SFDs and a review of a piece of clothing

[cupcake_goth]

It dawned on me that I hadn't indulged in posting Shallow Fashion Details in a while. Since I'm wearing one of my new favorite outfits, today seems as good a time as any.

• Black knee-high lace-up Victorian-esque boots.


• Black wool tights


• Black not-quite knee-length ruffled skirt with a bustle-effect back, worn over a knee-length black silk ruffled skirt over a pink knee-length petticoat.


• Pink high-collared ruffly blouse.


• Black cotton velvet hip length Victorian-esque jacket with a slight peplum to the back. The jacket closes with 6 large pink taffeta-covered buttons (4 of the same style buttons on each cuff), and has a matching pink taffeta heart, with a black satin bat in the center, sewn on the left arm.


• Hair pulled back into a high ponytail, held in place with frothy black lace hairties.


• The ususal sort of makeup: a light dusting of Aromaleigh mineral foundation, white eyeshadow with MAC "Passionate" (a shocking pink/fuchsia color) in the crease, black liquid liner, mascara, and NARS Chandernagor lipstick.


• The usual rings, and my rhinestone bracelet that says Perkygoth.

I am very pleased with this jacket. It's this jacket from Newport News (clicky link!), which is a great basic gothy jacket. How great? Let me put it this way: I own three of them. Yes, all black. There's the one that I left as-is; the one that I changed by swapping all the buttons for giant silver ones; and then the one I'm currently wearing, which involved making covered buttons and the heart-with-bat patch. Not to mention the standard alterations I did to all three jackets to make them fit better: taking the waist in a bit, sewing down the peplum folds so they don't stick up oddly, and adding weights (buttons or chain) to the hem so it lies smoothly. That may *sound* like a lot of work, but the difference those changes make to the fit are amazing. And like I said, this is a great basic gothy jacket to begin with. In fact, the next time Newport News has one of their site-wide sales, I just might pick up a fourth. I just need to decide how I want to customize it ...

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

if you do see them doing a sitewide sale, please let me know.

Newport News has become my new favorite site for drooling all over. :)

I thought about posting my own SFD today, then I started to have Doubts(tm) about how cute I look. I am not sure if I look cute or more like I am wearing the traditional dress of some eastern european country that just got it's own name back (you know, like Estonia).

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

I think that sounds nifty and should be posted. :-)

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Post the SFDs! Post them now!

(And I'm sure you look cute.)

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

Again I bemoan my inability to see your outfit.

I have pinning to do. Must get sitter for S&B. Or maybe not: Nibs has been extremely low on energy and has the Bomb scheduled in a couple of weeks.

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

Chandernagor is such a wonderful name I had to go search for it online. It does look lovely.

Now I've discovered Chica Boom (http://www.narscosmetics.com/acb/stores/1/Lip-Lacquer-C13_category_7.aspx). Perhaps that will be the sheer purple of my dreams...

[durtro93.livejournal.com]

it's things like these that make me want to play dress-up again:

http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product_single.aspx?style_id=26588063&clear=1&index=55&gp_coll_id=0&gp_cat_id=7528&nav_cat_id=7531

I NEED a wardrobe makeover!

[corwynofamber.livejournal.com]

I must say it does look very good.

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

I wish you worked nearer my building, I'd pop over and snap a picture to post! :)

Thank you for your links to Newport News--I now own this (including the shirt): http://www.newport-news.com/shop/popup_lgview.aspx?ifn=5F2931A.jpg&effort=9G&style_id=21002046

It's so warm and comfy and stylish I want to wear it every day. But it must take turns with my brown, silk-velvet blazer.

I'm thinking tomorrow I'm going to dress up more like you--because I can wear that dress I got from you. Hee, it brings me joy and glee to wear it.

Just dropping by.

[lunakitten.livejournal.com]

To thank you first off for adding me- I have (had?) a welcome post for you, so you'll know how pleased I am.
I remember you posted about mini hats, and I'm commenting under this fashion post because I though you might like to see this: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=125773519

Full disclosure- this is a friend of mine, who I've occasionally sold with at our local club. I don't get anything for promoting her, except the good feeling of pretty things shared. Plus I think she's very reasonable in her pricing, and that might be an alternative for you to the (admittedly gorgeous) higher priced lovelies you posted.

OK, that was long winded.
*scurries off to lurk in LJ land once again*

[naissa.livejournal.com]

Hi. You don't know me from a hole in the ground, but starkeymonster directed me your way, and I just wanted to say that I think you're nifty.