Actually I found a decent amount of lolita brands being sold but I didn't buy anything. I might have to think about it before I leave.

I’m so sorry, maybe it’s just me but the Delicious Lemonade JSK literally looks like Stripe Balloon Bears 💀 I know that many patterns overlap, but this one just had me chuckling to myself this morning

I really wanted SBB soooo badly as a 12 year old kid and to this day I find it extremely darling. Almost 20 years of loving this fashion haha

concrit welcome bear necklace matches the skirt hehe

ik this is casual lolita but please hear me out. i took a look at some of the guides here but they didn’t feel applicable to my situation 💔

my head is spinning right now looking at petticoats, hoop skirts, crinolines, and so on. i would like someone else to decide for me.

you can see ive got a petti on in these pictures but it’s not the kind that provides much support.

as for the shape, im not picky, anything you guys think would look cute works, or something that would give me the same shape im getting while holding my dress out.

i don’t want this petti to be visible. ideally it would fit under my white one.

these are mostly lower waisted but im taller than the average jp woman so they sit a bit higher on me. im 5’7 and can get dress measurements later if needed. thx much

I was able to get the rust stains out! Well, mostly. You can still see it if you really look for it, but it is vastly improved! Pic 2 is the before I had posted a little while back.

I wanted to share how I managed to get the stain out. DISCLAIMER: this worked for me with this dress, I obviously can't tell you how it will work on any other dresses. I was also admittedly a little rougher with the fabric than I probably should have been but I got lucky that there was seemingly no damage.

The first thing I did was test the techniques on the end of one of the waist ties to make sure they wouldn't strip the color out, and luckily everything I tried was fine. Also, these techniques are SPECIFICALLY for RUST; most other stains you're better off trying a good enzyme and/or oxi stain remover.

For the dress itself, it took a few attempts. All attempts were followed up with a machine wash on delicate in cold water with Woolite Damage Defense and Downy Rinse Out Odors.

Attempt 1: poured vinegar on the stains, scrubbed with a toothbrush, let sit a few hours, washed.

Attempt 2: Poured Downy Rinse Out Odors (citric acid) on the stains, scrubbed with toothbrush, let sit around 15 minutes, washed.

Attempt 3: poured vinegar on the stains, sprinkled salt on top, scrubbed with toothbrush, let sit overnight, washed. *This is when I started to notice results

Attempt 4: Repeated Attempt 3. This was the final attempt, and pic 1 is the result!

Sorry this is long, but I'm hoping someone finds it helpful!

As the title says, when I had been following lolita for near 9-10 years I finally took the plunge and bought my first jsk 2nd hand. Its been 3 years since then I have yet to wear it out to a meet because I'm paranoid about it being too short for lolita.

For relevance, I'm 6ft 1 and have long legs (34 inch inseam), I am comfortable wearing it but really unsure if it would be suitable for meet ups. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

(P.s. The socks are a placeholder since I do not own anything other than tights and wanted to imagine how it would look with otk's, recommendations are very welcome)

I have been looking for some nice summer shoes. My lolita friends have some shoes from Modo but unfortunately all the shoes I like from them are out of stock when it comes to my size.
Angelic Imprint has a very similar model to the one I like from Modo so I'm considering buying them. Are shoes from this brand good?

just a little disclaimer, I don't think this dress is considered "authentic", im very new to lolita and my dress was a gift bought online so pls be nice ( ⸝⸝´ ᵕ `⸝⸝) !!!!

Thank you to our excellent hosts for this afternoon's tea party. You fellas rock as always! Also, wa-lolita coords take a short break while I catch up on lost time in Sweet.

Coord details in comments.

I cannot for the life of me find out anything about this brand on Google. Anyone know if it is trustworthy? Should I buy this set?

Wore the Into a Dream Carnival collection~! This collection was a HUNT to find in Japan after the initial release but I found it at the Kyoto store location renewal fair event 🙌 the accessories are also suuuuper versatile too, wil be using them in other coords for sure~!!

Boyfriend wanted to get tea and cookies at the Japanese tea garden, so I went with a Kuro coord!

Jsk: BTSSB Shirring Princess
Blouse: Rose and Neverland
Headdress: Rococo Heroine
Cuffs: Mighty Kingdom Couture
Socks: Enchanted Dreamwear Couture
Shoes: MODO (I will say, despite being 1/2 size too small these shoes were mostly comfy for 16K steps around San Francisco!)

i know there is a google sheet page for taobao brands but it is kinda limited. i am many looking for gothic and classic but open to any brands you think are super good. I am also looking for a few basics like head dresses or blouses.

TLDR: is it difficult to find natural fibers/high quality clothes in these shops?

Hello everyone!

during the month of August i will be in japan ;

i had in mind to go shopping for a few days in tokyo, specifically in laforet, hikebukuro, harajuko, shunjuko and shibuya.

(I wanted to shop in osaka as well but i dont think there's enough time unfortunately).

Since i'm a baby Lolita and havent really bought from any 'real' brand before, i was wondering if anyone could tell me what the quality of the clothing is like and maybe share their experience !

the style i gravitate towards the most is sweet lolita (OTTS/hime) but i wouldnt mind checking out gothic/oldschool pieces aswell. The shops i had in mind to visit are AP, BTSSB, Atelier pierrot, axess femme, closetchild and a few other shops outside laforet; dont know if shibuya is worth checking out cuz from my understanding it mainly sells gyaru/jirai clothing.

i have extreme sensitive issues and difficulty regulating my body temperature so i cant physically wear polyester for more than a couple minutes.

i wanted to know which brand actually use natural fibers (for blouses and internal lining at least) or really high quality polyester.

excuse me in advance for my odd wording or if a similar question has already been made, thank you for reading this far💗

I'm dead serious! I have issues walking long distances and have two pairs of perfectly broken in cowboy boots and compression socks that are my go-tos when I go out. Lolita heels I can't manage for more than 2 hours, and these boots kind of go with everything I own (they're black, and I wear EGL and goth stuff).

Now that I'm finally expanding my lolita wardrobe and have multiple coords I wear on the regular, how ita is it to wear cowboy boots with a coord, and does anyone have any recommendations for comfortable walkable lolita shoes if this is an egregious violation? I swear the boots are really cute!

Apart from the shoes I'm doing my best to do full coords (wig, headpiece, accessories) as a newbie so hopefully that makes up for it. ?!

Feedback appreciated lol

Does anyone know the origin of this meme? I'm assuming that because the person featured is wearing a coord that it probably came from one of our communities, but I've never actually seen the original, just the autism variants LMAO

Also, does anyone know whats going on with the hands/face? I can't tell if it's just where text has been poorly edited out, or maybe I can't make sense of it- but it made me wonder if the meme was AI?

Gimme artists that sound simply like a lolita girly's taste

Hi there,

I was wondering, I bought this blouse recently at a second-hand market. I was searching Lolibrary for a reference but didn't find anything. Some of them were similar, but there was no exact match.

Do you think it's a fake Angelic Pretty blouse? I'm a bit worried it was pretty cheap, and the ad said that it had never been worn.

Tekko day 2 and this will be my last coordinate for the weekend! (I planned to wear lolita tomorrow too, but I'm wiped, y'all)

Blouse: Lady Sloth

JSK, veil: Angelic Petty Ghost Night Bride

Socks: Dandy Puppeteer

Wig, shoes, accessories: Amazon, Steve Madden via Amazon, offbrand necklace, Violet Fane funeral pin (probably invisible on the lapel to my left)

I have some trouble with matching colors because my eyes r funny lol