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clevermanka) wrote2012-04-18 09:18 am
clevermanka) wrote2012-04-18 09:18 am
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It's always something
Holy crap that's a big dog.
Remember a few months ago I talked about my realization that I'll never be able to achieve what I consider the perfect body shape for a woman because I'm not a pear shape? I've been sporadically looking at new inspiration images that better reflect what's possible with my hourglass figure and I decided I wouldn't mind looking like Sadie. I can't say I care for some of her performances and interpretations of bellydance, but dat body, damn.
I had a major setback on the John Watson coat. Fabric.com (who has never disappointed me before) sent me five yards of fabric that does not match the sample square they sent me. Like, at all. It's a different shade of black, the nap is tighter, and it's about half the weight of the sample. It absolutely will not work for a coat. Hell, it'd be pretty light for a skirt. I am most displeased. And maybe a little bit panicked at this point. Where am I going to find coat-weight fabric this time of year? Fuck fuck fuck fuck.
This costume. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. I mean, I'm sure, I'm sure it will be awesome but JFC it seems like every time I do a costume there is some sort of crisis. With Steampunk'd it was the backordered trim, and with the Orientalist it was...um. I don't remember what. But I remember some sort of materials issue. Ngggggg. *flail*
In light of this latest setback, I'm proceeding with the Sherlock coat and its not-quite perfect fabric color. I don't have time to dick around with dying it at this point. I keep telling myself I'm doing an interpretation of the characters and costumes, not a recreation.
Still would've liked to have a better fabric match, though. Piss.
Remember a few months ago I talked about my realization that I'll never be able to achieve what I consider the perfect body shape for a woman because I'm not a pear shape? I've been sporadically looking at new inspiration images that better reflect what's possible with my hourglass figure and I decided I wouldn't mind looking like Sadie. I can't say I care for some of her performances and interpretations of bellydance, but dat body, damn.
I had a major setback on the John Watson coat. Fabric.com (who has never disappointed me before) sent me five yards of fabric that does not match the sample square they sent me. Like, at all. It's a different shade of black, the nap is tighter, and it's about half the weight of the sample. It absolutely will not work for a coat. Hell, it'd be pretty light for a skirt. I am most displeased. And maybe a little bit panicked at this point. Where am I going to find coat-weight fabric this time of year? Fuck fuck fuck fuck.
This costume. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. I mean, I'm sure, I'm sure it will be awesome but JFC it seems like every time I do a costume there is some sort of crisis. With Steampunk'd it was the backordered trim, and with the Orientalist it was...um. I don't remember what. But I remember some sort of materials issue. Ngggggg. *flail*
In light of this latest setback, I'm proceeding with the Sherlock coat and its not-quite perfect fabric color. I don't have time to dick around with dying it at this point. I keep telling myself I'm doing an interpretation of the characters and costumes, not a recreation.
Still would've liked to have a better fabric match, though. Piss.