#Stay Fashionable

[puppppppppy]

renaissance dogys

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[soupedepates]

Pulling one of my classiest makeups with one of my laziest outfits (trying not to have a mental breakdown over gaining a few pounds)

[gallerialohiyas]

Trends in Silver Jewellery: Stay Fashionable with the Latest Styles

Silver jewellery is a popular choice for those who want to look stylish and elegant. It can add a touch of glamour to any outfit. In this blog post, we will explain the current trends in silver jewellery in simple terms that beginners can understand. We will also highlight the role of silver manufactures in Rajasthan in shaping these trends, showcasing their expertise in crafting beautiful silver jewellery.

 1. Statement Pieces: Be Bold and Expressive

One trend in silver jewellery is wearing statement pieces. These are eye-catching designs that instantly grab attention. Think of large and noticeable pieces like chunky rings, oversized pendants, or intricate cuffs. Silver manufactures in Rajasthan are known for their skill in creating stunning statement pieces that make a bold fashion statement and showcase their craftsmanship.

 2. Minimalist Style: Embrace Simplicity and Elegance

Another popular trend is minimalist silver jewellery. This style focuses on simplicity and delicate designs. It's about wearing understated pieces that complement your overall look without overpowering it. Minimalist silver jewellery includes dainty necklaces, thin bangles, or simple stud earrings. Silver manufactures in Rajasthan excel in creating minimalist pieces that exude elegance and offer a timeless appeal.

 3. Nature-Inspired Designs: Connect with the Beauty of Nature

Nature-inspired designs are also in vogue when it comes to silver jewellery. These designs draw inspiration from elements found in nature, such as leaves, flowers, or animals. They capture the essence of the natural world and bring a touch of organic beauty to your jewellery collection. Silver manufactures in Rajasthan often incorporate nature-inspired motifs into their designs, showcasing the region's rich flora and fauna.

 4. Mixing Metals: Create Eclectic and Unique Looks

Mixing metals is a trend that adds an eclectic touch to silver jewellery. It involves combining silver with other metals like gold or copper to create unique and striking designs. These pieces offer a contemporary twist to traditional silver jewellery. Silver manufactures in Rajasthan embrace this trend and experiment with mixed metal techniques, resulting in captivating jewellery pieces that reflect their artistic flair.

 5. Gemstone Accents: Add Color and Sparkle

Gemstones play a significant role in enhancing the beauty of silver jewellery. They add color, sparkle, and a touch of luxury to the designs. Rajasthan is renowned for its rich variety of gemstones, and silver manufactures in Rajasthan expertly incorporate these precious stones into their jewellery creations. From vibrant turquoise to sparkling amethyst, gemstone accents can elevate the allure of silver jewellery.

 Conclusion:

Understanding the current trends in silver jewellery is not complicated, even for beginners. By staying aware of these trends, you can embrace your personal style and stay fashion-forward. Whether you prefer bold statement pieces or delicate minimalist designs, silver jewellery offers a wide range of options to suit your preferences. The skilled silver manufactures in Rajasthan play a vital role in shaping these trends, bringing their expertise and creativity to craft exquisite silver jewellery. So, explore the trends, find pieces that resonate with your style, and enjoy the beauty of silver jewellery created by the talented artisans of Rajasthan. With their craftsmanship and dedication, you can stay fashionable and express your unique personality through the timeless elegance of silver.

[ghouljams]

no thoughts just simon roughly undoing your corset at the end of the night. idk how he'd be there without it being seen as improper or whatever or maybe hes your husband but i feel like it'd send me into subspace so quick.. kinda similar to shibari? idk.

The times when he's rough with your stays are few and far between, mostly he unlaces the (newly) double stranded thing with blunt nails that slip against the laces. His own knots so carefully tied keeping you held tight in what may as well be his embrace. His signature is already neatly embroidered on your modesty panel, his words neatly penned in bleeding ink professing all the places his lips would touch. Scandalous delivered before he ever made it to your marriage bed, you might add.

