A Dress A Day

A dress.
Mostly every day.

April 01, 2006

A change of focus.


alien suit
Well, as you may or may not know, I've made more than 325 entries in this blog, nearly every one about dresses. I think I'm running out of strident assertions of indefensible opinions, and I want to expand the focus of the blog a bit.

In fact, I'd like to take up the banner of one of the most misunderstood and unfairly deprecated pieces of clothing known to man and woman -- the spandex catsuit. Take a look at this one -- who wouldn't want to wear it and stride confidently down the quotidian streets like a Centauri colossus? I can't imagine a situation that wouldn't be improved by showing up in this. Weddings (bride, groom, bridesmaid, OR guest -- hey, it's not black!), funerals, job interviews, you name it. You don't even need accessories; it's complete and self-contained. And, a huge bonus point -- because the gloves are merely bifurcated (they're like mittens with a plus-one) if you wear this to client meetings no one will dare ask you to type or even take notes!

Anyway, I'll still post about dresses from time to time, but I think from now on the spandex catsuit (especially those with a fantasy bent) will be the main focus of this blog. Like this one -- isn't this an awesome print?
zentaiAbsolutely gorgeous. And such a savings in terms of not needing makeup or hairstyling!

Sadly, I'm not finding a lot of patterns for these styles, and I haven't sewn with spandex, leather, pleather, mesh, vinyl, or neoprene before, so there's going to be a bit of a learning curve before I can post pictures of my own Katsuit Kreations (isn't that a cool name? I'm thinking of trademarking it!). But stay tuned!

And, of course, a major part of the new focus will be elaborate animated GIF birthday shout-outs. So, readers, email me your birthdays now! I just wish I'd gotten my act together in time to do a hopping bunny, a giant spinning fish (or maybe the banana from "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" -- warning, that link NSFSanity) for FRANCIS, who was lucky enough to be born today, April Fool's Day ...

8 Comments:

  • At Apr 1, 2006 8:22:00 AM, Blogger Cambric Tea said…

    Silver:
    Most extravagant display of camel toe EVER.
    Black and Yellow Swirly:
    Those pink toe bow pumps. Wow?
    What made them think those were a good shoe for "That" outfit?
    I would have totally gone for the 5" inch Pleasers.

     
  • At Apr 1, 2006 11:46:00 AM, Anonymous Jesse said…

    Hee!!

    I am totally traumatized by the camel toe on that first catsuit.

     
  • At Apr 1, 2006 12:35:00 PM, Blogger JuliaR said…

    I forgot what the date was until I saw this entry. Then I went to Manolo's Shoe Blog and was rewarded there as well.

     
  • At Apr 1, 2006 2:11:00 PM, Blogger iopine said…

    Nice try, but I'm not falling for your April Fool joke! Catsuits? Please!

     
  • At Apr 1, 2006 2:12:00 PM, Blogger iopine said…

    Oh, and by the way, my birthday's 5/1, and I'd like a catsuit in naugahyde, please.

     
  • At Apr 3, 2006 12:17:00 AM, Blogger erma said…

    Looking forward to the Peanut Butter Jelly Time-style animation. I wanna see the banana sing "It's full skirt, surplice bodice time! Full skirt, surplice bodice. Full skirt, surplice bodice with a midriff band."

     
  • At Dec 18, 2007 8:01:00 AM, Anonymous BDS975 said…

    Is the first one a man or a woman?

     
  • At May 15, 2008 6:39:00 PM, Blogger MoF said…

    BTW.... I'm 99.9 percent certain that first one is a guy...now how about we all play nice and do some lycra suit (body tights) under some nice vintage dresses?

     

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