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  1. Mireille

    Hello from Singapore!

    Hi.
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    Ask me about clothes.

    I tend to use descriptions of clothing in character descriptions. "Anne was a slight, pale, freckled kid barely in a woman’s body. Her wool kirtle too tight for her growing form showed off her new curves, the hem halfway to her knees." When a stiuation draws attention to the clothes. "The...
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    Ask me about clothes.

    First layer is a linen smock or shift, typically it is long ending somewhere between the calf and the ankle it gets washes she should own more than one this item gets changes washed regularly white of natura is really the only colour as it is really difficult to dye linen and then washi it...
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    Ask me about clothes.

    Clothes are one of the first ways we tell the world about ourselves. What a person is wearing speaks about their local climate, social standing, occupation, affiliated groups, health, hygiene, age, sexuality, gender and general outlook on life. One of the things that really annoys me when...
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    Ask me about clothes.

    I have been making and wearing historical clothing for the past 20 year and did my dagree in costume construction and design.
  6. Mireille

    Where do you get inspired from real life?

    History because nothing is stranger than truth.
  7. Mireille

    Hi

    Yorkshire is lovely.
  8. Mireille

    Hi

    Hi 6 months ago I started writing a fantasy novel. I am based in the UK south west so narratively speaking, The shire, The forest of Arden or Northanger Abby, not far from Wonderland and every day is talk like a pirate day or not because I live in one of the civilised parts.
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