/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10487358
Ugh striped socks are so whoreish

>>10487358
For some reason ap announced this weeks releases a day early, but it consists of Girly Sticker, some coats and non-bloodbath jewelry.
I'm so hype about Girly Sticker, I'm annoyed that I wont be able to buy it until December though, hope it'll still be in stock by then (if not I'll get Toys Museum)

>>10487362
The cutsew cut, which is pretty much guaranteed to be popular

>>10487364
I love the socks, despite not usually liking stripes, I feel like they'll look good with the current boom of 2012 sweet coords

>>10487362
This goes straight to the cluster hall of fame along with radioactive cupcakes and the easter egg dress.

>>10487367
None of this seasons coats are that interesting yet

>>10487368
Those were both unpopular, so all the more for me to buy in December kek

>>10487364
I kind of wish they would've shown the cutsew OPs being worn. They didn't have models wear the Little Witch cutsew either and that made it harder for me to tell which cut I'd like the best.

>>10487371
White is the least offensive color way to me, might get this salopette for more 80’s pop kei kinda looks

Where is the announcement?

>>10487381
http://www.angelicpretty.com/newarrival/newarrival/index_20201017.htm

>>10487388
Thanks Anon, I swear I had a page cache issue or an outdated link because I looked for it

>>10487362
As if AP doesn’t release the week’s releases whenever they feel like it. Try not to show how new you are

>>10487399
They mostly update on Thursday mornings (my time zone), they're not that inconsistent

>>10487371
This is so much cuter than all the other cuts. I like that they've done two layers of lace rather than one awkward droopy long lace

I might get the salopette in black but I don't feel super excited. Also these don't look very good.

>>10487399
>>10487404
I've always noticed them appearing Thursday mornings too (1-5am EST)
The only time I've seen them appear on another day of the week were Friday mornings if it's an non-printed release that most people wouldn't be buying.

>>10487408
yeah... i was really hoping for some surprise cake or unicorn accessories, but these heart accessories are releasing instead

such a waste, since this print has so many cute, individual elements that could've easily inspired some great jewelry

>>10487362
>I wont be able to buy it until December
This definitely won't be in stock until December? Unless they do a really random MTO.

>>10487359
Probably a troll, but striped stocks are great.

>>10487399
AP's releases are almost always announced between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning in PST. I don't know why you say they are entirely random. It's been consistent for months.

>>10487362
i love that milky bear is on this print but i'm mad at how plain the bodice is.

>>10487362
I hope you suddenly get blessed with the funds to get this through the US release, I'm really doubting it'll stay in stock until December.
Even if Americans hate it because there's a tiny medal that says "It's a Girl" on it, that doesn't mean people in other countries won't be trying hard to get it either.

>>10487408
I like the fat pearls on these, but that's about it. It was a strange choice to release so much for Dolly Heart but nothing for Girly Sticker, it's a shame (there's not even a headbow)

>>10487413
Sometimes items can sit around in ap paris (Ice cream parlor is still in stock there), but a girl can dream

I was hoping the new Halloween jewelry to be included in this release, now if they do it next week or the week after there's no chance for any of us not in Japan to get it in time for Halloween. Bummer.

>>10487421
I still have a tiny bit of hope for the jewelry. AP has been splitting up main piece releases and accessories. So maybe we'll see them in a few weeks.

>>10487422
what new Halloween jewelry?

>>10487423
>>10487421
delays are likely due to Covid

>>10487423
eh, I dunno, any SS would really have to rush it out if comes out next week, and it seems like many are slammed right now so don't think it'd be possible to get it by then.

>>10487433
I'm not the anon talking about the halloween jewelry. I'm talking about jewelry for Girly Sticker.

>>10487411
This isn’t the matching jewelry, this for Dolly Heart. They haven’t released the Girly Sticker jewelry yet.

>>10487421
i actually dislike chunky pearls

>>10487448
Oh no, I know this is the Dolly Heart jewelry, haha.
No jewelry for Girly Sticker has been shown in the catalogs or teased on Candy's Twitter (only some keychains have been shown), so there's a 50-50 chance there is no jewelry for Girly Sticker, which is what I'm worried about.

>>10487453
Wasn’t fancy candy the same? Then it was dropped two months later with no warning. This release reminds me of fancy candy in a lot of ways, maybe the jewelry release will be the same

>>10487455
I'm hoping that's the case then!

>>10487421
On that note, why does AP have so many releases that only get barrettes now?

>>10487474
just a hypothesis but basically the same "aging lolitas in japan and brands releasing more normie-ish stuff for a more mature look yada yada" reason for their longer lengths, built in pettis/low poof looks, simpler cuts, etc, etc
a big barrette is still cute but much less outrageous than a giant head-eating bow

>>10487362
You seem new. AP has never kept a consistent day to show the Saturday release. And you can't buy something released mid October until December? Good luck with that.

>>10487455
Ice Cream Parlor too, but it came with the rerelease.

AP have been releasing some wank prints recently

>>10487559
NTA but the main AP site updates at noon every Wednesday JST. The local stores don't have set times when they update and Shibuya is notorious for posting updates the evening before they go live.

>>10487594
Okay anon. Since when?

