Do you feel you overindulge in your fashion?

[A Doll Named Mouse]

I hear often how expensive and time consuming Lolita Fashion can be, both to make and to purchase. It takes a lot to get the clothes, the hair, the makeup, the shoes, and the accessories, whether it's working, saving and spending, or working, cutting and sewing. Others hunt for bargains, but that takes time too.

So have you ever faced criticism for spending too much of anything, not just time and money, on lolita? How do you deal with it and feel about it?

***Please do not list numbers for income, budget, prices, sales, etc. If it's relevant, just say, hefty allowance, expensive, got it for a steal, fairly inexpensive, moderate income, etc. Wealth is relative and is also a personal matter.***

 

[A Doll Named Mouse]

So, I get crap for spending money and LOTS of time on making lolita accessories and cosplay accessories, spending to much time on hair and even learning Japanese!
But they're my hobbies. I didn't think they were bad ones.

I don't watch too much tv or sloth around. I get out, party and socialize, so I'm not a hermit either. I watch american shows and listen to mostly american music. But still people harangue me about being an obsessive weaboo who only enjoys things if they have to do with Japan.

In my defense, lolita isn't solely about Japan, and a lot of the anime I like is also not made in Japan. :/ I study Japanese because it's the second most commonly used language in my area and workplace and will help me advance. To be honest, I really want to learn Korean because it sounds beautiful and the written language looks like delicious bubble tea and straws to me. O_o

The hair, well, I'm mixed. I have nappy hair. I have to flat iron all the time anyway or else people will crit me for not spending enough time on my hair. Since it's already so high maintenance, what's a little more work? And crazy colors and big lolita curls make me feel cute.

I work hard and help out my family and friends and do my best not to be selfish or spend wastefully. I handle my bills and save responsibly, more so than other women I know who are my age. So what if I like to blow my poker chips on fabric, curlers and bows instead of martinis and vacations? Lolita and cosplay ARE my vacation. I feel I've earned them.

I guess I just remind myself of these things when people give me crap. Besides, if people don't like you or what you do, they most likely don't have a very good reason.