/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6304340
for the unicorn print: http://www.lotvdesigns.com/ I also want either this colorway or the red/gold of the Carouskel print by rouge aerie whenever she makes her second batch.

I've been seriously considering the skirt version. I was so sad when I missed the Russian Doll skirts!

>>6304360
This is my first order with her. I've always loved her more vintage inspired style, and I've been a fan of the unicorn tapestries since I was a kid. Do you own anything by her? All her work looks great in photos, and she's been really great with communication so far!

>>6304340
also picked up the headdress, I love the pattern on it. Main reason i picked up the jsk is the belt detail.

>>6304365
I don't, sorry! I do know she's been selling on the comm sales for quite a long time, though (started out with smaller commission, moved up to print lines). I don't think there have been any major problems with her.

I would really love if indie brands would do embroidery. Not full on prints, but embroidered appliques. That would be so lovely.

If only I could sew. I can embroider really well, but I can't make a skirt.

>>6304373
I commissioned her for the Peasblossom JSK in a custom blue colourway; I provided the fabric. Her construction isn't bad, but there are some things that I feel should be mentioned.

For one, the dress I ordered had no zip. I didn't realise this until I got it (it was probably in the description and I missed it), but the dress just pulls on over my head. The shirring in back is very forgiving, so not really a big deal, I suppose.

The only other thing I should mention is that the skirt was whip-stitched to the bodice in front, but top-stitched in back. I'm not sure if this was due to how many layers were used for the skirt or what, but it seemed a bit sloppy compared to the rest of the dress' construction.

Otherwise, she was really nice to work with. She double-checked measurements when I sent her something that was a bit wonky and also made me some hair accessories to coordinate with the dress.

>>6304340
bought this in black. I could have made it myself... but oh well. It's not super overpriced or anything /shrug

This will be my first indie dress to get. I saw someone post it in a thread here some weeks ago and loved it at first sight.

>>6304399
oh you bitch. i was going to buy this once i got home from work and now its not there. damn you.

>>6304419
:( The pink one is still up!

>>6304443

link?

>>6304443
i wanted black though ;_;

>>6304455
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CuteCandyClouds
>>6304469
I'M SORRY OK! :<

>will never own a derpy-chan JSK

>>6304505

Thank you!! Wow, the other stuff is so cute too.

>>6304505
you should be!! i hope she will restock soon.

>>6304512
Did she ever sell them? I saw the most recent pictures in the past couple of months she posted. I love derpy chan :(

I am nuts about Lady Sloth at the moment. Their fabrics always look much nicer than most other indie brands' fabrics, too. I don't own any of their stuff, sadly, but there's so many things I want to buy from them...

>>6304536
I actually don't like Lady Sloth BECAUSE of the fabric choice... That jsk you linked is made out of a knit... do not want. Seems like such a strange pick.

>>6304536
I ordered a dress from her and the fit was awful. The torso was way too short and my boobs were hanging out. I gave her very precise measurements...

It's a shame because she's so cheap and I want to use her more. I guess I will only get skirts.

In other news I bought a skirt from here and was really impressed. The price was cheap and the fabric was excellent:

http://www.indrolita-shop.com/

She's also on FB

>>6304624
Dunno about the skirts from that site, but this looks like another example of a designer who has no idea how to do blouses... what's with those weird collars? An indie designer needs to come out that does only tops (obviously would need an actual tailoring background for the fit/construction I'm wanting)... blouses with different collars and sleeves, cardis, boleros, jackets... that's it. Bank would be made.

>>6304640
Except that people would bitch about the prices because they don't understand how much more construction goes into a simple blouse than a simple skirt, and say stupid shit about said designer being overpriced and whine "but I could *buy burando* for those prices"

>>6304863
It's all about marketing and building your name up before charging brand prices... That reminds me of the girl from WAMH who wanted to charge MORE than brand and when she got called out threw a bitch fit about it.

It can be done.

>>6304863
I agree that a lot of customers will fight against paying more than 20 dollars for an off brand blouse.

But a lot of designers have no sense when it comes to a business models and supply/demand. Charging brand prices from the get go and then getting mad about nothing selling is such a fail move on their part.

