Post #2386401
2026-04-13 07:26 UTC
@em@babka.social There are so many other places on my Etsy Favourites that I'm not sure I can endorse 100% because I had some quality issues with them (but they're sewing in a war zone so I'm not that mad), or because I only covet their things but haven't bought yet (because of the bounty of linen dresses I have that are still going strong). I would have advised to search for things more to your taste, but now I see that a ‘store location->Ukraine’ search yields a lot of suspiciously dropshippy stuff. I can at least vouch for these Ukrainian stores for existing before the war / seeming legit:
- ByFrennka (currently on a break): I want one of her gothy linen dresses so badly https://www.etsy.com/shop/byFrennka
- Royal Tailor: I popped a seam on one of their corsets basically immediately; might’ve been user error https://www.etsy.com/shop/RoyalTailor
- 2MakkReenactment: looks like good medieval / renfaire basics https://www.etsy.com/shop/2MakkReenactment
Most of this is probably completely unhelpful to people who aren’t me but… I tried! 😅
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@em@babka.social 2026-04-14 09:44
@elana@babka.social omg, this is all so beautiful and amazing, absolutely stunning! I think you're right about most of the "too costumey" stuff, but some of them i saw in my first cursory pass are already on my "to maybe buy" list. from the first ones, I've found several I like and even some my partner and I may wear to an upcoming wedding. thank you so much for this, i'm enthralled. It doesn't get super hot in Hamburg, and I am struggling to find tznius-wear that i like, and some of it is even kinda gender ambiguous.