Larme thread - Halloween edition

[Anonymous No.9650769]

Old thread is in autosage >>9543283

Petite Dollies intro to Larme and style guide: http://blog.petitedollies.com/2016/04/about-larme-magazine.html

Partial Scans List:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEUnWxiyrRKdHwdrspj0a_lTAVRnablE8WobZGtZAlI/pub

Brands/Models List (WIP):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rG733dzImczHXH7jMJQ-FhkD2awZkYWtRfZUnDSFV70/edit#gid=0

Video about Larme Magazine (annoying narrator alert):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPx5HuTSiHQ [Embed]

Facebook group: Don't Cry Baby
Amino: Larme Fashion
Discord: public link currently not available

[Anonymous No.9650770]

Will dump some recent looks from the Katie website that I really liked.

[Anonymous No.9650771]

[Anonymous No.9650772]

[Anonymous No.9651458]

>>9650769
Is it worth even trying to get into larme if I have an uncute face, or should I just give up?

[Anonymous No.9651479]

>>9651458
Depends on how uncute, female Danny Devito or average white girl but with a long face? I feel like larme is the most forgiving of that short of J-goth or super gothic lolita. So long as you get the make up, hair, and overall feel right you should be fine.

Try looking up Petite Meller. She's not traditionally cute face wise, but she isn't even going for larme and she still gives off a similar feeling in a lot of her pics.

[Anonymous No.9651483]

>>9651479
A lot of her pics are boderline nsfw and extremely the "other lolita" just as a warning. I can't remember which but a larme brand put out a t-shirt with her name. Also her music is pretty nice imo.

[Anonymous No.9651485]

>>9651479
White girl with shitty Slav peasant genes. I'll look up Petite Meller, thanks.

[Anonymous No.9652158]

>>9651485

It seems all the white girls who are into jfash always have the same long face... anyone noticed this?

[Anonymous No.9652248]

>>9652158
Lots of white girls have long faces which is normal in Western fashion, but looks out of place in jfashion because they're compared to Asians instead of other white girls.

[Anonymous No.9652252]

>>9652158
This isn't true at all really? I have a short heart shaped face.

[Anonymous No.9652586]

>>9651483
I think it was Katie?

[Anonymous No.9654807]

I just received Larme 30 and with a quick look I failed to spot Monaca Nishi on it. She isn't even in the anniversary group picture although she is (was?) one of the most featured models. What is going on, did she leave Larme?

I don't have Larme 29 so I don't know if she still appeared there or not...

[Anonymous No.9654834]

Do you think having pale skin is important to the larme aesthetic?

[Anonymous No.9654835]

>>9652158
It's more like J-Fashion accentuates long faces. Blunt bangs, the makeup, bigass head accessories, lots of stuff in general going on around the head. It's not forgiving but that doesn't matter if you're having fun.

[Anonymous No.9654968]

>>9654834
I think it helps,especially with the dreamier stylings, but having nice skin of any color is most important.

[Anonymous No.9655030]

>>9654834

What like being white is important anon? Pfft. It depends how you style yourself and looking cute more than skin colour. As usual whites get the upper hand ugh

[Anonymous No.9655095]

What's so special about larme that it needs it's own category? It's just feminine normie fashion with drunk blush makeup.

[Anonymous No.9655104]

>>9654807
I don't think she was there either, no. I think she stopped producing Fallin and has now moved to Fiction Tokyo which is super similar style wise but the designs are very meh.

[Anonymous No.9655140]

>>9655095
It's a magazine. It'd be like making a kera thread and commenting "but there's already aomoji kei". Larme magazine made their styling a big part of their marketing.

[Anonymous No.9655142]

>>9655095
>normie fashion

Tell that to the "poo doll" dress.

[Anonymous No.9655157]

>>9654834
It's definitely not, but good look finding makeup tutorials

[Anonymous No.9655341]

>>9654834
>>9655030
Considering most of the models are Japanese I'm going to consider this racebait. That anon too.

>>9655157
Pale =/= not being African black
The OP image >>9650769 has a "normal" skincolor. >>9650771 and >>9655104
somewhat as well.

Unsurprisingly purely Japanese fashions suit Japanese people first, with them as their only concern and priority other than extremely rare examples. Exactly like how even with AP making their dresses very wide now in the 2000s fattychans anyone above 5'4 had an actual reason to complain. Make up is the same as any other kind, adjust to skin tone, shade, and face shape.

The only shade I can see it being impossible for is extremely dark shades where less than three brands have foundation in your shade. Otherwise play around with it and you'll look cute and accurate enough eventually. There was a really cute half-black model for a Japanese brand. I'm horrible with names though t.bh. I'm sure another anon will remember or have pics.

[Anonymous No.9655373]

>>9655341
Not racebait. I never mentioned white people, just pale skin.

[Anonymous No.9655454]

>>9655341
You're not thinking of one spo are you?

[Anonymous No.9655456]

>>9655454

[Anonymous No.9655488]

>>9655373
Racebait against darker skin anons, not white people. I guess it's like when anons say flat but mean a c-cup or fat for 120lbs. I'm not used to hearing anything but Kat Von D's lightest shade and up. I haven't seen any Japanese models that are that pale even with filters that it'd be a question I thought anyone would ask seriously. They all look fairly normal for their ethnicity to me.

>>9655454
No I actually haven't seen that. She had a really retro vibe, down to victory rolls I think. And in saying that I figured it was probably Katie and luckily enough it was. Bless google for understanding "black model Katie Japan."

http://superselected.com/tiffany-cadillac-rocks-pin-up-style-for-japanese-brand-katie/

[Anonymous No.9655560]

>>9655488

I wish she would do more modelling because she's literally stunning. Change from the typical blue eyed blonde gaijin models desu.

[Anonymous No.9655622]

>>9655488
>fat for 120lbs
To be fair, that is fat when talking about Jfash since the clothing is designed for girls 85-105lbs.

[Anonymous No.9655795]

>>9655622
Some gyaru and teen specific brands if you're 5'5 or above maybe.

[Anonymous No.9656095]

>>9655795

Who even cares

Half the clothes look silly in person anyway

[Anonymous No.9656192]

I've recently gotten over my hatred of socks/tights with open toed shoes. Anyone have a favorite coord featuring it?

[Anonymous No.9656193]

>>9656192

[Anonymous No.9656195]

>>9656193

[Anonymous No.9656196]

>>9656195

[Anonymous No.9656199]

>>9656196

[Anonymous No.9656270]

>>9656195
Not this, for sure.

[Anonymous No.9658801]

>>9656192

[Anonymous No.9659723]

[Anonymous No.9659803]

Anyone have cute boot recommendations? Preferably something with grip to the sole.
Winter is almost here, and I'd like to have a pair of boots that don't clash with my outfits.

[Anonymous No.9660590]

>>9659803
Can you be more specific? What length? Material? Color?

[Anonymous No.9660719]

>>9660590
Preferably black and PU or leather.
I'm open to anything from ankle booties to mid-calf.
I have a nice pair of chelsea boots and proper winter boots, but I'm looking for something girlier and more suitable to larme/jfashion.

[Anonymous No.9661004]

>>9660719
I have a couple of boots that I was looking at, all are off brand but I don't know what is avaibale in your area. I ended up buying whats in the pic, as they're nice and simple, also good for a few different styles. I had my local shoe fixer put on grips for wet winter weather

[Anonymous No.9661005]

>>9661004
also have these from a previous year - top shop from memory

[Anonymous No.9661008]

>>9661005

[Anonymous No.9661013]

>>9661008

[Anonymous No.9661017]

>>9661005
These are heinous.

[Anonymous No.9661022]

>>9661013

[Anonymous No.9661024]

>>9661017
lol, don't go look at monlily boots then

[Anonymous No.9661062]

>>9661013
Not sure if it's the same brand but I have a pair like these in pink and they are super nice and sleek but still cute, especially with the clearish heel.

[Anonymous No.9661780]

>>9660719
These are from Ank this season. I think some of them are ugly as is but I don't mind them as much as part of a fuller coordinate.

[Anonymous No.9661781]

>>9661780

[Anonymous No.9661784]

>>9661781

[Anonymous No.9662008]

>>9659803
https://www.missguidedus.com/black-faux-suede-ruffle-ankle-boots-10067798?awc=6882_1508275427_c34949c0f138ec025585029c1ff375d2&utm_source=affiliatewindowus&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=Shopstyle+US

[Anonymous No.9662077]

Does anyone else think Larme is a bit... quiet this year?

[Anonymous No.9662269]

>>9662008

[Anonymous No.9662290]

>>9662077
Definitely. I'm hoping that people are just busy because of school around this time of year but it could be that there's not much new large content for real. I feel like the usual western people haven't posted outfits in a while.

[Anonymous No.9662525]

>>9662290
And then people are busy with holidays, then with exams, then with vacation... People are just not that interested in Larme anymore

[Anonymous No.9662541]

>>9662290
>>9662525

I feel like there's much more activity on insta than there is in this thread/the fb group

[Anonymous No.9662656]

>>9662541
I think it will pick up once the weather gets cooler.