Yeah, you're probably going to lose money for the first 2 years... that's why you have an investor backing your company. If you're serious about it, you'll follow a proper business model and succeed.

>>6304624
My dress was fine. Honestly I loved my dress, the knit thing was a surprise but it's fine as long as you have a good petticoat.

This isn't strictly lolita, but I'm going to be a sort of cult-party tooth fairy for Halloween. I commissioned these earrings and necklace. I'm really excited, they should be arriving very soon!

>>6305913
You should ask for your money back. That looks terrible.

>>6305913
They look like they have finger/thumb prints in them as well as being somewhat lumpy.

>>6304863

Pretty much this. I make a lot more profit (% wise) on accessories, skirts, and JSKs. Once you start getting into the more complex OPs & Blouses, customers don't want to pay for the time that goes into it. And yes, this happens even if you have a reputation as a good seamstress.

Despite this, I am experimenting with some simple-but-elegant blouse designs in more "luxurious" materials, but I'll be doing a number of prototypes first, careful marketing, and some limited runs for previous customers, before I open them up to the public.

Is there a close up of the print? (Looks pretty bad from the picture) Love the style of the dress though!

>>6304350

In case anyone missed the memo, the Carouskel fabric is up for sale again from her Spoonflower (http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/rougeaeriedesigns).).
I am definitely planning to grab some this time, I'm just torn on what colorway.

>>6306156
WOOHOO!

>>6304340
This dress is so gorgeous!

Ugh, Lady Sloth. Nothing good ever comes from her fabric choices. Still, I just got the nicest offbrand dress I own from lolitacostumes.com. I was a bit irked that it was called "lolita costumes," though.

>>6306226
>>6304572
I really love her prints, but her fabric is appalling. I have no idea why she chose to use knits.

I've wanted a lot of her dresses but her fabric choice keeps putting me off. I feel like her sewing skills aren't great and she's trying to hide it with a stretchy material.

>>6304411
Where do they sell that one?

>>6306308
Baroque's 2012 Sailor OP. http://mana86.namoweb.net/

Does anyone know what happened to ginger_kitty/il Sangue?

>>6307135

She recently moved (Seattle, iirc?) and hasn't reopened her shop yet. But then... I think I remember seeing something about her stuff at Frill's pop up shop for AWA, so I might be wrong.

>>6306098
She probably has a close up on her blog or on the site linked up above. It's supposed to resemble an old tapestry, so I actually really like how it looks. But yes, I also love the simple/vintage design.

>>6307135

I think I saw her trip on a sewing thread earlier this week.

>>6307135
God I love her. She has an Amalia JSK but idk if she will sell it/remake it

also she wanted $150 for it and I was like hnnnngh poorfag in college

why am I even looking at loli shit tbh

>>6307183

Oh my goodness, I asked her about that same JSK before she moved. The original sold pretty quickly, but she said she'd be willing to take individual orders to remake it after she settled in. She also told me that the same fabric came in lavender, hnnnng

>>6307170
Ah, yeah! Found it.
I love the idea but the execution fails for me(I am very much unicorn obsessed so I have stupidly high standards when it comes to unicorn art work!).

A friend of mine made this. After a couple of sales for it fell through, I ended up buying it. I'm really excited to get it, I'm just going to pick it up from her in person next time I see her, which unfortunately isn't look like it will be until December lol.

She's still in school so she doesn't take commissions/make things for sale on a schedule but usually whenever she has some free time she whips up some really cute things, lolita and non lolita.

>>6307135
Shut the front door. Anyone know if she'll remake this sailor skirt?

>>6307238
If you want something exactly the same then (forgive the pun) I'm afraid that ship has sailed. The fabric isn't available anymore, and she apparently hasn't been able to find anything else suitable.
I saw on her FB that she finally made her own sailboat fabric design in a few monochromatic colorways, but I haven't seen any prototypes of new skirts/dresses with it. Should be pretty similar, but no telling until we see it.

>>6307234
Well the original tapestries are a couple centuries old if you want to check them out? They are obviously very similar to the print. Except the tapestries have all this amazing background detail. Pic related, it's one of the last set I believe.

