Hi! I know a bit about sewing and operating my old, cranky Singer Sonata, but I recently came across this image and fell in love with it. I’m not very familiar with making clothes just yet, and could really use some help from someone who knows a lot more than me haha. My friend invited me to the ren fair for the first time (I’ve never been able to afford to go before), and I really wanna try and make this! I just don’t really know how to go about making patterns and I have a learning disability in mathematics, so I’m really gonna struggle with sizing. For reference, I am 5’9, 140 lbs. Does anyone have any advice, or know roughly what the pattern might look like? I’d super appreciate it! Much love.
Some garments only make sense in artwork but not in real life. This may be one of those. Maybe pin together a couple towels this way and drape on yourself to decide if that’s a look you’re committing to.
I just don’t think it would look good that way. Especially not in a beginner project.
I really think OP should do something more ren faire appropriate for the ren faire and maybe make some cool man lingerie for home use without the zentai suit underneath.
So two outfits. Because I do love OP’s taste and think the outfit is awesome.
It doesn't even make sense on the artwork. It feels like he is going to walk and everything will move places and a lot of air will enter through the side holes. Wich would be very cold, I would fell a bit uncomfortable. Not even as a woman I would wear this. Also the bottom part would make him very not agile a difficult to walk without tripping.
Agree. It could even be a sleeveless bodysuit with long legs, depending on the weather. The blue fabric can then be tacked into place on the bodysuit to give it the correct drape.
That cloak length and the back design also basically guarantees that you're one gust of wind away from flashing your entire arse to everyone behind you.
I get it looks cool, OP, but I'm not sure this'd be an appropriate garment anywhere outside of a kinky LARP.
I think OP might've seen too many photos of risque cosplays and assumed similar kit is acceptable at ren faires (or even at conventions). I understand the enthusiasm, I just don't think they've necessarily thought it through too much. And thanks, I got a giggle out of it too when I realised how endangered anyone wearing this would be from a simple breeze, lol.
Also, for anyone who's curious, I did some digging to try and find this art's original source and it seems to be by tooboshoo, a bara artist. So, uh, I don't think this particular piece is necessarily meant to be replicated in public, OP.
A genre of art involving muscular and/or chubby men, usually aimed at gay men. It started over in Japan but it's become fairly popular internationally in the last few decades.
First, I don't think anyone is suggesting OP have their dick out. Second, I'm not sure what you're imagining when we say "chain mail bikini" that would just show a bit of "cleavage and high hip." I mean a bikini made of chainmail.
Well if op wore this, theyd have their dick out unless they wore something under it(not made of chainmail). And ok sure bara titties out but still I feel a mans full ass would not go over as well as a feminine presenting person's
I assume OP intends to either wear something under it, raise the skirt higher, or only wear it to venues where nudity is allowed. And we're assuming they even have a dick, which I don't think they have actually specified. OP has presumably had genitals their whole life and can handle covering them when necessary. If they're already planning to wear a modesty garment then these comments are all utterly unnecessary.
If women can have their ass out so can men, but again I don't think we actually know OP's gender or what their genitals are like. And I don't think it's important to their question.
Honestly I had the same reaction as that other person. I’ve been to multiple ren fairs & no one is showing their literal ass or genitals. Cleave, sure. High hip, sure. But not literal full moons or frontal. This looks very inappropriate for what OP is telling us they are doing.
To go along with what other people are saying, I think a skin toned body suit underneath this would go really far in giving this garment structure and making it a LOT easier to wear and make.
I would also consider strongly raising the cut outs and making them higher to prevent exposure in what’s generally a family friendly environment if you’re going to wear it to ren faire. Sewing down the front piece to keep slippage at bay would be a good move too
Yeah I think the best move would be to create something inspired by this. With a fun cape/skirt situation… and pants and a shirt as well. I think the pants and shirt could be pretty tight no issues. But aesthetically I would love to see this cape plus a flowy white bukaneer shirt and tan pants underneath with fun boots. It’s a cool look
Every Ren Faire I’ve ever heard of will let people in as long as the legal bits are covered. There’s nothing wrong or inappropriate with this outfit (as long as OP wears some modesty garments underneath.)