>>10487593
the colors in this print literally strain my eyes to look at and the rollerblades look so tacky... it looks like they just put clip art all over the dress and said "that's enough"

>>10487594
No it doesn’t, you moron.

>>10487375

It seems to be the same cut every year, so if you look for previous years releases you might be able to find worn photos. off the top of my head they did Holy Lantern and Magic Amulet in this cut.

SF exclusive colorway. The ring and clip also come in orange.

>>10488070
AP finally showing some love to sf

>>10488070
No way. Must have failed quality control or something.

>>10487613
the past year of releases have been so samey it's unbelievable. Same OP sleeve types, same all over style print, same shitty dot tulle lace, it's laughable honestly. Especially when you put all their releases together. I think Topping Heart was the only release I liked this year

>>10487359
I think they're moreish

>>10487364
The pinks don't match

>>10488141

For contrast, probably. The neckbow would blend straight into the bodice if the pinks matched.

>>10488107
I can't stand the way AP keeps doing tulle hems, it looks so bad. They need to either put the tulle lace on a layer underneath the skirt, or shorten it by like 1.5cm. This long tulle that just hangs down makes the skirts look like lampshades

>>10488141
It's almost like that's an autistic complaint cgl invented

>>10488165
i remember when it was a common sign of a replica that the hem lace was way longer than the real thing and ungathered, this reminds me of that lol

>>10488070
when is this dropping?

>>10488306
Today, check Facebook

>>10488105
Ain’t that the truth. AP SF is bastard stepchild for life

>>10488361
figuring the orange colorway either lagged in production enough or was an afterthought color that didn't finish in time to get released with Paris/JP and all that's left is SF

Little witch products are up on the USA website but I can't add them to the cart? Is this normal?

>>10488372
What a fucking newfag

Aaaaand the site is down.

>>10488376
Yeah this blows. Now we all have to wait and refresh every few seconds until it’s back up or miss what we want

>>10488376
Anyone got in yet? Or are we all stuck in this hell?

>>10488384
I came to see how the release went for everyone. Tried the site myself and it's still down. I can't believe it's been 20 minutes.

>>10488384
20 minutes and still down.

>>10488384
I’m glad I’m not going for anything big. I feel sorry for all the girls who are waiting to try and snag Little Witch.

Entire site is offline now. No error picture anymore.

>>10488393
Wow. I feel awful for everyone who doesn't get what they want today after waiting through all of this. I wonder why the problem is so extreme? Is there just so many people trying for Little Witch that the site is fucked?

>>10488384
I just wanted the ring since it's the only thing I haven't gotten yet...

Anyone trying to get the dresses are straight-up screwed

Supposedly I managed to grab the cutsew op. I'm glad I wasn't going for a more popular one. It looked like someone had grabbed black already, but pink and lav were still there.

Site is up but slow as balls?

>>10488398
Forgot to mention it was the wine one

>>10488399
And now 503 error.

>>10488398
I had the lav cutsew in my cart, got removed, and now the site is down...

>>10488398
Congrats. I hope you get it. I have a feeling after the site going up/down, they're going to be emailing people about inventory issues.

I managed to get through checkout before the site went down again but no confirmation email yet. Anyone else manage to pay?

>>10488405
I think i did? Ill let you know

>>10488404
Yeah, im worried about that too
>>10488405
What did you get? I paid but no confirmation email yet.

>>10488407
Orange cat ring. I'm glad I got through but I won't feel confident until I get an email. What'd you get?

>>10488408
I'm the wine cutsew anon. I wanted a ring, but I didn't think I'd have a chance to snag two things. Good luck to us both!

Got got lavender cat clip, missed black socks.

Tried for the black JSK and it was IN STOCK, but the fucking site going down lost it. I'm kinda mad.

Kind of mad, I hit pay on the pink socks but then AP emptied my cart. I did get the headbow though

I got the wine cat necklace and clip. No email confirmation and it shows the items in my order history but also still in my cart. I'm so confused.

AP JP got what, 3 restocks of Little Witch? Some sat on the website for a few days even. Why didn't you all try for their JP site instead? baka

>>10488414
We're here for the accessories that sold out

bro their us website is shit. I got all three of the orange little cat items and I got an order confirmation # but no email.

>>10488416
All the cat accessories got a restock too on AP JP's website? Unless you mean the orange ver.

>>10488418
We're here for the orange

>>10488413
I used my points as a credit towards this purchase and my points show as redeemed. I think it went through.

>>10488420
lucky, I have points sitting from MTOs :(

>>10488419
My condolences then.

>>10488420
I used my points too. If they cancel your order they'll give you your points back, it's not a guarantee.

>>10488419
All orange is still in stock, my page refreshed. Rings were first to go with only orange left.

>>10488424
I got the ring, dress, and headpiece. I just want more cat stuff

>>10488426
Almost everything is still in stock, but I never manage to get to checkout before it crashed again

Pink OP gone, all cutsew OPs gone, and all JSKs and socks except red are gone.

Anyone got an email confirmation yet?

And it's down, again.

>>10488432
No and it's killing me

>>10488435
My credit card shows the charge is pending, I think the website simply cannot process any payments right now.

