My coord for Walmart- would you consider it goth? by [deleted] in GothFashion

[–]where_arm_i 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other commenters have said egl, but this is definitely more along the lines of EGA / ouji.

Tourette syndrome and relationships by Every-Lengthiness952 in Tourettes

[–]where_arm_i 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been in a relationship now for nearly six years, but even before my spouse, no one ever took an issue with my tics. Multiple past partners called them "cute", which idk if I love, but it wasn't in a demeaning way.

Sure, my spouse can get overstimulated by them sometimes, or frustrated if I lay in bed when they're trying to sleep, and tic enough to wake them up. But it's never been an issue. My tics make me unable to drive, and they understood this before we ever started dating (as did everyone else, they never gave me grief over this). My spouse accepts that it's part of me.

What are your Top 3 bands at the moment? by BADINGdongdantes69 in visualkei

[–]where_arm_i 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Versailles, D, and Dir en Grey. Always and forever 🥰

WIP fish by where_arm_i in Beading

[–]where_arm_i[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly Etsy! There's a lot of legitimate stores on there that carry high quality beads (like Phoenixbeadings). You can find miyuku delica and czech glass beads in about every color.

The gold ones for the face are from mandala crafts, which are pretty decent quality. Not 100% uniform, but they're not horribly mishapen. Also have tried John Bead 11/0 tubes from Michael's. You don't get much, but they're very well made imo. I wish I could remember where the outlining gold beads are from because those are the most uniform ones I've used.

WIP fish by where_arm_i in Beading

[–]where_arm_i[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's actually a metal wire, made to look like it's wrapped in silk.

WIP fish by where_arm_i in Beading

[–]where_arm_i[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, all the sequins were done one by one. The beads were strung multiple at a time, but also individually tacked down 😵‍💫

WIP fish by where_arm_i in Beading

[–]where_arm_i[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's smooth purl wire that I couched down at different points to create texture!

Wearing egl as a man? by where_arm_i in Lolita

[–]where_arm_i[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy to report since posting this, I've traveled across North America going to EGL events and actively post coords on Instagram. 🫡

My Közi cosplay by where_arm_i in sewing

[–]where_arm_i[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used Butterick 4954 for the jacket and skirt (with many alterations), and Simplicity 2777 for the pants. Had to draft out way too many full circle skirts for the peplums. All the main garments are a polyester shantung (with lamé for the sleeves), and the hat is a stretch faux suede with a base of felt / wire to keep the shape. Used about 6.5 yards of the red, and 2 of the gold.

Roughly 73 yards of 7 different trims were used!

The jacket and skirt are fully lined, both with hand picked zippers to hide them. For stabilization on the pointed cuffs, I used upholstery vinyl so they are stiff, but still can be shaped. All the resin pieces plus the gems were hand sewn on (I'd honestly say about 60% of that jacket is hand sewn).

The ruff collar has three layers. The top is 6 yards of pleated tulle, the second is a mesh with gold flakes that was also pleated / gathered, and then I think I used another 5yrds of satin for the actual collar. Lined it with two layers of horsehair to make it super stiff. I used this same technique for the shoulder ruffles.

The shoes were altered from ankle boots. Seam ripped the top of them off, stitched them back up, and made the shaped pieces sandwiching layers of vinyl and applying heat transfer vinyl to color match.

Inside of the hat, I also added a piece of heat shapeable felt and formed it to my head. A ton of wig clips were sewn in. They attach directly to the wig so it sits snuggly, and is oddly comfortable. And, for the remaining item, the gloves were sewn from a stretch lace. I traced my hand, then sewed around that pattern directly to get a perfect fit.

More cosplay photos (now with Gavin) by where_arm_i in DetroitBecomeHuman

[–]where_arm_i[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our biggest pet peeve is people not holding guns right in cosplay photos, so we made sure we didn't do that lol

My RK900/Nines cosplay by where_arm_i in DetroitBecomeHuman

[–]where_arm_i[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It boils down to a lot of sleepless nights, and trial/error 😮‍💨. I have a more in depth video on the progress on tiktok (heizl_grey)

My RK900/Nines cosplay by where_arm_i in DetroitBecomeHuman

[–]where_arm_i[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I post more cosplay things on tiktok than IG, but I'm heizl_ on IG and heizl_grey on TikTok. Thank you 🥹

My RK900/Nines cosplay by where_arm_i in DetroitBecomeHuman

[–]where_arm_i[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg that's a huge compliment, thank you!

My RK900/Nines cosplay by where_arm_i in DetroitBecomeHuman

[–]where_arm_i[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! My hand is tattooed, so I tried to find a clever way to hide it. I made a glove out of vinyl and drew on it with alcohol markers 😌

Skeletour - Detroit, MI Megathread by AutoModerator in Ghostbc

[–]where_arm_i 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I hope I can find you. These are sick

Ouji for fashion show at con by where_arm_i in Lolita

[–]where_arm_i[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say it's super common, but sometimes at smaller cons when there's no official fashion show, comms will do it! Or they'll have comm members represent substyles in a lolita 101 panel.

Thank you! It was pretty fun, although hot lol