<3plaid!<3

[totodedum.livejournal.com]

i love plaid, don't you? #^.^# soo...i was wondering..why don't a lot of people use it? i, myself, use a lot of it when i make my egl designs. in fact, i can't seem to get away from it! ^__^; i dunno...i guess i just like the look of it. oh..and plus it matches more things than just plain black or white, ya know what i mean? anyway, here's a piccy of me wearing an old skirt/headpiece/tie i made a while ago. i wore it to school today! =^.^= (p.s., big pictures ahead!!)


hmm...is my shirt open? ack! #>_<#; oops.


ain't i purdy? lol! ^__^; anyway, i like how this particular combination worked out. usually i'm either in all black when i go egl but i wanted a little change in routine...and i kinda forgot that i had this in my closet. my hair's kinda messed up but i put that down due to the fact that it was windy....i swear. -__-;


other pointless pics...hehe, notice my balding patch of grass in the front yard... =^.^=


details, details... here's some close-ups of my tie and headpiece. the little rosette and ribbon/lace on the headpiece is just on one side so i didn't bother to take pictures of both sides of my head... the little silver crest pin with the crown i got from ebay for $50!! >__<; oh well...i thought it was pretty and i really liked it a lot.


skirt detail. notice how the lace doesn't really follow the pattern of the plaid. that's cuz i made the back roughly two inches longer to accomodate my, erm...big fabulous behind! ^o^ i could've added more to the skirt but i wanted something simple and something that i could dress down...and that's all folks! =^.^=

oh...and as much as i love the layered look for winter, it's not exacty practical for summer, ne? ^o^ i'm thinking of buying a bunch of those 3/4 baseball shirts and just reconstructing the hell out of them putomayo-style. #n___n# ah well, that's an idea....

edit: changed my mind. i'm putting the pics behind a cut that way friends pages load easier. ^__^ must think of everyone afterall, ne? =^o^=

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[spadix.livejournal.com]

I love plaid too! (mind you that might be me scottish side) I luff the detailing! Very nice!

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

#^.^# awww...thanks! hehe...plaid always reminds be of a)braveheart or b)hello kitty. ^^; i don't know why, but it just does. i'm so wierd...^o^

[machinegirl.livejournal.com]

Ah! I love your outfit!! You are soooooooo adorable, and I do believe that I have told you this before.

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

:blushes: thank you, you're such a sweetheart! *huggles* i think we should *all* post pictures of ourselves in egl, ne? i wanna see what everyone looks like in thier gothic lolita attire!! =^.^=

[uglylittlewhore.livejournal.com]

You look utterly perfect! I just love plaid with lace. :)

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

i do too! ^_^ i'm lazy and i keep putting it off, but i wanna do another plaid/lace combination but with a different color. maybe some funky color like...yellow?? ^^;

[virtual-waltz.livejournal.com]

That outfit is so sweet~ I really like the way the whole thing comes together- and with plaid none the less. ^_^ Usually I'm not a fan of plaids but you used it here rather well. Good job~! Oh! And I love that crest pin~~ it's so adorable~

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

thank you ^__^ urk, but the pin was soo expensive though! o.@; it's worth it though cuz it sorta reminds me of those crown rings and pendants that those japanese egl shops come out with...the ones that i can't afford!! *sob* =^^=;

[bloodysakura.livejournal.com]

*glomps* It's gorgeous!!! Gotta love plaid. Oooo I just love your outfit, it's so good! You're really pretty too! One day, I hope to sew that well, one day. ^_^;;

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

*glomps back* aww, that's sweet of you to say that! *huggles* you should see the other side of that skirt, lol! it's a mess i tell you! =^o^= oh well, practice makes perfect, right? ^.^

Yay plaid!

[dollyvamp.livejournal.com]

Plaid makes for such cute outfits ^-^ http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dollyvamp/detail?.dir=/Cosplay&.dnm=DSC00235.jpg <--there's my plaid outfit, I'd make a big post for myself about my outfit but I'm too shy ^-^;;

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

*gasp* oh, how cuuuute!! i really like the way you designed that! i heart that combination, especially....soooo much possibilities. @.@ i think you should really post your outfits, i'm sure other lolis would like to see them too. *huggles* now you make me wanna buy more plaid, lol! ^__^

[mewkite.livejournal.com]

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

thanks! #^.^# harhar, i love plaid too but all i ever wear is red! ^__^; i really should experiment with more colors.... ^o^

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

hehe, plaid is awesome! =^__^= thank you!<3

[indivia.livejournal.com]

Lovely!!!! :)

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

#^.^# you're so nice, thank you..<3<3

[chibisweetloli.livejournal.com]

You look absolutely adorable!
I think it's great that you work in plaids... very few home sewing lolis do that. It's very original, and I think our outfit came out really well ^_^.