>>10488437
What did they think was going to happen. It's like every release the west really likes catches them off guard. I don't understand why they can't give tickets for time blocks anymore

>>10488432
Nope...
If I get the lav cat clip, I'll be happy. I got the other accessories from AP paris. (Beret, ring, earrings, necklace, pins)
I'll have back up for black socks.
TFW I'm wearing this shit for secret laboratory and nothing with LW's main pieces.

This shit just really kills the fashion for me. I'm okay with things selling out but fuck AP, get your shit together with the site. Increase your server capacity, holy fuck. They have auto-scalling servers EXACTLY for this shit.

>>10488438
I wasn't around for the ticket system so I don't know how it works, but I feel like it would suck. If you kept getting a bad time, you'd miss out on every release. At least the "free for all" approach offers equal access to everyone.

But in general I don't know why this release was so much worse than everything else this year. I fear for the day they rerelease Milky Planet, etc.

>>10488440
>TFW I'm wearing this shit for secret laboratory and nothing with LW's main pieces.
Okay...?

Still no confirmation email for me.

>>10488445
The ticket system was when they released slots at 12pm for a release. Depending on how fast you got it, you got a time slot to buy. So you didn't have to rush what you wanted to buy and payment. Of course stuff would sell out by the 2nd or 3rd slot, but it was easier than stalking the site for 1.5hrs and rushing through the order

>>10488451
I don't really care for "easier" though, if that means I'm cock-blocked from the beginning by getting a time slot. Maybe I don't understand how you would get a ticket/slot. Wouldn't the same thing just happen and the site would go down from so many people trying to get a timeslot at 12pm? I feel like the only answer is better hardware/a better system with more traffic capacity.

>>10488454
Not only that but if I got a 12pm time slot and my friends got the 12:10 or later, I would be buying everything up for myself and friend circle.

I got an orange cat clip, someone else got the necklace I had in the cart because I had issues with my address so thanks for saving me money necklace anon.

Does anyone have the image of the orange cat clip? I can't find it anymore for my records.

>>10488384
got a black jsk set. says pending on my account, but its there! no confirmation email yet so who knows. at least it went through on my end.

>>10488460
I don't think anyone's gotten an email yet.

Managed to snag what I mainly wanted, orange cat ring, confirmation email received

>>10488459

>>10488465
tyvm!

>>10488463
i got my cat clip confirmation, but i made my purchase after the crash

>>10488466
Well damn, this is torture.

got an email confirmation and bank charge for the orange necklace and clip

Finally got an email confirmation

>>10488477
Same.

>>10488479
I've never related to a gif as much as I relate to this one right now

Got my email confirmation, but it's still possible they oversold, yes? Considering all the glitches I wouldn't be surprised

>>10488484
I'm just satisfied knowing for now that it went through, it's out of my hands now.

>>10488492
email confirmation is usually a good sign though

3 hrs post release and here is all that remains.

>>10488432
just did phew

>>10488497
I'm surprised even this is left

>>10488497
Wine OP is back in stock

>>10488458
You couldn't because they had limits per household.

>>10488503
Yeah, I seem to remember you could only buy one main piece.

>>10488506
RIP to all jewelry and accessories then. Unless those also had purchase limits.

>>10488512
I was giving an example. There were purchase limits on everything when a new collection was released.

Thought I got horror candy shop when it came out last week, but I got an email saying it was oversold. And they still haven’t processed my refund. Anyone else experience this?

>>10488529
This happened to me with the 2nd release of Holy Lantern before the MTOs

>>10488529
Did you just get the email?

my bf made a script and I manage to grab a bunch of stuff. anyone know how long I should hold them for for max profit?

>>10488552
this is bait but you likely won't get everything in time to sell for the Halloween rush

>>10487362
The colors of this dress are bi pride colors clearly meant to appeal to bisexual whores who lick vaginè for male approval. Disgusting

>>10488602
Especially with the "its a girl!" Ribbon meant to imply that your sex partner is a girl

Where the fuck are all these trolls coming from

>>10488605
Repent, whore.

I'm surprised the orange Little Cat clip in still in stock. If anything I thought people would buy it to try to scalp.

>>10488625
It's fucking ugly, anon.

>>10488548
Yesterday :( it was ordered on Saturday

Girly Sticker OTK sold out in every colorway under a minute, meanwhile all main pieces are still in stock in almost every color almost 15min past release

>>10488666
Cutsew is sold out and only white salopette is left. This release was never meant to be a JSK or OP.

>>10488669
this release was never meant to exist, it's ugly as fuck. when will AP get the hint?

>>10488669
Wish they'd done this just to see people fall over themselves with arguments about how girly sticker isn't technically lolita

>>10488682
They already have people sperging about the fact it says It's a Girl on it lmao

>>10488666
socks = cute and in line with the sweet trend
everything else = so-so design at best, cheap looking, and not really the lolita aesthetic.
It ain't rocket science anon.

>>10488666
JSKs are gone

Was the lavender and sax Dolly Heart jewelry in store only?

>>10488693
That was my point, Girly Sticker is fucking hideous outside of the the socks and socks only

>>10488706
I hope my SS got the socks. All I get anymore from AP releases are the accessories.

