Lolita General: Uncertain Frilconomy

[Anonymous No.10384634]

Time to check-in, check out and reflect. Conversation starters;
>Which brands are still shipping to where?
>Are you waiting on another in the mail? Is it delayed or did it suddenly stop being delayed?
>Who's taking advantage of the downtime and catching up on crafting accessories / making adjustments to pieces / working on your wig styling skills?
>How do we tea party going forward from here? Are long-distance tea parties too cringe?

As far as I know AP USA still ships out, Bayby maybe not so (Someone confirm?) ??? I'm catching up by repairing some of the battle damage on dresses. Thinking of taking up wig styling for the first time. Zoom tea parties seem cringe (to me) but I think this is def. the time to generate instagram content.

[Anonymous No.10384637]

i'm waiting on 2 main pieces, like 3 or 4 tops, 4 hair accessories, and a bunch of jewelry. getting kinda antsy

[Anonymous No.10384638]

I'm in the UK which seems to be relatively unaffected by Japan shipping restrictions thus far, so I've made orders to Closet Child and Amavel (more general j-fashion I know) via an SS. Nothing's arrived to my SS so far, but I'm interested to see how long everything will take.

>How do we tea party going forward from here? Are long-distance tea parties too cringe?

I think they're a cute idea but god I bet they've made for some awkward, stilting fucking conversation. I don't really have a comm right now anyway but I don't think I'd be joining in.

[Anonymous No.10384639]

>>10384637
Keep all the e-mails, records, 'n such. I hope things work out for you but right now it seems like restrictions are getting placed and lifted and placed again.

>>10384638
That's very interesting to hear. It seems like every country is handling things differently and, for some reason, that makes me feel a bit better. Like, even if it's not as easy for me to order from Japan now from the US, it makes me feel like everything can't be that bad if another country like the UK isn't under the same degree of lockdown.

Also yeah, I'm almost lonely enough right now to do a long distance tea party but it probably wouldn't work out.

[Anonymous No.10384643]

>>10384634
I placed an order with Baby SF in the beginning of April and it arrived today! They shipped it on April 29

[Anonymous No.10384645]

>>10384634
My ClosetChild package has been at collection since April 12. My Liz Lisa order got refunded. Demonias are still shipping and have a 10% off going on, kinda tempted to buy, but I'm worried about sizing without half-sizes.

Thinking of taking up a new hobby making accessories.

[Anonymous No.10384647]

>>10384634
Virtual meets can be a lot of fun, my only complaint is that my phone dies or overheats too quickly. As for orders, my AP Paris order arrived very timely and I'm not experiencing any delays in general. I live in Germany though and postage hasn't been that badly affected, however I hesitate to import anything from Japan atm especially if marking down the package isn't possible. I simply can't be arsed to deal with customs at this time.

[Anonymous No.10384648]

>>10384634
made a huge order with tenshi and it didn't all arrive before the cutoff of EMS to my country. decided to go for surface mail. when will my brand return from the war

[Anonymous No.10384651]

>>10384645
My WW package is the exact same as your CC one. Feels bad, man.

[Anonymous No.10384654]

Where can i find a high resolution version of sugary carnival print? even tho it's iconic i can't seem to find a higher resolution than this.

[Anonymous No.10384656]

I'm in the US. Two EMS packages from Tenshi and another from Wunderwelt, all got accepted before the airmail stopped, but haven't moved since. Will I ever see my burando?

[Anonymous No.10384657]

>>10384645
I'm worried about ClosetChild's packages being sent back. CC sent me a tracking number a day after the announcement was made so I'm 50/50 expecting it to show up/be returned. Who knows what will happen to it in limbo hell

[Anonymous No.10384660]

any canadian gulls here? how is shipping to canada rn? thinking of asking my non-lolita canadian friend to receive and reship my package for me

[Anonymous No.10384661]

Pray for my burando. I am sending it surface mail. Didn't help that I ordered heavy items like bags and shoes but I can't imagine spending $185 USD to get it here.

[Anonymous No.10384665]

>>10384654
I tried using waifu 2x and this was the result. It looses some detail, but it's still bigger res so it's a win/loss.

[Anonymous No.10384670]

I literally have a spreadsheet now with all my tracking numbers. I'm waiting on 8 packages that shipped before the US suspension. None have moved since the announcement. All of them are fully insured, but what makes me nervous is when do we even know if a package is lost if the delivery time is anywhere from now to 4 months? How would I even get CC, WW, or my shopping service to make a claim?

For anyone that's curious and wants to cry with
me, here are my packages that have not arrived (shipping type, date shipped, last status):

ePacket - 4/03, Dispatch from outward office of exchange (Japan)
EMS - 4/7, Arrival at outward office of exchange
ePacket - 4/8, Posting/Collection
ePacket - 4/10, Posting/Collection
EMS - 4/13, Posting/Collection/En route
ePacket - 4/14, Posting/Collection
ePacket - 4/21, Arrival at outward office of exchange
ePacket - 4/21, Posting/Collection

Nothing really correlates. Some packages haven't moved at all. Some get to Japan's customs a day after shipping. I wish I had internal knowledge of what's going on.

[Anonymous No.10384683]

>>10384670
my sal small packet that got shipped 3/09 was returned to sender on the 24th when everything got suspended. It never left tokyo

[Anonymous No.10384697]

>>10384661
Bruh, that is ridiculous. Not to mention, good chance it would be delayed like crazy anyway. I'm getting a handful of taobao things and DHL has not sent out my package yet, it's just been sitting there chilling.

This is HK > Canada btw, but I'm sure lots of other countries would have a similar issue.

Hope your burando arrives safely!

[Anonymous No.10384698]

I'm waiting for 1 Taobao order that has one OP with matching bow. That shipped in late March no update but used the slow option. I have a large Taobao order to ship out. Still missing some pieces so will see which shipping options are available. I have 2 Otome no Sewing books that shipped out awhile ago. Waiting for the DHL shipping estimate for 2 cardigans I ordered should tell me tomorrow after package consolidation. Hoping not to bad

[Anonymous No.10384704]

>>10384697
Thank you anon, same to you! I hope DHL gets it together for you soon. Keep us updated

[Anonymous No.10384706]

Something to uplift your spirits gulls - a secret, plucked from BTB several years ago. Not mine, I was just browsing and I came across it and I find it absolutely hilarious that old-school has come round full circle.

Does this mean Madonna crowns and gaudy gold teaparties will have a resurgence?

[Anonymous No.10384707]

>>10384665
bless you anon, i finished my funny drawing thanks to you

[Anonymous No.10384710]

>>10384707
lmao this is fucking great

[Anonymous No.10384715]

>>10384707
Bless you.

[Anonymous No.10384724]

>>10384707
I love this and am happy I contributed.

[Anonymous No.10384769]

>>10384707
do you take commissions anon?

[Anonymous No.10384771]

>>10384707
Nice, the print looks really good. Best thing I've seen today.

[Anonymous No.10384776]

>>10384661
I paid $100, why is it so much more than EMS???

[Anonymous No.10384779]

>>10384643
Baby SF, the real MVP.

[Anonymous No.10384780]

>>10384776
Because fuck you thats why.

Expect prices like that to soar once USPS goes under

[Anonymous No.10384807]

>>10384780
it's not going to go under dummy. it's still a part of the government, it's just an independent agency. it still falls under the executive branch of government.

[Anonymous No.10384813]

>>10384776
Idk how they come up with their rates, it's ridiculously overpriced! It's not like they utilize commercial flights for transporting parcels, DHL has their own fleet. Probably price gouging because they know they're the only game in town. If you paid $100 it's still more than double the cost of EMS, ouch

[Anonymous No.10384814]

>>10384661
there is a korean fashion brand i shop at that uses DHL, shipping is always a flat $8 and stuff arrives within TWO days once its mailed out.

