yang hwa
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Reading the Vorkosigan Saga inspired me to pick up drawing after a 10-year hiatus and draw some fanart, of which there's a sad dearth. What fanart I saw puts the Barrayaran women in Victorian/Edwardian-style clothing, while I've always imagined them in 1930-early 1960s clothing (boleros, calf-length skirts, skirt and blouse combos). Am I right and did you have any other fashion inspo I should take into consideration?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Your vision maps more closely to mine. Not Victorian, certainly. Late Edwardian can be rather nice, but later still is probably better.
Nevertheless, fanac is for the fans; folks can envision whatever best pleases them, mostly. (I have one friend who insists she will always see Ivan as blond. Um.)
I am not a fashion designer, though I fake being one in prose. (I mostly care about colors.) Anyone with a better eye/hand is welcome to have a go. Have fun!
Ta, L.
Your vision maps more closely to mine. Not Victorian, certainly. Late Edwardian can be rather nice, but later still is probably better.
Nevertheless, fanac is for the fans; folks can envision whatever best pleases them, mostly. (I have one friend who insists she will always see Ivan as blond. Um.)
I am not a fashion designer, though I fake being one in prose. (I mostly care about colors.) Anyone with a better eye/hand is welcome to have a go. Have fun!
Ta, L.
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