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

#^.^# thank you! as for the original part, i think it's just less common actually. most people wouldn't want to deal with patterns and such just cuz it's a little harder to deal with and mistakes are more easily noticed. i know that when i first started sewing i went for solid colors just cuz i was messing up a lot. ^^; eh...but thank you again for the compliment! it makes me all nice and googily inside that you other lolis like it! ^___^

[clarice.livejournal.com]

cuute! I love plaid, too; I have a skirt that's nearly done (with a zipper or hem, of course... just sitting there... ^^;) in a black-and-creamish plaid. More people should use plaid! ^^ I have a bunch of shirts (from the goodwill outlet: clothes by the pound!) that I want to rip up and reconstruct, too. In recent months I've become a big fan of the sweet or froofy gothic lolita look combined with a more punkish or deconstructed look. If you go for it, do share ^^

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

lol, i know how that is! i've got like six things that are "almost finished" sitting on my sewing table. =^.^= oh and i will! i've been itching to do then it's just a problem of time. -_-; gawd, don't cha just hate that? ^^;

[chuppie.livejournal.com]

Kawaii! =^_^= I love that outfit! Me likes the plaid too! I'm going to make a plaid pleated skirt now, you've inspired me!

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

lol! then my job here is done! =^o^= post a piccy so that we all can see the finished product, 'kay? it's always nice to see and compare techniques and styles with other lolis who sew! n__n

[storknightmares.livejournal.com]

thats reallly cute. i like the headdress and tie alot. they make the outfit so complete. good job. i must say its hard sometimes to be perfect with the plaid. i love it myself, i think when the fabric store had their winter sale i must have bought at least 5 different types of homespum plaid. i think i like it more because it doesnt pill like the softer thicker plaid. but that kind is better for winter.

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

lol, i know what you mean! i have like 4 different kinds of plaid that's just been sitting on my table. everytime i go to the fabric store, i head straight for the plaid section and just buy yards of it, especially the nice soft ones. ^__^ and thanks so much for the copliments, you're such a sweetheart! =^.^=

[dahlia-.livejournal.com]

cute outfit!!!! oooh, I love plaid
I did myself a purple plaid loli dress, see:
http://www.emu-formydear.com/sugarplumkoi2.jpg

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

kawaaaiiiii!!! i heart the color a lot! ^.^ that beading lace is soo cute especially...details like that are the best! i sooo want your outfit right now! #^o^#

[seeinglife.livejournal.com]

Cuuuuute! :D

I'd use plaid more often, but I can never seem to find plaids that I like in the fabric store here. :/

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

i know! it's soo hard to find the right kind of plaid, huh? i don't know...sometimes i'll just buy a plaid pattern that might work with the kind of design i'm using. usually it works but sometimes it just doesn't. try, try again, i guess...^^;

[im-sorry-now.livejournal.com]

you look absolutely marvelous!!

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

#^.^# why, thank you!

[radikal-girl.livejournal.com]

i love you! you are so cute!! and your outfit is great!! O_o

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

awwww! *blush* thanks so much! #^_^#

[horsey5588.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's nice! I really really love the ribbons on the tie, personally! *giggles* I also love the way that you layed the lace like that, it really adds a nice length to the skirt!

You're very talented and creative. <3

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

thank you! lol, i actually made the skirt too short so i added that long row of lace to make it longer! =^.^= i'm really happy how it came out...the mistake isn't that obvious and it worked! ^_^; i love ribbons a lot..i think it gives outfits that certain touch of girliness to it. that's always a good thing, right? ^o^

[rocococious.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that little cravat is adorable! The head-piece, as well, is beautiful ... Wonderful combination! X3

I love it, too ... but I refuse to call it plaid. ._. It's TARTAN! Heh heh ... that's my one way of being patriotic. ;3

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

ooh, thank you! you're so kind! #^o^# lol, but plaid is soo much easier to remember... =^.^=

[missmeganmaude.livejournal.com]

wow!!!
Your outfit is so0o0o0ooo cute!
It looks exactly like something I would make!
I love plaid soooo much. ^________^
You're so cute!

btw... Thanks for the ultra-nice shout-out ^up^ there in the comments. ^___^
You are too kind to recommend me!
*hugs*

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

thank you! *huggles* #^.^# but it's true, though! you're designs are soo good and wonderful that i'm always in awe! and plus you have an online store now so that's double wow! *gush* i'm so happy for that... ;__; i want that jumper, dammit! ^o^

[jenna-hex.livejournal.com]

awwwesome and gorgeous plaid outfit. i heart. you rock.

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[totodedum.livejournal.com]

no, no, no. i heart you! and we all rock! thank you, you're such a sweetheart. =^___^=