[Anonymous No.9664474]

>>9662541

Even jfashion is turning more and more normie nowadays... all of it. I think people just want to look more mature and "normal" these days. Plus Larme seems to only give people the idea its only the fetish style which screams Larme. Most of the models in the magazine are changing their personal style rapidly. Also a lot of the big western Larme fans - kinda dropped the style. I think if it wasn't for Risa then Larme would have not done as wel as it has. She literally looks like a little doll and Japanese automatically squeal over shit like that. No wonder the magazine never got rid of her... she brought in the money. Hence now why shes gone all high fashion and splurging out on big designer brands - her old dolly style is in the shambles now.

[Anonymous No.9664631]

>>9664474
Normie fashion has also become a lot more Larme. Now I'm not saying western stores copied Larme or anything, but when I got into Larme it was a lot more novel and you really couldn't shop offbrand for it very well. I remember a few anons in the early threads attempting and it was a little cringeworthy. Now you have stores stocking off the shoulder tops, lace up details, ruffles, etc so while it's a lot more accessible, it's also a lot less "special." And I think a lot of people who are into jfashion like it because they "want to be different." Now that it's been coopted by the mainstream it's not cool anymore... or something. On top of that a lot of the Japanese brands are really stagnating and not putting out anything really new so there's not much to aspire to there either.

For me I've just kind of gotten tired of being part of the community and knitpicking all the makeup and hair and stuff so I mostly wear it for myself and don't really post my outfits anymore despite the fact that I still wear primarily Larme brands in my everyday life.

[Anonymous No.9664918]

>>9661781
Where are these boots from?

[Anonymous No.9665095]

>>9664631
Do you think larme and normie fashion will diverge again soon?

[Anonymous No.9665249]

>>9664918
Ank Rouge >>9661780

[Anonymous No.9665626]

>>9665095

I think it depends... whats the next big trend setter

[Anonymous No.9667816]

would larme look good on a short person like me? (147 cm)

[Anonymous No.9667849]

>>9665095
Honestly, I think people forget that larme is pretty normie because it's meant to be. A "larme" girl is meant to be any girl who generates a "larme" vibe, aka it's pretty loosely defined. Even from the beginning, larme magazines always took normie fashion trends and added their own take onto it, but it was still based on what was popular at the time.

As for whether they will diverge soon, probably not for 3-4 years. Asian fashion has become trendy with the rise of Kpop and culture and China just becoming more of a global giant. Fashion leaders are leaning towards Eastern fashion (pajama trend, high-waist, bomber jackets) trends, so it's less that normie has become more larme and more that larme is taken from general asian fashion, and normie fashion is also taking from general asian fashion.

[Anonymous No.9667862]

>>9661022
Are there any western brand shoes similar to these? I want a pair, but my feet are huge.

[Anonymous No.9668348]

>>9664474
This is so disappointing for me because Im finally out of school so I will have the money to buy from Larme brands and other jfashion brands. But the stuff I want has been out of style for a few years and there's been nothing new to take its place. I think distinct alt fashions in general have been dying out. I haven't seen any distinct fashion pop up in Western countries either, just an updated/watered down version of older styles

[Anonymous No.9668519]

>>9667862
These are similar:
https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/daya-by-zendaya-najah-ribbon-bootie-women/4817173
https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/joie-lakia-open-toe-velvet-bootie-women/4700296
https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/daya-by-zendaya-najah-ribbon-bootie-women/4652302
https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/steve-madden-fuego-lace-up-bootie-women/4814949

You should also check out nearby H&Ms, lace up isn't as big this year but there should still be a large collection.

[Anonymous No.9670332]

Nice to see some larme influence on the streets still

[Anonymous No.9670391]

>>9670332
I don't see anything larme about. Just because she's wearing honey cinnamon?

[Anonymous No.9670447]

>>9670391
Honey Cinnamon, pastel colours, puffball sleeves, ruffle detail, sheer socks. There are plenty of larme elements.

[Anonymous No.9670859]

>>9670391
It's larme. Not everything in the fashion is fetishy dolly Risa-wear

[Anonymous No.9670864]

>>9670859
I just haven't seen that sort of styling in any of the issues I own, especially the make-up and hair

[Anonymous No.9672246]

>>9670864
That's why I said "larme influence".

[Anonymous No.9672613]

Since I compiled a little larme/larme-inspired taobao list for myself, I thought I'd share this here. If anyone has a store in mind that isn't listed here, feel free to reply.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17iq1iprv2md6uVGilBY3j4gusVIoCO_-L0U6WiM3bO8/edit?usp=sharing

[Anonymous No.9676459]

What sort of legwear and outerwear do you wear for larme during winter?

[Anonymous No.9682457]

>>9676459

Jesus christ... this thread really is dead.

[Anonymous No.9682513]

Dark skin inspo, I guess.

[Anonymous No.9683109]

Are we allowed to post coordinates from the Facebook group here?

[Anonymous No.9683269]

>>9683109
Didn't they get mad and threaten to shut down the group last time?

[Anonymous No.9683273]

>>9683269
why can't they do this with CoF? I really wish we could have an all out war.

[Anonymous No.9683296]

Shouldn't winter be when Larme picks back up again? When people posted in the summer threads that the style seemed dead everyone kept insisting that it was just because Larme clothes aren't suited for summer.

It's getting colder but these threads are way slower than they ever were last year. I think Larme is dying down in western popularity.

[Anonymous No.9683315]

>>9683296
Maybe when the next issue comes out?

[Anonymous No.9683338]

>>9683109
>>9683269
Haha do it anyway. That was the most fun we've had with these threads.

[Anonymous No.9684882]

>>9683296

Compared to two years ago... yeah. It's had its moment and once Risa made her $$$ off the style its done with. Now we're literally just awaiting for the next big thing.

[Anonymous No.9684975]

>>9684882
wasn't she already rich from her parents?

[Anonymous No.9685103]

>>9683109
>>9683338
Commencing mini dump

[Anonymous No.9685104]

>>9685103

[Anonymous No.9685105]

>>9685104

[Anonymous No.9685108]

>>9685105

[Anonymous No.9685111]

>>9685108

[Anonymous No.9685139]

>>9685111
The second outfit is cute, but I don't like the short denim skirt+midriff combination.

>>9685103
She annoys me for some reason.

>>9685104
Cute dress

[Anonymous No.9685219]

Holy shit, I thought it was going to be a mess but everyone's actually really awesome. I want to join the group now.

>>9685104
I like her dress, but those glasses don't suit her at all... not even about larme but in general.

>>9685108
The only thing I don't like is the shoes on the third pic, the rest is cool specially the middle coord.

>>9685111
I never thought about using RHS with larme, this is nice inspo (although I don't really get why she tied them like this).

[Anonymous No.9685226]

>>9685219
I didn't post ones that I personally thought were bad. There are some good posts, some meh, and a few regular posters dedicated to looking like shit.

>>9685139
Katie comes off as really entitled and self-absorbed, but she puts out decent content. I want that leopard coat.

[Anonymous No.9686225]

>>9685103
>>9685105
>>9685226
does anyone know if Katie wear teeth prosthesis? she always smiles weird.

[Anonymous No.9686964]

>>9685111
>>9685219

I like the RHS too but the other two coords are kind of.... I just don't really see anything feminine about them

[Anonymous No.9687150]

>>9686225
Looks like she has dentures, with the way her jaw is when she's "smiling"
its really not that surprising if she's got dentures or missing teeth, shes british lol

[Anonymous No.9687336]

>>9684975

Yeah but she obv made more money now

[Anonymous No.9687340]

>>9685226

I don't think Katie's outfits are ever nice. She comes across really... rude. Stuff I've heard about her too and she seems obnoxious. How old is she, Shani and Ebunny anyway? Are they around 26/28? They're older I know that. For their ages too...

I just think she puts stuff together badly and looks frumpy.

[Anonymous No.9687344]

>>9687150

Lol yeah but most Japanese people have rotten teeth too anon, not just the British. I'm British too and I have perfect teeth. But Katie is just the generic British white girl type with that same face they all have. Most white British girls look the same.

[Anonymous No.9687372]

>>9687340
I really dislike her outfits as well.. They are all to 'busy'? And she herself always look so greasy.

[Anonymous No.9687379]

>>9687340
Isn't it super Larme to be a surly bitch?

[Anonymous No.9687463]

>>9687379

How? I dont like her outfits or her. Im not the first person to dislike another girl anon. Get some balls.

>>9687372

I agree... I have no idea why her following is big. I know shes involved with dodgy host club men and that Sere girl, shani does porn ect. But her style is yikes

[Anonymous No.9687469]

katie should stop buying brand and instead use that money for a set of proper looking teeth desu

[Anonymous No.9687470]

>>9687340
I think she looks good from time to time. Better than a lot of regular posters to the group. I agree that she seems like an obnoxious and rude bitch, though.
Honestly most of the foreigners in Japan like her that others have mentioned also seem bitchy and skeezy. Maybe they're a club.

