#shirt and blouse designs for ladies

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[amymbona]

Notice how the I TOLD YA shirt is the only - apart from Stanford merch or official sports wear - piece of clothing in the whole Challengers, that has anything printed on it? It's the only piece that's so different to the designer stuff or expensive sports gear, so basic and giving you the impression that you could find something really similar in your local New Yorker.

It's kind of ironic that Patrick is the one to own it, as we know he's the richest of the three, at least in the beginning. I feel like it's meant to show us that he couldn't care less for his background or the way people percieve him. The way he doesn't even seem to wash it that often, we all know it probably stinks with the mess od his and Tashi's sweat.

And Tashi. Seeing her wear it looks almost odd, as if she shouldn't have it on, because she's such a graceful lady who should prioritize dresses and blouses and something pretty. But she does wear it: because it's Patrick's, because it reminds her of her boyfriend. And if she really doesn't like the way it looks, she still puts it on when Patrick is coming to visit her, because she knows it'll make him happy.

Such a simple piece of fabric with a silly slogan but I feel like there's a lot hidden behind it.

[biorust-art]

Laudna redesign!

- [Image Description. Two digital drawings of Laudna from Critical Role. The background is a muted purple, and one drawing is a full body of Laudna turned to the left. Her head is tilted down and she stands with her hands folded in front of her. Her dress was inspired by Edwardian evening gowns, giving her a white blouse with dark purple bodice that has poofy sleeves and parts down the middle to give way for the rest of the lace skirt. Her corset wraps around her waist with red ribbon tied and looped around her hips. The corset also has marigolds and poppies on them. The red matches her shoes and the ribbon and flowers that are piled in her gibson-girl-like hair style. The lace at the bottom of the skirt have repeating oval designs, and within them are trees with a hanging body on it. She still has her choker with the red jewel at her neck, and Pate's house on her back. The second drawing is a bust of Laudna's face, showcasing the flowers in her hair and her boney face. End ID]

I HOPE that does a good job at describing the redesign choices, I don't know technical fashion terms,,,

Also, I'm caught up with CR now, which brings me to Not So Lady Like Laudna (beloved)

Post Sky Sailing.... I love them so much

[Image Description: A drawing of Laudna and Chetney. Laudna is squatting down, with her skirt bunched up by her knees, her hair is out of its bun, looking wild. She cheers very loudly, with one hand raised for a high five. Chetney is on her side, also cheering loudly. He is also redesigned, wearing a high neck athletic shirt and vintage football gear and white pinstripe pants. Chet's hand is also raised for a high five. End ID]

[avikard]

EQUESTRIA GIRLS HAVE ALWAYS STRUCK ME AS TERRIBLY UNDESIGNED FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT and i want to show you how I tried to fix it for my own amusement

(they are arranged by height from high to low)

Fluttershy, my sweet girl, has always seemed to me to have been left out by the authors in the question of what kind of clothes she might like to wear to include in the design. what the hell are tall boots? what the hell are open tops? no no no no no, that's not good. i think such a modest, but strong schoolgirl would go for a discreet set of clothes - light skinny jeans, ballet flats, a plain white shirt (after all, we are in an educational institution here!) and the crown of the outfit - a knitted cardigan with butterflies, referring both to her cutiemark and to the soft warm-loving vibe. she has a fairly light shade of both hair and fur, so she's a light colored girl with blonde long curls and turquoise eyes.

Applejack sometimes undeservedly makes her too inexpressive in terms of muscles, which suits her very well, but sometimes they move too far away from the “femininity” in her face and body (according to my personal preference), which is why she ceases to be read as exactly that character, which we see in games. so i tried to convey the harmony of her beautiful strong body and “femininity”. the only character that the original design boots look good on is the cool country thing (as do wide-leg jeans, a cute two-tone shirt and a RED KERCHIEF WITH RED BOWTS). her earrings reference a cutiemark! i removed the hat because, although it is an Apple feature, it looks out of place as part of a school outfit. let's assume she wears it when not in class. she is a strong girl with simple features, but with gorgeous blonde curls… tanned, freckled, with beautiful green eyes. exactly the way i read her original pony version.

Rarity is simply a beauty, an irresistible lady. she was probably the least in need of correction in my eyes (not counting the damn boots, my God, they were so out of place). her jewelry is a pretty obvious cutie mark reference, and her skirt is a different style to highlight her hips. a plain blouse turned into a luxurious jumper (?) with a chic neckline. dark nylon tights, elegant shoes - everything to look the most chic and stylish in school. I think this look suits her terribly. she is a very fair (most likely she takes great care of her skin in this regard) girl with brown hair and charming blue eyes. all this in her is diluted by a cute gap between her front teeth, which she is proud of.

Rainbow Dash for me will always be a schoolgirl with not the most expressive muscles, but with unreal strength! that's why she doesn't have as muscular a body as Applejack, but everything else about her says, no, SCREAMES that she's a first-class runner and certainly not a weakling! she has a light tracksuit, cool sneakers, a cool jacket, cool eyebrow piercings, cool ear piercings, a cool scar on her leg, cool colored hair (slightly grown out), generally everything is cool. she has wheat hair and light brown eyes. if Rarity is the most beautiful and fashionable girl in school, then she is the coolest and she knows it.

Twilight is a diligent, nerdy student who i associate with magicians (those with cool frilly shirts and huge hats), which i wanted to reflect in her image. so she's in a rather old-fashioned, but interesting way - a knee-length plaid school skirt, a shirt with puffy sleeves and a big bow, asian school shoes. yes, yes, yes, she is asian with the typical skin tone and straight black hair. i love how Twilight’s character fits perfectly with the image of an asian student, accustomed to studying for something more in the future, well-read and erudite.

Pinky is simply a wonderful girl with a bright image to match her character. instead of the typical skirts and blouses, i tried on a denim sundress and sneakers with large knee socks, as well as a huge pile of jewelry: friendship baubles, earrings, pendants, more baubles, hairpins, badges - a chaotic image, like Pinky herself. her natural hair color is red, so she's a blue-eyed curly redhead, which just suits her!!!!

the designs of the princesses in Equestria Girls struck me as so tasteless in their entirety even more than the designs of the mane six. they had to be remade very radically, so they are more of a bonus! further there will be more headcanons along with comments directly about the designs.

