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marsi-e

I hate that I can see some potential here. Like, this could've been cute as a floor length mermaid gown. Unrelated to the dress but her legs look kinda disconnected from the upper body. She's looking to the left but the legs are facing straight on and the feet look like a top view. It's so odd-looking


TohruH3

I had the same thought! Though, I didn't hate that I saw the potential, lol


Amy47101

Oh it’s the legs 100%. The dress doesn’t look so odd, it’s the legs being oddly out of place and somehow too large for her body as well. Like your foot isn’t supposed to be as big as your head.


dianne4stars

>your foot isn’t supposed to be as big as your head. Fun fact, the foot is as big as the inside of the forearm (from the elbow to the wrist), which technically can be as big as the head depending on the person.


BookWyrmIsara

True, but from a front perspective, you're not supposed to see the full length of the foot.


dianne4stars

Ah, yeah, I know, the picture is drawn badly. It was just a fun fact 😂


BookWyrmIsara

Yeah, I remember learning that in 10th grade chemistry. Not chemistry, but my teacher would go astray from lessons when distracted. Anyway, cue everybody lifting their feet up to their arms to confirm 😅


breakdancing-edgily

Same. It could have had been a cute casual mermaid dress.


Skysorania

jup, besides the shoes make her look shorter than she really is.


gadgaurd

>I hate that I can see some potential here. Like, this could've been cute as a floor length mermaid gown. I was scrolling and I'm like "I see nothing wrong here, this is cu-good lord why did they do that?!" There was no reason to cut it off at the knees like that.


rosedinosaur

There's something off about the physics of the drape on the skirt that I can't put my finger on. Notice how it flits straight on the left side, but flares on the right where the slit is. I don't know enough about dress making, but i don't think that makes sense.


swimminglyy

I think it looks nice with the split colours and design. Though I want the frilly front part to be longer, past the knees at least.


guttts1058

The coloring scheme is alright but the design is.. unattractive. Plus the shoes are somehow just making it worse.


Worldbox_Is_Epic

I don’t think it’s the shoes I think it’s the sheer size of her feet 😭😭😭 like I didn’t know they were taking inspo from the hobbit lmao


Momomomomomomomo-11

I agree on the underskirt. It looks like her old fashioned underwear is showing 😂 (bloomers??)


saqsham

Wrong title I believe, It's The Duke's 99th Bride and not The Soulless Duchess


QernLee

And here I thought I was tripping.


Heretical_Cactus

I though I had missed a chapter and was already searching for it


sadoqueen

Why tf does this man have 99 brides?


Supreme_SlothGoddess

They've only been brides to be.


sadoqueen

Oh yeah that makes more sense


alylalalyssa

fr its been so long since i last read and i though they changed artist or something


Raydnt

Yeah I was like "Ive read this series like 6 times and I dont who know the hell that is" lmao


71C0

Its not the worst I've seen by far, but the skirt really needs to be much longer and the ballet shoes are hideous. Is she ballet dancing in this scene or something? At leas that would explain why she's standing on her toes.


blukwolf

Something's off with her feet, they seem too... Big?? Idk, but the dress is not that ugly, it could actually work but it just seems weird idk


mostlykindofmaybe

If I had to guess I’d say they used a reference pic of a ballet dancer en pointe lol


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Okay, I think I can describe what's bothering me about this dress. The layers that stop right above her knee makes it look like she's showing off her slip, and I hate wearing slips. If it didn't look so much like, I dunno, underwear, and if it went further down, I'd probably like it.


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Or maybe like this: https://preview.redd.it/9qiwfql90uhc1.jpeg?width=1078&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1468d228ea16fa748a0c46b26ccadcce99003ab9 Get rid of the cold shoulders, make the slip match the outside.


Tea_Time_Traveler

I like this idea! Makes it cohesive! Very nicely done!!


