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No. 17962

And it be acceptable like??
Do all these girls just buy this stuff and wear it for instagram/youtube/yumblr? Do any of you wear the dolly kawaii styles or see other people IRL who do?

I'm seriously curious.

(pic from http://bobon21.taobao.com/)

No. 17963

>>17962

In japan, yes, they wear this type of shit on a daily basis… specially for the street fashion photographers…

Anywhere else? Yes, they wear this shit in public but they are usually accompanied by GREEN HAIR AND TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS so their clothes are the least thing grabbing peoples' attention and they're considered "freaks", "suicide girls", or "alternative lifestyle" ….

No. 17966

Pretty normal in Japan

But I'd never feel comfortable wearing this elsewhere

No. 17969

……whats so crazy about this? Looks like a normal cute dress.

No. 17970

>>17969
This. It's just a dress. I wouldn't have a problem wearing it. You just have to pair it with the right things to get a good look.

No. 17972

>>17969
no it's definitely cute but the question i think is more like does this kind of style look nice when it's not in a styled photo or whatever

No. 17973

and is this acceptable in your 20s??

No. 17975

>>17973
Nobody cares as long as you don't look sloppy.


Also, not to be rude, but you should try clicking the post number you're responding to next time.

No. 17977

I don't see the problem with any of these dresses, unless you're like 300 pounds or something.

No. 17982

>>17962
eehh imo it depends on where you live
the town im from if youre not wearing jeans, sneakers and a t shirt youre dressed up
but in most places this stuff is fine

No. 17986

Where I live I was taunted and called Amish because I had my hair braided and was wearing a dress. I also was told I was ugly and cut myself because of a red plaid dress with a black blouse. But then I go downtown and everyone comments how nice my outfit is. It's weird.

If it's highschool kids fuck them. Most of them can't dress in anything decent and everyone looks the same all year long.

I think this type of thing is fine really. Most people out of highschool age won't care that you aren't in jeans and tshirt.

No. 17988

>>17973
uh yes? that's the time where you have money can do whatever the fuck you want and you can wear whatever the fuck you want before you get old and crusty.

No. 17990

>>17988
>your 20s
>you have money
oh, how i wish…

No. 18001

I wear stuff like that irl all the time and since the college in my area has tons of exchange students from east Asia, I've seen some girls dress like this irl. But it would be weird anywhere outside of my area. My city is like the other anon's town, if you're not wearing jeans, sneakers, and a t-shirt, you're dressed up.
I have gotten a lot of stares/bitchfaces when I go out, and while it is uncomfortable, I'd much rather have that than be stuck wearing clothes I hate. And honestly, the people who do stare/bitchface at you for dressing differently, literally have no fashion sense so you really shouldn't worry about what they think.

No. 18024

Yeah this is wearable. If you know how to dress yourself you can pull off almost anything.

No. 18025

>>17962
it's cute and feminine and that's definitely different if you live in america since everyone is sporting a jeans and a t shirt all the time. most guys will love it but girls will either give you bitter looks or compliment you on it. depends on your area and everyone is different.

if i wore this where i live, i can see getting a mixture of compliments, good and bad stares, and mean looks from bitches. i live in hick county and no one here dresses even remotely well so i wouldn't give a shit what they think anyway. you do you anon.

No. 18027

This dress would be fine where I live. Then again, I live in a super liberal uppity area where wild tumblrina sightings are extremely common and they dress absolutely retardedly so you would look quite normal in comparison.

If you like it then you should wear it. Chances are you'll have people asking where you got it and complimenting you.

No. 18030

I'd wear it, if I lived in Tokyo where the all wore cute shit then hell yeah. But not here in the UK, I mean I wear dresses but not ones like that. Ones with collars and stuff are available here but they're not as cute? More boring with flowers or the odd polka print which every fucker else wears.

In England people were:

- leggings as pants
- vans/converse/ballet shoe pumps
- black
- topshop
- primark
- jeans with topshop shoes and kim k coat

tbh girls in their 20s all look the same here and its boring as fuck

all everyone wants to do is dress up, shag and get pissed looking like kim and chloe

No. 18057

>>18025
I feel you on hick country. I always get hicks asking me why I am "dressed up"

No. 18058

>>18057
County*

No. 18061

if you are attractive, yeah you could pull some of those off where i live. like we have a lot of HK exchange students in toronto so they pretty much blend in and look like the girls in those photos.

but if youre a fat tumblrina


No. 18724

>>17962
I wear this kind of stuff if I go into the city but when I'm in my hometown I tone it down because you stand out too much there if you wear something other than topshop or primark clothes.