[Anonymous No.10384817]

>>10384707
beautiful

[Anonymous No.10384818]

>>10384670
One of my EMS packages is showing as in the US, sent from Saitama Apr. The other packages sent over a week earlier are sitting in Osaka and Tokyo

[Anonymous No.10384820]

>>10384807
And that branch is trying it's best to kill it. Otherwise, why are they required to fund 75 years worth of pension and why were they cut from the stimulus package? The GOP want them gone

[Anonymous No.10384823]

>>10384807
Yes but if it gets privatized so cheetos man and his friends can make $$$ as shareholders then it will get much more expensive to ship. If it weren't for LM and USPS I wouldn't sell anything, ebay and UPS/ FedEx suck

[Anonymous No.10384824]

>>10384823
Sorry to double post but if you want an example look at airline prices. They used to be federally regulated in the US, flights were cheap and glamorous

[Anonymous No.10384836]

>>10384814
Facts. Earlier this year I had circle lenses shipped from Korea and they used DHL. It was free with a $100 purchase AND it was express. Just like you said, it took only a couple of days. I might have paid the $185 if it were a couple of dream dresses on the line, or if they gave a specific time frame for delivery but nope.

[Anonymous No.10384839]

>>10384823
God I hate ups and fedex. Not only are they extremely expensive, but I’ve found them to not just be slow, but unreliable as fuck. I’m praying that the Cheeto is turned to ducking dust before it destroys the USPS.

[Anonymous No.10384840]

>>10384839

Unless you upgrade to premium memberships they often use the post office for the last leg of delivery anyway unless the sender pays extra

[Anonymous No.10384843]

>>10384706
When was this from? I really can’t imagine the commenters not dragging the OP

[Anonymous No.10384918]

>>10384843
Oldschool dresses for the most part used to sell for $35-70 for a jsk and $90-150 for an OP. Obviously there are some iconic dresses like Elizabeth but in the West oldschool was considered very ita not too many years ago. I have a ton of cheap oldschool I bought from 2013-2016

[Anonymous No.10384919]

>>10384710
>>10384715
>>10384724
>>10384771
thanks laddies!

>>10384769
well i am a NEET so i have plenty of time for that. here is an email: [e-mail]

[Anonymous No.10384925]

>>10384706
Did Madonna crowns and gold shoes ever go away?

[Anonymous No.10384931]

>>10384918

It's funny to me mostly because the dresses they're complaining about in the pic ARE some of the iconic dresses, Elizabeth OP and Baby's Babydoll JSK

[Anonymous No.10384934]

>>10384918
Shit, I still buy cheap old school. It’s just not the trendy “iconic” old school with a lot of ladder lace. I picked a tartan OP for $35 last year in good condition

[Anonymous No.10384940]

>>10384634
>salty marine
now that's a throwback

[Anonymous No.10384963]

>>10384843
I saved it earlier this year but I forgot to post it, sorry anon, I can't remember when it's from

>>10384925
they never used to be something to be mocked though - at the beginning of their trend everyone needed one. that's how trends go, I suppose.

[Anonymous No.10384967]

>>10384940
WHO DREW THIS IT NEEDS TO BE MADE INTO A PRINT

[Anonymous No.10384969]

I ordered something from Australia end of March, it left Aus on 17th April and now its somewhere in the world in a very slow transit to me. Have various orders from Japan on their way that left tokyo about a week ago. expecting packages to take 3 or 4 times as long as usual desu.

[Anonymous No.10384970]

>>10384638
you're probably looking at about 3 weeks from when the item gets posted if you selected Airmail, EMS maybe a fortnight.

[Anonymous No.10384971]

>>10384661
>tenso
>choses fucking surface
Not trying to be mean, but prepair for it to get lost or take half a year instead of the 2 months they suggest.

[Anonymous No.10385017]

I went on a stupid glut of existential crisis buying right before Japan post announced they were delaying their packages. I think my earliest package is from April 12th and has yet to leave the post office. But I also noticed they aren't doing an amazing job of updating. I thought one of my packages from April 6th got returned to sender, but then it showed up at my doorstep the other day. Shit's weird.

I think I'm going to cave and pay the $80 to get my wunderwelt order sent to me.

The good thing about all of this is that I'll probably finally stop trying to buy shit to fill the void this month. I think my wallet and I are finally making amends.

[Anonymous No.10385022]

>>10384970
Thanks anon, good to know! That's not bad at all.

[Anonymous No.10385183]

Did anyone else grab the bunny OPs from AP Paris?
Various colors keep popping up in stock in limited amounts.

[Anonymous No.10385215]

>>10384661
Shit man, I’m waiting for a DHL quote from my SS and I hope it’s not this bad

[Anonymous No.10385238]

>>10384931
No, what I mean is that the westerners were in denial hard. Some of us loved it but the majority would not even recognize pieces that were iconic for the japanese and oldschool fans, at that time. Now people are starting to accept the oldschool style again but noobs still try to shoot us down for " shoehorning" or color blocking

[Anonymous No.10385433]

>>10385238
If you want proof just go to any current or past ita thread and look for what people defend becouse it's supposedly oldschool. Also there's this still existing connotation of oldschool=blackxwhite and nothing else, but I guess it's getting less prevalent recently.

[Anonymous No.10385454]

>>10385017
Are you me? I feel antsy not being able to buy things in my downtime. I've also got a package from the 6th, but it hasn't budged. Was yours EMS?

[Anonymous No.10385610]

How's the quality of JetJ's chiffon pieces? I'm definitely not expecting early JetJ quality but just wanna know where they stand on a scale from the worst of Taobao to idk, Baby. I'm debating putting my money down for a pre-order on the Bosch JSK they just previewed.

[Anonymous No.10385614]

I’m trying to find a YouTube channel. She was Asian, maybe mid-30s, had a HUGE wardrobe. Was in to classic Lolita.
She did really long unboxing videos, and makeup videos too. I unfollowed because she was doing”project Pan” a few years ago. Want to watch some of the videos again.

[Anonymous No.10385615]

>>10385614
Tallulah bee?

[Anonymous No.10385626]

>>10385615
Yes! Thank you. I couldnt remember her name at all.

[Anonymous No.10385628]

>>10385626
Oh of course she has removed all of the videos I wanted to watch. Explains why I couldn’t find them when I searched.

[Anonymous No.10385635]

>>10385610
I find their lighter polyster chiffon printed pieces to be actually pretty decent. Very comfortable to wear, no increased sweating on hotter days, and easy to clean and take care of. Only bad experience I've had with them was with pic related. But it wasn't even a polyester chiffon, but some other kind of polyester fabric. So avoid that kind of shiny fabric and you are fine I guess.

[Anonymous No.10385638]

>>10385635
Wrong pic.

Pic related was the bad example. The other one above is actually one of the good examples which I know is already a bit older. But I own some more recent poly chiffon releases like Teur et Ruban, and they are pretty consistent in quality.

[Anonymous No.10385641]

for all the bitching about Retro Star Diner I've heard, it sold out almost instantly for the US release. was popular in Japan too. I wonder how likely a MTO would be

[Anonymous No.10385677]

Kuroshiro Kawaii in the US is doing a Golden Week sale, but I'm not interested in their current selection. Are there any other local shops not yet mentioned in this thread that I can take a look at while the shipping from Japan is suspended?

[Anonymous No.10385682]

>>10385677
>Kuroshiro Kawaii
Never heard of that site and just looked it up. Holy Mana those mark ups.

[Anonymous No.10385692]

>>10385677
Wait, these are prices on sale? Where did you find this hellhole? Also curse my curiosity for checking the kickstarter tab.

