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Thread: My fellow tailors, suggestions please
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Akaara
Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:33 am
#1
Someone on my server has asked me to do a fashion show for one of his events.
I had wanted to make several of the outfits from the movies (Pex and I decided we could call them historical costumes). I was going to introduce the outfit like: "Oriana is wearing a cute little peasant outfit often found on the streets of Tatooine."
The guy in charge does not want it to take forever and thats totally fine with me. But he wants me to do the boring "list' of items they are wearing instead.. "Oriana is wearing pantaloons, thermal boots, flared cuff shirt and belted vest (forgot the name).
Which one do you think is better for the audience? MaybeI am the only one who would bored listening to a list of the items instead of something more fun...
GoldfishBaked
Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:43 am
#2
Hrm, well, it would make it easier on you if the your clients knew the names of what they wanted. Then again, it would kind of take away that fashion show feel. I would have more fun making up blurbs then listing all the peices, but that is just me.
MoraninGlory
Sat Feb 21, 2004 7:54 am
#3
I agree, it depends on what the show is for. If it's for a PA so they could pick out uniforms, I'd say go with the somewhat cut and dry approach (especially for simplicity's sake if you'd be getting orders from the show) on the other hand if the purpose is to show attendees the variety of clothing available (eg how nice some of the lower level stuff looks when a master makes it, the sort of shirt detais in the formal wear line, etc) then I'd go with the more creative naming style!
Good luck with it, sounds like a blast!
NJ62
Sat Feb 21, 2004 7:54 am
#4
They're not going to be able to remember the names of each individual piece. They'll think the pantaloons are the shirt. You'll be lucky to get out of them "you know, those pants, that don't hit the floor". I'd go with the shorter descriptions.
Smonkey
Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:00 am
#5
Not a tailor - just here looking something up, but - why don't you do both?
So-and-so is wearing the traditional *whatever item name* common among the charming peasants of wherever, along with, etc etc
You can macro all your descriptions for each outfit and hotkey them in a row, so how many words you use isn't going to make it any longer or shorter. Unless the guy wants you to have one person standing there speed-macro changing clothes in front of the audience without moving, the time it would take them to walk across a stage would be enough to say whatever you want.
Akaara
Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:01 am
#6
Good point Jessi! If I name it a peasant outfit, they would probably actually remember the name better. Hey i want that peasant outfit, or I want that jedi outfit.. then both of us know what it is right away. Very good point.
Aetia
Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:48 am
#7
You could do a combination of both... such as
Aetia is wearing the Peasant Outfit often seen on Tatooine. Notice the hint of grey on the sleeves of the flared cuffed shirt. The black pantaloons are fashionably cut just below the knee and look great when paired with black standard boots. A belted vest in grey brings the ensemble togetherwith a touch of blue on the belt.
Of course all this can be hotkeyed before the actual show.
Frogsley
Sat Feb 21, 2004 9:24 am
#8
give the outfit a name, and then go on to describe the pieces if you wish, some people may remember it, you never know.
But definitely hotkey all the descriptions, it'll save your time and sanity in the long run 
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