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Road trip!

This is what we did on our road trip:

Spent a lot of time in a small car (yep, 5 adults and all their stuff in that car)

Tents on the top

Once it even sort of broke down:

The Sewphist looks pitiful and hopes someone will help

There was a lot of singing and joking and car games, and yes, sleeping:

Zzzzzzzzzzz

Sometimes we went on hikes:

Flowers and trampers in the mountains

We headed way off the beaten track:

This is where we didn't take the rental car

We even had to ford the occasional stream:

Cold wet feet

After all this exertion, it’s no surprise that we got tired and needed more naps:

Zzzzzzzzzzz...

Lots and lots of naps…

I'll just lie here now...ok?

To keep our energy up, we ate lots of food.  Some of it was good for us.

Nom nom organic fruit

Most of it wasn’t:

Nom nom ice cream

More than anything, we posed for pictures:

Brrrr...it's cold in here!

Hell-o gorgeous!

Yes, I'm beautiful. So is the scenery.

And took pictures:

Cameras at the ready

Lots of lots of pictures:

Hold still waterfall!

And then there was the random stuff that is hard to explain:

Dear pinecone, I love you

Yeah…about that…

Shell in Japonisme

I’m dreadfully overdue in posting images of Shell in my Japonisme dress (the talk was weeks ago), but in a way I’m glad. Because I waited to post these, I had the opportunity to get to know Shell both for her grace and poise as a model, and for her warm nature and wicked sense of humour.

Of course, only her grace and poise are on show in this post.

Perfectly poised

The locket is hers

Her colouring is perfect, and the irises are the final touch of fabulousness

Does it open?

Shell has fabulously long legs, so the skirt is a bit short.

I adore the back view of this ensemble

Most of that is a hairpiece

OK, maybe just a bit of the wicked sense of humour:

Hee hee

In other news, I have recovered my photos from the road trip (yay!) so tomorrow I’ll be posting some of those.

Rate the Dress: Making Music with Schiaparelli

Either I have lost my ability to find pictures of non-attractive historical frocks, or y’all have gotten soft in your ratings, because you like everything I have been showing you.  Cabanel’s young lady rated an 8.8 out of 10 (it would have been a nine, but she lost out for the limp lace), and the lady in red rated an 8.4 out of 10.

Will a 20th century frock continue the winning streak?  Or will Schiaparelli be a step too far?

Schiaparelli’s designs can never be accused of not being brave, and her 1939 music inspired collection was no exception.  This particular evening dress features musical notes embroidered in metallic thread, matching gloves, and a music box belt buckle.

Evening dress, Schiaparelli, House of Lesage, 1939. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

What do you think?  Would the dress help a pretty girl to be like a melody, or is it a bit out of tune?

Rate the Dress on a scale of 1 to 10