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Say you've got $1000 to spend on lolita. What's on your list? Dream dresses, impossible finds, Puppet Circus, you name it!

>> No.8017028

Iron Gate black x blue JSK or OP. No regrets.

>> No.8017032

I'm with the other anon who posted on the earlier topic. I'd go and just raid the fuck out of taobao. Buy cream, white and black blouses as well as bags, accessories, tights, shoes, and then I'd save up for burando.

That, or maybe I'd get a puppet circus >>8017028 are you the person I was talking to about the price of iron gates vs. puppet circus, just out of curiosity?

>> No.8017034

Honestly? I'd just do a huge Taobao order of things I need to fill up my wardrobe. Blouses, headpieces, shoes, coats, etc. Part of the fun of dream dresses is that struggle of trying to find it, trying to get money together, freaking out and crying if even the slightest detail falls through....it's important yo

>> No.8017035

>>8017032
Yep, it's me. Can't sleep and its sleeting.

>> No.8017036

My favourite brands don't ship outside Japan and/or release only so few things in a year. I would use half to buy things I need from less expensive brandes(blouses and socks from IW) and the other half unting for my dream items.

>> No.8017038

>>8017036
Which brands are those?

>> No.8017042
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8017042

Excentrique skirt:
http://lorinaliddell.com/collections/excentrique/products/excentrique-military-jumper-skirtgray
Maybe the jacket for it too.

White Moi même Moitié summer rose if I ever find it.

Maybe this Infanta dress no one likes in both colorways and a bunch of shoes, blouses, tights and accessories from taobao.

>> No.8017044

>>8017038
Mainly Victorian Maiden and Triple Fortune (not the bonnets but the hats and some made to order dresses) and a few other indie brands.

>>8017042
this dress is awesome anon, you have sime pretty good taste.

>> No.8017069

>>8017035
That sucks! It was hailing here a few days ago. Keep yo' dreams in mind, anon. One day you will be able to get your JSK/OP! Just pop a bit of money away every week. That's what I did, and now I've got enough to binge order from TB and start putting coords together! (newbie here, but I've followed the fashion for about seven years)

I would just love a statement piece, but I know what I need, more than what I want. And that's shit to loli with.

Also wigs, which I forgot.

>sage for OT

>> No.8017070

>>8017044
Why not use a SS?

>> No.8017073

>>8017014
I'd probably blow $300 on Taobao things. I could use a couple more blouses, some new tights, accessories, etc. Then the rest I would probably spend on Y!J and Mbok getting MM and VM things secondhand tbh.

>> No.8017094

I'm still waiting for Juliette et Justine to re-release Le Premier Cri du Prophete like they said they would, so I'd stash that money away and snap up 2 or 3 different colorways once they finally get around to it.

>> No.8017104

>>8017070
That's what I usually do, but as I said earlier they only release a few items in each colours and even rereleases aren't exactly the same, so if I have the money I might as well hunt for the version I want.

>> No.8017107

>>8017014
1000 Vitamins
So I can throw them at Itas and shout at them to get revitalized

>> No.8017114

>>8017014
I'd probably buy at least one dress I want from Jane Marple and the rest on filler on items and possibly a new dress from another brand.

>> No.8017115

Iron Gate

But I'd also buy an albino boa constrictor as my gorgeous boa boy died last year

>> No.8017118

>>8017115
I'm sorry about your boa, anon
I keep herps too, I know your pain

>> No.8017150

>>8017014
Misty sky 1st release OP and JSK in navy. But I could probably only buy 1 for 1000USD.

>> No.8017163
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8017163

I don't have to imagine

>mfw i'm fucking uncontrollable

eternal rose bouquet was my dream dress though

>> No.8017170

Buy a bunch of secondhand items and resell it on Lacemarket for twice as much.

>> No.8017178

-Vivienne Westwood's Frilly Snake-Print Heart Bag
-IW's Union Jack dress set
-Several new blouses from BTSSB/AATP

>> No.8017188

I'd probably spend it on lots of custom indie stuff, if I can manage to find enough that's worthwhile. Not a fatty-chan, just like the idea of having more unique items to coord with muh burando, and it's good to encourage the development of indie brands.

>> No.8017204

>>8017014
I did a 1000ish haul this month
> vampire prelude
>vampire requiem
> guilty meltin sweets town.
> briar rabbits paysage.
>aatp lucky pack
>melty moon bag in pink
>trick or treat star ring

>> No.8017220

I have $1000 and I'm not sure what to do with it but I'm thinking
>honey cake or other big dream print
>dream v haul
>sum taobao

>> No.8017231

>>8017204
Damn that's gotta be more than 1k right?

>> No.8017234

>>8017107
>>8017204
Your the same person right. I haven't seen you this trip in a long time.