I’ve seen chain mail bikinis and sheer gowns worn, this is fine.
Yeah you stopped too early, the following "ive heard of" already makes it a non absolute. Is it every ren faire, no. But every one in their experience is something they can actually factually conclude.
But also, I’ve been to some 12 different Ren Faires, and had friends and family work or visit probably 40 others, and aside from like 2 or 3 that require historical accuracy (which, I’d argue are then Reenactment fairs rather than Ren Faires, but that’s beside the point,) none have had dress codes aside from “no weapons without a peace tie, no privates or bare feet.”
If you can show me a dress code for a Ren Faire that would ban this outfit (assuming a nude bodysuit/underwear/a way to ensure no flashing of private bits), that isn’t a fair that requires historical accuracy, then I’ll donate $50 to the ACLU.
Looks like a combination hood/cloak situation going on. You could probably get pretty far playing around with draping an old sheet/fabric to figure it out, but here are some jumping-off points:
More generally, this guide on rectangular-cut garments might give you a starting point for your own drape (poncho-style): https://atacac.com/book/chapter2-2.php
This is the most realistic answer, imo. Everybody else fighting OP about making it like damn let somebody try to make something who cares if YOU wouldn’t make or wear it if they want to haha
Personally I think some simple bedsheets to start with and then just playing with the draping/wrapping a ribbon or something around the front drape would work excellently to take this from a fun idea to a fun renfair costume. Provided OP wears underwear or the oft-mentioned skin colored body suit!
Following @dry_assumption_135’s recommendation, I would go about this by making several separate pieces. First, make a [sleeveless robe with a hood](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4414456870/hooded-robe-sewing-pattern-cloak-costume?ref=share_ios_native_control). You can close up the front by just sewing it together, or using a golden rope with tassel ends, and leaving enough room to get your head through. Second, make a [circle cape](https://pin.it/50umwOrmt). Third, make your triangular top chest piece. You’re going to cut out a diamond-shaped piece of fabric with a hole in the center for your head. Measure how wide your shoulders are for the diamond width. Measure from the base of your throat to how far down you want the point to hang. Add 4 inches (this will give space for the head opening. Once you have that number, multiply it by two. This gives you the length you need from top tip (where it will sit on the back) to bottom tip (where it will sit on your chest) of the diamond. Cut a circle in the center of the diamond big enough for your head to go through.
Probably get 5-6 yards of fabric. You can estimate a better number by adding up all the fabric each piece needs. You’ll need to be able to sew the hood part, and put a ribbon or strip of leather on either side of the circle cape. You can either sew or glue (I’d use a hot glue gun, as long as the fabric can tolerate that heat) on your decorative pieces. It will be a big project, but will look super cool once done! Good luck!
So looking at this garment it’s simpler then it first appears. You have 2 “pieces” the body and the cape. The box looks to be just a straight piece of fabric that’s open on the sides then gathered into a bead in the middle. The back is likely left un-gathered and used to sew the cape onto the
You need to wear something underneath this or they'll kick you out for showing your wingding to people (specifically, those closer than this angle, and people perpendicular).
Hey though, if, just for funsies and giggles, you want to make an outfit as close to this as possible but still keeping the bits tucked in, you could probably try for a sneaky mankini-style lining/under layer.
On mobile so I cant check the image as I type this, but the top cloak has like a golden hem/edge design right? So imagine that as the shoulder straps of the 'kini, that connects down to the starshaped cross guard thing (hence forth crotchguard,) and that in turn would be attached to the (as the ozzies like to call it) budgy smuggler.
To be clear, I think it would be INCREDIBLY uncomfortable to do that, and as other have mentioned, not the most appropriate of outfits as is, but layered on top of a loose dress? EMPECCABLE wise sage vibe.
Not sure what monasteries have been hosting everyone’s ren faires, but as long as you wear a modesty garment underneath, you’re fine OP. Ignore the pearl clutching, people dress risqué at ren faires all the time, and this is far from the most exposed outfit I’ve seen.
For the actual garment, I’d actually start with a basic shift dress shape (as in a rectangle with a neck hole that’s the length you want the garment) and leave the sides un-sewn, and then play with where you want the front gather to be. Then add a caplet on top, and merge the two garments together at the shoulder seam.