It’s funny when people hype up ugly prints and seeing them all try to coord it

>>10488552
Your dumb ass boyfriend probably didn't throttle his code causing a ddos attack. I hope you two get banned and no one buys your scalped overstock.

>>10488396
Finally got a shipping confirmation email for my ring! Now I have a complete set and can relax.

Little Witch OP in red back in stock on APUSA

http://www.angelicpretty-usa.com/shopping/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=479

Second day and still no confirmation email. I'm starting to just accept that I probably didn't get it. It charged my bank and it says pending on their website though. I emailed their support to ask about it and they just replied 'we are processing in order. Let us know if you have questions.' I just want to know if I actually got the dress or not release me from this hell.

>>10488950
I feel like we’re all this image.. this release was just.. death.

I got my shipping confirmation so I feel good.

>>10488721
if you like new ap you have no taste period it stopped being overall good after 2012 at best

>>10488950
Maybe you're safe? My friend and I ordered within seconds of each other and she got her shipping confirmation a full 16 hours before I did. They may just be extremely behind.

>>10489256
I feel like there were at least a few good releases up until 2018 or so but since then every release is just so... uninspired. When was the last time they put out a truly iconic print?

>>10489401

Ice cream parlor but the red x blue color could have been better and it should have been cotton.

>>10489401
Magic princess in 2016 imo

>>10489401
maybe not iconic in the 2010 sense but i thought sweet lacy basket was beautiful

>>10489401
>>10489429
Agreed on Magic Princess, although it's funny that I bought it weeks after the initial release because it was just sitting there and today it would be a bloodbath. Toy Doll Box (2018) was the last recent release that I liked. Everything else has been trash except accessories.

Ice Cream Parlor would have been amazing in cotton.

>>10487358
I cant believe apfags lose their minds over shit like this. I almost feel sorry for y'all and your bad taste

>>10489434
>because it was just sitting there and today it would be a bloodbath.
Not really, there have been listings of magic Princess that haven’t sold instantly and it’s been selling at a moderate rate on LM so far

>>10489463
Sorry I meant if it hadn't been released before, and was suddenly a new release today. I think it would be a bloodbath then
Also just over a month ago some of the JSKs were being sold at crazy prices.
$475 for a damamged dress with an actual hole.

>>10489461
They'll buy literal shit as long as it has the AP logo embossed on it, kek.

>>10489481
Take your poorfag cope elsewhere

>>10489487
kek, at least come up with something that makes sense
APfags are so pathetic.

>>10489401
People generally don't think of prints being 'iconic' until at least a couple years have passed. Even most blood bath releases don't maintain their status over time.

I think Fancy Candy and/or Neon Star Diner will eventually become somewhat iconic. They're very unique and distinctive compared to other releases.

And I think Ice Cream Parlor, Be My Valentine, and Toy Doll Box have a chance of becoming iconic because they do a good job of capturing that old AP aesthetic, but they might go too far that 'old AP' direction to really stand out in the long term.

>>10489401
I don't think AP has been great either the last few years, just passable, but why aren't brands like AATP and Moitie scrutinized like this? I don't see others putting out iconic smash hits every single year either

>>10489530
Ayrt, funny enough I almost mentioned aatp in my post because I personally think they have fallen even farther.

>>10489530
>AATP and Moitie
They are constantly shat on by this board, what are you talking about? Especially AATP. Moitie still has its diehard stans but AATP truly gets nothing but shit on here.

Definitely not worth it to buy Crystal Dream Carnival in navy for 375, right? I’ve seen it go as low as 210 and as high as 350. Better to hold out, right?

>>10489540

Seriously everyone knows AATP is trash in both quality and designs these days (we are constantly musing about why they suck so bad when BABY has been just fine) and even as a sweetfag I see gothic and classic anons complaining about quality and materials and sizing or fit with new Moitie and IW and maybe some other classic brands as well.

APfags just love to whine about how AP is getting it the worst because they think their fave is special or different somehow when most brands discussed here have some negative discussion at least once and for many constant complaints. And I really like old AP and some new things aside from their viyella/poly on new stuff

>>10489489
This is the AP thread, of course it is full of APfags, are you mentally ill? Do you enjoy being the poorfag who whines about AP's quality, but still comes here to drool over the prints? Go to the general or the taobao thread, and cry there about the brands' quality you can't afford.
It's really boring to hear your kind of taobaolitas over and over, always have to drag down brands to praise taobao. But you know, if you would be really in love with the taobao dresses, you wouldn't come here to rage at people who can afford AP.

>>10489671
>anyone who criticizes AP is a poorfag and a taobaolita!
Try harder.

>>10489672
Most of them are, classics and goth lolitas don't give a fuck about what pink shit AP throws together.
And it's not about criticizing (girly sticker and the other neon shits are indeed fugly), but throwing a trantrum every time about how taobao is so much better than AP. Do you think APfags go to the taobao thread to shit on the dresses and praise AP? No, coz they don't give a fuck about them.

>>10489682
when did anyone in this thread say taobao was better though

l

>>10489755
*I found some worn pics in my feed

>>10489755
wow, the dress looks awful

>>10489682
tbf I’m a gothic/oldschool lolita and I can’t help but take the odd jab at AP... I cannot fathom why it’s more popular than BTSSB, when the quality is so much worse

>>10489764

Maybe because BABY has print and dress names that are prohibitively long to say out loud and people's mouth muscles get tired so they switch to AP

>>10489764
Brand naming and old AP generally had better designs and better quality than baby.

