#I do want that corset so much

[greypetrel]

One summer day 🎶💐

I've been wanting to draw @shivunin's Elowen since a whole while, and this was the perfect excuse. I already had this illustration in mind, I do believe they'd be very good friends and just get each other's sadness. But here they're braiding each other very necessary flower crowns. (I did love that one of the flowers in Elowen's bouquet was pansy... And Aisling named her halla Pansy.) How come when I draw your characters it always involves flowers, Mo? xD

A companion piece Mo wrote to fit this and made me so happy! Go read her writing, really. :3

#ockiss24 #dragon age #aisling lavellan #elowen lavellan #digital art #illustration #shivunin #greypetrel #flower crowns #I can't with them I just want to leave them in whatever field full of flowers they found and leave them there to have their best time #wrapping them in a blanket together with hot cocoa #(and in Your Fate For Mine I can picture Aisling going to punch Solas until he fucking decides to help.) #(“Why is he collaborative all of a sudden? What did you do?” “Wolves like dogs need to be scolded from time to time.”) #(*wields a spray bottle filled with water ominously*) #I also did love elowen's dresses and playing with some more tailored cuts #I do want that corset so much

[maxsix]

#park seonghwa #seonghwa #ateez #now listen here peasants #kneel for your Lord and Saviour #i love this outfit so much #i cannot believe he could even do any proper choreo in it though #i want it #at least the harness corset belt parts #i can't believe i still take stylistic cues from this dude who is a man

[satans-knitwear]

The devil is in the details ✨

Treat me ~ Tip me ~ More of me

#So much i need and want to do but i keep distracting myself with more difficult but unnecessary tasks. #Satans knitwear #Alt pinup #Pinup girl #Pretty lingerie #My gif to you #Black lace lingerie #Underbust corset #Corsetry #Fishnet tights #bi girl #cheeky #uk girl #wlw

[a-flickering-soul]

How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Bones: The Harrow Cosplay

Or: I felt like doing a little writeup of the making of my Harrowhark Nonagesimus cosplay because I worked hard on it and this is also basically the first cosplay I actually completed. And I'm also just very proud of it.

I knew from the start I wanted the silhouette to essentially be a triangle, since I deeply believe that Harrow in full vestments is like a little walking cone. This is also deeply influenced by the many years I spent in church choir wearing those dinky little robes.

The first thing I figured out was the headpiece. I knew I wanted the hair to be covered (both in a religious way and also so I wouldn't have to wear a wig), but when it comes to hair coverings, there's a lot of ways it could go. I initially considered mantillas, to go with the whole Catholicism of it all, but unfortunately I was possessed with the spirit of half my ancestors and decided to drape a scarf like a dupatta (I considered making maang tikka to go with it, but had a hard time with the logistics of that). I found a drapy, thin black scarf at a thrift store and held onto it for a while. You can tell from the picture that it's pretty sheer and also a good length.

I szuszed it up by hand-stitching some white lace to it (since I'm very taken with the idea of the Ninth producing lace like all good nunneries did), as well as some seashell beads in a suitable bonelike color and these very cool tiny silver skull beads. These are only on the front of my scarf as a nice little decoration.

For the rest of the jewelry, Sculpey really came through. I used it to make some (outsized) teeth to create a rosary, along with some very cool volcanic rock beads. Individually knotting each bead and tooth was a huge time sink, but definitely worth it visually. Nine teeth for each of the houses.

I also made some bone bangles out of Sculpey (although this was towards the end of things when I was kind of losing steam).

My metamour @benthicbimbo was fucking amazing though and literally?? made thee most beautiful phalanges choker out of Sculpey and velvet ribbon and they're weathered and textured so beautifully and it's such a wonderful piece I genuinely wear it around places quite often.

And because they're incredible they also made these beautiful faux earrings for me that I tragically forgot to wear during Halloween but do look genuinely stunning!!! Like what!!!!!

For the big layers, I genuinely got the best luck at Goodwill in one fell swoop and I have no idea how I got this lucky. The dress is Shein (and once you touch it that fact is very obvious) and the overcoat is a CQ by CQ trench coat someone didn't want anymore (sans belt). These combined with the dupatta really solidified the silhouette and both the pattern of the dress and the brocade on the overcoat really were exactly what I was looking for and it was a sheer stroke of luck that I found both of them in one go.