[Anonymous No.9687515]

>>9686964
they would probably be more feminine on someone thinner and cuter

[Anonymous No.9687572]

does anyone know anything about lucky bags this year? heres onespos if anyones interested

http://onespo-store.net/brand/onespo/item/OSP0118H0001?areaid=ebOSP01

[Anonymous No.9687838]

>>9687470

Not really... I have seen better dressed foreigners in Jfash but they aren't as well known as her. We always see her and everyone else gets left aside due to her following. I doubt she will get anywhere properly though in Japan... I few modelling Lolita gigs and that but nothing major. Not compared to how big Dakota was.

They probably are.

[Anonymous No.9687841]

>>9687515

Why does it always have to be someone thinner? Why because they aren't Japanese? Not every style is suited for Japanese people.

[Anonymous No.9688094]

>>9687572
I'd need a shopping service for this, right? Goddamit, one year I'll have enough money for a lucky pack.

[Anonymous No.9688147]

>>9688094
You can use a forwarding service. Basically they don't ship internationally.

[Anonymous No.9688267]

>>9687572
>http://onespo-store.net/brand/onespo/item/OSP0118H0001?areaid=ebOSP01
Oh shit I really want that dress, I imagine it would be lucky pack quality though? Are there any other good ones?

[Anonymous No.9689376]

Here is my current wardrobe! I’m looking to buy a leopard mini skirt to break up the blackxblack, a white/cream lace top, and some platform sandals when the weather gets a bit warmer. Any suggestions on what else I should add would be great.

>not including socks

[Anonymous No.9689536]

>>9689376
Sauce on the leopard dress, bow sweaters on the mid left, and boots on the bottom right? Love your style, Anon.

[Anonymous No.9689625]

>>9689376
More hair accessories. You can make ribbon bows pretty easily. I like mulberry paper flowers too. Maybe a bomber jacket, and some wide legged pants. Really good wardrobe anon.

[Anonymous No.9689627]

>>9689536
Thank you! Sweaters and dress are Honey mi Honey and shoes are Calvin Klein.

[Anonymous No.9689629]

>>9689627
Thank you!
I've been needing a new pair of boots, and these at least give me some ideas.
What's Honey mi Honey's quality like? I haven't bought anything from them yet, since at that price point I usually fall for items from Katie.

[Anonymous No.9689639]

>>9689625
Wow thank you for the compliment and the suggestions! A bomber jacket would be a great way to add texture to everything in my wardrobe. I also have some black ribbons laying around, so I’ll work on making some more hair accessories this weekend

>mulberry paper flowers
Things I never knew I needed. They’re a bit too sweet for normal wear but I think I can definitely incorporate some small flowers for a weekend outfit

>>9689629
Honey mi Honey is my favorite brand!! Everything I own from them is well constructed and super soft.

[Anonymous No.9689688]

>>9689639
I'd make some simple bobby pins like these for you. You can wear one to add a hint of sweetness, or a few for a bouquet look. The barrettes I make work better for lolita. You might need to borrow a pair of needle nosed pliers to work with the wire.

[Anonymous No.9690523]

>>9689688
These are beautiful. Do you have a store where we can buy them?

[Anonymous No.9690916]

>>9690523
No, but I will someday. Honestly, they're super easy to make. You just thread the wire through the bobby pin, wrap the wire around the base of the flower, and clip the tail. They make great party favors too!

[Anonymous No.9690964]

>>9690916
https://youtu.be/33VFAnTyXWI

Katies idea of a larme look book

Yikes

[Anonymous No.9690997]

>>9690964

[Anonymous No.9691000]

>>9690964
I do quite like her outfits here, she didn't overacessorize like she sometimes does. I would wear outfits 1 and 2.

But what the hell is up with those locations? A shitty laundromat, really? She could have potentially spruced up even those locations with some video editing/filter effects but as is it just looks a little bit sad.

[Anonymous No.9691051]

Do the last two issues of Larme still have some of that nymphet vibe going on? I haven't bought them and I'm hoping they'll be a bit different. I actually like Risa's style better now (she was never my favorite)

[Anonymous No.9692372]

>>9690997
fucking kek

[Anonymous No.9693163]

>>9691000

Geez anon... you must be as blind as she is. They're all horrendous and tacky. She's tacky though so y'know... can't really polish a turd.

But yeah... the locations... would've cheered up her rags if she stood outside pretty places but they're all dingy. Maybe she was going for the try hard edgy though like "Look at me! I'm in shit locations and in Larme! So cool huh?"

Nevermind... Lets just concentrate on the next new issue of Larme. It's a shame Katie picking up her copy (cos she will) can't be electrocuted when she does. That way she can never dress in Larme again.

[Anonymous No.9693539]

>>9693163
No, they're not that bad. They're all pretty average Larme outfits and again, she didn't completely overaccesorize like she's done in the past. Still not a big fan of her makeup but even that's not as bad as I've seen from her. Personally I don't like the third outfit because it veers a little too far into Swankiss territory for my taste but that's about it.

I know you have a hate on for Katie and all and believe me I don't like her either, but the tackiness of the video isn't the outfits so much as everything else. I guess that's what annoys me. She has all the opportunity and ability to make something nice and aesthetic, there are plenty of places she could go in Tokyo, but she fucking does this.

[Anonymous No.9693599]

>>9689376
Great taste, anon! Now I'm tempted to make a wardrobe collage as well

>>9693163
Geez who pissed in your cornflakes, salt-chan?

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[Anonymous No.9694517]

>>9693599

Katie did - when she created that fuckmunchstrosity dick-chan.

>>9693539

They don't look good at all and those who say they do clearly dress as terribly as her. But yeah I did notice she toned it down with the many bags she usually hauls around wth her. Why? Fuck knows.

It's like clown make up - I hate it even on Japanese girls with that ridiculous pink blush. I get what they're striving for but compared to the over edited images of Larme magazine with porcelain dolly models and glowing cheeks... the reality is different when they wear it with a yellow/beige skin town and bright pink cheeks. It looks a bit ridiculous.

THANK YOU! You hit the nail on the head. She has the opportunity to buy decent stuff to pair together and actually put together a video with decent graphics/typography and she has all these amazing locations in the palm of her hand. This always annoys me about foreigners who go to Japan - these girls who live there and their outfits are bad, everything is terrible and sloppy. Yet the ones who live OUT of Japan seem to put more effort into their stuff. It isn't difficult!

[Anonymous No.9694573]

>>9694517
You would probably like the outfits better if they weren't on Katie. It's really not the outfits, it's everything else about her. She manages to make things look sloppy. And she may not be be fat or anything but she does stretch some of the brand stuff to the limits. But I don't think the base coordination is too far off. Are there a lot of coordinates in the magazine itself that you don't like?

Larme may not be for you though if you hate the makeup which is kind of a mainstay for the fashion. I agree that it can seem like too much at times though. Make up is often exaggerated/enhanced for photos but can look like a bit too much under normal conditions. Katie definitely strays to the "too much" side most of the time, as do a lot of foreigners honestly.

I don't really follow any Jvloggers since they seem like such a circle jerking shit show for the most part but I've seen what you're talking about. Some of them actually make Katie look amazing by comparison with how sloppy and gross they look all the time and that's saying something. And then they just sit in their tiny apartments in Tokyo and bitch.

[Anonymous No.9694830]

>>9694573

Not really anon, I'm not fond of her or the outfits. That's what I keep saying... It isn't just her but the way they're put together. Sloppy looking.

She does stretch but I have noticed other western girls stretch out Japanese brands too. Even Dakota Rose! Some of it doesn't even fit her properly if you find the shots where she hasn't photoshopped herself to a T.

It isn't the coordinates in the magazines (sometimes some aren't my taste though) but Katie just seems to throw something on which just... destroys the whole outfit. I don't know what it is. Nothing is ever... right? It isn't just her. I've noticed it with other people who dress Larme in the western tag too.

Yeah but not all the Larme models even wear the clown looking make up though. Sometimes I see Yui Kanno and her make up is so plain. Sometimes Monica goes all out but then it can be minimal. Risa's changes all the time because she's always being sent piles of make up anyway so it's easy to just swap and change. I only ever see that make up more so just in the magazine, the odd Japanese girl on Youtube or some of the western Larme fans who try it out but half the time they fuck it up with winged linger and give it more of a western twist anyway. That make up only looks good in pictures - that's it. Once you've tossed 8393929 filters on it no wonder it looks good!

Most of the Jvloggers such as Taylor, Sharla ect have split anyway. Now we are awaiting a fresh patch of e-fame hungry little bitches who want to be the next model in Japan simply because they're white, blonde with blue eyes or half Chinese then pass off as Japanese. Same old story. Katie isn't innocent with hanging around porn star Shani and then that Sere weirdo with the two kids from various host club men and then prostitutes herself. Plus people have said she's quite annoying anyway - she looks it. It doesn't surprise me.

