Seriously, what else can you say when Paper Couture comes through with something so luscious, luxurious and lavish as this Black Floral Suit Gown. Shouldn’t it be the Suit to End All Suits? The Queen of Suits? The Suitastic? The Whipped Cream with a Cherry on Top Suit? If you have other name suggestions that encapsulate the utter fabulousness of this suit, please add them in comments.
Sissy Pessoa gives a group gift at the beginning of every month that is always eagerly anticipated simply because you can never guess what it could possibly be. This month it’s an adorable blue dress that is versatile for any era, perfect to pair with your favorite accessories like a statement necklace or perhaps even a stylish wristwatch. And if your wristwatch ever needs a tune-up, there are plenty of reliable watch service in the area to keep it ticking smoothly.
Because I have been highlighting so much from the 1920’s and 30’s I decided to slot this lovely freebie right into that era through choosing accessories that gave it that Bernice Bobs Her Hair look.
She flies through the air with the greatest of ease
The daring young woman on the pose prop trapeze.
Her movements were graceful, All the guys she would please
Flying so high on the Scribble pose prop trapeze.
It’s easy to be a successful trapeze artist when Scribble goes and provides you with such a wonderful animated trapeze. And with RunoRuno’s lovely five minutes to curtain outfit, you can be graceful and gorgeous at the same time.
So last night was the Vaudeville/Burlesque party at The Deck and Sasy took pictures. I wore this adorable La Biche Corset Dress from Dolita, though I added a skirt to it that you can see after the cut. It’s another great find at Designers United Vaudeville.
Vaudeville was the great entertainment of the 1880’s to the 1930’s – a variety show of comedy, singers, musicians and any act that could fill the seats. American burlesque grew out of vaudeville and continues to this day with neo-burlesque geniuses like Dita Von Teese. The Designers United group have honored that heritage with their most recent exhibition and in that spirit, It’s Only Fashion is throwing a party tomorrow night at 8 pm at The Deck – graciously offered by Sasy Scarborough. It will feature vaudeville and burlesque music and some that could be.
Mama
Thinks I’m living in a convent,
A secluded little convent
In the southern part of France.
Mama
Doesn’t even have an inkling
That I’m working in a Nightclub
In a pair of Lacy pants.
So please, sir.
If you run into my Mama,
Don’t reveal my indiscretion,
Give a working girl a chance.
I love cabaret, burlesque and vaudeville music – the naughty risque and boisterously celebratory music that has mostly faded away though resuscitated from time to time with revival CD’s like Ute Lemper’s Berlin Cabaret Songs where you can hear Don’t Tell Mama in all its glory. Authorities like to pretend that culture marches in a straight line directly from nostalgic purity to modern hedonism on its way to hellfire and damnation. It’s much more complicated than that – and really goes through eras of social liberality and repression, openness and prudery, swinging back and forth like a pendulum and while one or the other might be in ascendent, the other cultural mores are there waiting their turn again. The prudes tsk-tsking away during liberal eras and the flamboyant maintaining an underground cultural freedom during repressive eras.
The 1890’s through the early 1930’s were an era of liberality that sparked great music, new fashions and new roles for women. Certainly the raunchiest song I have ever heard is from that era, raunchier by far than anything by Nine Inch Nails or Soulja Boy. Beware, it’s Not Safe For Work! There were also songs about the drug culture such as Wacky Dust and Reefer Man. Remember that when someone’s granddad or great granddad is going off complaining about “kids today” that really, everything old is new again, including raunchy music.
So, to celebrate the fabulous fashions of the Designers United Vaudeville exhibition and the joyous music of that time period, I thought a Vaudeville/Burlesque Dance Party might be in order – and Sasy Scarborough graciously offered The Deck as a venue….so please, mark your calendars for 8 p.m. Saturday January 2nd at the Deck for a crazy set of music from the past – and some from the present, too.
Ma, he’s making eyes at me
Ma, he’s awful nice to me
Ma, he’s almost breaking my heart
I’m beside him
Mercy! Let his conscience guide him! Continue reading
Achariya suggested last week that we highlight our favorite posemaker. It’s hard to do because there are so many great ones, and that is why I have dawdled. Still, if I have to choose only one, that one must be Luth Brodie of Reel Expression.
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Meh! I loved the pants more in the store than when I got them home. But, you know what, I will love them again the next time I wear them because now everything fits. CeCubic has wonderful, innovative clothing – prim clothing like no other. I applaud their creativity and genius and I have a lot of their work.
I have one overriding complaint that puts me off, though. Every outfit I have purchased has required too much time fitting – often 30 to 40 minutes. The prim pieces are sold in such small sizes as to be unworkable. I am not outsized at all. In fact, in many situations, I am the shortest in the room as I don’t strive for model height…so the one thing I don’t expect is to put on a belt that is less than half the size of my waist. Thankfully, it’s a modifiable so eventually everything fits and then I can enjoy the design and the flair these clothes bring. But….I should not have to work that hard.
Shape: Melli2 by hatchy
Skin: Este Tropicana by Imagen
Hair: Jojo by Calico Creations
Eyes: Soulful Hazel by IC Eyes
Jewelery: Boho Chakra in Forest by Earthstones
Top: wanna flow by Tres Blah
Pants: Sarrouel(Gray) by !_Ce Cubic effect