And now, the big boy: the ribcage corset. I wrestled with this thing for what felt like ages and I'm decently pleased with it, but I definitely have plans for improvement. I started off with a wire frame just to see what kind of shape I wanted-- I took inspiration from the book cover, but slutted it up a little with the titty cups because I felt like having fun. This was made with floral wire and duct tape.

Once I had it to a point where it was reasonably symmetric and fit to my body, I added a very thin layer of quilt batting. The goal of this step was to add bulk without weight or necessarily a gajillion layers of plaster or paper mache. As a friend of mine described it, it looked like low-poly gore.

From here, I added two layers of paper mache since I really wanted it to be rigid-- I did not want this to flex with me as I moved or really flex at all. I wanted to really sell that this was made of bone.

It was at this point I realized I fucked up enormously because the bottom was very asymmetric and I never did a final fit to myself, but it turned out okay anyways, especially combined with the overcoat. I slapped a few layers of acrylic paint over it and used a black ribbon to just tie it around my back-- it was going to be covered by the overcoat anyways so I didn't think too hard about that part.

And that's pretty much it! The black leather gloves are my usual winter gear, and the shoes are my everyday officewear black heels. The face paint design was a mix of the book cover, some fanart I'd seen, and some mockups a friend of mine made for me.

Overall, I had a ton of fun putting together what I feel like is my first con-worthy cosplay, and it was a massive upgrade from last year's cosplay. I'm not 100% satisfied with the ribcage-- I believe I can do better-- but this method was pretty solid (I'd recommend overestimating spaces between ribs though when making the frame). The face paint also wasn't my best work-- thick cream paint is a huge bitch to work with and I didn't have any brushes, but it got the point across. Either way, this cosplay was enormously fun to put together, actually quite comfortable to wear and move around in, and very satisfying to look at. As a reward or perhaps punishment for reading this far, a mandatory couples' cosplay with my beloathed Gideon (my dear @laserlesbians). Happy belated boneday!

#flickerthoughts #tlt #cosplay #flicker's face #the title is such a lie i loved bones wayyyyyy before i read tlt but anyways #harrow cosplay harrow cosplay i lvoe her so much #enormously pleased with how this came out and already have thoughts on making it Better #i love her so much i also love making things this was so good for my brain #everyone look at my cute butch. look at her. mwah. #LOOK at the beautiful jewelry my metamour made. insane. insane. they're insane. #i look at it all the time #this was so fun and so self indulgent!!! cosplay is so epic arts n crafts r so epic #RAAAAHHH!!! harrow cosplay!!!! #i also partially wanted to post this bc i dont think ive seen anyone make the ribcage corset quite like this and i wanted to post my method #people do CRAZY shit to make that thing. tazmuir you were nuts for that costume choice.

[glacialswordsman]

decided to draw a ref for how i view my yaya since i have bunches of headcanons for him

i'll put it in the headcanon masterpost but i'll give him an individual post too

pls DO NOT rb bc i dont want it getting out further than my circle aslkdjaslfj thank yewww <3

#(ooc. ✧) #(my art. ✧) #if you SOMEHOW recognize my style/handwriting no you dont #it's why i used this blog's handle as a signature instead of my normal one so shh. #also he does wear his jacket/coat and fur collar but i didnt draw it this time so i can show off his physique more #also fuck fur... i dont want to make myself suffer thru that right now!!! #like cmon. he's a knight. he has beef!!! #and he wears corsets!! of course his waist is snatched tf up!!! #also he's darker than canon yaya bc he deserves to have more melanin #i tried to make sure i stayed true to the “painted-on pants” look for him too #and give him a GOOD CHEST!!! MUSCULAR AND SQUISHY!!! #he also has abs beneath his clothes but yknow #aint nobody know how strong he actually is #also i love the thought of him wearing higher heels... may not be practical #but whenever i watch the video of the lady sprinting in stilettos im like “kaeya would know how to do that” #anyway excuse my brainrot i just love him very much #oh my god i forgot to lighten his palms. FUCK!!! #ok fixed... added his burn scars and other scars and the lightness to his palms #also shoutout to my boyfie and bestie for going rabid over how i drew him #theyre the real ones who support me and my "muscular yet curvy men” agenda

[nozomijoestar]

Tbh I think it's better that they didn't confirm if Lili bought Asuka her T8 clothes because the way Asuka dressed in 8 then implies she CHOSE to resemble/match elements of Lili and a Western European style either on purpose or subconsciously, aside from the bird and biker motif design and silhouette, that would reinforce the way she sees Lili now

