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Client told me my draping looked dated and it stung but they were right
They said my silhouettes felt like 2018 and honestly my go-to shoulder pads were way too stiff. Switched to softer construction after that feedback and now I actually get why people say less structured fits move better. Has anyone else had a critique that totally flipped how you build pieces?
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ray56221d ago
Haunting a Forever 21 clearance rack" is brutal, I actually laughed out loud. That visual is way too sharp, like a ghost in shoulder pads just lurking by the markdown bin. Did the client at least have a specific decade or reference in mind, or did they just drop the bomb and peace out?
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Ah yes, the timeless "your hard work looks like 2018" critique, always delivered with a side of existential dread. At least they didn't say 2010, you could've been haunting a Forever 21 clearance rack.
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kai83921d ago
Honestly seen this kinda thing a lot in design forums I lurk on. Clients love vague time travel insults because they can't articulate what they actually want. They just throw out a year and hope it sticks like a bad review. Ray562's shoulder pads ghost comment cracked me up too because its way too real. Heard some people say 2018 is actually still pretty recent for construction work so it could be worse. At least they didn't hit you with the 1995 beige era that haunts government buildings forever.
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the_faith21d ago
Ray562 summed it up perfectly, that visual is going to stick with me. Getting told your work looks dated is a rough one, but you handled it like a pro by actually listening and adjusting. Props for taking that hit and using it to level up your construction.
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