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Archive for November, 2014
What am I watching?
November 12, 2014
What am I watching?
November 10, 2014
Last week I included a reference to Alexander McQueen’s Tattoo Dress in my Tuesday posting. In spite of being a complete fashionista, I was unaware of this designer – even though he did do Whats-her-name’s wedding dress.
Unfortunately, McQueen ended his own life in 2010. I find his designs imaginative and striking . . .
And sometimes, weird . . .
The Tattoo Dress
What do I remember, remember?
November 5, 2014The Fifth of November – Guy Fawkes Day . . .
The year was 1605 and some English Catholics were angry because the King of England, James the first, was treating them badly. In November 1605 a group of men made a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament (the government buildings) in London. An enormous explosion was planned for November 5th. This was the day that the King was due to open parliament. The plan is known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ and the leader of the group was called Guy Fawkes. The men put 36 barrels of gunpowder (a type of explosive) in the Houses of Parliament and they waited for the King to arrive. The group decided that Guy Fawkes should light the gunpowder and cause the explosion. Did they succeed? No, they didn’t. The police found the gunpowder before it exploded and they caught all the men involved in the plot. The men were tortured and killed. To celebrate his survival, King James ordered the people of England to have a bonfire on the night of November 5th.
A penny for the Guy
Go have a baked potato stuffed with butter and cheese, and be careful around the bonfire!
Whose birthday am I noting on tattoo Tuesday?
November 4, 2014
Today is the birthday of Pauline Trigere, American fashion designer, who had a long career spanning the decades from the 1940s through the 1990s. Her NYT obituary (2002) states:
She was noted not only for her designing skills, but also for her tailoring and such touches as constructing dresses with no obvious seams.
Miss Trigère wore only her own designs, and she generally punctuated them with several of her trademark turtle pins. She was known both for her meticulous grooming and for a charm that surmounted her blunt, sometimes impolitic comments, spoken in a Gallic accent she never lost.
I remember sewing this dress, or something similar when I was in junior high or high school. It was not as simple as it looks.
And I forgot that you had to stand all funny when wearing her dresses:
I could not find a Trigere tattoo, but I did find this super tattoo dress by Alexander McQueen:
Want.
What am I full of?
November 3, 2014Hot air is the answer. Enjoy the timelapse video from the Albuquerque Balloon Festival 2014.
My link came from wordlesstech.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 