Lolita General

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Lolita General Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:22:43 2016 No.8882652 [Reply] [Original]

Old thread >>8875967

Closet of Frills >>8879900
Online Comms >>8853307
Meltia (Lolita idol group) >>8862232
Draw thread >>8863140
Frilly feels >>8864540
Dream Dress >>8848329
Lolita in the Workplace >>8881505
Bodyline >>8859383

Gothic Lolita >>8863755
Lolita Substyles >>8856970
EGA/Aristocrat >>8729403
Ouji >>8837877
Brolita >>8873063
BST >>8849295

Lolita Guidebook
http://thelolitaguidebook.tumblr.com/

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:38:11 2016 No.8882680 >>8882666 >Made a thread earlier for this topic >1 reply >This Ok

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:44:56 2016 No.8882690 >>8882680 Revived for you bby

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:48:29 2016 No.8882698 >>8882680 I'm so sorry, I must have missed the thread! Alternatively, let's discuss some buying/selling curiosities instead: How often do you sell things from your closet? Does your wardrobe change significantly year over year?

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:49:22 2016 No.8882700 >>8882680 you missed a bunch of links in the beginning post and your thread may have 6 replies but they're literally all just calling you a dumbass for not doing the subject correctly

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:55:01 2016 No.8882709 >>8882700 They're talking about the Tax Return discussion thread >>8882201 (not the botched general, may it rest in peace)

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 16:55:24 2016 No.8882711

>>8882700
No, no! I meant I made a thread about tax returns, not lolita general. Sorry for confusion. I honestly don't care though if my thread is dead.

As far as tax returns go, I'm probably going to use it to get some basics and essentials. I bought a dream dress last month on credit and I need to use some of the tax return money to pay it off, kek.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 20:23:15 2016 No.8883016 Posted in wrong thread by mistake. What's the best way to store rectangle headdresses? I was keeping them flat in a box, stacked on top of one another, but it becomes a massive pain when you want one on the bottom and have to arrange them all again.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 20:29:15 2016 No.8883023 File: 39 KB, 234x179, 20160224_202729.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8883016 I haven't tried pic related but I imagine it might work

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 20:45:54 2016 No.8883053

>>8883023
Wouldn't they get creased from folding though? That's why I keep them flat.

I'm sure I've seen some sort of tie organizer or something where they fold like that but won't get creased because there's a fairly wide cylinder for them to wrap over rather than making a sharp crease, but when I google "tie organizer" and the like I don't find what I'm looking for.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:26:30 2016 No.8883119 File: 127 KB, 480x640, B38OT005-p.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] does anyone else like buying Brand novelties like pic related.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:28:13 2016 No.8883124 File: 190 KB, 477x750, 006.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8883118 >>8883119 I'm a sucker for novelties, I've collected a ton of them (including that notebook)

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:32:23 2016 No.8883133 File: 165 KB, 500x736, 008.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8883126 >>8883127 housewife chan is really uninspired, i don't mind her. but i prefer lolita gen not to get deleted because of one salty cunt.

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:35:49 2016 No.8883139
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>>8883133

>>8883132
I know what you mean! The notebook is really cute though, the paper inside is not too fancy since it's meant for schoolwork I think, but I like it a lot. I use it to write about my lolita goals or to doodle coordinate ideas for special occasions. They're probably not worth msrp, but it's a nice novelty.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:43:16 2016 No.8883156 File: 18 KB, 236x314, 013.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8883153 one of my favorite prints, sucker for cute sheeps.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:44:22 2016 No.8883157 File: 78 KB, 350x500, NEOBK-1882021.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I bought my first issue of the bible yesterday. Today the website listed the latest issue....

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:45:54 2016 No.8883161
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>>8883156

>>8883157
the bibles are pretty nice, I always enjoy them. though I hope they bring back mana as a regular spread- I don't think I can support them anymore if they take him out this way.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:46:39 2016 No.8883164 >>8883157 Where did you buy yours from?

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>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:47:46 2016 No.8883168 >>8883161 This'll be the first one I've 'read' I've been into lolita for years now but I guess never got around to checking the bibles out.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:49:49 2016 No.8883172 >>8883164 CDJapan. I posted in the last thread about buying a bolero from them, I tacked the bible on to my order because the exchange rate was favourable and I figured I'd better get around to them after 6 years in lolita.

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:50:55 2016 No.8883174
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>>8883167

>>8883168
nice, anon! there's some pretty good stuff in there, I've always enjoyed the makeup tutorials and craft projects- lots of stuff I wouldn't have thought of on my own even though they're not too complex.

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:51:36 2016 No.8883176

>>8883016
Related, what's the easiest way to store a hard bonnet like Mercator's Antique Shop's? I have soft bonnets and they're pretty easy to roll up or just store flat, but I don't have any drawers and my Mercator bonnet is huge and can't really be folded or rolled without damaging it.

Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:54:31 2016 No.8883182
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>>8883174

>>8883016
try rolling them up like a tie or around sponge hair rollers?

>>8883176
I tend to store mine in decorative boxes with some tissue paper for padding, makes it easier to store under the bed or in a closet. I think some people get larger boxes and put 2-3 similar style/sized hard bonnets inside.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:56:50 2016 No.8883188 >>8883119 I'm that one person that buys from a brand I normally don't when there's some cute novelties. I should really stop doing it since I always see them later secondhand, but hey, their tactics worked.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 21:59:08 2016 No.8883195 >>8883157 >>8883161 What about Moitie? Is it still in there?

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 24 22:05:28 2016 No.8883200 >>8883195 moitie is still featured as a regular brand- just no more special mana spreads i think.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 00:35:38 2016 No.8883385 What's up with all the image dumping? Don't we only get 150 before auto sage?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 00:55:49 2016 No.8883407

Would it be weird to do a YT video of multiple purchases.
I've seen most lolitas do videos of hauls from a single shopping spree like Taobao or qhen they open a single reservation item. Would it be weird/ awkward to make a video opening packages from different sites?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 00:58:26 2016 No.8883410 >>8883407 the video might come across a bit disjointed.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 00:58:57 2016 No.8883412 As tempting as it is, please don't respond to OT posts. >>8883407 No it wouldn't be weird to make a haul video, I'm sure many lolitas would enjoy it. What did you get?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 01:09:14 2016 No.8883423 >>8883385 this, the gen is not the place for that.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 01:12:18 2016 No.8883431 >>8883385 >>8883423 there was a lot of trolling and shitposting earlier in the thread which has since been deleted, the image dump was to save the thread. check the archives.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 02:15:31 2016 No.8883541

>>8883536
Well I was going to ask how important is Japanese culture in lolita? Someone in another thread got upset because I said I didn't have any interest in Japanese culture outside of J-fashion and I don't watch anime really outside of Ghibli, I don't like jrpg's, I just don't do anything that most people into this stuff do apparently. (have talked to a lot of random lolitas on skype and kik that fucking loved rpg's and mmo's)

Isn't it possible to just like j-fashion without liking the other things attached to it?
I mean I have three brand dresses in my closet already, why would that mean I should learn to speak Japanese??

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 02:19:41 2016 No.8883545 >>8883541 I'm the exact same way I have no interest in Japanese culture outside of lolita and the only anime I've watched outside of Ghibli are Pokemon and Dragonball Z only because that shit was inescapable in the 90s/00s.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 02:20:38 2016 No.8883547

>>8883541
>how important is Japanese culture in lolita?
it depends on how much you want to understand or be involved with the fashion. you can like the dresses without caring about where they come from or in what context they were developed. just be aware that more informed lolitas may have a clearer picture of what "lolita" is and you may need to defer to the opinions of those who are more involved with the roots of the fashion.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 02:35:22 2016 No.8883573

>>8883547
Right and I get that, but obviously I'm interested in their subculture just not their normalfag culture so to speak. I know where the dresses come from and read up on how street fashion works - if I recall correctly stuff like AP has been around for ages but street fashion happened to cross over with them at some point and that harajuku thing just became popular eventually and because it literally started on the street, it's really hard to pinpoint who exactly started it. Which makes sense, you don't always get to document who starts a trend.

I feel like I'm pretty informed about lolita without being all "JAPAN IS SO ANCIENT AND AMAZING AND THEIR HISTORY OMG" I don't care about that stuff. I care about people walking around in the street wearing fucking meta and posing with Minori. That's the part I want to be informed about.

>>8883545
>the only anime I've watched outside of Ghibli are Pokemon and Dragonball Z only because that shit was inescapable in the 90s/00s.
So true. I only managed to not get involved in it because I was a Jehovah Witness and grew up in pretty much a sect of it that was a god damn cult and missed out on all normalfag culture that happened in the 90's/early 00's. The only reason I even knew that stuff existed was because they put an article in one of their magazines about how Sailor Moon was some kind of devil cartoon.

You have no idea how fucking disappointed I was when I finally saw an episode of Sailor Moon...

