The Suit Life
Aug. 18th, 2021 07:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
totchipandaWelp, got the bloodwork done this week. I forgot there was a pee component so I had almost nothing in my bladder to give bc I, a sensible person, was about to walk 3 blocks from work to the lab where I then waited for 20 minutes, peed before I left. Doc called yesterday. Gallbladder was only very slightly elevated, but my kidneys are having a party. I have no signs of a UTI but something is happening in there. I will go to the pharmacy today to pick up the prescription.
Ultrasound currently booked for September 8.
So, Peaky Blinders is definitely happening. The fic author blasted through season 1 so one of the other ladies from the server and I watched S1 together, and then once we had caught up, the three of us watched it together. We're in the start of Season 3 already. I liked season 1, S2 and 3 have been a little more... well, a little LESS curated, actually. S1 was not shy about the violent nature of the premise but didn't go whole hog over the top with it, and the little sex that was shown was for a purpose. S2 went PUNCHY PUNCH BLOOD GORE and BOOBS SO MANY BOOBS HEY DO YOU LIKE BOOBS BECAUSE BOOBS but only in a sexual context. Also sexual assault. I'm wondering how much of that was to do with the success of GoT at the time... S3 started off somewhat the same.
I also wish they had left Grace in S1. I liked her better when she was a part of the past.
Costuming is LOVELY. I think the ladies' clothing is TOO fashion-forward for 1922, but its consistent in that everyone is wearing more or less the same thing, so it's not too jarring. The mens' clothing is FABULOUS. We have collar studs and starched collars. My lil group is HELLA THIRSTY for the waistcoats and pocket watch chains.
OK. My suit.
I drafted a pair of trousers on Saturday, using directions from a late Victorian manual on archive.org, and then sewed them up on Sunday. They do not fit well at this point, I have some poochiness in the front thigh, a looot of bunching in the seat. I was not able to get a full length out of the mock-up fabric I chose, but it was so tight in the knee and as much calf as I was able to cut out, so I definitely need to look at that area. I left the back wide, intending to take a dart or two to ensure enough fabric for the booty, but left the dart unmarked so I could fit it on my body. There is a loooot of fabric at the back. My side seams are quite far forward on my hip, but they are straight, so I might leave them where they are. Currently my fronts and backs meet at the side in a V, so I will lower my CF a smidge to make it look straight across.
On the one hand, it needs a LOT of work. One thing I am NOT familiar with is how trousers fit. Boys don't wear their trousers like they're painted on their bodies. I don't need to make them tight, because I fully intend to hold these suckers up with suspenders/braces. Proper button-on ones.
On the other: I fricken made a pair of trousers literally from scratch. I didn't start with a pattern, I made my own. They are recognizably pants, even if the fit is AWFUL. That is pretty awesome!
Ultrasound currently booked for September 8.
So, Peaky Blinders is definitely happening. The fic author blasted through season 1 so one of the other ladies from the server and I watched S1 together, and then once we had caught up, the three of us watched it together. We're in the start of Season 3 already. I liked season 1, S2 and 3 have been a little more... well, a little LESS curated, actually. S1 was not shy about the violent nature of the premise but didn't go whole hog over the top with it, and the little sex that was shown was for a purpose. S2 went PUNCHY PUNCH BLOOD GORE and BOOBS SO MANY BOOBS HEY DO YOU LIKE BOOBS BECAUSE BOOBS but only in a sexual context. Also sexual assault. I'm wondering how much of that was to do with the success of GoT at the time... S3 started off somewhat the same.
I also wish they had left Grace in S1. I liked her better when she was a part of the past.
Costuming is LOVELY. I think the ladies' clothing is TOO fashion-forward for 1922, but its consistent in that everyone is wearing more or less the same thing, so it's not too jarring. The mens' clothing is FABULOUS. We have collar studs and starched collars. My lil group is HELLA THIRSTY for the waistcoats and pocket watch chains.
OK. My suit.
I drafted a pair of trousers on Saturday, using directions from a late Victorian manual on archive.org, and then sewed them up on Sunday. They do not fit well at this point, I have some poochiness in the front thigh, a looot of bunching in the seat. I was not able to get a full length out of the mock-up fabric I chose, but it was so tight in the knee and as much calf as I was able to cut out, so I definitely need to look at that area. I left the back wide, intending to take a dart or two to ensure enough fabric for the booty, but left the dart unmarked so I could fit it on my body. There is a loooot of fabric at the back. My side seams are quite far forward on my hip, but they are straight, so I might leave them where they are. Currently my fronts and backs meet at the side in a V, so I will lower my CF a smidge to make it look straight across.
On the one hand, it needs a LOT of work. One thing I am NOT familiar with is how trousers fit. Boys don't wear their trousers like they're painted on their bodies. I don't need to make them tight, because I fully intend to hold these suckers up with suspenders/braces. Proper button-on ones.
On the other: I fricken made a pair of trousers literally from scratch. I didn't start with a pattern, I made my own. They are recognizably pants, even if the fit is AWFUL. That is pretty awesome!
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Date: 2021-08-18 06:20 pm (UTC)I hope the health stuff gets figured out quickly. On the plus side, kidneys are very resilient.
HBO made it trendy to have all the boobs and violence. And then everyone started throwing it in for no reason, especially HBO. *eye roll*
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Date: 2021-08-19 01:14 pm (UTC)WOW pants are the devil and you are amazing!
Also, boobs.