[Anonymous No.10385694]

>>10385628
Curse you for making me look for her again, now I'm triggered and sad at the same time.
>still hasn't lost weight and is basically busting out of her Jsk
>still in the same room, living with her parents
>"yeah I privated my videos because I'm ashamed and don't want people to think I'm a hoarder, I'm still gonna hoard though"
>"this haul has been sitting here for quite a while"
>"hold on, let me look at the posting date.. It was July of last year"
>"Omg I could wear this to halloween!.. But there's Drink Me written on the bust, maybe it isn't appropriate for halloween?"
>first comment when unpacking CTP is if the resale value is still high
>"i'm looking SO forward to wearing and coordinating this and maybe I'll wear this, like, very soon - in a future video"
-"when I went to school I really was a daily lolita, but last time I wore lolita to the public I just wanted to get out of the dress asap, I was so uncomfortable. Truthfully I'm never going wear lolita in public again probably."
>I'd like to hear your thought on this, what do you think about Lolita and consumerism?
>comments deactivated
Just damn.
Anyway, I might have one or two of her videos saved from playlists, can report back if you like.

[Anonymous No.10385696]

>>10385628
Curse you for making me look for her again, now I'm triggered and sad at the same time.
>still hasn't lost weight and is basically busting out of her Jsk
>still in the same room, living with her parents
>"yeah I privated my videos because I'm ashamed and don't want people to think I'm a hoarder, I'm still gonna hoard though"
>"this haul has been sitting here for quite a while"
>"hold on, let me look at the posting date.. It was July of last year"
>"Omg I could wear this to halloween!.. But there's Drink Me written on the bust, maybe it isn't appropriate for halloween?"
>first comment when unpacking CTP is if the resale value is still high
>"i'm looking SO forward to wearing and coordinating this and maybe I'll wear this, like, very soon - in a future video"
>"when I went to school I really was a daily lolita, but last time I wore lolita to the public I just wanted to get out of the dress asap, I was so uncomfortable. Truthfully I'm never going wear lolita in public again probably."
>I'd like to hear your thought on this, what do you think about Lolita and consumerism?
>comments deactivated
Just damn. It must've been about 7 years since she started her "I'm leaving lolita/I don't like lolita anymore" game and she didn't change a single bit.
Anyway, I might have one or two of her videos saved from playlists, can report back if you like.

[Anonymous No.10385700]

>>10385692
no, the discount doesn't apply until you hit Checkout, which is weird. i saw it mentioned in the Texas thread. would be nice if they succeeded because it would be near me, but I'm skeptical of weeb businesses.

[Anonymous No.10385705]

>>10385700
I'm doubly skeptical of weeb businesses that have kickstarters.

[Anonymous No.10385707]

>>10385677
Another online lolita store that sells atelier pierrot. Pass.

Why do all these indie stores sell the same shit?

[Anonymous No.10385724]

>>10385707
What sort of brands are you looking for?

[[e-mail] No.10385733]

>>10385724
I have all that I want.

[Anonymous No.10385735]

>>10385724
I have all that I want.

[Anonymous No.10385738]

>>10385724
Not the same indie looking shit everyone and their dog sells. Get some stuff we can’t go buy direct without the markups.

[Anonymous No.10385741]

>>10385635
>>10385638

Thanks for the advice!

[Anonymous No.10385747]

>>10385724
NAYRT but AP with wider variety of AP than AP USA, IW, Baby but not marked up too much, maybe J et J in a variety of sizes so we don't have to take a chance on custom ordering it

[Anonymous No.10385754]

>>10385747
Lol

[Anonymous No.10385756]

Yo, is Glitzy Wonderland still shipping? Like, I'm bored and I need my quick fix. I've been looking at the "free shipping thing" sideways. Are they upcharging for shipping, or not even running?

[Anonymous No.10385781]

>>10384656
Since they're going on whatever normal flights are headed to America which is, nowadays, not that many, it might take a while.

[Anonymous No.10385785]

>>10384839
Sent thousands of packages via ups in all flavors be they ground, two day, next day, and intl. I've found UPS to be very reliable to the point where we didn't have insurance on any of the packages for a few months (not doing declared value) and we saved money because very few packages got lost and we didn't have to replace/refund people.

Ground is slow, yes. For business purposes you kind of make your customers suffer through ground and mailing innovations because ups will give you good rates for your important packages (next day and the international shipments). If you're an international company you're going to need those for sending to overseas factories and contractors. You need it there tomorrow halfway across the world? Get it to the depot by the daily cutoff time and it will be so.

[Anonymous No.10385796]

>>10385747
Anything else I can get cheaper directly from Japan, with a SS if necessary. Shrug. Think of a way to make the store profitable besides scalping, maybe higher quality indie accessories from brands we don't know about or custom printed tights

[Anonymous No.10385799]

>>10385747
>>10385796
the only plus to having the brand stores in your country is shipping time and ability to go in person.

[Anonymous No.10385816]

>>10385747
>wider variety
even the brand stores get mainly castoffs from japan, why would an indie store be able to get anything more?

[Anonymous No.10385839]

>>10385816
If they resell stuff from the jp store and also used goods instead of being an authorized reseller with limited stock. Risks getting shut down if the brands care though

[Anonymous No.10385846]

Is anyone still wearing their lolita at home in iso?
How much effort are you putting in now that everything's cancelled?
Are you still posting online? What kinda accommodations have you had to make to feel happy with your coords? I always feel incomplete wearing a coord without shoes so I'm thinking of hunting down some cute slippers.

[Anonymous No.10385847]

>>10385846
I wear my most comfortable OPs at home with little to no accessories, usually a hair clip and don’t post those. Once a week or so I’ll put together a full coord to post on my sns. I used to have a lot of cute slippers but now there normie and plain, id love to find some cute ones. Maybe gelato pique?

[Anonymous No.10385852]

>>10385846
I have a few brand room wear pieces, including the most recent mmm pjs and the velour room wear set from Btssb last year that I’ve been living in the past few weeks. I have a few older brand, Taobao and vintage room wear pieces, but those two are so comfortable and I wear them the most.

I’m still posting online in my community, participating in discussion, posting my rare ootd when I get to leave the house. Otherwise it’s mostly just sharing small tidbits through my stories on IG.

[Anonymous No.10385914]

>>10384967
I don’t know who drew this but I know it was for bodyline design contest. It was one of the better designs too.

[Anonymous No.10385917]

>>10384638
Another UK anon here, ems is starting to return packages now. My ss had to resend via DHL which I’m not looking forward to because they always over charge on customs.

[Anonymous No.10385934]

>>10385917
I was planning on going airmail anyway (nothing's arrived yet so I haven't selected my shipping method) because I prefer not to have my parcels handled by Parcelforce if I can avoid it, do you think that would be any better? Are they even still doing airmail?

[Anonymous No.10385961]

>>10385846
>Is anyone still wearing their lolita at home in iso?

Yes. One of my goals was to wear lolita every week and I’m sticking to it.

>How much effort are you putting in now that everything's cancelled?
I’m 90% lonelita so not much has changed.

>Are you still posting online?
Never really did but now I’m starting to post to insta since I have time

>What kinda accommodations have you had to make to feel happy with your coords? I always feel incomplete wearing a coord without shoes so I'm thinking of hunting down some cute slippers.
Honestly, this has been my biggest hang up too. I mostly dress up to go for a walk or go to the grocery store to help with the weird feeling

[Anonymous No.10385963]

>>10384824
Are you retarded? Literally 80% of flight prices is taxes.

[Anonymous No.10385964]

>>10385963
Lmao what the fuck are you talking about

[Anonymous No.10385965]

>>10385724
I’m glad they (you?) stock Meta, but I already have most of what you are selling unfortunately. If stock gets updated post apocalypse I will remember to support them. Any smaller indie brands that other western stores don’t stock like Physical Drop that you can swing would be really enticing. Would love to see some more LL/Ank type brands or even Axes Femme for some budget options.

[Anonymous No.10385967]

>>10385965
>Would love to see some more LL/Ank type brands or even Axes Femme for some budget options.