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 02:45:27 2016 No.8883584

>>8883573
oh man Anon I wasn't allowed to watch 'Sailor Moon' in the early 90's because it was evil but I think my Mum pretty much knew she was beaten when Poke'mon hit our shores. I still maintain the only reason I avoided a Weeb phase is my family were too poor for cable, game consoles or dial up so I had literally no idea Poke'mon and Dragonball Z were japanese

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 02:56:46 2016 No.8883597

>>8883584
>I had literally no idea Poke'mon and Dragonball Z were japanese
You know, I didn't know that until later on either. I think this happened to a lot of people because I remember seeing bits and pieces of the cartoons and everyone was always watching it in english and I just never thought of it, and I don't think the other kids did either.
Though when I did find out it was Japanese everything made sense.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:00:15 2016 No.8883598 >>8883597 I remember even when I did know about Anime being Japanese I thought Dragonball was Chinese because of the setting and the art style was so different.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:05:59 2016 No.8883601 >>8883573 wow another former JW lolita! I've only met one other! Fuck that cult The restrictions had the opposite effect on me, I really latched on to all that forbidden stuff like anime and Harry Potter at a young age.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:16:35 2016 No.8883606

>>8883573
>>8883601
Another ex JW here. I remember when my mom bought me Pokemon cards, my dad flipped out and took it out in my mom. My dad was super strict JW.

Also when the JWs found out that I liked anime, they made me have bible studies because they thought satan was controlling me. I had a few DVDs that I bought with my own money and they made my mom throw them out, I kept buying anime stuff but kept everything hidden.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:37:20 2016 No.8883628

>>8883601
Woo! I love all that leave the cult!
I was very attracted to things I want supposed to be watching while having to go to kingdom hall 5 days a week, they were just more along the lines of horror movies and explicit sexual stuff cause they tried to repress me all the time. I just went full edgelord by age 12. Good job, mom.

>>8883606
Ugh, I had to deal with stuff like this too. My mom threw away so many cd's that my dad had to get a lawyer to explain to her that she was literally throwing away money.... back when cd's were worth anything...

I feel old.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:51:28 2016 No.8883643

>>8883628
jumping in as an ex-Baptist who had to hide a Chronicles of Narnia book because anything remotely magical was evil... i feel you, anons.

and since seeing The Witch, i have taken an interest in letting loose with a black goat coord for this coming Halloween.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:55:40 2016 No.8883647

>>8883598
>I thought Dragonball was Chinese because of the setting

Interesting, because Dragon Ball was originally loosely based off "Journey to the West," a classical novel from China. Funnily enough, the kanji for "Son Goku" is the same as "Sun Wu Kong," the main character in the story (he is also called the monkey king in the novel, which is the reason why he has a tail in the manga/anime.)

Sage because no1curr about my DBZ boner.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 03:57:52 2016 No.8883651 >>8883647 has there ever been a Journey to the West print? lolita brands seem to stick with European fairy tales, would like some prints from other places. the Arabian Nights one was pretty popular, right?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:05:46 2016 No.8883655
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>>8883651
Not that I know of, no. But I really wish they would do one! And that's not just because of my love for DBZ, haha. Maybe they could invoke the artwork from some of the panels that are painted on the ceiling of the walkways at the Summer Palace?

I love Journey to the West, but I really, really wish a brand would do a Dream of Red Mansions print. It's my favorite classical Chinese book. But I don't think any Japanese brands would actually do something like that.. here's to hoping a Taobao brand will jump on it!

(Also, it would be cool to see a Ye Xian print as well.)

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:07:59 2016 No.8883659 >>8883643 >black goat coord for this coming Halloween. That sounds wicked awesome. Will you have some kind of goat skull accessory?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:10:33 2016 No.8883661
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>mfw Last Week Lolita News covers a certain internet famous living doll's recent Japanese situation

also who else here is watching this show regularly? i have a feeling it is mostly seagulls who are interested.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:12:27 2016 No.8883664 >>8883659 goat horns more likely, i am a bit of a poorfag and figure horns will be easy to come by. might attach little felt ears to the headpiece if it's the usual headband configuration.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:15:03 2016 No.8883668 >>8883661 I like the humour a lot. She's clearly a seagull so that helps.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:50:44 2016 No.8883709

>>8883668
Yep, and she covers Rufflechat and Lacemarket as well so there may be wider appeal.

>>8883691
>I just wanna be friends with housewife chan.
>>8883701
>I'm fatter than her, I doubt she wants to be my friend.
>>8883702
>Shut up faggot, no one here wants to do what you want. Go cry to the janitors, aspie.

What is going on in this thread? If this isn't samefag, y'all bitches need Jesus.

Do we need PT-poster to come and help turn this thread around?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 04:59:24 2016 No.8883714 File: 55 KB, 349x523, meltybitches.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8883709 PT saves the day once again. Repent, faggots. Your Queen has arrived to bless those who remain on-topic.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:00:59 2016 No.8883717 File: 37 KB, 346x600, strawberryugguuu.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Too bad Pixy is quitting Lolita because of all the bitches.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:01:17 2016 No.8883719
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>>8883385
to the best of my knowledge a thread with 150 images doesn't sage, you just can't post any more pics. but I might be wrong.

can y'all just fucking stop and discuss lolita? holy shit
opinions on Bunny House's new bolero? I think it's a bit underwhelming but maybe it's just the fact that I can't make out the details

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:05:10 2016 No.8883724 >>8883719 I like the sleeves! It'll go great with Horror Garden or that damn antiquebeast headdress.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:05:26 2016 No.8883726
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>>8883655
Get on this shit already, Taobao!

Also, anons, CNY officially ended on Tuesday. Just in case you were waiting for any orders.

>>8883719
It would probably look better with some sort of contrasting color. The cute details are hard to make out, desu.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:23:26 2016 No.8883748
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>>8883733
tbqh, I've never been a fan of Qi Lolita. I'd much rather see print of the Chinese classics, mythology, operas, and fairytales on normal dress cuts; it's not as if there is a lack of them to choose from.

Personally, I would slaughter fellow Lolitas for a chance at a Mulan print.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:24:44 2016 No.8883749 >>8883748 >Mulan print it better come with an ouji version, girl was the original Utena. original crossdressing gangsta, the... OG ouji, if you will.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:29:53 2016 No.8883755
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>>8883748
>>8883749
>google "Mulan lolita"
>pic related comes up
>can't find Mulan's dress colors
>realize she's the ouji

shitty art aside, clearly this must happen.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:46:52 2016 No.8883765 new lolita general when? can't stand all this fucking derailing. i want to discuss lolita fashion, not shitposters

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 05:51:13 2016 No.8883768 >>8883765 sorry anon. how's your next coord looking? doing anything special, or just looking pretty because you can? me, i only have fancy pieces so i can't make a casual coord. looking into some simple basics for my next purchase.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:20:22 2016 No.8883790 Has anyone ever bought from? glitzywonderland.com I wanted to know if I can trust them

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:28:52 2016 No.8883793 >>8883790 2 seconds in google will answer this question

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:39:34 2016 No.8883796 >>8883793 Always wondering if those reviews weren't sponsored.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:41:04 2016 No.8883797 >>8883790 I'm also wondering that. Free shipping and lower prices than MLD and clobba seems too much for me.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:45:48 2016 No.8883800

I identify with this so much. My dad was always controlling, physically violent and emotionally/psychologically abusive. My mother was the churchgoer although she was moderate. When he suddenly decided to jump on the bandwagon he used the church to gain status/demonise his wife for leaving him/guilt me for existing/to exert AUTHORITY.

We threw out ALL secular music and most of the books/DVDs if there was any mention of magic or myth. I was majorly into Pokemon and had collectibles brought back from Japan as gifts from a friend of the family- most of those went. When I was 15 I bought the Hollaback Girl single and Honey on DVD the first time I ever got to go to a store unsupervised to spend my own money... Immediately yelled at, they were confiscated and sold on eBay. He kept the money.

When I was 19 I went away with my mother, he turned my room upside down, threw out hundreds worth of shit, dug condoms (had just met my first and only bf online) out from my underwear drawer and left them on my desk on top of a bible for me to see when I got home. Mortified.

I'm forever on edge in case he walks in on us watching something with any kind of suggestibility or a swear word slips out (although I've caught him watching some vulgar content) If my mother and I were watching something we'd be listening for the door every minute, he'd come in and just lurk in the doorway growling until we got the message. This 43 year old woman hid a Twilight DVD from him so she could have escapsim time. Now she's left the country and I'm stuck with him. I'm 23 now but try to be subtle with the Pokemon shit I spent a lot of money getting back.

I still feel like a devil child. We threw out a beautiful set of Narnia books because they were 'demonic' then I ended up buying one for my bf's mother for Christmas as she loves them; she's a VICAR and thinks they're ok.

>>8883573
>>8883584
>>8883601
>>8883606
>>8883628
>>8883643

We weren't even JW but we might as well have been. Sage for OT

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:45:57 2016 No.8883801 Are any of you buying one of those million dollar AP dresses? I wonder how much they weigh

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:48:17 2016 No.8883804 >>8883797 isn't clobba always overpriced though?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:50:59 2016 No.8883805 >>8883804 I wasn't sure of that. Since everyone seems to like Clobba and their services I thought that their prices were fair. Thanks for the answer, though! I'll start to compare more.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:51:34 2016 No.8883806

>>8883802
it's only been an hour and the thread hasn't moved far, it's not underrated. give it room to breathe, americans aren't even awake yet.