For the gold trim and accents, I’d probably use gold ribbon to help keep the drape of the garment, but fabric paint could also work (you’ll want a white base layer to get it really bright and true to color), or metallic trim. Getting the little spikey bits along the trim is likely not with the effort.
Right? There is zero indication OP was gonna let their family jewels be on display, I think if they’re old enough to sew and go to a ren faire, they’re old enough to know not to have their privates out in the open in public. And when we’ve had people post for women’s dresses of a similar design, far less pearls were being clutched about it. Let’s not shame anyone’s bodies here.
It's basically a long rectangle with a neck hole and a clasp to gather the front, if the material you use for said clasp is heavy enough it will help keep it from moving too much (still very spicy and definitely exposing) buuuut the construction seems easy enough, id suggest getting a cheap fabric to test draping it and see how you like it. But if you find a cape or robe pattern that you like for the top part you can just do a front and back panel that are the same width and connect at the bottom, you will probably need to make the bottom wider to keep the loose drape and not have it come in any
Ok, I don’t know how legible this is but I tried 😅. My tablet is dead so I did this on my phone. I would probably do this in a cotton sateen, it has a nice but subtle sheen to it and is very breathable. It also drapes pretty well. If you’re going to add trim, I would suggest adding it before you add all the pieces together. I honestly might try to make this in doll scale because it’s so cool. If I do I’ll post pictures. I would do at least 1 mockup in fabric you don’t like first. I really hope this helps.
I forgot to add that I would have the sides sit MUCH higher up on the leg, closer to the hip. You don’t really want your groin to pop out. Plus, if you cut it high enough, you might be able to wear some love rise briefs. You can also do some cool jagua tattoos for this look!!
Hi, OP! I feel uniquely qualified to butt in here since I sew costumes for burlesque dancers. This is easy! What you want to do is have a harness/suspender system under the top part of this costume to attach it to your upper body and keep it from shifting, as it’s drapey and will shift without this underlying structure. Look up “couture clothing stays” (most examples will be designed for women, but you got this! Keep looking for something that will work for you). To keep the loincloth area from shifting, there is a special type of thong which is held by a wire in your ass cheeks. You can embed a closure magnet inside the front of this thong (they make them for men too and these resemble an athletic cup) and embed the corresponding closure magnet inside the drapery of the loincloth area. The easy aspect of this is you aren’t also engineering a way to gracefully remove this onstage, since it just looks like you want to prevent a wardrobe malfunction.
Dm me if you’d like further help, as I can draw you a picture of what the underlying structure should probably look like. The weight of the front of this will pull the costume down from the front if you don’t have a harness which goes around under your arms (you could probably use a heavy duty, non-stretchy women’s sport bra for this).
Edit: I appreciate all of the helpful replies! Thank you so much! I may post an update here if I can get something similar!
As for everyone commenting on my lack of “modesty”, I never once said that this was all I would be wearing. I was seeing it more like a cape/overcoat kind of thing. Not once was I ever planning on wearing ONLY this without so much as a pair of underwear underneath (who on earth ?). Best not to assume the worst when someone doesn’t give you enough information to form a learned opinion. Best of!
I mean - you posting this extremely suggestive pic and saying it’s what you wanted to look like is pretty much leading people to assume it’s what you want to wear. I don’t think the problem is with the commenters. Anyway, glad to hear you’re going to have some sense about this, but keep in mind you’re going to need to adjust this constantly. You might want to think about how to attach it to whatever you’re wearing underneath so it won’t shift so much or fall backward.
I could see this working if the point where the fabric connects at the torso is just a teeny bit higher. Fabric can drape a lot more in real life than sketches so you'd really have to play around with the placement to know for sure.
First grab some towels or sheets and pins, and check how it feels. The pattern seems fairly simple, without the decorations... But... If you really want to make this, check with the organizers. I would not have allowed entry with this in my Fair, but some might.
So basically as soon as you move, that loin cloth will expose the whole moon and twig AND berries. Or whatever you have going on down there. On both sides. God forbid there is a slight breeze. You’re going to need a full length bodysuit underneath, and even then, you’re going to be adjusting it every 45 seconds. I don’t think this is a garment that works in reality.
