You're welcome for keeping it as close to the top as I could. XD; It's difficult! The threads in the Halloween forum move quickly. @_@;

Aw... And I didn't go to Anime Expo last year! I went to the one the year before. XD

Have you tried eBay for Lolita costumes? Even really good ones are around the $100 range, more or less depending on the amount of fabric...