sundries

[rm]

Last night I discovered that I cannot tie a bowtie. No. I really, really can't tie a bowtie. I looked at pictures. I looked at videos. I tried figuring it out on my own and came up with something that was vaguely right but total shit. Look, I can't even tie my shoes properly (I'm left-handed and no one ever wanted to show me how, so I have to do it the rabbit-ear way) and I cannot tie a motherfucking bowtie. So, you know, if you know how, and you're gonna be a Gally... I may need your help with the tux thing.

Last night I also discovered that modern tuxedo stud sets are not designed to properly deal with the waistcoat of this thing. So now I've got that on my mind for Gally too.

And I'm still learning how to wear the thing. You can't just put something on, you have to know how to wear it. Really. It takes work. And now I'm wondering if at Gally, I'll just slide into it with perfect ease, or if I'll be even more "goddamn fucking tie" about it. Right so!

And I've got to get my hair trimmed in the next four days.

Um, you guys know I'm a basket of broody, broody issues about Gally this year, right? Like, despite the fact I'm totally psyched.

Tragically, Patty had a migraine last night, cutting short our evening at the Plaza's champagne bar with friends. Overall, I like the Algonquin better. They call me sir when I'm dressed like a man.

But tonight we're off to see The Wolfman.

More on military-influence on fashion, although I hate most of the outfits they show.

If you missed it earlier, the first ep of the virtual season I worked on is uo today. That and tons of other good stuff at tw_itallchanges.

Comments

[kproche.livejournal.com]

I may be able to help you with the bowtie, or bovil.

Today I finished all of the seaman's uniform except for the dicky that goes underneath! I even whipped up a "silk" that's the right length.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank god. Everyone else is all "yeah, sorry, no" at me, and while I can totally do the whole "Jack can't be bothered to tie the damn bowtie" thing, I'd rather just get the sorry thing tied.

[marchek.livejournal.com]

I can probably help you out with the bowtie, I've tied them for James on a couple of occassion recently. However, the cracktastic moment of me dressed as Ianto helping you out with a bowtie might break you.

[rm.livejournal.com]

You have just managed to effectively encapsulate exactly what's making me queasy about Gallifrey -- the pervasive laugh 'til you cry factor, which I suppose wasn't absent last year either.

[gement.livejournal.com]

Third on the ability to help with a bow-tie. The fact that you mention that you have trouble tying shoes makes perfect sense of it. (It is precisely the same knot.)

I'm a leftie, but I'm surprisingly good with knots.

[bugeyedmonster.livejournal.com]

"...except for the dicky that goes underneath!"

I'm going to have to look up seamen's uniforms. My mind just went into the gutter with that statement, and I know that cannot be what you meant. lol!

[kproche.livejournal.com]

Here's a page that has been essential to the pattern drafting I've been doing this week. (British Merchant seamen wore essentially the same thing as Royal Navy seamen)

http://mpmuseum.org/rcn_uniform_ratings1.html

Scroll down a ways to see the dickies.