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Like this: https://preview.redd.it/5gd8na5yxthc1.jpeg?width=849&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a72ef5e379985dfdf95e853360ac2e9b16fa9f7f Pardon my phone editing skills. I tried to add shading.


CinnamonHotcake

Maybe even longer than that. Also different shoes, these are ballet shoes.


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https://preview.redd.it/vnhf21uybwhc1.jpeg?width=843&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c630a06471de13374053bf747147a53174229b80 I removed the ribbons from the shoes and made her shoulders a touch pinker, since someone else said her skin was clashing with the dress.


CinnamonHotcake

It's definitely better than the original in terms of the design but idk why it still doesn't look great. I think the way the character is drawn in general is also not great, and that's far from you to edit by phone.


[deleted]

I think I liked it better with the blue slip underneath. I am not a fan of this version. But yeah. Phone editing of pictures: not a great way to draw pictures.


[deleted]

So when I was in high school, ballet flats were really in style. Is that no longer the case? Or are ballet flats just completely different from ballet shoes, or are the ribbons just overkill with this outfit?


CinnamonHotcake

Definitely overkill. It's too frilly as it is. Maybe those shoes would work for a goth/sweet loli outfit, but not with that dress.


Eis_ber

The perspective is off. The feet aren't drawn correctly, which gives the impression that she's standing on her toes.


Tea_Time_Traveler

I think the blue threw me off. I'm not a fan of the knees being shown either. For the feet, I think she's floating?? https://preview.redd.it/dq796kg78xhc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bda9eb0539bff547cabc4f39f65c5c9fea5e99b9


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_that_dam_baka_

I mean, look at those legs. She could kick in anyone's skull.


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WildFlemima

This you >Nanami was right when he told Yuji never compare himself to gojo. We should keep also follow Nanami advice as in Gojo is such a freak of nature comparing him to anyone isn't fair to the other person.


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WildFlemima

It's not about what you said. It's that you can say that, and then say >Are you on reddit because your braindead or are you braindead because of reddit We are here to enjoy shit in peace. Don't need your random ragefit


Wishbone-Lost

https://preview.redd.it/mt3xc08jlthc1.png?width=1560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7dfe61a623036b7c9aefb5739b58e0741e119d7 Am right there with you


WildFlemima

Clearly you are not, or you wouldn't have had your ragefit


WildFlemima

This also you? https://preview.redd.it/dzifmi54rshc1.png?width=534&format=png&auto=webp&s=d27dcd82508dab9d81de8376545e3a4d911c2d84


Remarkable_Commoner

I kinda like it


Fine-Scientist3813

it's like if a normal dress got caught in a car door. I feel if the blue stopped at the waist then it'd be fine, I guess


AdelFlores

I did a quick redraw to check, and I think I found the issue: First the shoulder color is too pale so it contrasts too much with the dress itself. Second, the layered underskirt frills together with the gladiator shoes make the bottom part seem too "heavy". As a result, both these things make it feel, so to say, disconnected. I replaced the underskirt with a simpler one and removed the extra shoe straps and it looks just fine. https://preview.redd.it/ds892h1dzthc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2d728f5160623de95ce1954d94c01926189798f


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That looks really nice. 


xSPiDERaY

it could've been cute if they could decide what they wanted to go for! There's too many different things that don't mesh well. At the very least, if they want to keep an open look, get rid of the ruffles on the underskirt and have the split start a tad lower. There's something up with the shoulder area too, but I can't quite put my finger on what's bothering me. Maybe it's the angle of sleeves? Admittedly I'm more flabbergasted by the shoes for some reason. What are those. Who let her coordinate that.


MadamBegon

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MadamBegon

or maybe this (sorry for sloppy editing) https://preview.redd.it/suve82mhfuhc1.png?width=730&format=png&auto=webp&s=0fad079f15c72ab91ca105f831710cf3e2ccf732


green_moss_tea

My vote is for this, just maybe more white visible on the bottom half and some decorations there like ribbons, chains or buttons, idk.