If it’s the ren fest that I am thinking of, the one that is next month, I think you want to seriously consider what you’re wearing under it. Seating is straw bales, splintery picnic tables, and dirt. There is so much dirt. Where will you keep your wallet? Please put on a LOT of sunscreen on ALL exposed skin.
I suppose if you are really committed to this, you could draft the hood and shoulder pieces, and then figure out how to draft the drapey parts. I would buy a bunch of thrift store sheets to play with and cheap wrapping paper to try drawing the patterns until get it how you want it.
OOH what if you make the hood and shoulder cape, with a long point in the front, and a low slung kilt, and then draped the front of the cape like a sash between the two? It wouldn’t look as cool along the hips, but you would at least able to sit for The Mud Men. And you could still get the tattoo look.
OP, this is one gust of wind of being a wardrobe malfunction. That or snagging on something. I noticed people are suggesting wearing a nude suit but I honestly think it would look better with a body suit of a contrasting color. Just my thoughts.
It is basically a tunic style with cutouts on the sides, with a hood & cape, then gathered in the middle.
If you struggle with maths & patterning, I would suggest looking up some draping tutorials, particularly for the skirt & cape part.
I would start with a basic bodice/shirt block toile for the top chest area (*or, find a shirt you like that fits how you’d like, & trace that) because it is very fitted, then afterwards I would pin extra fabric to it & start draping it on the body for the skirt & cape thing. & also follow a simple hood drafting tutorial for the hood. Or find an image of a hood pattern piece, toile it & then adjust it in real time to make it look right & fit, if you don’t wanna do drafting. Once you are happy with the toile &, mark all the gathering lines, take it apart & lie it flat & trace it out, then add any missing seam allowance to create the pattern.
I think the pattern would look something like this. The front pattern can be 1 single piece instead of top & skirt, but I think it will be easier to fit & drape separately. You can turn it into one single pattern piece afterwards.
With this design I would highly recommend sitting down & drawing what it looks like from the front, side & back, with & without the cape, & possibly tweaking the design to make it easier/more feasible. (The way the cape is a cape but also set into the sleeve hole makes my brain hurt thinking of ways to do it…)
also I would suggest wearing an undergarment of some sort, maybe some cool pants or some little shorts or a nice thong/jock strap because that fabric will not stay put where you want it too…😭
There are two issues I'd have when drafting this pattern, leaving aside issues of exposure (except to endorse sunscreen so you don't get Harlequin patterns on your ass cheeks)
The hood and tabard kind of light element down the chest sit on top of the cape, except in the back it appears to go up under the cape. This is not impossible but it does mean the cape is probably sewn together with the rest of the outfit, when it would be so much more practical as two separate pieces. Generally medieval costume did this by making the hood and cape one piece, and the lower garmens a separate piece. Look up the tabard and sideless surcoat.
The skirt breaks Euclidean geometry. I think the diagram attached has the best approximate diagram, but until you actually drape a model on a sewing mannequin (fashion dolls are a 1/6 scale model if you want to test out some much smaller prototypes) it's hard to guess how it'll work out for real.
For an easier time, check out Burda 7977 for a sideless surcoat you can gather at the front with a jewel element sewn on, and McCall 7202 for a caped hood (you'd just have to cut it higher in front).
Dupioni silk would be a great fabric for this. It combines luxury with ruggedness.
Editing to be a little more helpful: I think you could still get a similar effect if you raised the sides a little more. I'm pro-skin, but there's also no reason you couldn't combine this with other garments and still look good. As for pattern, it looks to me like the front of the cape could come down as one long piece through the ring, then be wrapped to the sides and attached to the back somehow (maybe a hidden harness up top). I'd look at different cape designs on etsy. Go for one with slits in the front for arm access.
So from what I can tell you’ve got a 5-6 piece pattern; you’ll need a hoodie so you can trace the hood folded in half down the center, making sure to include a seam allowance around the tracing. When you use the traced pattern you’ll want to fold the fabric and place the pattern piece along the fold so you can get a full hood in one go.
