Now war is declared, and battle come down

like, light is law. both in game with the correspondence and in that seeing, labelling is an exercise of power— limiting the person percieved, taking some level of control away from them.

And to be seen, then, is to be controlled, to have the labels and rules and expectations of others imposed on you (on the surface, being labelled a man or a woman and all that entails, and in a more cosmic sense, having a place on the great chain) and to be limited to that, with deviation strictly punished (e.g. being literally vaporised by thesunthesunthesun or the social censure and legal punishments of surface victorian england)

Shot silk (also called changeant, changeable silk, changeable taffeta, cross-color, changeable fabric, or dhoop chaon (lit. "sunshine (and) shade")) is a fabric which is made up of silk woven from warp and weft yarns of two or more colours producing an iridescent appearance.

Neathy Fashion Coalition - Volume 6

A hook fastened and a ribbon tied, and yet so soon after such delicate details will be hidden away through layers galore. Fashion is often remembered for its grand silhouettes, its glittering jewels, its dramatic entrances- Yet every ensemble begins somewhere quieter. And the dressing room door opens, if only for a moment.

And there we have! Thank you all for joining me for Under Lock and Lace. As always, it has been a delight to see the creativity, craftsmanship, and character that everyone brought to this prompt. Seeing so many different takes on the topic was a delight, and I must express my extra delight in that of ruffles and lace~

Within this compilation you will find every submission for the sixth volume of the Neathy Fashion Coalition, complete with links to the artists' original posts and urls. If anything appears incorrect or missing, please feel free to contact me and I will do my best to amend it promptly.

For now, draw the curtains and set aside the laces. Who knows when the next fashion season will bare its teeth, hm?

Participant urls under the cut!

All Glory to the Dawn Machine

Now Portable! (Element of Dawn not included.)

I finally finished up this bag! It took a bit longer than I anticipated, because I got really into working on that front panel, but I learned a lot and I'm very happy with how it came out.

Got a couple of fun shots with the bag here.

And a little handful of Correspondence that I clipped to the zipper - gotta keep the Dawn Machine regulated if it's going to be portable, after all.

And then, here's a bonus shot that I got while playing with the camera settings (cw for eyestrain):

idk what im doing anymore tbh

idk what im doing anymore tbh

option 1: fixed price of $25, full color, any amount of characters/background, with/without lineart

option 2: $15, single character, sketchier pencil + watercolor