>> No.8017259

>>8017220
>Honey Cake
At first I thought the print was nothing special and didn't see why anyone would want it - but now I'm dying to have it in yellow/ivory. Even if I had a $1,000 and was supposed to spend it on lolita I couldn't. I'm still in college and I'd feel extremely guilty.

I'd probably just take a $500 Taoboa shopping spree.

>> No.8017272

If it doesn't have to be burando I'll probably spend it on fabric I would make myself :) that and some better blouses.
If it would be spend on burando:
probably some dresses like Romantic Rose Letter, Wonder Story, Day Dream Carnival from AP and A Maiden's Prayer on a Starry Sky from IW. But actually I need a decent coat as well.

>> No.8017274

>>8017114
>I'd probably buy at least one dress I want from Jane Marple and the rest on filler on items and possibly a new dress from another brand.

Are you me, anon? I've fallen in love with Jane Marple lately.

I'd probably buy an op from them and a pair of black shoes that they have up in their store rn. Too bad I wouldn't have much money left but it'd be so worth it.

>> No.8017410

>>8017259
You're like me with puppet circus. When I first saw it online, I thought it was literally just the most boring thing ever... Then I saw it in person and rolled around.

As for what I'd spend 1k on? Well, I would actually commission someone to make blouses for me (since eve burando fabric is cotton of chiffon) and I'd also commish a person to make x print tights for me and such, considering I have a hard time matching.

>> No.8017422

I have that left, spent 1,700 so far. Am thinking I might get the remaining big things off my wishlist and some basics I never bothered with like slips/underdresses and extra shoes as I am hard on shoes. I feel bad, it was a little windfall from family but I already have all the training I need, can't go on holidays at the moment, no point buying furniture for a rental when I will be emigrating in 5 years or so. I would love to be driving, and under 3,000 would have only got me a shitty car I couldn't afford to run but it has gotten me some lolita clothes that brighten my mood everyday.

>> No.8017427

>>8017410
I never liked either puppet circus or iron gate, but than am blaming it on my eye as I am an art major. I think they look beautiful on some girls but it's just a case of the outfit being a showcase for the girl. I do love some prints people go "huh" to though.

>> No.8017474

>>8017274
I'd love to have the Coronation Ceremony OP in ivory, but honestly I love it so much I'd buy it in any color way. I have the money to blow but I'm still unsure if I should get it or not. What prints are you interested in?

>> No.8017510

>>8017427
Not sure why you'd say this since neither is fussy in detail or cut and the print is restricted to the hem. That's part of their charm, they are iconic but don't usually 'wear the girl' if she can coordinate decently.

>> No.8017524

I'd blow the money on 2 Jane Marple dresses and what's left on Jane Marple jewelry.

>> No.8017802

>>8017474
I was thinking Coronation Ceremony too in Bordeaux! I'm looking at the "ivory" one but out of the choices on the bottom it looks like the color is actually "silver gray"? Either way, all the colors are super gorgeous!

I wouldn't mind any of JM's solid pieces too. I really like the navy violin dress http://janemarple.shop-pro.jp/?pid=80831156

>> No.8017822

>>8017802
Somebody was actually selling that dress in green on egl comm sales, and I did consider buying it. I can give a link if you're interested because they're selling for $300 which includes shipping. This the violin print I love from them, it's my second choice to Coronation Ceremony: http://janemarple.shop-pro.jp/?pid=80470667

>> No.8017841

>>8017822
I love that violin print too!

I'd love to buy that dress for $300 but I think I'm leaning more towards saving up for Coronation Ceremony instead.

Ugh, I'm torn.

>> No.8017952

tbh, I'd use some of that money to pay off my bills first. I'm very sure that I could still manage to buy lolita related things after the deduction, mostly because I'd like to pad my current wardrobe with a few more blouses, outerwear, legwear, and shoes. Dress wise would be some of the following which I can hunt down the auctions if I have enough patience to.

>Meta's Pinafore jsks in burgundy, navy, brown, and black

I have a lot of dream dresses on my list, but I'd be really happy if I can manage to find that damn jsk. Meta needs to re-release it.

>> No.8018035

I'd buy all the new shit coming out. 1 dream dress vs. at least 3 new dresses.

>> No.8018065

>>8017231
1350 I got some great deals like free shipping and melty moon and the ring only cost me together 100 out of that.

vamp prelude-300
requiem-300ish
gmst- 300
rabbit_150
happy pack -200 after ss fees.

>> No.8018080

>>8017234
We aren't the same One thousand on a haul is pathetic. What is that person a Poorlita, 10/10 would throw vitamins at.

>> No.8018108

>>8018080
ugh left my trip on, yes it was my haul just embarrassed it was so small. Ugh, so tried to divert attention from its poorlitaness.

>> No.8018111

>>8018108
>>8018080
Are you shitty small order anon from the taobao threads?