[Anonymous No.9694915]

>>9694830
Eh I still think the outfits aren't too bad, but yeah they're not perfect in a ~Larme lookbook~ kind of way. I mean a lot more work and thought goes into the magazine's outfits and even the personal outfits of some of the big Japanese models on their own instagrams. It's a different level from some girl just dressing up on her own. You can find plenty of Japanese girls on wear or similar sites wearing all brand that have that typical "something slightly off" look. Pic related. We usually only focus on pics form the magazine and major models here so we sort of lose sight of the fact that it's really just regular clothing.

I also noticed that Katie's posing is really hunched in this video, which makes her look kind of dumpy and wrinkles her clothes in the process so that doesn't help. I don't follow Dakota much either but from I've seen she's gained weight during her time in Japan so it's no surprise brand doesn't fit her well either.

The models may wear different makeup in their off time but the makeup in the magazine itself hasn't really changed too much in the last couple of years. It's still heavy and blushy but that pretty much only works well under heavy lighting and filters.

Yeah all the jvloggers seem pretty annoying and I don't even follow their drama. Would be nice to see an interesting channel pop up but I haven't found one yet.

[Anonymous No.9695147]

>>9694830
>She does stretch but I have noticed other western girls stretch out Japanese brands too.
White girls don't realize that they have bigger frames than Japanese, so they need to have lower BMI (below 19 probably) to get the same proportions.

[Anonymous No.9697293]

>>9695147
Agreed. I'm on the chubby side and I am losing weight, but I also have to keep reminding myself that this is about fitting *more* brand, not *all* brand. I've seen some brand pieces that have <80cm busts. I have very little fat around my rib cage and my *underbust* is 80cm. Even if I lost all my excess weight and got as flat as a board there are brand pieces that would never fit me because my bones are too big.

[Anonymous No.9697353]

I really feel like Larme is dying off a bit... I wonder what the next J-fash trend will be...

[Anonymous No.9698450]

I think it’s funny that people in this thread cry that the fashion comm is dying, but when someone actually does something like a lookbook, you tear it down. To think that you can hold a regular person to the standard of models in Larme magazine is as anon pointed out above, pretty dumb.
I get the hate with Katie because most girls who live in Japan within the fashion community have a bunch of haters, but in general the western Larme community should support itself if it wants to last.

[Anonymous No.9700106]

>>9698450

But Katie doesn't put actual effort into her outfits anon. Plus the drama behind her doesn't help either. There isn't really anyone normal with a decent fashion sense foreigner wise who has a bit of limelight online. The only decent ones are OUT of Japan.

[Anonymous No.9700444]

I like Katie's take on larme kei. Idk why the hate.

Gulls, any of you have clothing from EAT ME? How's the quality?

[Anonymous No.9700781]

Agreed with the Anon above, don’t bring your lolcow shits to this thread. Her Larme is nice.
In other news, what are the best brands for plus size Larme?

[Anonymous No.9700835]

Volume 31 Cover

[Anonymous No.9700976]

>>9700444
I own three EATME pieces and I'm very pleased with the quality.

[Anonymous No.9701093]

>>9700444
I own a decent amount of EATME, as it's my favorite brand. I'm always impressed by the quality and the amount of details. A lot of my pieces have detachable parts not shown in stock photos, and I recently discovered one dress has pockets (on the third or fourth wear lol).

[Anonymous No.9701140]

>>9700444
Agreed with the other two anons. Their pieces are nice quality and have held up really well for me through repeated washing and wearings since they're pretty much my favorite brand to wear out and about. I think it's worth it even at full price, but they also have good sales and there's a lot available secondhand on fril and Mercari and similar sites.

Ank rouge has been doing a lot of eatme knockoff stuff lately and while I do like Ank, you can definitely see the difference in quality even in stock photos.

They're also offering a lucky bag this year with a bag exclusive dress and coat as well as some other overstock items, so it's a good deal if you want to get your feet wet with the brand. Be warned though, last year it sold out pretty fast. I wasn't able to snatch one but maybe you'll have better luck.

https://runway-webstore.com/ap/item/i/m/3417679001?pi=p_sp_em_171114_happybag&aid3=em_171114_happybag

[Anonymous No.9701322]

>>9700781

You both must dress as terribly as her too if thats the case then lmao she can't dress for shit

[Anonymous No.9701338]

>>9701322
Shittalking is L A Z Y

[Anonymous No.9702196]

>>9701338

Katie is lazy.
She should put more effort into her content if she's trying to show off. No one would have anything bad to say if she put effort in anon.

[Anonymous No.9702221]

>>9701322
Post your own coord(s) if your opinions are so valid

[Anonymous No.9702260]

Enough drama posting.

Have any other brands besides One Spo posted previews of their 2018 lucky packs?

[Anonymous No.9702321]

>>9702260
Ank rouge and Eat Me posted theirs too

>Ank Rouge
https://ailand-store.jp/ap/item/i/A0AL0000AAKZ

>Eat Me
https://runway-webstore.com/ap/item/i/m/3417679001
But 3 of the Eat me items are secret 'popular items'

[Anonymous No.9702732]

>>9687572
Swankiss.

[Anonymous No.9702734]

>>9687572

[Anonymous No.9702801]

>>9702221

Lol I might just

[Anonymous No.9702884]

>>9702801
Do it.

[Anonymous No.9704302]

What is this thing with westernes stretching brand? How fat are you even, most japanese brands is like dressing in a tent for me.

[Anonymous No.9704445]

>>9702732
Aww, I'm not a fan of this one. The one from 2017 is still for sale on OtakuMode but it isn't priced down, I was thinking of getting it.

[Anonymous No.9704464]

>>9704302
What are your measurements?

[Anonymous No.9704466]

Anyone getting a RoseMarie Seoir lucky pack?
I can't decide whether to get the 21,600yen pack with shoes or the one with no shoes. Their current shoe selection is kind of eh, I was hoping they'd include the satin heels or puff mules...

[Anonymous No.9706304]

>>9704466
Pics?

[Anonymous No.9708140]

>>9702321
Eat Me's bags sold out almost instantly. I am crossing my fingers that Buyee got me one, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Anonymous No.9708157]

>>9708140
I think I got one but I'm not sure. I got one into my cart right away but couldn't complete the purchase for 20 minutes. I got an order confirmation and everything though...

[Anonymous No.9708920]

>>9708157
Got an email this morning from buyee cancelling my order, so I guess not. I wish you luck, anon.

[Anonymous No.9712114]

Randomly noticed that BonBon`s lucky bag is also out now. Unfortunately the items included don`t look that appealing to me so I am going to skip it. I have been a disappointed in their things lately, very few new things come out and almost none of the items excite me at all. Is BonBon going down? They were so popular when Risa started as a producer but the hype seems to be going down and I am not surprised why.

[Anonymous No.9712210]

>>9712114
Yeah, I haven't really liked anything from BonBon in a while. The Happy Bag contents look kind of like stuff you could find anywhere.

[Anonymous No.9712239]

Is larme dead as a style already? A while ago all my friends and their moms were into it but now I hardly see anyone into it.

[Anonymous No.9712414]

>>9712239
Can’t say it’s dead, when the magazine is popular and Larme brands are doing well.

The thing that westerners call ”Larme kei” has obviously became less popular tho.

[Anonymous No.9712422]

>>9704466
How would you know the shoes fit?

[Anonymous No.9712513]

>>9704466
I would say either way don't get the small accessory one. Not worth it at all and they really do give you stuff that nobody else could possibly have wanted.

[Anonymous No.9712519]

>>9712422
They have one for each of S, M, L shoe sizes. Unless you're asking how to know which shoe size you are.

[Anonymous No.9712522]

>>9712513
I want all of this

[Anonymous No.9712571]

>>9712414

It isn't dead but the style is shifting... even the Larme models dont wear as much dolly stuff as before.

[Anonymous No.9712608]

>>9689376
Please could you sauce the black and white two bardot type tops on the second row first and second columns?

[Anonymous No.9714325]

F21 just came out with this jumper dress if anyone is interested. Not sure the price is worth is though imo but it's a good layering piece.

https://www.forever21.com/us/shop/Catalog/Product/f21/women-new-arrivals/2000256240

[Anonymous No.9714339]

>>9712522
You might get one of those in the lucky pack if you're lucky but not more than that. Out of 6 pieces I got, one was something I could actually wear, another was kiiind of cute but didn't look particularly good worn, the others were kids playset level stuff... oh and a clear file folder because that's exactly what I'm after when I order an accessory lucky pack. Oh well.

[Anonymous No.9719532]

>>9714339
That's the preview of the LP though. What other stuff did you get? Stuff they didn't have in their webshop? They do have kids stuff but I assumed they would keep the kids and adult stuff seperate.

[Anonymous No.9719563]

>>9651485
Slav? That girl is from Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YdwIQf0FSo

But she's trying to be a French girl now, and I guess that's where her unintentional larme vibe comes from.

