Archived threads in /cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL - 47. page

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The "runway"

>>9495564
what is this, like Cakes & Couture the second coming?

>>9495569
Wow..

>>9493511
ive been going to anime expo off and on since 2003.
to me, the only main difference is the amount of people. definitely less crowded. the exhibit hall was a bit smaller too and less "flashy".
Also, the people there were a whole lot less cringy and autistic.

I went to san diego comic con back in 2008. Between then and now is a huge fucking difference.
It was a last minute trip and ended up buying a 4 day pass with preview night like a month before the con.
nowadays, passes sell out within seconds.

Also, I remember casually going into panels in hall H. nowadays, people line up a day in advance just to try to get into hall h.

Im curious for more stories about conventions in the past but since /cgl/'s demographic is pretty young, Im sure most were too young to go to cons in the late 90s to early 00s.

2001 veteran here.

Skimpy costumes have always been a thing. Pretty girls in skimpy costumes have always been a thing. But patreon and facebook likes were not. It was just cool to have your cosplay site linked on other better and more experienced cosplayers websites with those cute little 88x31 buttons.

Conventions became popular because it's far more accessible today than it was back then. Any normie in the late 90's and early 00's knew what Sailor Moon or Pokemon was to a degree. But might've not known about Tenchi Muyo or Ranma 1/2. You had to be pretty hardcore into this stuff and often times cons were your only way of getting access to new anime series if you had dial up or no friends who could trade cds (or sixth generation japanese copied vhs or beta tapes).

Nobody knew what they were doing when it came to cosplay. There were no real tutorials, no real guides. The best costumes would be considered mediocre these days. Nobody did fancy photoshoots. Everyone had hall shots... oh and they were usually on disposable cameras. You were lucky if you had a friend with a 1 megapixel camera that would give you a 640x480 picture at best (My first digital camera did 320x240).

It was close and tight-knit. Elitisim was still at thing but it's not nearly what it is today. Nobody cared about "pulling off" a character. You just cosplayed a character or series you loved and met other fans and made lasting friendships where contact was over email or like, ICQ or something until the next year because you were lucky if you had one con in your state a year.

>>9493511
The intimacy is lost a lot of time in bigger conventions nowadays.

My fondest memories of earlier AX's (started going in 99) was being able to talk to people with similar interests, and see them all throughout the day, since the convention was smaller. You'd meet up again, make plans, talk to other weirdos. Costume meetups were more impromptu, and it felt like there were more people actually cosplaying because attendance was lower. You knew the people showing up were hardcore nerds like yourself.

There was still the usual cringe and odd fuckers, but the nice thing is your interaction with them ended when the convention did. And for the people you liked, you were lucky to exchange emails or home phone numbers.

The community aspect was more socialable, more inviting, and I dare say more pure in it's intent. I actually looked forward to going to conventions to meet back up with "con friends" who I only saw once a year.

It's why I gave up on AX after 2008. It's turned into this beast of a convention that doesn't resemble itself from my youth in the slightest. Comic Con was always fuckhuge, but at least I originally was able to walk up at con for a badge and didn't need to pre-register.

I stick to smaller conventions now whenever I can. It's still not the same due to how the community is, but it's still better for social interaction.

>>9488676
No offense, I really appreciate the effort, but we don't need another lolita site

>>9488679
Agreed, we're a small niche group, we really don't need another website. If anything we need people to help work on the existing websites so they work.

I'd kill for something like this. My biggest suggestion is that you actually follow through instead of so many who've come before you with false promises.

>>9488679
How? The LJ sales comm is pretty much dead, the Facebook one is awful, and Lace Market doesn't let you post for things you're looking for, only sales. Yeah, there's the /cgl/ BST threads, but not a lot of people use those. As for social sites, all we really have is Tumblr and Facebook, both of which are terrible. I love OP's idea of an all inclusive website that has everything the community needs in one. It would be awesome if executed properly.

>SpreeNow shipping rates

They always charged me 15cny for my items....
wtf

>>9478778
Yep, that was just a mistake in the spreadsheet on my part: anon at the end of the last thread just told me it's always been 15cny flat though. Fixed now!

