How dead is fairy kei?
[spoiler:lit]it ded [/hiropleasegivecglspoilers]

Might be a bit early, but is anyone going to AUSA Halloween weekend?

/b/, i'm 22 and have only been o two conventions in my life, so i'm absolute shit at figuring out good conventions to go to. can y'all help me out?
i live in fort collins colorado so basically i'm looking for any conventions in colorado, but i'd consider leaving the state for a particularly good con.
also it needs to be in 2016, and if you're going to suggest one that i have to travel out of state for try to suggest one that happens near the end of the year.

also since i don't really know what images to put here, i'd also like some pictures of costumes made out of cards. pokemon, magic, yugioh. i'd like to make a decent card outfit for like a friday or a sunday.
i don't mind if the costume looks like shit, i want to build up a folder of a lot of different ones so i have plenty to look at. literally post any costume or costume piece made of trading cards.

This is more directed at lolitas, but cosplayers feel free to answer to.

Do you know anyone who has become popular on the internet and changed as a result? This isn't meant to be a drama thread, so no real names. My best lolita friend (we'll call her Chelsea) has become "efamous" and has pretty much turned into a different person. Our comm has one of the most popular girls in the online community (we'll call her May) but she's very kind and down to earth in a genuine way. Chelsea and May used to get along fine, but Chelsea recently did a complete 180 and is not only a bitch to her face, but talks a lot of shit about her and makes obvious posts here and on BtB about her. She tells me it's because she thinks May is a fake fame hungry bitch, but I think it's out of jealousy and/or seeing her as a threat because she's the only one in the comm with more brand and followers. She also now scoffs at what everyone is wearing. If it's an especially nice coord or a dream dress, she'll say they're too ugly or fat to do it justice, even if they're better looking than her. She spends way more time on drama sites now than anyone I know, espee lolcow and PULL. I have no idea what to do because when I bring up her change in behavior, she acts like she has no idea what I'm talking about.

AM just posted up a list of multiple lolita brands for 2016.

Meanwhile someone set up a boycott (boycottam.com).

Thoughts? I'm wondering if they are going to get the attendance levels they expect if they are paying so much for lolita guests, but aren't going to get the efame crowd this year?

I'm working on a my cosplay of gajeel redfox and I need help finding what material to add to add to the boots Like in this pic. also if anyone knows how to make the wristbands out of the same material that would be greatly appreciated.

new ebay thread

>what have you bought?
>any good stores youve stumbled upon lately?

my question is where can i buy some good "mom" jeans and shorts? i can't seem to find any jeans but one pair of shorts.

Almost Halloween edition
What is shironuri?
>literally translates to painted in white/whitewashed
>has roots in traditional maiko and kabuki makeup
>many different themes exist
>there are no official names for these substyles but some common themes are gothic/guro, ethereal/ghostly, militaristic, nature, and cyber
>it can be combined with other fashions
Recommend makeup products
>kryolan clown white
>mitsuyoshi greasepaint and two-way cake
>mehron clown white
Popular shironuri artists
>minori
>gama
>n.96
Videos to watch
>minori's shirouri tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWFD5RqC4RM
>bazookistan's shironuri tutorial https://youtu.be/llMe_8rseuw

Selfposts encouraged. We are running out of good western examples

Today marks the 8th anniversary of the release of The Orange Box (Portal, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2: Episode 2)
Let's have a Valve cosplay thread to celebrate

Are there any US colleges that have a high number of lolitas, or just weabs in general?