>> No.8018117

>>8018035
Already bought 3 in December.
For 2015, I'll search for a couple of harder to find older things and get 1 JetJ, maybe. That's over 1k but so is my Lolita budget.

>> No.8018127

>>8018111
no I only buy brand what I meant was my 1k haul was small and pathetic.

>> No.8018135

>>8017220
I'd go for the big print. There's always new budget stuff from TaoBao or DreamV.

>> No.8018756

I would probably buy one brand dress and a bunch of taobao. I'd buy tea parties in main colors, so I have some variety.

>> No.8018854

>>8017014
Recently I did have 1k to spend every once in a while with saving. I got a few expensive jsks, I went for more items rather than a 1k item. Got more shoes and accessories too that I needed. I'm also a newer lolita so what I do is different than what a more experienced lolita would of done.

>> No.8018887

>>8017014
>$1,000
Is....that enough for a dress?

>> No.8018898

>>8018887
its enough for about 3-4 dresses, brand new from the store.

>> No.8018902

>>8018898
Milanoo dresses probably.

>> No.8018936

>>8018902
wait what?

>> No.8018937
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>$300 for a Taobao order with some blouses, shoes, and accessories
>$400 for a new print release set of my choice (knowing me it'd be AP or Baby)
>$300 for a secondhand dream item

My "dream item" is a Sweet Cream House JSK in beige or one of AP's other chocolate prints, so the $300 is approximate. Sweet Cream comes up fairly often on mbok for less than $300 but I rounded up.

>> No.8018973

>>8018902
same. milk and nudes are the best when combined if you know what im sayin

>> No.8018977

>>8018902
>>8018973
How high are you anons right now

>> No.8018983

>>8018887
Er, how is it not enough?

E.g., Lucky Key OP from Angelic Pretty is 28944 yen, which roughly translates to ~$240.

Assuming other JSKs/OPs are around the same price, $240 * 4 = $960.

You probably want a bit of leeway for shipping, so $240 * 3 = $720, so you have $280 left over for basics, shipping, accessories, etc.

>> No.8018984

>>8018887
Barely, for the rare one I'm looking for. If I'm really lucky it might be that including shipping. Do you even Lolita?

>> No.8018994

>>8018977
high on the dankest memes

>> No.8019103

Not really related to thread but doesn't deserve it's own and I wanted to ask- what would an average completed coord cost? Between dress, petti, shoes, blouse, accessories, etc. I'm working on my first coord and so far I've spent $168, having purchased a little less than half of what I want.

Sorry if this isn't quite on topic.

>> No.8019109

>>8019103
That's a really difficult question to answer, anon. There are so many things that contribute to the cost of a coordinate: whether you're buying new or second hand, brand or offbrand, how much you want to accessorize, if you want to include the cost of cosmetics (such as falsies, nails, and lenses), etc.

>> No.8019123

>>8019109
Yeah, I understand it's wildly variable so I wasn't quite sure how to phrase it. I guess a more reasonable question to ask is "how much did you spend on your first coord?"

I'm not very sure, I'm terribly new. Currently I'm buying new, offbrand, with moderate accessorization.

>> No.8019139

>>8019103
It depends on how long you're willing to wait, how good the thrift stores around you are and whether you can sew. I've made handmade stuff for less than $15 out of fantastic fabric because the thrift stores around me took fabric + notions donations and all I paid 'market' price for was thread and elastic - however of course there is the initial outlay into a sewing machine.
My cheapest coord back when I was starting out was probably $50, and included the aforementioned dress + headbow I made to match, a square-dance petticoat which I had to roll up from the waistband that I scored for $15, a second-hand blouse with a peter pan collar and puff sleeves, plain knee socks and plain heeled mary-janes.
Currently the cheapest outfit I had still runs into about $200+ - 7000 yen on the dress (including shipping - one of the better deals on maidenclothing), $10 on socks, $50 on shoes (new Hush Puppies, on sale locally), $25 for my petti, 3000 yen for blouse (shipped with the dress, so I'm not counting shipping twice!), and maybe $30-odd in accessories (offbrand floral hair corsage, offbrand necklace/bracelet/ring)
I would say that would be one of the cheaper outfits and typically the outfit cost would be more like $300-$400.

>> No.8019145

>>8019123
It's okay to be new, anon.

My first coordinate cost me around $375.
Here's a breakdown (I'm rounding a little to make the numbers pretty):
-brand print JSK (purchased secondhand at $165)
-offbrand blouse (purchased secondhand at $25)
-offbrand cardigan (purchased new, at $40)
-offbrand accessories/tights (purchased new, combined cost of $50)
-offbrand boots and bag (boots were new at $40, bag was vintage at $40.)

>> No.8019151

>>8019145
Oh shit I forgot my petti in the breakdown. It was victoriangirldress which was around ~$20.

