@SkoutSews How do you make a Chanel jacket wearable? I'm not being sarcastic with this...but many invest in one of them and find a hard time figuring out where to wear it.
On this, well, making it in poly instead of silk, would be one place to start. You can wash it much easier.
Making the "rose" smaller...the drape need not be so dramatic.
Making the sleeves wider from elbow down to not make the head of the sleeve pop out and minimize some of the dramatic.
Making the jacket more casual in design, be it by mimicking a jean jacket, making a cardigan or other less formal, and less tailored garment.
Making a more muted color.
Styling...boyfriend jeans and a t-shirt (silk, bamboo or other higher end textile would be important, especially if you're using poly), motorcycle boots, leather bracelet would make it a weekend wear and edgy enough to remove some of the fussiness. Or slack rolled to ankle and ankle boots with same t-shirt. Conversely, still wearable day to day would be a sheath in a solid color, matching or not or a skirt and basic buttoned blouse with loafer styled low heels, stud earrings and simple jewelry. That would make a regular business attire more edgy.
Evening, isn't hard...depending on what you do in the evening. I wear corsets, and many of them by themselves and skirts in the evening...a slightly edgy skirt, corset and this to cover makes an interesting adult night out attire. Worn with business casual and strappy sandals makes it more dinner appropriate. In cream, you can pair it with a cream dress, silver sandals and have a semi-casual wedding dress, or in a monochrome for a play or dinner out.
Now...when I do go to a bar, which is not often (and I don't drink) I go to a legit honky tonk. Sawdust on the floor, chicken wire around the stage...the fact I am not braless in a tank top with shorts or jeans and trainers makes me stand out enough it doesn't really matter what I actually wear.
@Iminei Yeah, VB is not particularly well liked here either and for the most part I don't care for what she puts out. When she hits it though, it's awesome. I have spoken to her once briefly, and I think that has more to do with it then her actual designs. Isaac Mizrahi is one of my other famous designers...I was able to attend a lecture he gave and he was very bright about the work...bit brusque, but eh. I am, too. And the Blonds rounds out my faves. They are different to my favorite wearable designers...and they are not the same.
Same as my general sewing...I share the OTT stuff I want/do make in idea form (although I know most of you have no interest in seeing it in actuality), but most of my stuff is mundane, normal things with a few statement pieces. Day to day I wear a lot of navy...sheaths and slacks and color in tunics and blouses, but very little of it is eye catching and it's stuff you can see all over the world.