My cutsew OP is out for delivery! Blinding fast shipping from AP this time

>>10489792
I noticed that when I bought Horror Candy shop. I love it.

>>10489494
>this
remember the strawberry dress that just released? remember how it was a blood bath and now it's on mercari for like $120

>>10489813

A few general threads back someone asked for comparison photos of the new Melty Royal Chocolate releases so here they are. I'll answer any questions that I can!

Also, if anyone owns the 2019 MRC of brown or mocha and can post comparisons to other chocolate releases please do so.

>>10489814
do you mean royal crown berry? I didn't pay attention to the initial release but I think AP had a bunch of excess stock, it ended up going on sale, it makes sense it's cheap on mercari

Prints like Fancy Candy and Be My Valentine didn't and they're still selling for retail or above

>>10489814
not really sure if royal crown berry was a bloodbath, my SS was easily able to get it for me and they still had plenty of stock when I tried to get something else later down the line

Strawberry Doll was a blood bath, but then they did a MTO and now yeah there's a ton and it's like kind of cheap secondhand - but I would rather get the item I want and have it sell for less secondhand than never getting it at all/paying above retail somewhere down the line/have to hunt for it for years

>>10489755
what is it about this print that looks so tacky? it honestly sounds like something that should work, but it's just so bad. maybe because it's reminiscent of actual children's shops like smiggle? or the shitty glitter effect? just the complete lack of effort in design? i wonder if they had spaced the design out more if it would look better. this dress really boggles the mind with how ugly it is

>>10489921
The colors and shading feel really flat. Makes it look like Taobao

>>10489921
Ngl, this print really reminds me of a mix between the toy section they had at Kmart and off-brand Barbie.

>>10489921
way too fucking crowded, everything is too close in both color and location to each other so everything gets drowned out, and each item is so small so it gets even more crowded

it's trying to be Fancy Candy #2 but it failed

>>10489911
royal crown berry actually did a restock which was nice, but it was a bloodbath on the JP AP site.

>>10489963
Maybe on the site, but in-person there were no issues getting multiple things multiple different visits - where for like, say, Strawberry Doll, it was a bloodbath both online and in-person

>>10489921
definitely the spacing but desu i think it's just better as a salopette

>>10490014
Wow I actually like it better now with your edit

>>10490017
nono it's not mine, frillyfix on insta. sorry i didn't want to namedrop immediately. they have a lot of cute fixes.

>>10489764
I wear mostly Meta so as you can imagine my tastes run more hideously tacky than the average lolita. I like most of AP's releases. I even like Girly Sticker! But I struggle to find BtssB dresses I like, aside from some of their oldschool pieces and some of the really plain non-print pieces.

I was on lolibrary last night looking at bear print pieces and thought Baby would dominate the list bc of all the Kumya stuff.... No, I thought every one of them was fucking hideous. Something about their style doesn't work for me. It's too princessy or fairy tale or something. Meta and AP have releases like that too that I don't like, ofc. But a lot of AP's stuff is cute in a 'modern girl' way, which I prefer.

I find the idea of dressing like a princess or a doll off-putting, and that seems to be Baby's appeal. So girls that want to feel like a princess in a storybook will gravitate to Baby, but I think (at least in the Western community) most girls would rather feel something like "cute but cool", which is more AP's style.

>>10490027
So many words for so little substance

>>10490027
That's a lot of words to say '"i'm a newfag"

>>10490014
Did they take out all of the "It's A Girl" patches or is it just me?

>>10490032
You have two eyes don't you?

>>10489434
No one wanted Magic Princess for years and suddenly people are shelling out $500 for damaged ones. The napoleon cut makes anyone who wears it looked like an overstuffed sausage so why is it suddenly popular?

>>10490038
I thought the Napoleon cut was more popular than the low-bust/round cut, but i saw crazy resell prices for the round cut too? I just bought the round cut because I already had the napoleon cut and wanted to try something different, but now I'm scared I won't be able to coord it.

>>10490038
I always thought it was weird that magic princess wasn't more popular. It seemed like a magical girl inspired dress by AP would be a slam dunk. Not sure why it took so long, maybe the weebs just now took notice.

>>10490044
I think because it's so low contrast and weirdly undersaturated. It's hard to see what the print even is. Jewelry Jelly was the same way for a long time. People thought it was plain and cheap. But now both are going for much higher prices because everyone's desperate for AP sweet.

>>10490044
Could be cause k8 wore it not too long ago and sparked a revival. That’s what happened to JJ too right? But with bbear

>>10490038
Its so tragically hideous in person, but liking magical girls is apparently a personality trait now more than ever so... im not surprised

>>10490075
How is it hideous in person? What am I missing? I always thought it was really pretty. It's even a glitter print. I bought it directly from AP while everyone slept on it.

>>10490091
It's really cute. Tacky, maybe, but so is most of sweet that's lauded. Lor used to call it clipart, but I mean... Girly Sticker and the recent all-over prints in general are a hell of a lot worse. I sold mine because I don't have anything else that works with jabot blouses personally, but I think it's adorable.

