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[totchipanda]

Finally admitted that the shorts pattern is not a good candidate as a test version without making the full thing, because it has pockets and those pockets are designed to be structural. On the other hand, it's a pair of shorts. If they don't fit, it's hardly a waste of something truly irreplaceable.

I pulled out the trusty ol' 90s poly cotton to make a single leg toile (for top-down center-out fitting) when I realized this, and decided that I needed to think about it a bit more before committing. In getting the fabric, I also yanked out the 2.6 meters of blue and orange plaid that I've had for like 20 years that is perfect hockey team colours, and collected up the bits of black poplin I had in different places.

The plaid I'd always wanted to do a sort of shirt-dress type project, inspired by a historical costumer who made a full 1860s gown from a tablecloth with about 1 square foot of scrap of left over. But I always hesitated bc I didn't see how I could attempt that without really skimping on the skirt section, and also it's not my usual era. So I think I'll do something modern with it, which I will certainly wear a lot more over the years than a historical piece. I found a saved pattern image on my work computer from 1961 which looks a lot like the scout dress with 3/4 sleeves and a rectangular skirt. So that's where I'm headed, once I adjust the pattern again. (Brown version has yet to be worn but initial try on revealed some concerns.)

The poplin I had decided would be a Mariner set. I have yet to settle on the full design, but one of my favourite images from a Japanese Gothic Lolita company had a sailor top and pleated skirt, and it was just so stinkin' cute that I've had it saved for upwards of 20 years. I made one version from a couple Gosu-Rori books but they no longer fit so I eventually sold them. I'm still hesitant to make something so identifiable as a sailor outfit, but... they're so CUTE!!! I gotta commit. (this is what I meant yesterday about the hour-long routine to achieve a look. I partly got out of loli fashion bc it always felt like I had to put so much effort in, particularly to keep up with the local group at the time, that I couldn't be arsed to try.)

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[danabren]

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[totchipanda]

You miss ONE quotation mark and the whole thing falls apart (facepalm). Fix'd! Cheers :D

[danabren]

Local Lolita groups are so ... not worth it, ugh.

[totchipanda]

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT but you already know. I was adminning the local FB group at a time when it was nearly dead and NO ONE ELSE was stepping up, so I mostly approved memberships and declined people who were obviously not looking for fashion buddies. Then it started getting active but woe, the admins were not being active enough so I stepped down, and then the new team wanted everyone to respond to an event so they could stay active members, and I peaced out.

Also at some point I have to admit that I am no longer 23 and some things are not meant for me anymore, and that's ok.

[danabren]

Fuck them judgmental twats, I'm gonna make something adorable over here.

[totchipanda]

Hear hear!