/cgl/ is a board for the following:• Cosplay• Lolita• J-fashion• Conventions & gatherings• Sewing & prop-making• Craftsmanship tools/materials & tutorials• LARPing• Discussing accessories such as wigs/circle lenses/prosthetics/makeup (These must be within the context of the board-related topics listed above; weight loss threads should be kept in /fit/, beauty and fashion generals should be kept in /fa/)Our board rules are simple:• Thread content must be related to one of the categories covered in the list above. Off-topic threads and replies will be deleted.• Singling people out maliciously is not tolerated and will result in a ban. 4chan is not your personal army. The singling out rule applies to vendetta threads and replies being made to attack a specific person, as well as predatory behavior like doxing. Discussing an individual in general isn't against the rules as long as it's done within context of cosplay/lolita/j-fashion.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>tfw my biggest motivator to ask out this girl is my plan to dress her up
I wish I’d fit into JCT. the op is on sale for a steal but i won’t fit the waist and for some reason the jsk is small as well.
For years I’ve been molding my personality to please others without even realizing it. Now that I know what I was doing, how it damaged me and am trying to break out of this cycle, I feel like I don’t know who I really am or what I truly like, I’m feeling kind of lost here, how do I even decide what I should pursue without having other people reactions in mind? This shit is hard.
>>10653075Start trying out stuff and don't post about any of it anywhere online, don't tell other people about it for a while, etc. Keep it all completely to yourself. If you actually enjoy doing said thing and want to do it despite zero feedback or validation, it's possible that you like it for yourself and it's something that actually resonates with you.Other than that, I hope you're getting professional help if you need it for this process, and good luck.
gulls i just love lolita fashion. its the light of my life. I love trying new substyles even if I end up disliking them on me, researching the obscure terms we use is so interesting, and I'm just amazed after all this time i still find dresses I have never seen before. I just fucking love lolita. it's been 10 years and i still have so much love for this fashion, I really think I will wear it forever and ever
does anybody else wear gothic/classic when by themselves but only wear sweet to meets or when hanging out with others?
What are the cosplay canons and groups with the most drama so I can avoid them? I know that those groups are dangerous:>MHA (Lots of cringy kids)>Danganronpa (LOTS OF CRINGY KIDS)>Fire Emblem (Shipping wars)>Hetalia (Used to be, maybe it's not anymore)
>>10647564There's a Fate cosplay scene outside east asia?
>>10651329Even in Naruto's peak you dont see many cosplaying from that series aside from lazy akatsuki cloaks.I think Kingdom Heart and Hetalia invented early cosplay cringe
>>10653000>>10652134>>10647564I wanna cosplay Fate but im afraid of being OOP because i havent consumed any fate media past the original VN and fate zero
>>10653000Nice tripsHigurashi requires a lot of reading and it's a slow build up, DR follows a formula that gives you the option to skip the fluff. I imagine when the new anime comes out there will be a bit more people dressing up as themAs for the fate stuff, I agree that the people who dress up in the store bought stuff usually are in it for the attention. People who make there costumes are pretty cool and I generally haven't ran into any real issues, the community in my opinion is pretty chill. The only people I avoid are the astolfos with the purple jacket, for some reason they always have a superiority complex and tend to back talk others on social media.>>10653056I strongly suggest to just go for it
>>10653056I cosplay characters from FSN, and hate the gacha (especially because I'm a turbo Fate autist and I hate that a lot of stuff after F/HA watered the lore down) and don't play it. Makes a lot of the other FGO fans seethe at the shoots but idgaf. I would just go for it. If you're from the core cast, you'll probably most be interested in taking photos with the core cast anyways, right?
How old do you think is too old for the convention scene?Personally, I think it depends on a number of factors including your gender and what type of convention it is. If you're female it can be acceptable to go all the way up to 30, but I'd set a hard limit at 25 for scrotes (blame the con creeps for this). These age limits are a bit more lax for general conventions than for anime-specific ones. If you go to a con mainly for degenerate shit (raves, orgies, etc.), then the age limit is maybe 22 max. I've never been involved in that kind of depravity, so I can't say too much about it, but keeping gross boomers away from that kind of thing goes without saying.