>>8883800
a thread to discuss the influence of religious upbringing on lolita/jfash/cosplay could be interesting, anon. i would make it but i'd have to change my IP (at my limit of 5 threads already, technically 6 but the oldest is from my previous IP) which i can't do yet.

make the thread and folk shall post therein.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:52:32 2016 No.8883807

>>8883800
>Narnia
>'demonic'

Do these people not realise that the whole series is a giant Jesus allegory and that C. S. Lewis was a theologian/devout Anglican church-goer?

I could understand not getting that as a kid, but it's kind of one of the big reasons that it got pushed on me as a kid. It was 'fantasy', but 'Godly' fantasy. The whole reason he wrote the books the way he did was to teach easy, Christian morals and lessons to kids who would find straight Bible stories boring.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:56:44 2016 No.8883810

>>8883807
>Do these people not realise that the whole series is a giant Jesus allegory and that C. S. Lewis was a theologian/devout Anglican church-goer?
they understand; in fact, they think it's heretical and idolatrous.

my church also considered Anglicans to be too much like the evil Catholics but that's unrelated to not allowing anything with magic references to enter the house.

>joke's on them, witch and magic coords are my fave now, and i wear my Moitie crosses easily without being smitten by God's wrath

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:59:28 2016 No.8883813 >>8883661 My whole (albeit small) comm watches this. Someone usually posts the new video when they come out and we have a short discussion about it.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 06:59:48 2016 No.8883814

>>8883810
I'm going to assume that that applies to anything referring to Christianity in non-Biblical media, then. I'd love to see them react to Christmas movies sometime.

I knew that applied to JW from growing up with friends who were JW as kids (everything is sin, everything secular is sin, and so on), but in the case of other groups, it's ... yeah. It baffles me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 07:00:06 2016 No.8883816 >>8883813 based comm, can you say which it is?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 07:04:00 2016 No.8883818

>>8883814
>I'd love to see them react to Christmas movies sometime.
we were threatened with losing Christmas many times because of its pagan roots and lack of Biblical support as a holiday. Easter was "Resurrection Day" and bunnies outlawed.

Independent Fundamental Baptists are fun people. but they also helped shape my fashion aesthetic: except for its frivolity, wastefulness, and shameless individuality, lolita is a modest fashion. i grew up in jumperskirts basically, every sundress needed a shirt underneath and bare legs above the knee weren't allowed.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 07:10:26 2016 No.8883824

>>8883818
>except for everything that separates lolita from other fashions

Hahaha

But I get what you mean.

I haven't known that many fundamentalists beyond a few Mormon families and JW families that I grew up near. And even then, the Mormon family stayed pretty low-key for the most part. Their kids weren't allowed out on Sundays, for example. And none of the girls were allowed to cut their hair (though I think that may have been just their family and not so much religious as the father being controlling).

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 07:13:54 2016 No.8883825

>>8883816
I would rather not. I know quite a few people from my comm are seagulls, and the mods know for sure that I go here, but after the drama we had a few months ago I don't think they'll be too happy with me brining up the comm for attention.
>Happily the main part of the comm are experienced lolitas so we can mostly laugh about those kind of videos without fear of misleading newbies to think that we're terrible people.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 07:51:58 2016 No.8883842

>>8883801
I might, and it will double as my wedding dress. Still debating though.

In regards to APs Shadow Dream Carnival, gulls in the last thread said it wasn't very popular. Does anyone intend to buy it this time around? Would anyone need a SS for the online release? I can drop my email if there's any interest.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 08:48:27 2016 No.8883872 >>8883842 Why would someone hire an SS for an AP online release? It's totally unnecessary. Also, SDC will not be very popular and definitely won't be a bloodbath. It wasn't that popular upon first release, and there's little hype for it in China.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 08:56:13 2016 No.8883877 >>8883719 I like the collar but I think the short sleeves look weird and too chunky.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:03:09 2016 No.8883882 >>8883119 I'm always torn between the fact that they're so much cheaper than getting anything else from that brand, but also so much more expensive than it would be to get a regular pen or whatever. The only novelty I really want to get is a mug.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:07:53 2016 No.8883890

>>8883541
It's not necessary at all as long as you understand the roots of the fashion, but depending on your comm it might be useful if you join a comm. Some comms are full of "It's just a fashion, it's not a lifestyle!" girls who aren't interested in Japanese stuff, and other comms are full of weebs hiding (or not hiding) their power level and people with various other Japanese interests. It can be a good conversation topic at meets. I've never seen anyone outright discuss anime at a meet but other Japan-related stuff does come up.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:11:35 2016 No.8883894

>>8883768
I went too far the other way. I moved to a new area and new job and thought I would have the time and opportunity to wear lolita outside of meets, so I bought a bunch of non-print non-fancy stuff, then actually I'm way busier than I expected and still only wear lolita to meets.

>>8883800
Holy shit anon. Do you have no opportunity to leave?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:12:36 2016 No.8883895 >>8883805 Clobba have had a lot of problems recently.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:14:01 2016 No.8883897 Gulls, am I crazy? I saw a nice blouse with a detachable collar earlier today on Lolita Updates on FB, but now I can't find it.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:18:23 2016 No.8883903

>>8883872
I have several items sitting with Tenso and want to save on shipping costs. I have a fast internet connection as well so Ive always been able to get my first choice. Ive been an online SS for other popular releases (ie Dolly Cat, Misty Sky) so its just an offer although this release doesn't seem to be as hyped as the first SDC.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:18:57 2016 No.8883904 >>8883806 Made the thread: >>8883901

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:19:58 2016 No.8883906 >>8883897 The chiffon Taobao one with a big pilgrim collar, only fancy and decorated rather than plain? I remember that too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:50:17 2016 No.8883943 Has LM been acting like complete shit the past couple of days for everyone else too? It's driving me crazy.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 09:59:34 2016 No.8883950
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>>8883119
Yes! I have a few so far, and I am planning to scour CC for more when I visit Tokyo later this year. I try not to buy them on auction because shipping + fees wind up being more expensive than the item itself, but I always add stuff on if I'm doing a closet child order.

One thing I love about them: they make great little gifts for lolita friends.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 12:14:58 2016 No.8884072 >>8883906 Yeah, that was the one. I was going to purchase it when I got home. I wonder why they took the post down.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 12:22:29 2016 No.8884078

>>8883890
I know for a fact that my local comm is filled with weebs, in fact most of my city is. Every nerd I've met here is a weeb and we have a pretty popular lolita and she's mentioned some anime in her posts.
I'm really on the fence about joining the comm here. I'm gonna give them a chance but I really doubt I'll have anything in common with those girls outside of lolita and j-fash.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 13:03:04 2016 No.8884120 >>8883943 Lacemarket has been working for me just fine surprisingly.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 13:19:31 2016 No.8884128 >>8883717 >>8883714 I thought she stopped wearing lolita forever ago. I actually liked her in lolita.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 13:30:59 2016 No.8884136

I ordered a dress secondhand (AATP) and it's missing a button... It appears that baby doesn't give extras like meta does. Should I write to baby asking to buy another button, or just try to match it as close as I can? It is on the bodice and so pretty noticeable

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 13:44:44 2016 No.8884147 >>8883755 >not putting Elsa in one of those meta raschel monsters Wearing those and looking decent, goals

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 14:07:55 2016 No.8884182

>>8884136
I got a dress second hand that was missing a bow on the bodice, and I thought it was really noticeable but it's also easy to cover up.
Is yours easy to cover? Was it like a special detail button? Or could you get a button that looks similar and sew it on?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 14:28:32 2016 No.8884205

>>8884072
It just got posted again.

>>8884078
Go with an open mind anon, it might surprise you. I met two girls doing my major, as well as a bunch of people who shared other hobbies with me in my comm.

>>8884136
If it's a generic button, try to find one the same.

If you can't find anything similar enough that it's not noticeable, and it's in somewhere obvious like the bodice, you can remove a button from a different part of the dress which is less seen (like the cuffs or something), sew that where the missing one was and replace the one you removed with something that's close but not an identical match.

If there are no buttons that won't be obvious if they're missing, you might have to remove and replace all the buttons.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 14:38:01 2016 No.8884213 >>8883842 I might be interested but what would it cost in total to go through you (fees, shipping to US etc)

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 14:40:47 2016 No.8884218

>>8884205
>>8884182
It is the pink glitter shank button in the center of l'ecrin votre gauche jsk I, I wondered how I got it so cheap. I may be able to find one but looking online I haven't yet. It's 1/2 inch/ 14mm. It looks really odd only having 2 buttons on that placket, one is clear glitter and I've is blue

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 14:48:42 2016 No.8884228

>>8884218
hey anon, i have the same jsk- i'd recommend swapping out all 3 buttons for a different set. i have an IW op missing a button in the same spot and i just replaced all 3 with something similar.

there's a local sewing shop near me that stocks a crazy assortment of buttons at a premium, i can also check there for you to see if there's anything similar?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 15:17:21 2016 No.8884261 So I bought something from facebook and received the tracking number. When I checked the number, the info has not updated since Sunday and it's still showing add accepted at the SSK. Do I let the seller know or would I just check on it myself?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 15:22:20 2016 No.8884272

>>8883790
Idk. I ordered a classical puppets petticoat from them once and two months went by and they told me the fabric was "out of stock" and when I asked for a refund, they tried to say the petticoat was ready and they'd ship it out. I just went with a refund. I don't plan on ordering from them again.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 15:25:49 2016 No.8884273 >>8884272 I should also add that I had to email them a few times to even get a response about the petticoat. It could have been an isolated incident though.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 15:26:01 2016 No.8884275

>>8884205
>Go with an open mind anon, it might surprise you
Thanks for trying to keep me optimistic! I run into this problem where ever I go unfortunately. I just have really weird specific interests and I sometimes lack the ability to relate to people because of my weird background. Trying to figure out how to handle that better in therapy but I am definitely going to go to some meets and see if there's anyone I like.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 16:36:00 2016 No.8884353 >>8883717 Homegirl wasn't too bad at closing. Pretty good for the most part...

