Epoch of a Gamble

alyssaties:

its-a-duckpond:

The “Ally is quite bored” giveaway is because Ally (me) is graduated from fashion school, and has nothing to do and well, the summer is on its way and I would like to make something right this instant.

So heres the deal, I will make a super special, one of a kind, custom fit, sundress/skirt to the random winning blogger of my choosing and she/he can pick the style and fabric print/color(s) of their choosing. (Including but not limited to the ones above).

RULES:

There isn’t a max on reblogs but please don’t spam your followers thats just annoying.

‘Likes’ don’t and will not count.

You don’t have to be following me but my label page is (here) I don’t update all that often.

You MUST have an ask box so if you win we can talk about your awesome new stuff and where I’m supposed to send this.

Even if you don’t win I will gladly sell one to you with the same specifications just put something in my ask box.

Don’t have to live in the US.

If chosen as the winner, I do reserve the right to deny your choice in fabric/style because of price. Sorry I’m not rich. However, you still will be the winner and will get your giveaway prize.

I will make it based on the EXACT measurements you give me. Its not my fault if you don’t know how to use a measuring tape properly.

Ends May 15th, 2012

If this gets enough notes I will choose two winners.

Thanks Everyone.

i just really love those patterns aklsdfasdf the elephant one eeee <3

SURPRISE Tiny Flag is the main protagonist

Darius isn’t going to be in Epoch of a Gamble anymore.

and god if i didn’t break my own heart about it.

finally after sifting through a billion and a half christmas songs, i finally get to the part of youtube i want to be in

excellent

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Guilty Crown Original Soundtrack — Hiroyuki Sawano

you know, i think i’ll reblog this one here

SO FOR ONCE I WAS ABLE TO FINISH A PICTURE WITHOUT LEAVING IT TO SIT FOR DAYS ON END??? this is some kind of miracle i swear.

but yeah, this is a girl i doodled in my sketchbook once, as i guess a background character? idk i like her design.

i never really gave her a name, but i called the file JojoBop because it sounded cool, so i guess that can be her name or something unless i think of a better one.

A few notes on inflation…

yeoldefashion:

I’ve received so many comments regarding the price of clothing in the Sears catalog ads I’ve posted recently that I thought it might be a good idea to clear a few things up.

First and foremost…

Clothing was not cheaper in the past. In fact it was generally quite the opposite. Prices for the least expensive, mass-produced clothing in the 1910s would be roughly equivalent to what you would expect to pay at a high end department store today.

As an example: In the mid-1910s an average woman’s coat from the Sears catalog would run you upwards of $400 when adjusted for inflation. Higher quality Sears coats could top $1,000. If you were looking for a designer coat or one imported from Paris you could easily expect to drop $5,000+ for a fairly basic model.

Two major reasons for the higher cost of clothing in the past were the absence of artificial/man-made fabrics and the lack of the cheap overseas labor which is so widely used today (this was enforced by ridiculously high import taxes on clothing and on fashion materials and accessories).

I can go into this in more detail in the future if there is any interest, but for now I thought I’d just put the basic information out there for you.

Secondly…

With the exception of a brief period following the Civil War, the purchasing power of the dollar stayed at a modern equivalent of roughly $20-$25 for most of the 19th and early 20th century. This means that to roughly estimate the price of anything thing from that time period (approx. 1830-1915) you can simply add a zero and double it.

A quick example for those bad at math (most notably myself): Using a $1.00 little girl’s dress from this 1915 Sears catalog page I posted. If you add a zero it becomes $10.00. Double it, it becomes $20.00, which would be your final price roughly adjusted for inflation. Pretty reasonably priced, even for today. (Although it is worth noting that it is among the least expensive dresses available.)

Just to be clear… the add a zero and double it technique should only be used to give you a very rough idea of the price. If you would like a more exact conversion or need to convert something outside of the 1830-1915 era I would suggest using this site, which has a very lovely and easy to use inflation calculator.

I think in the future when I post something with a listed price I am may include the inflation adjusted price just for reference and to prevent any confusion. :)