Outfit Post: Elizabethan Inspired Coat Transformation – With A Touch of Deathrock

I’m in love with this outfit and I think this is my best outfit yet. I was so happy to wake up to pouring rain and concerning winds (I was very worried about the cats and my partner getting to work) but I was so happy to get a chance to wear this coat that I tailored, for the first time. You would probably remember this coat from it’s review here and another outfit post I did with it here (oh god, it’s embarrassing looking back on). I really wanted to go for an elegant feel today. I’m lucky that it was so cold considering it’s summer here!

Cutting this coat up was so frightening, considering it’s a two hundred dollar coat that was a gift from my partner. Of course I checked with him first and well, he didn’t even remember buying me it. Even so, I knew I had to do something with it, otherwise it would hang under all my other coats for another year. Buying it was a complete catastrophe but I can finally feel better about it. Damn you Fanplusfriend custom sizing!

I ended up raising the waist line and making it straight rather than pointed as it’s more flattering on my figure. I removed the arms, slimmed them down and removed the puff sleeves, made some alterations (some of the buttons were coming off and the lining parts needed adjustment) and completed remodelled the cuffs (though they aren’t what I wanted them to be).

Don’t mind the creme on my nose, it’s Bepanthen. (Yes, I’m STILL unhappily fighting infection).

 My hair actually has curled extensions in it. It’s not actually completed in this photos and looks a tad messy. Curled extensions are so useful when you don’t want to use heat on your hair or any product and generally it’s very fast – all I do is clip them in and clip some layers back so the curls peak out.

I had to take this rainy chance to get my favourite parasol/umbrella out, besides I was looking for elegance today!

Outfit:

Coat: Fanplusfriend originally, but remodelled and tailored by myself.
Socks: Cotton On. It’s so cold I have to wear crochet socks over my stockings!
Stockings: Anonymous.
Blouse: Secondhand.
Skirt: EBay. It’s my tulle cake skirt, layered underneath so you can’t really see it but it puffs the coat out nicely.
Boots: Dr. Marten.
Necklace: EBay. It’s an octopus.
Earrings: You can’t really see them but they’re my bird skulls from EBay.
Parasol: Alice and The Pirates (bought at Supanova)
Gloves: Anonymous.
Hair extensions: EBay and yes, they actually are human hair. I made sure to test them before curling them myself..

Best wishes,
– SaryWalrus

Bird Bone Earrings: An Experience

Three or four months ago I ordered a pair of earrings from a seller. I was looking for some earrings that I could wear every day as my old ones died completely. I found the perfect pair of earrings and they were relatively cheap. This began the long and tiresome exchange about the earrings.

The transaction was relatively fine and I was a happy little Goth. Then a month past and I was getting very worried as the little shipped box on eBay hadn’t even lit up yet. If you think it’s because eBay has some horrible sellers, which to some extent I do agree, this seller also has a website and designs an indie fashion line.

Eventually I got up the nerve and incentive to email her and apparently she was moving and I would receive a free gift. “Fair enough!” I thought to myself and I was very happy about the free gift. After another month past I emailed her again wanting to now a date for my earrings to be posted. I was getting really anxious because the closing date for filing a paypal report was almost past. She told me that she was moving that week. After two months? This really confused me. Sure it could take you a long time to move but wouldn’t you put your shop on hiatus? After another month went past I finally received the earrings. I went to leave feedback about the moderately lovely earrings I’d received and another pair somewhat a like but I couldn’t? I could yesterday. Maybe eBay has a set time frame for feedback, I’m not quite sure.

• The back of the earrings are very sticky. They were placed on a large cotton pad to be mailed to me and though I appreciate this it stuck all over the back.
• The metal of the earrings is horrible. The gift had two loops as so the earring didn’t constantly face to the side, and instead faced to the front but the other didn’t. I ended up having the add another loop which barely took any time at all but it was still a hassle.
• The hooks are very sharp at the end, I don’t feel comfortable stabbing myself a certain amount of times to put them in just for the metal to make my ear feel uncomfortable. While the actual pendant is fine, I’ll be replacing these hooks as I don’t feel comfortable wearing them at all.
• The bones are lovely and the flowers are beautiful! I feel in love with these as soon as I saw them.

All in all, the product isn’t great but I do love the pendant part enough for it to be worth it. The seller was actually very nice and responded moderately quick, I just wish the circumstances weren’t as they were. The packaging was fine and cost was low. So, if you feel like taking a bit of a risk the seller is here. Be sure to comment below if you’re had any horrible buying scenarios before!

Best wishes,
-SaryWalrus