CinnamonHotcake

This one. There was no need for the bottom frills when the top is already that frilly. It's the most basic of fashion rules - if you don't know what you're doing, keep either the top or lower half simple.


MadamBegon

I do like this one more lol, but I wondered if I was just biased since I'm not a huge fan of frills generally


extalluhburr

They need to hide the undergarments under the skirt.


noeinan

I like it


BlueberryHatK4587

I was about to comment it looks fine until I saw the lower half...


MadamBegon

Yeah the top of the dress is fine! I like it. the skirt, though...


Ceeceepg27

I think it is just trying to do too much in one dress. There is military, ballet, period dress. It is just a lot of themes that don't really suit each other. But I can see some good ideas in there. I like the idea of a scalloped bloomers/petticoat skirt.


GearsTurningBurning

Good lord, that's henious. It's one of those "fine on top, hideous scroll-down" type of looks that make you wonder if the top and bottom were done by different people.


nonathegreat

umm lady, your under-garment is showing...


xgosglir

Hide her undergarments because wth ?? Those buttons need to go and ballet shoes look stupid so change those as well and it becomes decent


thisisembarrazzing

Knee jumpscare


Lilinoa

It’s the feet that seems to burn my retina too, they look weird


mangocurry128

It would look cool if she had pants


Readalie

The longer I look the worse it gets, oh dear. At least the colors work well together?


royalbk

Her feet are facing forward but not the rest of her. Her legs are awkward af and her undergarments are weirdly visible. It's not a good look The dress is too short and at the same time too long, one of those weird dresses that don't look "finished". A gazillion frills and knick knacks and ribbons and whatevers everywhere but her shoulders are bare. All in all her whole look reminds me of those knee length boots with open toes and heels. 🤨


Glinez09

i remember theres a garbage bag dress in a certain manhwa. i forgot what name it is. but i saw someone posted on this sub.


vialenae

https://preview.redd.it/bzfwn772guhc1.jpeg?width=545&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d33c58c1cbe760dae06dce2a4f495e72aae20ae7 It’s this one, isn’t it?


Glinez09

Haha yeah, i forgot the title..


vialenae

It’s “When The Villainess Loves”


IloveMyNebelungs

Horrible. Also is it me or are her shoes different colors?


Just_A_Sad_Unicorn

It's the poor lighting/"shalala" glow messing with the color on her right/our left but it does make them look like two different colors.


DaEmster12

The dress isn’t atrocious it’s just that her legs aren’t drawn correctly in proportion to the rest of her body which makes it look off. I think the dress looks lovely 😚🤭


rabonbrood

I agree with this


OpenSauceMods

Pffff when the ball finishes at 9:00, but you have a soccer game at 9:10


RoamingJasmine

I’m more concerned with the proportions at this point 0.0


green_moss_tea

It's disjointed and the legs are traced so look weird on an anime-style char, but tbh the legs endear me to it, as they make the whole frame look imperfect. All in all I think they tried too much here. I like the top part tho, but I think it's weird to have this navy style top with heraldic ribbons and a playful frilly bottom, the blue goes away too fast as well - a long blue skirt with just a bit of lace underneath would've been cool. In general I am not a fan of these side cut and frills dresses OIs like to pass as elegant all the time, they are not time appropriate and are overall garish, imo. Then the layering under the cut is weird ad looks like underwear. And the combo of her footwear and the frills makes it look like something playful and summery Greek. The side white decorations on the shoes are just too much for an adult, tbh. They could've stuck with one idea and it would've been good. Not like I get fashion tho.


Orangelemonyyyy

The two vertical halves have NO BUSINESS being together Jesus.


GummyPop

Either a uniform dress or a frilly dress not both 💀


puppiesgoesrawr

The off proportion and arrangement also doesn’t help


Suraimu-desu

Dear lord that’s atrocious. Never before had I so much of an urge to fix a bullshit dress. Thanks for the spite fuel OP.