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 16:51:22 2016 No.8884374 >>8884228 If you live in the US and can get those clear/ silver glitter shank buttons in the right size, that would work.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 16:54:44 2016 No.8884386 File: 96 KB, 350x265, 91sn32Q.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8884381

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 16:55:49 2016 No.8884388 >>8884374 i'm in the usa, i'll check for you after work tonight and report back. luckily i can bring my jsk and ask directly.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 16:55:54 2016 No.8884389 >>8883790 They're really sketchy, don't do it anon

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 17:30:18 2016 No.8884444 >>8884388 Thank you anon!!

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 19:01:40 2016 No.8884586

>>8884275
I feel you, anon. My background wasn't scarring - I actually had a really fun childhood - but I missed out on a lot of the 90s pop culture stuff because we didn't have a TV, and my parents were a mixture of too poor and too eco-friendly to buy me the plastic toys everyone coveted (and I mostly went along with this and thought the toy fads my classmates got into were stupid). The entire 90s nostalgia thing my generation are so into is based around stuff I never experienced, or didn't watch until I was in my late teens.

Try to go with the mentality of enjoying the food, location etc and practicing polite conversation rather than making new best friends straight away. It's easy to deal with all the social stuff just by being polite and asking people about themselves - you're not going to be able to tell who you'll get on with best after only one meet anyway. In my comm people tend to add each other on Facebook only after they've met IRL at meets. Once you've friended people you can see from the sort of stuff they post who you have common interests with and who's a loon you're better to avoid.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 19:17:02 2016 No.8884612

>>8884586

Damn anon, I feel you so much there. My childhood was sheltered and was even more stereotypically 'Asian' (no vidya, limited TV, and math minute every. fucking. day.) vs. other asian peers my age. It wasn't like I was scarred in the end but it makes it quite hard for me to connect to people my age because my lame teenage rebellion is not about getting drunk at 14 or nearly getting arrested but how I snuck out to animu club.

I also hardly get pop culture references. I got into pokemon way too late for the elementary crowd and way too early for the rejuvenation it got right after I graduated HS. I was slow to catch onto things. Because I couldn't watch TV I don't get Friends references or Seinfeld jokes.

I get by but I can tell that people think I'm a little odd. It's not something I admit to in daily life but sometimes I feel isolated because of that. I don't want to be a snowflake - I just wish I fit in better because that's all I really want.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 19:21:58 2016 No.8884619 Is this the same girl who printed out AP's carousel on paper, made it into a hat, and tried to sell it for $100 or are there just a lot of stupid french girls http://www.lacemarket.us/day-dream-carnival-replica-ring/

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 19:55:41 2016 No.8884667

Anyone have any advice on trying to save a package that has been marked with a "processing exception"?

I tried calling USPS central and they weren't any help, they opened a claim and never got back to me. I also tried to call the post office that it's stuck in, but they never pick up the phone.

Will I ever get my dress anons?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 19:57:17 2016 No.8884674

Gulls, I need help. I apologize if this isn't the best thread to ask.
I am a relatively fit and slim person, but I suffer from really bad, flabby back fat/excess skin on my back, mostly just from just below my shoulders to right around my hips. This normally isn't too much of a problem in lolita. However, I recently purchased a compression/sports bra to help bring my overall bust measurement down by a cm or two in order to fit into a dream dress I recently acquired (Moitie's Small Flower Embroidery OP). It worked fine and looks much better from the front, but the bra (like most sports bras I've owned) somewhat digs into and accentuates my back fat, making it visible through the back of the dress. I don't know what to do.
I work out already and am about 47kg at 160cm, so not fat. I've always had issues with back chub, even when I was much thinner, but I've mostly been able to hide it. This was the final straw for me, though, and I want to figure out if there's anything I can do to get rid of it. Is there anything other than surgery that I can really do? Any workout or workaround advice would be greatly appreciated.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 20:03:25 2016 No.8884678 >>8884674 Are you sure you're wearing the right size? Have you been measured?

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 20:10:18 2016 No.8884689

>>8884272
Reminded me of when I bought an Infanta JSK (velveteen King and the Nightingale) from QutieLand. They told me a new employee at Infanta's factory had accidentally started cutting the last of the fabric in that color to a size M rather than S. I asked if they could just take it in to a size S but they refused so I took a refund and got the cheap Bodyline kids velvet dress instead.

Apart from that I got my HMHM and Dear Celine items just fine, even if it took nearly 4 months.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 20:10:39 2016 No.8884691

>>8884678
I've been professionally measured and measured myself using the bra guide that's floated around here/tumblr/reddit and am definitely a 70D. Normal bras never give me an issue, but full support bras tend to be a bit tighter (probably out of necessity) in my experience.
Also, the back fat/skin is present and grab-able even when I'm totally naked, and it even scrunches up into slight rolls if I lean back and to one side, so this isn't a case of breast tissue that's moved or the bra creating a problem that's not already there.
I honestly feel like I have the layer of fat that a lot of women get on their stomach but on my back; my front side is flat and taut like a fucking board.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 20:23:57 2016 No.8884705

>>8884691
I am convinced that's long term breast tissue migration. I had armpit/back flab when I was fucking anorexic and am still getting it all back into a bra. They measured you for the volume of your tits NOW, not what's on your back. Start the swoop and scoop. I've gone up 3 cup sizes and lost the 'flab' where it originally was.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 20:30:50 2016 No.8884708

>>8884705
It's not armpit flab and is not only at chest level, though, anon; it goes from right around my shoulder blades to all the way down to my lower back, right above my butt, pretty evenly dispersed all across my back accept for the very center at my backbone. It's also been this way since I was young (~middle school), and swoop and scoop has had little effect on my cup size (went from a C to a D) since I was first properly measured about two years ago. And yes, I've remeasured every couple of months since then.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 20:59:32 2016 No.8884738
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>>8884708
Have you tried pilates exercises designed to help tone back muscles? Improving the underlying muscle structure might help with the loose appearance.

The other option would be one of those compression tank tops designed to wear under bodycon dresses. You can get ones that go under the breasts, so you wear it with your regular bra and it helps to give a streamlined look.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 21:11:09 2016 No.8884747

>>8884708
>>8884738
>>8884738
I'm assuming anon already knows to workout her back. Maybe it's localised edema? I understand odd fat distribution though. I've got hip bones sticking out the front with 40 inches of fatass in the back.

Dat shapewear looks good though. I though it ended at spanx and the Braology Bracie

Maybe we should have another underwear/shapewear thread as it is relevant to lolita and cosplay

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 21:27:25 2016 No.8884766 >>8883903 I'm interested anon. My internet connection is shit so I almost always fail to get new releases

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 22:00:04 2016 No.8884806 >>8883157 Main caption "DOLL Special Edition" "Girls with dreams love dolls"

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 22:11:19 2016 No.8884820 >>8884612 >I don't want to be a snowflake - I just wish I fit in better because that's all I really want. This so much. It is so irritating to constantly be called an edgy try-hard every where I go. I just like what I like.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 22:13:39 2016 No.8884822 >>8883714 She looks like she's actually lost weight. I remember her being a lot heavier.

Anonymous Thu Feb 25 22:23:25 2016 No.8884836

>>8884272
Might be Classical Puppets more than glitzywonderland, I bought my CP petti years ago and even then it took like 3 months before it shipped, and it was honestly kind of disappointing even then. Victoriangirldress on ebay was my preferred cheap petti store but I think they've disappeared? Maybe just for CNY? I also have two pettis from MeLikesTea (tulle) and holy shit they are intense poof that don't quit. A little itchy but nothing unbearable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 25 22:25:33 2016 No.8884839 >>8884674 Have you considered a binder vest? Some models of those are made to slim you down from all angles.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 00:34:32 2016 No.8884999 >>8883790 I have. Dress shipped out about 4 days later and had no issue. Can't say the same for anyone else.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 02:27:20 2016 No.8885108 >>8884619 Wait, what? Pics pls

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 04:50:07 2016 No.8885218 File: 10 KB, 183x275, images.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm looking to buy some cute prescription glasses for lolita, do you guys know where I can buy it online? (I live in Europe) Hopefully somewhat cheap too

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 08:26:19 2016 No.8885304 >>8884836 no, victoriangirldress apparently disappeared before CNY and hasn't shown up again so it's safe to say they're gone. MLT or Bunny House (also Malco Modes for amerifags) are the current stores of choice

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 08:46:01 2016 No.8885317

>>8883790
I did once, I had problems with MLD and didn't want to use them in upcoming release. I messaged Glitzy about it and they answered fast. They agreed to get the dress and put a listing up to the site. It was Pumpkin Cat op and everything went super smoothly. PC had some delay in the manufacturing but besides that it was fast and pleasant.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 12:08:50 2016 No.8885476 File: 94 KB, 1181x532, capitalism.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] what do you think of this, cgl?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 13:40:44 2016 No.8885599 >>8885476 Its fair. People that really want it will pay for it and the excess profit can go to help fund the event next year.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 13:41:59 2016 No.8885602 >>8885476 So the head table for the richest?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 14:05:49 2016 No.8885634 >>8885476 Kinda dumb desu

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 14:19:55 2016 No.8885650 >>8885218 You could try "L'usine à lunettes". Their designs are nice and not very expensive!