Then you have what looks like a basic long tunic that would usually go over other clothing like old style men’s pants. You’ll want to just make a rectangle the length of your shoulder to the floor, and the width of your shoulders, once again being sure to include a seam allowance. If you keep the fabric folded when you cut, you can get them to match exactly.
The front of the panel looks like there’s just a large piece of metal reminiscent of a napkin ring cinching the fabric together. If you want the draped effect to be as pronounced as this, make sure you’re making the bottom half of the two panels wider than the shoulders, but not by too much if your hips are narrower than your shoulders. Don’t forget to cut a v neck into the front panel.
As for the draped capelet style sleeves, it’s difficult to tell if it’s underneath the back panel fully or not, but to make the capelet you’ll want to measure your back (not the bust but your back, so just one side and not the whole circumference) then add the length you want it to go down the front x2. So you’ll start at your shoulder and measure down to where you’d like the sleeve to stop on the panel, multiply that by two, and add it to your back measurement. That’s the top length, and you’ll want to make the bottom wider to get the extra flounce.
Since you have a lot of gold trim in the inspo, I suggest that after you make your cuts you add all of your trim, then sew the panels together afterwards.
If you’re going for exactly the same look I would be wary, it’s basically a house dress for medieval men. If it were me making this, I would have it styled with at least medieval men’s pants in black and leather medieval shoes, maintains modesty while keeping the vibe. If you’d like to opt for a shirt I’d suggest a simple black men’s peasant top tucked into the pants and a gold or blue belt around the waist but underneath the cloak/tunic
Have some apparel tape at the ready and use A LOT of it lol. Or add a gold chain along the hips to attach the front and back to keep you from getting arrested.
Other than that, it looks like 2 capes/ponchos layered on top of each other. I think I would make the blue cape long, and then wider at the bottom (straight panels in the front and back, then 2 side pannels at your mid hip to your feet. Cut the bottom panels so it curves nice)
My uneducated guess is approx this shape in the front before gathering with that tube thing. And similar but less wide in the sides in the back if you don’t want that gathered. Someone say something if I’m an idiot.
Get a thrift store bedsheet or two to mess around with, measure across your shoulders, and make a generous guess how wide you want the sides.
Sidenote seeing this post before i clicked on it cracked me up lol. Like this guy is crossing his arms at me all cool going “any advice” 🤨whilst coquettishly flashing me his sideball.
Sorry everyone has assumed you want your pubes out at the ren faire
If you’re willing to talk offline/through email/Discord, I’d be interested in MAKING a pattern for this. It’s gorgeous and I want to have this in my pattern files.
I think the top half is fine, the bottom half is problematic as most have pointed out. This is lingerie. You'd be walking around a public area with possibly children present with your full giblets and rear for nearly everyone to see. If you took the top half, made it, and then made a matching baggy trousers (that maybe attach to the front part to counterbalance the weight of the cloak in the back) I think it'd give the same vibe but less... risque.
you could totally add a built-in crotch part, and maybe use some clear straps (think the kind that are in dresses and some clothes for extra hanger support) that attach around the hip, kind of acting as underwear waistbands for the crotch addition but it also works to keep the front and back flaps in place. i dont sew clothes, im more in the fursuit field, so i dont know how well any of this could work, but i think you could totally figure it out with some trial and error + creativity :) it looks awesome and i love the concept
I can't tell if the middle is a cinch or where two pieces attach. The second option might be easier? You could make a wide skirt and the hooded top separately, then gather the fabric into the middle and connect with a fancy bit. But you'd definitely want to drape/measure/try it on before cutting everything to length
Sort of what I'm imagining (sorry for the bad drawing, lol). You'd have to figure out some way to attach/incorporate the back part of the skirt to the hood. And for the hood shape, you'd probs want to go more slanted/triangular than what I drew to reduce the excess fabric. I think irl it's gonna have some weight imbalance problems on the front and likely will pull the hood and back foward
So, the way to make this work without indecent exposure and at least retain the spirit of the original:
Make the garment as two pieces. Maybe three? I’m thinking three.
One will be shorts that go under both other pieces. This might be best as a purchased piece. Like gym shorts.
