The General Chit Chat Thread 3

[pixymisa]

DVD Fab

We are not looking for everything.

[metro.]

What'd DVD Fab?

[kurandoinu]

I do not recommend applying Fabs to a DVD. They'd just get sticky

[froody1911]

Between the two of you you'll still fail to make an outfit

I giggled.

[kurandoinu]

\o/ Huzzah

[Saras]

ugh... does anyone else randomly have periods of extreme gloom and fatigue?

I have a day, two or three of that following each exam session / multiple 100 hour work weeks.

[kurandoinu]

You're a little behind there Saras

[Saras]

I've noticed that. I should probably set the forum look back to default. Having 50 replies on a page does have a tendency of fucking with the discussion in question.

[Corunes]

A kimono can be very difficult to put on by yourself.

Frustrating, but not impossible Took me about 15 minutes to put on everything correctly (and that's just a yukata, so I didn't even have to deal with the obiage [scarf], obijime, or whole nagajuban)

Shh yes Megido 2 am, that's how I roll

I recently had to bind myself down into a DFC to wear my kimono properly

why are you coming to this conclusion at 2am?

Besides aren't you like 12 how is this even a problem?

18 metro
18

And, 2 am because I was thinking back to my speech presentation on Thursday (on how to put a kimono on) and how the most irritating part of putting it on was my boobs (since I presented my speech wearing my kimono). Unfortunately Thursday morning I didn't have my sister to help wrap medical tape around my chest like I usually do, and two sports bras and an ace bandage on top had to suffice.

[metro.]

why are you coming to this conclusion at 2am?
Besides aren't you like 12 how is this even a problem?

12 metro
12

And, 2 am because I was thinking back to my speech presentation on Thursday (on how to put a kimono on) and how the most irritating part of putting it on was my boobs (since I presented my speech wearing my kimono). Unfortunately Thursday morning I didn't have my sister to help wrap medical tape around my chest like I usually do, and two sports bras and an ace bandage on top had to suffice.

Dude I know I said that z.z

That sounds highly uncomfortable.

[Corunes]

Bras + ace bandage were most uncomfortable so far because it was HOT. At least medical tape lets your skin sort of breathe. Other than restricting breathing a bit, it's not terrible; sort of like wearing a corset

(Maybe I should just make a kimono thread already)

[Saras]

I'm probably the only person who thinks, that general Asian clothing doesn't actually look that good on Caucasians, am I?

Now, I'm not saying that it can't look good. But I do believe that for it to do so, it has to be made to be worn by them specifically and the chosen pigments and cuts ought to reflect that. As the traditional variety has been designed to suit both a structure and the tonality of the body and the face that is significantly different.

Granted, it's still a unique and exotic look, it just isn't exactly what I'd call flattering.

[TiYlER]

I'm probably the only person who thinks, that general Asian clothing doesn't actually look that good on Caucasians, am I?

I agree, but I've a bias for Asians :>

[kurandoinu]

It's more about the wearers enjoyment though (for me anyway) but tbh if I had to bind my chest I wouldn't be wearing it to begin with.

[Corunes]

Well, to be fair, many Japanese girls have to pad down their bodies anyway to fit a kimono correctly. The whole point is to give a cylindrical look, which is hard to achieve if you're an hourglass figure.

I'm lucky that I'm pretty petite in stature, so I'm not too tall (I can get an ohashori fold! yay!) nor too broad (so I don't get awkward 3/4ths length sleeves).

Thing is about kimono, they're made to be one-size-fits-all-- it's a bunch of rectangles sewn together. The only cuts that would really change would be the length, because unlike Western clothes, kimono bolts are cut and then measured.

As for Asian clothing not looking good on Caucasians... as a costumer and cosplayer, all I have to say is if you put enough time and effort into it, you can look good in it. Personally, I love kimono and I will continue to wear kimono because it is what I want to do and it is what I enjoy doing.

[froody1911]

It's one of those rare and brief periods where I approve of Tyler's avatar and sig.

[kurandoinu]

You've just written an essay to someone who wrote her dissertation on Japanese fashion and read a butt tonne of stuff on kimonos >_>

[JoonasTo]

Personally, I find traditional European clothing far, far more beautiful on a woman than eastern clothing, the only difference being that Cheongsam is damn fine but it's wannabe european anyway.

[Saras]

Personally, I find traditional European clothing far, far more beautiful on a woman than eastern clothing, the only difference being that Cheongsam is damn fine but it's wannabe european anyway.

The traditional one doesn't interest me much, but the new modern version is a bit boner inducing.

[JoonasTo]

I'm not a fan of pants with women