New cheongsam ^_^

[ladyofthethread]

Sorry if the preview pics came out kind of scary but the dress for Count D’s sister is done! ^_^;

I’m quite happy with how it came out. ^_^ It’s fully lined and completely made from scratch (nut that I am, I made the pink bias binding and frogs myself, too). The brocade isn’t like any other Chinese brocade I’ve seen before; it has flowers and phoenixes brocaded onto a yellow floral print rather than a solid color. I like the unique look of the overlapping designs and think it’s good for distinguishing the dress from mass produced cheongsams. ^_^

I reversed the part on my Count D wig for his sister’s hair (the style is a mirror image of his) and will be getting a new wig to style for D. I decided to do the Count’s mismatched eyes in reverse, too, based on that mirror image pic which opened the chapter with his sister. They showed much better in high resolution so I used Photoshop to boost the contrast on the eyes only and make the color a bit more obvious on the small version here.






Still have to find suitable shoes to wear with this (didn’t have any luck at the mall on Sunday) and buy some pink chiffon to make the shawl that’s supposed to go with the outfit. And figure out who I can force into one of my Count D outfits so we can be twins… XD;

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[gothic-lolita.livejournal.com]

And figure out who I can force into one of my Count D outfits so we can be twins…
Well you have a brother, right? :P (Actually I have no idea how old he is...)

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

LOL Yeah, I have a brother. Not sure if he'd fit into my costumes but he's a few inches taller so they'd probably look too short on him even if they did fit. ^_^;

[kiwi-lady.livejournal.com]

The shoes you are wearing seems to go pretty well actually XD. I LOVE that fabric, like you said, it looks very unique... Preeetty~~

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Thanks. ^_^

Ah, by suitable shoes, I meant something that better matched the reference pic since I'll probably enter this in the hall contest at AnimeNext. D's sister is supposed to wear flat slippers and they're shaded somewhat darker than the dress. So, I wanted pink flats but most of the ones I found were either pastel pink or hot pink and neither was what I really wanted. ^_^;

[vampricyoda.livejournal.com]

Why do I picture myself stuffed into a Coutn D costume by the time Anime Next is done. . . ^_^

Anyway this is great, as always.

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

LOL Thanks.

[thimbles.livejournal.com]

The dress looks fantastic! I love the fabric, it's so unique and pretty.

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The fabric is my favorite part, too. ^_^

[sakuralenayuy.livejournal.com]

I totally love that dress and fabric is just beautiful. And the cut of the dress is very flattering on your frame. See you at ANext!

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-) It's nice to be able to have a figure in costume this time. LOL

I look forward to seeing you at AnimeNext! ^_^