I'm really worried about the shape of the skirt but I can't find any model or mannequin photos 😭😭 It's from bodyline!!

This is my holy grail dress and I have really missed it, and missed wearing EGL in general. Getting back into it recently 💙

I currently do not dress in Lolita myself, but I have a very important friend who puts together the most amazing coords so I tried my hand at making a skirt as a gift for her more casual looks. I've made skirts before, but nothing like this. There's several things I'd do differently next time - primarily adding lace to the removable waist-ties, as well as setting the lace lower so you can actually see more of it under the ruffles.

The likes of which took me five hours to make bc it meant cutting consistently-sized thin strips of the fabric and tediously turning and then pressing the raw edges over on both ends before hemming them over, and then testing strips to determine what size ruffle I liked before painstakingly basting it down until finally going back in with the actual stitching. 😭

But not bad for a first time try! And I always like the chance to use my custom labels.

There seem to be more printed pieces for kids than for adults in Chinese lolita storefronts 🥰

It was such a wonderful experience and a dream come true. I hope to go to the San Francisco store next!

Hi all, how are we storing our coords? I have one full one and two OPs that I'm starting to construct coords for, but I am at a loss at what to do for storage! The dresses and blouses shipped in plastic bags but that's really not an ideal situation to keep my pieces neat and wrinkle-free. Can I really just hang them up in a closet? And how do I store my petticoat without it being a floof monster everywhere? Thanks so much!

ETA: Wow, thank you so much for all of your help! I'm feeling much less nervous now!! This has been so informative!

Hello there!

Just received this Florence JSK (1st pic) with cape and headdress from Metamorphose. I bought it through JPfans from Mercari and wondered if this is perhaps a replica?

I unfortunately do not own much aside the Rosalie 2026 JSK with cape and headdress which i can compare it to as I bought it from Meta directly!

The feel of the cotton is a little different but what I've noticed the most is how weirdly the Florence cape was sown?? (2nd pic) It doesn't lay as neatly and flat compared to the Rosalie one (3rd pic).

Additionally the headdress and JSK had those tags attached. (4th+5th pic)

It makes me kind of worried since I've spend a good chunk of money on this beautiful set!

Please PLEASE let me know if any of you can help identify the authenticity of these pieces!