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Berets!
Written by: Saelily
Date: Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
Addressed to: Everyone
Greetings Fashionable Folk!
The Seamstress Mafia is proud to announce the conclusion of the first in a long overdue series of upgrades to the public offerings of fashionable accessories. This years theme was BERETS!
Are you curious and wondering why? Because there was only one public option and despite it being relatively cute, one is never enough. Nor is two, three, four, five or six. Not everyone likes red, or adding skulls atop their skull.
Are you weird and wondering how? By offering booze in exchange for playing a simple design game. The sisters of the Seamstress Mafia and our esteemed guests set out to produce a simple and distinct design ready for group review within a day. Everyone succeeded (and survived) and I think the results came out quite good, with an excellent set of options for the formely option- and colour-cursed Realm of the Beret.
Let me thank our lovely guest designers (Swikaan Fortuna and Flec Vas'amaen) first and foremost. Their input and feedback was invaluable and their contributions are delightful.
Without further ado, the design numbers sent to the public listing this day are:
35304: This adorable squished mouse beret is lacking in neither adorableness nor jesterly appropriateness. Anyone training suicide mice will find it perfectly matched to their tastes and worth at least a giggle or two at any engagement. It might even be capable of concealing a combat-ready mouse, providing for the most discreet firecracker delivery. Designed by Flec Vas'amaen, of the CIJ, for obvious reasons. Flec's editing ability is strong and efficient and other should bug him for such advice. He'll love it!
35316: This charming earth-toned beret of natural materials and a LOT of lacquer will suit anyone of the forestal persuasion. Anyone with a taste in subtle yet warm hues will also find it a lovely addition to their autumn wardrobe. Designed by Swikaan Fortuna, hence it will also match anything gold, bronze, shiny or otherwise glowing. Few threats were employed and his feedback was very helpful!
35301 and 35302: These two adorable berets are less about the high fashion implications of the art of the beret and are instead entirely devoted to the cute, jesterly inclinations CIJ crafters are known for. The horny (horned?) red beret is good for jokes, threats or simply suggesting your own impish nature. Likewise, the preciously cross-eyed green frog beret is perfect for jokes, threats (against grook) or simply suggesting you think frogs are just annoyingly cute (They are). Proving herself yet again as our prolific Tailor of Troves, Tilia Malicieux designed both of these while the rest of us made just one in the same time.
35374: Dark and just a little funereal, Sylvi Wineapple has stepped into her role as the Knitter of Nooses (and occasional stabber of the intentionally unfashionable) with her own take on a morbid beret. A necessarily umbral offering, with a half-veil of spiderweb lace and a skitterer of silver to top it off, this black beret will serve the sneakier, snakier or snarkier among you.
35361: Stepping outside of her comfort zone and diving into a likely hungry-driven madness, as we foolishly did not bring snacks, the Seamstress Mafia's acclaimed Prelate of Prim, Laur-lae'thee (or just Laurlaethee for non-Tsol'aa readers) has created a cherry-red beret. Nothing more can be said about it besides saying it is well-made and is as literal of a cherry as the Union rules would allow. Perfect for a cake-shaped dress, cake-shaped people or suggesting a purity of mind where one's focus is solely on deliciousness and the high-class form of suggestive language (Holy Fashion, for the uninitiated).
35303: Last, and certainly least, is my own offering. As the Archaesthete of the Seamstress Mafia, I make few exceptional claims towards the strength of my craft and instead focus on the necessity of fashionable colours having fitting options for you to express yourself without paying for a full commission (or us having to take one). Holy Fashion is for all, after all. I deemed yellow to be underappreciated yet again, and as such, made a smiley yellow beret bright enough to challenge the midday sun for attention.
We are currently open to suggestions for the next theme or design types to approach. Current suggestions include more colourful and diverse men's wear and an array of wrapped affairs such as togas, stolas, saris and sarongs. Any other ideas are more than welcome, should you have found an excellent look that simply needed a magical -something- to bring the look together.
Hail Holy Fashion!
With love,
Saelily, Sunshine Supremacist and most excellent self-appointee of Titles
Penned by my hand on the 22nd of Phaestian, in the year 949 AF.
