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I’m a fan of pusheen so I had to do it, ainsorri

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Minami Kobayashi aka 小林 みなみ aka Kobayashi Minami aka ミナミ コバヤシ (Japanese, b. 1989, Nagoya, Japan, based London, England) - Man with Tattoo and Cat, 2024, Paintings: Oil on Canvas

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This image was created by me btw. i drew it with my own two hands. youre welcome

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Rae Klein (American, b. 1995, USA, based MI, USA) - I am Overcome, 2024, Paintings: Oil on Linen

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X-Cross (2007)

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Kosuke Ajiro (Japanese, 1980) - Untitled (2020s)

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Tomona Matsukawa - Tonight, was I really with someone?, 2025 - Oil on canvas

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Hamsterz Life ✰ 2006 [request for @geckonpumpkin]

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Making a lolita dress out of a Cath Kidston sheet set

Some time shortly after Valentine's Day, I picked up this sheet set from the discount section of my local off-price department store:

I kind of fell in love with the print, but it didn't match the decor of my bedroom, so I decided to make a dress out of it.

My main design inspirations were the Trumpet Sleeve OP cut that Meta first introduced (as far as I can tell anyways) in 2000, Selkie's Waltz Gown cut, and this movie poster for the 2025 Rose of Versailles adaptation.

I didn't want to do a 1:1 remake of the Trumpet Sleeve OP cut because I don't like how that particular style of neckline and sleeve fit on me. I used a 1770's sewing pattern to make the bodice, but kept the skirt and trim placement more-or-less faithful to Meta's original design.

The dress is fully lined and closes down the centre back with a lapped zipper.

In retrospect I wish I had went for an invisible zipper instead. This was my first time doing a lapped zipper, and I really don't like how the topstitching makes the back of the bodice look asymmetrical. I think it is especially noticeable because the centre back panels are really narrow.

I also wish I paid a bit more attention to the pattern placement down the centre back. It's like almost symmetrical, but not quite. I feel like it'd be better of it were more symmetrical, or completely asymmetrical.

The trim is three types of nylon/polyamide raschel lace that I found in local fabric stores, and two widths of poly-satin ribbon from Mokuba. I usually really dislike raschel, and have mixed feelings about satin, but I think with this dress they work really well. They really play up the crunchy old school aesthetic.

The materials for the dress cost me something like $180, which includes:

$28.25 for the sheet set that I used for the shell fabric

$16.94 for the lining (3m)

$5.65 for thread (two spools, finished both of them lol)

$51.76 for the lace across the hem and sleeve cuff (9m)

$9.02 for the lace down the front vertical seams (3m)

$6.77 for the other lace (6m)

$41.36 for the wide ribbon (3m)

$20.34 for the narrow ribbon (4m)

The only real splurge were the ribbons. I bought them from Mokuba, which is one of the suppliers that most of the JP lolita brands use for their trim. The price of Mokuba's stuff when selling to individuals is something like 5x what you'd expect to pay if you bought the equivalent at a regular fabric store. That said, the quality is also something like 5x nicer than the equivalent at a regular fabric store, so (for me anyways) it's worth paying the premium.