/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7598722
>>7592963
> the waist bow, sometimes they're stiff and flat, since they're designed to be on the dress itself
Why the interfacing the other anon was talking about is a big deal is because it makes the corners of the bow pointy and the bow will stick straight up from your head. They're often curved straight or concave rather than convex, since they need to lay flat on the dress, maybe curving with the flow of the bodice to the skirt. Headbows should be curved convex, because they need to follow the flow of your head.
> if you're unsure, pair it with something else. Maybe pin it to a beret or a straw hat, or have really big hair so it just nestles in there, or wear a plain colored headbow or other hair accessories alongside the waist bow.
due to the convex vs concave issue, you can combat this by putting the bow in a setting where being concave or flat is optimal. If nestled into big hime hair, concave would work because it's in the hair, rather than on top of the hair. Pinned to a straw hat works too, since it'd be flat against the straight hat. The overall silhouette would be the hat itself, rather than your silhouette being the stiff points of the bow. With a beret you'd either need a stiffer beret or a softer/flexible bow for it to work, but it can be played with.
Wearing other head accessories helps with the stiff silhouette too, since it'd round out the transition from the tallest part of the bow to the flat of your head.

No aggression towards pic related intended, I searched for this print because I know girls wear the waist bow as a headbow a lot. Especially with her minimal hair here in a high-contrast color, the bow looks just stuck on rather than like a cohesive piece. This picture also shows the stiffness and flat/concave nature of the waist bow fairly well.