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Sacrilege to customize a "limited Edition" outfit?

May 7, 2010

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    1. bit late I realise ;) but thought I would put my thoughts on the matter

      Personally I wouldn't alter a limited edition outfit, unless it was minor for example adding darts to make it fit my doll better (especially likely if it wasn't made for the brand your doll is) because it would feel wasteful to me to alter a limited dress when there are so many talented seamstresses in the market place who could make me something similar but more to my liking right from the start.

      that said I wouldn't 'turn my nose up' at a well altered dress on the market place, and personally I don't care what other people do with their limited edition outfit, I certainly wouldn't think badly of someone who did, more power to you if you have the skills and confidence to alter something limited :)

      as for how far is too far, I guess for me its too far when it becomes significantly different and unrecognisable from the original, mainly because as I've said there are lots of talented people put there who could make something you liked straight away, and lots of cheaper non limited outfits out there you could alter so altering a limited seems a bit pointless and expensive way of going about things
       
      #21 vulpes, May 12, 2010
    2. Vulpes, i get what you are saying but I wouldn't be happy about getting someone, or myself for that matter, to copy an outfit just to make it a different length. It's weird but as a designer myself, I would be way more annoyed if someone got a copy of my work made with a tiny difference than if they just altered the one I made. Empire line dresses are very easy to make but I love the fabric, the colour, the print, the way it's ruched around the bodice... everything, I just prefer it a bit shorter. I'm really happy with it now and I'm glad I did it :)

      Huge apologies to anyone who missed out on the dress and would have kept it ankle length, but I don't regret buying it and it will won't be going up for sale!
       
      #22 vonbonbon, May 13, 2010
    3. I forgot, here's a pic of the shortened dress, she looks so cute in it. The hem is perfectly straight - she is just standing slightly hunched over!

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      #23 vonbonbon, Jun 15, 2010
    4. Beautiful. ^_^ Just tell her to look out for falling houses...;) (I really love red shoes!)
       
      #24 silverholly, Jun 15, 2010
    5. vonbonbon- I love what you did to the outfit so cute. Great job.
       
      #25 Tsukidoll, Jun 21, 2010
    6. Why thank you! She's much happier in it now she can see her shoes ;)
       
      #26 vonbonbon, Jun 22, 2010
    7. It looks gorgeous, I love what you did to the dress! It's very cute.
       
      #27 nxtlvl, Jun 22, 2010
    8. You have the right to do anything with something that you purchased, you can run a LE Beryl outfit though a paper shredder if you want.

      You can also smash a one-off Volks doll under the wheel of your car, or throw it out a window.

      LoL you can throw your whole doll collection into the ocean to swim with the fishies.... there is NO limit to what you can do with what you own!!!

      This whole hobby is based on creativity! Customize anything you like!!!! :) If it's beautiful to YOU then that is the true heart of BJD collecting.
       
      #28 nocturneofsilence, Jun 22, 2010
    9. Well, it's your dress. So you ought to feel free to do whatever to it. Clothes after all, get old. If you don't like it the way it is, alter it.

      Now, resale value might go down I would think. Because personally, I don't want to buy something altered in a way that I wouldn't know. I wouldn't know if the stitches were good or w/e.
       
      #29 Inmylove, Jun 23, 2010
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