Fashion Illustration and Design

4.  Mid silk robe   [1st Dec 2024]

Inspired by a scene in Geek Girl, I thought it would be nice to afford Victoria some modesty by providing her with a robe whilst she waits for an outfit.

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This screenshot doesn’t really do it justice, so a quick Google search produced a better example in Amazon.

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Incidentally, if you want to buy this, here's the link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LilySilk-Mulberry-Lightweight-Midlength-SleepwearM/dp/B0BKZR8FW1

In order to recreate this in CLO 3D I needed a pattern, so another Google search (‘free kimono pattern pdf’) produced a suitable hit:

https://threadsmonthly.com/kimono-robe-patterns/

The one I selected was this one:

https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2017/09/26/relaxed-linen-bathrobe-tutorial/

It’s the wrong fabric, but you can choose whatever fabric you want in CLO 3D. I also have no need for pockets (sorry, Victoria!), so I will just leave them off.

Would you believe that after spending a lot of time on this, I encountered yet another false start. I share it with you here so hopefully, you can learn from my mistakes:

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So, in no particular order, here are the issues:

1. The robe needs a belt to keep it together, which is a lot trickier to create in CLO 3D than I currently have the skill/knowledge for.
2. The imported avatar of Victoria from DAZ 3D is not poseable.
   (It would have made my life a lot easier if I could have raised her arms to stop the garment slipping down them)
3. Victoria’s hair gets in the way. I thought I’d been clever by styling it all at the back, but as you can see from the last pose, it just moved the problem to another area.

Believe it or not, this means returning to square one with DAZ 3D and re-exporting Victoria for use in CLO 3D.

© Kevin Warren - fibrocreativity (fc)