I have to confess I like girly sticker, but I passed on it because I feel I've been buying too many things lately and don't have anywhere to wear them. It looks like a sticker book and I think it's got a nice 90s revival vibe.
I'm excited to see more toy museum, though.

>>10490091
Honestly the decline of AP’s materials was evident back then too. While the print has glitter on it, they cheaped out in a lot of places. The material is thin, the hemline on the round cut was just boring chiffon, and there was no underskirt/built in petti. It was great to travel with tho, ngl

>>10490100
Nayrt but I agree with you about decline in quality, but I still think the print is really cute and makes it worthwhile to own. It’s a pretty, glittery print and I really like castle prints so it satisfies that itch for me. I do wish the cotton was thicker, but at least it’s easy to wear in the summer.

>>10490040
It’s not hard to coord, you just need a jabot

>>10489755
This is so ugly, who tf design this??

>>10490020
TIL this account exists and I’m now on a quest to get that person hired at AP. Just goes to show that it’s not the artwork/prints that have gotten worse, it’s the design execution of the prints. We tend to hate on prints like girly sticker but this print could have been cute if done with a better design. And the noble collection edit they did. Jesus that was cute

New heart clips, they're pretty cute

>>10490096
I liked Girly Sticker too. The salo was cute, but I got the JSK, I love the heart cutout! It seems to be more popular in Japan than overseas.

Thank god, there's hope for Girly Sticker jewelry

>>10490259
I honestly just want cake jewelry or maybe even that "It's a girl" brooch as a ring.

>>10490485
Yas queen, trigger the genderspecials.

>>10490495
I feel terrible but sometimes I do just want throw my biological female-ness in their faces. I want lolita to be a space for women.

>>10490259
>>10490250
Fuck, I need these. I already bought one heart clip from AP and 4 from pop parade last week.. guess I'm going all in on patch clip things.

>>10490499
I like them a lot more than the regular pin brooches for lolita. I'd never want to put a safety pin through the fabric or lace risking damage. The clips are much nicer!

>>10490250
I usually go for these, but I would have preferred a prettier font.

>>10490259
Now these are cute. I’m willing to bet they’re will be a store limited lavender one.

So this is only vaguely AP related, but I just saw a post in FB about a girl getting her "dream dress." It was Little Witch.

Why do people misuse terms so badly? Little Witch isn't a dream dress. It was literally just released a few weeks ago. Do these kinds of people not understand there's 10+ years of AP releases, prior to current day?

>>10490552
Retards will be retards, I guess

>>10490552
She’s also way too fat for it.

>>10490553
At least I got a good laugh. It was the OP and she couldn't zip it up.

>>10490552
Consumerism is a hell of a drug

>>10490561
Which group?

>>10490569
Found it nvm

>>10489764
this. That lace on Girly Sticker looks like it was an afterthought.

>>10490552
>>10490568
They're probably new, it's not that deep. If not then idk, what >>10490553 said

>>10490498
Don't feel terrible for that. Fuck those people

>>10490561
Kek people are telling her to get the jsk instead and she's insisting on frankendressing it instead. I love these types coming into groups pretending they want advice when really they just want validation for doing what they want to do even if it's a shit idea.

>>10490561
My biggest fear despite being average sized. That girl didn’t look to big from the front and the measurements for the OP aren’t super small...is it cause of their boobs?

>>10490578
No it’s because she’s fat

>>10490561
How does one fail to be aware of their own measurements this badly jesus christ, has she never even owned a blouse before. I don't know how she has hope of tailoring it when there's no where to get enough spare fabric from

>>10490552
I can sort of understand why people call new releases dream dresses, all dream dresses were released at some point, so if you were there at release, you would just buy it. Someone could feel the same love and excitement of a new release to their dream dresses, but this does remove the factor of hunting and idolizing it for years. It does just sound retarded when being said though

>>10490588
She admitted she didn't check her measurements she just assumed it would fit. I still don't get it though, if you're fat wouldn't you want to make sure something will fit you since there's a possibility it won't? Jfc

>>10490578
The measurements of the OP are 91cm and 72cm. She couldn't get any part of the dress zipped up, so it's safe to say she is definitely fat.
Average sized means nothing when most countries' average is much fatter than Japan.

>>10490593
Average weight for women 5'3-5'5 is 170, which is definitely fat.

>>10490596
In the US

I’ve never been so thankful that AP OPs fit me, the only sizing issue I’ve encountered is the shoulder width with long sleeve dresses. But Jesus I’d never wanna end up spending like $350 for it to not fit lmao

>>10490552
Where was this posted?

Dry clean Little Witch, don't wash it with water, the dye transfers, at least for the wine.

>>10490654
Oh shit thanks for the heads up anon, it's weird that the dye transfers for poly though.

>>10490664
I thought it would be fine because it's poly, but nope, the white parts are now pinkish compared to the apron

>>10490665
Fuck I'm so sorry anon.
Try the dylon color run remover, it has saved me many times in the past!

