobao with the exception of the jsk, which is bodyline.

>>8522900
There's a lot of well dressed lolitas that use pieces they've gotten from Taobao.

>>8521561
>1. How many main pieces do you have?
24: 5 OPs(4 brand, 1 western indie brand), 14 JSKs (all brand except 1 handmade by me), 5 skirts (1 brand, 1 Bodyline, 1 handmade by me, 1 handmade by another comm member, 1 altered vintage/thrifted)
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Not many, maybe about 7 all together? I have a good blend of gothic, classic, sweet, and old school, and while I can coord each piece differently, there are only a few that can trancend styles such as sweet to classic. My coords are always a blend of styles anyways such as sweet-classic or old school-gothic or old school-sweet.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Most of them get worn once a month. Not now though. It's so damn hot durning the summer I only get about half way through my closet a month.
>How long have you been collecting?
I started sewing back in 2005, but didnt buy any brand or "real lolita" until 2010.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
I got really excited when I realized lolita wasn't super expensive and I bought everything cute and cheap i could find without putting thoughts toward what kind of look i wanted, or without any coords in mind. This resulted in a crazy miss-matched wardrobe. Super un-cohesive, and I couldnt put together a decent outfit to save my life. I also skimped on real blouses because at the time they were harder to come by in my size, and 99% of the ones that would fit my tits were peter pan blouses, and I don't like them, or overpriced imo, so I just used cheap ugly normalfag tops because I hadn't gained an eye for nice tops at the time. I was too impatient in building my wardrobe, and ive wasted a lot of money and missed out on a few dream pieces of mine because of it. If I could go back now and re do it with the knowlegde I have now, I would.

>>8522900
Taobao is totally fine, it's really more about how well the outfit is put together than what exact pieces it is made from.

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The blouse looks shit though.

>>8522900
Personally I haven't seen taobao that came even close to brand, but obviously buying brand blouses is quite expensive.
Putting the brand label aside I do think it cheapens your wardrobe and in turn your outfits if you just care about the main piece and fill the rest with lame designs and questionable quality. If the taobao items are on par with the main pieces, there's obviously nothing wrong with it.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
around 60
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
maybe half of them (either classic-gothic, or classic-otome)
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
It depends on the individual piece... there are dresses I wear once a week and that for several years already, and some of my dresses sit in my closet untouched or have only be worn once or twice since I bought them. The average would be like idk.. wearing each piece once a month?
>How long have you been collecting?
since 2007
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
that black and white is not a good combination for starters
that there are better places than bodyline and fanplusfriend to buy wardrobe fillers from
blouses are important

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sauce? that floral one is so pretty

>>8521561
> How many main pieces do you have?
Six. Three skirts, an OP, and a couple of vests.
> How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
All but one of the vests. I wear dark classic and ouji, but a lot of my pieces can be coorded as gothic, or sometimes oldschool sweet.
>>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Once every month or two? I'm a loner, so I mostly wear casual shit to go to museums.
>How long have you been collecting?
About a year.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
The same style of blouse in two colorways does not a versatile wardrobe make. With simpler styles, every detail matters, so splurge on a variety of brand blouses-- they're worth the money.

>>8521561
>1. How many main pieces do you have?
I think around 50? I am scared to count since I buy faster than I can wear pieces at the moment.
>>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I would say a majority of them, so around 70 to 80 percent. I usually buy dresses because they can be versatile.
>>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Once or twice. Then they stay in my closet.
>>How long have you been collecting?
I started wearing 4 years ago, but didn't start buying seriously until 2 years ago.
>>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Jewelry and accessories are more important that you'd think, and having some simple jewelry that goes with everything makes coording so much easier. Also it's probably worth it to put a little more money towards blouses and outerwear since those get a lot more wear than some main pieces.