#i loved the majority of the costumes in 8 they tell so much about everyone #Reina is the only one i consider flat out boring but even then it makes sense bc she doesn't want to give herself away #tekken #Lili is also in the gloves on Asuka's new gi- she's ripped the design from Lili's grey corset street outfit gloves she likes ms white girl #not just the final version of Lili's street fit gloves but also the concept art for Lili has extremely similar handwraps #which they now gave to Asuka #I'm reading I'm listening #do we remember when Lili was depicted as punk alongside the lolita dresses bc i remember- that meant something i think #something something dual nature just like her man perhaps something something foil studies

[miss-mossball]

uniforms for Herz

#doodle heaven #my ocs #rou's amazing ocs #roulette mallard #prince haze #iris nordlicht #princess rose #' x ' <( #i really wanted the silhouette of the masc uniform be unique like the fem one rather than a plain vest #the first is based off a common kinda style that men in the old country of Herz would wear as you've seeeennnn #but modernized into a cardigan so its subtle #the girls uniform is supposed to be princessy so they have the Juliet sleeves and corset thing going on #then the second concept for the masc was just to do the same as the fem but i wasnt vibing with it as much #also i wanna make something with roulette and rose to have the persona x persona romance at long last weeeeeee #poor bunny and roulette forever friendzoned

[iamthepulta]

historical fashion question: what is your favorite period for fashion(including location, you may specify womens or mens or something more specific)? also favorite piece of historical clothing? cause tie on pockets fuck hard

I had to think to whittle down to favorites, haha. My favorite period for fashion is Edwardian/Late Victorian and Ancient Greek. I'm a huge sucker for the Late Victorian curved silhouette, and I really like the loose, pinned/tied functionality of the Greek chiton. Probably women's fashion for the Victorian era, but all genders for Greek. I'm also a huge sucker for colorful men's clothing of any nationality ~1730-1800, but I think that's just because I like color in general~

Favorite piece of historical clothing: maybe the maternity corset.

It SOUNDS counterintuitive, but it's still functional for back pain and bust support during pregnancy, and there are other versions for jumps and stays throughout history. I'm definitely not an expert on them, but I love esoteric, forgotten undergarments; I wish they got a little more limelight in fashion history.

Maternity Corset Video / Blog Post

#Thanks for asking! :33 #Tie-on pockets DO fuck hard. I love the embroidered ones so much. I really want to make my own someday. #It was so hard to pick a favorite piece of clothing too haha. I only found out about maternity corsets recently. #I'd always wondered but mostly thought ppl wore something like tea gowns past mo. 5...? Idk. xD But they're cool! And tricky to make #and so adjustable! Tbh I think they'd be better than regular corsets for bloating and period pain imo. #fashion history #ask answered

[kyoupann]

Thought The Tumblr would appreciate my outfit for a free showing of Les Mis ✨️

#cottagecore #grandmacore #cozycore #personal #I was in no way trying to be period accurate #I just wanted to wear my prettt corset again #also pleasee ignore I worse it upside down I was in a rush and yeah it was uncomfy bc of that #but in any case #what do I tag this for aesthetic purposes #Fashion Choices #it was really cozy jsjjs #I had so much that weekend tho #even if I got all my trauma handed to me by my employer #the gays and theys got my ass

[tr33hvgger]

he he he *adds more metally armor stuff to arle*

#puyo puyo #arle nadja #arle #creating armor for her was so much fun #i forgot to do the breastplate metal shine thing #i barely even draw like this #just wanted to do some character design ideas #based on her puyo n design #also couldnt tell if she was wearing a corset in the original help #posting this and trying to fix some stuff felt like hell

[rowenas-my-fave-child]

I redisighnd Emma’s moder outfit bc it was kinda ugly (she has a lollipop she isn’t smoking I just realized it looks like she is)

#dress how u want I’m just saying #the outfit was described as skinny (I think leather) pants and a bra top #but I don’t rly remember #I always thought of it as a corset top which is what I drew her in #i do remember stopping reading the book bc I hated the outfit so much #but I think that says more abt me than anything #also the cross hatching is super thin bc an UGLY BITCH stole the pen I useasly line with #and he still hasn’t given it back #emma bloom #mphfpc

[obstinatecondolement]

Did some fucking masterful salesmanship towards the end of my shift that netted the company a big ten-ish quid. All in a day's work.

