The art of the dress~

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Ah, it's that time of year again! The Yule ball is coming and I'm sure everyone will look beautiful! This is to the students who need some help putting their Yule ball outfit together - Mamma is more than happy to help and since everyone has been good and staying healthy, I have more than enough time to make some dresses or at least help with fixing any old ones you might have.

Feel free to ask me about any mending spells here or sharing your designs, darlings~!



(ooc: Gkika's old beer house had frequent dance numbers with various outfits and she often made the costumes for the girls herself - she knows what she's doing!))

Comments

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Clearly hyu didn't see me durink de last Vizarding Var. [Chuckles, setting her emptied glass aside and striding over to the dress robes about to be mutilated beautified.]

[savviest]

Clearly! I think the war would have been much brighter with nurses like you.

[He pushes himself up to sit on her desk, watching eagerly.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

But ov cawze!

[Circles the robes, examining the sleeves and collars etc. before waving her wand to float the peacock feathers to her, multiplying them and attaching them to the collar which she then makes to stand tall. You always wanted a feathery ruff, right Jack?]

[savviest]

Blimey! I'll be just about the most handsome bloke there.

[He most certainly did! If his huge grin is any indication, of course.]

What's a fine lass like you doin' on the night of the ball?

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[Makes the cuffs match, then sets about making MILLIONS of the tiny body feathers to cover the ENTIRE COAT with until it looks like the love-child of a peacock and clothing.]

Me? Hy imagine Hy vill be checking de punch to make sure no students decided to be naughty und maybe dancink a bit. Do hyu have a lovely date picked out yet? [Grins and nudges his side with her elbow as she gets another drink.]

[savviest]

I most certainly do. [He returns her nudge with a wink, observing his beautiful robe in the making.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hoh ja? Anyvun Hy know? [Adds some surprisingly blingy baubles to the robes here and there, somehow making the monstrosity artful rather than completely hideous.]

[savviest]

I think we both know them, actually. Yes! Perhaps you more than me! [He crosses one leg over the other and...attempts to be demure.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[He looks constipated to her.]

Iz dot so?

[Squints at the transformed glittering robes and waves her wand at a torn bed sheet she plans to discard later. It swirls up into the air, turning a deep, inkbottle green and takes the form of a jaunty wizard's hat, several grand peacock feathers swishing into the air to spiral around the new hat before positioning themselves in it.]

[savviest]

[Well. He's trying.]

Oh yes. Absolutely. She's hard to miss, you know? She brings a little somethin' to the room. She's got an incredibly powerful personality...I think.

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

H'oh, hyu mean Dolores! Ja, she is vun perfect voman. [WINKS salaciously at him, flicking her wand and summoning a stream of various little gemstones that change colour as she lays them out on the robes and hat.]

[savviest]

Aha! Ye- [Wait, what?] Who? [He crinkles his nose and gives her a confused look. He's new here, he hasn't met Dolores yet. He had expected that flirty little line to win Mama over so much easier.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Dolores - hyu know, mein most GAWGEOUS nurse in de entire school!

[Narrows eyes at robes and carefully moves wand over the cuffs and tips of the collar, delicately embroidered cursive 'J.S.'s appearing in silver thread.]

[savviest]

Never heard of her. [He shrugs lazily.] Cant've been thinkin' of her, then. Guess again!

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hmm... Iz eet Constance?

[Turns the mannequin this way and that, adjusting a few feather and gems here and there.]

[savviest]

Her? Pretty sure she'd rather skin me and eat me than dance with me.

[He crinkles his nose and laughs.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hmm... vat about Charlotte?

Und how iz dis? [Gestures at the robes.]

[savviest]

Who? [Go easy on him, Mamma. He's new, he doesn't know half these people]

Oh, YES. [He pushes himself off the table and pads over to take a look, making approving noises as he does.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[Just pats him on the head and grins at the approving noises.]

Vhy don'tchu try dem on und ve vill see how dey look, ja?

[savviest]

[He inches away as he's pet on the head. He likes her and all, but he doesn't particularly enjoy being touched unless it's...yeah.]

Let's give it a go! [He practically prances forward, slinking into the robes and holding his arms out.] One a scale of one to Marie Antoinette how garishly fabulous am I?

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hy tink Marie Antoinette vuld have killed to be half as fabulous as hyu.

[Grins happily, very pleased with herself before turning one of the windows into a mirror for Jack to admire himself in.]

[savviest]

Oh, absolutely. She could never have pulled off such a lovely shade of..everythin'.

[He grins, turning and looking over his shoulder as he admires his new digs.]

You are incredibly talented!

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Vhy danke~ Hy tink hyu look verra goot in dose colours.

[savviest]

You think so? I agree! I'll have to braid some peacock feathers and matching beads into my beard. [He strokes it thoughtfully.]</small.

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Sound like a goot plan. Hy am sure eet vill look gawgeous!