AP pastels looks so nice in filtered photos but then in LM proof photos they look darker and less saturated. For example, Toy Doll Box - I can't tell whether I like it or not because it looks so cute in stock photos but so meh in reseller photos

>>10490677
LM proof photos are just to prove that the item exists and that they own it - they usually aren't caring about lighting or making the item itself look good. Look at worn photos that are more candid and less posed for a better idea of an item's true color.

I don't know which colorway you're looking at, but I have the red and the mint and they're decently vibrant but not like overkill.

>>10490646
Big Sisters of Lolita Fashion

>>10490523
I think it’s supposed to look like the original font from the old school labels

>>10490645
Is love if they made a shirred OP that didn’t have those tiny sleeves. I’m tall and I’m always slightly too big in the bust for the unshirred OPs but when the make it shirred with those puff sleeves they look ridiculously tiny on my long arms. I’m jealous of people that fit the OPs because I feel like design-wise they put a lot more thought into them. Lately the JSKs feel phoned in

>>10490665
Thank you for letting us know, i'm sorry for your loss.

>>10490645

bruh honestly SAME, I don't think I've ever had to check sizing on anything I've ever bought

>>10490552
I know the person who sold it to her, and she was super anxious about selling it to her for this reason. Seller asked if it would be rude to tell someone they definitely won't fit in a dress. I told her to just send the buyer the link to the measurements and tell them to double check them, and leave it up to the buyer to figure it out. Apparently, she didn't actually look at the measurements even though she was told to.

So that brings up an interesting point. Would it be rude to just outright point out to someone, "Just so you know, there's no way in hell you're going to fit into this dress"? How do you nicely tell someone they're too big to fit something? Do you just let them make their mistake?

>>10490776
Yes. That seller did all she could really do.

>>10490776
If I was the seller I'd tell them. The dress deserves a better owner. I just keep thinking about that idiot selling the dress they couldn't even button up because their tits were too big to fit.

Ffs, if you have $200-$300 to throw at a new dress, you ought to have a single brain cell to read the fucking measurements.

>>10490776
Even if it was 100% true, the seller saying this would definitely be considered rude. It's better to let the buyer just suffer for being stupid, than get screamed at for calling them a fatty-chan.

>>10490776
There's no way for it to not be rude. If you provided all the information and they refused to look at it, that's on them. In the end you're still getting your money, it's the buyer's deal if they're basically throwing it away.

>>10490817
This, until they're at the moment where the dress won't zip up they might be deluding themselves and praying it will magically fit. You would offend them if you implied otherwise, don't say anything. Hell for all you know they want to buy 2 dresses and frankenstein them together. It really isn't your business, just make the sale.

>>10490776
Maybe say it a little nicer, but I just wouldn't sell it to them.

>>10490061
No sane person follows her in the year of our lord 2020 but nice try

>>10490776
It’s left up to the buyer to insure the item will fit. Your friend was nice to send then measurements again but honestly that’s too much of a move for me. Let them buy it regardless of if they can fit it or not. Highlight it in your terms so you can dispute a charge back. And leave the rest up to god lol

>>10490574
Another franksteined gem from that thread

>>10490872
"i am a professional seamstress"

I'm reading about this Little Witch drama but i'm not in the group to see it. Drop a pic plz.

>>10490878
The dress can't even zip up an inch

>>10490776
imo it's best to just remind them to double check the measurements. It doesn't even have to be a "you're fat" thing, especially if the buyer seems new to the fashion. You can just phrase it as "the size is equivalent to an American XS, so make sure you check your measurements uwu~" or some shit.

>>10490899
But she says it’s just her boobs guys! She says she’s not fat!

>>10490552
>>10490878
>>10490899
Plus her caption

>>10490904
This is beyond delusional. It doesn’t fit in the front and it doesn’t look good let alone gorgeous. She also needs to lose more than a few quarantine pounds.

>>10490878
Here's the front

>>10490916

>>10490523
The newer stock photos all feature an all-capital font too, though it’s fancier than this one. I think AP might be moving away from the cutesier fonts.

>>10490872
At least she admitted it doesn't look good kek

>>10490930
Really? Where did you see those?

>>10490916
How could you guys hate on such a beautiful and strong black women? If she was white nobody would have a problem

>>10490904
>I will try to minimally alter it
>this is just My perfect dress

I don't know which is more pathetic - thinking the alteration this dress needs to fit her is "minimal" or the fact that she capitalized "My" to make the dress into a proper noun, as if the dress was hers and made for her only.

>>10490939
Huh? Look at any recent stock photo

>>10490947
Oh sorry, I thought you meant there were new stock photos of the new heart clip and that they altered the font.

>>10490947
Who are they even trying to appeal to? Why is ap such shit ?

Your think a small profit like this is considered to be in poor taste? Right is the listing they bought, left is theirs. Personally it it’s within the year and there’s no major fluctuation with value, I try to sell it as close to what I paid for. I do include shipping as part of the resell price increase, but with this particular example it goes far beyond that.

>>10490899
>>10490904
>>10490916
That‘s just really sad, but she has to learn her lesson. Some years ago I also had an OP I really, really loved so much, I bought it despite knowing my fat ass would never fit. But it was so pretty! In the end I had it hanging in my closet for months until I sold it. Altering it so much will take away from it‘s beauty. You kinda have to accept that a dress can be very beautiful, but still won’t fit you and you should just admire it from afar.

