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Hi everyone! It’s time to talk stock photos. We all love seeing them with new releases, but sometimes they aren’t flattering to the dress or very accurate to what the dress actually looks like in person. So we’re calling on you to help us create a thread full of better, more accurate photos of dresses that have stock photos that just don’t do them ( Read more... )

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March's theme is DollsVictorian porcelain dolls are often cited as one of the main sources of inspiration for lolita fashion, so this month, let's celebrate our roots! We'd love to see your best-dressed dolls, your most charming doll-inspired coordinate, or your cutest doll-like makeup tutorial ( Read more... )

If you participated in February's Dress Me Up theme, please comment on this post with a picture of the coordinate your partner picked out! No worries if you're uncomfortable posting a picture of yourself in the outfit; feel free to display the coord on a mannequin or laid flat. We hope you had a chance this month to exercise your creativity and try ( Read more... )

With the success of last year's February theme, we're happy to have our Dress Me Up theme back for a second time! This month, we're building on January's "wardrobe" theme and helping each other coordinate items from our closets. This is a great opportunity for new lolitas, those with years of experience, and everyone in between to have fun and try ( Read more... )

Hey EGL! I hope all the spectacular wardrobes have inspired you to create lots of lolita-themed artwork this month, because banner contest submissions will stay open until tomorrow night at midnight, Pacific time! Instructions for submitting your art are found in this post.

Happy New Year EGL-ers! From all of your mods, we hope you had a wonderful 2014 and wish you all the best in 2015! Now for one of the most highly anticipated themes of the year...

January's theme is Wardrobe!It's that time of year again to show off your lolita wardrobe! Feel free to share with the community what you have in your closet - whether ( Read more... )

December's theme is The Future of LolitaLolita has been around in some form or another since the 90's, morphing from natural-kei-like outfits to OTT decadence in the process. As 2014 comes to a close, what do you think the next year will bring? Post about your new substyle predictions in the community, or discuss upcoming trends with fellow EGL ( Read more... )

September's theme is ReviewsAs school starts up, it's time to educate ourselves - on lolita fashion! EGL already has a wealth of reviews, guides, and information, but there are always tons of questions and concerns regarding every single item out there. Let's improve our resources: this month, we encourage our members to post their honest reviews ( Read more... )