>>9478764
it's been over a year since i've used spreenow, but they have always marked down my packages when i asked them to. have they changed their policy?

Nier, Zero suit samus, sexy Velma, raven, Lucoa, Misty, tharja, dva, Harley, and Ahri

>>9468911
Attack on Titan

Every con since it aired

Wendy. Why people started that bullshit meme trend is beyond me. Sadly its cosplay hype had barely begun.

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>>9455276
My sister called gyaru "hooker fashion" so I just don't wear it around her anymore. I wear mostly rokku

>>9455282
Well, she's not all that wrong I suppose. I just go 'yep, I am trashy as all fuck' and accept it. Are your other family members negative, or do they not really care what you wear?

My mom loves it as she's always been into alternative fashion, especially rock stuff. My dad doesn't get it at all but he figures it's just another weird hobby of mine like cosplay.

>>9455287
Oh I don't even wear it around my parents. I mean I sometimes slip in brand pieces in normie outfits but my mom thinks everything is trashy, even things like simple nail art, so I don't even bother wearing it around her

>>9452135

Hypecon is a few weeks away. It's a free con in Hyvinkää. Anyone coming?

Most probably only going to desucon with only one cosplay in the making, Elma from Miss Kobayashi's maid dragon. Currently waiting for shoes and socks to come and I need to make the tail and the scarf. Horn is midway done, the "kimono" is finished. Oh and wig needs stylin'

>>9452516
>Elma from Miss Kobayashi's maid dragon
oh shit Im making that too

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>>9447509
this is Rock style

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>>9447510
a Sporty Rock look

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>>9447513
a British-themed rock look

How do you subdue the boobage with a binder or sports bra yet not get a boob loaf? I'm a medium C, nothing huge but my sports bra gives me mini-loaf even though it flattens me decently.

>>9500214
is your sports bra/binder too small? my boobs are probably bigger than yours and I don't have this problem at all, especially not with a binder

>>9500220
It flattens me a lot but there's no separation so my bust looks like a small loaf shape across. Maybe bras with internal separation? I've seen those.

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He recently posted this on his twitter

Yea, the dude was barking and having a temper tantrum at the con security because he didn't have his badge.

All guest should know to travel with their escorts, or at the very worst have their badge that is issued to them at the start of the con.

Dude was a rude asshole for no reason, and escalated the situation by being a child.

Due to dealing with stuff I didn't get to do any costumes this year for the first time in over a decade and honestly I think I enjoyed my con a lot more. I wasn't constantly uncomfortable and I went to way more panels than I've ever been to before.
The rokugo performance was pretty fun, Decade's rider panel was one of my faves (grats on the costume win), and the pro wrestling panel last night was hilarious

>>9495485
Can we do Lolita pannels in general? No Lolita specific events are anywhere remotely close to me and I can never go.
I am also sick of seeing Lolita 101 panels at every con ever. I've done a Lolita family feud panel before and that was met with some success but I'm not sure what would catch the interest of new and old Lolitas alike.

>>9495485
Whatever happened to that replica rescue girl? I would love to see more panels like that aimed at absolute beginners who have no idea where to start

>>9495510
Yes, that's fine! I only specified lolita-specific events because I didn't want comments like "well that panel wouldn't work at an anime convention"

>>9495511
That sounds really cool! Could you describe the concept a bit more? Is it literally just making replicas wearable, or is it different?

>>9494892
>making a new thread before the old thread autosaged
>not linking the old thread

why even bother

>>9494907
Anon, the old one was over 300, that's autosage.

>>9494892
Tell her she can keep sucking the dick of someone who doesn't give two shits about her, or she can have you as a friend.

be very clear with how much you're over this, she'll at least stop bringing it up with you. also try to look for new friends.

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>>9493972

>>9493972
this is a great photo

>>9493981
My heart. Who?

I know people sometimes hate on her for her fake mannerism, but that doesn't seem to be uncommon with lolita in Japan. In this video you can see Baby's staff acting that way too. I think it's comparable to acting differently when you're wearing a fancy work uniform versus sweatpants, I've heard them mention that in videos about wearing kimono too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8w-KQ6X5qI

>>9487226
She actually looks better in all of these photos than in her usual closed-mouth smile shown in 1 and 4.