>>10651625Echoing this one. I've told myself when I started going to cons in my early 20's I will continue to go as long as I had friends who also went. As soon as I hit the wall where none of close circle who I room with h consistently withdon't want to go any more then I have to stop too. You can't go around picking up a new group of 20 years to just keep going to cons; but if you're crew still wants to and likes going? No reason to not to imo
>>10651720There are Ukrainian Nazi's, which is maybe the most clicked thing in the world. So I can believe it
>>10652151>toned down/joke cosplays (or even real cosplays if you've got a dedicated group/are hosting a panel for fun) Joke cosplays are a crutch for people with no confidence. Which ironically is most guys getting into cosplay.
No such thing
>>10652662Here's an uncomfortable truth about groomers. They don't go after the "hot cosplayer" but the chubby shy girl with low self esteem. No one will chech this because the shy girl is feeling validated by the groomer and the outsiders dont give a fuck.
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>>10652997Nta but I think the size and style of locs makes a difference. Smaller locs that are kept neatly and styled for lolita look fine (they're similar looking to braids and twists at that point which are fine if you style them cutely like with neat updos, pigtails, down with nice face framing pieces, etc.) The girl with the dyed locs was wearing fairy kei or whatever anyway and had very messy locs and dye job which were both not maintained. It really varies based on the person and what their specific hair looks like.Also side note: any black lolitas or jfashion wearers who get their hair braided often and aren't afraid of undercuts or some parts being short, highly recommend looking at Haruka Kurebayashi's videos of getting her hair done. She often does very cute colorful braids worn in pigtails a lot and with her bangs left out and the "kitchen" area of her hair shaved short with designs cut and dyed into it. I just love her in general for her cute and fun hair adventures and seemingly genuine appreciation for braided styles that aren't trying to be a caricature of black people or stereotypes but simply taking something cool that we have and doing something she likes with it without pretending she invented it like some famous people have in the west.
>>10652946It sorta looks like there's a kid hiding behind her soooo
>>10652967I like this
>>10653078It looks super frumpy.
>>10653085nta but I love frumpy lolita, that's like the whole point to me
Is it cringe to cosplay historical figures?
>>10643862What about Douglas MacArthur
>>10644411As long as you make sure to reference avenging Coco.
>>10644411I was considering that too after realizing our pictures as cadets bear an uncanny resemblance.
I remember /clg/ through a shitfit over that nazi guy at anime matsuri
>>10640990its only cringe if you cosplay as the germans
Guides:https://www.howtotao.com/Taobao Dictionary:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ams6Fl3miZSndGZIUnY0eGludFBMYVJpTF8yTWwzTEEStore Spreadsheet:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EKZhOppV8_FMyFg9BCYhPbaELtFc9XV2aNEqzctw108/edit?usp=sharingBudgeting Spreadsheet Template:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlgllpMiw3VNdG9qTGMwTG1sOG5SbU9KUGpBUVdsV3c&usp=sharingShopping Service Spreadsheet:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ObDV7NIdTdr5W-8pKIQWn_z4r1RGOqvSX6KgeeFpNY/edit?usp=sharingComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Does anyone have any experience issueing refunds from Yoybuy? One of my packages got lost, so I issued a refund through paypal. However, they locked my account and told me to cancel the dispute and that they'll give me the refund themselves (most likely as an account deposit rather than refunding me through my paypal).What do I do? Do I cancel the dispute and trust them or tell them to fuck off and let paypal solve this? I've never had to deal with shit like this before, the fact that they locked my account for a dispute kinda throws me off. I'll likely won't be using them again after this because of that, but I really don't want to lose the money I lost. Any help?
>>10652237Do you have a screenshot of the message? I haven't bought anything recently.
>>10652763Yeah I've had two accounts 'restricted,' and can't be bothered to fix it. I just use the shitty search result method to shop what I can since I don't use Taobao all that often anyway.Explained in this vid: https://youtu.be/p86ldi0IFPA
For anons who are still concerned about slow packages: I just checked the tracking for my EMS parcel shipped on the 7th, and it's estimated to arrive tomorrow! That's only three weeks.I'm excited as it had some cotton dresses and I wasn't sure if it would arrive in time for me to enjoy them in the summer weather.
How long does Antaina take go ship shoes out to the shopping service? I received a message saying that shipping will be delayed for production time, though I have somewhat of a deadline.
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>>10653054Look at the other 2 photos anon. It's just lighting, the hat is totally black.
>>10653054>>10653052People seriously need to stop pushing peeking bloomers for tall lolitas. I'd rather see an underskirt, personally.
>>10653086Depends on the style. Here, an underskirt or just their legs/knees would have been fine.I only really like peeking bloomers for super intentionally frumpy old school looks.
