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Commission outfit starters

Fierce Funeral: an all-black silk starter

A cinched keyhole blouse and mermaid skirt combine Gothic and Formal direction with a single black fabric.

Compatible starter; not play-testedApplies to: Steam 25508059 / resource 410.44874e6 · checked 27 Sep 2026

The blouse and mermaid skirt have positive Gothic and Formal weights, and Onyx Black Silk supports both. Its registered colour is Black only. Using it throughout avoids the uncertainty of trying to satisfy a black-only panel rule with a multicolour fabric.

The three bodice-to-part pairs pass the published compatibility matrix. The selected pieces are starting unlocks and the fabric has a prestige gate of 0 in the checked catalog; this does not mean you already own enough fabric.

This is an item-based planning starter, not a completed outfit or a play-tested solution. The direction of the tag weights supports the named brief under the stated all-one-fabric assumption. No whole-dress score, fabric consumption, fit, sewing result or total cost is promised.

Key facts

Design focus
Formal and Gothic while respecting the brief's black-only fabric colours.
Availability
Starting patterns; fabric prestige gate 0. Inventory quantities are not known.
Planning assumptions
Variant 0, all panels in the listed fabric, no added accessories. Empty slots remain empty.
What still needs checking
Replacing even one panel with another registered colour can change compliance. Quality and material metres remain unverified; do not assume the commission budget is the same as the dress's actual cost.

Steps and checks

  1. Open the linked commission and check every requirement, including quality and any material or colour rule.
  2. Confirm customer measurements, choose the listed pieces and variant 0, then use the named fabric on all panels.
  3. Read the draft's actual material need and your inventory before buying; enter your planned metres in the budget tool.
  4. Cut with grain feedback, sew carefully and inspect the finished requirement feedback before hand-in. Recheck the plan after changing any part, fabric or accessory.

Catalog components

  • Cinched Keyhole BlouseBodice

    Starting unlock; plan with variant 0. Check its grain and panel layout after drafting for the customer.

  • No CollarCollar choice

    Select the empty-slot option where available. This is not a material purchase; its icon does not prove a finished garment.

  • Long SleeveSleeve choice

    Starting unlock; plan with variant 0. Check its grain and panel layout after drafting for the customer.

  • Mermaid SkirtSkirt

    Starting unlock; plan with variant 0. Check its grain and panel layout after drafting for the customer.

  • Onyx Black SilkFabric throughoutCatalog price: 50 coins/m

    Use this fabric on every drafted panel for this starter's stated assumptions. Metres and total purchase cost are unknown until you plan the actual cut.

Related commission

Fierce FuneralPlan a budget for this commission

Guides and catalog links

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