Hi all!

I'm running out of free space and I just don't want to keep the gowns I haven't worn for ages any more. Of course I hate to sell that stuff but there's no use keeping gowns that just aren't worn any more.
Oh, I'm wearing about 36 german size (must be a 12 in the US system)

If you need more informations, just ask me. If you want measurements, drop me a note I can give you measurements in centimeters and inches, as you prefer, but please keep in mind that I'm from Germany and shipping is not included in the prices below.

So here's what I'm offering you (read the descriptions fore more informations):

Black vinyl corset, worn a few times: 60 Euros:

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Victorian ballgown, worn a few times (is completely black, not violet ): 300 Euros:

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Victorian Natural Form Gown, worn only once: 300 Euros:

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Dark-romantic corsage blouse ( the skirt is NOT offered .. you should have a small bust ) 40 Euros:

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Please feel free to contact me if you have any question

Wahhhhhhhh, just saw that Otto Dix is announced for this years WGT .. so greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ... wohaaaaaaaaaaaaa .... yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah ... (just read if you don't understand what I mean )

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At first I want to thank everyone who put me on their watchlist recently, I just don't have the time to leave a comment on every single artist's page, but I try to answer every comment on my work

At the moment, my sewing projects need to wait, although I try to make at least one seam per day, but ~Rasgrashbo and me are going to move about next week and we have to pack our things together so that moving will be done as quick as possible.
And I hope that I will have more time to sew then.

But WGT comes quickly ... about 80 days left and I have lots of plans for new stuff, and I NEED to finish at least as much to have something to wear for 4 days.

I still started working on an elizabethan gown, made of violet silk, I've finished the skirt and the bodice is waiting for new silver braid that I have to order first, but I think I will do that after we moved.
If you are curious about that gown, take a look at this: [link]
The color is much more fantastic in real

Then I started working on a tudor-style gown, made of black velvet with some kind of golden pinstripes, the skirt is almost finished, I hope I can do that today, I wanted to sew much more that weekend but I ended up staying in front of the computer, watching videos on youtube and looking for pics (crazy on Otto Dix at the moment .. read further on )

I would be happy if I could at least finish those two gowns for WGT. Apart from that I want to wear my emerald green rococo-jacket which still needs a skirt and a black fichu. I haven't uploaded a picture of the jacket itself yet, I think I'll do that later, although I wanted to show the whole gown when it's completed first.
The fourth gown should be 1000% goth *g* means, all over black, on a hoop skirt, a big veil and eyery little piece of skin apart from tha face covered, up to the chin

Might be that, in the end I change plans once more and exchange one gown for something that has no hoop skirt or any skirt support underneath, if there's a day with too many concerts where large skirts would be a bad idea.

And of course corsets ... I started on a new one recently, although I wanted to wait. But I just had to ... here's the story how I got the idea:
Recently; I heard about a quite new band from Russia. I first heard them two weeks ago as I sat in a friend's car as we wanted to go out in the evening. I was amazed, and I already knew the band's name but never heard some of their stuff before.
The next day I told my boyfriend and searched them on myspace and the rest of the web, and then I saw pictures .. and I fell in love with them *g*
I'm talking about Otto Dix, you really should check them out:
on myspace: [link]
and last.fm: [link]

And don't miss to see their pictures ... this guy is amazing, his outfit, his voice .. the whole music itself ... .. and once again I'm embarassed that I can't wear white contact lenses, it just looks soooooooo great

OK, back to the corset ... the next day I sat in front of my computer at work and suddendly had this idea, I hardly could concentrate on my code because my brain didn't stop working on a design for a new corset ... and it is inspired by Otto Dix .. white satin with black decorations and "blackwork"-embroidery with a special pattern
But wait 'till it's finished

OK, I'll better get something to eat now and try to make a few stitches later, the weekend is almost over *sigh*

Seems like I won't have as much time for sewing in the future because my happy student's days are over and I will start to work in january ...

Bad enough, I need a new gown for Gala Nocturna at 24th of january. It's not that I have no idea what to do - i have too much!
The first idea was a gorgeous gown from Isabel of Spain: [link]

But I would need silk and really many time because of all the great details on that piece.

The next idea would be something black, over a large panier, but not from a certain period.

Then I thought of early 17th century again with a small wheel farthingale, but not historical correct. But I wonder if I could sit in a car with a wheel farthingale at all, even if it's quite small. The Gala is in Kontich, Belgium, about 10 minutes to drive from Antwerpen and our hotel is there because Kontich is too small to have any hotels or similar stuff.

And I recently got some gorgeous long gloves, black leather with gold embroidery, so I thought about something in black and gold, but I have no idea apart from black and gold so far.

The next thing is that damned time problem. So perhaps I should finish something that I started working on about 9 months ago or so: elizabethan, made from violet silk, inspired by the pelican portrait from Elizabeth I.

I just don't know what to do, or perhaps I should think about another gown and make that because I can't decide what to make ...