>>10653087Same. Peeking bloomers are meant for very very very specific coordinates. Not everything.. It just looks weird with certain dresses/coords, but you have girls on CoF constantly giving crit for "peeking bloomers" lmao.
>>10653052She needs to ditch the bloomers, wear heels and tower over everyone
Anyone going?
>>10653067havnt arrived yet, is it a actual line con already lmao. Guess ill grab some lunch first.
>>106530312/10 made me reply
>>10653031hey look, its libtards literally looking to put together a list like the nazis did
>>10652007plot twist, danny and dennis gonzalez are actually the same person.
>>10653077Hi Ronin Expo, at least that's more than your convention did this year.
Confess, debate and argue
>>10652790If you buy the replica but it doesn’t work you can’t resell it without loosing most of the value. If you buy the real thing but it doesn’t work you can resell it for possibly a profit if you’re clever about it. Just have to ask yourself how much your emotional pain worth in $.
>>10649197In Japan they do have own names for various types of old-school, but it simply doesn't translate well to english. Like how 懐古ロリータ is very specific about first gen lolita and late 00s/early10s isトラディショナルロリータ.
>>10645843that’s not massive for your height, that’s very slightly below average
>>10652790Don't feel guilty? You have a legitimate want to see if a cut looks good on you. I personally would seek out a dress I actually wanted in a similar style over a replica, especially if you plan to buy the real deal.
>>10652793this plus the replica won’t fit you the same way and probably lead you to an incorrect conclusion about how the real deal fits. just buy it and dont be poor
Midwest CGL discord serverWhat happened?It was just randomly deleted?Info please / new server
>>10652765Now you're Quiet? Hopefully this means you'll finally stfu lmao
That's a shame. Any other /cgl/discords around? I just wanted to casually shitpost and meet up with nerds at cons.uchi
>>10652958you don't call us, we'll call you
The server was cool. It helped alot with colossalcon. we cant have anything nice
>>10653088it's all mako's fault
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>>10653015kek
>>10653063>>10653060I wish they'd release a red version of it. I'd be super hyped for that. I literally want this thing in nearly every colorway. The most comfy / light weight blouse I own.
>>10653068nta but you convinced me, i picked it up in pink and white
>>10653010Has AP been making more quantity of thier OTKs recently? It seemed like Happy Garland had a bunch, and now for the Candy Border ones there's almost 10 of each pair still available on the Paris site. I'm pretty surprised.
>>10653079it seems so, they've also been quite generous with releasing wristcuffs lately too which is great
It's been too long since we've had a thread specifically to talk about Japanese SS/FS (please keep Chinese SS talk to the taobao thread >>10629820 )I've used three different SS in the past; fromjapan (before they raised their fees to stupid levels in 2017), zenmarket, and recently I've tried buyee but really didn't like them and think I'll go back to zenmarket. It seems like a lot of people in the mail thread are also getting annoyed with buyee
>>10641591They have got really slow at communicating and they recently sent someone else's dress to another gull, so...not the most reliable service desu.
>>10652952I thought that was a Chinese SS?
>>10652954See >>10652020
>>10641591Seeing these posts has made me rethink using them again. I've been using Japonica for 6+ years and only experienced an issue recently, but now seeing what other problems other people have had with them, I'll probably go with another SS.A few months ago I put in a deposit with Japonica to bid on an AP OP about 4 days before the auction ended. They didn't tell me until several days *after* it ended that someone else put in a bid request before I did, so they couldn't bid for me. And that's only because I asked about it. It was pretty shitty honestly, but it wasn't a dream dress, so I wasn't super torn up about it. But I don't want to risk it again if they're apparently fucking up a lot of orders in general.
>>10652844I changed to White Rabbit Express for secondhand goods, works fine so far.
An appreciation thread for mermaid cosplayers
>>10651794This one is making me nostalgic.
>>10651794sometimes I go to archived versions of the old foxmoon site for a nostalgia hit, it makes me kinda miss back when homemade spandex tails were the fanciest tails out there other than actual movie props
Merman okay too?
>>10652956Moar liek a...>Mermutt
>>10651799It’s super easy to get on but I definitely wouldn’t waddle in it, that’s really bad for the scuba nit
Ask for and post pics of items being worn.Previous Thread: >>10563943
Looking for worn photos of VM's Coppelia Doll OP in any colorway.
Can sack dresses look cute? Wondering from some inspo for this op
>>10653045Yes they can, especially if you wear something on the top half like a cardigan to give more shape. I sold this dress quite recently and I'm really regretting it.