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 14:27:56 2016 No.8885659

>>8885476
desu they should have made it a lottery among the persons who have already bought their tea party ticket. The tea party tickets literally sold out within seconds after they went up. It had been announced in advance that they would be very limited, that made the ticket sale even more competitive. And now there are suddenly more tickets available but only for scalper prices. It's a big fuck you to all those who sacrified their nerves and time in the original TP sale.

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 14:30:20 2016 No.8885662

>>8885659
Exactly this. I understand that they need to raise funds to keep the SFE events going, but surely there's a way other than this? I hate the term elitism, I really do, but giving the head table seats to the people with the most money really doesn't help.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 14:51:15 2016 No.8885686 >>8885476 Ridiculous. They should just have raffled them out.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 15:47:10 2016 No.8885744 >>8885634 >>8885659 I love how tumblrspeak is beign translated to desu

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 17:29:37 2016 No.8885876 >>8885744 How new are you damn >Inb4 usual comeback of "I was away for awhile"

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 17:45:45 2016 No.8885908 >>8885476 What event is this for?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 17:49:58 2016 No.8885920 >>8885744 >desu I love how desu is desu desu to desu pleeb

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 17:57:16 2016 No.8885936

>>8885476
Meh. I am not interested them anyway so if this means more stuff in the raffles I think it is fine. Special seats costing more money is normal, all kind of events have them. If someone wants to pay extra in order to get extra than that is their choice. This also makes sure an actual fan sits at the table. If the auction was there in order to make a profit I would object to it, but if it gets put back into the event everyone will get something out of it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 18:11:16 2016 No.8885948 File: 48 KB, 600x800, 1441453105216.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8885108 Also yeah it's the same girl. How is she not banned for ripping off AP yet

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 19:16:02 2016 No.8886034 >>8885476 AP events in the US have done this

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 19:21:55 2016 No.8886040 >>8885948 Only a bit related, but has anyone noticed how lax a lot of people have gotten about replicas and knock-offs?

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 19:27:30 2016 No.8886044

>>8886040

Yes, especially on /cgl/. I still think they're more replica intolerant than the rest of the websites, but in terms of how lax they've gotten compared to before, definitely the most. Kind of goes hand in hand with how much more a hugbox it's become these days.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 19:32:56 2016 No.8886055 >>8886044 >becoming a hugbox Where tho.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 20:22:50 2016 No.8886120 >>8886117 Then we're doing the good work.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 20:47:46 2016 No.8886144 >>8886055 Seconding this. Where are replicas being acceptable?

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 21:39:34 2016 No.8886200

Feels threads are saging so...
>be the senpai, help this girl and teach everything about lolita
>time passes, girl becomes somewhat popular
>after you move close to her start to talk again, actually friends now
>start to realize how bitchy and manipulative she has become. she uses people without hesitating, friendzones people and lets them buy stuff for her
>mom is sick, so tell her you won't be around for a while
>next week she texts: "hi anon how's your mom is she getting better?" have a bad feeling about this and don't reply
>she probably wants me to lend her a dress for the meet tomorrow
>time passes, see photos from the meet
>she is actually wearing the exact dress, she got from someone else
>feel sick and question the friendship

I feel stupid for being this naive.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 21:40:12 2016 No.8886202 http://www.lacemarket.us/disneyxangelic-pretty-kiss-me-cat-marie-tights-nwt/ I can't believe someone is already scalping these tacky ass tights

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 21:52:10 2016 No.8886210 >>8883714 >>8883717 She actually looks pretty cute in these outfits if only she wasn't such an awful cringey person

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 22:33:33 2016 No.8886247

okay, trying to calm down, but I just discovered Meta's Candy Shower via the OP that's up on CC right now. Somehow I completely missed this series?? was it really that quiet of a release?

Does anyone own the OP who can describe their experience or even share some worn photos?
I might buy the fuck out of it if it looks as cute on a real person as it does on a mannequin.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 22:53:27 2016 No.8886276 >>8885744 using acronyms/abbreviations in a casual online setting is tumblrspeak now I guess

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 22:59:52 2016 No.8886287 >>8886276 how desu is an acronym/abbreviation? please educate

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:02:39 2016 No.8886294 >>8886287 lol the confusion is deepening

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:05:56 2016 No.8886301 rip in pieces automatic honey release.

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:09:03 2016 No.8886308

>>8886040
>>8886044
>>8886144

It's gone in both directions imo. You can post replicas on here and usually people won't say anything, whereas previously the entire thread would derail into replica debating and then shitposting. Which explains why people don't bother jumping on replicas anymore, they don't want yet another derailed thread.

However, I've noticed a new trend where people jump on two things that look slightly alike and accuse them of being "replicas". Few threads ago someone said a taobao purse that looks similar to an AP purse is a non print replica, and in the otome thread someone accused Hello Bones of copying Pep Fox. That's not really how replicas work. A replica is an exact copy, and we hate them for pretending to be the original. If someone is just taking ideas and then making their own thing, even if it looks somewhat like the original, that's not a replica. Goddamn, we're not going to have any original prints left if idiots keep saying a fricken **idea** is off limits just because another brand thought of it first.

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:10:35 2016 No.8886310

Anybody get what they wanted from the Automatic Honey release? I missed the necklaces, but I managed to get the brooch in wine, I think. I'm still a bit disappointed in the colourways; I would have liked an ivory or lavender option rather than the mint or navy, thought the navy necklace was my first choice because it looked sort of lavender leaning.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:12:12 2016 No.8886313 >>8886310 My friend and I got the navy necklace, light blue button set and wine brooch between us, but we teamed up on it so we had an advantage.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:12:48 2016 No.8886314 >>8886287 >>8886294 holy shit I'm laughing so hard

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:14:07 2016 No.8886316 >>8886313 >tfw you picked a god and prayed

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:16:19 2016 No.8886321 >>8886287 tbh (without ) is filtered to desu. fam = senpai cuck= cuck

Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:18:32 2016 No.8886325

>>8886313

Honestly it's my own fault for dithering on the navy necklace ("is it going to look that lavender in real life?" "I don't own any navy, I should probably pick another colour...") but I'm just glad I got something. I wonder how scalped this release will be.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:19:42 2016 No.8886327 >>8886310 The items popped up around 7:58 for me so I had a couple minutes to decide if I really wanted the necklace in black. Decided not to. Spent that $50 on taobao shit instead,

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:20:18 2016 No.8886328 >>8886310 I also got the wine brooch and I HAD one of the witch academy rings in my fucking cart until I remembered the asspoor exchange rate.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:23:22 2016 No.8886334 >>8886328 >>8886328 Anon, I saw your post in the other thread, I'm sorry man! I'm guessing they're all gone now?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:24:09 2016 No.8886337 File: 155 KB, 464x280, pick a god and pray.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8886316 i hate you for making me do this

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:26:58 2016 No.8886340 >>8886310 I scored a LAVENDER necklace and navy brooch. I refuse to believe that necklace is navy.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:27:33 2016 No.8886341 >>8886310 Able to buy a necklace in wine. Knew it was going to be a bloodbath so I had to jump on that at 11pm. It's going to coord great with HL JSK in wine.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:28:03 2016 No.8886342 >>8886334 Yeah, unfortunately they are. I didn't even intend it to be for me. Now I wish I would have tacked on a button set or something for my giftee instead of just getting the brooch for myself.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:32:27 2016 No.8886352 File: 275 KB, 500x600, MASblack_1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8886340 Dude if that shit isn't navy when it arrives i will be mildly upset

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 26 23:49:05 2016 No.8886377 >>8886352 Could you report back if it's actually navy irl, or can at least match this?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 00:06:07 2016 No.8886402 >>8886321 sm*h = baka

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 00:38:13 2016 No.8886432 >>8886310 Nope! I even scheduled my break at work so I could be online and still missed out. Hopefully they can do a MTO like their Witch Academy series.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 01:47:16 2016 No.8886507 >>8886337 underrated post

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 02:45:17 2016 No.8886559 >>8886321 >cuc*k= cuck not filtered anymore, hasn't been for a while. it's the stupidest meme on the site, i wish it was still filtered.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 03:38:11 2016 No.8886584 >>8885476 I thought the girl complaining about it was the worst.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 08:47:20 2016 No.8886728 >>8886308 I'm mostly annoyed that so many fb sales groups are allowing replicas because now there are so many itas trying to sell their crappy knock-offs

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 08:59:51 2016 No.8886735 >>8886377 No problem!