Berets!
Written by: Saelily
Date: Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
Addressed to: Everyone
Greetings Fashionable Folk!
The Seamstress Mafia is proud to announce the conclusion of the first in a long overdue series of upgrades to the public offerings of fashionable accessories. This years theme was BERETS!
Are you curious and wondering why? Because there was only one public option and despite it being relatively cute, one is never enough. Nor is two, three, four, five or six. Not everyone likes red, or adding skulls atop their skull.
Are you weird and wondering how? By offering booze in exchange for playing a simple design game. The sisters of the Seamstress Mafia and our esteemed guests set out to produce a simple and distinct design ready for group review within a day. Everyone succeeded (and survived) and I think the results came out quite good, with an excellent set of options for the formely option- and colour-cursed Realm of the Beret.
Let me thank our lovely guest designers (Swikaan Fortuna and Flec Vas'amaen) first and foremost. Their input and feedback was invaluable and their contributions are delightful.
Without further ado, the design numbers sent to the public listing this day are:
35304: This adorable squished mouse beret is lacking in neither adorableness nor jesterly appropriateness. Anyone training suicide mice will find it perfectly matched to their tastes and worth at least a giggle or two at any engagement. It might even be capable of concealing a combat-ready mouse, providing for the most discreet firecracker delivery. Designed by Flec Vas'amaen, of the CIJ, for obvious reasons. Flec's editing ability is strong and efficient and other should bug him for such advice. He'll love it!
35316: This charming earth-toned beret of natural materials and a LOT of lacquer will suit anyone of the forestal persuasion. Anyone with a taste in subtle yet warm hues will also find it a lovely addition to their autumn wardrobe. Designed by Swikaan Fortuna, hence it will also match anything gold, bronze, shiny or otherwise glowing. Few threats were employed and his feedback was very helpful!
35301 and 35302: These two adorable berets are less about the high fashion implications of the art of the beret and are instead entirely devoted to the cute, jesterly inclinations CIJ crafters are known for. The horny (horned?) red beret is good for jokes, threats or simply suggesting your own impish nature. Likewise, the preciously cross-eyed green frog beret is perfect for jokes, threats (against grook) or simply suggesting you think frogs are just annoyingly cute (They are). Proving herself yet again as our prolific Tailor of Troves, Tilia Malicieux designed both of these while the rest of us made just one in the same time.
35374: Dark and just a little funereal, Sylvi Wineapple has stepped into her role as the Knitter of Nooses (and occasional stabber of the intentionally unfashionable) with her own take on a morbid beret. A necessarily umbral offering, with a half-veil of spiderweb lace and a skitterer of silver to top it off, this black beret will serve the sneakier, snakier or snarkier among you.
35361: Stepping outside of her comfort zone and diving into a likely hungry-driven madness, as we foolishly did not bring snacks, the Seamstress Mafia's acclaimed Prelate of Prim, Laur-lae'thee (or just Laurlaethee for non-Tsol'aa readers) has created a cherry-red beret. Nothing more can be said about it besides saying it is well-made and is as literal of a cherry as the Union rules would allow. Perfect for a cake-shaped dress, cake-shaped people or suggesting a purity of mind where one's focus is solely on deliciousness and the high-class form of suggestive language (Holy Fashion, for the uninitiated).
35303: Last, and certainly least, is my own offering. As the Archaesthete of the Seamstress Mafia, I make few exceptional claims towards the strength of my craft and instead focus on the necessity of fashionable colours having fitting options for you to express yourself without paying for a full commission (or us having to take one). Holy Fashion is for all, after all. I deemed yellow to be underappreciated yet again, and as such, made a smiley yellow beret bright enough to challenge the midday sun for attention.
We are currently open to suggestions for the next theme or design types to approach. Current suggestions include more colourful and diverse men's wear and an array of wrapped affairs such as togas, stolas, saris and sarongs. Any other ideas are more than welcome, should you have found an excellent look that simply needed a magical -something- to bring the look together.
Hail Holy Fashion!
With love,
Saelily, Sunshine Supremacist and most excellent self-appointee of Titles
Penned by my hand on the 22nd of Phaestian, in the year 949 AF.