[Anonymous No.9719613]

>>9719563
Anon means that SHE is Slavic, not petite meller.

[Anonymous No.9720338]

>>9714339
Out of curiosity are you talking about the 3000 or 5000yen packs? Or are they both a bad idea?

[Anonymous No.9720360]

>>9720338
I haven't bought accessory one but after seeing some haul pictures it seems like you never get only popular/nice items but also some "left overs". Same goes for the clothes bags (I have bought those): if you get a great piece of clothing the accessories you get are often less exciting. And if the main piece of clothing is a bit meh the accessories of your bag might be really nice. Usually you get something nice but I have never seen anyone getting only pretty/popular items in their Lucky bag.

[Anonymous No.9720376]

>>9720360
But did you get things that weren't in the preview image for the one you ordered?

[Anonymous No.9720398]

>>9720376
The preview of the LPs is usually some of the items you *could* get, with others added. So yes, you'll likely get things not pictured if you buy the LP.

[Anonymous No.9720411]

>>9720398
I thought it was more like "you'll get 3 of the items pictured". I guess you're right and I was just lucky last year? I got a Rosemarie Seoir and Katie one (only accessories) and everything I got was in the preview pictures, just some different colors.

[Anonymous No.9720424]

>>9720411
It depends on the brand and the lucky pack, anon. What does the listing say?

For example, AP sells blind lucky packs of old stock, set lucky packs of new prints, and set lucky packs of old prints, and what is offered changes a bit year to year.
No anon on /cgl/ is going to know exactly what you'll get unless it says so on the listing, in which case you'll already know.

[Anonymous No.9720584]

The Laura Geller Hollywood Lights kit looks like it could work for larme and is on sale a Ulta for $30.

[Anonymous No.9720707]

>>9662269
Where are these from please?

[Anonymous No.9720711]

>>9720424
I was asking about what >>9714339
got in hers, Idk what the listing says

[Anonymous No.9720715]

>>9719532
I did get some stuff that wasn't on the webshop. The nicest items I got were a pair of earrings and one of the headbands. The rest was small plastic jewellery which I personally don't care for at all & it really did feel like you were getting leftovers from their stock. To be 100% honest I would rather have spent the same amount of money on 1-2 accessories from their site that I really like and would definitely wear.

>>9720338
When I was buying mine last year they only had the 5000 yen ones. Can't speak for the cheaper one but well it's a smaller expense so would be worth it just for the fun of it maybe.

[Anonymous No.9720778]

>>9712114

Yeah I agree... Bon Bon did well when Larme went VIRAL. Now no one seems to give a shit. Less and less seem to be into J fashion... all I see japanese girls wear now on IG is like snidel, jill stuart ect they seem to be going more normie

[Anonymous No.9720814]

>>9720707
I think Swankiss

[Anonymous No.9721060]

>>9720778
Jill Stuart has been popular with them for as long as I can remember

[Anonymous No.9721158]

>>9720376
I got nothing from the preview picture, totally different items. For me it was about 50/50 so half of the items where nice or even great and the rest a bit bleh. I don't regret buying the LP though!

[Anonymous No.9721651]

>>9721060

But I tend to see more normal styles now rather than Larme or J fashion. The fact Risa doesn't dress it anymore kinda tells us Larme is dying...

[Anonymous No.9723922]

>>9721651
It looks kind of weird to me that Risa still does that typical larme sad face and never smiles in her colorful high fashion clothes.

[Anonymous No.9724083]

>>9723922
Have you seen her photos for Angelic Pretty?

[Anonymous No.9724091]

>>9724083
I've seen some but I don't care about lolita, I just always enjoy Spoon photoshoots

[Anonymous No.9725521]

>>9723922

Yeah... come across really...

You know the Japanese. They hate smiling

[Anonymous No.9725842]

>>9725521
Huh why? When I think about people I know there it isn't true. They don't smile to strangers on the streets but otherwise this doesn't seem true?

I think Risa's style to pose (the expression) has always been quite serious, not just because she models for Larme.

[Anonymous No.9725845]

>>9725521
I don't think you've ever looked at a Japanese normie magazine

[Anonymous No.9727292]

>>9725845

Actually I have. But Asians in general never seem to smile that much. Normie ones are just bs to seem kawaii and happy.

[Anonymous No.9727293]

>>9725842

Risa never smiles. It's her image, that mysterious dark dolly look. She just does that post with her eyes and always looks really lost or jaded somehow. She does rarely smile.

[Anonymous No.9727324]

>>9727293
She probably doesn't smile because she gets laugh lines and that takes away from her dolly image.

[Anonymous No.9727599]

>>9727293
Irl she miles a lot though, not for photos so much. I met her and she smiled all the time while meeting her fans. >>9727324
what laugh lines, looks like a picture of cute girl smiling? The light is not the most flattering but she looks still cute.

[Anonymous No.9727622]

>>9727599
>what laugh lines

Literally everyone gets them eventually and pretending she doesn't have them is pathetic.

[Anonymous No.9727630]

>>9727293
I know but it doesn't go that well with her clothing style anymore

[Anonymous No.9727833]

>>9727293
Don't most models do that though?

[Anonymous No.9727968]

>>9727599
>>9727622
I didn't mean that she doesn't look cute still, it's just not the perfect dolly image she likes to project. Her pout is her signature look. She does look fairly different though without the filters and pout.

[Anonymous No.9727974]

>>9727968
Tbh I think her face looks really bloated without filters. When I saw her in person I was sort of shocked because of it.

[Anonymous No.9731983]

Is there a larme sales group on facebook? Or where else is a good place to buy larme items?

[Anonymous No.9731984]

>>9731983
fril or mercari is where I get my secondhand stuff. Western markets overprice larme items

[Anonymous No.9732415]

>>9731983
There is a group called Larme Sales. I've gotten a couple of good deals off of it and it's nice to not to need to make a whole SS order out of it, but like >>9731984
said, the real good deals are on Fril and Mercari.
Also Alice Fururun is mostly lolita, but I did manage to snag a LilLilly dress off there for 1000 yen once.

[Anonymous No.9732627]

>>9732415
Which reminded me to look back at Alice Fururun. Here's all the Larme brand I found:
Onespo skirt: http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=30&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=11655&superkey=1
Merry Jenny sukapan: http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=30&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=11654&superkey=1#
I'm assuming this is Swankiss: http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=375&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=11127&superkey=1#
MonLily Skirt: http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=420&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=10504&superkey=1
WEGO melancholy lady bag: http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=570&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=11640&superkey=1
And they have a ton of MILK; here are the highlights:
http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=555&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=62931&superkey=1
http://www.fururun.com/sa_az/shop.cgi?order=&class=all&keyword=&FF=555&price_sort=&pic_only=&mode=p_wide&id=11657&superkey=1

[Anonymous No.9732653]

>>9732627
Oh and Closet Child has a bunch, although it's not quite as cheap. You'll want to be looking under lolita other brands and casual. Here are some highlights:

Swankiss:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/155358
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/144732

Honey Cinnamon:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/150992
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/155771

Amavel:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/148876

Milk:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/157494
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/154227
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/156671
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/129301

Ank Rouge:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/156645
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/156646
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/154321

Rose Marie Seoir:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/131682

Katie:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/133628

E Hyphen:
https://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/product/156669

[Anonymous No.9733209]

I'm interested in buying a swankiss lucky pack but I feel like no one will buy the pieces I don't want to wear.

[Anonymous No.9733217]

>>9733209
So then don't get one? I never have a problem selling my stuff second hand, but I'm not stupid and expect a lot back for second hand larme items.

[Anonymous No.9733268]

>>9733217
Uh ok. I'm just seeing if there's any interest in new larme items.

[Anonymous No.9733270]

>>9733268
It's going to depend on what they are. You can't just say "i'll have new items" and expect immediate interest. Once you get your lucky pack list what you don't want in the BST. Why do you need someone to hold your hand and tell you basic shit???

[Anonymous No.9733363]

>>9733268
You could also just wait and buy the things you like from the pack secondhand. The swankiss lucky bag items go for pretty cheap, although the bags themselves tend to go for more secondhand.

[Anonymous No.9733437]

>>9733270
Calm the fuck down. I'm not expecting anyone to hold my hand. I'm just seeing what the general trend of reselling new larme items is. For example, I've had a hard time trying to sell Listen Flavor items. You misread what I said - I'm not seeing if anyone here is interested in buying my unwanted LP items. lol

>>9733363
Just curious, do you have to buy them on fril/mercari? I know you can get a good deal but SS fees and shipping can stack up pretty easily.

[Anonymous No.9733438]

>>9733437
Then say that? Your post was vague as shit.

And you don't *have* to buy them off of there obviously, you see them pop up on LM and larme sales. But if you buy a few items most likely you'll spend less going through fril/mercari +SS. How new are you??

[Anonymous No.9733469]

>>9733438
Maybe it was a little vague but you jumped to conclusions too.

I've bought stuff on SS before and I use them a fair bit. Just wondering if there was an alternative. Why do you sound so offended?