Aaand my boyfriend got a better camera. Sadly it's much too cold these days to go out and make pictures with gowns, I hope that there will be some snow because I still need good pictures of my red baroque gown and we already have some ideas - which need snow *sigh*

But feel free to visit my boyfriend here:

Finally he made his account and uploaded some more pictures that I haven't uploaded myself so check out his gallery and comment



At first I want to thank everyone of you who put me on their watch list recently. I've had no time to thank every single one but I do appreciate every watch and every favourite
It feels good to know that there are people who like my work at that time I feel a little bit like being stranded on a desert island and just doing my stuff without being noticed

But you surely won't like to hear any details of my chaotic life, so let's go on with the interesting things: work in progress and upcoming plans:

Before I'll tell you about my sewing plans I'd like to announce that my boyfriend started to do photography.
You've surely seen the first results in my gallery. He's doing fine although our equipment is really funny at the time *g* but the results surprised me a lot.
I've got more pictures but I prefer waiting until he's made his account here on DA to upload them himself

And now for some sewing stuff:
Actually in progress is the commissioned robe a la francaise I've talked about one journal entry before.
The jupe (skirt) is finished, the manteau needs to be hemmed and decorated and then only the stomacher is missing. I hope the future owner will like it I do so far, but it's the wrong colour for me .. lucky for my customer because that keeps me from wearing it my own

And I'm working on a bustle gown that should be for myself at first but after some time I somehow thought that I surely would not wear it. It is black and deep red and has uniform details. I will sell it when it's finished, but perhaps I'll get some nice pics of me in it first
I also started on a black and white striped robe a la polonaise, a little similar to the famous striped gown that can be seen in „Sleepy Hollow“, but it won't be an exact reproduction, only something similar.
I have to say that I'm going to sell that gown as well, I only need some other striped fabric for a new skirt to exchange the already finished one that I now use for another gown in progress. But that particular fabric was not the best solution for a nearly entirely handsewn silk robe a l'anglaise so I can give the skirt away with the polonaise later, I just bought more of that striped fabric than I needed for the skirt because it was quite affordable and I had to do something with the excess material. And no, I won't wear that striped gown as well, it's much too bright to feel comfortable in it, I only wanted to make it

In between those gowns I'm still making everyday clothes for myself, now that it gets colder and I have made so many skirts that I would like to wear in fall and perhaps winter as well, I need some more drawers to wear underneath. They are really very comfortable if you're a little used to them

New plans:

Baroque, 1660's .. still, I have the materials in my stash. Only the fabric for an underskirt is missing, but that's no problem, I can wear my old ones until I've found something.

A very late victorian gown, I found something in „atterns of Fashion“ that I just need to make. It looks so gorgeous. It has no bustle underneath and the bodice is high necked, perfect for events with not much space.

New bustle gown. This time I have something in my mind that I *really* like to wear. You won't be surprised if I tell you that it should be mainly black with purple details

A pair of stays that should be the same design than my white satin corset with the black applications.

Corsets ... of course I'm waiting for new busks to arrive.

Upcoming commissions:

A gown from the musical „Elisabeth“ (just ordered the fabrics)
Some corsets ...
A pair of stays
And perhaps a costume from „Starlight Express“

And I need to paint again. I've got a good idea and two unfinished painings standing around. I'd like to work some more with oil paint, since I made some experiments some time ago I'm totally in love with that stuff

And quite hot here ... but a lot of work to do, like ususal you never get finished if you have mad ideas all the time

AND there are pictures of me and my friends in well known gothic magazines (Orkus and Zillo) and this makes me really happy

So my sewing plans for the next time:

- rococo riding habit for a friend
- "victorian" jacket with fur trims for the same lady
- a complete Robe a la Francaise - a commission I cannot wait to start working on it

For me:
- black baroque gown (still need THE idea how I should make the sleeves)
- an underbust corset (prototype - another mad idea but hopefully an useful one )
- anything made from black vinyl ... I made a new skirt out of that stuff and need something apart from a corset to wear with it
- a new hoop skirt - bigger than my old one .. MUCH bigger
- red stays with a lot of gold trims
- minor stuff like lace collars ...
-more everyday stuff .. now that it's warm I realised that I'm running out of summer clothes as well *cough*
- finishing some things ..

Actual wishlist:

- a new gothic robe a la Francaise, if I find the perfect fabric, I'm searching for a black jaquard that is affordable and has a GREAT pattern ... *dreams*
- A new Bustle gown, but I still don't know how it should look like, apart from black and purple

And I'm still wondering if I should make that bondage bustle gown I've been talking about for a longer time now ... I'm not much into "fetish"-goth clothes (well, not any more) but otherwise I think the idea is quite nice ... otherwise I made that vinyl skirt some days ago, I made it to go over my hoop skirt and I think it turned out quite nice ... I guess you will see pictures one day

What else? .. not much new. I started writing a homepage for my sewing services that I hopefully can offer one day officially ... I haven't done much for that little business the last time but I really want to do it. It's my dream ...

Next event: Göttertanz on 28. June

And I'm glad to see and there ...