bling + formal for ihvu. i need to know what drip the lich queen has...
formal: What’s your OC’s formal look? Do they like dressing up? Do they have different looks for different occasions?
bling: What jewelry does your OC wear? Does it have any meaning?
up until Ihvu returned to Drezen in act 5, she dressed incredibly humbly, but on a whim, she decided that a queen should dress like one, and commissioned some very intricate dresses. the most notable one is based off this dress from Wulgaria Couture:
As for jewellery, she doesn't really carry anything with sentimental value - she's surprisingly practical in this regard, and adorns herself with things for their powerful enchantments more than anything like that. she has trouble wearing rings as well, with the bony state her hands are in - necklaces are easiest for her to wear.
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Here, have some fashion suggestions (brands and designers) if you need ideas or references for an art piece. These skew heavily to my own tastes, but hey. Gotta start somewhere!
Paolo Sebastian's "Once Upon a Dream" collection is a megafave, but all of his stuff is good for the whimsical pastels vibe. Also does bridal.
Egyptian revival: I would definitely look into Cucculelli Shaheen, specifically the Alucinato collection. This seems really specific but ngl I just really want to rec them. Also does bridal.
There are a lot of bridal designers out there, but there are two (well, one bridal, and one bridal-adjacent) that I love for large ballgowns:
- Mak Tumang does a lot of structured hemlines and stiff skirts, brightly saturated colors with a very costume ballgown vibe, the sort of thing you'd see in a masquerade scene in a fantasy movie. Good for a red carpet, IMO. (Not primarily bridal)
- Kiyoko Hata tends to have more pastels and slightly desaturated jewel tones, with much less of a structure in favor of petticoats to build the shape, more layering of sheer fabrics. Very swishy. (Primarily a bridal designer)
- For more 'normal' bridal in a standard palette, I'd look into Kim Kassas, Berta, Galia Lahav, Madeline Gardner, Krikor Jabotian, Rita Vinieris, Sophie Couture, Jimmy Choo, Julie Vino Glam, Vera Wang, Hian Tjen, Essense of Australia, Hayley Paige, Randy Fenoli.
For tea dresses (like a past-the-knee petticoat dress you wear to a garden party where you pretend to be rich) and general semi-formal:
- The Matoshi sisters tend to work a lot with mesh and embroidery. Their floral elements tend to be very Secret Garden. They have some vintage inspiration in their bodices sometimes, but overall their boned bodice dresses are just really cool overall.
- Chotronette have a similar style, but where the Matoshi tend to have a single heavier layer at the top with designs, Chotronette's are much more light-and-layered, and while they do have some floral, they use more celestial themes. They have a few designs that dip a bit into armor-inspired looks without going full fantasy costume.
- IMO the best way to talk about the two in contrast is that the Matoshi sisters feel more solid and vintage-inspired, while Chotronette are more ethereal and fantasy-inspired.
Mark Bumgarner: For big structured skirts that straddle the line between tea dress and gown, but IMO he's a bit hit or miss. Good floral embroidery, though.
Red carpet and evening wear: There are a handful of designers that are just. Insanely good imo, and those are Zuhair Murad, Ziad Nakad, and Elie Saab. All three are really big names, and I wasn't sure until I checked but all are Lebanese, so I guess Lebanon just has a really good fashion industry. I believe most of them (definitely at least Saab and Murad) do bridal as well.
Girl's casual fashion: "All Pretty Girls" boutique
Professional wear: Poem Bangkok do some Ridiculously cool office wear ombre stuff, and the lines on their stuff are SO clean.
Chinese fusion: Heaven Gaia is also one of those brands that does a lot of work with ombre, but they lean into their roots a bit more than Poem. They have some massively cool work with embroidery, mandarin collars, capes, and so on.
Witchy looks:
- Linda Friesen has some major vibes with 3D printed elements around the shoulders; good for fantasy costume territory.
- Wulgaria Evil: If you want something a bit more high school/college goth.
Royal Black Corsetry for, well, corsets; the head of the company specializes in custom tailoring.
If you're looking to get into fashion for references, I would also follow blogs like @wedding-affair, @fashion-runways, @lacetulle, and @evermore-fashion.
For a more vintage reference set, @sartorialadventure is a good starting point, as is @lookingbackatfashionhistory.
If you're into lolita fashion, I'd rec @lolita-wardrobe
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favourites: index
A
Aelis
Alethea
Alexander McQueen
Alexis Mabille
Anna Sui
ASHI
The Atelier Couture
Azzedine Alaïa
B
Bibian Blue
birds embroidery
The Blonds
C
Cartier
Chanel
Chotronette
Christian Lacroix
Christian Siriano
D
Dilek Hanif
Dior
Dolce & Gabbana
E
Elie Saab
F
Fiori Couture
Franck Sorbier
G
Georges Hobeika
Giambattista Valli
Guo Pei
H
handmade embroidery
Hermione de Paula
I
Ines Di Santo
Inga Ezergale
Irina Atroscenko
J
Jean Paul Gaultier
L
Luisa Beccaria
M
Mak Tumang
Marchesa
Mary Katrantzou
Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Costume Institute
Mischka Aoki
Monica Ivena
MYOO Couture
N
Naeem Khan
O
officialhambly
on aura tout vu
Oscar de la Renta
P
Paolo Sebastian
R
Rahul Mishra
Ralph & Russo
Rami Al Ali
Rami Kadi
S
Sherbon
Sophie Couture
Sottero and Midgley
Stella Lunardy
Sylvie Facon
T
Tamara Ralph
Tarun Tahiliani
Teuta Matoshi
Tony Ward
Tony Yaacoub
V
Valentier Atelier
Valentino
Viktor & Rolf
vintage
W
Wulgaria
Z
Zari Embroideries
Ziad Nakad
Zuhair Murad
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