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 09:01:58 2016 No.8886738 >>8886559 I miss the old days when m00t was around when random music would play on the site.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 09:06:22 2016 No.8886743 desu senpai baka

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 09:07:24 2016 No.8886746 >>8886743 wow! impressed

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 09:20:58 2016 No.8886758 >>8886738 ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 09:34:03 2016 No.8886773 >>8885876 but I was away for a while, haven't been here since >destiny is calling me, obey me, or defy me

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 09:56:47 2016 No.8886787 File: 15 KB, 100x75, Screen Shot 2015-01-23 at 4.17.10 PM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >mfw after 12 hours all of the pieces, save for two colorways of tights, of the SDC rerelease are still in stock NOBODY. ASKED. FOR. THIS.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 10:20:02 2016 No.8886793 What is best place to buy plus size bloomers?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 12:20:41 2016 No.8886846 What is the name of the shopping service that lets you bid on mbok in real time?

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 12:46:34 2016 No.8886869

I'm looking to buy a VM OP and the seller's measurements are smaller than the ones listed on lolibrary (32cm shoulders and 80cm bust vs. 34cm shoulders and 90cm bust, respectively). I'm not sure which is correct and this might be my first VM piece so I don't have anything to compare to. Should I expect it to fit me if IW's standard size M fits me fine?

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 12:57:34 2016 No.8886879
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Hey seagulls, if I asked for donations to buy this dress to burn it, would you be willing to help me out? I'll make a vine or a youtube channel just of setting it on fire. I'm willing to go halfway.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 13:05:00 2016 No.8886888 >>8886793 how plussize are you for not fitting normal bloomers? bloomers are pretty much freesize. or make them yourself

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 13:59:29 2016 No.8886932 >>8886879 now THIS is a gofundme I would back

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:10:13 2016 No.8886941 >>8886932 >>8886879 Do people here not like hello kitty?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:11:28 2016 No.8886944 >>8886773 ....for a second I thought you were quoting the killers to me but that looks to be from something else

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:12:42 2016 No.8886946 >>8886787 I seriously want one but I just paid rent and my phone bill.

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:15:01 2016 No.8886951

>>8886559
This. It's too late now, though. I heard a comic recently bitch about some guys he know that we're throwing the word cuck around when it had nothing to do with the conversation.
The normies have taken this to an even shittier level and now there's no going back.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:16:16 2016 No.8886952 >>8886941 I don't think it's Hello Kitty that's the problem here >>8886944 I think they mean "destiny is calling YOU, obey me or defy me" It's from southern cross

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:18:35 2016 No.8886955 >>8886941 no I think it's the facts that one, the shape is horrible, and two, it has been for sale on LM for at least a year now. Gosh, I hope this was just a first try at handmade and that she's gotten much better, whoever made it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:21:21 2016 No.8886959 >>8886559 Do people really consider 2005 as old times? It feels like yesterday

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:26:03 2016 No.8886969

>>8886793
try F+F :)
I got these http://www.fanplusfriend.com/gothic-lolita-basic-long-bloomers-2colors-instant-shipping

they're comfy and warm, and the shirring is awesome. My issue is my thunder thighs :3 but luckily there is adjustable lacing. the waistband of Lady 90 will definitely stretch over 100cm, if you have hips to worry about.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:28:31 2016 No.8886971 >>8886955 Oh lol I thought it was a beach dress or something. I've never seen it on LM...

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:29:40 2016 No.8886972 >>8886952 >southern cross The fuck is that. (Rhetorical questions, no need to answer)

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:35:48 2016 No.8886978 >>8886969 >:) >:3 lurk moar

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 14:57:30 2016 No.8886990

I've worn a few BTSSB and AP headbows and ended up selling them off because they pinched too much. Since then I've been avoiding headbows entirely, but I like the look of them, so I'd like to try again. Any recommendations? Indie, brand, whatever, just as long as they're not a painful ordeal. I've heard good things about IW ones, but I'd love to hear about any other options.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:01:13 2016 No.8886993 >>8886879 I'd donate at least $5 to see that thing burned. I expect a fucking flamethrower anon!

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:02:30 2016 No.8886996 >>8886846 Isn't is Japanonica?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:02:34 2016 No.8886997 >>8886888 Bloomers are supposed to fit super loose. If you have a butt or thighs they end up flat agains t your skin and stupid looking. I'm plus size and will never attempt wearing bloomers. They are so cute on small girls tho.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:04:52 2016 No.8887001 >>8886879 I'd be willing to throw you 5 bucks. High quality YT video, and style it like one of those unboxing/show-off videos where you show close-ups of the dress. then suddenly just set it the fuck on fire with kawaii music in the background

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:04:55 2016 No.8887002 >>8886997 Cute on small girls? Anon you're not supposed to be able to see bloomers unless it's old school and you have the lace peeking out. Other than that they're supposed to be like frilly safety shorts.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:09:24 2016 No.8887005 >>8886997 >I'm plus size and sure, jan

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:12:00 2016 No.8887010 The name of a good ss from usa to uk please?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:14:23 2016 No.8887012 >>8886990 maybe try those bows with combs attached and tie like headdresses?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:19:33 2016 No.8887014 >>8887010 why woudl you need an ss from the us>uk?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:19:50 2016 No.8887015 >>8887010 Do you mean you're looking for a SS that will ship something from the USA to the UK? Or a taobao/japanese SS that is USA/UK based?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 15:20:05 2016 No.8887016 >>8885650 Not the anon you replied to but holy shit thank you, these are gorgeous and exactly what I was looking for

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 19:29:00 2016 No.8887237 Do you need a SS to order from Wunderwelt? I'm from the US. Their website seems simple enough for English-speakers to navigate?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 19:32:04 2016 No.8887240 File: 170 KB, 1300x863, printed money.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8885948 fake printed hat deserves fake printed money

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 20:41:53 2016 No.8887301 >>8887237 I just ordered from them a few weeks ago (also from US) and I didn't use a shopping service. Just follow the instructions on the website.

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 20:51:13 2016 No.8887313

how do i make myself worth caring about? my closest lolita friends don't care much for me. one just moved across the country without a goodbye. another never contacts me first, and sometimes ignores me when i contact her, even though when we hang in person we have really good conversations and can get lost in our own bubble. i got depressed over always initiating and often being ignored, and now we have not spoken since the Halloween meetup.

at comm meets, no one asks about my life or talks to me unless i start a conversation with someone, and even then they are happier to talk about themselves and to each other. i drink my tea and try to be friendly and responsive but i can see on their faces when i talk that they are confused about why i am there.

what can i do to be less forgettable?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 20:55:38 2016 No.8887323 >>8886879 I'd support Anon, that shit needs to die yesterday.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 20:58:19 2016 No.8887327 >>8887313 >me >me >me >me That's all I hear, honestly I don't blame your comm for not talking to you if you're so self-centered.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 21:38:18 2016 No.8887371 anyone have any updates on the holy lantern MTO? I feel like I've been waiting forever.

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 21:46:20 2016 No.8887380

>>8886932
See, the problem is with a gofundme I would have go use my real name. I'd prefer not to because my name is very unique. >>8886993
If you know how I can make a flamethrower, I'm down. Otherwise, I'm looking at either my fireplace or a can of hair spray and an electric match.
>>8887001
I CAN DO THIS.

Okay, if I put my paypal in the header would that be okay? Can I ask that trust of you?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 21:46:34 2016 No.8887381 >>8887371 February isn't over yet. If I recall correctly they will be shipped in March.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 21:47:04 2016 No.8887382 >>8887313 >>8887327 this 100%. why don't you fucking listen and try to contribute to conversations in a meaningful way? write in your blog if you just wanna ramble on about yourself

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 21:58:04 2016 No.8887392 >>8887313 They're probably excited to talk about themselves for the same reason you're here bitching. >this song is about ME

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 22:31:05 2016 No.8887426 >>8886869 Nope, VM runs smaller than IW M size in my opinion. Also it can be really unforgiving if you're even a little tall.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 22:38:33 2016 No.8887438 >>8886869 VM's bust run around 86-88 usually with no shirring, and like the other anon said, they're typically smaller than IW. The good thing about them though is that I've found that their princess seams are comparatively more curved/pronounced.

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 22:48:39 2016 No.8887445

>>8887382
>why don't you fucking listen
i am sorry for not communicating this well, but my position right now is that i am only able to listen and respond to others. at meetups, i do not have opportunities to contribute beyond responding quickly to what others say (i am talked over or not even looked at). outside of meetups, i am a low priority to those i consider friends.

i think the response my question has gotten drives home that there is something fundamentally different between me and others. it is not normal for friends to move far away without saying goodbye. it is not normal to be left out of communal gatherings. since i am not an ugly ita, i figure i must be too awkward or dull or offputting to be worth any consideration.

this being 4chan, i am sure there are other lolitas who have struggled to fit in socially at meetups. if you could give me the benefit of the doubt, and trust that any self-centeredness you read from me is because of momentary sadness and longterm isolation from others, advice toward becoming someone other people want to be close to would be appreciated.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 22:52:02 2016 No.8887450 >>8887313 Stop being so fucking self centred and actually start being interested in other people's lives

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 22:55:10 2016 No.8887456 >>8887445 I can see why nobody gives a shit about you. You're the only one that doesn't "get" it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 27 23:01:30 2016 No.8887461 >>8887450 >actually start being interested in other people's lives i am very interested, and can listen to people all day. the issue is, after a long time of this, i realize i am not interesting to others, and possibly unwanted.

