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 Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:42 am
boconnotto Exacto Knife boconnotto:
Thank you~
I think know how to take my bust measurements.
And waist, but I'm not to sure.
Other than that, I have no idea.
Waist is the smallest point, usually right at your belly button.
Hips are about seven inches below that [usually the distance between your thumb and pinkie if you do the surfer thing with your hand so that those two fingers are the only ones up].
As for sleeves and lengths, that sometimes depends on the garment or the person making the garments [and in the case of skirts, whether you've got a big booty or not], so ask them how they want it done before you do it. (:
Ohhh okay.
Thank you. <333
I get paid today, I'm going to see if I can find a good custom job, if not I'm gonna save up for a dress, instead of a skirt, and blouse.~
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:16 pm
Exacto Knife annai I know exactly how that felt the first time but then after a few purchases you go, OMG Lolita makes me broke but look at all the cute clothes XD. Lol I felt like this today actually when I saw the BTSSB Pink Marie Antoinette JSK I've wanted but I had to fork over 225 for it. Lol I have some selling to do now to get it sweatdrop
Ooo, do you have a link? o.oI bought it off of someone from: http://community.livejournal.com/egl_comm_sales/ but I specifically got it from this marvelous seller: http://community.livejournal.com/egl_comm_sales/348912.html#cutid1 They always have great stuff there and its easy to sell when you have good items. Lol that's why I"m selling my extra BTSSB White Bunny Bag. The things one must do for Lolita xd
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:25 pm
rice cake face
I have the same expperiance ever single time I visit the site. I did buy a bow though, for about 50 dollars. It's suck adorable fabric! 3nodding
I do sew most of my clothes. Only bad thing is, if we lived in Japan, they seem to be very picky, and like to see name brand lolita outfits. Acording to a friend of mine, They don't usually accept you into full lolita-hood untill you do. crying
Lie.
In Japan it doesn't really matter if you're wearing name-brand or not. If you look good, they'll like you. Besides, most of the time you can barely tell the handmades from the brands, people who are seriously into loli will find a way to make their outfits perfect over there.
I've gone out in Harajuku and Yoyogi park in both handmade and brand name (A complete Moitie outfit, and then a mix of Bodyline/Angelic Pretty) and I got equally great responses from people.
Exacto, you do NOT need brand names to be lolita. stare
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:18 pm
Not really. I went into Lolita knowing that all stores only sell one size, and I'm about 8" taller the average japanese lady, so I pretty much knew I wasn't going to be able to buy any Loli to begin with. I just stick with sewing, which for me is still a pain to buy japanese patterns that are still to short and need altering. But in the end, it is cheaper (you could probably bang out 4-5 outfits in what it would cost to buy one all name-brand), and all of my cloths actually fit. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:32 pm
you really shouldn't try and start off with brand names first. I only own like 5 brand name things and they're all from Mary Magdalene and I've been a loli for about 2 years><
As long as the clothes look really good on you, it doesn't matter where you buy it. Just make sure it's not cheap fabric, some lolis are snobs about that xp
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:45 pm
Blaz you really shouldn't try and start off with brand names first. I only own like 5 brand name things and they're all from Mary Magdalene and I've been a loli for about 2 years>< As long as the clothes look really good on you, it doesn't matter where you buy it. Just make sure it's not cheap fabric, some lolis are snobs about that xp Lol I've seen people like this and I once thought the same thing and then when I tried seeing what the big fuss was about I understood. As a seamstress using inferior quality fabric makes your dress seem well inferior. The fabric tends to be harder to sew, the thread frays easily, is most of the time see through, and makes all the hard work you put into seem like nothing. As a seamstress I don't suggest buying fabric which costs like $10 a yard but do choose fabric that won't make all the hard work you put into go to waste because the fabric was cheap and bad looking sad .
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:17 pm
The prices of some brand name dresses just makes me feel like I'll never actually get something.
And I can't sew.
Pwn@Me
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:21 am
Luxaky The prices of some brand name dresses just makes me feel like I'll never actually get something.
And I can't sew.
Pwn@Me
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The thing is most people always hear about the expensive outfits people buy but never the good cheaper ones. I saw decora.doll once display a beautiful IW JSK she got for 58 on Yahoo!Japan and I recently bought a Meta Floral print OP for 85. Brand is attainable to cheap if you look around.
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:21 pm
annai Luxaky The prices of some brand name dresses just makes me feel like I'll never actually get something.
And I can't sew.
Pwn@Me
neutral
The thing is most people always hear about the expensive outfits people buy but never the good cheaper ones. I saw decora.doll once display a beautiful IW JSK she got for 58 on Yahoo!Japan and I recently bought a Meta Floral print OP for 85. Brand is attainable to cheap if you look around. I was thinking about checking out Yahoo Japan, but sadly my mother wouldn't let me use a site in a different language.
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:04 pm
Generally, shopping services will buy things off of Japanese auction sites for you. It might be worth it to look into it.
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:14 pm
Luxaky annai Luxaky The prices of some brand name dresses just makes me feel like I'll never actually get something.
And I can't sew.
Pwn@Me
neutral
The thing is most people always hear about the expensive outfits people buy but never the good cheaper ones. I saw decora.doll once display a beautiful IW JSK she got for 58 on Yahoo!Japan and I recently bought a Meta Floral print OP for 85. Brand is attainable to cheap if you look around. I was thinking about checking out Yahoo Japan, but sadly my mother wouldn't let me use a site in a different language.
You should try to look on MBok, as well. :3
-...quand le soleil sera couché dans ton âme froide.-
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:48 pm
I know how you feel. I'm 14 and I utterly love lolita but I don't have a lot of lolita clothing. I improvise by sewing some of my clothes but it takes a long long time. As soon as I'm old enough to get a job next year, I'm going to get my own eBay account and use my pay to buy stuff off there.
Ah, it'll be heaven. ^_^
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