my friend Laura moved away this week! I wanted to make this for her going away party but got waylaid by other dramas that day, and just got around to realizing the vision (in front of some back episodes of True Blood) today. I will have to save it until she comes back to visit…
Here she is in her headdress (that she made) inspired by our time in New Orleans this February and the Mardi Gras Indians tradition. I met Laura only a year ago, when she biked up to the dumpster pools wearing high heels and I immediately thought we would get along, and she has inspired me so much in that short time. Laura is an accomplished seamstress who has been sewing since childhood, and every time I go over to her house, there is some kind of new fabulous costume hanging up — a light-up pink satin Christmas tree rig for example. She also sewed the vintage-style onesies we used as the base for our Mermaid Parade costumes this year:
She’s moving to Oakland and Brooklyn will miss her a lot! Especially me, since I could wear whatever crazy thing I wanted out, and feel confident that Laura would always take the heat off me since she would be wearing something more neon and more fringed…
On an unrelated note – I am clearing out some of my vintage collection! deals on ebay on designer boots and some other wild stuff.
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