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Nocturnal Glamour: midnight velvet starter

A plunging neckline and mermaid skirt provide a compatible sleeveless base for Vivian's velvet commission.

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

Midnight Black Velvet supports Gothic and Glamour, while the neckline and mermaid skirt add positive Risqué weights. All-one-velvet construction is a clear starting condition for the brief's minimum velvet area; it still does not determine how many metres are needed.

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
Gothic, Glamour and Risqué direction, with velvet on all panels.
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
The collar slot is disabled and No Sleeves is an empty sleeve choice. This material costs more per metre than basic cotton, so read the draft and budget before cutting; no exact total is supplied.

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

  • Plunging Neckline BodiceBodice

    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.

  • No SleevesSleeve choice

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

  • Mermaid SkirtSkirt

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

  • Midnight Black VelvetFabric throughoutCatalog price: 80 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

Nocturnal GlamourPlan a budget for this commission

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