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August 04, 2009

Wrathful Bridesmaid

You know, as much as we make fun of pattern illustrations, sometimes we need to be reminded of the alternative:


Vogue 9452


I mean, look at this image. The dress itself is nice enough (what you can see of it) and would actually make a lovely special-event dress.

However, the model is clearly planning to kill you (and all the other guests) just after the cake is cut, then build a giant bonfire of the wedding presents. Which she will ignite with her handy laser-eyes. Then she will go on a tri-state kill spree (still wearing the dress and holding the bouquet). She may, in fact, use the bouquet as her weapon.

(This pattern is available at Patterns of the Past, if you're brave enough.)

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30 Comments:

  • At Aug 4, 2009 11:23:00 AM, Blogger j.b. said…

    You have a great way of capturing the...essence of what is "really" going on in pattern-envelope-land. Thank you for making me laugh. :D

    au revior,
    ~j.b.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 11:28:00 AM, Anonymous Theresa said…

    Wow! What happened in her childhood to make her so evil...? Look at those EYEBROWS! Wow. I am afraid. Very afraid.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 11:34:00 AM, Anonymous Dr. Julie-Ann said…

    I'd say she is so evil because the groom made her believe that he loved her but then her best friend, Buffy, surprised her with the news of the sudden engagement (which she believes was only a result of the lie Buffy told the groom about a certain joyful event that would occur in 8 months).

    There is no wrath like a scorned woman.

    But those are just my own thoughts on the situation...

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 11:36:00 AM, Anonymous Dr. Julie-Ann said…

    Or, she could just be really angry at having to wear the dorky bow.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 12:26:00 PM, Blogger Cookie said…

    Wow. I like a defined eyebrow, but...um...yeah.

    You know, up through the 1960's, models did their own hair and makeup for photo shoots. So this lady brought this look on herself.

    Do you spell Scotch?

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 12:31:00 PM, Blogger Nalo said…

    I crave this pattern, especially for the killer lady photo on the cover.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 12:53:00 PM, Blogger Cookie said…

    Oh dear. I meant to type "Do you SMELL Scotch," and only succeeded in giving the impression I was nipping away at the bottle, myself. Maybe the Killer Lady changed the spelling??? She has awesome powers!

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 1:51:00 PM, Blogger Sara said…

    You totally crack me up with these stories!

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 2:57:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I have grown weary of the product placements on this site.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 3:22:00 PM, Blogger Cookie said…

    Oh! If you follow that (Overly)Severe Eyebrow pattern link, there are envelope illustrators at that site I've never seen before! And just when I thought I had seen it all...

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 3:43:00 PM, Blogger Lisa @ the Vintage Fashion Library said…

    Oh! I have that one in my store, in Bust 36, and thought the same thing when I listed it. Whacked out bridesmaid who needs another drink.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 3:51:00 PM, Blogger Cel Petro said…

    Give me back the pen and ink illustrations, pul-lease.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 5:08:00 PM, Anonymous Karen Minturn Brown said…

    Re: product placements. That's where all the fun is to be found. Don't like 'em, don't click 'em. I love the "different" view of things on this blog.

     
  • At Aug 4, 2009 11:39:00 PM, Blogger Latter-Day Flapper said…

    Fifties "sophisticate" fashion models always look like Cruella de Villes in training. Hard as cut glass.

    You just know that she's been stalking the groom since fourth grade and that this is the final straw.

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 4:19:00 AM, Blogger Jenaveve said…

    She looks a little Jackie O... perhaps her evil twin?

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 8:47:00 AM, Blogger Frannie said…

    Maybe her support garments are too tight? Maybe the bride is her much-younger sister? Maybe her shoes shrunk while being dyed to match? Maybe she is having an allergic reaction to the Red Dye #3 in the wedding cake roses? So many possibilities.

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 9:15:00 AM, Anonymous Theresa said…

    Everyone's sepculations on the Eybrow Ice Queen are hilarious! I love this blog (...and the very entertaining product placements).

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 9:28:00 AM, Blogger Gertie said…

    Also: What is that on either side of the top of her head?! Some sort of proto Princess Leia 'do?

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 11:16:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    dude! don't prick your finger!

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 11:35:00 AM, Blogger Little Hunting Creek said…

    Thank you, Erin - I have found my "New Look for Fall"

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 1:27:00 PM, Anonymous Sheila Savell - Risingfeenix said…

    I can just picture some 1950's or 1960's "B" slasher movie poster with this picture on it in the lobby of a movie theater!

     
  • At Aug 5, 2009 4:58:00 PM, Blogger Cookie said…

    << Also: What is that on either side of the top of her head?! Some sort of proto Princess Leia 'do? >>

    Gertie...those might be "Forward-Reaching Hat Claws", decorated with big flowers.

    You know the old type of crescent-shaped hats, that grip your head from behind, kind of like The Alien in its mid(crabby) stage? This could be one of those, festooned. (Usually there's a wisp of net, too...but the hat might have ate it.)

     
  • At Aug 6, 2009 12:01:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I'm sure if the pic was higher res we could see that those odd bumps are part of a hat, and most likely there is a veil, but pic is too fuzzy.

     
  • At Aug 6, 2009 3:19:00 AM, Anonymous Hana said…

    She wouldn't look all that bad without those eyebrows... I mean with some more normally shaped eyebrows. She would just look stiff and not very pleased...
    But with the eyebrows - wow. I'd be able to believe those laser eyes!

     
  • At Aug 6, 2009 3:53:00 AM, Anonymous Hana said…

    Re: product placements. It actually reminds me more of the academic habit of citing sources. Which is a fair thing to do. And with the fun found here, it also makes me realise the lists of bibliogrpahies at other texts do have a reason for their existance, and could be worth checking out...

     
  • At Aug 6, 2009 3:54:00 AM, Anonymous Hana said…

    bibliographies...

     
  • At Aug 7, 2009 10:12:00 AM, Blogger Jean said…

    Actually, I think that this is really the Mother of the Groom... and she's thinking... She's just not good enough for my son!!!

     
  • At Aug 12, 2009 6:11:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Oh I love it - she is fierce!

     
  • At Aug 12, 2009 2:16:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    ...Am I the only one who thinks she looks like Agnes Moorhead as the mother in "Bewitched" ? The TV series, of course

     
  • At Aug 18, 2009 6:01:00 PM, Anonymous SarahC said…

    Nice pattern but she looks pure evil!

     

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