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 23:16:55 2016 No.8887476

>>8887461
Okay. Maybe you need like..social skills 101. You realise you have to give something back to actually make that connection right? People want you to listen, but to keep them engaged you need to find things in common or other interests you share beyond lolita. It's not just enough to sit quietly, listen, and give generic responses, you need to pick up on what common interests you have or things you can talk about together. It's pretty damn normal to be left out of a group that already knows each other if you aren't putting in effort to fit in.
One example might be someone talking about how much they like cookie prints and what they're planning to buy next. Rather than just being like "oh yeah me too they're cute" you use it as an opening to ask about other things like "I don't really wear sweet prints but I like baking, do you bake at all?" If they don't bake, then maybe ask about favourite bakeries, or recommend a bakery/cafe in the area (which can lead to "if you like cookies you HAVE to try this new flavour" or "we should totally go to this cafe in a couple of weeks, let's plan something") and so on and so forth. If that avenue doesn't get anything, you try another tack - maybe talking generically about troubles you have with AP release bloodbaths or asking if they own a different print with cookies/if they have seen it before, and then you continue to find other points of connection.
The trouble comes if you're a more boring person with few interests who can't actually talk about many things. I don't usually run into many topics where I can't at least ask a generic question and then get the person talking, but in that case you can say "well I don't know much about that, but I'd like to hear" and actually listen for those points where you can ask a decent question which shows you're listening.

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 23:20:49 2016 No.8887480

>>8887313
Have you done something in the past that could cause them to be cold to you? Are you a good listener during conversation or do you come off as the kind of person who makes conversation just so you can talk about yourself? I've been in a lot of one sided friendships line this where I played psychiatrist for my "friends." After a while I realized I invited them to talk about themselves so often, that that's what they expected. I felt like a self centered twat for trying to drive the conversation towards me, but I felt like an idiot for letting them go on about themselves. My advice to you is to cut your losses and see if you can find new friends to practice balancing a conversation with. It should be share, receive, share, receive. If you feel like the conversation is staying too long on a subject, try to find a way to drive it to something else so you can add your input, feelings, ideas, past experiences, what have you.

Honest question, are you just socially awkward or do you have special needs?

Anonymous Sat Feb 27 23:42:41 2016 No.8887491

>be me
>grabbing some food before going to the bar
>restaurants closed besides diner in truck stop
>large burly man approaches me
>why are you wearing that, is that for play time
>nervous laugh,no
It finally happened, gulls. Mistaken for a truck stop hooker because of Lolita

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 00:29:37 2016 No.8887523 >>8887002 They can still be cute... isn't that the point? (In addition to modesty)

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 00:49:06 2016 No.8887532 >>8887014 To mark down parcels to avoid customs tax if the shop won't do it. UK anons get charged out the wazoo for anything shipped from outside the EU.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 00:50:13 2016 No.8887533 >>8886997 Then make ones that fit? That's a problem with wearing bloomers that are too small for you, not with bloomers on plus-sized girls in general.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 00:55:24 2016 No.8887539

>>8887461
I feel this way a lot too, anon. Just go to therapy, you can go thru a clinic at a school and they usually have sliding scale fees, the one I go to only costs 20 bucks and they even knocked it down to 10 if I didn't have enough.
That's if you're in america tho and not a rural area but more rural areas have other types of mental health facilities. I know of one in Arizona where you walk into a room and Skype with a therapist. (You have to go into a room for confidentiality reasons)

And a lot of people are gonna continue being cunty to you because you posted this in the general instead of in the feels thread.
Next time post there, and my apologies for the amount of rotten bitches that replied to you.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 00:59:20 2016 No.8887546 >>8887476 Your little cookie conversation example made me cringe so much. Someone please tell me this isn't how the conversations go at meets.... I have yet to join my comm but I'm already worried and this isn't helping.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 01:01:34 2016 No.8887548

>>8887546
In general? No. But anon is having trouble with organic conversations and getting people to do more than talk about themselves, so the suggestions for playing into tangential topics isn't really a bad one. Just. Hopefully she can do it in a less-forced manner.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 01:24:26 2016 No.8887584 >>8887476 >>8887480 >>8887539 thanks all, i am taking this into consideration. i am also going to hop on a few fandom bandwagons because i think talking about the shows other people like could help.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 01:29:25 2016 No.8887591 >>8886879 I will throw some money at this. Make it interesting.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 01:33:53 2016 No.8887595 >>8887584 Have you ever actually considered being into fandom stay you're genuinely interested in, and you're not just pretending to like so you can be popular? You probably can't find friends because you lack sincerity.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 01:36:02 2016 No.8887597 >>8887426 >>8887438 Thank you, anons!

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 01:49:53 2016 No.8887610

>>8887595
>Have you ever actually considered being into fandom stay you're genuinely interested in, and you're not just pretending to like so you can be popular?
of course. it's about connection, not popularity.

the other anon was right that this is better suited to a feels thread though, they are generally more open to these kinds of issues. sage for annoying the gen.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 02:48:27 2016 No.8887655

>>8887595
Not the other anon but I'm the one that replied to her in that I feel the same way she does.
My biggest problem is that I'm not involved in any fandoms.. not even of western stuff really.
I mean, I like some shows here and there but I rarely watch television, I don't read books and I just sit around listening to talk radio cause that's what I grew up with..

I feel really alienated from most of society. I have no idea how the hell I'm gonna fit in with someone that meet through lolita. It's one of the few hobbies I have anymore.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 03:49:56 2016 No.8887711 >>8886879 I'd donate to a print replica to burn but not for this.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 04:02:29 2016 No.8887718

>>8887546
No, definitely not - I know that example is pretty cringe, but I was struggling with how to explain something that I often find naturally happens when I talk to others such as jumping topics, finding things in common to talk about, sharing experiences and stories and just generally...like a normal conversation? As I said, it's very social skills 101, like the basics beyond nodding and smiling to everything else someone says to you.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 05:05:18 2016 No.8887739 >>8886846 None, Mbok doesn't work for that. >>8886996 Lol, no. They can't even bid on YA in real time.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 05:06:19 2016 No.8887740 >>8887237 Let me get this straight: you read their guide on their site which says all over it that international orders are welcome, and you're asking this?

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 05:25:17 2016 No.8887747

>>8886869
If it's a slighly older piece, it most certainly runs small. A while ago I bought a dress with the bust listed as 86cm and it should have fit me perfectly but when I tried it on I couldn't even close the zipper. It was like 5cm smaller than listed.

Newer VM doesn't run that small though from my experience.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 06:02:19 2016 No.8887770 >>8887445 I don't know why the others bully you, honestly I'd be your friend. I'm also an awkward person so I don't judge other people who are awkward. Hope you see this and have a nice day.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 07:29:31 2016 No.8887798
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Hi /cgl/!

I used to frequent here years ago, but not for lolita. I was always here for Cosplay. I live in South Korea as an English teacher, and I was looking for ways to spice up my wardrobe.

I was like. . . skirts. Skirts because the summers in Korea are not to be fucked with. So I started going onto gmarket, I went to a few of the markets, shopped around.. . and I did not like the styles I was seeing.

But then through some internet searching, I found Lolita skirts!

I fell in love with just the skirts. They're perfect for me. It's love at first sight. The problem is I'm not quite sure where to start.

I found some skirts on these websites:

lolitashow.com
my-lolita-dress.com
. . . and a place called closet child.

I think the last one is reputable, but I don't know about the other two.

I'm trying to wrestle taobao into cooperating, but I know how to read Korean, not Chinese.

Any advice for somebody who's just fallen in love with the skirts?

Pic unrelated.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 07:53:33 2016 No.8887807 >>8887798 closet child is legit, my-lolita-dress just resells stuff from taobao and I have no idea about that first one, sounds sketch. alice+fururun and usagiyouhinten are also decent sites to buy from

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 08:05:30 2016 No.8887813
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>>8887807

Thank you very much! I'm relieved to hear Closet Child is good. About 65% of the skirts I wanted were from that website. I'm checking out the other two.