[Anonymous No.9733473]

Does Larme still do lingerie photoshoots? I haven't bought the last two issues. Pls post what you have, nightwear and roomwear also welcome. I need some inspiration!

[Anonymous No.9733477]

>>9733473

[Anonymous No.9733505]

>>9733469
>why do you sound so offended?

Projecting much?

[Anonymous No.9733571]

>>9733505
Yeah I might be a little offended but your tone was definitely offended as well

[Anonymous No.9733576]

>>9733571

[Anonymous No.9733581]

>>9733576
Ok, I was just asking about the resell value of larme brands. I don't get why you needed to be so annoyed. lol

[Anonymous No.9733618]

>>9733581
>I-lol y u m-mad

Stop embarrassing yourself.

[Anonymous No.9733650]

>>9733618
Alright, I was just looking for some information on resale value. Sorry. It doesn't seem like you could help me answer my question anyways.

[Anonymous No.9733655]

>>9733650
How are we supposed to let you know the value if we don't know the items? You're dumb as fuck.

[Anonymous No.9733657]

>>9733655
Dubs confirm.

[Anonymous No.9733690]

>>9733655
Uh, are you telling me I should know what items I get in a lucky pack before I order one?

Isn't there a general resale value for each brand or lucky pack items? With lolita it's a little different because specific prints and releases are treasured over others, and it seems like every burando release is catalogued with a name.

I was just looking for something like "If you buy a Swankiss lucky pack, you shouldn't expect to make back what you paid if you don't like the items" or "You could probably get 60% of the price tag if you decide to sell a new with tag item". But I am starting to think you don't have any experience with this.

[Anonymous No.9733695]

>>9733690
I'm saying come back when you have items or ask specific questions to begin with. You didn't even ask a question to start off, you just threw out a statement about not knowing if you would be able to sell your other items. The quality of response you get is only as good as the information you provide. Now fuck off.

>i am starting to think you don't have experience with this
Lel, sure jan.

[Anonymous No.9733700]

>>9733690
Okay since I feel bad you're retarded I'm going to give you an actual answer.

It REALLY depends on the piece anon. You are better off coming back when you know what you have. We can give really large ranges to work with like you may be able to sell a top for $20-80, but why would you ask ahead of time to get such a huge range when you can come back later with specifics and get an actual answer?

In general, don't expect to sell lucky pack items fast or for any large amount. There's a reason they are lucky pack items to start with, it's what didn't sell.

>sage for this bullshit you could have figured out yourself

[Anonymous No.9733740]

>>9733695

>>9733700
Thanks for helping a retard out. :^)

>>9733695
That doesn't help me decide if I should get one or not. Calm down.

[Anonymous No.9733743]

>>9733740
Now learn to fucking lurk and find out basic shit for yourself.

[Anonymous No.9733802]

>>9733743
Why can't you calm down? This thread is pretty dead, and it's not like there's a ton of resources concerning the subject.

[Anonymous No.9733804]

>>9667862
I found a pair very similar to these by BAR III at Macy's

[Anonymous No.9733840]

>>9733802
NAYRT but there are resources, how do you think we all figured this stuff out? Anons really do not like people who come in and demand to be spoonfed information, because we had to figure that shit out for ourselves. You're basically demanding instant access to something that took others time and effort to discover without compensating them for that time and effort. And yes, you are demanding it because you're arguing back when you're the one in the wrong and acting contrary to the accepted code of conduct.

Honestly you can't have been on 4chan for very long if you haven't encountered this kind of attitude previously. It's customary to at least contribute a relevant pic (or some porn usually on non-blue boards) as a show of goodwill and acknowledgement that you are wasting posts and people's time with your bullshit. If we didn't come down hard on this shit every single thread on every board would be full of the same stupid newfag questions that have been answered a million times already.

[Anonymous No.9733842]

>>9733802
>it's not like there's a ton of resources

There is? Archives of old threads, sales posts, etc. Anyone who's been in Jfashion for more than like a month and who comes here should be able to figure this out.

[Anonymous No.9733846]

>>9733840
Bless you for having the patience to explain this so eloquently to this ignoramus.

[Anonymous No.9733858]

>>9733842
I guess so? I guess not everyone is as bright as you

>>9733840
Yeah maybe I'm new, maybe I'm not lol. I just keep asking you to calm down because it can't be good for you to be so mad.

>you're the one in the wrong
Maybe according to your point of view

>the accepted code of conduct.
Why are you taking things so seriously?

[Anonymous No.9733866]

>>9733858
>wahhh wahh i'm getting called out for not abiding by board culture like literally everyone else does
>y-you mad bro 2 electric boogaloo

Look, it is very obvious to everyone you are new and you behaving like an insufferable cunt demanding to be spoonfed is obnoxious so why don't you just zip it and lurk like everyone else did at some point?

Lurk moar, do your own research, and stop behaving like a fucking idiot and you won't get this sort of response.

[Anonymous No.9733960]

>>9733866
Lollll

Just came to see what is going on here, it is ridiculous how seriously you take this. If the question is too stupid just don't anwer ok? Sighhhhh

[Anonymous No.9733963]

>>9733690
You know most people in cgl are just role-playing

[Anonymous No.9733965]

>>9733960
Some people are just on here looking for things to get angry about desu. Other people have asked "real" questions that didn't get this many replies lol.

[Anonymous No.9733988]

>>9733965
Yes... I think it is ok to to ask anything here no matter how stupid it is but if it is too trivial it is understandable that people may feel too lazy to answer. As you said even real questions get ignored sometimes. If nobody answers but you really want to know just try to google it.

But yeah, stupid question or not I don`t know why someone would take it so personally....

[Anonymous No.9734010]

>>9733858
NAYART stands for
>not the anon you are replying to

You haven't asked me to calm down, I'm someone else. You're being told off by multiple people at this point.

[Anonymous No.9734012]

>>9734010
stop derailing the thread with your whining. someone asked a vague question, get over it.

[Anonymous No.9734013]

>>9734012
You realize you're doing the same thing you're complaining about, right? Just stop posting or actually contribute.

Does anyone own a coat from Katie? What's the quality/warmth like? I desperately want this one, but I'm not sure if it would really be suitable for where I live.

[Anonymous No.9734014]

>>9733473

[Anonymous No.9734017]

>>9734013
I actually have been contributing with larme-related posts but y'all wouldn't stop
>>9734014

[Anonymous No.9734018]

>>9734017

[Anonymous No.9734019]

>>9734018

[Anonymous No.9734027]

>>9734013
Where do you live anon? In the UK high street shops are full of coats like pic at the moment. You might be able to get something more suitable for the weather where you are from a normie store, depending on what katie coats are like. No experience in that dept sorry anon.

[Anonymous No.9734028]

>>9734027
I'm in the rural US, so unfortunately no shopping near me.
It seems like the UK branches of HM, F21, etc. all seem to get much cuter and more larme-able clothing than the US ones; it sucks.

[Anonymous No.9734029]

>>9734028
>HM, F21
Those shops suck anyway, you're not missing out on anything. I heard Katie isn't doing well so I throw my money at them whenever I can but I don't know if their coats are warm enough for you.

[Anonymous No.9734034]

>>9734013
I own a faux fur from their older collection, bought it as second hand. I live in a cold country and I´d say it is still warm enough for medium cold weather, -15 celsius or something like that. My coat has 3/4 length sleeves so it is not very practical, I need long gloves or something haha.

For very cold winter some Katie coats are probably a bit too thin so I am not 100% sure about the coat you linked. Some Japanese faux fur coats generally look thicker than they are but my Katie coat is still ok!

[Anonymous No.9734035]

>>9734029
They are not? This makes me curious as I like their stuff, where did you hear this?

I have been a bit disappointed with some of their latest collections but they always have something cute and the quality is usually good!

[Anonymous No.9734039]

>>9734035
I heard it from my SS, she says the target group of Katie now buys a lot of cheap fast fashion and that the stockist in her city (baby pink moon I think) has less from Katie every season.

[Anonymous No.9734050]

>>9734039
Tbf it is massively overpriced for what it is. I get you're paying for the brand but you can't really argue that unless the brand is well known with a good reputation.

[Anonymous No.9734057]

>>9734050
I think it isn't that over-priced consider the costs in Japan. Everything is just more expensive there. The clothes I have of them are all made in Japan with really nice fabrics and the accessories I have are made in South Korea. If they lowered the price I'm afraid the (fabric) quality would go down.

[Anonymous No.9734075]

>>9733960
>lollll
>sighhh

Another newfag has a stupid opinion, what a shock.

[Anonymous No.9734101]

>>9734057
That's a good point tbf, it's easy to take it for granted that everyone just outsources their labour to cheaper countries.

Do you guys get the impression that a lot of Japanese brands don't really like foreigners having their shit? It's not as if the international market is hard to break into at all, and it obviously can be done because some sellers do do it. Unless there's some kind of hidden obstacle for these companies I can't see any reason other than spite?

