The write stuff.

[trinityofone]

Have I mentioned lately how much I love slodwick? Not only did she make this hilarious icon based on my brother's reaction to European exit signs, she made me a gorgeous cover for my Urban Legend Challenge story, Silence Implying Sound.


I love John in this. I...love John, basically.

(And Rodney too! Don't ever let him doubt!)

Thank you to everyone who's been distracting me with drabble prompts. You can still request one; I'm getting sleepy, though, so there's a good chance I might not get to it until tomorrow. It really does help my bleh mood. I like to write.

Speaking of, could you maybe help me out with a few questions for a fic? I have no concept of what anything costs, so do you think you could maybe tell me how much the following would be:

a) Really fancy, designer drapes?
b) A full-price, top of the line Armani men's suit?
c) Again, a really fancy, designer men's shirt?

It's amazing how hard it is to find this stuff out online; when something is really top-of-the-line, it apparently becomes uncouth to list its price. But hey, let's be vulgar! Help me out!

Comments

[sinensiss.livejournal.com]

info on men's suit prices, including bespoke Savile Row tailoring (http://www.englishcut.com/archives/000016.html). Some of them are listed in pounds, but I figure you can probably do that conversion. *g*

as for designer drapes, it would depend on the fabric; expensive fabric can be a hundred bucks a yard or more (imported silk, linen, satin, etc., especially if it has hand-made elements like embroidery or special dyes.) Add a designer's costs on top of it, and you could spend hundreds or thousands, depending on how many windows you were draping. In other words, pick a number--you can justify it narratively.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that's super helpful. And did you notice the link to the previous column? Mr. Sheppard's Shears (http://www.englishcut.com/archives/000014.html). Heh.

mr. sheppard's shears

[sinensiss.livejournal.com]

he gets around, that boy. (The Tailoring AU! John is a Savile Row tailor, and Rodney is the reluctant younger son of some aristocratic family--he wants nothing more than to be left in peace with his experiments and wear whatever is handy, but is forced by family obligations to be suitably clothed for some event. John, too, is unhappy--he wanted to join the RAF, but Father insisted he go into the family business, oh the burden of expectations--and then John gets his hands on Rodney's inseams and Love Blooms.)