As y'all know, I
have something of a spending problem when it comes to period costumes.
HOWEVER, this
year, four of the giant dresses will be getting a night out on Halloween, as
myself, 2 friends, and Lil Bro#2* have decided to wear them to Big Sis#2's
house to give candy to the millions** of trick-or-treaters she gets.
I really enjoyed
dressing up as Elsa a couple years ago, so this year I decided to mix it
up and dress up as Baroque Elsa, hence justifying*** my purchasing a new giant
dress.
The new dress
arrived last week, and I raced home after work to try it on.
This is the
first one-piece period costume I have ever purchased. You'd think that would
make it easier to put on. Think again, my friends.
I ran into serious
trouble when I finally managed to get both arms into the sleeves.
At which point I
realized I was stuck.
Why was I stuck,
you may ask? Wellllllllll it's because of a problem I frequently have with
clothing.
BUT I DID NOT
GIVE UP
The dress is
bigger than my apartment, so it's impossible to get a decent photo of it. This
is the best I could get:
In other
news....
I've been doing
some decorating and now I'm going to show off.
I think I'm most
proud of the mini curio cabinet.
That's on the
wall right outside the bedroom.
And in that
photo you can see my fantastic new table.
My owl
collection has some new additions.
I've decorated
the windows for autumn.
And here's a
picture of my fridge just because.
*yes, really
**this may be an
exaggeration
***not at all
****it was
taking way too long to draw that
Along with the new giant dress, you also need to acquire two maidservants or ladies-in-waiting to help dress you. That's how they did it in the old days!
ReplyDeleteNice costume. I does make you a little hippy though.
ReplyDeleteYour cartoons are a riot!
Love the giant dress.
ReplyDeleteI ordered a dress from a Chinese designer, Cute big and floaty. I ordered it one size up to be sure I fit into it. All went fine till it came to my boobs ! I guess no one in China has boobs but the do have hips ?
cheers, parsnip
Did you have an old timey corset where you can't breath too? Got to have a method acting approach for costumes
ReplyDeleteYour costumes always look so amazing, and so different from those tacky costumes that 99% of people wear. This one is just divine.
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh a lot and I never would have guessed what a problem the dress was based solely on the real pic. Of course, not having had to ever get into such an outfit, I might not have anything to compare it to. Great stuff, though.
ReplyDeleteDamn this made me smile
ReplyDeleteYour drawings are hilarious. Don't you know that your maid is supposed to help you dress? I love your miniatures, too.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I thought women could just kind of ooze into anything clothes wise...
ReplyDeleteThat dress is fab. I'm digging how festive your place looks. Fairy lights are everything. Pinterest would kill for that crate display, tbh.
ReplyDeleteMy friend gave me a wind chime from Japan (when I was in Japan) & I love it. I've put it up in an area where there's no wind. I can look at it, but not hear it.
This is why I am hesitant to buy costumes. Glad you managed to get into it. Eventually.
ReplyDeleteThat dress is magnificent. I've actually never considered how difficult it would be to get into - not to mention out of - a one piece dress before. I hope you were able to get it off in the end. The decorations are superb. Awesome job.
ReplyDeleteLove that dress! Yes, boobage is a real problem.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves owl. She'd be very impressed with your collection.
ReplyDeleteThat dress is amazing tho! xx
ReplyDeleteThat dress is totally awesome! Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your point of view (lol) I do not have a boobage problem ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm imagining you still wearing this dress to this day, having resigned to the fact that it's never coming off. I mean, you could be stuck in much worse.
ReplyDeleteLove the hand drawn cartoons. More, more!