t shallow So, remember when I was talking about being an elitist gothy snob about clothes I was looking at?

I really like this outfit. [link]

(And the skirt and top are available separately.)

Do I want to bite the bullet and spend the $$ for the outfit, knowing full well that a bunch of other Victorian goth girls will also be taking it to the event? Do I want to spend (slightly) less and just get the skirt and add more trim to it?

Yes, this is how I'm distracting myself today. But I need advice.

t /shallow

So if I happened to acquire nine extra of this button, could I pawn them off on anyone around here?

BWAHAHAHA!

You know, I'd wear that in public.

Do I want to bite the bullet and spend the $$ for the outfit, knowing full well that a bunch of other Victorian goth girls will also be taking it to the event? Do I want to spend (slightly) less and just get the skirt and add more trim to it?

How flattering do you think the top would be? I'd be concerned about that cut/detailing on a large bustline. Do you have things that are identical in terms of where the trim would be?

How flattering do you think the top would be? I'd be concerned about that cut/detailing on a large bustline.

Gooooood point. I have no idea how flattering it would be. My brain shorted out at "Stripy Victorian top!"

So if I happened to acquire nine extra of this button, could I pawn them off on anyone around here?

I want that on a t-shirt.

Jilli, I love the outfit. Shocking lack of pink, though. (I'm assuming that's the trim you'd like to add.) I think you'd get a lot of use out of those separate pieces besides this event so it might be worth getting them both.

That rectangular bit on the top, I don't think that works. The skirt is pretty fabulous, though.

Hey Jilli - I need a new messenger bag type thingie for my laptop and sleeve. Any luck with the Gothic Charm School messenger bags?

Ooh, I love that outfit. I couldn't picture how the top would look on Jilli, but that's also because for me, I wouldn' have anything that would go with the skirt alone, so I'd need the whole thing. I imagine Jilli has many things that would go with teh skirt. PRETTY.

Hey Jilli - I need a new messenger bag type thingie for my laptop and sleeve. Any luck with the Gothic Charm School messenger bags?

gnnnng. No. We've been too busy to even contemplate switching merch suppliers, so we're still at CafePress. Tho' Pete is working on new designs to go on GCS merchandise.

Shocking lack of pink, though. (I'm assuming that's the trim you'd like to add.)

I was actually thinking just in terms of black lace, but pink ruffled trim AND black lace would be very cute. (Or overwhelming. Either way, it would probably cause Pete to make the squinchy face and mutter something about whimsy overdose.)

meara, sorry about the delay and late arrival home.

Jilli, I think that you should get the outfit (if the top works) and trim it to make it your own. Any other goth girl there with it will be green with envy when she sees.