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Marwani Dress

"Who do you think I am? A lowlife begging for a meat dress??!! Only the finest honeysilk shall touch my body! If you're making me shave my entire body then you'll get me this!!! I'm carrying your heirs!"
— a highborn marwani complaining to sis partner.
Gestation is one of the most difficult times in the life of a navasti. Their bodies undergo a number of changes throughout the pregnancy and the most dangerous is the stretching.
During the five-month gestation their skin would stretch around their growing bellies faster than what their bodies could properly produce, this new skin is so soft and tender that it gets wounded easily and also makes it prone to infections.
Some navastis rub creams made of animal fat in their bodies to keep them hydrated and protected. This need was one of the main reasons behind the invention of the pregnancy garments known as "marwani dress".
Item type
Clothing / Accessory

Chinvis
Species | Apr 13, 2025

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Jun 5, 2021 08:38

Oh this is cool concept. They have very specific needs given their physiology and found a way to help them. Drenching them in the honey wax is a pretty nifty idea. This seems like a very usefull garment given the wounds the sustain.   There are some minor mistakes in grammer 'adults experiment it ' where it should be 'experience' for example. An extra read through could help finding them :) In all good read!

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Jun 7, 2021 20:40

Such a cute bees you added now I want them xp Some new nice images too ^^

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Jun 14, 2021 07:27 by Evan Arix

Thank you so much for your words and your advice <3

Jun 5, 2021 13:57 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

Oh I love the idea behind this! Shedding sounds like such a pain, and pregnancies already are painful enough on their own :p That's great that you have a special garment for that :D This sounds like a great way to apply wax onto wound :p   What animals make the honeysilk? A special species of bees or something else?

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Jun 7, 2021 08:25 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

I love the different types you've added for poorer people :D Great illustrations! and you have even included the bees :D   And I forgot to say it the first time, but I really like that introduction quote!

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Jun 14, 2021 07:31 by Evan Arix

Thanksss!! :D <3 (All the love the chinbees are getting is forcing me to write their article faster hahaha.

Jun 5, 2021 19:39 by Simo

This is a very unique idea, Evan, I like how you tied it with the physiology of the nabasti and made it a utilitarian garment instead of a fashion item. Do they have any specific patterns or colours that they use for the embroidery? Do they have any symbolism attached to them?

Jun 14, 2021 07:33 by Evan Arix

Thanks Krosss!! <3 Thanks to your comment I added a bit on the embroidery, and made some notes for future articles (I'm saving some ideas for Summer Camp).

Jun 6, 2021 21:07 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Ugh, I can't imagine being pregnant and also shedding at the same time. What a pain! I love the garment the nabastis have come up with to help prevent infection and to protect their delicate new skin. I really like how you've compared what rich nabastis and poor nabastis are able to use.   Chinbees sounds adorable, by the way.   Great job!

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Jun 14, 2021 07:34 by Evan Arix

Thank you Emyyy! <3

Jun 7, 2021 09:35 by Catoblepon

Lovely, and the image additions have made it better. I love the chinbee

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Jun 7, 2021 12:09 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

I WANT A CHINBEE

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Jun 14, 2021 07:35 by Evan Arix

Chinbee article is pending for Summer Camp, I'll have more drawings made for it :P

Jun 7, 2021 19:21

I love all the new art, and the adorable bee. I love that it has become a symbol of fertility and luck and is routinely embroidered on the sash. I wonder, when the honeysilk garments are passed down, do they get re-soaked in honey? Are the nabasti relying on antimicrobial aspects of the honey?   I also really like that you include multiple versions of the outfit for those of different means.

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Jun 14, 2021 07:38 by Evan Arix

Thank youuu! :D <3 That is actually a really good question I hadn't thought of. I'll add it as an aloud :D

Jun 7, 2021 19:59

That's some lovely artwork you got there! Also good worldbuilding and cute animals :3

Jun 7, 2021 23:52 by Michael Chandra

Pregnancy clothing with a twist! Neat!   And I second the desire to own chinbees, they're adorable! o_O


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Jun 9, 2021 13:03 by JRR Jara

You did it again!!! Amazing article. I love the art, the layout and how the practicality of the clothes evolved to symbolize different customs.