Oh no, Simon is very... deliberate with your stays. Possessive, even. His knot is one you can't undo, one that even he sometimes resorts to pulling between his teeth. It's a security you can't go against, a lock whose only key is held by Simon. He won't even let your maid touch your laces. You sit for him and arch into his touch as he threads one line, then another, and another. His fingers skim your chemise, his breath just barely even. You hang your head to feel his teeth graze the top knob of your spine as he pulls you tight, and takes the first swell of your breath between his fingers.

It's a beautiful thing. A second spine borrowed from your husband's hand. How each crossed thread holds its own knot at the center, how each lace ladders itself to climb up the looping of Simon's signature, his name just barely visible under the knots and laces. No, he doesn't tear at your stays. Swear at them maybe. Tell you he won't tie them so tight next time, a lie. But never tear.

Cut? Well, now that's another thing entirely. And you'd be lying if you said the press of his blade along your spine, slowly carving out your trapped breath, didn't make you squeeze your legs around the hand he'd already buried between them.

[daguerreotyping]

Carte de visite of two fine fellows rocking like it’s 1892 (per date on reverse), with their little dog who is vibrating into another timeline entirely

[number44newseries864962]

Need to rant for a minute because even though I have very much been enjoying the fruits of my efforts learning how to sew vintage style clothes, I just swapped out old fatphobia (nice plus size vintage clothes never making it to stores) for new fatphobia (trying to find patterns). Cause it doesn't end at what clothes you're able to buy already made.

I finally bought a Friday Pattern Company pattern the other day, and man it made the bare minimum feel like I was being spoiled. The sizes go up to 7X (that's XL, XXL, 1X, 2X, etc, so there's 9 sizes above L) they had a thin and a fat model on the cover! Usually I'm barely lucky enough to get an XL, and I'm just expected to guess how it's going to look on my body. The majority of their patterns have two differently sized models on the covers, and all of them have that full range of patterns inside.

It is so hard to find good plus size patterns, even if they're available, many companies just scale up their mediums and I can't guarantee they're actually sized correctly for a different shape. As good as Friday is, them and other modern indie pattern companies aren't easy to find.

Okay well what if I went another step deeper, what if I forgo patterns all together and decide to be completely independent and draft things myself?

Then I'll need a plus size dress form. I got lucky and found one at an antique mall for 50$ but these are incredibly rare and more expensive than smaller ones. I'll need to learn how to draft patterns, something that was taught to me on a XS form by my college and nearly every tutorial out there. Drafting close fitting clothes for fat bodies is a completely different skillset, because all that extra fat is much squishier and shifts more. Measuring yourself correctly and getting the shape you're looking for is far more important. Before I even got there I'd need to sketch out what I wanted to make, right? Well the patterning book my family got me only shows you how to draw tall, skinny people. A beginner would have to look up their own drawing references and tutorials because what what supposed to be a super accessible beginner's guide to fashion has decided their body isn't normal enough for the baseline tutorial.

We're expected to be the ones who put in the extra effort. Digging to find the pattern companies that fit our shape and actually prove they can, paying extra in shipping or driving farther to pick them up. Having to search specifically for plus size tutorials for drafting and sketching. It's always treated like it's not part of the beginner's experience to be working with a fat body, that's just going to make people more frustrated and lost and less likely to pursue something they're excited about! Especially if it's in response to already being frustrated about the lack of clothing options.

We need a little positivity to this post so to end on a high note, here's me modeling the blazer I just finished with a shirt I made a couple years ago!

Being able to finally wear clothes I really feel like me in has been an amazing confidence boost. It's not fair that there's so many roadblocks in the way for someone who looks like me who just wants to wear things they enjoy.

[theoldkyokodied]

posting all my genderbent sunny (mostly toxic yuri macden) art at once like i'm known to do tehee :) ft Charlie in a little mini comic where mac and den try to give her a make-over for a scheme, based on a conversation i had with my friend kath, who is THE person i'd trust most with writing an actual iasip episode btw.

[theokusgallery]

Why, hello there, Virgil. Long time no see!

