I can't decide if this is brilliant or just odd

[cupcake_goth]

A fanny-pack bustle bag. (Yes yes, clicky-link to Etsy.)

On the one hand, clever! Take something functional, dress it up with layers of frills and make it mimic a bustle.

On the other hand, fanny-pack?! Eeeeugh. Not to mention for it to be secure, you'd need to have a way of locking the zipper so random people behind you couldn't just unzip it and take your stuff.

Comments

[haate.livejournal.com]

easy solution. put nothing of value in it. Or, even better, put something of negative value to the person trying to get in. like, say, angry scorpions!

Angry scorpions can solve any problem with people!

...why yes, i am feeling rather off today.

[savannarama.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! A bustle full of angry scorpions!

That's the best thing I've heard of all day.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

This is why we keep you around, pumpkin. Bustles full of angry scorpions.

[my-poison-apple.livejournal.com]

Oh... my. Um. Well. It's okay as a purse, I suppose. (If it were in different colors.)

But.. but.. it's a FANNY PACK. *cringe*

[savannarama.livejournal.com]

It was a nice concept, but I dislike the execution. I was picturing something larger and lusher, that could actually really double as a bustle, but have a concealed zipper. One could sweep & flip it to the side and over, as if one were examining the underside of one's tailcoat-tails. z-z-zip, select a twenty. The placement of the zipper could even be towards the bottom but not at the bottom of the bustle so that one would not cramp the arms trying to reach too close to the self.

[theblackdeer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those fabrics are awful together. Make it out of black velvet and lace and you might have something there, dood...

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Yes, larger and lusher, and much more bustle-y. Oh dear, I sense a project coming on.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

You read my mind. I wanted to like it - shoot, I do stuff like this - but I couldn't.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

my thought too

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Also her workmanship sucks (read the bit about not prewashing) and the choice of fabrics isn't good. If she'd done it in pink and black taffeta, you'd be clicking BUY!

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I like the idea, but the execution is meh.

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Bingo! If you made it three-quarter shaped (a circle going from mid-hip to mid-hip around the back) it would clearly say "bustle" not fanny pack, and it would merely be a bustle with Seekrit Pockets.

[domestinatrix.livejournal.com]

Ew. Fanny pack.

Now a regular bustle with a concealed compartment, that would be something... assuming it were worn with a proper skirt and jacket, not over blue jeans.

[pix-kristin.livejournal.com]

Fanny pack=ew.

Also, domestinatrix, I believe that we have a verrrrrry old friendship to revive! I've just friended you and am very excited about getting a chance to see you in person again one of these days.

[domestinatrix.livejournal.com]

Yes we do! Wow it's nice to hear from you, and especially wonderful to know that you're doing well. I can hardly believe that you ever moved away from [state where we met], there must be a good story in there!

[ms-tate.livejournal.com]

Ewwwwwwww, Fanny pack!

I wanted to like it, too. I agree with the idea that it needed to be more lush...more lacy...more velvety. The proportions felt off, maybe larger would solve some of the issues.

The zipper was problematic; however, I like the idea of angry scorpions!

[dykestar.livejournal.com]

NO.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I love that icon.

[naissa.livejournal.com]

Dude, when Jareth can't get behind your frilly creation? There's just no saving it.

[lilmartini.livejournal.com]

2 words: navy & denim. *shudder*

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

T'would be cuter if some of the ruffles went over the top of it, too, hiding the zipper. PITA when you want something out of it, but cuter.

I've used a fanny pack (or as I call it, 'butt bag') for years because at the farmer's market I can't have a purse hanging off me and I want it, well, on me, and it's actually pretty hard for someone to get into it without the wearer noticing. If you're going into a really crowded situation where you know there will be close jostling, you just swing it 'round so you can see it. Doesn't look cute then, but who can see at that point?

[naissa.livejournal.com]

Oh, boo on execution. What the crap? I mean, the fabric choices. And the size. And the workmanship. And the fact that it's not ACTUALLY a bustle with concealed compartments for your goodies? Boo, I say.

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

I think it's butt ugly myself - pun intended.

[master-cobweb.livejournal.com]

Hm. I agree that it is conceptually clever, but when have you ever seen a proper Victorian Lady reach around and pull a disposable camera out of her bustle? It's not for storage! I know bustles are supposed to make you look like you have "junk in the trunk" but not literally!