I agree with this, and I also think it's a more sustainable business model to concentrate on slightly cheaper brands like this. High markups are unavoidable with this sort of business, so I think you'll scare people off less if you have some more affordable stock. Plus Axes Femme, etc, are great "gateway brands" that could help hook in customers who are new to j-fashion or younger customers whose parents are nervous about them shelling out over $200 for a dress. And after all, the target demographic here is not experienced lolitas - they can already get this stuff cheaper online.

[Anonymous No.10385972]

>>10385967
That and honestly, I am more likely to go out to a physical store to try stock from casual brands. I already *know* how meta will fit me. Axes? Ank? They do so many styles and fits that it’s a crapshoot

(This is theoretical though as I don’t live in Texas and would just buy online from them anyhow. But locally, I would absolutely drive a couple of hours to get cutsews that aren’t too short on my arms).

I would also love to see KS at cons if they are interested. Most of the lolita collective, hard decora and atelier pierrot I have purchased were at cons when I had some downtime

[Anonymous No.10385991]

>>10385696
>>"Omg I could wear this to halloween!.. But there's Drink Me written on the bust, maybe it isn't appropriate for halloween?"

This is relatable tho. The dress is pretty and stuff, but its caption might be seen as something sexual. That does draw me back.

[Anonymous No.10385992]

>>10385991
>tfw you're a btssb whore and regularly have to reconsider things that have the single word BABY written in huge letters
I know that feel

[Anonymous No.10385996]

>>10385972
>would also love to see KS at cons
that's already their business model. they went to sell at events to drum up interest, then did a kickstarter for a brick & mortar store but haven't actually opened it, presumably due to quarantine, but i don't really believe that. i don't go to events, so idk which ones, though. they have photos on facebook. i also wish they had cheaper stuff so I could support them, but I'm not dropping $250 on a poly dress. with Lolitabutiken and Cherry Cordial Official both closing, idk if selling used items would be a viable strategy.

[Anonymous No.10385998]

>>10385991
Imo we look like weirdos to the majority anyway, so who cares, it's just a reference to the book. But even despite that, why wouldn't she think about that BEFORE buying lol.

[Anonymous No.10386000]

>>10385996
Ah, I guess they just haven't been at the cons I frequent. I just checked their webstore and sort of took their marketing at face value. I didn't really follow the opening/kickstarter news since I don't live in Texas. Sorry for the stupid

[Anonymous No.10386009]

>>10386000
I think all the events they went to were small, they didn't travel around much, so I don't blame you

[Anonymous No.10386023]

>Which brands are still shipping to where?
I've been buying from atelier pierrot and I live in one of the countries Japan still ships to. I haven't had any problems receiving any of my packages.
>Are you waiting on another in the mail? Is it delayed or did it suddenly stop being delayed?
I am still waiting the the mmm x baroque tablier apron thing. It was supposed to ship at the end of april, but got delayed and now corona chan has made it so it is delayed again.

>Who's taking advantage of the downtime and catching up on crafting accessories / making adjustments to pieces / working on your wig styling skills?
I should have used this time to do productive stuff, but instead I have been playing elder scrolls online nonstop. Whoops.

>How do we tea party going forward from here? Are long-distance tea parties too cringe?
I don't see how long distance tea parties are cringe, granted it done with people that you know. I'm sure after a couple of weeks after corona-chan stops terrorising us all, physical tea parties will commence with a bang. I don't go to many events because i work on the weekends, so I am largely unaffected other than my plans for paradiso being tossed away.

[Anonymous No.10386027]

How can I tell a girl that she’s a cunt for regularly buying items above the market rate for them? She does it and doesn’t seem to care at all. She bought some of the scalped AP jewelry sets off of Mercari and when I told her it was stupid because of how overpriced it is for ugly jewelry she told me it’s her money and it shouldn’t bother me but I’m mad she doesn’t even care how other people can’t afford those listings. Especially now with the virus she should be more considerate.

[Anonymous No.10386028]

>>10386027
Oh, so were playing Am I the Asshole: Lolita Edition?

Yeah you’re the asshole. Stop being an entitled baby. She can spend her money how she wants and the “market rate” is literally what people are willing to spend

[Anonymous No.10386032]

>>10386027
I am shocked she still talks to you. What is your problem

[Anonymous No.10386033]

>>10386028
market manipulation isn't market growth

[Anonymous No.10386036]

>>10386027
Have you seriously told her she's a bad person for buying expensive stuff with your money? And not being considerate?
You are buying lolita when you could buy a potato sack and cut holes for head and arms, you literal anti-christ.

[Anonymous No.10386037]

>>10386033
You’re friend bought overpriced second jewelry you don’t even like and you’re having a meltdown about it. Don’t act like it’s anything other than that

[Anonymous No.10386038]

>>10386027
Have you seriously told her she's a bad person for buying expensive stuff with her own money? And not being considerate?
You are buying lolita when you could buy a potato sack and cut holes for head and arms, you literal anti-christ.

[Anonymous No.10386040]

>>10386027
>she told me it’s her money and it shouldn’t bother me
There’s your answer

[Anonymous No.10386041]

>>10386033
>market growth
Anon this is the second hand market of a weirdo fashion not the gdp of a large country. Calm down

[Anonymous No.10386043]

She’s buying too much when people are struggling and you’re really defending her? I’m disappointed /cgl/

[Anonymous No.10386044]

>>10386027
I hope she doesn’t talk to you anymore after what you said to her. You sound jealous and nasty.

[Anonymous No.10386045]

>>10386043
So because people are struggling she should hoard her money instead of spending it? How is that helping anyone?

[Anonymous No.10386046]

>>10386043
This entire thread is about people’s expensive packages they bought post covid being delayed. If you’re going to bait try harder.

[Anonymous No.10386049]

>>10386043
now is literally the time when financially secure people should be spending their money, you fucking idiot

[Anonymous No.10386050]

>>10386043
She's helping whoever is selling the jewelry. What are you doing in this fashion if you care so much for bing considerate.

[Anonymous No.10386051]

>>10386049
I mean debatably they could give it to friends and family in need but something tells me OP wouldn’t need have done the same with their money based on their attitude

[Anonymous No.10386068]

>>10386027
What is it with these weird-ass reverse psychology baits lately? Just sperg about poorfags as usual without the larping.

[Anonymous No.10386069]

>>10386043
>>10386027
What is it with these weird-ass reverse psychology baits lately? Just sperg about poorfags as usual without the larping.

[Anonymous No.10386072]

>>10386069
/cgl/ as a whole is moronic about “scalpers” so I wouldn’t be surprised if someone’s saw that and took it one step further

[Anonymous No.10386073]

>>10386043
>>10386027
What is it with these weird-ass reverse psychology baits lately? Just sperg about poorfags as usual without the larping for validation.

[Anonymous No.10386074]

>>10386073
The “for validation” didn’t add anything but here >>10386072

[Anonymous No.10386082]

>>10386072
Ironic shitposting is still shitposting and making up bad I'm Telling Tyler-tier stories playing a caricature of the people who disagree with her so anons would validate her is double pathetic. People aren't against scalpers because 'hurr durr they're just jelly poorfags', they are against it because they think it's unethical for the community and supporting them only fuels it. If they want to start a discussion they can do it properly instead of literally roleplaying.

[Anonymous No.10386084]

>>10386082
>they are against it because they think it's unethical for the community and supporting them only fuels it
You literally just rephrased the OPs dumbass argument but go off about how it’s so fake I guess.

[Anonymous No.10386087]

>>10386084
OP doesn't even mention an argument besides "think of corona!", this is how bad her larp is. Meanwhile she fully explained her- I mean her friend's opinion.

[Anonymous No.10386089]

>>10386087
>How can I tell a girl that she’s a cunt for regularly buying items above the market rate for them?
> I told her it was stupid because of how overpriced it is
>she doesn’t even care how other people can’t afford those listings
What is reading comprehension

[Anonymous No.10386096]

>>10386089
See >>10386082
Non of this is an argument, it's just OPs 'they're just poor!' larp.