No. 18765

>>17962
Yes I bought one of those dresses and whenever I wear it people compliment me all the time.

No. 18772

If you live in a small town, no. You'll get stared at. If you live in a city, then yes. This is what you should really be considering. Some of the outfits are a bit outlandish, but they can be toned down. I always want to puke when I see a girl in a liz lisa dress wearing lacy socks with it or something. Most of those dresses would be acceptable on their own if it weren't for you adding silly shit. Just wear plain shoes with it.

No. 18773

>>18772
What's wrong with getting stared at? Personally, I'm super shy and incapable of starting a conversation, so I'm appreciative of how my appearance compels others to "make the first move" (using that as a general social term, not just in reference to romance).

No. 18776

>>18773

it seems every kawaii uguu doll has social anxiety or something wrong with them these days tho *sigh

No. 18813

>>18776
and they fund their kawaii closet by collecting disability checks cuz working if you're shy is sooo impossibru desu desu.

No. 18861

>>18773
It's attention whore behavior and obnoxious as fuck imho.

No. 18872

>>18861
Wearing cute clothes is being an attention whore?

No. 18976

>>18861
"Basic self expression"! Now known as "attention whoring"!

No. 18992

I see no problem dressing like this but it is true about the whole small town big city thing. I wear cat ears and bear ears quite often and I'm 21. On the odd occasion someone will find it weird but most of the time people really like them. I'm very short and "cute" I guess so people don't find it so weird. I think the dresses would look weird on people like PT and shit.

No. 18996

I dress like that when I'm not lazy and I live in a fucking third world country and go to a small school full of white people. People complain my skirts are too short sometimes, but I usually wear shorts, tights or leggings underneath so IDGAF.
I don't really think much about it, except when my anxiety is particularly bad that day or something. I just wear whatever I think looks good. Some people think I dress weird but I don't really care because they're usually the type who think Zara, American Apparel and Forever 21 are the epitome of style.
Minimalistic normie fashion is boring as shit IMO, and very lazy. Button-up shirts w/ white pants, patterned crop tops w/ mini-skirts of the same pattern (or high-waisted shorts or pants), floral dresses and the same rehashed, watered down version of grunge can only be cool/cute for so long and then it's just fucking banal. And what I'm talking about is supposed to be an example of being well dressed, so you can imagine how low the bar is for normalfags.

No. 18997

>>18992
You're an adult wearing animal ears in public. I feel obliged to tell you that people don't think its cute or quirky, they think you're a creep.

No. 19002

>>18997
Honestly I don't thing anyone cares or would know her age since she said she's cute and short. I'm more disgusted by fat greasy weaboos wearing shit like that.

No. 19012

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>>19002
Cute samefagging, awww. Too bad no sane person would actually defend your actions. Newsflash: You are one of the greasy weeaboos you are talking shit about. You will never be a kawaii anime living doll, grow up.

No. 19013

>>18992
This. When I read that, I felt a little uncomfortable considering the age. It doesn't matter how young or little you look, you really shouldn't be wearing that in public. That's weeaboo-tier. I know for a fact it doesn't look good either. Animal ears always look like you just hopped out of hot topic or an anime convention.

No. 19016

>>19013

I like wearing them though. I'm asian as well. I literally have never had problems with them. My name is Kat so people tend to remember me better. The ears I wear though arent the super asian ones, they're like the metal bands and such. They don't stand out too much. I also don't care for anime or whatever, really isn't my thing so I don't think weeaboo really works with me.

No. 19018

>>19016
>I like wearing them though.

and so does pt

No. 19019

>>19018

and so..?

No. 19064

>>19019
Qurl, are you trolling or just incredibly obliviously stupid? Whatever, you're a lost cause anyway, have fun with your nekomimi, maybe you'll be able to snag some rich nerd husband before you're 30 and you won't be so cute and petite anymore.

No. 19084

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Ariana Grande wears them, she's a cute, quirky fashionista
Farmer wears them, she's a greasy weeaboo.
Hmmm.jpg

No. 19088

>>19084
Celebs always get away with wearing weird shit

No. 19090

>>19084
does anybody except for 12 year old girls really think she's a 'cute quirky fashionista' instead of just a drama queen brat?

No. 19091

>>19084
>implying lolcow and people interested in american pop stars are the same
>implying anyone in the real world knows what a weeaboo is
>comparing a celeb to an average girl
Apex kek. Lady Gaga can wear whatever the fuck she wants but that doesn't mean some average joe on the street can pull it off and have society think it's normal. She's famous of course she's going to get a free pass on anything. Shit comparison. Not really sure where you were going with that terribad post.

No. 19092

>>19091
By "it" I mean avant garde fashion and other shit Lady gaga wears.