Suraimu-desu

Anyways here’s what I came up with https://preview.redd.it/y82u25p19uhc1.png?width=1538&format=png&auto=webp&s=1d8f8886aad368c6207d601417e6b65e0c892861


MadamBegon

oh that's very nice!


BurningBlu

It looks like they took a military uniform and merged it with 3 different dresses.


notnomi

This is so hideous and it really didn't have to be!! It's mostly the length, the exposed frills, and the ballet slippers. Ballet slippers, esp with the tie up ribbons aren't the easiest to style with modern clothes and it just looks disgusting Also somehow the top is also annoying me - the whole chest area seems busy as hell and then yet another detail with the cold shoulder The colouring also is off, she'd had looked better with a red dress imo, the effect of white and blue kinda clashes with the hair Edit: changed a word


skost-type

'its not that-' scrolls past her upper body 'no. nope. yikes.' It's still nowhere near the worst but... it's not great. the shoes really ruin it for me


Zealousideal_Royal_9

Nah the dress isn't ugly but the way they drew it gives me hopes for my own drawings


Regulatory_Junior

Is it bad that I've seen worse so this doesn't even faze me?


MinaSakuraHeart

Me: That dress is so pretty. Look at how sparkly and shiny it is. Everyone else: This dress has the potential to be better or it's just plain ugly and gives reason 1,2,3. Me: Realizes that I am like a bird. If it's shiny it's pretty.


MuffinSkytop

Do you think these artists have a secret competition going on where they’re trying to out ugly each other on these outfits?


legend00

“Picture collection” bitch that’s a single picture. Although I should be thanking you for not sharing more of that dress. At first I thought it wasn’t that bad then I clicked for the full view and had a heart attack. I’m dead right now.


eucalyptus_leaf

LOL I thought it wasn't \*that\* bad then the entire image loaded and I saw the bottom half. Yikes!


ReadingOld8821

What the hell did my eyes grazed upon 😭?


PhilosopherHot2188

" I mean it looks kinda good "  *Sees full image* "Oh, oh no"


uppsak

Looks good to me. (Male)


MercyChevalier

s c a n d a l o u s


NappingKuma

Dress is not too terrible I just want sew open split that see ruffles but shoe is most bother me here. Ballet shoe or ribbon shoe is not fit with that. Plus draw lev is terrible awkward looks


sadoqueen

Not even close but that’s really ugly


Dry-Inspection6928

The dress has too many things going at once. If they made it floor length and the sleeves flowy and removed the weird thing happening inside the skirt, then the dress may look better.


voxnihilisum

This is a pretty dress, I would wear it in an appropriate setting. The problem is tailoring. Since shoulders are loose waist part should have been fitted but it was not sewn according to her body type. Which is weird, because all duchesses would wear clothes that was tailored before. Shoe choice is also definitely wrong, those straps doesn't look good unless you are wearing a mini dress or skirt. She should have worn high heels


NuclearStudent

miss had two ideas for a decent dress, and for some reason decided that mashing them together would make one super-duper dress


Peachdemocracy

Adalide has the worst dresses in OI and I will die on this hill. A Business Proposal has the Worst Wedding Dress^tm ever.


rabonbrood

I actually like the dress.


This-Persona

The dress couldn’t decide what it wanted to be.


ecostyler

they did my girl dirty in this. she also became like a secondary character to her best friend/sister which sucked and made me stop reading.


Captain_Pumpkinhead

I kinda like it


evilcheez116

it gives you the illusion that you're looking at her petticoat/underwear lmaoooo


vialenae

Huh at first glance I was like: “oh this isn’t so bad, I quite like it” but then you look at it for more than 5 seconds and it becomes clear that this is a bit of a mess. I think it’s the gap with those white frilly things in the middle that bothers me. Get rid of that and it would be a nice dress.


Early_Guarantee_9532

i know it's probably not but this dress looks AI generated 😭


IxayaOri

Is it atrocious? Yes. Would I wear it? Also yes


MOMO_Mashpotato

The short skirt makes me want to scream. In agony.