>>8521561
>1. How many main pieces do you have?
15, 2 jsks, 3 ops, 10 skirts, all Ap, bar 2 bodyline and one meta.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
uhhh, maybe about half
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I've only worn about half, but worn them about twice each since I've had them
>How long have you been collecting?
2 years
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
I did a lot of research when I started but I wish I had of favoured jsks over skirts.
I have been thinking about putting up the skirts for trades but not many people want to trade for skirts, even partial trades.

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Yeah, I favor JSKs, too. They leave more room for creativity than OPs, but less work to coord than skirts.

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Got it from here
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>>8521561
Where do you all get your free standing wardrobes? I've looked at getting some, but they have bad reviews on Amazon.

I only have a few OP's, not a ton of stuff. Suggestions would be appreciated!

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
13 skirts and 2 JSKs.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Probably all of them.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
No more than 3 times a year. mostly once or twice.
>How long have you been collecting?
Since 2008. I've sold all the stuff I got at the beginning tho.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
I used to buy whatever was "cheaper" (cheaper at that time, now it'd be considered quite expensive). I bought a lot of things because I thought they were cheap not because I really loved them. Now I'd rather have a piece I really love than multiple I don't really care about.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
Including handmade: 3 OPs, 5 jsks, 1 skirt.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I think about a quarter of them can switch between elegant and casual, most of them can only be coorded a certain way. That doesn't mean I can't coord them differently as the seasons change or with different colors or themes.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I estimate I'll wear a piece 4-8 times a year, depending on how wearable it is. My wardrobe's small, but I'm selling my bodyline right now and getting burando instead, so I don't think it'll be getting much bigger.
>How long have you been collecting?
I wore bodyline every now and then for 3 years, but I joined a comm and started sewing lolita dresses and buying burando about 3 months ago.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
I have a lot of tips, actually
>don't do bodyline, you only want it because it's cheap.
>Have a trash dress that's cute but not valuable and hard to destroy. Mine is bodyline l506. I can wear it and not worry about it getting stains because it's mostly black, it's slightly loose and comfortable, easy to coord with cheap thrifted stuff. It's good for going to concerts or outdoor events because you just throw that shit in the washer. This is like the only thing bodyline is good for.
>Sewing is good if you're poor. It's not hard once you make similar things multiple times. Start by making a non-print skirt with a ruffle and lace and go from there.
>Don't buy ugly shit just because it's brand
>Off brand blouses are great. Thrift shop blouses are good for casual stuff, Dear Celine and other taobao ones are better for fancy ones. Bodyline blouses are terrible, don't let what other people say fool you.
>Pick one main neutral so you don't need 900 different colored shoes and bags.

>>8525282
a lot of people go IKEA

>>8525282
yup, ikea. I got 2 closets, 5 doors total.

>>8525805
Damn these are so cute and look more functional that my super bizarrely designed walk in closet. My closet has 2 bars, one over the other, but neither bar has enough space to hang a dress. There's one other very short bar in the closet that I have to cram all my dresses into.

>>8525816
eh, I wish there was more space to have an extra bar. I have 2 now, one I use for outerwear and tops and the other for mainpieces, but I've always wanted 2 bars underneath each other

>>8525282
Ikea. I'm running out of space in mine at the moment though. I'll have to either change from padded to wooden hangers or move some of my stuff into a closet upstairs.

This is the one I use. The shelves on the side are where I store accessories, socks and on the bottom I keep a bin for petticoats.
ikea/us/en/catalog/products/70245853/

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
I lost count somewhere down the line, but I think I'm hovering around 120+ after considerable downsizing this year.

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
About 2/3 of my wardrobe is decently versatile, I have a large salopette and casual skirt collection which might tip it more on the casual side.

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
For the most part I try to wear each piece at least once to three times a year. Everything is fair game for daily wear except my more OTT pieces, which are reserved for cons or special events.

>How long have you been collecting?
Interested since 2005 or so, started collecting in 2006.