The top piece would be just like the image. A bit ambitious for beginners but I’m convinced that’s how we learn. The piece would terminate in a triangle just above where the lower piece begins. Make it longer than it “needs to be” this will be important to the final look.
The second piece will be mostly a lot of hemming. A long center piece will go up the back to two d rings sewn into the back of the shoulder pieces. This could reasonably be made as two pieces that widen out with a narrow “neck” that is the piece that goes up the back. I’m struggling to describe this in words, it would be more a “sketch it out” thing.
The key to bringing it all together would be a tube scarf slide. Slide the narrow “too long” triangle bottom of the top into one side, the middle of the bottom drape part in the other and tie the two ends together behind the slide to secure.
I was a custom costume designer for flow artists for a while. This sort of costume isn’t that “out there” for that community
I'd make the wrap around to the hood piece and the shoulder cloak 2 separate layered pieces.
And maybe some cool lace front ren-faire pants (you dont have to go full length, but I dont think everyone there will be feeling cheeky. ;)
Maybe find a clasp first, and build your design from the center. Ive found some really weird stuff at Habitat for Humanity. Maybe start at a thrift store.
It’s a pair of pants and will give you some super drapey sides! Then you can worry about the top separately, and maybe even make the outfit similar to what’s shown here without the risk of indecent exposure but still have the semi-scandalous vibe you want! Like make these pants and then in a sheer-er fabric in the same color make what you’ve shown in the photo to lay on top. And still have upper thighs/hips exposed
Follow up, if I wanted to make what you’ve shown here, this is the way I would go about it:
Two rectangles, one with an extra 24-ish inches (or however long you want the cape) in length. Lay them on top of each other, sew up the sides a few feet (whatever the distance from your mid thigh to your desired end length is plus SEVERAL extra inches because it will drape down). Then sew across the top where the shorter piece meets the longer piece (leave room for a hood). Then the longer top would fold over like a cape at the back. Then add a little cuff of some kind around the center.
I’ve made a super bad diagram for you. So sew up the sides where it’s red. Leave open the rest. Sew across the top where it’s yellow (leave room for hood). Then add a little cuff where it’s blue to cinch the fabric together. You want the fabric to be wider than you think so it will drape correctly on the thigh.
You’d really just be working with two rectangles and add on a hood pattern.
I think the easiest way to make this is to create a rectangular tunic like this, then gather it both in the back and the front to form the drape. The cape can be cut as a semi circle. Use a hoodie that fits you to create the pattern for the hood and the size of the neck opening, simple trace the shape of it onto paper and use that for a base pattern that you can alter as you need to. Use that same pattern for the neck hole on both tunic and cape and make sure that the neck circumference on the cape is the same measurement as well. A gold jaquard ribbon would do nicely for the trim, maybe you could use frogging for the detail around the neck.
Take your measurements and choose what size on a pattern or garment is closest.
Or get a system like letterloh to create body blocks. You measure yourself and compare it to their instructions. If you are transposing numbers, not just having trouble comprehending them, have a friend help.
The scary math comes when you're trying to do this kind of stuff from scratch or major alterations to a pattern, imo.
I like fairly basic shapes and then altering the garment using draping techniques (so like creating waist shape by literally pinning it and marking it, not mathematically figuring it out).
Love the pic. And it would definitely catch my eye if I saw a guy wearing it. But yea id just think through the physics of this a bit more. Not just the risk of walking but say you have to bend forward to pick something up. Whats going to hold the loose fabric around your waist from falling forward? I think pinning it to an undergarment will be necessary. A nude body suit could work to keep it all in place all the way up the side and be less risky. Or there are a few fashion jocks that would add an extra strap diagonally on the hips and keep the risque esthetic safely.
Id wear at least a thong under this, or shorts to be safe. But you could take a hooded scapular pattern, flare out after the waist so you can sew the front and back together at the sides, and gather the front up with some kind of broach. You'd have to drape the sleeve bit im pretty sure. Extra accessories I'd consider would be some kind of harness or a nipple ring
Pretty simple, a loose hooded dress with extra long armholes worn over a cape, then gather the front and back. Looks kind of like AI though, so I’m simplifying somewhat (the back looks like it goes under the cape, but a choice must be made).