[Anonymous No.10386099]

>>10386096
Most people don’t post three paragraph essays with the thesis statements underlined so the teacher knows what their argument is good lord you are dumb

[Anonymous No.10386101]

>>10386099
Just post your real opinion next time.

[Anonymous No.10386109]

>>10386101
>I’m not larping YOURE larping
If it makes you feel better, I’m getting defensive because I replied, not because I posted.

But hey why not: My hot take is there is nothing majorly wrong with “scalpers” especially to the extent y’all get yours panties in a twist. Not one or two thread so ago several people lit into someone for fixing up a dress and saying if when sold it she would have sold it for more than she bought it *when it was damaged.* That’s a level of stupid I can’t even comprehend. If someone’s prices are *so insane* they won’t, and usually don’t, move their goods. Who cares

[Anonymous No.10386115]

>>10385635
>>10385638
Can I ask if you have any observations on their sizing? I only have one new JetJ piece and I don’t think the chart accurately represented the size, is it usually off?

[Anonymous No.10386138]

>>10386051
It’s capitalism not charity anon. We want goods and services for our money

[Anonymous No.10386216]

Imagine being this tone-deaf as to compare not being able to have your precious event as to being in hell. People are literally suffering and losing their jobs. This isn't cute, Paradiso.

[Anonymous No.10386220]

>>10386216
They didn't cancel the rescheduled event yet though

[Anonymous No.10386222]

>>10386216
Lol calm down

[Anonymous No.10386224]

>>10386216
Its a reference to the name of the con. Dante's Divine Comedy is a 3 part poem, that is Inferno, Purgatorio then Paradiso.

Also Purgatorio is not Hell, but the inbetween.

I get that you are bored because you are jobless, but you could take the time to enrich your life with some classics.

[Anonymous No.10386231]

>>10386216
So this person’s whining aside, is this event open to people without tickets? Didn’t want to drive out that weekend but would enjoy popping into a virtual event

>>10386220
We should get a sticky that says “most cons are waiting for their host venue to cancel for contract reasons.” This is getting tiring.

[Anonymous No.10386233]

>>10386216
Imagine being so tone-deaf as to not know what purgatory is.

[Anonymous No.10386245]

>>10386216
Purgatory is specifically for waiting to go to either heaven or hell. It isn’t a reference to their suffering, it’s a reference to waiting on a final verdict. Probably >>10386231 for the venue to cancel or for the fall date to go smoothly.

[Anonymous No.10386305]

>>10386216
Sis chill.

>>10386231
It says it's open to all. I'm pretty interested myself for the same reasons!

[Anonymous No.10386308]

>>10384634
So I know that JP has a shipping ban to the US, but what about Australia? I bought some stuff from this chick and it's been two weeks

[Anonymous No.10386311]

>>10386308
JP is no longer shipping to AUS either, soz anon

[Anonymous No.10386326]

>>10386311
I think she means shipping from Australia to the US

[Anonymous No.10386365]

>>10384634
I really REALLY want to order some clothes from Devilinspired (including 2 preorders that are only up for 2 more weeks) but am super afraid that because of the COVID mess that my order will just get lost in the mail and I will never get any of it anyway.

I have no idea what to do, has anyone else gotten any orders from them during the outbreak safely?

[Anonymous No.10386366]

>>10386365
Get a shopping service instead. DI has insane markups.

[Anonymous No.10386368]

>>10384643
I am still waiting for my purchases from Baby that I purchased in March.

[Anonymous No.10386374]

>>10386365
Use a SS like Superbuy instead. They can keep your items stored for 2 months.

[Anonymous No.10386450]

>>10386326
>>10386311


Oh wow, sorry about that! I meant from Australia to us, I haven't seen anything in the news about it but then again I'm dumb

[Anonymous No.10386530]

>>10385641
>Retro Star Diner
Anon...

>>10386027
I feel bad for her cause you sound like a cunt, keep seething tho

[Anonymous No.10386541]

>>10386115
To fit in their size 0 you'd have to be a US size 0-2, and not a vanity sized one. The 1 would be a US 4 or UK 8, and the 2 a US 6 or 8 (UK 10 - 12) but that may very depending on proportions. I usually order the 1 but since I'm 5'7 the waist doesn't hit me at the correct spot, it's more right under my ribcage which works but isn't ideal (I have two older jetj dresses in my alteration basket for this reason - goes to a professional), so for the Bosch dress I went with the size 2 in the hope it's marginally longer and paid extra to have the waist taken in 3cm.

[Anonymous No.10386542]

>>10386216
Dude, people find humor in fucked up situations, it's human. Do you also whine about Jewish people making Holocaust jokes?

[Anonymous No.10386546]

I'm interested in finding out about taobao releases through Weibo.
What are some accounts/tags to follow?

[Anonymous No.10386555]

>>10386216
It's just a word-play with Paradiso, anon. And read about purgatorio, as people have already pointed out.

[Anonymous No.10386607]

Have any of you ordered from heihei before?

[Anonymous No.10386609]

>>10386541
Thanks for your help! The Bosch is a bit of an odd cut so I’m wary of the sizes. I think I’ll get the adjustments and just go for the closest to my measurements. I’m also quite tall so it’s always hard to get things placed right.
Have you had much success with professional alteration?

[Anonymous No.10386629]

I regret for not putting this as feels thread OP

[Anonymous No.10386630]

>>10386629
Original tweet:

We have uploaded a video to the Moi-même-Moitié channel so that you can spend a little time enjoying yourself.
Chef Mana's Elegant Gothic Cuisine-A Man Can Silence and Heat
Enjoy subtitles and audio as you cook.

[Anonymous No.10386661]

>>10386629
This kitchen counter with 2 wine glasses, a plush and a BJD is a whole mood in itself

[Anonymous No.10386728]

>>10386216
holy shit go spend some of your time in quarantine reading a fucking book >>10386224 and shutting the fuck up LOL

[Anonymous No.10386747]

>>10386366
>>10386374
Thanks for the suggestion. I am used to buying from Japan and not China, so I'm guessing all brands that are on on DI are also on Taobao?
And I just hunt for each thing and use the SS and wait to ship the package until near the end storage time?

[Anonymous No.10386800]

>>10386728
Lmao so you couldn't take being called out for your idiocy. Typical.

[Anonymous No.10386833]

>>10386609
It looks like the straps are removable, and it might be kind of a roomy cut. The model on the site is supposedly 174, but model size on charts can be fake, but she's probably not shorter than 168. The dress looks kinda long which is nice. Wasn't sure about the weird netting on the bottom, but it's growing on me.
It's the first time I'm going for professional alteration, I hope it works out. I've altered straps on other JSKs myself, but for one of them I want to get the waist lowered if possible and that's way out of my skill league.

[Anonymous No.10386835]

>>10386629
He takes off the mask and surprise! It's Mr. Yan.

[Anonymous No.10386857]

>>10386747
You need to take this to the stupid questions thread

[Anonymous No.10386860]

>>10386800
what are you on about, I'm telling >>10386216 to get off 4chan and go read Dante's Inferno as that's where the name comes from

[Anonymous No.10386874]

>>10386857
Allright I will~

[Anonymous No.10387131]

I want my brand. I know it’s selfish, but I paid for it and I really wish there were more planes in the sky right now.

[Anonymous No.10387139]

What's the internal Japanese shipping situation like at the moment? I'm waiting on something to arrive at my SS and I can't tell if the seller is being slow or if that's just what the mail's like right now.

[Anonymous No.10387152]

>>10386027
Take the stick out of your ass, you stupid cunt.

[Anonymous No.10387159]

>>10387139
It’s golden week, otherwise things are normal .

[Anonymous No.10387233]

>>10386833
Not the straps, the waist ties.