#basically someone came in looking for a zip for a cropped corset top that her daughter bought #which she had worn once and the zip it came with immediately broke #but my colleague said that we don't sell separating zips that short #and in fact no one does except this one guy in the city centre who makes zips himself #so the customer was very disappointed that she now had to trek all the way into the city #and I said 'what I would do is take the zip out and put in some ribbon in an appropriate colour and sew on some hooks and eyes' #which we have in abundance #so I found her a ribbon that was a good colour match (the top was an olive green satin fabric) #and a packet of silver hooks and eyes and some green embroidery floss #heroically saving her from taking the train into town #and getting the sale for us and not yer man in the city centre #my colleague and the customer were suitably awed by this quick thinking and creative problem solving #and both agreed that hooks and eyes would look much nicer than a horrible old zip #I am going to get a good grade in retail: a thing that is normal to want and possible to achieve #honestly though they are so fucking lucky to have me at [workplace] #I give great customer service and I am very knowledgable in craft-related areas #and the curtain stuff is coming to me! #it's not rocket surgery #I ordered a blind today all by myself using the manufactorer's online portal #although I did get the manager to double check everything before I converted it to an order and booked it in #so that if I had made any mistakes that she had cosigned them lol #but yeah I am such a good little cog in the capitalist machine #of Big Ribbon™ #werq bitch

[satans-knitwear]

Ooooh hell, do i have some goodies for you today!!! 👀✨

Keep ur eye on my OF for some of my spiciest extras yet!

Treat me ~ Tip me

#Treat (lingerie wishlist) me (amazon wishlist) ~ Tip (pypl) me (cshpp) #Ah my little darlings im excited to share todays look with you!! I was having so much fun!! #A good playlist goes aong way 😎✨🥰 #So much of it is gonna be difficult to post on here! But i shall do my best as always. And the full set(s) will be available on my free OF #With the even spicier extras available if you want them ✨🔥 #Satans knitwear #Alt pinup #Pinup girl #Lingerie reveal #Vintage inspired #Underbust corset #Pretty lingerie #cheeky #wlw #More to come!!!

[rosymiel]

sorry i’m in my toothless crochet grandma arc idk what the sims is

#i've been crocheting so much ever since i got started #i made a tanktop yesterday!! like a little corset tank top #i really want to make a sweater shrug but i need a 3.5mm hook i think and some more yarn #and i want to make a sweater i saw on youtube but i need like 4 skeins of yarn for that. so that'll be my big undertaking after making a #sweater shrug i think #and i'm no longer swollen from my tooth extraction but i do still have shards of bone coming out of my mouth. very fun! #non sims

[hearthmistress]

Because I mention this every single time I see a corset-defending post that suggest that corsets were in NO WAY constricting, here is evidence that Indigenous women, specifically Anishinaabe women rejected wearing corsets and found them restricting, even when they adapted aspects of white western dress in the nineteenth century (written by an Indigenous historian, fyi). I have stated this before (and will state again and again), that the ideology around corsets was about enforcing a certain type of femininity - specifically a white, upper-class, and thin form of femininity - that did not pertain to many women: 

From: Brittany Luby,��Dammed: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2020), 145-149. 

#history #indigneous history #fashion history #wow an actual source written by an actual historian #in a book that won the top canadian history book prizes #instead of a hobbyist with an art history degree who thinks mary wollstonecraft is cringe #this book is actually about the ways in which mid-century hydroelectric boom replicated colonialist ideologies and caused unspeakable damage #to both the environment and the Anishinaabe community in northern ontario #makes me kind of sad that i also have to whip out the corset section on a book that is about so much more #but unfortunately hobbyists only care about war or clothing apparently so here we are #i do gender history and i like clothes #but there's like a thousand more things interesting about women's or gender history than rehashing corset debates because you think #the clothing is pretty and you don't want to talk about the larger implications of that #my post

[lizard-dumbass]

When my victorian corset (which will have a steel busk at center front) is complete i will most certainly be wearing it during damn near every sewing project because wow. sewing really hurts your back

#lizard-dumbass talks about stuff #text post #not that sewing is in any way a strenuous activity but when you sew (especially by machine) you kind of subconciously lean/bend forward #over your work #and when you're doing that for several hours it gets REALLY painful #i often find myself having to lay down after machine sewing for a while because my lower back hurts so much lol #but when that corset that i want to make is complete it will prevent me from bending my back forward when im wearing it #because of the aforementioned steel busk at center front #so ye #speaking of which‚ my busk actually arrived a week early so that's fun #sewing