Celestia is a cool, elegant, wise principal (that’s what the students think of her, Luna doesn’t think so) and her image emphasizes this. the headmistress doesn’t belong with colored hair, so i interpreted her mane as a beautiful neck scarf to go with her crimson suit. a golden brooch in the shape of a sun, a golden watch, a golden hairpin in the shape of a laurel - this is all about her status and services to the school. she has wheat hair and purple eyes - an extremely rare phenomenon, but it does occur in real life. she works to organize student learning experiences, field trips to museums, and more hands-on learning opportunities. although she really does a lot for the school, many do not notice how much rests on the shoulders of the vice-principal, standing somewhere behind Celestia at all events…

Luna is the vice-principal of the school, whose merits are often belittled. she always bears all the bureaucratic part of the work, she is engaged in a bunch of duties that require a long time of reading and double-checking documents, drawing up reports and working with other papers. most often she sits in her office and is often the last one to leave school. she is not Celestia’s sister, but they have known each other for so long that it’s like they really are sisters (there are legends around the school about whether they are related or not). she has a silver brooch in the shape of a month and a laurel hairpin similar to Celestia's. she has thick, dark, curly hair and a streak of gray hair from her temple, caused by stress at work, and blue eyes. no matter what, she sincerely loves her students and tries to organize their time at school besides studying (clubs, events and movie nights are all her initiatives).

THANK YOU FOR READING, i hope you enjoyed diving into my vision of it all!!

BONUS FOR THOSE WHO READ, my designs of Applejack and Pinkie to the cover of the "Gypsy Bard" from Friendship is Witchcraft on youtube!!

[the-fiction-witch]

Britches

Media The Artful Dodger

Character Jack Dawkins

Couple Jack X Reader

Rating Flirty AF

I woke to the bright morning light, turned over a little and sat up in bed, I yawned my body ached and stiff from last night, and the busy bustle of yesterday. I pushed myself out and adjusted the bed as I climbed out. I stretched my naked body feeling the sweet stretched sensation run over me, and I rubbed my eyes begining the search for my clothes. Unfortunately, most of what I found was not wearable, it was all soaked in the blood from yesterday's surgery, in no greater terms an utter disaster. But such is the issue when we actually let the Prof try and do anything remotely complicated. My dress was covered, as was my apron, the only things not completely wrecked were my undershirt and panties. Everything else was designed for a good long soak in the laundry. 

Unfortunately, that left me in a bit of a situation. All my clothes are wrecked,

I have to get them down to the laundry at least,

I don't have any clothes up here of my own, which really is foolish I should start keeping them here, 

But what am I to do? 

Not like I can go down to the laundry in the nude. 

All though I'm sure some in the hospital would be amused by it.

I sighed and threw my clothes over the chair to deal with in a moment, and I spotted out of the corner of my eye the large wooden wardrobe at the door of the bed. 

Well, it's worth a check maybe I have left some of my clothes here at some point or another. 

I pulled open the wooden doors seeing the various shelves and clothes littering them, I searched around but found nothing of my own. 

Well there goes that Idea then, 

but as soon as that one left another arrived as I saw the various clothes littered inside, well... I do need clothes. 

I slipped on my panties and my usual boots as my undershirt was alright too I slipped that on too buttoning the blouse shirt down the buttons that reached halfway down my chest, I then buttoned the sleeves at my elbows as I never bothered them any lower they'd only be wrecked by blood and... I don't want to think about what else, and out of the wardrobe I grabbed a pair of brown britches, the fabric once had a sort of plaid pattern in a darker brown but the wash and wear had left it almost unnoticeable. 

I pulled them out and gave them a dust off from the wardrobe before I slipped them on, strangely enough rather a fight to do so, given they were not sized, designed, cut or themed for a lady. Let alone a lady such as myself! 

Mostly due to the man who wears them being... well... as thin as a lamppost, and myself as thick as hospital leek soup. 

It was a fight to get them over my sizeable arse but I managed it. 

Even if now over my ass they didn't fit my waist. I buttoned them up as tightly as I could even if the waist was now under my breast.

I don't know why I assumed it wouldn't given he's so much taller than me. And it's not like he has them particularly low on himself. 

But I have to admit...

I look kinda good. 

Something defendant about it, something rebellious, something a little naughty. 

To look at how good I looked and be constantly reminded I could never be in public like this, 

I grabbed a pair of suspenders and clipped them to the britches in hopes of keeping them up giving them a firm snap on my shoulders.

"Owww..." I complained as the snap actually hurt! 

Oh. Now I feel bad about how much I do it to him. 

"What the Bloody Hell are you doing?" 

I gulped and turned my attention to the bed, where Jack lay looking at me with a messy bedhead and an unamused look. 

"Good Morning Jack," I smiled innocently,

"I repeat. What the Bloody hell are you doing?" 

"Getting dressed."

"Into my clothes!"

"... My clothes are dirty." I did my best innocent smile, 

"So you're gonna wear mine?"

"I'm going to borrow them. Just for a while."

"You really think you're gonna go out like that?"

"I don't see why not?" 

"I can think of a few reasons," he said as he sat up and he stared at me, 

"Don't you think I look nice Jack," I smiled as I moved to stand in front of him and I did a little twirl, He stared with a sly smile. He rested his hands on my hips and slowly turned me to look at me but stopped almost as soon as I faced away from him and just kept me there, "Jack?" I asked after a while, before I felt a firm smack on my ass "Jack!" 

"Ah ah ah I'm looking." He smirked before he wrapped his arms around me tightly and began kissing the small of my back, "Take them off."

"What?"

"Take them off. Now."

"I'm only borrowing them I'll give them back once I clean my dress"

"That wasn't a question. It was an order." He growled, "You take them off or I will."

"Excuse me?" I giggled but before I could say another word he forced me down on the bed "Ahh Jack!" I giggled, 

"This isn't up for debate darling." He glared, as he loomed over me. "I have to admit, you do look good." he smirked, "But there is also something kinda weird about you wearing them... like from the waist down... it just looks like you a very attractive man and, I don't know how I feel about that." He said before he began to undo them but he was struggling,

"Jack these are yours, how are you struggling to remove them?" I giggled,

"Becuase I'm normally wearing them!" He defended, "Strangely enough darling I don't have much experience removing trousers off someone else." 

"Jack you spent ten years in the Navy you cannot convince me you never once removed another man's pants."