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
If I could, I'd tell myself only to buy the things which make my heart skip a beat, cheap shouldn't be the biggest motivation, and that you can never have too many basic blouses. I sort of wish I had a more cohesive palette too, but I ended up with a little bit of everything.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
9 (2 OPs, 6 JSKs, 1 skirt). All but 2 are brand.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
All but the skirt are very versatile; the skirt is hard to make anything but casual or simple sweet. Most of what I own is AP prints from the 2008-2012 era so they're easy to take from plain to OTT with accessories.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Once every month or two. I'd like to wear Lolita daily as I build up my wardrobe.
>How long have you been collecting?
I started originally in 2007 but never actually got more than one dress until 2014. The past year has been me really building my wardrobe.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
First is more of a personal note to my past self: wear what makes you happy but also know what makes you look best (I have really sharp features and look okay in sweet but gothic makes me look best).
Accessories matter. You can pick up secondhand brand or new Chocomint for under $14 easily. Cheap kid's accessories usually look like cheap kid's accessories. Don't waste your money.
Lolita bags and shoes are important. In gothic or classic you can get away with some normalfag brands but sweet isn't so easy. Just buy Lolita shoes.
Those no-show liner socks are damned magical for keeping nice socks or tights in good condition.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
Around 18
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Only like 2 or 3 of them.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
It really varies. I have a couple pieces I've worn numerous times and some I've only worn once. Hell, I have a skirt I bought months ago and have yet to wear it.
>How long have you been collecting?
About 3 years.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Focusing on one color while building a wardrobe is a great idea as long as you don't focus on that one color for too long. I ended up with just too much pink before I started buying sax and black crap.

>>8521561
>1. How many main pieces do you have?
6
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Two
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Once or twice a year
>How long have you been collecting?
2 years
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Don't get a bunch of mismatched crap and once you have one thing, only buy items that will go with it until you have a full coord. Then buy another main piece that will go with those items - and after that expand by getting items that match the first two and adding on main pieces that go with those as well. Having clothing that doesn't match is annoying as hell.

Also I am coming up on 10 pairs of shoes and it seems ridiculous, I need to swap some of them out for more mature or clunky pairs seeing as I mostly wear classic and old school styled sweet.

>>8521561

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
9

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
All of my pieces are sweet based, but I wear them OTT and not as much. I'm sure I could do other variations like hime with them.

>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I used to wear lolita 5 or more times a month, but the heat here has been brutal this summer, so I've been wearing it only about once or twice a month. Through out the year I would wear my pieces dozens of times. The dresses I wear the least are my 2 BL dresses which I would wear maybe 3 times I year each.

>How long have you been collecting?
For little over a year now

>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
To buy more shoes. I always thought I would only want one shoe per colorway, but flats and heels really do change the overall look of an outfit.

>>8521561
1. Somewhere around 45 pieces and growing. It's roughly an even split between JSKs and skirts, plus half a dozen OPs. I find myself drawn to OPs much more often these days, so that may change before long.
2. Most of what I have is sweet or classic, with a couple of gothic items for shits and giggles.
3. It depends on the piece. Sometimes I have a piece that I bought for a particular reason and I might wear it once or twice. Others are dream prints or otherwise very well loved and I might wear these more often, especially the items that are suitable for coordinating in casual looks.
4. I had a lot of false starts in lolita. I bought two or three pieces when I first started trying to wear it but I took a hiatus from pretty much every hobby I had at the time, for personal reasons, and didn't come back for several years. So I wouldn't say that I really started collecting until the middle of 2013.
5. I wish I would have had someone to tell me that I should spend less time worrying about main pieces and more time looking for wardrobe staples. That's a deficit I'm still trying to overcome.

>>8521561
> 12 lolita, 3 borderline otome lolita
> The majority of them. Lots of old school, plain pieces with nice textures. The design might 'sweet' because of the ruffles but the colours and plainness lend them the be coorded different ways, however you want to classify it.
>Almost a year
>Buy from japanese auctions. I bought some dresses direct from brand to begin with and there's so much regret knowing I could have gotten them for a third of the price on auctions.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
100+
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
A bit over half.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
There's a lot of variation. My casual pieces get a good workout, but I don't get a chance to wear full lolita very often.
>How long have you been collecting?
3 years
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Not known per say, but I wish I had more self control.

