Thursday, June 2, 2011

Me Made Kickoff



Me made June at chez Construct is rolling, although we had some technical difficulties yesterday--my camera is broken (and on its way to being fixed by my dad) and J takes his camera to work with him to document things they make at the shop.  I don't think I've mentioned yet, but J transitioned May 1 from working at the liquor store to working at the theater scene shop, and his work clothes for the shop are mostly me-made--I've patched and remade all of his pants, and made some of his work shirts.  

Anyway, back to the lady clothes.  The top above is self drafted from a bias cut thrifted Express top that I love.  And, despite not really being a ruffles kind of girl, I've caught ruffle mania from the rest of blogland and had to put ruffles and some lace on this. 

 This is a Vintage Vogue pattern that I had a terrible time getting to fit right, but I just love it.  When I first put it together, the shoulders were so large and so far apart, and the waist/bust so large, that it literally did not stay up on me.  It took a lot of cursing and modifications to get the neckline narrowed, but it's now one of my more comfortable go-to dresses because it's light enough to wear in summer but heavy enough for layering in the winter.


And finally, the air plant, because that's sort of how I'm feeling today.  I don't usually wear my hair down in public because A. it gets bigger as the day progresses B. it gets in my way when teaching and C. people touch it.  I ran errands today, and while I love getting compliments from strangers, I do not love being touched by strangers.  While walking, I had one man stop me and tell me I had "dropped my smile" and a lady waiting in line with me ask if she could touch my hair.  And then another woman touched my hair without asking.  People!  Leave strangers alone!  Young women do not exist in public for the gratification of strangers.  I appreciate that you may want to tell me how "wholesome" and "all-American" I look (code words, I think, for white, non-threatening, and retrograde, and things I am frequently told by strangers in public, at airports, in banks, at grocery stores, etc), but do not touch.  It's an invasion of personal space that I've never heard that a man of my acquaintance has experienced, like being told to smile. 

4 comments:

  1. first of all, the top is super cute, with just enough ruffle. (I know someone who would probably prefer to substitute "cowbell" for "ruffle." Rhymes with sari.) The dress is lovely, the hair beautiful, and the strangers...creepy. So not okay.

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  2. Pretty! I don't know what it is about strangers and curly hair and the touching, though ... gross.

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  3. That top is adorbs, and the dress I would wear every single day. I have never made a ruffle.

    I have nothing to say about the smile comment that doesn't include eff words and suggests of where to shove said smiles.

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  4. The ruffles are cute but I'm just not a ruffle kind of girl but it looks cute on you. The dress is really cute and looks good on you. You have some patience! I'd have thrown in the towel after the first adjustments. Maybe that's why I never made clothes!

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