"what are you implying." He glared 

"I'm implying you were sucking some D-"I began but he put a hand over my mouth 

"Alright, I was gonna be nice. Not anymore." He warns forcing me down on my stomach...

[evangelinesbible]

MY STYLE ICONS AS MY PLACEMENTS

TAURUS VENUS/TAURUS MC/ VIRGO RISING

CHER/ DIONE “CLUELESS”

FRAN FINE “THE NANNY”

All three of these ladies are known for their impeccable style. Cher being more innocent and wearing more modest clothes, Dione being a little less innocent and wearing more bold styles and Fran being the queen of wearing more grown and flashy clothing but still making them appear classy. All three I like to embrace. Their outfits never look uncomfortable or something they force themselves to wear for the sake of beauty, they know what accentuates them well and they wear accordantly. Their outfits are planned out and are usually matchy. Even their more laid back styles are still feminine and fashionable. All three are also known for wearing either, blouses, pencil skirts, pleated skirts collard shirts, tights/high knee socks, layers, matching sets, vest, pumps, and monochrome outfits.

VIRGO RISING/ VIRGO JUPITER 1H

CLEO DE NILE “MONSTER HIGH”

She rules her school for a reason. Cleo is known for wearing mostly gold and teal (and I’ve never met a Virgo placement that doesn’t look good in gold) she expects perfection in everything she wears because she cares deeply about how she looks. I mean she is a royal and just like Leo placements Virgo placements also carry very regal qualities to them. Out of all the monster high girlies I always gravitated more to her because of her style and for the fact that I love gold. I think I only own one pair of silver earrings. Shoot even my prom dress was gold. When I feel like embracing Cleo I’ll try to wear gold jewelry, wear purple eyeshadow (which is also a regal color and a color I associate with Virgo), teal and black pieces, form fitting outfits, platform wedges asymmetrical/subversive clothes and big earrings that makes me stand out

SAGITTARIUS MOON/ 10H LILITH

AALIYAH AKA “PRINCESS OF RNB”

MICHIKO “ FINDING PARASIDO”

(Fun fact Michikos character design is based off of Aaliyah)

The free spirited women in my life. Their style is everything to me and lately the style I’ve been rocking (but that’s mostly because of work lol) Aaliyah was mostly known as a tomboy unlike Michiko who wore more skimpy/edgier outfits. But both are incredibly sexy in either styles. Sagittarius moons tend to be very free spirited and Aaliyahs personal style was very much that. 10H Lilith’s tend to be very villainized, for appearing sexy or embracing their sexuality and just like Michiko they DGAF! She will wear anything she wants and not apologize for it. Both women were naturally confident in their style. Baggy jeans, fitted cropped tops, bandanas, low cut/ strapless tops, vintage shades, varsity/leather/jean jackets, smokey makeup, oversized overalls, jumpsuits, and boots are what they both kill at and what I kill at as well ;)

Who’s your style icon? 💋

-⚜️💫⚜️

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode illustrée, no. 16, 17 avril 1898, Paris. Toilette de voyage pour dame d'âge moyen. Toilette d'excursion pour jeune femme. Modèles de Mmes Coussinet-Piret, rue Richer, 43. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Description des toilettes de la gravure coloriée:

Toilette de voyage pour dame d'âge moyen. — Robe en cover-coat gris de fer; jupe unie, taillée en forme; jaquette de même tissu, doublée en soie, garnie de boutons et de bouton nières, pouvant la fermer à volonté; le dessin représente cette jaquette ouverte sur une chemisette de piqué jaune-maïs, pointillé de rouge; le col replié et les revers de la jaquette sont recouverts de même piqué, fixé à points longs, ou si on le préfère boutonnés, de façon à pouvoir être aisément nettoyés. La chemisette coupée d'après la fig. 69 à 76, verso, de la planche de patrons, est ornée de plis et d'un nœud de cravate de même étoffe.

Toilette d'excursion pour jeune fille. — Robe en lainage mauve à dessins violets; la jupe est garnie d'un volant qui va s'élargissant derrière, surmonté d'une bande de même étoffe, piquée plusieurs fois; corsage-blouse plissé de chaque côté, garni d'un col droit, plat, sur lequel on pose en ruban violet, un nœud marin, auquel se rattachent deux petits revers en batiste blanche. Les manches ornées de séries de plis, se terminent par une manchette arrondie. Le grand col, fait en léger drap mauve, est bordé de soutache violette, a derrière la forme carrée d'un col marin, et se prolonge devant jusqu'au delà de la ceinture, faite en cuir violet retenu par une boucle d'argent. Ce grand col est garni de boutons et de boutonnières simulées; chapeau en paille violette orné de rubans et de plumes mauves

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Middle-aged lady's travel ensemble. — Dress in iron-grey cover-coat; plain skirt, cut in shape; jacket of the same fabric, lined in silk, trimmed with buttons and buttonholes, which can be closed at will; the design represents this jacket open on a maize-yellow piqué shirt, dotted with red; the folded collar and the lapels of the jacket are covered with the same quilting, fastened with long stitches, or if preferred buttoned, so as to be easily cleaned. The shirt cut according to fig. 69 to 76, verso, of the pattern sheet, is decorated with pleats and a tie knot of the same fabric.

Young woman's excursion ensemble. — Mauve woolen dress with violet designs; the skirt is trimmed with a flounce which widens behind, surmounted by a band of the same fabric, stitched several times; bodice-blouse pleated on each side, trimmed with a straight, flat collar, on which a sailor's knot is placed in purple ribbon, to which are attached two small lapels in white cambric. The sleeves adorned with a series of pleats end with a rounded cuff. The large collar, made of light purple cloth, is edged with purple soutache, has the square shape of a sailor collar behind, and extends in front to beyond the belt, made of purple leather held in place by a silver buckle. . This large collar is trimmed with mock buttons and buttonholes; purple straw hat decorated with purple ribbons and feathers

[queenoffishingandcookies]

Funniest thought:

- Noctis’ wardrobe must look wild, at least if someone were to look in on his apartment.

- One one hand, you have the Crown Prince of Lucis’ clothing. Tailored suits and shirts and trousers, all of high quality cottons and linens and wools and silks and every other fabric under the sun (and/or skirts and dresses)

- Probably fancy dressing gowns and robes for baths/showers, more traditional robes and ‘older’ clothing choices, too.

