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[aprilstarchild]

Shawn and I were discussing my packing for Seattle. One evening, two full days, one early morning. Not a lot to pack, right? Except that 1. It'll be pretty dang cold and probably raining and/or windy, 2. We'll be biking everywhere and 3. I insist on always being cute, dammit! Especially when it's just Shawn and me in a different city. I don't care what anyone else thinks of me but Shawn and maybe Nickey, who we plan to visit. So I want to wear what makes me feel the best. Especially since the trip is for my birthday.

I have three pairs now of O Woolies socks in grey, purple, and dark green. In addition, I still have a pair of ridiculously tall dark red thick thigh-highs from American Apparel (those are acrylic but still pretty warm). I have one pair of brown wool tights and have already proven myself capable of wearing them for days on end--wool is fairly odor-resistant.

So skirts should be fine, except I don't have enough of them, I think. Strange but true. Especially since my tastes in skirts have changed. Meh. I hardly wear my longer skirts any more, and my shorter ones just aren't full enough. MOAR FABRIC. I really need to learn to sew decently, as the kind of skirt I like just isn't in thrift stores.

I dunno. Mebbe I'll ride up to Red Light and Buffalo Exchange tomorrow. Hope springs eternal.

Goddammit, just started poking around the American Apparel website. They have a ton of skirts that I want, most between $30 and $40. Skirt one Skirt two Skirt three (hm, though, that one is awfully short) Skirt four Skirt five

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You hvae a machine now.

[seams-unusual.livejournal.com]

We'll sew together. :-D

Re: You hvae a machine now.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

It needs to be cleaned--there's literally wads of dust in it.

But it DOES have a ruffle foot, which is ridiculously exciting.

[seams-unusual.livejournal.com]

also: I think 2 & 3 are equally as short....

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

According to the descriptions: one is 14.25 inches, the other is 13. :^) Only an inch and change, but man, I can tell.

[absoluteeffect.livejournal.com]

I'll have yours done after this weekend.. I got sick. red red red!

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!!

[browse.livejournal.com]

One of my regular biking companions wears riding outfits that feature very tall socks (knee-high or thigh-high) and very short skirts, with shorts under them. Very compelling!

So, I'd advise you to go for the short skirts, at the cost of wearing something extra under them.

And take pictures! :-)

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

I'm normally: Skirt/tights or leggings/knee or above socks or stockings.

Shorts do work well under really short stuff though, you're right! I've worn them that way before.

[ourglasslake.livejournal.com]

They most certainly do have that kind of skirt at thrift stores! That's pretty much all I'm wearing these days (well, knee-ish length skirts and thrift store dresses). But then again I thrift at the same stores every single week. You gotta be diligent.

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Those aren't the only kinds of skirt I want.

What I really want is a bunch of almost-knee length, gathered or loosely pleated (i.e. the pleats are sewn in but not pressed) skirts with waistbands, that are full enough to have that lolita-skirt shape. So the fabric would be woven, and solid-colored or patterned with something classy and/or cute.

On Hawthorne up by Buffalo Exchange and Red Light (Red Light is so dangerous for me because they always have Gunne Sax dresses) there's a store now that sells only brand-name stuff...they might have some American Apparel, or stuff that resembles it.

[5minutelimit.livejournal.com]

Those are the easiest kind to make!

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

It gets trickier when the waistband isn't elasticized, or only partially elasticized. I've read a couple of tutorials and I generally end up o_O at them.

It is convenient, though, that most lolita skirts are panel skirts--the skirt part is just a long-ass rectangle as opposed to flared, in order to get the cupcake/bell shape. And that shape of skirt can look nice even without a huge petticoat. Although I do need to make a nice cotton "everyday" petticoat (in addition to a nice poofy lolita petti), as mine wore out. I miss having one that just makes my skirts look a little nicer.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

I gotta learn to do good pintucks. They just make skirts look so awesome.

[ourglasslake.livejournal.com]

I totally got an American Apparel skirt for $1 a couple weeks ago.

I buy skirts like what you're describing literally all the time, though I rarely see them in the smallest sizes. Prolly cuz I'm buying grandma skirts. I like to buy petite vintage skirts because they are the perfect non-frumpy length on my decidedly non-petite self.

I am breaking up with pants. They never ever fit just right even if I *can* find them thrifting, which I can't. Skirts, on the other hand, flow like manna from heaven, and I can wear a thrajillion different sizes.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should try the higher-end thrift stores--Avalon downtown, that kind of thing. Except they're at least as expensive as buying a new one.

Yeah, gotta learn to sew.

OMG--now that I have more warm tights/socks I wear skirts biking more often even when it's cold. We'll see if I stick it out when it's 30-something and raining though. :^)

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WTF this was totally me, but LJ didn't think I was signed in?!