I Made a Doc Ock-inspired Top (and it's uhh... extra lol) 

Ha, right?

At what point do I say that someone's actually streamed doing that before, and it was (at that time) like one of the most popular things on twitch

@@j-j8984 and we still beg him to stream it again

Ha ha I feel the same way. I'm pretty sure Rachel would be able to make it fun to watch paint dry 😄

Facts

Yes to all of this but also more Binx pls

💯💯💯💯💯

Yeeeesss

Here here!

Got scared at your first sentence... for a moment I thought you wanted to clip the wings of creativity I just boroughed and flew away on 😬 Go Rachel, you do you and plz feel awesome, u are to me 😁💚

I work in retail and when ever someone asks me what vegan leather is I straight up tell them it’s plastic.

From a certain perspective, you could actually argue that real leather is better for the environment overall. After all, regardless of how you feel about it, we do kill animals for meat regardless of leather production. So long as it isn't a specific type of leather from a special kind of cow, the leather will be produced one way or the other so why not use it? Meanwhile, fake leather requires the processing of plastic which is an oil by product (a finite resource) that is bad for the environment both in its production and decomposition. Why not just use leather? So long as you get stuff that's a byproduct of the meat industry, no more cows or sheeps, etc are being killed. This is a hypothetical argument of course. I, naturally, don't know enough about the involved industries to really make any definitive claims one way or the other. However I do at least appreciate the market tendency to use literally everything of a butchered animal in one way or another (even if that isn't what the industry itself really cares about). All I do know is that my real leather belt has been holding up a lot better then my old fake leather belt.

vegan leather was just plastic... often times it is just plastic and not great. Some advances in vegan leather has meant mushroom leather, corkboard leather etc etc... but yes pleather is not great! Mind you I'm not vegan and I use leather and silk for projects. I haven't looked into the c02 needed to create mushroom leather. I am excited to try working with cork leather in the future though.

Yeah, I only cringe when I hear warbla and plasti-dip which are not biodegradable. Next challenge: more eco-friendly cosplay materials... E.g.: actual rawhide

exactly this! Leather is more environmentally friendly than pleather. Vegan leather is just pleather, aka plastic leather. Leather will break down, leather will last longer, leather looks nicer and a good leather piece will stay "in style" long after the fast fashion shiny pleather looks old and boring. Leather is not inherently bad.

😂😭 the truth right there

Right?! And I’m over here like, I know it’s been a few years, but TOO SOON 😣 😂

@@sarahuhlich6833 forever too soon 😔

NOOOOO MY HEART

My S/O was watching next to me and they went "Ooooh damn! She savage!"

YES IT DID KINDA REMIND ME OF A CROCODILE! What if she did some sort of peter pan, never-land costume 👀 like with clocks and stuff, but using this method again

@@CheerUp2 now that is a neat suggestion! I love the idea of making something inspired by different things and bringing them together as one

Exactly! If that wasn't crocodile armor when it was black, idk what is.

@@jent3802 you are 100% not wrong 👌

Lol I had this thought too

thIs I have like 17 different mediums and people think I'm nuts but it's so useful for like everything aaaaa

Well, she did a Baby Grogu, so...

Oh My God, YES!!!!!!

Yes, me too!

My brain * corrected * your last couple of words to "sweat references" and I thought, 'that is right.' She does make a lot of those too *nods*

Seriously. Her personality makes me wish we could be friends. I love her humor.

I completely agree ~ Rachel, you could do pretty much anything and we’d watch it happily and eagerly 😊

YES all of this!

That would be AWESOME

I do not know how to make this comment more visible that would be SO COOL

I'd love to see her do a vintage take on Black Cat or Madame Web

Omg this!!

Renaissance Green Goblin.... I didn't know I need this... but now I know... How can life go on without it ?!?

"I don't even know how if this is going to work" is my life motto and will probably be the name of my autobiography

You are so right! The pirate ship hair style a la Marie Antoinette complete with handmade pirate ship is probably my favorite Rachel video ever. This one is right up there.

I second that!!

Exactly!! Could not have said it better myself 😃👍🏾

This is so true and it sums up my love for Rachels content perfectly.

Yes great Rachel you are busy working on your new home we would love to see you do the work because we watch for you so show us the remodel love the new paint in the toothpaste room!

I'm so down for the Maksy home improvement channel. Just to feel better about me struggling through every little project in my house

YESSS HOUSE CONTENT PLZ!!!

yesss this would be great!!?!?!?

This would be so cool!

that sounds so cool

Is it weird I totally understand this on multiple levels?

That sounds so cool!!!

Yesss!

Same! I'm a simple person, Rachel's involved, I watch it... It's come out super cool anyway, I loved it🥰

I second this wholeheartedly

YES ! 100 % agree ! She looked deliciously dark & dangerous in the Reveal !

No kidding. So striking, so chic.

My thought was adding stiffer interfacing along the trim

I was thinking along the same lines - grosgain ribbon or something else that isn't stretchy like the knit is.

I was gonna say about straps attached to the spine piece that come together at the front to take the weight off the top itself, bit fiddly to do as it would be under the front of the shirt you'd have to tie/popper/button/buckle but hopefully would support it

Yes, black twill tape or grosgrain ribbon would give it a bunch of stability :)

My immediate idea was to run the base layer of foam that the spine rides on down another 6-8 inches into your pants and secure it to the waistband. Spine goes all the way down to your pelvic bone. Let the waist of the pants carry the weight. Also, could the base spine layer be shaped (with worbla or coat hanger wire) to hug the curve of your spine?

Yes! So true. Making things for ourselves is the best way to let those creative juices flow ✨

Whoa, your style sounds dope! Do you have an Instagram you'd be willing to drop in the comments?? Also I saw that Jenna marbles reference lol, nice 😎

Jenna 💙

When she mentioned vegan leather I was going to comment the same thing. Thrifted animal leather is better for the environment. Already using what's here.

So true!

Yep.

Vegan leather include derivative from plant (grapes, cactus, pineapple apple). Also leather production use a lot of very harmful chemicals

I was going to comment this too. I hate how marketers have managed to make something that is worse quality, worse for the environment and just all around bad, somehow premium by sticking the word "vegan" on it. Leather is literally a by-product of the meat industry and as an omnivore I think its important to use as much of the animal as possible, rather than throw (or burn) away the leather in favour of a chemically made, sub par product.

She really does. I can’t get over how creative she is ✨

I really like that it's not a 1:1 copy

Yes I agree! I think western society has a lot of decolonizing to do when it comes to veganism, agriculture, textiles, and nutrition. Saving the cows from the leather trade isn’t going to do them any good if we continue to pollute our planet with unsustainable plastic.

Used to live in the Midwest and this is so true. Faux leather boots: six months. Real leather boots: almost ten years and they’re still going. With textiles, calling it vegan is often another word for virgin plastic and the lack of durability is noticeable.

I’m pretty sure if we all keep saying this, someday she’ll actually do it just for the bit

@@Betsyschugar A GIRL CAN DREAM 🙌

It's midnight where I'm at and I literally just lied down when I got the notif ksjsksj what's 18 more minutes without sleep huh

because it's heavy on the back, you'd probably find that a choker-type of necklace would put a lot of pressure on the front of the neck/throat area from the weight

I had the same thought - like a wide leather choker piece, maybe with some extra vertebrae bits. That or just reattaching it to a shirt with a little less stretch to the fabric. Honestly though, I was surprised how cool this looked - the concept made me go “wha?” But this has a cyberpunk vibe that really works.

I could be wrong but I believe she made it

I think it's from collectif. 💕