- Most would still be at the citadel, but in case he has to dress and run for sudden meetings/emergencies, I can see Ignis (and his father. And the council, they would have to debate because it was a matter of security for the Crown Prince / Crown Princess) insisting he takes a wardrobe befitting of his status with him before trying to blend in (as much as is possible) with the citizenry of Insomnia.

- and then you have Noctis’ personal clothing.

- Fishing jackets, baseball caps, carbuncle onesies, and various pajama sets with cartoon-like wild animals or game related imagery printed on them (courtesy of Prompto).

- sweatpants, all of the sweatpants. Or dresses. Simple ones, not fancy or costly ones, kind of flowy like old clothing. Both are nice to just slide on when you’re having a rough day.

Kind of Sad Headcanon:

- This is more for Nocturne (Fem! Noct) but literally works the exact same for Noctis. There’s a reason her wardrobe is segregated between Crown Princess/Citadel and Nocturne.

- For all that her bedroom, study, are called the Princess’ private rooms at the citadel - they aren’t really that private.

- Whenever she’s at the citadel, maids attend to cleaning her room, rather than Ignis - Ignis, who she trusts implicitly not to spread rumors vs Maids that would, unintentionally or intentionally.

- depending exactly on how Lucian upper society works, she might even have ladies-in-waiting outside of the retinue (unless of course, that was originally the function of a Lucian Princess’s retinue…)

- Clothing she chose to wear, how clean and neat her room was, it would be scrutinized and spoken about at least once among the staff, and then somehow that would trickle on up to the nobles and the councils, and then that could lead to rumors of how the Crown Prince or Princess was slovenly, was lazy-

- Which in turn could spiral into worse rumors and gossip, lessening support and respect, for the future Queen (or King) among the noble class, and if it was sold to the press-

- When you’re royalty, everything about you is at risk of being tied to politics. A dirty room for a normal teenager would probably merit a scolding. A dirty room for the Crown Princess? Scandal.

- So at the Citadel, Nocturne’s clothing isn’t…it isn’t just hers. She still likes some of the dresses, the blouses and skirts and occasional set of pants - she was given the option of selecting the cut and style of them, after all.

- But there’s pressure on her that comes from picking out the right clothes to wear, the design, the cost - all because of the effect. There’s pressure on her to keep her room neat and clean, so much so that it’s hard to imagine she lives there - though sometimes she does slip (not to the extent she would at her apartment, at her home away from home that felt safer to just- )

- As a young child, it wasn’t so bad. People would often send her cute cartoon print pajamas as gifts, shirts with funny mottos, wildly patterned things that other kids her age seemed to like. There wasn’t much pressure, though she was still expected to be dressed ‘according to her station’.

- as she got older though, she was expected to grow out of it. Clothes she outgrew were often donated, put into the storage, etc. they were replaced with more ‘mature’ dressing gowns, and so on.

- When she moved out of the citadel for high school (fifteen to sixteen), a lot of that pressure was lifted off of her shoulders. Though, it took a few months for her to really just…relax in her own home-away-from-home.

- She didn’t have a lot of clothes, courtesy of every thing stated above. There were her uniforms for school, clearly upper class but trendy “common” clothing - but nothing silly, nothing ‘immature’ as the upper class would put it.

- Until Prompto got her a gift on her birthday, a cat onesies (because you’re always Noct out, having a cat nap). It was silly, and it was soft and warm - and Nocturne could wear it around her apartment without being scrutinized.

- It was nice. Overtime, on top of her more fancy clothes, she picks up…normal ones. As gifts, or going out shopping herself (or as much by herself as could be, she was probably being tailed by the crownsguard anyway).

- Nocturne always defaults to her ‘Princess’ clothes, though. Even in her apartment, before remembering ‘oh, I can wear this. No one will freak out over it’.

[spacerangersam]

Hello! Could you give me your personal thoughts/criticisms of each of the Button House ghosts' (from BBC Ghosts) costumes/outfits in detail please? Thanks!!

I feel like I should say, I don’t have a problem with most of the ghosts’ costumes. 

Julian’s is fine, I like the garters and the the fact that he’s wearing a striped pale blue shirt and a patterned tie rather than a plain white shirt and a plain red tie. I don’t like what happened to his hair over the course of the series, but I mean, the outfit itself is good.

Pat’s is great - I like his concept/piolet design just a little bit more just because of the green shorts and the rope thing he has around him which is an interesting little accessory - but otherwise, no notes, it’s a scoutmaster uniform, and the aviators are nice. Captain is also fine, I mean, they couldn’t really have mucked up his costume if they’d tried since he’s in a ww2 captains uniform, but point still stands. Robin is fine, it’s fur, it works, Mary’s is also quite nice, I like that’s it’s bright and colourful, and Humphrey's outfit is great, it really stands out against the other costumes because of how bright and bulky it is, and I'm glad they committed to the ruffle.

I legitimately love Annie’s outfit, the cap with the frills, the big fancy collar with the little details - it’s fairly simple but it looks great - Sophie knocks it out of the park with every outfit she wears, they’re all so beautiful, and Isabelle/Francis/Thomas’ outfits are all amazing (I have a soft spot for regency fashion tbh, and for Isabelle’s dress in particularly as a lover of green). The only thing I wish was that Thomas had kept the riding boots (I’m pretty sure he’s wearing them to the party) and the coat he wore to the party. But I also understand why both came off, I just thought they looked nice.

Really, my problem is just with Fanny and Kitty’s outfits.

I don’t know why, but Kitty’s outfit looks a bit cheap to me? I can’t explain it, maybe it’s the material used or something, but it does, and I really don’t like the dark colour scheme. A lot of the dresses I’ve seen from that era have a bit of a lighter colour scheme (though obviously not all of them do), and I really think a lighter colour scheme would really make her pop.  I mean, the other dresses she wears in flashbacks, while still a bit cheap looking, are so much prettier and do suit her so much better. The pink one, the blue one - she looks so lovely in them, and it’s a shame she didn’t get to have one of those as her death outfit. 

