Shallow Fashion Details, and a bit of burbling

[cupcake_goth]

• black Victorian-style leather & lace granny boots


• b&w stripey tights


• black chiffon hoop skirt


• b&w stripey satin full skirt w/ black eyelet trim at the hem


• white high-collar blouse w/ black-edged ruffles down the front, pinned w/ an antique jet brooch


• princess-seamed black stretch velvet overdress


• top hat with feathers, with my hair worn down to show off the new spiffy white extensions that imflying put in for me


• ... and of course, the usual makeup

I've come to realize that stretch velvet (non-crushed 4-way stretch velvet) is one of the best fabrics ever. Comfy, flattering (if the garment is cut properly), washable, and looks oh-so-decadent while being not temperamental. When I become Shockingly Rich (she says in a hopeful tone), I am going to have a whole lot of princess-seamed dresses and frock coats made in black, burgundy, and purple stretch velvet.

On another random babbly tangent: I'm getting ever so slightly bored with my hair. The white "Dracula's Daughter" extensions that imflying put in at my temples have helped, but I'm getting that urge to do something different.

(That faint exasperated sigh you might have heard? That would be The Husband)

I don't want to cut it, but I keep wanting to play with color. The idea of bleaching the roots and coloring them cupcake pink is verrrry tempting. But would baby-pink roots clash horribly with the red, burgundy, purple, or blue clothes in my wardrobe? I don't know.

(I said this was all very shallow at the top, right? You had fair warning.)

Comments

Miss Jilli.

[bork.livejournal.com]

How does one book Imflying for a hair appointment?

I need a trim. The blueblack skaterpunk hair needs the blueblack skaterpunk splitends to take a hike.

Re: Miss Jilli.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

You send her email at imflying@livejournal.com. Or, you call the U-Dist Supercuts and book an appointment with Anna.

[(Anonymous)]

(That faint exasperated sigh you might have heard? That would be The Husband)

Oh har-de-har-har.

Yes, there was a sigh but not so much exasperation as me blaming myself. After all, I'm the one who said I found the photo of you with the red bangs and how cute you looked. Stoooopid me.

Don't do pink. I'll explain in person.

Pete

mmm.... cupcakes!

[trystbat.livejournal.com]

Just had to say that I love the phrase "cupcake pink." Makes me want a pink cupcake (pref. pink icing on chocolate cake ;-).

That said, I do think pink roots would cause wardrobe problems. Not huge ones, just a little possible clashing if you wear certain colors near your face. Not too hard to get around tho.

Re: mmm.... cupcakes!

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Oooh, now I want a cupcake too.

The Husband has said he'll explain to me why pink roots wouldn't work. Fine.

Maybe I should just strip all the black out and dye it unnatural an unnatural blood-wine color?

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

Stretch velvet. A fabric so evil even I've avoided working with it, and I regularly go rushing in where angels fear to tread.

I agree with your Spousal Unit: ixnay on the inkpay.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't sew anything from stretch velvet myself. That way lies tears and frustration. No, I hope to pay other people to be driven mad by sewing stretch velvet.

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

My purple bits are still in and I still love them, but they do cause a clashing problem with parts of my wardrobe. I think I'll see if I can get them to last through till the Fremont street fair, and then take them out. ::snif:: And then maybe try red ones.

I'm glad you got your white bits--hope I get to see them.