>>6307234
I am also pretty unicorn obsessed. I don't get it when people don't add in the cloven hooves, long fetlocks, tail in the same shape as a lion, or the long beards. It really irks me.

>>6307276
Granted, hers is still missing the beard. Man, I love me some unicorn beard.

>>6307274
15th century origins looks like. Man I loved reading all about the presumed story behind these. Like the proposed smbolism with the fruit stains on the unicorn's hide and what not. MEMORIES. Sage for unicorns.

>>6307276
>>6307279
So much this. That to me, is what makes a unicorn *Cloven unicorn hoof high five!*

>>6307274
I love those tapestries which I suppose adds to my disappointment in the print. Someone needs to do an awesome unicorn print so I can throw my money at them!

>>6307327
Man, just think of like... a sweet brocade for the detailed background and just 'The Unicorn in Captivity' image embroidered huge, and off center (like to the left or the right, i think it would look off if it was just a huge circle over the front)... and the bodice with some of the other animals on it... all my hnnng. Oh well, I am still excited for this dress haha.

>>6307235
That's really cute, anon! Congrats on the purchase.

Almost 300 USD for... this? http://egl-comm-sales.livejournal.com/19735685.html wow. Looks like bargain bin Joann's halloween fabric...

>>6305931
Nah, I really need them for my costume. Besides, I think they're cute. Not gorgeous, but that's not what I'm looking for, I needed something kitschy to clearly identify my costume, and this will do wonderfully. It's not like they're something I'd be wearing as a fashion statement.

Honestly, the issue we indie designers have is that we can't order fabulous custom fabrics without going wholesale.

I would be all over designing a unicorn jacquard fabric (aka tapestry), but there's no way I could afford to produce it and no supplier wants to take orders of less than 100 yards.

Also, I hate Spoonflower.

>>6309855
Agreed. The idea was really just a pipe dream, and would probably have to be something recycled and a 1 time JSK for a commission so that you would already have someone willing to pay for the labor/fabrics. Would probably price something like that around 400 USD min depending on the size. Spoonflower is really bad I hear, especially with blacks. Do you have some work to post?

>>6309874
No work available yet, unfortunately. I've been in school so I didn't have the time to spare to really work on anything lolita. I'm on break now and I'm trying to plow through projects. I want to say I'm good at the craft... but it sounds rather lame without the photos to prove it.

I just dislike Spoonflower's quality, not even going to touch their color issues. I ordered the sample booklet they had and I was really let down but how flimsy and flat everything was. I love textiles with texture.

>>6304340
Ordered this JSK in brown. I'm so excited for it! I got the headdress and headbow to match too. I liked the jewellery too but I couldn't justify buying it as well as everything else.

>>6309796

I know right... looks like absolute shit

>>6310984
And the model pictures... like the neckline is on her nipples, wtf. What was the design here? 'TAKE TUBE OF FABRIC, INSERT SHIRRING PANEL, CHARGE 300 DOLLARS, YES.' Like it doesn't even have a bodice, look at the wrinkling along the front where the excess fabric is just bunching, and the skirt doesn't even have any fullness... at least the jewelry is cute, but not 18 bucks cute.

>>6309796
Not gonna lie, my gut-reaction was "oh no, WAMH are at it again..."

I like the fabric, but it's £5/m cute, not, uh, almost $100/m cute. I usually use about three metres for a JSK, anyway. And I don't know if it's the cute, the photograph, or both, but it looks like that plastic-y fabric that they make tents out of. It kinda looks like a Hallowe'en costume to me; it's like they haven't made any effort with the construction, which considering how subtle (comparitvely) the print is, leaves me wondering what I would actually be paying for. Pretty sure spoonflower cotton starts at $16/yd.

>>6312266
... *the cut, the photograph...
Typing. I just can't.

Who are reliable and good quality indie brands? I love construction details over prints. But are there any indie brands that do good prints? I'm liking the one in OP's post a lot.

>>6307274
>my great aunt has this design as wallpaper all over her guest bathroom

>>6304512
I have actually enver seen anyone wearing a Derpy-chan outfit... Are there any?

>>6312997
never*