DEAR THE WORLD,

you are awesome. Keep up the good work. Happy Halloween.

WASP WAISTS, OH MY

Speaking of my Costume class, I'm working on designing a set of costumes for Ethan Cohen's play Waiting from the collection of short plays Almost and Evening. My particular assignment is to set it in the 1870's American South-East and the costumes are to be inspired by the Crinoline period. My first thoughts were "this is going to be awful and hard to make" and now after looking at so much Gone with the Wind and Little Women movie stills (and more accurate sources I promise) I think it'll probably be a lot of fun, although still really hard to make. The images from the top are: an altered photograph meant to inspire women to ideal proportions, a crinoline cage worn over the shift and under one petticoat and skirt (from the Victoria and Albert Museum), a cartoon from Punch magazine making fun of this new-fangled bustle business, and of course pre-civil war Scarlet O'Hara.

NANCY DREW MEETS THE HARDY BOYS IN AN ALLEY

they make the first move, but she can handle them. A distressed garment for my Costume class.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME...

...you appreciated a natural wonder? I'm finding these images very amazing right now.

AN INDOOR GARDEN

I love these gravity-defying plants (courtesy of the boskke sky planter) and succulents (in case you were wondering) are beautiful and super easy to care for. These aren't mine, but I just got one, which is why I'm so excited.