And Fanny’s outfit… God, I have a soft spot for Edwardian fashion too, and Fanny’s outfit is just so bad. Ignoring the fact that she dies at night so should be in her pyjamas, she has the wrong silhouette, her hair isn’t quite right either, not exactly the Gibson do it should be, I hate the colour, and putting aside historical accuracy, I just hate the dress, I think it’s fucking ugly  asdfgh. When I think of the Edwardian era, I think of those beautifully intricate white blouses and long white dresses, and I wish they’d put Fanny in one of those. She would have looked so much nicer, and not as if she (or one of her servants more like) accidentally put in a black sock with her washing and fucked up the colour.  

Like, I know they call her The Grey Lady, but I wish they’d let her wear white. They could’ve called her the lady in white, or the white lady, it would’ve been fine. If they wanted her to looked stuffy and old-fashioned, there were other ways to do it than giving her an ugly outfit that does not look like it should be worn by a Lady of the house. They could have given her a more Victorian-style dress or something, one that’s a bit outdated and shows how she’s still stuck in her ways. Just anything but that dress. Hell, they could’ve kept some of the grey by giving her a white blouse and a long grey skirt, that would’ve worked fine.

I wish I could like, show some examples but my internet is playing up and any time i try to click on a website it just reloads the page so...

[dreamboundedstar]

Saw This in “The Oeder Games” and Wanted to Share.

At the beginning of the episode, I notice that Zeke's dad was sitting at a table with a lady in a blue blouse, some guy in a blue tie, and Zeke. More than that, the lady was sitting next to Zeke in the longer shots. (who knows where Zeke goes when they get closer though. XD) I notice she's either close to Zeke or Zeke's dad as seen in the images below.

So since Cheryl has no canon face as of this moment, I headcanon that the blue blouse lady is Cheryl. Though, feel free to say I'm wrong and she appears in another episode under another name because I honestly want to know. I don't keep up with all the bg characters of BB so I'm not sure if the lady is in any other episodes or not. I also want to keep an eye out for the guy that's next to Zeke's dad in the first screenshot. I want to say he's Zeke's 44-year-old brother, but I'm not sure if he's already a character with his own lore separate from Zeke's family. The character he looks the most like, at least from what I found so far is Glen. I don't think he's Glen though because Glen has darker brown hair and the hair is not as smooth (also I think Glen has slightly tanner skin). Hopefully, I'll find him outside of this episode one of these days. Also, since Zeke's dad doesn't necessarily look like someone who could have a 44-year-old son, here's my headcanon. Zeke's 44-year-old is the result of teen pregnancy and Zeke's dad is between his late 50s and early 60s. He also dyes his balding hair to make himself feel younger than he is. Back to maybe Cheryl. I suppose there's still a possibility that the lady could be Zeke's bio mom and she just got a bigger redesign compared to Zeke's dad from what he looked like in "The Belchies".

Then again, we still don't know if this lady from "The Belchies" was an early design for Cheryl or not either. Until we get an episode that actually reveals Cheryl or Zeke's bio mom, these two designs are all I have to go off of. So Occam's razor, since Cheryl gets talked about more than his bio mom, I'm going to assume the blue blouse lady is Cheryl and not his bio mom or some random woman until proven otherwise. TLDR, I headcanon the blue shirt lady as Zeke's stepmom but I'm still not sure if she could be just a random bg character with her own thing or even a redesign of Zeke's bio mom (if the woman from "The Belchies" wasn't a proto Cheryl that is). Many questions are left unanswered for now and not much proof to grasp, the nature of many headcanons for brief bg characters.

[simplysedusa]

How I imagine the Powerpuff Girls would dress

(credit to Pinterest for all the pictures)

Blossom Utonium

Blossom would be the kind of young lady who would have outfits for almost any occasion and sort them as such in her side of the closet and in her dressers (aside from maybe clubbing/partying). Clothes for interviews/press conferences tend to be a bit on the preppier side and a bit more modest (collared blouses with a monotone/neutral jumper, turtle necks, longer skirts, hair tied back with a pretty red or pink ribbon, ballet flats). Clothes she wears for casual wear would be a bit more colorful and fun (color striped skirt that may stop above the knee, jean jackets, high waisted jeans and shorts, more colorful sweaters, sneakers, doc martens, and knee/thigh/shin high boots). Longer skirts are ideal because they're easier to slip into in case of an emergency and she doesn't have to worry about being indecent while she's kicking ass and taking names. For my Pinterest board and this collage, I took inspiration from characters such as Betty Cooper from Riverdale, Nancy Wheeler from Stranger Things, Abbi Singh from The Imperfects, and Lara Jean from To All The Boys I Loved Before with a dash of real life fashion icon Audrey Hepburn, who I could see being a huge role model for Blossom. Her clothes would be more toward the pale, subdued, pastel side in terms of coloring. She'd love floral prints ironically because of her name, but also unironically because she thinks they're pretty. If she does wear designs other than floral, they're simple stripes, or polka dots, or plaid. Favorite colors to wear other than pink would be red, orange, gray, black, white, and like a creamy off-white. I also weirdly low-key headcanon Blossom being the sister to accidentally steal her sisters' clothes because she's in a rush to get ready and grabs the first thing that looks like hers and tries to gaslight them into thinking they're hers once she realizes the mistake ("It's pink, Bubbles, of course it's mine", "Why would I wear your stupid collared shirts, Buttercup?").

Bubbles Utonium

Bubbles is a girl who LOVES clothes and fashion (she is the artsy one after all). Her style is fun, cute, youthful, flirty, childlike (affectionate), usually vibrant and eyesore causing catching. She'd definitely buy and wear something that's baby pink, baby blue, AND lime green all at the same time because it reminds her of the bond between her and her sisters or something. She loves oversized cardigans and jackets, especially if they're fuzzy, furry, and/or soft (but NO REAL FUR). One of Bubbles' favorite outerwear is a baby blue winter coat with hearts on the back that reminds her of the Powerpuff Signal that Townsville occasionally uses. She loves to make STATEMENTS with her outfits, causing quite a few of her peers/classmates/coworkers to (make fun of her behind her back) think she's immature and childish. The designs on her clothes are almost always over the top and never subtle (rainbow polka dotted crop top, dresses covered with faces of cats or butterflies, etc.). If Bubbles is under the weather or down in the dumps, her clothes are much more plain OR she goes out of her way to wear something with those corny "it'll get better" empowerment sayings on it. She also isn't above wearing any of the clothing merch since she knows it's going to a good cause. Bubbles loves all colors of the rainbow so long as they're bright; Blossom and Buttercup joke that she might have more pink and green clothes than they do. She has no qualms wearing outfits that remind her of her favorite video games, cartoons, or movies. Luckily for her, Professor Utonium invented a spray that keeps blood and other monster bodily fluids off of the clothes so they don't stain, that way Bubbles' clothes can stay pretty and clean, just how she likes it. Just like her clothes, Bubbles also has a variety of shoes from Mary Jane shoes similar to the ones she used to wear as a little girl, to sneakers, to sandals, to heels she managed to get at a discount, and anything in-between (she definitely wears those furry monster feet slippers out in public too if she felt it complimented her outfit). Her favorite pair are all white converses because "they go with everything". She'd also add matching little clips or flowers in her pigtails, space buns, or whatever other style Bubbles chooses to wear her hair.

