National Cleavage Day?

National Cleavage Day? 

I'm not really even sure whether this post in all that necessary. Pirates and cleavage, kinda go hand in hand... Oops! did that sound dirty?

Well, I must say cleavage is kinda what we all enjoy about looking at the female human form. It's nice.

However, some folks take their enjoyment too far, and my inbox on much social media indicates this far too much.

Of course, it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt...

Anyways, much of my cosplay photos have photos of pretty much all of me, not just my chest. I mostly stopped having photos of myself on facebook with cleavage because some men out there can't understand boundaries, or that a human being with cleavage is also still a human being with thoughts, feelings, etc, let alone even a person.

I'm also not feeling well at all this week. I was sick most of the winter and was feeling better this month until last weekend, when everyone caught some kind of weird virus, like a very bad cold, or something... I hardly feel sexy at all. I feel tired.

But, I'm sure if appreciating the visual beauty of the female form, such as mine, is appealing to you, you of course can search this entire blog, and my Flickr gallery.

I am not, however, a prostitute, and I'm not looking for hook-ups, or lovers, or side pieces. I'm not even single. I'm an artist, like many, many other artists whom are women.

All of the stuff you see here on this blog, and several others, are just other variations of my artistic expressions, of which I am capable of much. This is ART. It's not real. I'm not actually a Pirate. It's cosplay. So, keep that in mind.

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.