CLEARANCE

[rose-thorn.livejournal.com]

I have updated my clearance page with 3 new items. An egl top with lace & bows, an egl apron, and headpiece. Anyone interested can click HERE to view. These items can go quickly , so dont delay.

questionare!!!

[lilrudegirl.livejournal.com]

hi guys!!
its been a while since posting and all, but the last few months, ive become deeply emersed in the fashion industry. my fashion design teacher has really been pushing me to take it on as a full career...so im thinking way ahead right now. my first line of clothing i did was a very 50's inspired foofy collection with touches of bad girl-ness (season theme being "bad girls of the 50's)
for the next season i plan on starting soon, i want to keep the foofiness in there, but i want this more EGL inspired. so, heres the questions:
1) what are your favorite brands of lolita clothing? why?
2) what are your favorite things about lolita fashion? why?
3) whats one thing you dont like about lolita fashion and what would you do to change it?
4) what's something you dont see in a lot of lolita wear but would love to see?

thats about it. if theres anything else you want to tell me, PLEASE DO!!! when i design and make clothes, i want people to adore them. i like them to be cute, comfortable, and functional.
please answer my questions! ill be forever thankful!!
-jo

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[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Mew. I used to search for square dance stuff often, but the last post reminded me... I just want to point out this dress. Sigh! If only I were a size 8...
I'm sure some of you have seen it, but ohhh... the ruffles. *dies*

Also, on the cheap-egl-staples front, I just found lace-top thigh-high stockings at Walmart. In black, white, and black fishnet. Weird...

Gonna post some neat pattern sites later. BLOOMERS!

i had posted this in the fruits community earlier..

[hagiology.livejournal.com]

...and i figured the egl folks should be aware as well.

I just though't i'd put this up as a warning to anyone considering purchasing something from limebarb.com.

these are pictures of a sailor top i purchased from limebarb last summer, i also purchased a pair of loose socks, but they're out at my cottage.



having a mother who's an excellent trained seamstress and being somewhat of a seamstress myself, i'm able to recognise a well made garment vs a piece of garbage.

in several places (not just the ones displayed here) on the garment (as well as on the loose socks i purchased, there are "puckers" in the seams where there shouldn't be... this is something that happens when you rush yourself on a project and you don't pay any attention to detail. most of the time, when this happens (it's happened to me before), you rip out the seam and start over again. puckers affect the way a garment drapes and fits... here, because of the puckers, the collar doesn't drape properly.



as well, the neck on my sailor top is HUGE... at least 3 times as large as necklines in the garments pictured... if i wear it i have to be really careful bending over. it gapes a lot. also, with the loose socks... when i ordered them, they were listed as WHITE, and when i got them they were clearly offwhite (cream, ecru, whatever.)

anyhow... as well as producing an unsatisfactory garment, she also took her SWEET SWEET time (a little over 2 months) delivering, and never bothered to email me to let me know that it was going to take extra time, or notify me that my money order arrived. only after several emails (which got gradually more impatient as time went on)did she respond.

i never bothered to complain to her about any of this, because im pretty chicken shit when it comes to something like that. even if im at a restaurant where they serve me hair in my food, i just stop eating and push my plate away, i never complain about it. but, ive seen people mention her a few times recently, and i just thought you all have a right to know about my experiences with her.

anyhow, her products are unsatisfactory and her service is subpar. i suggest looking for your schoolgirl uniforms and loosesocks at jlist.com or on ebay.