Buttercup Utonium

Buttercup's style is either sporty, athletic, and a bit preppy (she loves most of the athletic sport brands such as Nikes or Adidas) or 90's grunge casual. She low-key shows the most skin between her and her sisters with all of the crop tops, ripped jeans (with fishnet stockings underneath) and shorts, and other mesh and transparent tops she has (a girl's gotta show off her toned muscle somehow, she's too proud of it). If she isn't getting dress-coded for that, she's getting dress-coded for the sayings on her shirt that might read "fuck off", "what you can do, I can do bleeding", "free the nipple", or other rather crass remarks that the school might deem "offensive". Buttercup might occasionally dawn a skirt (preferably a not too short jean or even leather one) or dress (usually a T-shirt dress, maxi, or boho, anything fancier than that she lets Blossom and Bubbles pick one out for her) if she felt like it, but only if she's 100% sure she'll look hot in it and she's comfortable. Oversized plaid, collared shirts over grunge, rock band shirts and shorts (with a beanie if it's cold enough) are her bread and butter go-to. Other articles of clothing like leather jackets, tube tops, or her designer variety letterman jackets are saved for her nights out on the town, living up to her fulfilled prophecy from Boogie Frights. Color wise, Buttercup tends to stick to earthier, darker tones than her sisters, but she does own quite a few vibrant colored clothing items such as lime green, orange, purple, and even yellow (even though I didn't feature those, sssh lmao). Buttercup was really into camo when she was younger, but after realizing most of her outfits consisted of "black and/or khaki with camo", she realized she needed to step her game up, so she tries not to wear it as much anymore. Buttercup is also the most obsessed with shoes out of all the Powerpuff Girls. She's a HUGE sneakerhead and she's not modest about it (nothing pisses her off more than stepping on chewed gum, she too is thankful for Professor's new invention). Buttercup's also the only sister who really loves jewelry and accessories, especially chains.

[dreaminlittlenightmares]

Write the Mirror Man giving fashion advice to another character (your pick) :P

Mirror Man goes into Edna Mode mode lol

Title: Throw Yourself into the Garbage Word Count: 702 Characters: the Mirror Man, the Granny

If the Mirror Man could gorge out his eyes, he would; except, he didn't have eyes. He could see perfectly with his long, thick tendrils and anything that passed in front of a mirror caught his attention. He had a nasty habit of staring from his side, whether that be looking at a crime that was happening or gazing into another person's eyes. This one leaned more towards the former, though the crime in question was of his personal opinion.

The longer the Mirror Man watched the elderly woman pose in front of a cracked, full body mirror, the more he wanted to gag. Her clothing was hideous, both for her frame and in design. Her dress was overcrowded with floral patterns, like the dress was designed to camouflage the wearer in a garden. The cluttered pattern erased the woman's body shape, which the Mirror Man couldn't tell if she was very skinny or very fat. The dress draped over her body like a cloak and she moved in it with heavy sways. If she was trying to seduce the mirror, it failed.

"Please take it off," the Mirror Man begged loudly, "This dress is just absolute garbage. I don't even want to know where you got it. Just put it back in the trash, where it belongs."

The Granny froze and frantically looked around. She was the only person around, and nobody on the Maw had a voice like this one. "Hello?" she asked, "Who's there!?"

"Old woman, I'm telling you to take off the dress!" The Mirror Man moved closer to come into view. One hand hugged around his torso, while the other one curled in front, where his mouth would be. "Please, before I come forth and rip it off myself!"

The Granny stared at the cracked mirror and the being on the other side. "Excuse me? Who do you think you are spying on a young lass while she's changing?"

"Young?" the Mirror Man gagged, but collected himself quickly. "Ah, I see. You're the Old Lady of the Maw. I've heard of you, madam. I am the-"

"I know who you are, king," the Granny cut him off with a sly smile, "Don't you think this dress is wonderful? My lovely successor flushed it down for me. How thoughtful of her…"

The Mirror Man gawked at her. "I would have words with that witch," he mumbled, "But, please. That dress is terrible. Take it off."

"No." The Granny crossed her arms and pouted. "Unless you tend to dress me yourself, Mirror King."

"Would you like that?" the Mirror Man chimed with excitement; anything to rid that disgusting dress from his eyes. "I can do that! Please. This-" He fluttered a hand towards the dress, "needs to go. I can give you something better."

"Like what?" the Granny asked in a daring voice.

The Mirror Man's tendrils curled with eagerness. He snapped his fingers and his clothes changed from his usual dress shirt, dress pants, and bow tie to a modest knee length dress with small flowers printed on it. "If you want a dress, I recommend this. If you want something with flowers but with a younger look then…" He snapped his fingers again and wore a long sleeve, floral print blouse with pair of slacks and loafers. "Comfy, warm, stylish."

"Hmm…" The Granny stroked her chin. "You can conjure up any sort of fashion?"

"Of course!"

"Then, I wish for something loud!" The Granny flung her skinny twig arms in the air. "Like one of those Hawaiian print shirts and sunglasses! Like a tourist, but chic! Tacky, but glamorous. Can you do that, Mirror King?"

The Mirror Man chuckled. "Pfft, that's not even a challenge, old madam." And with that, he went to work. By the time the mirror and the hag were done, they had created at least ten outfits. The Granny ventured up to the kitchens in one of her new outfits, adorning a pink polka dot shirt with puffy sleeves, a pair dark green capris, and a comfy pair of loafers on her feet. She took her seat at the dining table to eat, beaming happily at the bewildered stares from the crew members.