>>8530665
Why not clean up a little if you're going to take a pretty picture for your tumblr.

>>8525805
>all that black
>all that old school
>black usa with Baby wand
>witch hat

Gibbe. Keep your tartans, though.

>>8530687
does anyone know the specific name for this shelf/closet? The arrangement looks perfect for my space.

>>8530671
haha, thanks! I'm still building my oldschool stuff, wanna buy some cork sole shoes soon. and the witch hat is handmade

>>8521561
1. total=42
-JSK: 33
-OP:4
-SK:5

2. My main pieces are very versatile. I go for sweet classic so obviously my sweet dresses can be worn in a classic way and my classic pieces can be worn in a sweet way. I also go for main pieces that can either be dressed up or worn more 'casually'. I have few pieces that can only be special occasion wear, and ones that can only be worn super toned down.

3. Not too often since I am busy. I am constantly mixing and matching to make new coords though, so I feel like if I had the time I wouldn't neglect any dresses unless they fell under the category of occasion wear. I don't really go to fancy places unfortunately.

4. 2 1/2 years

5.If newbs around me (and others) hadn't winged constantly about how expensive brand was I might not have gotten the impression that brand was unobtainable to beginners on a budget. If I had known more about second hand sales I would have built up confidence and attempted to navigate the second hand market earlier. I have wasted a lot of time and money on budget brand items that I either wore once or never wore at all because they where just not so nice.

I've just gotten rid of some of these regretfull purchases but I still have more (not included in count). Bodyline and F+F clothes don't hold their value like brand does either so in the end, so much money wasted.

I have some really beautiful older brand pieces that I absolutely adore and wear heaps that I got second hand for about the price of BL or F+F. I wish I had known earlier...

>>8526090
>>8528511
please do wardrobe posts next year anons

>>8530669
Calm down, OCD-chan.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
3 OPs, 25 JSKs and 5 skirts = 33 main pieces
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
28 of my main pieces are prints, but they're all suitable for sweet classic and dark classic depending on the accessories
>3. How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Twice, but that's just the average. A few dresses I've worn maybe 4 times, and there are other which are unworn and still NWT
>4. How long have you been collecting?
Since January 2014
>5. What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Only buy things you really want, not just cheap pieces. I've sold about 60% of my closet from my first year

>>8530768
Sorry anon, but I'm selling a lot of my pieces. But on the plus side I think culling will create a nicer collection.

for those of you with huge (50+) collections, how do you store them?

>>8523365
Late reply but, I think I will try to get the best quality blouses and shoes I can that still come from taobao. I might also pick up a jsk from there just because they have some cute, more eccentric items that are still decent quality.

>>8531134
bump because inquiring minds need to know.

even physical lolita shops often do not have over 50 dresses

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
3 OPs, 20 JSKs and 1 skirt. I'm trying really hard to keep my collection under 30 items as at one point it really exploded with things I just didn't wear, so I did a lot of curating. My shoe and handbag collection, on the other hand...

>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
My wardrobe is based around plain-coloured gothic with the odd hint of classic and sweet (print and non-print), but most of my dresses can be worn in at least 2 different styles and a lot lend themselves to vintage/retro styling as well as lolita.

>3. How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I'm not sure - it really varies depending on my mood, I wear lolita between twice a week to once a fortnight so I suppose each main piece on average gets worn twice a year. I have a couple in the 'sale' pile and one to repair so they aren't being worn currently.

>4. How long have you been collecting?
Since 2010. A lot of the pieces I covet are 2008-09 releases as that was when I first got into lolita.

>5. What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Like so many other people here - buy things you love, buy things you'll actually wear, and buy outfits rather than main piece after main piece

>>8521561
>shameless self-promotion
Vey first (shitty) video of my wardrobe
https://youtu.be/bg_dCtA0f3o

>>8531134
I have a walk-in closet that I keep entirely for lolita. My normalfag clothing goes in a separate drawer outside.

