sundries

Last night, I think I had vertigo in my sleep or something. I woke up (from a dream about Inception because er somehow (i.e., I got asked on Twitter) I'm cosplaying Arthur for a photoshoot at Gally) at about 3am, over-heated, itchy, and feeling like I was going to throw up. It got a little better when I took the eye-mask off, and much worse when I put it back on. It was weird, and sort of frightening, and the room was a bit spinny. Eventually, I fell back to sleep and feel fine this morning. What the fuck? And yeah, "use it in fiction," I know.

Right, so, Arthur. Mostly because I can phone that in. Own the clothes, more or less, don't have to fret about my slight build and angular face. It'll rock. Although, I'll tell you the truth, it's Eames's ridiculous wardrobe I love the most, but as much as I could actually pull that off (because, my dears, I can do anything), it would be a lot more work, for a character I don't particularly identify with (not that I identify with Arthur either) and hence, am uninspired. So hey, Arthur!

I am toying with two really different, really odd ideas for this week's WIAD. Not sure what'll happen.

Hey, if I say it in public, feel free to address it in public. Y'all know that's how I work, yeah?

Patty showed me this one of the other day. damned_colonial's multi-fandom vid, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is completely awesome, particularly evocative of all the best things about the recent Marie Antoinette, and makes me wish I was better at being a woman, because I want all those dresses and wigs, I do.

In Portland? Duchess is having a sample sale. And, I believe my new shirts are arriving today. V. excited, and, as ever, slightly emotional.

Meanwhile a tailor who makes house calls and blogs has run afoul of the Savile Row tailors he claims as his peers. And, oh yeah, article has a long digression that makes me want to get into an argument with all involved parties about the meaning of bespoke, because no, wrong.

Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle solved. I can't quite explain my emotional response to this one.

I will deal with closing out graduate_maria auctions tonight. Thanks all! Totals and news soon.

Should food be a right?

Paul Krugman on the economy, the politics of the economy, and the streetlights going out.

Oh man, do I miss poptarts. Poptart flagship coming to Times Square.

I miss the UK so much, I actually care about the Underground Rebel Bingo Club.

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shirts!

New Duchess shirts have arrived. Despite the HORRIBLE heat, I have attempted to try them on and photograph them for you.

This was only quasi-successful. Do not comment on my hair. I'm getting it cut. ASAP. I was already on that page, and then saw it with the suit and was like "aaaaargh! aaaaaargh! aaaaaargh!" it's just been too hot to wear them all summer, so I had not realized.

My initial feeling that the collars were different seems to be mostly wrong, although they do seem a little less deep. Mostly though, it's just that they don't have collar stays in them right now (and I shot these with a lack of collar stays, so the lines aren't perfect).

Real pictures when I wear these things for real and I'm not holding the damn camera myself and it's not too hot to bind (which is also mucking up the lines, but jeez, it's like 90 in our apartment) and I'm not showing off the epic circles I get under my eyes because of celiac.

However:

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