I'm just worried that these pretty things will disappear before I can get my hands on some of them. :c I only get paid once a month. It sucks. Most of it's going to student loans, and that doesn't leave me too much to have fun with at the end.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 08:19:43 2016 No.8887819 >>8887813 Diff anon, but keep in mind the skirts aren't going to be poofy like that just by themselves. You'll need a petticoat too.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 10:01:22 2016 No.8887867
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Anyone ever modified their brand?
I love this print but I am tall and this cut would look awful. I just want to make it into a plain skirt.
Since it is a cheaper dress I don't feel as bad doing it. I might wait till they show up second hand, though.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 10:47:26 2016 No.8887884 >>8887445 >i am only able to listen and respond to others why

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 12:06:59 2016 No.8887942

>>8887884
Not them but we already went over this.
The number one reason I just listen to people and don't say much is because it's extremely hard for me to relate to other people.
So far the only thing that helps with this is therapy.
If nothing else you can pay to have at least one person who will give a shit.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 12:21:57 2016 No.8887959
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I bought the Dreamy Dollhouse (round collar) JSK with the matching headbow and i usually don't like OTT sweet at all but this print holds really good memories to me so...
But how should i coord it? I want to do something simple/not too infantile looking yet pretty. What should i do gulls?
(pic is not mine)

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 12:58:53 2016 No.8887989

>>8887959
Id say stick to a simple pallette, don't try to bring all pastels at once. Use white for otks or tights and a pastel for shoes/purse.
I feel an excellent way to make a coord more mature is to stay away from HBs and switch to bonnets or hats.
Also , instead of a blouse a bolero can make a coord look less infantile.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 13:03:23 2016 No.8887995 >>8887959 You could use a white cardigan to tone down the pink and then use very simple accessories such as non-print tights, shoes without a million bows on them, and a basic purse to help give it less of an OTT sweet feel.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 14:20:02 2016 No.8888064

>>8887959
For summer, I'd do what one of the anons suggested in the workplace thread
>no blouse
>wedges/nice sandals
>simple accessories, like a nice pair of earrings or a plain bracelet

For winter, I'd dress it down with neutral tones (white, brown) so white tights, white high collar blouse, brown heeled brogues and a cropped blazer/cardigan/bolero

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 14:46:52 2016 No.8888091 how long does closet child take to ship?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 15:10:53 2016 No.8888117 >tfw i just wanted some nice coord ideas for my DD >derails thread ;_;

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 15:15:27 2016 No.8888121 >>8888117 dont worry about it, its not your fault. angry housewife anon seems to be shooting at random.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 15:20:53 2016 No.8888128 >>8888121 Oh, you mean that one bored girl who derails thread by calling everyone fat and ugly and then talks about her problems and her life everywhere pretending hard to be happy and fine when she clearly has a problem?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 15:32:23 2016 No.8888134 File: 31 KB, 292x257, 1417655700607.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8888128 yep, that's her

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 16:11:55 2016 No.8888189 The EGA/Aristocrat thread has started to autosage, so a new thread's been made here: >>8886156. This one's been opened up to both femme and homme aristocrat discussion.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 16:12:04 2016 No.8888190 >>8887867 Eh I am tall and modify some of my stuff to help it fit better. It's your dress, do what you want with it. Who gives a shit what anyone else says

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 17:10:55 2016 No.8888260 >>8888091 They usually ship within a few days after you've paid and they've confirmed they have the item, I think within two days for me.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 17:23:10 2016 No.8888280 >>8887313 >>8887584 Maybe you just dress poorly.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 18:09:44 2016 No.8888345 >>8887798 My-lolita-dress is legit. They're a Taobao reseller so if you're not confidant using a shopping service or are only intending to buy 1 or 2 items they're a good option.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 18:38:07 2016 No.8888390 >tmw your dream dress finally pops up >it's an auction-only listing, no BIN price >obviously meant to be scalped for as much money as they can squeeze out of it >the auction doesn't end for 1 week+ >WHY DO YOU DO THIS >why must you make us suffer

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 19:02:17 2016 No.8888418
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>>8888390
Question for everyone. If you could go back in time, and get only 1 dress during the release, what dress would it be? Why?

Personally it would be the Honey Cake Special Set in Ivory, since I have Honey Cake Yoke JSK and I just love the special set cut so much more.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 19:08:09 2016 No.8888428 File: 195 KB, 568x700, wardrobe.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Links to some good lolita wardrobe videos? I'm looking for storage inspiration since I'm running out of space. There sure is a lot of shit to look through on YT

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 19:09:25 2016 No.8888432 >>8888418 puppet circus, cause then i could take pics in it, get cred, sell it, and buy whatever i wanted.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 19:09:28 2016 No.8888433 File: 12 KB, 240x320, mmm_op_irongate_color1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8888418 Iron Gate OP, black x navy

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 19:16:21 2016 No.8888451

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>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 19:56:18 2016 No.8888505 File: 17 KB, 250x333, 6d6ff0b0b3048835d72c83f371f7d604.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8888418 no questions.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 20:16:19 2016 No.8888523 >>8888451 is classic phasing out? also based janitor is based, thanks

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 20:25:46 2016 No.8888530 >>8888523 I hope it is. I'm not a huge fan of it. Doubt it, though. Everyone is always talking about it especially here.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 20:26:06 2016 No.8888533 >>8888505 I don't think classic is going anywhere for the time being. Gulls are just particularly fond of gothic for some reason.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 20:38:04 2016 No.8888546 >>8888533 >Gulls are just particularly fond of gothic for some reason. This makes me happy! At least I can have that here. I do love me some goth.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 20:55:22 2016 No.8888562

>>8888418
>inb4 cats tea party
It's doesn't keep me up at night, but I do like it. If there was a re-release/MTO I feel like it would be a Holy Lantern sort of situation. But if I could go back in time and get it during the original release, hell yeah. I would wear it a fuckton of times and then sell it for $1500.

Other than that, most of my dream dresses go for around retail or only a little higher so eh.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 21:13:25 2016 No.8888579 >>8888418 AP Gather chiffon yokohama special set. I might just make a dress heavily inspired by it...

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 21:34:24 2016 No.8888607

>>8888523
>>8888530

Wow. Complete turnaround from just a few months back when newbies would bash on sweet lolita for being childish, vow never to be seen in public wearing sweet, bitch that sweet lolitas are what's giving the fashion a bad rep for being freaky, then turn around and proceed to post OTT frilly sweet in both the classic lolita and gothic lolita threads.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 21:48:44 2016 No.8888617 >>8888579 pic?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 21:58:36 2016 No.8888621 >>8888579 oh god, a girl in my comm has this dress and it's so GORGEOUS in person, the purple is amazing. if I wasn't so beyond the measurements for this dress it would be on my wishlist/dream dress too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:06:30 2016 No.8888627 >>8888418 Probably Cinema Doll or DDC.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:10:29 2016 No.8888632 File: 1.51 MB, 1068x1236, goldfish yeah bitch.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] daydreaming goldfish preorder just went up, did anyone else get anything?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:17:26 2016 No.8888644 >>8888607 Looks like sweet is making a comeback

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:31:13 2016 No.8888664
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>>8888632
Here's what I got! It's my first time ordering from a brand shop and first Meta piece. Pretty happy. Out of curiosity, what kind of blouse you plan to wear with this?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:31:32 2016 No.8888666 >>8888432 >want super rare print only because it's worth a lot and is a status piece You're definitely in lolita for the wrong reasons anon

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:47:39 2016 No.8888692 File: 112 KB, 300x400, ElmeliaOPnew-milkymint.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8888418 When Elmelia OP came in mint. I've seen it in grey and some other colorways for sale, but never mint.

Anonymous Sun Feb 28 22:56:39 2016 No.8888703

>>8888664
Noice. I was super tempted to get the white/red but the black fit in my wardrobe better and was more me, although I wouldn't hesitate to buy the white/red if I saw it secondhand and had the funds! I have one of their other JSK's in this cut from a different series and I wore a bell-sleeved blouse with it to kinda have that kimono feel. But I like the blouse Misako is wearing with this jsk in the preview pics too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 23:01:33 2016 No.8888712 File: 57 KB, 600x800, 511490-13689-2015-11-11344511.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8888617 This is it! >>8888632 I nearly got the navy/red but I'm over budget this month and I bought the white/red last release, which I really like.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 23:29:21 2016 No.8888754 Angelic Pretty restocked a few pieces of Baked Sweets Parade on their site. OP in pink, yellow, and beige. JSK in yellow. Skirt in pink and beige. Good luck to fellow anons that wanted this series.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 28 23:53:56 2016 No.8888782 >>8888428 Shameless self promotion https://youtu.be/CFLFs6n3gNY

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 29 02:18:43 2016 No.8888933 >>8888754 The stock was updated a few hours ago, and everything was in stock for the main pieces, looks like some sold out since then.

Anonymous Mon Feb 29 03:15:44 2016 No.8889003
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I'm new, so sorry for asking about this but uh... can someone explain what those are and how they'd even look or what the reason was?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 29 04:42:48 2016 No.8889070 >>8889003 It's just a second strap, meant to be worn on top of the shoulder with the first one. Whoever put it on the dress form had no clue what they were doing or were trying to show off the lace

Anonymous Mon Feb 29 09:00:06 2016 No.8889186
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>>8889070
Are you sure? it looks deliberate, like it's supposed to be off the shoulder, from the way it's sewn on the side so far away from the other strap. Meta has pieces with straps like this, pic related.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 29 12:10:43 2016 No.8889296 New thread >>8889295

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 1 13:32:02 2016 No.8891017 >>8889070 I highly doubt that by how it's been sewn in. Maybe you don't know what you're talking about.

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