>> No.8019153

>>8019139
See, the $300-$400 guess sounded reasonable to me for a first-time coord, I'm currently shooting for $350 with mine, give or take a few bucks. I can sew enough to make minor modifications to clothing but I can't yet make anything wearable from scratch.

Thank you for the response though, I'm a bit scattered with all this.

>> No.8019165

>>8019145
>>8019151
Thanks anon, and again, that sounds to be about the same ballpark I'm in right now. I was worried about being sort of cheap since I've been opting for the less expensive item when contemplating two similar purchases, plus buying mostly offbrand. I'll have to wait to see the end result to know for sure if that'll cost me in a different way but I'm excited about it anyway!

>> No.8019174

>>8019165
Nah, sounds like you're being safe in unfamiliar waters and that's the best thing for you to do as a beginner. Once you have the full coordinate together it will be easier for you to decide what parts of your coordinate you might like to splurge a little more on in the future, like a nicer bag or accessories. Have fun, anon!

>> No.8019192

>>8019165
It's not being cheap that's the issue, it's LOOKING cheap. The two are very different things. Luckily I had a bit of a grounding in looking decent but not spending a lot from my mother who believes in being chronically overdressed for every situation and doesn't really wear jeans any more.

>> No.8019371

>>8018108
Hey IlluminatiLolita I know who you are does that mean I can have your puppet circus now?

>> No.8020537

>>8019103

Honestly I can't tell you what I spent on my first outfit with any sensible idea of shipping costs, because I didn't buy one outfit at once when I made my first order, I did a $600 Taobao haul for a bunch of different stuff.

The cheapest way to do it (if not the most versatile) would be to get an OP - something with either a high neck like L088 or cross ties like L362 so you don't need a necklace as an accessory - from Bodyline, then also get shoes from there, and tights if you don't have suitable ones already, all of which would cost you about $70 including (free) shipping. You could also get a wig from there if you really needed one for under $20. Hair accessories are trickier; Bodyline don't have anything decent unless you want an oldschool headdress and headbows from western indie brands are overpriced as shit. All of mine were bought from Yahoo! Japan auctions for $15-20 but if someone new didn't want to do that (because shipping would add on a lot) they're stuck trying to repurpose Claire's rose clips or paying $15+ for an offbrand Etsy one. Assuming $10-20 for accessories from wherever, $70 for all the base items, and $40 plus shipping for a petticoat, that's gonna run you at least $140, and that's about as cheap as it'll get (plus that only really works if you want your first coord to be all black because those Bodyline dresses look pretty awful in other colourways).

>> No.8020550

>>8019103

The more exciting but expensive route is to buy everything from Taobao (except maybe shoes, because shoes are heavy and Taobao, unlike Bodyline, doesn't have free shipping). Along with your petticoat you can get a bunch of accessories and you'll actually be able to buy blouses. Because of SS fees and shipping and the fact that good-quality Taobao dresses are more than Bodyline dresses (usually around 450-500 RMB, which is $70-80) that'll cost you more even though it'll be more versatile (since you can buy a blouse) and better quality. $80 dress + $30 blouse + $30 petticoat + $15 bag + $5 hair accessory is $160 before you even add on shipping and SS fees. Add on some $25 Bodyline shoes and it'll probably cost you just over $200. Honestly an even better option if you don't want instant gratification is to save up an extra $100 on that, so then you can get another dress or a skirt and another blouse or something and have slightly more coordination options (Taobao orders take ages so you really want to order a lot at once or it'll be another couple of months til your next lot of clothes arrives). Honestly once you've got a decent petti and blouse you can then start adding bits and bobs from everywhere - Bodyline dresses, skirts and shoes, stuff from Lacemarket or the comm sales, stuff from Japanese auction sites.

>> No.8020574

>>8017163
er do you have an email

>> No.8021137

>>8019371
Must be a different person using the same name before me. I chose this one a few months ago because I go on \x\ and enjoy muh conspiracys.

>> No.8021610

>>8020574
i'm that anon, I sent you an email

>> No.8021655

>>8017014
Honestly I would buy two of the same JSK/OP in different colorways and give one to my best friend - something like romantic rose letter? And If I had any money left I would use it on bills like a responsible adult I guess. (Or buy jewellery maybe)

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8021877

>mfw 1000$ would be barely enough for my top two dream dresses

Why must I pine after what everyone else and their moms are also pining.

Though most likely I'd just buy one of them and spend the rest on taobao stuff I like but can't ever bring myself to buy: nice blouses, different petticoats, cute shoes, crazy bags.

>> No.8022571

>>8021877
Which dresses, anon?

>> No.8024093

>>8017014
Get more blouses and start to build up my wardrobe for more everyday coords

>> No.8024100

>>8024093
also would be tempted by the rocking horse shoes by VW