>>8533661
the pans are too slow, but it looks like a decent base wardrobe. how many blouses, etc., do you have to go with them?

>>8521561
>1. How many main pieces do you have?
19. I just sold four dresses, actually.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
Maybe 4-5 are suitable for OTT, but the majority of my pieces is more casual. They're mostly sweet prints in dark colors, so I think I could make them work for classic too, if I wanted to.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
I wear lolita maybe 1-3 times a month, so 1-2 times a year? I wear my favorite dresses more often though.
>How long have you been collecting?
Two years.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Don't buy it because it's cheap, or you think you need it, or you sorta want it. Only buy it if it keeps you up at night.

Also, don't just buy dresses. Blouses, legwear and hair accessories are very important.

>>8521561
>your replies are appreciated!
fak u

>>8533668
I have 4 blouses and 2 boleros but I didn't want to showcase those because they're very few and,in my opinion, uninteresting.

>>8533661
That music, really? I guess it's slightly better than weeb shit put it's just a little odd.

I'm enjoying a lot the tips. Thank you gulls!

>How do you convince yourself that a dream dress is not fitting good and is better to sell it?

>>8534069
selfpost a coord of you wearing it to /cgl/ and ask for concrit.

>>8534069
Look at yourself in the mirror or a photo?

>>8534080
>>8534087

It is an empire waist.
I like it in the mirror (I love it), my friends and internet has said is alright- that is how it is supposed to look, but I am not convinced by photos. Who put this idea in my head is my SO, who told me it looks too short that the waist sits too high up because I'm too tall. So it looks like I forced in a smaller size- which is a nono in any fashion.

I have another dress that is too big, but it does not show in photos. At least it makes me look bigger.

>>8534129
the sleeves look a little short but wristcuffs could help with that.

i have no opinion on the length.

>>8534129
To me it looks fine in the context of lolita, but I can see how to normalfags it looks like you're wearing your kid sister's dress because the sleeves and dress length are clearly too short, and the empire waist looks like it's trying really hard to cling to the bottom of your boobs rather than sitting on your underbust.

>1. How many main pieces do you have?
5, and I'm getting a sailor OP soon, which is terrible because I haven't gotten a blouse or shoes yet.
>2. How many of those would you say are versatile enough to coord in different looks (a dress that can be sweet or classic, OTT or not, etc.)?
I have a classic-looking dress that can be turned into sweet when matched with my frilly heart-shaped apron. I have a floral dress that can probably be sweet or classic if matched with the appropriate accessories.
>How often do you wear each piece, on average?
Not very often. Once a month if I'm not feeling shy. I'd like to wear them every day, but I'm honestly pretty embarrassed to move around the house with them. I'm building up more confidence very very slowly, though.
>How long have you been collecting?
I got my first dress around three years ago, but I've been interested in the fashion for around 6 years, slowly learning, still learning.
>What do you wish you had known about wardrobe-building when you started?
Most of your beginner purchases are probably not going to make you as happy as your later ones and it shouldn't discourage you from continuing to try. Try to build one solid coord at first instead of buying a bunch of main pieces with nothing to go with them. It's a waste of money and you'll feel bad when you go to a con or meet in just an OP and some shoes and tights you got at Payless.

>>8531134
Double built in wardrobe. The larger side is where my JSKS/OPS hang, the other side is double rails for skirts and tops.
I also have a small chest of draws for cardigans and my normal clothing.

>>8531134
I have 2 closets and I use 1 1/2 for lolita, I have a chest of drawers for socks, tights and bags, 3 drawers for accessories. I store my hats in boxes under my bed and my pettecoats in a large chest beside the bed.

>>8534129
The dress is short, but not too short. At least not so short you should sell it. You have a good figure for wearing the dress because it does not make you look fat even though it's so high waisted. So don't bother to sell, you look good in it.

>>8534129
Trade with me