/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10684412
>lolita items with no lace
>lolita
>no lace

Are they fucking serious?

>>10684371
Well, she IS autistic

>>10684512
>What is the point of lolita without lace.

Ruffles.

>>10684521
Crazy with actual burando but indie stuff? That'd be a miracle.

>>10684523
most people don't learn enough in school to do anything remarkable. she's probably just making lolita because she thought we'd pay brand prices. not in fashion but culinary is the same way. you need to season yourself by starting lower on the rung. school doesn't impart you with special skills, it just teaches you the same thing everyone else learns. she's clearly working hard, but stupid. she should be mentoring someone who actually has experience in this kind of work.

Anyway.
Anyone bought anything cool recently?

>>10684587
The summer tales boutique nostalgia orders have all been dispatched now, how good are they?

>>10684325
>noooo don't vaguely resemble my replica!!
holy shit what a cow

>>10684240
>old gosurori pattern
.. who are provided by brands so people can diy their designs.

>>10684587
Got a bunch of stuff! Acquired a dream dress I never thought I'd own and found a cute floral Meta OP from 2002 for like $30 - almost feels like I'm living in a pre-covid world again. Added a few much needed basics I've been wanting, like Baby's karami skirt and spin doll bonnet. Now I'm on a no buy because I spent too much over the past month, but it was worth it.

>>10684495
She really owns a whole ass house? I thought she was living with her parents all this time

>>10684325
Take this to the new lolita lolcow general. This girl, I can't even.

>>10684521
Nobody is going to spend 700$ US on a replication neo old school dress, Katherine.

To change the topic again, I'm curious about how oldschoolers are doing their makeup.
Obviously the most authentic look would be whatever was suggested in the glbs, but to me that's mostly just generic early 2000s makeup which is not my cup of tea t b h. I usually just go for mascara and a bit of blush, but I've also seen oldschoolers on ig in a full face of makeup...

>>10683468
looks like bpn

>>10684617
I mostly go for a "no-makeup" makeup look where I just concealer imperfections and softly enhance features I like, but depending on the coord I'm wearing, I also like applying strong blush on my cheeks

>>10684594
They haven’t, still waiting on shipping for mine…

>>10684412
how the fuck is lace hard to source in the fucking UK/Europe, which is known for it??? "Are now dead" or mayyybe they just charge more than 0.80$/a yard.

>>10684507
I love how she ramped up her aspie mannerisms by not properly editing the vocals in her video/sounding like a nervous child giving her speech in class on the verge of tears.

The shaky, deliberately down pointing camera work and public domain music just really works well with the image of an unprivileged poor teenager.

>>10684630
That’s a shame, the girls in my comm who ordered jsks appeared to get theirs last week. Are you in europe?

>>10684637
nobody cares

>>10684677
Well clearly you do.

>>10684603
I'm pretty sure the ones in gosurori are reader submitted, GLB has the brand ones

>>10684637
What are you even trying to say?
She's poor and retarded?

>>10684611
Don't know why any of this hasn't been brought to lolcow when some stupid egl sale item did.
Most of this is shitting on rrm, k and debating O's race.
Are they Not milky or are they the ones posting others to avoid having themselves posted on the farms

>>10684607
What dream dress was it? Congrats!

>>10684617
I don't honestly wear makeup at all very much anymore. I've been taking better care of my skin and I still wear a mask anyways. I'll wear light mascara and brow gel though, sometimes concealer if I need it, maybe even brown eyeliner. A lot of people wear heavier makeup so it shows up on camera but I don't often take coord pics anyways.

>>10684261
I was wanting to commission a modified version of the Aya Army set. How did you go about finding someone competent to sew lolita? I considered doing it in Korea on vacation. But then COVID

>>10683459
god me love the chunky shoes

>>10684412
This is so retarded. Lolita is no ethical fashion, it's the epitome of consumerism. What people wanted from this brand were oldschool staple pieces and not high ambition overpriced BtssB replicas.

>>10684845
They probably realised they got beat to it by summer tales boutique with lower prices and changed their strategy

>>10684644
No, I’m in the US and my friends here who have ordered still have no updates.

