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>>9004617
OP here,

One thing I've noticed after going to Comiket is that American conventions seem to be unique in that after we cosplay, we go to room parties or raves and we get hammered. I know this also happens in the UK but does this happen in your country as well?

If it doesn't why not?

>>9004619
Nice idea for a thread, OP. Germanfag here. I noticed american cons usually take place in big hotels, is that right? (I always wonder why there's carpet in american con photos, but if the con is at a hotel...) German/european cons usually take place in fair halls or other suitably big enough event halls, but not hotels.
There are also usually no rules about constantly having to have your con badge visibly on you.

Room parties are common too. People usually either go to a nice restaurant with their friends after a con day, stay at the con really late or have room parties. Me and my friends don't really get hammered since we don't want to be hungover the next con day. But alcohol? Sure why not. However, we sometimes start... earlier in the day. This sounds like we're total alcoholics (we're not), but if it's a nice summer con and you can have a picnic outside in the sun with your friends at/near the con area and have a nice cold beer while watching other cosplayers.. that's great. (And another plus of not having a con at a hotel.)

Raves aren't really a thing here.The only similar event that comes to mind is the Connichi party which has been a thing for like 3-4 years. (The con rents a whole club for a night for con guests with j-rock/pop, k-rock/pop and anime music.)

Cosplay proms are much more common here. Do you have those in america?

>>9004619
Sweden reporting in I guess?

Swedish con culture is really... Specific. Swedish cons were for a long time pretty dependent on cultural grant money, and in the requirements for this it was often stated that the con be a safe area for youth. As in, no alcohol or drugs. So alcohol and bars and whatnot just... Isn't really part of Swedish con culture at large? Of course, people still go out drinking and they'll still host private parties, but it doesn't occur at-con and it's not part of con culture.

Not to mention that cons are never held at hotels. We also have the very specific thing of sleeping halls being a thing. As in, you pay 10-15€ and get a spot in a nearby school building to sleep in. That doesn't really allow for room parties. It's very good if you're a teenager or a student with limited budget, makes for less room-stuffing and means less competition for local hotel rooms.

>>9007068
Cons here will usually take place in school buildings. I guess the approach is much less expo, so it works.

Also, all swedish cons use fabric wristbands; badges are reserved for staff and guests.

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I'm here to dump stuff!
inb4 someone says something isn't fairy kei!!

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>>8988235

this idea is lovely! i often get these little moments myself and i feel so silly and frivolous, but lolita is for me a form of escapism. nothing wrong ith making your day a bit brighter by looking down and see my favorite print on my dress or intricate lace on my sleeves.

for me lolita moments of the day are the ones that are personal, only little moments i notice, like

>waking up from the sunshine instead of my alarm clock ( i feel like a disney princess, lol)
>putting my hair up in a scarf, putting on a nice apron and cleaning my home
>arranging my dresses, accessories and other lolita things from my wardrobe
>painting my nails slowly and carefully in my favorite colour
>treating myself to a new cute make up product and using it for the first time

This is such a cute idea! OK, here are a few of my recent moments.
>getting new pieces and being to see all the details for the first time
>arranging my porcelain and Ever After High dolls in cute poses
>reorganizing my shelves of cute stuff
>putting on a pearl necklace and feeling more ladylike
>baking cookies, no matter how gross they turn out to be (because I was an idiot and used rolled oats instead of instant ones)
>dressing up and getting told stories by old ladies about how they used to dress like me

>Watching The Great War and making it to the halfway point
>Reading Hornblower, marveling at attention to detail and correctness and adorable manly friendships
>Picking up the Master and Commander film and find it just as amazing as Hornblower

Hallo I ama millitary lolita and I like history

REG OPENS AT 8AM EVERYDAY

- Pickup from Clockwork Alchemy is much faster but you have their badge
- Someone on facebook said you can do on-site reg and pick up pre-reg at the same time (on-site for Friday is incredibly fast, may not be true for Saturday)
- Temps in the 80s-90s
- Da-ICE concert at 7pm today, doors at 615
- They were walking around the dealer's hall
- Someone recruited people for a BDSM party in the last thread
- /cgl/ meetup had a bunch of people

Keeping it short. Have to wake up early.

