i had about 12 hours to make a skirt for f.’s set.
i wanted to make a simple piece (her prompts: “femme, weird, dark”) that was low/no-sew for her performance at this local lesbian club night. we had a piece of large scrap in the leather pile and this required one piece of asymmetrical leather.
it felt a bit irresponsible to not pattern this and instead attempt to prototype in the piece of leather itself, but this kind of shortcut is frequently how i overcome the inertia to make something quickly despite the risk.
added darts to fit and a “pleat” at the side that could probably be improved (tension-wise, it makes sense for it to be pulling to the left, but simply stitching the fold there doesn’t accomplish that).
queer fashion nights are where i most want people to admire our outfits, and making things has a much truer way of communicating your style than buying them imo.