>>10684818
I think summer tales did commissions too sometimes? Idk if they still do though but you can always dm or email them asking

>>10684849
The tartan pieces were shipped out like two weeks ago I think? and the black and white ones like last week or something

Shipping to the US takes ages though from Europe

>>10684617
>cover up the dark circles under my eyes
>mascara
>a darker toned or pinker toned lip depending on the dress
>done
I’m not that into makeup in general honestly though.

>>10684818
Nayrt, but in my country there are quite a few lolita seamstresses/ateliers that either exclusively do commission pieces or own an indie brand and do it on the side. I can link you to them, if you don't mind ordering from overseas.

>>10684879
nayrt but I'm interested

>>10684879
Yes please. I’m in the US and tailors in my area are barely competent enough to tailor jackets much less craft a dress with a lining properly

>>10684853
Anonski, I bought a tartan and a black and white and every friend I have who got one has not got a shipping update. I was also supposed to get an invoice for the extra length and that hasn’t happened either. They haven’t shipped.

>>10684617
I'm not a fan of makeup in general, so I just conceal any spots, do a little blush, a thin line of dark eyeshadow in place of eyeliner, and mascara.

I love the r r memorandum items but i cannot even fathom paying that amount when the brand is not established and is very unclear about how "ethical" their items are other than essentially "just trust me bro" levels of explanation. Honestly I was really excited for this release until I saw the pricetag. At that price lolitas should be getting an itemized list of what costs what when the brand is caught using taobao lace. I badly wanted to support this release because I found it to encapsulate everything I love about oldschool but if this is how its going to be, I can't do it gulls.

>>10685166
Adding to this but at that price why wouldn't i just design my own dress and have it custom made and tailored to me for like half the cost from a local seamstress? That way I'm not just handing my money to an undisclosed supply chain and a shitty explanation

>>10684818
>>10684882
>>10684933
I would like to preface this post by saying I'm not affiliated with anyone mentioned here, just want to give anons some options they might not have found otherwise. Hopefully this helps someone!

Moravind - https://www.instagram.com/moravind/
Personally I'm not a huge fan of their designs, but they've done old school inspired pieces before and people seem to like their work. The most popular out of everyone mentioned.

Midnight Atelier - http://instagram.com/midnight.atelier
Temporarily not accepting custom orders. Can't say much about them, since I've only heard of them in passing.

Shiroi Tsubasa - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShiroiTsubasa
A male tailor, I know this is important to some. Has the highest quality of work out of everyone mentioned, in my opinion, from pattern drafting to seams. Builds custom dress forms based on your measurements if you have unusual proportions. If I were to commission a complex piece, I would pick him.

Lab de Merveilles - https://www.etsy.com/shop/LabDeMerveilles
Good for accessories, and the brand is run by an actual old school lolita.

>>10684846
It would be a bad move because the market for staple pieces isn't nearly close to being saturated. But good for summer tales boutique, I guess.

>>10685264
You are Russian, amirite?
I actually ordered items from every brand listed, so
>Moravind
Overpriced, poor construction and sewing skills.

>Midnight Atelier
Very decent works, I love them

>Shiroi Tsubasa
Awesome sewing and construction skills, but they use cheap thin fabric and lace.

>Lab de Merveilles
Materials are on the cheaper side, but their items look really nice in the end.

>>10685302
Yep, you got it. Just realized I posted right as the thread hit autosage, hopefully everyone who asked saw it. I've only ordered from Lab de Merveilles before myself and pretty much agree with what you had to say. Thanks for adding onto my recommendations!

>>10685264
>A male tailor, I know this is important to some.
Whaaaa? I’ve commissioned them before I’m genuinely shocked they’re a guy! Especially since the details on the piece I comm’d are so feminine.

>>10685264
>>10685302
Thanks friends. I have started the commissioning process and honestly might get two sets made by different people depending on price. Kinda nervous it won’t turn out

>>10685347
Please share the results once it's finished! A camo set sounds awesome

>>10682054
all that matters is if you will fit in it lmao why does skin matter