No. 19102

>>19012
Dude are you stupid. I am not the girl that wears the ears…….stop yelling samefag like a retard when you dont even know…….

No. 19103

>>19084
She may be a dumb bitch but she still looks super cute. Saying " only celebs can get away with this" is stupid af. The truth is some people can pull it off some can't. Lolcow is full of fat normalfag uggos that talk shit for fun why would anyone take fashion advice here? All their "opinions are based off of whether or not they themselves can pull shit off and they don't like anyone that's pretty or confident because they aren't….. Lol. Anon just do whatever you want I know anons here like to beleive that anyone that knows they're cute and says it is a lying fatty because that's comforting them but I believe you. TLDR; BE A CUTE NEKO IF YOU WANT TO and while you're young. Life's too short to not look how you want because of some dumb chicks on /b/.

No. 19104

>>19091
>and have society think its normal
Who gives a fuck? No one is ever looked at as cool for trying to look like everyone else. Should we all be robot clones afraid to be different of crazy? That'd be a boring ass world. I see the same basic bitches wearing riding boots and scarves everyday and fade into obscurity and smelly perfume. When I see someone different that's who I notice and wanna be friends with. Lolcow confirmed for basic, scared, boring cunts.

No. 19107

>>19104
You misread my post. I was just saying it's a shitty comparison. You can dress like a goth/fairy kei/lolita/rainbow-princess-unicorn or what have you. Idc. But for you to twist my post into something else, you must be really insecure about your alternative clothing. There's no reason to get so upset. Calm down, sweetie.

No. 19108

>>19103
>>19104
angry weebs detected. the projection is real in these. you got issues mang

lol @ the shitty cliche
>b urself xDDDD
one liners

No. 19110

>>19108
I kind of agree with them to extent. I think it's important to make what you wear work though. Like the cat ears, if you're going to wear them, make sure it works with the outfit. Those pearl and lace ones would be cute with a cocktail dress as a fun outfit. It's really all about making the outfit come together and work.

No. 19111

>>19108
How is it projection? I don't wear cat ears or anything. Just because I'm defending the girl you're all going to get butthurt about it because "people can't think different from me I'm always riiiight!!!!" Mentality here.

No. 19112

>>19108
Fat uggo normalfag detected.

No. 19113

>>19107
Eh, I'm not insecure about it its just the opposite actually. Just giving my opinion. And I wasn't just talking about your comment it was about other stuff itt too. So anything that you felt didn't have anything to do with you comment you can disregard as not having anything to do with you.

No. 19114


No. 19116

>>19110
Exactly what I was trying to say. Some thing DO look fucking terrible depending on the styling and the person but I encourage "different" style choices. That's how interesting trends or anything happens. One person does whatever they whant and others follow which is when you move on to the next thing tbh. Nothing is admirable about being afraid and trying to blend in as hard as you can.

No. 19117

>>19114
Sooooo surprising right. Lol.

No. 19119

ITT salty anime lovers

No. 19121

>>19116
Yeah, experimenting with different styles to see what works and what doesn't for you is a good thing.

I try to keep in mind the phrase, "Not everything is for everybody." when trying a new look. If it doesn't work out for me, I'm fine with it. I just continue to find something that does work.

No. 19129

>>19110
The plain cat ear headbands can be cute and fashionable, it depends on where you are wearing them too. Like a party, hanging out with friends etc would be just fine. Im pretty sure no one would wear them to the grocery store or some shit.

No. 19155

>>19119
Pretty sure alt styles have nothing to do with anime.
Also
>complaining about anime/weebs in a thread about kawaii dolly style dresses
???

No. 19159

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I just wear them when I feel like it. I would never wear the weird clip in ones that are huge and furry. Those look retarded imo. Like I said I just wear the plain ones.

No. 19165

>still going on about cat ears
no one cares guys. the conversation ended like 8 hours ago.

>>19155
uh way to self contradict yourself

No. 19167

>>19165
>self-contradict yourself

No. 19178

Im curious about other styles. Like the 3edgy5me shit. Can you actually go out in public wearing a sweater that says FUCK in bold letters. I honestly don't think thats appropriate ever. People buy these things but I only really see it on tumblr.

No. 19211

hey, OP here.
the cat ears thing went mainstream like 2 years ago there's literally a massive poster at the kohl's near me with some teenage model chick in them. they're also on modcloth. so i think we can stop with the greasey weeaboo argument shit.

thank you (non dramatic insane fucks) for your responses

i'm 21 and petite but i still don't feel like i'm age appropriate for this stuff. hence why i asked.

