Does anyone know if people actually make money selling vintage clothing on Etsy? Because there are an awful lot of garments I see that are lovely, and then I look at the prices and laugh and laugh and LAUGH. Because I am kind of agog that anyone is willing to pay over $70 for one of the full-skirted lace dresses that all of us had in the 90s. And if people really ARE, then hello, I need to stop procrastinating and get an Etsy store running.
The long skirt edition!
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jola for this, because she's been posting clicky-links of awesome skirts, but I am starting to think about adding some long skirts back into wardrobe rotation. (If you listen, you can hear the Stroppy One cheering, because he thinks my long skirts are far more elegant than my usual knee-length ones. He thinks the knee-length skirts are cute, but long ones are elegant, and he loves elegant.)
So! When the weather becomes a bit more autumnal, I may pull some of my long skirts (and petticoats!) out of retirement. Plus I can wear my knee-length skirts *over* the longer skirts, for extra flounce! However, the new skirts I'm ogling:
The "Tigris" skirt and the "Petticoat Asinina" from Somnia Romantica. Actually, I want everything from this store. EVERYTHING.
The Gloria di Notte skirt bykambriel. Look at that fabric! ::swoons::
The Gothic Aristocrat chiffon skirt from Retroscope Fashions.
I would wear this over another skirt, of course. But it's too small for my hips, and Dark Fusion Boutique doesn't offer it in a larger size. Woe!
Oh, and fellow Eldergoths: remember those long black lace skirts we all had in the 90s? The broomstick skirts that were full enough to wear over a petticoat (if you removed the inner liner/slip)? They live in the "vintage" section on Etsy, and almost all of them are tagged with the "grunge" keyword. Some with descriptions of Can be worn as a strapless minidress!!! ;) This pains me.
I blame
jola for this, because she's been posting clicky-links of awesome skirts, but I am starting to think about adding some long skirts back into wardrobe rotation. (If you listen, you can hear the Stroppy One cheering, because he thinks my long skirts are far more elegant than my usual knee-length ones. He thinks the knee-length skirts are cute, but long ones are elegant, and he loves elegant.)So! When the weather becomes a bit more autumnal, I may pull some of my long skirts (and petticoats!) out of retirement. Plus I can wear my knee-length skirts *over* the longer skirts, for extra flounce! However, the new skirts I'm ogling:
The "Tigris" skirt and the "Petticoat Asinina" from Somnia Romantica. Actually, I want everything from this store. EVERYTHING.
The Gloria di Notte skirt by
kambriel. Look at that fabric! ::swoons::The Gothic Aristocrat chiffon skirt from Retroscope Fashions.
I would wear this over another skirt, of course. But it's too small for my hips, and Dark Fusion Boutique doesn't offer it in a larger size. Woe!
Oh, and fellow Eldergoths: remember those long black lace skirts we all had in the 90s? The broomstick skirts that were full enough to wear over a petticoat (if you removed the inner liner/slip)? They live in the "vintage" section on Etsy, and almost all of them are tagged with the "grunge" keyword. Some with descriptions of Can be worn as a strapless minidress!!! ;) This pains me.
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My brain decreed that today was Not A Good Day For Writing. I have learned through hard experience that trying to ignore such a decree from my hindbrain is not a good idea, so instead I am spending the day doing stuff that has needed doing. I just got done clearing out and organizing one of my sewing boxes so it will be actually, y'know, useful for taking small projects with me to social gatherings. And I cleared off the table in the library, so I will now be able to work on a skirt alteration project that I've been thinking about for a while.
Speaking of sewing projects: after much browsing around on Etsy, I'm kind of wondering if I should open a small Etsy shop. I would sell altered clothing; assorted things I find at thrift stores and work on to make more interesting. On the one hand, hey, it could be fun! And bring in some extra money! On the other hand, would I actually stick with it, or is this me being wildly impractical? I don't know. What do you folks think?
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Thank you to everyone who has been posting happy things and clicky-links of distraction in the previous entry. They are all very much appreciated!
Speaking of sewing projects: after much browsing around on Etsy, I'm kind of wondering if I should open a small Etsy shop. I would sell altered clothing; assorted things I find at thrift stores and work on to make more interesting. On the one hand, hey, it could be fun! And bring in some extra money! On the other hand, would I actually stick with it, or is this me being wildly impractical? I don't know. What do you folks think?
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Thank you to everyone who has been posting happy things and clicky-links of distraction in the previous entry. They are all very much appreciated!
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