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[rm]

The dress arrived.

Good:
- shows off the tattoo
- fits me reasonably, and can be pinned discretely if I don't have time to alter it.

Bad:
- I should really get it shortened and taken in a bit (I probably could have ordered the smaller size, but it would have fit like a hobble skirt, and I need to be able to sit down in the thing).
- not sure it does all that for my figure, but I'm wearing the totally wrong bra for it today. I'm counting on some industrial magic to make that happen.

Weird:
- The only people I trust to alter it are the slightly inconvenient folks at the same place that altered my greatcoat. Man, I'm always going to them when there's ISSUES involved. Symbolic awesome? Or logistical nightmare? I CAN'T DECIDE. Because I need it done more than I need it to be funny.

ETA:
- Alterations less severe than I thought; totally bringing it whereever tomorrow. Definitely shortening it to just above the knee
- Fits everything but my bust line better than I thought.
- I need some fabulous shoes. FABULOUS. Thoughts?

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

I don't have time for the issues to be emotional. Thanks. That confirmed my gut instinct about it, and I'd rather have the thing done (and save myself a not convenient trip to the LES this week).

[melebeth]

That having been said, do you have a tailor you like for custom work from scratch in NY? There is a Thing I am considering (actually two things) that may make more sense for me to hire out than to do myself.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I don't, actually. For severe alterations, I have a rec, but for construction from scratch I keep dealing with lots of people Not Here.