Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

i'm basically trying to start some sort of cult at this point where we recruit others to come wear pretty dresses, and i'm fine with it

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alternatively, i just described #lolitafashion sooo,

@catpigg I KNOW RIGHT? i swear to god i gush over eshakti so much because having a made to measure dress that just... *fits*... was genuinely fucking lifechanging for me, and made me realize that fashion was something i could actually *participate in*, instead of just stare sadly at as other people did it.

also they have fucking huge pockets. like, my wallet AND my nintendo 3ds in one pocket and full skirt so nobody knew. plus bra strap holders and snaps for wrap necklines. THEY'RE GREAT

@catpigg one honorable mention to toss in there is modcloth. they're expensive, so like... clearance rack only basically lol. but they have a pretty ok plus range, and some dresses in knits. the UK-sized dresses are always frustrating, but their 4x US size is actually what i consider a true 4x (aka, what I wear), not too tight.

@catpigg and honestly even though 70 dollars for a dress is an Investment (tm), like... let's be real... we'd be spending the same fucking money at Macy's or whatever, combing through to find something that fits decently all afternoon, and then it'd probably fall apart on the second wash lol

made-to-measure is genuinely lifechanging - being able to have a dress that just... fits. just FITS. it just fits your body and That's It. no fuss. no fighting. it's... kinda miraculous.

@catpigg my bff ride-or-die though is eshakti. custom made to measure, HUGE FUCKING POCKETS, really cute dresses. and in that 10 dollar customize fee you also get to change length, collar type, sleeve type etc... one of my dresses from there is on, like, year 7 or 8 and is just going fucking strong. https://www.sweetdisabled.com/sweetdisabled/recs-eshakti is a whole long thing i wrote (pls ignore, like, the rest of the unfinished site lol).

they usually also run good coupons for new customers too (free custom, etc.)

@catpigg god i know that feeling for sure

in terms of fast fashion, i've actually had decent luck at rainbow. i'm just about living in a denim peasant dress from them this summer, along with the anime water dress from trashqueen lol

torrid is pretty good IF you can work sales. ditto with heruniverse, and they all kinda cross-pollenate with hot topic too. that's in the set of like... nerdy clothing and shit like that. but cute nerdy. like nerdy you can wear at the office lol

@catpigg *driveby hug*

if i had some good places to look, i'd let you know, but i at least have places of "worth it if you want to save up" in my head if you'd ever like that? you might also keep an eye out if trashqueen has a sale - they also have some super super cute stuff that's still in that price range but goes on sale from time to time (and is very well made)!

@smolshrew@piss.restaurant some kids play a bad video game that ends up destroying the universe multiple times with the assistance of some grey-skinned horned assholes. people cosplaying said assholes who don't properly seal their body paint become the bane of conventions forevermore.

that's about all i remember

"builder of the damned" sounds like a potentially cool title if you entirely ignore the context in which i created it just now

@maple conspiracy theory: the new cute version of the chucky doll from that horror franchise hunted down bob the builder and sucked the adorable from him in a dark pact. bob is now builder of the damned

@maple WHY DOES HE HAVE TEETH AND SUCH TINY LITTLE EYES OH GOD

honestly, why screenshot dunk when you can just subtoot and vague, like *civilized* people 🧐

which one of these will be the reason i eventually get Cancelled(tm) online? who knows! but i'm sure the more years i putter around, it's going to just be inevitable

-cishet
-white
-mildly kinky
-religious
-tend to vote democrat in elections
-disabled, invisibly so
-enjoy lolita fashion (as a break from being a sexualized object/wearing what i wanna wear)
-order pretty purses from aliexpress sometimes
-am not vegetarian or vegan
-cool with real fur n' animal bits
-emphatically pro medical animal testing

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@maple will do, captain o7 i admit i got a bit frazzledy there.

@maple i'll be honest, i now feel much better about my pre-shower decision of seeing that post, seeing the poster had followed me today, and just sliding the user onto block instead of living with the anxiety of wondering when i would be next lol

it makes those worried shower thoughts of justifying such a policy to myself seem much easier and worries far more distant, and is a nice lifepreserver out of the But What If I Am The Asshole vortex

right, right, i should go actually take a shower instead of just glowering and being cynical.

even though it means i have to move my sleeping dog. :[

@eightbitsamurai@elekk.xyz ok i have to correct myself

i'd rather watch chair anime than be drowned in a flood of Somehow Generic Looking Bishie Boys In "The Toaster Only Goes To 2. I Know The Knob Says 11, But Never Use Anything Else" Skin Tones that are somehow supposed to be associated at some point with a disney movie