Inside Little Tokyo’s Kyoto Grand Hotel over the weekend, dozens of Lolita dress gathered for Yumemiru Musical Paradise, a fashion and music extravaganza hosted by Cosplay Oneesan. The primarily female crowd, ranging in age from pre-teen to late-twenties, traveled from across the U.S. to attend. Many of the Lolita dress had become friends long before this one-off event, thanks to online sources like LiveJournal’s EGL (Elegant Gothic Lolita dress) community (which, in addition to its social networking function, assists Lolita dresss in tracking down Japanese fashions that are largely unavailable in U.S. retail outlets) and local or regional meet-ups where girls can get gussied up for a movie or spot of tea.
Lolita dress clothing is beautiful, high quality, and unique, but not necessarily wallet friendly. Individual articles of clothing from brands such as Angelic Pretty, Innocent World, Metamophose temps de fille, Mary Magdalene, and Baby, The Stars Shine Bright can run into the hundreds of dollars. It is not uncommon for a Lolita dress to spend thousands of dollars on an entire wardrobe. Want to wear Lolita dress fashion, but not spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on clothes? Here are a ten tips for dressing Lolita dress on a budget. Determine what kind of look you want: Look at different pictures of people dressed in Lolita dress clothes to get an idea of what styles of dresses and separates you like. Pictures can be found in the Gothic and Lolita dress Bible (a magazine that is definitely worth the investment) and online sites such as Livejournal's Elegant Gothic & Lolita dress (EGL) Community. By doing your research first, you can figure out what styles you like best and focus your energy on finding similar looking items later on.
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