Green Reversible Nylon Bodice I Made

 Another bodice/top I made from 2 old tops I bought from Urban Outfitters in Philadelphia in 1998 when I won a big gift certificate at the U-ARTS studying Animation on a scholarship!

It's nylon. The outside is Green woven with magenta, and the inside is blue with silver weave. So, it's 2-toned/hued.

I don't think I've ever worn it it blue tho'.

I wore it to Comic Con 2012 in Philadelphia. But, I don't think it stays on right. Maybe better for a woman with less cleavage.

Hatless Pirate Wench in Blue Choli Bodice

Marshall Kändiß The Pyrate
Hatless in the blue Choli Bodice I made from old clothing scraps.

So, before I had talked about colors in regards to your body shape, as flattering & unflattering.

 Usually dark can be slimming, but if you are showing skin, it will look terrible if you are fairskinned and curvy.

I'm curvy, so the light/bright color of the turquoise blue helps to better display my bust, since I'm busty.

If I's used a dark color for the bodice, it would optically lessen the overall feel of the look of this costume. You want to emphasize the plump roundness especially for a pirate or wench look.

 The only trouble with this costume, the dark sheer fabric is made of plastic fiber, so it doesn't let the skin breath, which can cause excess sweating, and that will make the skin slippery, and the fabric can slide, so you will constantly need to adjust your bust.

So, what I do, is wear a cotton blouse of the same style underneath. It gets better traction/friction-hold, and keeps the bust in place better.

Blue Choli Bodice I Made 2010

I often wear this in my Pirate Costume, but You can also wear it for bellydance, clubbing, whatever.

It's made from an old Chinese dudou that I bought in Flushing Chinatown New York (2002). But, it was so poorly made that there was no use in fixing it, since I'd fixed it multiple times.

So, I made this!

 I didn't have a pattern. I just "felt y way" through the process of making it.

Sounds like psychic sewing! LOL!

The back was from an old Chinese fusion top I'd bought at the Cherry Hill Mall in NJ way back in 2003.

Same deal, poorly made, cheap plastic fiber fabric.  It's machine embroidered with a "feng huan" (often translated as "Chinese Phoenix").

The inside lining is real vintage 1970s silk from China.

Pseudo Wintry Foliage For Pyrate Cosplay

Marshall Kändiß The Pyrate 
Pseudo Wintry Foliage Ghostly & Ethereal

A popular style of Photoshop digital image manipulation this winter (2012/2013) with photographers was making a wintering looking photo from a photo of real foliage.
I've seen several examples of this, and even in video form.

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