Two things:
- What was the deal with the underage drinking?
- What time should I head over to the con tomorrow (already have my badge)

The cops busted parties. Fairmont is kill for that. This con is taking a hard stance on parties after what happened last night. Con confirmed for baby state.

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>>9026052
I'll be there for sure. Hopefully I can go to the normal 10pm /cgl/ meet up, then migrate to the midnight meeting.

Gonna have a GOOD time.

Also, anyone doing anything fun tonight/ tomorrow at the Fairview hotel? My roomies are going to sleep, but I'm still wide awake and looking for something to do. Anything going down?

What about straight dudes? I just want to chill and smoke

I've got a shoot at 9 but hopefully I can finish up early and come to the meetup. Getting real fed up with my con group already.

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>>9024007
This is something that is not new.
Fuck its rain and cold.

Then again, fuck the south for its endless amount of weebs.

The midlands are just in no land's land.

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>>9024007
I wouldn't wanna be in n.ireland right now though ngl.
Bombscares? In my meetup? Do Angelic Pretty even do balaclavas? Fuck the UK, let's move to Spain or something where it's warm.

>>9024747
putos inmigrantes robando nuestros trabajos

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>>9023457

So far, in my experience newer angelic pretty had the best quality in terms of fabric and construction. Their blouses offer more removable bows.
Innocent World is nice, but it sometimes doesn't come with lining, and some bows are not made, but simple ribbons that you have to bite yourself every time.
Metamorphose has good quality, the skirts are more comfy, the shirring is very good, but the fabric is rough. Skirts don't come with extra bows. Perhaps more sturdy than AP.
I tried some of their blouses and I find them awkward to wear and not comfy

Baby is cute, but my old dresses are not even lined, and I've read that the quality of modern dresses is not so good. I have one old red dress that bleeds out dye.

I have tried to buy Random ebay bows, but I am never as satisfied as with AP bows.

In general I am more satisfied with my AP pieces and meta skirts

One of my Meta dresses is made out of a really weird material. It feels sturdy but also weirdly stretchy? The construction itself is good but the material choice is weird. It feels a bit like a crossover between cotton and jersey knit.

I only buy taobao blouses and by far my favorites been my Dear Celine one. Its really soft and the lace is fantastic. The buttons were actual metal instead of plastic

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>>9019254
This is extremely stupid. Any scalper would just make 10+ emails ahead of time, but lots of congoers won't necessarily know about this new requirement.

Forgot link: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Tickets/NYCC-Ticket-Process-and-Show-News/#NYCC
>>9019254
I think it's an okay measure, at least it'll thin out the competition for buying my ticket. I'd rather have 400,000 people logged on to fight for tickets then 500,000

>>9019258
Also it is still a purchased ticket.

There are sins worse than these

using hotglue for fabric
sewing is not that hard c'mon

>>9012671
pretty much this.

>>9011274
Separate your hobbies and your work like a normal adult. Stop being a spergy baby.

>>9011274
Work at the Baby/AP stores in NYC/San Fran. All I can think of to go "full lolita".

If you work in a small office and everyone is chill you can probably wear some toned down lolita outfits, but why would you want to wear any more than that anyway? No one has time for 2 petticoats, uncomfortable shoes and 10 accessories while sitting at a computer trying to get shit done or meeting with clients or something.

If you work somewhere more corporate with a stricter dress code youre out of luck though.

>>9011274
I'm actually surprised I've never come across some sort of kawaii office kei before.
What would such a fashion include? Would it be similar to nanchette or larme?

>>8995312
>meats

god damn it I meant to say 'meets'

Still wondering what would be a good material for an inflatable Onion San costum.

>>8995312
I went to the beef mince a couple months ago, though I'm regretting not having gone to the boerewors instead.
At least the upcoming pork steak looks good.

>>8995407
Perhaps some kind of latex? You'd need a material that the air wont pass through if its going to be inflatable.

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An optical camouflage dress for this particular manifestation of Sharon Apple. (See gif)

The technology is already here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPVQal851U

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Partly because the props would be hard, but mostly because I'm 6'0 and made the mistake of getting swole before realizing I wanted to dress up like a girl.

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because I'm dumb and I just don't know what the fuck I'm doing even if I have the body and skin tone for it.