[everysongineverykey]

good omens the book, 1990: see, queen is so ubiquitous in london these days that if you leave a tape in a car for too long, it'll inevitably morph into a best of queen tape. which is why their megahits are playing in crowley's bentley all the time! isn't that a funny and topical joke?

good omens the show, 2019-2023: yeah crowley's car has a hands-free call system and also only plays cassette tapes. yeah it's whatever don't think about it. what's an incredibly earnest and passionate queen love song we can play during this scene where crowley tries urgently to reach aziraphale

[wandixx]

Seriously chaotic fashion misadventures

I realized I posted a teaser and never really followed up on it, so here is some more of that

“Hey, Dami?”

Boy hadn’t looked up from the kittens he was bottle feeding but let out a hum indicating he listened.

“I'm thinking about trying out a more girlish style. Do you think it would suit me?”

Well, Damian had no idea but if Dani wished to give it a chance, then, well, the only proper reaction was to offer his aid.

*-*-*

“Father, I require access to your rouge gallery.”

Bruce almost choked on his breakfast when his youngest made this announcement.

Rouge gallery, as his children playfully called it, was vast collection of lipsticks, which he collected to uphold his Brucie persona. Famous playboy with head constantly in the clouds couldn’t not show up with discreet signs of scandal from time to time. And it couldn’t always be the same shade. Or scent when he choose more subtle approach and used one of his more feminine perfumes.

In all honesty, he enjoyed this.

But that’s not the point, point was that Damian wanted to use it and Bruce needed to know what disaster would fall upon him if he agreed.

“Mind telling me why, chum?”

Dick, who visited Manor for a weekend, barely stifled his laughter while Tim stared at his empty coffee mug like it personally betrayed him. Cass just wore her usual knowing and mischievous smile.

Damian shifted in his chair, hands clenching on butter knife. He was nervous and suddenly Bruce dreaded the answer he was about to hear.

“I don’t see how me sharing this information would change anything. It won’t be used to cause harm to anyone but it’s necessary in the extracurricular project I just started.”

“Dami, what project?” Dick asked, voice oozing with genuine curiosity and excitement. He was almost bouncing.

“I don’t want to disclose it.”

“Is this a hero or civilian type of deal?”

Damian didn’t look any of them in the eyes, both hands clenching on his seat as he kept shifting. Bruce narrowed his eyes. Was his youngest… flustered?

“Civilian”

“Alright, great” Dick swung back with single clap, almost tripping his chair over “I think B won’t have anything against you using his rouge gallery, will he?” Man knew his oldest son well enough to recognize his ‘don’t you dare to disagree’ tone. He was confused but there wasn’t any harm so he nodded with affirmative hum.

“Thank you, Father”

Boy practically inhaled rest of his food and rushed outside. Despite all his training and all his efforts, they clearly saw his excitement. Tim pinched himself and returned to staring at his mug.

“Cass, have you seen what I’ve seen or am I overreacting?” Dick asked, barely restraining his enthusiasm. Girl nodded eagerly, shoving more crumbs into her mouth. Young man cheered, throwing his hands up.

“What have I missed?” Tim mumbled, frowning a little.

“BABY BAT HAS A CRUSH!”

Cass nodded again with wide smile.

Oh.

Oh no.

Who were they? What did he know about them? Was Protocol 3r0s started? Did someone run a background check already? What could they do if they somehow hurt Damian? Was this person a risk to their identities? Oh gods, oh no.

He probably will have to do The Talk™.

He always dreaded having The Talk, with any of his kids. He felt The Talk with Damian would be even worse. Understandably so.

“Also sleep in at least three da-”

“Fuck off, dick.”

“Was this insult or-”

His children remained obvious to how much work it meant, cheering and sassing each other like they often did.

*-*-*

Damian did not know how it was possible but he lowered his guard enough to get caught.

"What are you doing?" Brown choked out after they stared at each other for a long moment.

