My Butt Off!

[shanmonster]

Ah, more dance today. Gonna dance with my butt! Yes, I'm going to learn some Caribbean fusion belly dance stuff. I'm picturing booty popping reggaeton- and dancehall-style.

valkryor suggested I wear a lined woolen Ghawazee coat (mine would cover more than the one in this picture) for my upcoming dance performance. I was hoping to avoid making myself another costume (I have so many other projects on the go, right now), but I think she's right. I'm gonna freeze my skin off if I don't wear something warm. I'll just try to make something that I can use for LARP, too. I just don't see a lot of use for cold weather dance costuming. I'm not sure I have any appropriate wool, so I think I'm going to need to go fabric shopping.

With the leftover wool, maybe I can make myself a beret.

I was pleased to discover my guesswork on the Viking coat was pretty accurate. With a couple of minor adjustments, the coat fits knightky perfectly.

Link time!

Food For the Poor | Leadership: Check out the name of the CEO. I laughed. A lot.

Elven Forest Creations: A photostream of fun, imaginative costuming and clothing. It looks like they used to have an Etsy store, but it seems to be defunct. Still, I'm getting some good inspiration from the pictures.

'Marathon man' breaks world record by running 365: Three cheers for human potential! At 45 years of age, Stefaan Engels ran a marathon a day for a full year. He averages each race in 4 hours. The previous world record was held by a man in his 60s. This makes me feel like a spring chicken again.

Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run?: I haven't seen this yet, but want to check it out.

$25 buys you and a homeless person a coat? Yup.: I sprung for one for me, and one for a homeless person, too. I'm hoping I get something really awesome, and that the recipient of the other coat gets something equally dashing (thanks, elanya).

And here's me, today:

Comments

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Those Velvet Peacock coats are so gorgeous. I've had them as an inspiration bookmark for ages. Yum.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

They are fucking GORGEOUS! And yes, so inspirational.

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

First off, that photo? Hawt.

Right now, Fabricland is trying to get rid of their fall fabrics. You can probably find something suitable for $5/m. They also have a clearance section at the back, which is worth a look. They're also having a sale on print flannelette, at 50% off, until Feb 20, at least. Guttermann thread is also half-off.

If that's a bust, Lens Mill is worth a gander, but it takes a LOT of digging to find what you want.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks!

I think I'll take a trip out to Fabricland tomorrow to see what I can find. I'm hoping for white or pale grey. It would show up well on stage, and also works for a character concept I've got planned for LARP. And yeah, I can always use more thread and snaps and coathooks and such. Maybe they'll have jacquard trims on sale, too.

[elanya.livejournal.com]

As a note on the coats, last I checked they only had a few small and medium left...

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I got my order in when I did. Still hoping I get something super awesome.

[professormass.livejournal.com]

That Etsy store seems to be open, by the by.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Oh? I'll have to check again. I couldn't get to it yesterday.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

You're looking good, Shan. good enough to inspire me to post my progress photos, even. :-)

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

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