[Anonymous No.9734102]

>>9734057
I agree, I have also been happy with my Katie stuff as the quality and materials are usually good.

Japanese fashion is a bit expensive and there are so many brands that have relatively expensive stuff but the quality is a hit or miss. The clothes often look nice in pictures but you can see and feel the quality is not good irl. But the prices are around 4000-8000 yen anyway. If you start checking the materials scarily many things are like 100% acrylic.

[Anonymous No.9734105]

>>9734101
>Do you guys get the impression that a lot of Japanese brands don't really like foreigners having their shit?

No shit. This isn't anything new.

[Anonymous No.9734108]

>>9734102
>100% acrylic

I have this theory that it's because Asian people tend not to sweat as much. If I wear something even half synthetic fibre it will make me sweat really heavily. So there isn't as much as a difference in comfort for the user, and therefore isn't considered a decrease in quality over natural fibres.

[Anonymous No.9734111]

>>9734101
I am not 100% sure, but maybe they feel Japan alone is big enough market for them so they are not that interested? Many brands still do 1-2 sizes tand that wouldn`t probably work in Europe´s or America´s market as we are used to having so many sizes available.

[Anonymous No.9734113]

>>9734101
The main obstacle is probably customer service. If they open up to international customers, they'll have a lot more inquiries (in bad Japanese and/or foreign languages) to deal with.

[Anonymous No.9734114]

>>9734113
Yeah that explains why on second hand markets a lot of people won't sell to SSs.

[Anonymous No.9734115]

>>9734029
>>9734050
OP here
I love Katie and have been very happy with the quality, so the price isn't too much of an issue except with things like this coat, where it's a large investment on something I might quite literally not be able to wear for most of the year.
I also buy a lot of my jfashion secondhand.

I just brought up HM and F21 because the other anon mentioned cheaper options.

[Anonymous No.9734116]

>>9734108
That is a interesting point! I have also read how some Asian people don`t sweat like western people. Personally I have thought acrylic is popular in Japan (and in Asia?) just acrylic is cheaper material than natural fibres. I try to avoid it mostly because it tends to fuzz or pill more easily.

[Anonymous No.9734118]

>>9734105
You got me.

Wondering how other gulls feel about it though. Why are we going out of our way to support brands financially when they'd clearly rather die than open up to the foreign market?

Also wondering if anyone knows the actual reasoning behind it, is it just racism? They think westerners are to fat to fit in anyway so don't bother? Limited English ability? I've worked in a really niche business that only caters to collectors and I just can't understand it - it's slow suicide.

[Anonymous No.9734120]

>>9734101
they are just not interested in learning how to do business internationally.

>>9734114
that's because they are worried about shipping something precious (non-fast fashion) overseas. they don't want to deal with something getting lost or damaged. postal services are much safer in japan than in most countries.

[Anonymous No.9734123]

>>9734118
>they'd clearly rather die than open up to the foreign market
You can buy Katie internationally though. For small brands it might not be profitable to spend extra money and hours on customer service, shipping, getting a system that works in different languages, making more sizes etc. It could actually damage the company financially.

[Anonymous No.9734124]

>>9734118
You must not know a lot about Japan in general. As a whole they're one of the most zenophobic countries to date. They've always been that way, it's just their culture.

How is this news at all to you is what's more confusing.

[Anonymous No.9734126]

>>9734120
>that's because they are worried about shipping something precious (non-fast fashion) overseas. they don't want to deal with something getting lost or damaged.

Not true. You run into this with all sorts of items. It's because they don't want their products going outside of japan's market. They'd rather sit on a sale and keep it in Japan than sell it to a Gaijin where it leaves the market.

[Anonymous No.9734127]

>>9734126
Who told you that? I'm inclined to believe what Japanese people have told me about it more.

[Anonymous No.9734128]

>>9734127
I'm Japnese. I don't reside there now but I have family there currently. But yeah I'm probably totally wrong because what do I know right?

[Anonymous No.9734129]

>>9734128
I work at a Japanese brand and you are right, it's because we don't want Gaijin to have nice things.

[Anonymous No.9734130]

>>9734118
I don't think brands would necessarily rather die than open up. I think it's an issue of cost and barriers. I don't want to turn this into a blog post (though maybe I will later), but some quick points:
>Language
Japan's English is notoriously abysmal, and opening up would require staff with sufficient English to manage logistics as well as customer service. On top of being harder to recruit, multilingual employees command higher wages. Imo they could totally hire in native speakers, but I doubt they'd do this for a number of reasons.
>Sizing
As others have noted, many jfashion brands produce limited sizes, and increasingly they've come under fire for doing so. Free Size does not fly in the West anymore, so they'd deal with backlash and feel pressured to expand sizing.
>Money
Most of these brands are small businesses, and they likely simply don't have the resources to create an international orders division.

There might be racist owners or designers, and there is some inherent biases in Japanese society, but I think it's a lot more complicated and nuanced than "racism!"

[Anonymous No.9734131]

>>9734127
>>9734120
Once the package arrives at the SS the seller has done their job so I'm thinking your reason doesn't make sense. The seller can't be blamed if the package is lost by the mail when the SS ships it out.

[Anonymous No.9734133]

>>9734129
Can you be salty about this somewhere else?

[Anonymous No.9734136]

>>9734127
>not realizing that Japs will lie to save your feelings

I don't think you actually know any Japanese people if you don't think this is a huge possibility. Japan is all about saving face.

[Anonymous No.9734137]

>>9734136
Honestly what you are saying sounds more like a stereotype than anything mentioned so far. It's not exactly nice and polite to say their postal services are superior to the rest of the world.

[Anonymous No.9734140]

>>9734120
There's nothing to learn though, that's the thing. As I said, I've worked at a company that's pretty comparable to j-fashion brands in that it only has a very small, niche audience. Although I was in customer service I know the logistics and financial side of running this kind of business. My confusion comes from knowing how this shit works and seeing them not do shit that would be good for them and cost little, if no money at all to do.

Shipping doesn't cost any more because the customer pays, Japan post does international postage so they don't need to arrange multiple pickups. They don't need to translate the website because they're not trying to open up to the west as a whole, just the small portion of people who already know and are already buying the products via SS. This also has the benefit of keeping people who can't speak the language off your website therefore making customer service's job easier. Literally all they need to do is add another dropdown box on the shipping options with "International"

Whenever we got foreign language emails we just replied with a script that basically said
>Translate this into english or we can't answer your query, sorry!

[Anonymous No.9734143]

>>9734137
I wasn't the one saying their postal service was superior you dumbass.

[Anonymous No.9734148]

>>9734140
Most larme brands already ship overseas so what do you want?

[Anonymous No.9734149]

>>9734148
>most larme brands already ship overseas

no they don't.

[Anonymous No.9734152]

>>9734137
I've only experienced both shipping and receiving in the US, Canada, South Korea, and Japan, but I have to say that Japan Post was definitely the best out of all of those.

I really want this blouse.

[Anonymous No.9734154]

>>9734148
Firstly no they don't, and secondly and to have a nice discussion about an interesting topic with people on my 4chans? That's kinda what the board is for, for us to talk about cosplay and j-fashion. If you can't handle people having ontopic discussion what the fuck is wrong with you? Leave and don't ever post again.

[Anonymous No.9734172]

>>9734154
Why are you so angry damn lol. I just asked what do you want them to do. A lot of brands do offer international shipping through worldshipping, buyee or other methods.

[Anonymous No.9734174]

>>9734154
Why are you so angry damn lol. I just asked what do you want them to do. A lot of brands do offer international shipping through worldshopping, buyee or other methods.

[Anonymous No.9734179]

>>9734123
Honestly they don't even have to offer English/different sizes/etc. I'd be happy for them to slap my address on the box and hand it over to Japan Post/EMS. It's not hard if you already have the capacity to process orders. I think it's laziness or fear of the unknown. It's why I don't pity brands that go under who never opened up to the intl market when there is significant enough demand. Money is money, and even kawaii fashion brands need to operate according to basic business principles.

[Anonymous No.9734180]

>>9734174
I'm not angry anon idk how I can communicate that to you if my use of
>my 4chans
didn't make you realise the post wasn't really that serious.

Just wanna know if anyone has any interesting insider info or thoughts on why this is such a thing. It's also a topic that keeps the thread nice and lively.

[Anonymous No.9734181]

>>9734174
nayrt but going through a shopping service or similar process =/= they ship internationally.

[Anonymous No.9734184]

>>9734179
>>9734181
I wonder if they could do that easily... Why would they give up part of their profit to other companies such as worldshopping if all they had to do was print out an international address instead of a Japanese one? The only extra thing I can think of that they have to do is print out invoices and customs paperwork. In their eyes, offering worldshopping and buyee is offering international shipping, that's how they advertise it.

[Anonymous No.9734187]

>>9734184
Because they don't give a shit about their consumer base outside of Japan. i don't see how this is even something that can be argued any more. They don't advertise it as them shipping internationally by the way, they advertise that as their recommended company to use. Most likely whatever SS they link on their site they have a contract with.