[nny11writes]

WiP Wednesday - Meaner Cleaner Crew

Turns out I’m still in love with the Catra is a window washer and Glimmer is some sort of corporate executive story that’s a meet cute. And also hilarious imo. Whole ass scene below the cut!

Glimmer had waited all day, the shirt ordered months before and stashed in her office ready to take her shot. Mid month, like clockwork, she saw the window washer’s van and scurried to her office to quickly change into the shirt. For one moment she imagined them swinging down while she was changing, which was hot but also only hot in fantasy land. So off came the blouse, on went the tee with shocking speed, and within an hour she was rewarded.

For a moment Glimmer worried she’d gone too far when their ears went limp and tail fluffed out, but then they got back into their usual routine with a few additional dick drawings before vanishing.

She had a laugh, a hearty chuckle, and got back to work.

Forgetting about the shirt until she was washing her hands in the bathroom where a large woman with massive red claws saw her and gasped. Or. Well. Shouted- “OH MY GOSH! Meaner Cleaner crew- what up!!!”

“Wha!?” Glimmer yelped, scared by the shouting before looking down, realizing she’d worn the tee shirt all day. Like, at all her meetings and everything all day. That kind of literal all day. Oh her mom was gonna kill her. “Y-yeah! Love the videos! And the work here too, a-ha!”

Could she be more awkward?

“Nice, nice, nice! I’m Scorpia, I designed that lil guy.” She pointed a claw out, accidentally poking one of Glimmer’s boobs and apparently unaware of having done so. Probably the price one pays for claws. “Wow, Catra’s gonna be thrilled when I tell them I saw Mucket in the wild! You know, mucket ‘cause he’s a mean bucket and it sounds almost like muppet.”

Was Glimmer about to be a big jerk? Probably. But if Scorpia had claws and, now that she’d squeezed into the small restroom Glimmer could see a giant stinger, then Catra might be- “Is that the magicat? I see them every time! Highlight of the day.”

Scorpia nodded enthusiastically, “Yup, that’s our Catra alright!” and then she smiled wickedly, in a manner Glimmer would not have suspected the excitable woman to be capable of. “I’m guessing your the reason they always take that side of the building?”

“Y-yeah? I mean, I don’t know why they always do my side, but I’m really glad!”

“Mmmhmm, so I think-”

“Czar Scorpia, please heed my humble plebeian pleading and stop blocking the door. I gotta piss super bad!” The voice was high pitched and when they spoke louder it was a little rough, but it was jovial and Glimmer felt herself blushing to her roots as Scorpia’s wicked smile went pure evil.

Her mother had always warned her to be careful with first impressions as you can never take them back. There was no taking this train wreck back.

“Sure thing Catra, I was just chatting with a lovely lady who’s MEANER CLEANER CREW FOR LIFE!! Woot woot!”

Scorpia then delicately, apologizing profusely, maneuvered her way around Glimmer to the largest stall, squishing her against the sink a tiny bit in her quest to both use the bathroom and make space. Catra ducked out of the way of her swinging stinger and then Glimmer was real life face to face with her long-time crush.

Oh no.

Her brain unhelpfully added, “Don’t forget the dorky shirt you bought as a gag.”

Oh no!

“Hi!” She chirped right as Catra started laughing. Oh it was as endearing and annoying and captivating and obnoxious as she’d always known. Glimmer was fucked. “Rude.”

“You look like a bad meme!” Was Catra’s half gasped contribution between cackling.

Her time had come. All those hours sunk into vine were finally paying off. “Okay, first of all? I look good in this shirt. And second of all I look good in this shirt! Third of all, I look good in this shirt. So don’t tell me I don’t look good in this shirt!”

“Oh fuck, I gotta pee.” Catra moaned skittering into the nearest stall.

“Just admit you couldn’t come up with anything great in response!” Glimmer called out right as what sounded like a rain gutter after a heavy downpour started up. “Okay, I stand corrected.”

“Catra, don’t be gross!” Scorpia tried to whisper.

“She laughed at my dick earlier, I’m in the clear.”

“UhM!?”

Glimmer could not salvage this, but by god she was gonna try anyways, “Nononono! Not their literal dick, like, dick drawings, I laughed at their dick drawings!”

“Am I interrupting something?” Angella asked, half in the bathroom and looking somehow both offended and delighted.

“Mom! NO!”

It was too late, Catra was howling with laughter again as Scorpia frantically called out, “Be cool Wild Cat, that’s our boss out there!”

“What in the world- what are you wearing?” Angella’s face was going red, eyes wild as she looked at the tee shirt that Glimmer forgot she was wearing again.

Scorpia was (of course) the one who called back, “Meaner Cleaner Crew! Woot woot!”

“I’M LEAVING!” Glimmer shrieked, fleeing the bathroom back to her office. “Bye mom, talk to you later orneveragainwhichevercomesfirstbye!”

“Glimma!”

But she was out in a flash and locked her office door before calling her assistant. “Frosta, if anyone asks, I’m dead today, chance of resurrection tomorrow.”

“Whatever.”

God she was so unbelievably fucked!

[askroahmmythril]

Made-Up Gym Leaders

So I was looking through some old files of mine and stumbled across these. I forgot I'd even come up with these, but I kind of like these ideas. One of those things, if I had more time and was better at imitating the Pokemon design style, I'd want to try drawing these characters to have a visual on them. But anyway, some Gym Leader ideas I had :

Flying - Audi (name basis, Audubon Society)

An elderly lady with grey hair in a bun, a decorative feather holding it in position. Horn-rimmed glasses, a kindly but spry look to her. White blouse with peacock teal shorts and hiking boots, a pair of binoculars hanging around her neck. Essentially a birdwatcher look.

Strictly uses bird type Pokemon, like, nothing that just happens to have Flying type, they're all definitely birds of various types.

A bit flighty (ha) and can get carried away talking about all the birds she's seen in her time, but not as "spaced out" as someone like Drasna, is pretty sharp and spry.

Gym Gimmick : Her gym is actually outdoors, set up as a nature hike trail. It's also a quiz gym, asking questions about bird Pokemon such as if you can identify certain footprints or other dex details. Trainers will still be eager to show off their bird Pokemon, but if you fail the quiz, you might get a harder fight as they think "Looks like you need to study more, but I can help with that!"

