Rescue Rangers Away!

October 17, 2013, 9 Comments

While I was laid up last week, I spent a lot of time with a childhood favorite of mine, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers. (Thank goodness for whole series on DVD!) I was also slightly bitten by the pin bug when we were at Disneyland, and found myself on Ebay looking for various pins featuring…

“Who’s Gonna Help Me File My Claim?”

February 21, 2013, 26 Comments

Last night, after weeks upon weeks of sewing and beading, I finally completed by Dixie Cousins costume for this weekend’s ComicCon here in Portland and today I had photographer and friend Anthony come by to shoot it. I can’t even express how wonderful Anthony is to work with. He took so many amazing photos, it…

Just Keep Beading…

February 8, 2013, 17 Comments

Part of the reason for the lack of blog posts lately is the fact that most of my time lately has been taken up by the making of my Dixie Cousins costume which needs to be completed by February 24th when my dream of meeting Bruce Campbell will come true! Additionally, it’s a costume I’ve…

And Now for Something Completely Different

January 25, 2013, 8 Comments

I’ve mentioned a handful of times that I’m a big fan of western wear as well as a few western themed shows and movies. One of my favorite shows of all time is The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., a shortly lived series in the early 1990s which starred B-Movie actor Bruce Campbell. In my…

If You Could…

January 16, 2013, 13 Comments

…go back in time for one day and experience something, what would it be? Not going back and changing something or doing something huge, but going back in time and simply witnessing or participating in something a large group did. March on Washington perhaps? Or V-E or V-J day? Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee? Or maybe…

“Stop Being Demure. You’re Already on the Bed.”

June 11, 2012, 5 Comments

Last night brought the season finale of Mad Men and a crowd of well dressed people to Portland’s Hollywood Theatre. For the evening I wore a different dress than I intended. Originally I was going to wear a chartreuse number that I thrifted awhile back, but when I walked into Hollywood Babylon this last week…

“You Don’t Want Most of It. You Want All of It”

June 4, 2012, 6 Comments

Another Sunday…Another Mad Men…Another swingin’ 60s outfit… Last night I really broke out the mod with this geometric navy and cream mini dress. Look at that hemline! I came in a very close second in the evening’s best dressed contest. I lost out to a gal that I’ve chatted with quite a few times over…

“What Would it Take to Make You a Queen?”

May 28, 2012, 5 Comments

For Sunday’s episode of Mad Men I felt in the mood for a bit of flapper flair (since the week brought the release of the trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s remake of The Great Gatsby) but sixties style of course! I can’t help constantly doing the Twist in this outfit. It is just too much fun.…

“Surprise! There’s an Airplane Here to See You!”

May 21, 2012, 4 Comments

Ah, Sundays. Sure, the weekend is over, but it also means it’s Mad Men time. Once again we attended the weekly screening at Portland’s historic Hollywood Theatre. Unlike previous nights, this dress isn’t really anything special, just a 60s number I picked up a few years ago and bears an “Alper Schwartz” label in the…

“Isn’t This Suppose to Be Scary?”

May 14, 2012, 6 Comments

Due to the Hollywood’s hosting of the H.P. Lovecraft Festival, our weekly screening of Mad Men moved venues for the evening over to Sam’s Billiards, thankfully just one block from the Hollywood Theatre. The evening’s dress was made by my mum in 1970 during her senior year at college. I paired it with lots of…

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Rescue Rangers Away!

“Who’s Gonna Help Me File My Claim?”

Just Keep Beading…

And Now for Something Completely Different

If You Could…

“Stop Being Demure. You’re Already on the Bed.”

“You Don’t Want Most of It. You Want All of It”

“What Would it Take to Make You a Queen?”

“Surprise! There’s an Airplane Here to See You!”

“Isn’t This Suppose to Be Scary?”