“Omg, I love these! They go up to size 6X AND they have pockets?! Wow!! But do you have anything longer?”
Sure do, no problem!!
“YES these are great!!! But what about.. longer?”
I gotcha!! Comin’ right up!
"Now that's what I'm talkin' about! But... how about if I'm feeling like it's the kinda day where I need my clothing to be bifurcated???"
Never fear, joggers are here!
*wild cheering*
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lolita laundry tip: blocking your lace
This is something that really helps to make any dress with cotton lace look nicer- in the first pic, the middle row on the bodice and right side neckline have been blocked, and in the second photo all the lace has been done. In the third photo, the upper section has been blocked and the lower section below the waist seam hasn’t (I know I need to lint roll this dress, sorry!)
‘Blocking’ is a finishing technique commonly found in knitting and lace-making where after you wash your piece, as it dries you pull it into the correct shape so that after it dries it maintains that shape. For lace especially, this changes the lace from a scrunched-up state, opening up the stitches so you can see the beautiful pattern. Technically, proper blocking involves putting the item on a special mat and pinning it into place, but for my lolita I’ve found that you can just do it by hand.
This is done after washing, but while the garment is still damp- I generally wash my dresses in a machine (on a normal or gentle cycle, cold settings only) and then let them air-dry, and that’s when I deal with the lace. If I put them in the dryer or let them dry as is, the lace would dry in the ‘scrunched up’ state rather than being neat and flat (this has to be done every time you wash the garment).
To block- hold the seam or edge of the garment in one hand, and gently tug at the lace with the other to spread it out into shape. Only use enough force to get the lace to spread out, and be careful not to pull so hard you damage the seams or fabric! Then just let the dress air dry.
If you need to fix scrunched lace on a dry dress, I’d suggest steaming rather than ironing. If you gently steam the lace until it’s damp, then wait a couple seconds for it to cool off, you can re-block it, but personally I find this more tedious than blocking out of the wash since you have to watch out for the heat.
This technique is generally just for natural fibers- if you own wool or cotton sweaters they will also benefit from being gently pulled into shape before drying (never put wool in the dryer as it will shrink!). Synthetic lace, however, maintains its shape and can be machine-dried as long as the rest of the garment is also dryer-safe.
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I know this is mostly an art blog, but oh my god. I absolutely have to share this dress I thrifted today, because I know I’ve got a handful of vintage fashion enjoyers here as well, and it’s also incredibly rose nylund core lol (picture under the cut, feel free to skip if you’re only here for art & not my personal shenanigans)
Anyway, if you see me draw rose in this dress any time soon no you did NOT !!!! I bought it partly because it reminded me of her so much 😭🤍 rose you’re forever my favourite.
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i made one simple comment that no one should shop at shein, and there's this random person responding to me that it's a "privilege" to "not have to shop at shein." in what world. in what world are you being forced to shop at fucking shein to buy next day delivery $12 cargo pants that will fall apart after one wash. in what world do you need the $12 bright pink cargo pants. in what world am i exercising my privilege by NOT buying those ugly fucking cargo pants.
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googley translatin the update bc the english site isnt updated yet
limited time events: complete challenges to unlock rewards: patterns, keys, hairstyles and more
first limited time event runs december 5th to january 5th
lookbook: save your favorite lookits! change into them when you want
muse notebook: look back on the memories you had with different npcs, check friendship levels and see their names
shoujo manga collab items
previews for jan's update items: steampunk and wedding theme?
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I don’t want to hear “crochet cant be made by a machine therefore you shouldn’t buy it from fast fashion shops” anymore. It misses the point that most things you buy from fast fashion shops are made by hand to some degree. An item being made with the help of a machine isn’t necessarily “better” especially if the garment workers are using these machines for hours on end in a factory with deplorable conditions. Even using machines to make garments is hard and arduous work. Even if there was a “crochet machine”, if you’re getting garments from a fast fashion shop its almost guaranteed it was made in a sweat shop (possibly even with literal slave labor). We cannot “ethically shop” our way out of capitalism.
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50 days of lookits | day 21 — lively
if you look at it from the sky, the earth's a shooting star, too. i wonder if that's why wishes come true? (the idolm@ster — kiramekirari)
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boots are so fun to draw. good fashion item
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i have like 747k gil in ffxiv savings which is not a lot given i think most people get into the millions but is a lot for me, i think it’s more than i’ve ever had at one time
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