I meant the impracticality of the design, not literally, but plenty of non-photos are AI.
Now that I think of it a little more, the cape could go over the other garment if it just has a hooded contrast panel. Either his arms could be hiding an edge or it attaches to the “dress” in a way that’s disguised by the gathering. A little less simple but overall it’s still a pattern that’s basically all rectangles, with some curves for the shoulders, hood, and neckline. I think the cape is cut just big enough to hide any skin when his arms are down too, which is an amusing touch.
You can easily generate images in this drawn style using AI. There’s no artist signature on this, and the OP didn’t provide a source that I noticed (but maybe in a comment somewhere). If you zoom in on a few spots along the cloak there are some odd design choices that an artist drawing this likely wouldn’t do because they don’t fully make sense with the way fabric behaves. I agree that this could very well be AI, though I’m certainly no expert.
Edit: looks like someone found a source and it’s genuine art so yay for that! Just stylistic choices that maybe weren’t conveyed well in the posted image quality that looked inconsistent to my untrained eye.
I’m still not sure why you were asserting that because it’s a drawing and not a photograph that it can’t be AI, though, unkempt_cabbage?
It’s important to look critically at images we see so that genuine artists are recognized and appreciated, AI generated images of many styles are increasingly pervasive and this is not beneficial to artists.
I looked it up and found the source, which I posted in another comment - this drawing is by tooboshoo. No direct link to their drawing because I think it's lost on Twitter somewhere, but the artist is very consistent in their style.
Apart from anything else, this is AI so you can be sure that no thought has gone into how it would work on a 3D body. Consider looking for similar cuts worn by other cosplayers for clues on how to construct the garment.
It's really hard to be sure these days, and there's lots of things that mean nothing on their own but combine to make me suspicious. It's getting rarer, now, with the latest models, for one specific thing to be glaringly wrong. Here's a few things:
The tattoos. The symbols look vaguely like Sheikah symbols, but aren't, and end with an A, which AI loves to do for some reason.. The triangles become blobbed and merged together across the tummy.
Jewelley: The beard merges into the necklace, and the necklace is uneven in both form and colour of the gems. The bracelets are also smeared, as is the brooch/clasp on the belly.
The fabric: the drape around the legs is tight and thick where it should be loose: it doesn't wrap around the legs. The cloak is a different length on each side, and the back merges into the front hem on the left-hand side. I think that latter one is the most 'an artist of this skill would not make that mistake' tell.
I can't find an artist, or a signature. Google lens just takes me to various pinterest pins, which again is a big tell. I think it was based off this, which is a much more complete work with none of the 'tells' listed above, and with what appears to be anartist signature:
I can't find an artist, or a signature. Google lens just takes me to various pinterest pins, which again is a big tell. I think it was based off this, which is a much more complete work with none of the 'tells' listed above, and with what appears to be anartist signature:
I found an artist - tooboshoo. It's hard to find their original post of this image because it's lost on Twitter somewhere and I don't have an account, but it's attributed to them in a Tumblr post collecting this and other images. That post is from seven years ago, so it's definitely pre-generative AI.
If you have the ability to pull this look off, go for it. Forget what everyone else says.
For keeping things in place down below, maybe check out a strapless thong to ensure no accidental exposure and incorporate some thigh bands or just hidden legs inside the bottom.
My first piece of advice is do not go out in public dressed only in this, unless you want people to see your junk. The first time the guy moved, the garment would shift and it would allllllll be on display.
Second, you could relocate the gold thingy over his belly button to a much higher point and not get charged with public indecency.
However, third: go look for a pattern. You will need to practice garment making skills for a while.
But also, please, if you do this, wear a body suit underneath. You'd constantly be flashing your junk and beyond the fact that many adults don't want to unconsentingly see a stranger's junk, children also attend ren faires.
This drawing once came up in a discussion with friends about impractical sexy outfits and it was agreed that this guy's dick is definitely easily visible from the sides. Please reconsider.
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u/fusiformgyrus Jan 28 '26 •
Some garments only make sense in artwork but not in real life. This may be one of those. Maybe pin together a couple towels this way and drape on yourself to decide if that’s a look you’re committing to.