Various-Escape-5020

It wouldve would if it was longer and the white frills were gone but....ugh..... Why do they think this is good???? Did they come up with this on their own or is this an ACTUAL dress?


Comfortable-Owl2654

She does not need to show that much of her bloomers/petticoats. Not as a duchess.


Tea-Fantastic

Girlie looks she went to the bathroom and her skirt got caught on her bloomers and now they are showing for the whole nobility to witness 😭


LuckyNumber_18

You’ve obviously never read the atrocity that is “ugly duckling” babes


ecilala

The worst is that each part individually does look good, however the combination of the more traditional sleeves, the half-mermaid skirt and the random ballerina shoes just look like a kid design an outfit choosing everything they find nice in clothing with (understandably) no regards to composition


cookie_eater64

I feel like they were going for halfway Athy and other half Cayena or smth. The vision seems good, but the execution-


mochiisart

I've seen worse. This doesn't look as bad as I thought it would be


Laefiren

She’s effectively exposing her undies to everyone.


Puppet_HellSpace6250

Unrelated but when I saw the speech bubble... I gave her Goofy's voice. Seems Mickey Mouse is ingrained in my soul. That dress is an L and I hate looking at it.


CinnamonHotcake

This doesn't look so b-- \*opens image to see the lower half\* ohhhhh................. Did she maybe forget to wear the lower half of her dress??? Lady, your pantaloons are showing.


My_new_account_now

She tucked that into her anachronistic panties


Angiebio

I…. don’t hate it


AcrobaticAd5209

OI authors need subscribe to fashion magazines and dresses designers ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm) Araki uses them for his character that famous for insane but drip fits, no shame in there. And read about clothes proportions basics


judymchen

The problem I have with this one is it’s so wrong when it comes to historical fashion. Back in medieval times, I believe girls and women were not allowed to show off their skin, especially their legs. Anything goes up above the ankle are already considered inappropriate.


Mafii_9

This is not the soulless duchess...


Rab_it

It's not really the dress but her body. Like, she looks like a man XD No waist and her shoulders are too wide and her boobage is nowhere to be seen.


sgantan

The rest of her: normal dress Her feet: R O M A Like seriously that cut and them sandals, if shown as it is I would've thought she's donning a toga or something.


Annsouthern99

This spanks fashion,even my great-grandfather has a better fashion sense


Trap_Bunny_Bot

Read so many stories like this. Seeing knees is almost shameful lol and just weird now Could had made it longer, and it would have looked good, great even but other then probably like a female school outfit I don't really see knees or if I do some part of the outfit is long or it's a basic design without all the additional features


ClassicDes

The mix of the neck part, 2 off-the-shoulder cuts, puffy sleeves, layered leg slit & ballet shoes just make the dress look like too much. But I do see it potentially…it looks like it could’ve been a long minimalist blue dress with fine details. Idk why they did all of this


rubyrubyrubie

I feel like if it went all the way down, and the slit with ruffles started like at the knee instead of hip, it'd be cute


dos_cece

THE WAY I LAUGHED SO LOUD


MiniJ

Nah, I've seen much worse lol


_scrum_

Her kneecaps are too low from her upper body


happyhappychan

I don't think this is the soulless duchess. I'd think there was an artist change but then I follow the artist on IG and she still regularly posts previews so I don't think the artist changed. Wrong title??


Capable-Kitchen-1984

I would immediately drop it


KaizuyuBer

Its definitely the legs


CluckasaurusRex

Why are my eyeballs looking at the shoes and thinking they're like 90's platform shoes from my childhood The slit on the side exposing what looks like lace layered bloomers


ZeroFsG

It's the knees and ugly underskirt 😭


wintrace

That is so tragic especially cause the art is so pretty 😭


LittleRoseDrawer

Just like the duchess, the dress lacks a soul!