Oct. 1st, 2003
waist cinchers
Oct. 1st, 2003 09:22 amMore shopping help needed- I'm looking for two things, and I can't seem to find what I want on Ebay!
A waist cincher... the type you wear underneath your clothes. The dress I'm wearing on Halloween has around a 26" waist. It fits me fine, but is a little snug at the narrowest waist point. It's from the 1950s, so I don't want to put too much strain on the fabric of the dress itself. I want a waist cincher that's pretty cheap, but that goes down to 24-25", and everything I see seems much larger. Any ideas?
Also.. I saw cobwebby tights mentioned on here recently. Where would one acquire such a thing? And- in your opinion do they look cute, or 80s skanky?
A waist cincher... the type you wear underneath your clothes. The dress I'm wearing on Halloween has around a 26" waist. It fits me fine, but is a little snug at the narrowest waist point. It's from the 1950s, so I don't want to put too much strain on the fabric of the dress itself. I want a waist cincher that's pretty cheap, but that goes down to 24-25", and everything I see seems much larger. Any ideas?
Also.. I saw cobwebby tights mentioned on here recently. Where would one acquire such a thing? And- in your opinion do they look cute, or 80s skanky?
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Oct. 1st, 2003 02:15 pmHello, I've been lurking here for some time but now I have a quick queston that I thought maybe some of you could help me with. Yesterday my copy of homemade gothic and lolita came in the mail, and its wonderful. However, I can't understand the sizing chart on page 42... If anyone can help I'd love them forever?
Back from Tokyo
Oct. 1st, 2003 06:01 pmI've just returned from my Tokyo trip and I scored lots of great lolita goods. There were no sales going on during my shopping excursions but I managed to find a lolita "resale" boutique with some beautiful mint-condition dresses and skirts. Once I get a decent host, I'll post pictures of my finds. I also found resale dresses from Marble/Visible, BtSSB, Metamorphose, et cetera in strange places like Mandarake!
On an interesting note, someone once said that Japanese lolitas are guilty of enjo kosai because there was no other explanation as to how they could afford such expensive goods. Most Japanese girls that typically perform such acts are in it for "brando" (read: designer goods like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci) items, thus falling into the "gals" category rather than the lolitas. While I was there, I noticed that four out of five of the lolita customers were young teenage girls shopping with their mothers; that is how most of them pay for those ridiculously priced $40+ headpieces and $250+ dresses. :)
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On an interesting note, someone once said that Japanese lolitas are guilty of enjo kosai because there was no other explanation as to how they could afford such expensive goods. Most Japanese girls that typically perform such acts are in it for "brando" (read: designer goods like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci) items, thus falling into the "gals" category rather than the lolitas. While I was there, I noticed that four out of five of the lolita customers were young teenage girls shopping with their mothers; that is how most of them pay for those ridiculously priced $40+ headpieces and $250+ dresses. :)
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