[Anonymous No.9734189]

>>9734187
Because that doesn't make sense, they obviously want you to use other services to buy their stuff. When I go to Japanese webshops I immediately get a pop-up with INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING THIS WAY!! or something

[Anonymous No.9734190]

>>9734181
The thing is, Shopping Services have a long history in Japan, and they currently fill the gap very well, which gives the brands even less incentive to put all of the resources into international shipping.

[Anonymous No.9734192]

>>9734190
But what resources? Is it a lot of work to ship from Japan to the rest of the world? A lot more work than to ship from the US to Japan?

[Anonymous No.9734194]

>>9734189
How does it not make sense they'd advertise the company they are in contract with for their international shipping?

>>9734190
Nobody said anything to argue against this.

[Anonymous No.9734195]

>>9733473
Seconding this request

[Anonymous No.9734198]

>>9734194
>they don't care about international customers at all
>they promote a service that ships internationally

[Anonymous No.9734200]

>>9734184
Small business anon here; it legit is that easy. You have something called a franking machine (At least in the UK that's what it's called) and it prints pre-paid postage stickers with the address etc on. When the customer pays the postage costs automatically go to your account with the postage company. If they're making postage labels manually then they frankly deserve to go bust because that's so stupid.

You can also get pre-filled customs declaration stickers. You only need to specify the type of goods for the import tax bracket - broad categories like electronics or clothing and give a very rough estimate of the weight.

I'm thinking the fact we "Support" These companies so fervently is actually shit for them; the fact that we have to lie and order through shipping services pretending to be real Japanese customers means they don't understand what percentage of their business comes from overseas and whether they actually rely on it to stay in the green.

They might open up to the international market if people stopped using SS, but that's never gonna happen obviously.

[Anonymous No.9734201]

>>9734198
Promoting a company they have a contract with =/= caring about customers. If they actually cared they'd have a translation for their website and shipping that doesn't require additional fees. Are you an idiot?

[Anonymous No.9734203]

>>9734192
I listed some of the resources in a longer post above.
You act like offering international shipping is as easy as slapping on a label and sending it off, but when you're a company or clothing brand, it's not.
At minimum, brands would have to invest resources (time, money, space, human capital) to recruit/train English speaking staff to handle customer service. In addition, there's probably some legal and tax issues they'd have to address.
Running a full-fledged clothing company is a lot different than selling your secondhand clothing or even running an indie brand.

I think people tend to over imagine their own significance, too. I'd be interested in seeing sales figures because I'm willing to bet that for most Japanese larme brands, at least 90% of the market is domestic.

[Anonymous No.9734205]

>>9734174
NAYRT but that's not shipping internationally, that's just recommending a shopping service

[Anonymous No.9734206]

>>9734201
If they didn't care they wouldn't have that contract in the first place. You act like they're trying to treat you worse than japanese customers on purpose.

>>9734200
And you are assuming it works the same in every country. I've never heard of a franking machine or pre-filled customs declaration stickers. We make all the invoices and customs papers ourselves because we're not paying for a service to automate it. It wouldn't be worth it to pay for that stuff for the 10 or so international customers we get in a month.

[Anonymous No.9734207]

>>9734120
>that's because they are worried about shipping something precious (non-fast fashion) overseas.
How does that make any sense? If you sell to a SS then you stop worrying about it when it reaches the destination (the SS in Japan, not the overseas customer). Like >>9734131 said.

>>9734200
I don't see the point. I think opening up to overseas customers would require English proficiency which a lot of Japanese people lack.

What's the big deal about using shopping services? If you are buying something at retail price then the SS fee isn't going to be that much. Also it's not like lolita where you need to be very on time to catch a new release.

My problem is I don't understand why fril/mercari won't sell to SSs.

>>9734201
The Japanese on shopping websites is pretty basic already. Most categories are written in katakana.

[Anonymous No.9734208]

>>9734207
>>9734203
what if you read what people are replying to, before you reply to them

[Anonymous No.9734210]

>>9734206
You really don't think they provide the same quality of service to their overseas customers that they do their domestic ones, do you? You can't be this dense, can you? The fact is, despite your feefeez clearly being hurt by it, that you aren't as important as their home consumer base and that yes, they do not treat international customers nearly as well as domestic. Making you pay more for a SS fee on top of what you pay for international shipping isn't them giving a shit. They care enough to take your money and contract another company to handle the actual work, but not enough to go out of their way to reformat the website or do actual international shipping.

[Anonymous No.9734211]

>>9734108
>>9734116
I'm Asian. Yes, we sweat pretty normally, except our apocrine sweat glands (the ones that produce the odor) are somewhat different. The other kind of sweat is a thermoregulation thing necessary for human functioning. If you are really sweating that much less, then you probably have some sort of disorder. Regardless of whether I'm sweating or not, no I don't think acrylic is just as good as any other material just because of my race.

[Anonymous No.9734213]

>>9734207
>My problem is I don't understand why fril/mercari won't sell to SSs.

Despite people not wanting to admit it because it makes their glorious uguu pure japanese girls look like shit, it's because Japanese girls who sell on fril or mercari don't want their shit leaving the Japanese market. there is no other logical explanation.

[Anonymous No.9734217]

Please don't make a new thread until these salty cunts have calmed down. Larme threads aren't normally like this.

[Anonymous No.9734218]

>>9734217
>i can't handle discussion about something relevant to larme so don't make a new thread until it's stopped

[Anonymous No.9734219]

>>9734206
You pay for the franking machine once and it makes postage cheaper for your customers when you send in bulk. I know they do it like this all across Europe. Only really, really tiny business can afford not to have a franking machine or at the very least a business account with a postal service.

Also I just googled it and Japan post does have business accounts that work in basically exactly the same way.

>>9734207
You really don't need foreign language proficiency, as I already said you just have a stock response saying you can't communicate if it's not in X language. What do you think they do when they get email inquiries from gaijin in japan? They tell them they can't answer unless they speak Japanese.

[Anonymous No.9734223]

>>9734217
>Larme threads aren't normally like this.
Normally, the threads are pretty dead lmao

[Anonymous No.9734224]

>>9734217
>larme threads aren't normally like this

It's about 50/50. Are you new? If it's not this, it's about items being made in sweatshops or some girl claiming to be better than everyone because she looks like risa or some other bullshit.

[Anonymous No.9734228]

>>9734213
I do agree. I don't think there's any other good explanation.

>>9734208
Uh ok.

[Anonymous No.9734234]

Furima appli (fril/merucari) sellers don’t sell to SS because the buyers are male, don’t follow seller instruction (self intro, comment before buying), and don’t confirm receipt (buyer has to confirm they receive package &leave feedback before seller is paid). Also furima app company discourage “resellers” (scalpers). Actually this recently happened in Singapore with a company that served as a shopping service for Taobao/Alibaba

Japanese business don’t sell overseas because language barrier, annoyance of dealing with international shipping. Have to fill out custom form, for some countries also need additional invoice + copies for outside of box. International shipping is higher chance of package being lost. Also customers complaint if package is lost, not received fast enough, or customs fees. Japan is usually not allowing returns or purchases, so more foreign customer complaints. probably higher credit card processing difficulty and fees as well.

[Anonymous No.9734237]

>>9734213
It's also to try and protect the market's pricing. You might not be aware, but many jfashions have suffered from SS and scalpers scooping up cheap finds and jacking the prices up, which then outprices the domestic market.

Stores like Angelic Pretty have dress codes for in store releases they anticipate will be very popular for this reason. Maybe they just accept that they can't do anything to combat it other than limit purchases if they sell online.

I personally don't sell to people who run resale shops, so I understand the sentiment. It would be better if they implemented a system for international shipping where the seller didn't have to do much work, but maybe they just can't right now.

I feel like a lot of people are reading a whole lot of negative intent here when there isn't any.

[Anonymous No.9734239]

>>9734234
And then you have shitty international customers like Kelly Eden forcing brands to allow them to return items, threatening credit card chargebacks (didn't a lolita chargeback from AP a few years ago), etc.

[Anonymous No.9734240]

>>9734237
To be fair I don't think them wanting to keep their items in the domestic market is malicious. Sucks from an outsiders perspective but it makes sense to me.

[Anonymous No.9734243]

>>9734207
>What's the big deal about using shopping services? If you are buying something at retail price then the SS fee isn't going to be that much.
You pay SS fees on each item and you pay internal shipping in Japan. With the cheapest service I know that's still an extra 860 yen, which is a huge deterrent for making small orders. Then it also takes extra time for the internal shipping, and it's a hassle to have to pay multiple times. Where so many Larme trends are attainable in the west now I haven't bothered doing an SS order in a whole year because I don't have to go through the hassle.

[Anonymous No.9734322]

It really bothers me when brands don't show the back of their products

[Anonymous No.9734420]

New thread
>>9734418
>>9734418
>>9734418

[Anonymous No.9734803]

>>9712522
wtf i want the candy rings but as earrings too wtfffffff i want it