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

Outfit Post: Fanplusfriend Coat

 I’m aware that this outfit looks a little awkward. I was experimenting with different length skirts underneath the coat. I also look super-tall which is from the platform boots and the corset forcing me to stand up straight for once!

This isn’t a review as of yet.

I’m not sure what the deal with the arms are. They seem too large for me but that’s probably because I have SUPER thin arms – honest to god. It also looks like I’m being strangled to death but the bodice. Which isn’t true at all.

Outfit!

Coat: Fanplusfriend. Coen bought it for me for Christmas.

Neck Corset: Love Child Boudoir. This was bought a long time ago. I never get to wear it but I think I might be wearing it a lot more often now.

Corset: Gallery Serpentine. Given to me by Kitty.

Blouse: Kmart! You can’t see it.


Shorter skirt: Thrifted.

Longer skirt: Thrifted.

Shoes: Demonia. Bought from eBay.

Socks: I’m wearing bed-socks that were a gift. :3 Because, it’s not like anyone can tell!

Coen wore my top hat while failing at taking pictures of me. Hehe. He hates photos, that’s why he looks so uncomfortable.

What do you think: do you think this outfit failed?

Best wishes,
-Sary

Fan Plus Friend: Christmas Coat.

I’m so excited! My boy friend bought me a Fan Plus Friend coat for Christmas and it shipped yesterday! I thought I’d post some pictures for all you lovely followers to see! I can’t wait until it arrives! Exclamation mark!

Without a petticoat.

I think it’ll look gorgeous with the collar that I never get the chance to wear, shown at the bottom of this post. I’ll be sure to post photo’s when it arrives!