New lesson at Gothic Charm School!

[cupcake_goth]

Of Elegant Gothic Lolita, Deathrock, and Victorian Fashion

Thank you (as always!) to staxxy, amy37, minim_calibre, sathinks, and la_perkins for being splendid beta readers.

Also, as always, if people could help spread the word about the new lesson, it would make me very happy.

Comments

Figures.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

I've been told that leg-o-mutton works on me, and we've established that physically I'm the anti-you. I live in terror of the day you stop buying things for yourself that aren't right.

[ashbet]

As much as I love the look of leg o'mutton sleeves in general, I've sadly resigned myself to the fact that they don't tend to look good on me, given that I already have far more than sufficient *ahem* pulchritude in the upper-body region :/

I hope you pointed the EGL poster towards http://www.fanplusfriend.com -- they do custom sizing!! (It's sometimes uneven in terms of success, but they're very reasonably priced, and some of the pieces are really nice quality.)

BTW, I got Kira her "Snarkling" t-shirt, and gifted Lucy with that maternity Grand Bat!! ^_^

-- A :D

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I don't see the leg-o'-mutton sleeves being so much a problem with your bosom, m'dear, as with your shoulders. You have lovely strong shoulders, in contrast to the droopy, slopy ones favored by the Victorians -- and adding leg-o'-mutton sleeves to that would be overkill.

And that was good advice to the Victorian deathrock boy! I've been holding out black hair dye as a privilege to be granted when my daughter brings her grades up. If she manages it, she'll look ridiculous (natural blonde!) but she'll have earned it.

mmmm editing problem?

[maiaarts.livejournal.com]

Dear Lady of the Manners:
you have an unfortunate repeat in your second letter:

First things first: You must simply**** try and ignore try to ignore *****the kid who is making

And the wording about the school dress code is a little odd....

I would like to say that your advice to the young man is great and I am going to use it for a few guys I know. Thanks for a great lesson!

Re: mmmm editing problem?

[kambriel.livejournal.com]

Also, (usually known as “leg-o-mutton” sleeves”) has an extra pair of quotation marks after "sleeves".

And I realize this is from the boy's letter, but:

These are a list of things she won’t let me wear.
-no fishnet
-no black hair, no mowhawks
-no makeup
-nothing “weird”.

The double negatives make it sound like she forces him to incorporate fishnets, black mohawks, makeup and weird items into his everyday wardrobe! I loved reading it this way and thinking of how it would be for that boy if he outgrows "the goth thing" :)

Built For Fashion

[snarkclaw.livejournal.com]

The first letter certainly revealed an interesting lesson in the travails of the more voluptuous form.

Hello, Lady of the Manners. As ever, this lesson at the Gothic Charm School was both informative and a delight to read.

[queeniex.livejournal.com]

i will talk about it again on my show tonite :)