>>10490970
If you’re in the group and read her comments, she’s not accepting it.

>>10490971
I‘m not, but it doesn’t surprise me. It usually takes some time to make that dream bubble of fitting in pop.
I mean, I regularly see lolitas on Instagram squeezing into dresses that they think they fit.

>>10490958
if someone isn't scalping(continuously buying popular stuff just to profit) I have no problem with this kind of thing.
It's dumb to sell for the same price you bought it for if it is worth more now.
If you don't know the exact worth, why under price? you can just over price a little and drop the price until it sells.

>>10490970
Why do you miserable permafatties act like losing some weight is literally impossible?
She said she'd lose weight to fit in it and that's not a bad idea, its good motivation desu and if you'd loved the dress as much you claim you'd make an effort to shed the pounds

>>10491020
It’s just not realistic. The amount of people claiming they will lose weight for a dress is so much higher than those who succeed. Not saying it’s a bad thing! But reality shows losing weight isn’t that easy (or else we wouldn’t have the obesity problem in first world countries).

>>10491031
>But reality shows losing weight isn’t that easy (or else we wouldn’t have the obesity problem in first world countries).
This is just fatty cope.

>>10491031
I’m in the process of losing weight so I can fit into my lolita dresses. It’s working. It’s not that complicated.

These bloodbaths are weekly now

>>10491031
To be fair there’s that girl in the feels thread who said she dropped like 3 dress sizes for lolita, if she’s to be believed.... it’s not impossible

>>10491020
Looking at the pics, it doesn't look to me to just be a weight problem: her shoulders are too wide, and I don't think her boobs would shrink much even with weight loss. Not that she is listening to any of the good advice in that thread. Can't wait to see the post in a month going "please help I've ruined my dream dress".

>>10491043
It’s not that hard to lose weight if your in the right state of mental health. But there can be a lot of barriers that make it much more complicated.

>>10491049
I never said it’s impossible, but it’s not that easy. You need to change your habits and need discipline to keep up with them and desu most people just don’t have it. If it was easy, everyone would just do it.

>>10491099
>If it was easy, everyone would just do it.
exactly. just because something is simple doesn't mean it's easy.

>>10491078
God, this is something I thought I’d never hear anyone say. I spent years trying to lose weight when I was depressed, but when I moved back home with family and my mental state started to improve (even though I only moved home because of covid yikes, there’s a bit of irony I guess), it was so so much easier

>>10491075
her shoulders definitely don't fit. seeing how huge the gap is in her back, she probably has to lose at least 5 inches off her bust. that's big work lol

>>10491054
Gotta give it a skip for various reasons, although these are really really cute, wish I could pull it out

>>10491054
Ah and there they are.

These will be scalped to hell and back.

I'm so happy I don't buy Halloween releases because I'd be SOL.

>>10491054
Need

>>10490899
>>10490904
The only way to fix this would be to buy another dress and make an entirely new bodice out of it. This isn't going to work the way she wants it to at all.

Did anyone else see the Horror Candy Shop jsk that keeps being relisted? What's up with the flakey buyers on LM, is it that common these days?
I have a few things to sell but this makes me wonder if I should just keep them instead.

>>10491230
I think that person has just gotten unlucky (or they're doing something that is making buyers uncomfortable so they're backing out, but I doubt it). I've sold close to a hundred items on LM and I've only had people flake out on payment twice.

>>10491230
>>10491295
I never used to have problems with buyers but I’ve had issues lately. Lots of new people

>>10490958
If the price was raised by $20 or $30 to recoup for shipping/customs costs it's understandable. But 80? What is their thought process?

Dreamy Baby Room will be released in China this week.

>>10491391
That they think they can get that much money for it? It's not that hard to figure out.

>>10491392
Source

>>10491404

>>10491423
Uggh not this ageplay print again

>>10491381
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed this. Lots of newfags with 0 feedback has made selling harder.

>>10491423
What does this day I can’t read this

>>10491423
Are they only doing the yellow OP and salopette? No other colors or JSK cut?

>>10491444
Yup, no other colors or JSK.

>>10491453
>>10491423
>no jsk
>no pink or sax
Wow. I was about to be jealous of China but they left out basically everything that would have been good.

>>10491423
Huh, this makes the jewelry rerelease less random. I wonder if they’ll do a rerelease or MTO elsewhere

>>10491441
Google translate is free

>>10491423
can we get this salo cut in other prints tho, it's so cute

>>10491472
Right? Actually it does seem like huge waste to hype people with the jewelry rerelease and then only rerelease the print in China.

Did anyone get anything from Paris?

>>10491613
I got bunny necklace in white and pink and the ring in white. I was thinking about the earrings, but decided against it.

>>10491516
They probably will rerelease it in Japan and Paris later on ad well. They did the same with Cinema Doll & Chocolate Rosette recently in Paris.

>>10491627
I also got the white bunny necklace as everything else had sold out. Slightly salty it won't be here for Halloween but I'm definitely going to wear it year round so idc

>>10491630
please tell me ap usa will be getting these

>>10491671
They always do.

>>10491613
Sadly no, I forgot to set an alarm. Guess the us release is my best chance

>>10491636
New thread