[Anonymous No.10387248]

AP news update, Royal Crown Berry this week

[Anonymous No.10387274]

Why the Fuck does this get a skirt and not the last one? I wish everything still had skirt releases.

[Anonymous No.10387277]

>>10387274
Can someone spoon feed me the link or the length of the skirt? I basically ignore AP as a skirtlita but that’s cute

[Anonymous No.10387317]

>>10387277
I haven't seen measurements listed yet

[Anonymous No.10387323]

>>10387248
I was so sure there was going to be a navy colourway. I really don't like the black as much

[Anonymous No.10387330]

>>10387248
That’s a skirt and no high/sack cut. Interesting.

[Anonymous No.10387338]

>>10387274
Let's hope they'll continuing releasing skirts!

[Anonymous No.10387382]

>>10387248
I super appreciate that they made the skirt and bag, but the OP and JSK cuts are so blah and samey

[Anonymous No.10387384]

>>10387131
I'm the same right now. I was happy to pay EMS for the added insurance, but my packages have been sitting in Japan since April 8th (already shipped way before the announcement). America is all "everything's fine! Open back up lol!" but international mail is completely halted and I fail to see how any conditions have improved if planes aren't flying.

[Anonymous No.10387388]

>>10385934
No air mail for packages just surface or DHL I’m afraid to say. It’s a pain in the ass

[Anonymous No.10387389]

>>10387248
This is so boring. I say I'm an AP whore, but really I'm just a pre-2016 AP whore.

[Anonymous No.10387392]

>>10387274
Skirts are so much more flattering on me (and on half of the people in my comm desu, when will they realise).
Too bad Corona made me unemployed.

[Anonymous No.10387393]

>>10387389
Wow so unique

[Anonymous No.10387397]

>>10386833
>>10387233
I don’t know about the straps but the waist ties can’t be removed. I assume the idea is to tie them either across the front or just in the back.

[Anonymous No.10387404]

>>10387248
I thought that yukata was great until I saw what JetJ is offering

[Anonymous No.10387407]

>>10387404
Where did you find this?

[Anonymous No.10387409]

>>10387407
http://juliette-et-justine.com/products/detail/264

[Anonymous No.10387414]

>>10387393
I'm not trying to be unique.

I'm literally just saying that modern AP is so far removed from the original brand concept that I'm not sure I'm really an "AP whore" anymore.

But you know, keep making those useless reply posts if you want.

[Anonymous No.10387416]

>>10387404
Holy shit

[Anonymous No.10387417]

>>10387414
2016 AP was massively different than 2010 AP which was WAY different than 2002 AP which wasn’t even the same style as Pretty. Fashion changes. and frankly current AP hasn’t changed all that much since 2016 other than cuts and the switch from larme trend chasing to more retro trend chasing. I don’t even know what you’re idea of their “original brand concept” is

[Anonymous No.10387418]

Talking about "AP whores" trying or not trying to be unique, what's the deal with "not like other lolitas" thing from Tyler's recent video? Somehow I can't find the discussion

[Anonymous No.10387421]

>>10387409
Ok but where’s the link to that yukata

[Anonymous No.10387423]

>>10387421
It's not up yet. That's why it's labelled "up coming".

[Anonymous No.10387427]

>>10387392
What's your body type that skirts are more flattering? I love skirts, but I feel like sometimes my rib cage looks a bit bulky in them, which I've observed in others wearing skirts as well.

[Anonymous No.10387445]

>>10387427
Different anon, but I have somewhere between a pear and hour glass shape and while JUST skirts look terrible, a skirt + blouse + cardigan buttoned at the top is the most flattering thing I can wear. it frames my waist and reduces the focus on my bust

[Anonymous No.10387450]

>>10387414
I agree anon. I think this release would look so nice in their previous fabric choices. At least they are making new cutsew and blouse designs again.

[Anonymous No.10387458]

>>10387417
For me it felt like AP would stray away from their iconic styles, then return to them, stray away again, and so on. But after around 2015/2016, it seemed like it all permanently changed.

Cotton, border prints, and "standing" headbows all seem like things of the past now. The clothes used to have an emphasis on separating from the norm, and now AP just caters to the norm. That's probably the biggest thing.

I don't mind that fashion evolves. I expect it to. But I'm having a small identity crisis every time I realize that AP feels less and less like a brand I identify with. And before people jump on me and tell me to just pick another brand -- it's not really that simple.

I guess I'll keep scraping through secondhand sales.

[Anonymous No.10387461]

>>10387458
I’d like to know what era you liked, because if it was ~2010-2015 then you have to understand the same amount of time has passed since then as that entire era was. Sound so depressing, but we are getting old. To say that AP “went back” to pre 2005 style in 2010 is just as incorrect as saying they went back to pre 2015 style now

[Anonymous No.10387462]

>>10387458
You're like the people who whine about gyaru not being a style anyone, or how larme isn't black&pink now.

Styles evolve and you're supposed to move on. It's like those middle aged people who are still stuck in the 80s

[Anonymous No.10387463]

>>10387427
another anon, I'm on the taller end, so I like to wear a skirt under an untucked blouse so that I can hike it down lower to cover my scandalous thighs. I admit it's not flattering to my midsection, but it is easy for a relative newbie who doesnt own underskirts yet. I am also an hourglass, and it's easier and cheaper to find a 72cm waist skirt than a 100cm bust jsk.

[Anonymous No.10387467]

>>10387462
I don’t begrudge that people like old styles, but I do get a little salty when they complain companies don’t cater to them. While the era that they (likely) are talking about is AP’s most iconic era, it’s also only 5-10 years in a 30 year old brand. To their point about “standing out,” releasing the same style for the rest of time doesn’t make them stand out, it makes them stale. Brands that do that tend to struggle in the long run, even if they have a small loyal base. Not to mention, AP still puts out rereleases catering to that crowd anyway.

TLDR it’s okay to like what you like but you can’t expect fashion companies to be stuck in the past just because you are

[Anonymous No.10387474]

>>10387418
It got deleted, there's probably screenshots floating around in the fb tag groups

[Anonymous No.10387521]

>>10387467
Personally it's not that they aren't releasing the same style they used to. It's that they lost the quality and amount of detail that I fell in love with.
Look at this new release for example. There's no waist ties for crying out loud, no detachable bows, no added details. They have a crochet strawberry on the kimono set bow, why couldn't they have added that? There's nothing on the straps besides lace, a single bow at the top bodice. Generic star buttons for a strawberry crown release. Where's the cutlery charms, where's the crown buttons?
It all just seems like they are trying to save money more than following the trend of making it normie.

[Anonymous No.10387526]

>>10387462
>you're supposed to move on.
lol people don't need to "move on". this is like "act your age" tier shit. you need to mentally grow the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.10387533]

>>10387521
i agree with you here. also i don't think there is anything wrong with liking clothing or things from a certain time period, or even complaining about it. it's just your preference and opinion. something a lot of people don't get is that you don't need to follow fads. fashions evolve and change but that doesn't mean older things are obsolete, they're just not popular fads anymore. an anon mentioned gyaru and larme earlier and "evolving" but the shift doesn't mean everyone is required to just change what they like to keep being in a fashion. this isn't about being "in" with high fashion or something, it's about dressing how you enjoy and sharing it with others. besides are people just supposed to sell all their clothes when some new fad starts up?

[Anonymous No.10387553]

>>10387533
>besides are people just supposed to sell all their clothes when some new fad starts up?
No, but you can’t expect artists and companies to be happy producing the same shit for all time

[Anonymous No.10387559]

>>10387553
No one was saying that, and I think some of y’all are putting words in op’s mouth. All she was saying was that AP’s status as the top dog right now is due to their iconic OTT sweet stuff, and they used to give fans of that a little more service. No one is expecting them never to make anything new, but as late as 2016 they were still giving us the occasional piece like Magic Princess. The closest they’ve come to that in years was Ice Cream Parlor but they messed it up by mixing a super sweet print motif with cuts and stripes best meant for a modern look and it’s an abomination. They’ve been doing re-releases at least, but they’re not releasing all of the colors and accompanying products like jewelry, socks, cutsews, etc, that made those older releases slap so hard and gave them so much versatility and longevity. Feels like a slap in the face to the lolitas who made that brand globally popular in the first place

[Anonymous No.10387560]

>>10387248
So how do these work now with covid-19? Do they just take as many phone reservations as possible or is it all online?

