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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.

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Oh, I will say that I like the skirt (#2) with the big pockets. I'm very much a girly girl; I love lace and skirts and ribbons and pink.

What I really hate is that skirts rarely have pockets. (It's another reason I so need to learn to sew properly with a machine. I can do hand sewing but then making a skirt takes forever.) Do you know how difficult it is to find skirts with pockets?! What, am I supposed to rely on someone else to carry my wallet and ID and keys for me? I don't like the insecurity of purses, so I don't carry anything really important in them. (Just my hair ties, hair pins and lipstick.)

Argh... It's as if I feel that I'm being forced into buying matching purses by not having pockets. (I refuse to be pressured by fashion into buying a matching purse dagnabbit!)

Clipped from the article; "Younger shoppers aspire to that look, she said, because it is in keeping with disdain for gender-based dress codes." I'm thinking, well I haven't seen any guys wearing pink lace skirts yet... That would really bend the gender based dress codes.

My mom would love that capey thing in the second picture. Ever since she's had to use a wheelchair (spinal tumor removal) she's not liked coats because she says they get in the way of trying to move her wheels. She's switched to ruanas.

Love the strappy platform shoes on the 4th model. (I don't care for horizontal stripes, I'm too roundy for them. lol!) I also keep looking at that vest and thinking, "perfect for fishing!"

#5 looks like a feminine version of Jack Harkness' coat. (Maybe Gwen wore that when she was in charge?) Love that lacy tunic/dress in #10. Dump the coat, boots and scarf and put strappy dressy heels on with that.

I detest the camo and olive green colors. Ugh. Maybe they would look okay on some folks, but camo pattern just makes me look wider, and olive green is so not my color.