Wardobe sanity check time!

[cupcake_goth]

So, I have this stripy blazer. It's by Ralph Lauren (thank you, Marshalls!), it's got a lovely shape, and I've done some tailoring to it to make it fit me even better. But the black stripes are a skosh narrow. They are not wide enough for my preferred Beetlejuice/circus aesthetic.

While I was waiting (and waiting, and waiting) to fall asleep last night, I was thinking about this blazer, and what I could do to it. "Oooh!" I thought, "I could take some 7/8" black ribbon and sew it down each stripe. Huh. Or I could paint over the stripes."

Now, in the vaguely rational light of day, I realize I perhaps should get a sanity check on these ideas. That's where you people come in.



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Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I think sequins would both fit the bill for more ringmastery feel and lay flat, without being crazy-making. You can get them in spools that you just sew down the lines. easy-peasy, look nice, and be simple, and widen all your stripes. It would, however, add texture to your coat --- but it would add SPARKLY texture to your coat...

Alternatively, you could find lace that is the width between the black stripes and make the stripes in black lace which would be lighter than ribbon (and therefore, more likely to lay properly) and that teensy bit more unique and pretty.

[theosakakoneko.livejournal.com]

I like the lace idea.

[staysonpaper.livejournal.com]

Oooh, best idea so far. DON'T SEW RIBBON!!! YOU WILL DIE AND HATE YOUR LIFE FOR EVERY MINUTE OF IT WHICH REMAINS BEFORE YOU DIE!!! Or at least I would. But I really like the lace idea.