No. 19212

ALSO wondering what the cut off age for this would be like.

i could never afford "kawaii" fashion until now and i'm wondering if it's a waste to invest in.

No. 19216

>>19212
Honestly? If you really want to wear it and you feel you would be comfortable wearing it, there's not a cut off imo. People will complain about constraints – age, weight, or otherwise – for any sort of alternative fashion. That's just part of it, and you should really just ignore it.

But I tried to get into it while I was into my 20s and it just didn't feel right. I thought it would, but it just didn't. I wouldn't go out and buy a bunch of stuff without knowing if you like it. I would buy one thing, something low key and see how you feel in it, then take it from there.

No. 19217

>>19211
Wear whatever the fuk makes you happy.
Wanna know why? Because so far, we don't know what to expect after death, or whether we'll remember now or not.
Therefore, you wear that shit, except if it's too small lmao. Like PT small.
You wanna wear lolita when you're 60? Knock us the fuck out
Same with gyaru
Same with wanting to look like a badass Laura Croft huntress forest girl when you're 55.
Same with insert name of cute ass fashion here
Don't worry anon, I still cry when it's my birthday, but that's because I have doubts tht our whole perception of life is fake, and get scared. But I take that shit sstep by step, and I'm starting with little things like fashion.
If salty ass bitches on idk…/cgl/ wants to laugh? Let them.
(If they giving you good crit, then listen and consider, don't get all butthurt. Remember, not everything fits everyone, but in the end, you're wearing it).

WEAR IT TO YOUR GRAVE. If you want to.

And now that I'm rereading this, it's about time I should go to bed. I'm spouting shit out of my head. Take me grain of salt doubtful anon. ♥

>>19212
As for this question, Japan considers up 25 to be "old" though that's changing and the housewife age is moving up to 30 or maybe even higher.

No. 19269

>>19167
lol shut up i was drunk ok

No. 19399

>>17962
>>18030
You know, during all my time in Japan 2014, I've only seen a handful of girls wearing this shit and only in certain areas like Harajuku. I don't know why everyone thinks it's generally accepted over there unless you only follow Japanese street fashion blogs that don't really portray the majority. Most of them looked more like the girls in this video. None of this overdressed dolly cutesy stuff.

No. 19400

>>19399
I know what that anon said and I know that there are definitely a lot of younger people who think that all of Japan dresses that way, but I think these are the same people who go to Japan expecting it to be like anime. I also think these are people who have never lived in/spent some time in a major city and are unaware that basically all major cities have large clumps of alt fashion and subcultures just by virtue of having a lot of people.

But, I think most people who are older or have some life experience know that all people in Japan don't dress that way. We all have these two major conflicting ideas of Tokyo – "fashion" Tokyo, and "business" Tokyo, and we know that more people fall into the latter. There's also the fact that almost everyone even on anon feels like you're too old to dress kawaii after you hit your 20s – because they are totally aware that MOST people think it's weird and not the norm. Most of the people who are serious about going to Japan have done their research and interacted with actual Japanese people and know what to expect.

But there's a reason Harajuku and other places in Tokyo are always referenced when talking about this stuff – it's kind of the hub of this style. If you wear lolita and want to be around places to buy lolita clothes or be around other lolitas, you're going to have more luck in Tokyo than anywhere else in the world. Similarly, a lot of otaku move to be close to Akiba – yeah, you can buy anime merchandise online and even stream it directly from Japan as it's airing, but it isn't the same as being able to go into a store and physically see all the things, or go to a maid cafe, or Comiket, or go to the convenience store and buy your Love Live tie-in drinks, or whatever.

If you're fully immersed in a culture it's natural to want to be as close to the heart as possible. It's lonely feeling like you're the only person who likes a thing and if you know for a fact that they even have stores and events dedicated to the thing in a certain country/city, why wouldn't you want to go there?

No. 19411

I'm not saying this is how it should be, but I can say from personal experience that, if you're attractive enough, you can wear just about anything and get positive attention. Not going to self-post, but you should see the retarded shit I wear in public and still have strangers asking me for my number.

No. 19412

>>19212
There is no true cut off age, there are people who bitch about older people even in non-kawaii fashions, like goth. There are people who bitch about a 30 year old wearing something as simple as a Disney shirt. When your an older women, people will bitch about you doing anything that is seen as youthful, from fashions to liking certain kinds of music.

Do what makes you happy, don't give up your happiness to please other people. I plan on wearing sweet lolita and fairy kei as a age (as long as I still like it).

No. 19414

>>19411
This is true, I'm an ugly lolita and get lots of shit from strangers. I have pretty lolita friends and people talk about how amazing they look. It sucks but oh well..



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