[Anonymous No.10387564]

>>10387560
Phone reservations replace the in store. Online was always a thing.

[Anonymous No.10387566]

guys what the fuck you can upload a video to lace market?

[Anonymous No.10387568]

>>10387564
Online was always a thing, yes, but wasn't sure if now that was the ONLY thing.

[Anonymous No.10387576]

>>10387397
You're right, I misread. Was wondering since they do look firmly sewn in to the sides.

>>10387404
That yukata is gorgeous but I'll just love it from afar. If it's cotton unlike the dress which is polyester I still might.

[Anonymous No.10387589]

>>10387274
The yukata is so cute! Hopefully I'll be able to get it 2nd hand someday.

[Anonymous No.10387596]

>>10387248
I like AP’s new layout for print releases. I hope the horoscope dress is next, I want to see the other colorways not previewed.

[Anonymous No.10387597]

>>10387423
Ahh thanks anon! I read it as “coordination up coming”

[Anonymous No.10387612]

>>10387564
Tokyo area reserves are hell. The closest store is a $30ish one way 1.5+ hour train ride. The store has ONE phone and every bitch in Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama, Tochigi, etc are all calling at the same time.
If you’re using SS go with a Kansai-based one

[Anonymous No.10387613]

>>10387427
Wide rib cage and rectangular body shape and let me tell you, skirts are helpful! I usually need to wear a solid blouse with minimal detail and a cardigan to dress down my broad shoulders

[Anonymous No.10387673]

>>10387427
Well skirts actually fit. Unlike the huge sizing on the OP and jsks that don't always have corset lacing. Sometimes even if it has lacing, it's still sized too large.

[Anonymous No.10387703]

>>10385638
What's wrong with that one? I'm kind of looking for the OP but I would like to know if there's something major wrong with it

[Anonymous No.10387714]

>>10387274
This looks even more like taobao

[Anonymous No.10387722]

>>10387404

I'm into this apocalyptic energy.

[Anonymous No.10388160]

>>10387404
My body is ready af for orgy dress but damn why did it have to come now when the pandemic has already put a dent in my bank account?

[Anonymous No.10388388]

>>10387559
Regardless of AP's status, the recent releases were bloodbath sellouts.

[Anonymous No.10388407]

>>10387404
That yukata is GORGEOUS but wtf is that mesh coming out of the jsk? Who thought that was a good idea?

[Anonymous No.10388435]

>>10387596
There are none other colorways.

[Anonymous No.10388471]

>>10388435
How do you know it?

[Anonymous No.10388472]

>>10387404
Wow. This is the first JetJ release that I like in years. The JSK also got an reasonable price for JetJ standards. I hope they continue that route.

[Anonymous No.10388475]

>>10388407
Also the length. I am shorter than the model and it's already way too long on her. 110 cm is my sweet spot for long length dresses, I'm not going any longer than 115

[Anonymous No.10388477]

>>10388475
On the other side it's finally a tea length dress that's not going to be super awkward on tall people. You can't please everyone I guess.

[Anonymous No.10388478]

>>10388477
True, this and IW's ridiculously long dresses are perfect for the 5'10 and willowy lolita crowd

[Anonymous No.10388479]

>>10387596
I wonder if Goodnight Sisters ever comes out as regular release

[Anonymous No.10388481]

Saw an edit I made two years ago floating around, so I decided to make a better edit of it. Enjoy.

[Anonymous No.10388483]

>>10384814
>>10384836
DHL's prices typically scale by volumetric weight. It's known for being fast, but it's expensive if your item isn't light/small/flat.

[Anonymous No.10388490]

>>10388483
I used to order tons of books/magazines from Amazon Japan and they shipped with DHL. Despite some of those packages weighing far more than the lolita I just had shipped for over $100 I never paid more than $40 in shipping. I know Amazon can afford to eat some costs but even allowing for that DHL is definitely taking advantage of the current situation and price gouging.

[Anonymous No.10388495]

>>10387248
Am I a dumbass or did AP not put out measurements?

[Anonymous No.10388496]

>>10388495
82-112? Looks like every other AP full shirring release I've bought the past few years besides Holy Lantern

[Anonymous No.10388499]

>>10387248
meh

[Anonymous No.10388517]

>>10388471
There hasn’t been any ”secret colorways” at least for over a year. Everything has been shown these days.

[Anonymous No.10388530]

>>10388517
What about special sets? Neon Star Diner had a dark pink special release but I think it was Kyoto exclusive or something like that

[Anonymous No.10388546]

>>10388530
Yes, I wasn’t talking about special sets.

[Anonymous No.10388552]

>>10388479
i really fucking hope so

[Anonymous No.10388591]

>>10387404
I love it

[Anonymous No.10388598]

>>10388496
Do you have a link for that? I'm most interested in the skirt

[Anonymous No.10388600]

>>10388388
See this is my problem. If people were just lamenting that their favorite style wasn’t the it thing anymore it wouldn’t bother me. It’s all the speculation and projection that they are “abandoning their customers” and “falling from grace.” They are just setting and selling trends. You may hate hearing that, but it’s what they’ve always done and will continue to do.

[Anonymous No.10388601]

>>10388478
>MFW I am tall but not quite tubular enough to justify IW

[Anonymous No.10388611]

>>10388517
>>10388530
I mean you can't really put every single colorway into the fashion show. There weren't black version for Neon Star Diner and Royal Crown Berry, mint one for Ice Cream Parlor and so on. It's quite possible that Horoscope Carnival has another non-special set color.

[Anonymous No.10388622]

Shirley Temple released a colouring sheet and a party garland template to keep you entertained at home.
>http://www.shirley-jp.com/news/10252/?fbclid=IwAR2l3COFEBEmhTUFEIgDirqBzv2tdwDeAjuJQauEihVFiNSqv_Pi732JAPs

[Anonymous No.10388624]

>>10388622
And also this mini closet template.
>http://www.shirley-jp.com/news/10195/

[Anonymous No.10388631]

Coming soon from AP

[Anonymous No.10388639]

>>10388631
Thanks I love it

[Anonymous No.10388642]

>>10388611
All those colorways you mentioned were showcased in their lookbook though, so I doubt there will be more.

[Anonymous No.10388648]

>>10388611
Basically this >>10388642
I didn’t say everything is always shown at the fashion shows. Lookbooks usually spoil the remaining colorways, for example the tea cup dress that had pink and mint on the fashion show and navy in the lookbook. I doubt there’s a 4th color cause AP hasn’t done 4 colorways in ages.

[Anonymous No.10388650]

>>10388631
I hope this sells well so AP knows we (I) want more wa style and japanese themes. I’m at least buying one dress but if it doesn’t sell out I’m going to buy the OP in every colorway to show the support.

[Anonymous No.10388654]

>>10388631
High waist dresses need to GTFO

[Anonymous No.10388674]

>>10388654
Buy from literally any other brand.

[Anonymous No.10388736]

>>10388648
Ages? Sweet Cherry Margaret has four colorways dumbass. So do Sweetie Ribbon and Girly Room.

[Anonymous No.10388739]

>>10388631
the OP is super cute!

[Anonymous No.10388740]

Bought a listing on LM, sent the payment few days ago and today seller emailed me saying she decided not to sell but she can’t refund immediately, she has transferred the money and has to wait a few days. What do I do? Should I report her?