"It does not concern you–"

"You're rummaging through my wardrobe, not many things concern me more and also, that's frickin creepy don't do it to anyone outside of the family"

She did have a point however he was not convinced it would be the correct approach if he shared his plan. Father's wards (even unofficial like Brown) tended to make assumptions and overreact based on these conjectures. Dani wasn't easy to scare off but he didn't want to check if his family would manage. They often did things thought to be impossible.

He tried to get away but the blonde stood fiercely in a door, leaving the window as the only way out. He wasn't this desperate. Yet.

Girl looked more and more angry at his silence. He had to give her some answers.

Now that he actually considered it, she could be a useful asset. She was far better versed in women's fashion and if he phrased it correctly, he wouldn't even need to bribe her. Question was, how should he phrase it?

"I have an acquaintance- I have a friend," he corrected himself "from the animal shelter I volunteer at. She mentioned wanting to try out more 'girlish style' and asked for my opinion. I wanted to see if you had any clothes that would fit her. She is smaller than me so I thought that whatever I take, it wouldn't be missed." 

Brown grinned with an unsettling gleam in her eyes. He suddenly regretted opening his mouth if not coming to this room in the first place. 

"Say no more, I have a plan Demon Child"

[nonasuch]

I went to Night 1 of the Sleep No More finale parties last week (my actual last show was in December) and all my pictures look like they were taken underwater but someone in the SNM discord got what might be the only decent photo of my dress that night. which i am very grateful for because I looked fantastic

you can’t really see my makeup (also fantastic, courtesy of another discord person) or jewelry or the beetle-wing crown pinned into my hair, but rest assured it looked good as hell

[artschoolglasses]

Patterns of Fashion 5: The Content, Cut, Construction, and Context of Bodies, Stays, Hoops, and Rumps c. 1595-1795

All the detail shots in this book are fantastic. And some of the garments included? The silver tissue gown? The pair of bodies from the Elizabeth I effigy? Ugh, my fashion history nerd heart... 🖤

[commandernarumi]

nah it’s killing me how the other combatants who use numbered monster weapons have their weapon-suit designed normally. all business and fight yeah. tough stuff

meanwhile there’s mr. captain number one going to battle with his slutty off shoulder jacket on top of his weapon-suit:

dont tell me that jacket was not literally CUSTOMIZED to be ALWAYS off shoulder cus the length fits him perfectly. he’s so extra

[thegothicalice]

Gilded 🌞 Top by Nuit Clothing Atelier, stays by Maria Heller Designs, shoes Strangecvlt, owl pendant by Omnia Studios, Lisa Frankenstein painted pendant by me, crown by VoodoooDolly.

[see-arcane]

Thinking about another dividing line between Thomas Hutter and Jonathan Harker:

One has absolutely no poker face whatsoever.

The other successfully played 'We both know I know you're a bloodsucking horror but the pretense won't end until one of us cracks' chicken for two months solid.

In Thomas' defense, he went through a lot more immediate stressors and terrors within a much shorter time period. Dude was frozen and starving and being magic trick-whammied and getting his blood drained from the tit in under 24 hours' time. Probably not in the best shape to put on a good performance.

But Jonathan, despite being given a far softer introduction to his nightmare, does absolutely ping that Dracula is 1) Keeping him prisoner 2) Not human and 3) Planning to drink him with his roommates and undeadify him the moment the game ends. Still, being a good customer service worker, he bottles up his breakdowns for private time. Then clocks back in to Vampire Hell Guest Mode.

"Yes Count, I would love to hear more war history while you randomly touch me :) This is so nice and fun and normal :)"

I won't say he'd do much better in Thomas' spot, seeing as Orlok is...not built for playing cordial host. But Jonathan is like Mina in the way that he can get a person rambling. If nothing else, I think Orlok would have been caught in gruff peacocking mode for a fair bit longer than he intended if Jonathan started fishing. Orlok would take Dracula's 'lol you soft city boys know nothing of the ways of the hunter' line and turn it into a full diatribe while Jonathan nodded along and tallied the seconds in which he got to keep all of his blood in him

[logandria]

Is it really so wrong for a husband to want to see his wife without her ribbon? What if I’m wrong and it would be fine to let him take it off? Just for a moment?