Rock - Cris (name basis, crystal)

Hippie type guy, unkempt hair and goatee with stubble. Very laid back look, wears various crystal necklaces, a brown leather vest with fringe around the bottom, a tie dye shirt with earth tones, worn jeans, and sandals.

His Pokemon tend to have a crystalline aspect to them, such as the Gigalith line, Carbink, etc.

Talks about the healing power of the earth, the voices of nature, very laid back in personality. Even in defeat is likely pretty lax about it and would say something like "Far out!" in admiration of your Pokemons' power. Likely would say something that might allude to being a relative of Mina from the Alola region, like a cousin or such.

Gym Gimmick : ?

Fairy - Mabel (name basis, sounds like fable / make believe kinda)

Kids' show host, probably in her early 20s. Light pink hair in a pixie bob style, cheerful expressions. Sort of fantasy princess look to her style of clothing, but notably has a cute dragon hand puppet that she provides a voice for. Her default "pose" for battle has her kicked back in an overstuffed cozy armchair, dragon puppet up eagerly, and a storybook open in her lap.

Narrates a "hero's journey" type story about the trainer as they traverse the gym.

Gym Gimmick : Her gym is actually the studio where she does her storytime show, her subordinate trainers being actors in different fantasy themed sets, like a witch in a forest, a knight in a castle, etc. If you pay attention to the story she tells, it may hint you on what your next opponent will use against you so you can prepare accordingly.

Dragon - Dyson (name basis, dice)

D&D style Dungeon Master. Dressed in a mostly modern style outfit, open jacket and jeans, but with a few accents here and there like a helmet, necklace with a D20, etc. He has fairly sharp eyes, focused looking, cocky grin. Perhaps kind of a faux fur collar on his jacket for style.

Has a flair for the dramatic, liking to build up battles in his gym as great fantasy setting encounters.

Gym Gimmick : Gym is set up like a Fire Emblem style tactical game. Battles have special gimmick rules, such as if an area is marked as a certain "terrain" type, different effects can happen in battle like weather or one of the terrain style effects. If you approach a trainer from behind, you start the battle with a free turn for "catching them off guard," but the same can apply if a trainer catches you this way.

Psychic - Tara (name basis, tarot)

A fortune teller wearing a black hooded cloak with golden runes along the trim. Her hood keeps a bit of her face in shadow, though she has sharp lavender eyes and a long violet hair braid that spills from her hood and down her side. Has a cozy looking velvet sort of outfit under the cloak, a burgundy top with black leggings and thick tan boots.

Has an aloof way of speaking, as though fate is decided and she's just there to play her part. She is however rather philosophical about her tarot readings, introducing herself by saying "My personal reading today… it spoke well of my fate here… Let us see…" Upon losing however, she amends this with "A reading, however, is not assurance. It is merely a guide and it is ours to find the way…"

Gym Gimmick : ?

Normal - Reggie (name basis, regular)

A store clerk. Clean cut light brown hair and a friendly face. White work shirt and khakis with a blue store apron. Tends to have a friendly smile, though it does become a bit more of a strained "customer service" smile for his losing animation.

Very service oriented, upon encounter he even asks if you were able to find everything you wanted today.

Gym Gimmick : His gym is in whatever city in the region happens to have the huge size department store, his gym actually being IN the store. Your bag is sealed while in the gym, and instead you're given a shopping cart. Certain areas in the gym have "Free Sample" kiosks where you can get items for use in the gym. Defeating trainers in the gym gets you coupons you can use at kiosks to obtain extra items.

……Kinda jokingly want to have a Beauty trainer in the gym that's very rude and demanding when you talk to her, and turns out her name's Karen, haha.

Bug - Nadia (name basis, needle)

A tattoo artist with a punk aesthetic. She has a yellow and black mohawk themed on Beedrill, and a green vest worn over a black half top. Has spider web sleeve tattoos.

Rough personality, confident style. Respects you as a kindred spirit upon defeat, can respect your power.

Gym Gimmick : ?

Steel - Victoria (name basis, Victorian style)

Wears a steampunk aesthetic outfit, complete with top hat and a tailed jacket. Overall a brown with bronze trim theme, gear and cog accents here and there. She has blonde hair with a silver streak, worn in a ponytail.

A refined yet excitable personality, eager to test your abilities, delighted even in defeat as it was an impressive showing.

Gym Gimmick : The gym is a tower, each floor requiring you to reassemble pipes to carry a flow of steam to power an elevator to the next floor.

Grass - Dr. Basil (name basis, holy basil, a medicinal herb)

A medical doctor, studies the medicinal properties of herbs. A bit of a gaunt, serious face, glasses. Stubble from his hard work life, though his hair is nicely kept. Wears a doctor's coat, tends to keep his hands folded behind his back and poses slightly hunched over.

Fairly serious and methodical. His comments during battle tend to be on the analytical side. Possibly a descendant of Tao Hua from Legends Arceus, similar thus in appearance.

Gym Gimmick : ?

Water - Porter (name basis, port)

Captain of a luxury cruise liner. Wears a crisp white captain's uniform with blue trim. Smarmy sort of grin, well trimmed mustache. Possibly tends to carry a fancy glass of (ahem) vacation juice.

Fairly posh attitude, proud of his vessel and the services his cruise provides. Overall fairly jolly, sees even his battles as providing entertainment for passengers on his ship.

Might make reference to the captain of the St. Anne and his struggle with seasickness.

Gym Gimmick : The gym is on his ship and may sort of feel like a combination of the St. Anne and the abandoned ship from the Hoenn games. As you traverse the ship, dipping into the different rooms to challenge trainers, you'll find keys to other cabins and areas. Upon finding the Captain's Key, you'll be able to enter Porter's room to challenge him.

Ground - Cheval (name basis, shovel)

Super into geocaching. His outfit is perhaps similar in style to BotW Link's climbing outfit, but more decidedly modern, patterned bandana, sleeveless top, cargo shorts. Has a shovel he usually poses with held across his shoulders. Shoulder length dirty blond hair worn in braids, tanned with freckles from being out in the sun so much.

Has an encouraging personality, though can be a bit antsy, always after hunting the next cache.

Gym Gimmick : Gym has a rocky and natural look. Each room has a hidden button you need to step on to open the way forward. Defeating trainers will give you hints toward the button's location, but alternatively if you're good with it, you can use the Itemfinder to track the buttons down.