[Anonymous No.10388745]

>>10388740
that sounds sketchy as fuck. does she not have enough money in her bank to pay you back now or something? paypal will just take the payment from there, you don't need to have a paypal balance to refund. i would report or atleast try to get her to refund you now.

[Anonymous No.10388750]

>>10388745
She’s refusing to refund immediately, even tho I said I would like to keep the purchase and I could wait until Covid-19 is over to ship, she insisted on terminating the sale. I suspect she regretted selling it for so cheap and want to make more out of it.

[Anonymous No.10388770]

>>10388750
There’s no reason she can’t pay you back immediately. Open a dispute and leave her negative feedback.

[Anonymous No.10388792]

>>10388740
scammer and shitty
name and shame

[Anonymous No.10388793]

Soooo what happened to Lolibrary?

I took a hiatus from lolita for the last 3 years, so I know it's changed, just not how. I can't find listings I SWEAR used to be on there (eg AP Cinema Doll Shoes), or find a way to update or add info on listings.

Am I missing something?

[Anonymous No.10388799]

>>10388793
There was a period where it was completely stagnant, but lately they have been adding a great deal of items to the database. I don't remember why, but i'm sure they removed all the shoes and added some back eventually.

[Anonymous No.10388816]

>>10388793
Sadly I don't think so. They changed the site few years back, I know they changed the search system but didn't think they fucked up the database too. I know it's a community project, but this new search is awful, I liked the previous option of writting everything in the search bar, it was way faster. Their data base is incomplete and they don't have a lot of new releases form brands that aren't popular in the west. Heck, if it's a gothic brand, even if it's big, they probably don't have it and won't have it for next few months.

[Anonymous No.10388846]

>>10388816
Why don't you join the discord server then and contribute, be the change you want to see anon

[Anonymous No.10388859]

>>10388846
Lolibrary question OP: Can I just borrow the discord server name from you for a hot sec? lol

[Anonymous No.10388863]

>>10388740
Report immediately. I had a similar experience and it was a straight scammer. Tell her if she doesn’t get you the money you will get it back through PayPal or your credit card company. There is no reason why she can’t refund.

[Anonymous No.10388867]

>>10388859
Not involved but if you drop it I may stop in and learn how to contribute

[Anonymous No.10388888]

>>10388631
I'm in love

[Anonymous No.10388923]

>>10388859
>>10388867
https://discord.gg/xdtBSe

[Anonymous No.10388924]

i just randomly got one of my packages from tenshi even though tracking hadn't updated for about a week and didn't even say it left japan. feeling slightly more hopeful for the rest of my things

[Anonymous No.10388930]

>>10388924
Was it epacket or EMS?

[Anonymous No.10388937]

Would any of you lovely ladies like a balloon?

[Anonymous No.10388938]

>>10388930
EMS

[Anonymous No.10388943]

>>10388740
WTF did she spend it?

[Anonymous No.10388946]

>>10388740
you're not an interest-free loan service wtf, that bitch can go get a payday loan or suck a dick, it's not your problem she's broke

[Anonymous No.10388947]

>>10388946
Wtf that’s exactly what I thought too, when I tried to dispute on PayPal it says I gotta wait until the 13th to do so

[Anonymous No.10388953]

>>10388740
Set a loan interest and ruin her financially.

[Anonymous No.10388969]

>>10388598
https://lolibrary.org/items/ap-astro-regimen-special-jsk-set
https://lolibrary.org/items/ap-holy-wolf-jsk
https://lolibrary.org/items/ap-magic-princess-napoleon-jsk

I wasn't expecting the measurements to be different, I have a 90 cm bust and they all fit the same. The maxes don't seem right either

[Anonymous No.10388970]

>>10388598
Also sorry I'm retarded, I only buy jsks and just now see you said sk

[Anonymous No.10388971]

>>10388970
It's okay! I was never specified in what I was asking about! Thank you anyway!

[Anonymous No.10388972]

>>10388970
wait, I'm ALSO a retard, didn't see your reply

[Anonymous No.10388973]

>>10388750
If she already transferred the money to her bank account it takes 5 business for a refund to go through. They’ll take the money from her right away but hold it for 5 days to make sure there’s no funny business and the bank approves the transaction. I refunded a buyer once because she changed her mind and she then harassed me for like a week asking where her money was so I know that’s how it works from experience. It’s only an instant refund if the money way comes from a PayPal balance. Still shitty of the seller to do that to you, but she’s not lying about it taking time

[Anonymous No.10388998]

>>10388973
I don’t think she’s lying, but I don’t want to be understanding as well since it’s literally not my problem.

[Anonymous No.10389000]

>>10388924
>>10388930
>>10388938
Thanks anons, you've given me some hope.

[Anonymous No.10389008]

>>10388740
Was it Elaine_Wong anon? bc I reported one of their listings. it's a brand new account created recently with rare dresses and no proper proofed photos with their name in them

[Anonymous No.10389011]

>>10389008
Different new account, mine was someone from South America. Why is there so much shitty people out there on LM recently

[Anonymous No.10389059]

>>10388924
What country are you in? I’ve got three EMS packages in Japan that haven’t moved in weeks.

[Anonymous No.10389061]

>>10389059
How much has shipping from Japan been for you?

[Anonymous No.10389069]

>>10388937
Kek

[Anonymous No.10389072]

>>10388863
>>10388946
>>10388947
>>10388953
>burgers in charge of understanding bank transfers

[Anonymous No.10389075]

>>10389061
I paid normal EMS prices, but I paid for all three packages before shipping to the US was suspended.

[Anonymous No.10389077]

>>10389075
Anon, I also have 2 EMS packages that went out around the first week of April. No movement for me. Once was CC and the other was Tenshi.

[Anonymous No.10389078]

>>10388816
They have a backlog of like 3 years from when lolibrary was down or broken. Adding new content will probably take a lot a time. Let's say it takes 3 minutes per new release to be added, that will only make 20 new releases in an hour. That's a lot of time spent on volunteer work for one person imo.

[Anonymous No.10389079]

>>10389059
i'm in the US.

[Anonymous No.10389087]

Speaking of Lolibrary are there currently any alternatives to it?

[Anonymous No.10389095]

> eyeing some really cheap bargain for months because it seems unpopular. low priority item.
> thing goes sold out the other day
> same item in pretty much same condition is on sale for almost twice as much
What do? I'm just sad for not grabbing the original thing when I could.

[Anonymous No.10389096]

>>10389087
There was Frillogue but it received very few contributions.

[Anonymous No.10389101]

>>10389095
Wait a few days till your fomo calms down and then decide if you really want it in the first place.

[Anonymous No.10389119]

>>10389072
You retarded? If she decided to back out why transferred the money to her bank? That’s borderline scamming.

[Anonymous No.10389126]

>>10388973
this is not correct. you don't need a balance to refund immediately.

[Anonymous No.10389129]

>>10388973
No, this is a lie lol, I've done a refund before with no balance.
Maybe the shitty seller trying to defend herself?

[Anonymous No.10389146]

>>10389087
Hello Helena

[Anonymous No.10389148]

>>10387404
I need both. Right. Now.

[Anonymous No.10389157]

>>10389146
Hey!

[Anonymous No.10389169]

>>10389157
If you're going to make an alternative, please do and please do it well.

[Anonymous No.10389178]

>>10389169
I'm not sure if that's what we'll be doing exactly since I'm interested in seeing what alternatives are already out there.

I personally know jack shit about coding but I do know some people who want to help so it might be fun exploring that option.

[Anonymous No.10389183]

>>10388793
They lost all the shoes in the transfer

[Anonymous No.10389192]

>>10388622
>>10388624
This is so cute!!

[Anonymous No.10389193]

New thread >>10389189

[Anonymous No.10389199]

>>10389169
>>10389087
I've been working on one for the past month. So far you can add entries and display them, and a wishlist and closet will be done today. Any other suggestions?

[Anonymous No.10389242]

>>10388650
I'm getting more China than wa personally