/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Dropping another review. L018 in sax is also from the 1000yen sale. I wasn't sure if I liked it when I first took it out its packet as the colours looked quite different in person (not to mention it was rumpled as hell). The blue 'sax' shade was more of a bright sky blue colour compared to the almost mint looking sax in the stock image. The lace was also more of a white/ just off-white compared to the ivory/cream it appeared to be. Although the lace is very nice and there was a lot of material and nice ruffle details, I really thought it was too bright and cutesy for my tastes - the pink strawberries in the print were also super bright, almost hot pink.

I decided to take a gamble and try to mute the colours somewhat since I figured I wasn't going to keep it as it was. I put the skirt in a mild bleach bath and left it to soak for about ten minutes whilst continuing to swish it around. I then put it on a cold wash to rinse out all the bleach. Finally, I tea-stained it and then put back to wash on a cold cycle. I made some simple satin bows for it as well but they're pretty rough and need finishing properly.

With the alterations, I think it makes for a decent sweet-classic skirt with a generous amount of petticoat room. The materials alone are worth the 1000yen price in my opinion.