Shakespeare being like, "Every problem can be solved by either cross-dressing or faking your death or both. Unless one of those things is the problem, then you're SOL."
Kim Kassas Spring 2023 Wedding Dresses — “Oh Romeo” Bridal Collection
[Inspired by the love story of Romeo and Juliet]
FLORENCE - A corset based ball gown accentuated by a beaded lace peplum layer with a matching belt and a detachable hood
VERONA - A mini corset dress made of embroidered Italian lace with crystal embellishments featuring a voluminous sheer skirt extension with a front slit
SHAKESPEARE - A modified a-line dress featuring a corset bodice, lower waistline and a pleated asymmetrical ankle length skirt design with 3D embroidered detailing
GINOVANA - An Indian lace corset dress featuring pearl beaded accents and a voluminously panel silk chiffon skirt. The dress is paired with a matching statement cape made of Indian lace
WILLIAM - A mini corset dress made of various lace fabrications with accentuated sleeve puffs and an attached pleated silk chiffon skirt train at the back
Hiii how y’all doing just here to drop a random snippet
The midnight lighting sweeps over James’ skin, casting soft shadows. Specks of glitter along his eyelids—no doubt Dorcas’ doing, damn her—twinkle like individual stars. A night sky painted over this sculpture of a face, of a boy. Eyes crinkled in laughter, cheeks blossoming.
The music is muffled, as if they really are underwater, at the bottom of some sea, and Regulus is swimming in it. The beat pierces through the waves, resonating in the floor beneath him and straight through to his chest. Or maybe that’s just his heartbeat. Or James’. Maybe the room is just one big heartbeat.
Regulus is so lost in it all he doesn’t notice when neither of them are laughing anymore.
James’ eyes, gold and glittering, sweep over Regulus’ face in interest. “Who did your makeup?”
His mouth feels dry as he replies, “Pandora.”
James raises a hand gently and hesitantly, holds his fingers out by the younger boy’s face, like the iridescent lines sloped across it have some sort of pull. “Can I?”
Regulus holds his breath. And nods.
He watches the pure wonder strewn across James’ expression as he softly traces the lines—beneath his eyes, across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose, above his eyebrows and then below. It’s a ghost of a touch and it’s leaving trails of white-hot flame. Regulus keeps himself as still as possible, breaths shallow, like the slightest movement might scare him and his touch away.
“So pretty,” James murmurs, so softly it’s not clear if he knows he said it out loud.
“Uh- yeah,” Regulus stutters, “she’s good at makeup.”
The tracing continues dangerously close to Regulus’ lips as James speaks in almost a whisper. “Oh. Yeah, the makeup too.”
Period dramas dresses tournament: White dresses Round 2- Group A: Juliet Capulet, Rosaline (full dress in 8th gif of this gifset) vs Christine Daae, The phantom of the opera (musical) (pics set kindof)
I stopped updating for a while because I was completely underwater, but the day has come. Romeo y Juliet is officially open and my work is done! I learned so much through this process, and am so happy with the result. There are many things I might do differently if I had a second chance but I am taking them as learning experiences. I kinda can’t believe I made it happen from start to finish.