Halfway through and already done

[clevermanka]

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful compliments about yesterday's photos. It does a girl good to hear such praise--especially when she's suffering a Fat Day. Bleh.

Saturday I'll be at the Rock and Roll Jamboree at Knuckleheads Saloon in KC. Five bands (including locals The Rhythm Busters and Little Rachel) as well as Deke Dickerson (my all-time favorite) and Big Sandy fronting for Los Straitjackets. Plus, a car show before the doors open. This event is the reason I didn't sign up full-time for Faire this year and am working on the Angel Contract (hence the limited number of comp passes). I mean, how could I pass this up? It will be an amazing show.

Because I know I'll be up way late (and probably hung-over on Sunday), I had planned not to go to faire on Sunday, either. And I won't, at least not in Whore Mode. anerys very kindly invited me to guest spot dance at the Royal Cigar Smoker. As it's Middle Eastern weekend this weekend anyway (irony!), I won't feel too awkward walking around after Smoker in my dance get-up. I'm trying to figure out something to put on my head. I'm tired of the standard turban look. I definitely want to do something. In most dancing situations, it looks better to have more hair than I currently sport, or at least more head decoration. Unless you're wearing a very sparse, pared-down cabaret style costume, you wind up looking too unbalanced. All that jewelry and heavy adornment below the shoulders and nothing on the very top--it gives a sort of pinhead effect. I might try fiddling with mini-Yak and a couple scarves or headbands. I'm open to suggestions or ideas if you've got 'em.

Wow, do I really not want to be at work today. The freak in me wants to make a whole new costume for Sunday. I do not want to sit in the office, deal with grad student issues, and take minutes at this afternoon's meeting.

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Comments

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Is there anyway to use scarfs to turn the mini yak into a pony tail sort of look?


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm worried if I pull it into a ponytail, it'll fall right off. I'm thinking about doing a headband type thing with a large scarf that goes entirely around my head. Kinda art nouveau-ish, so it's real puffy on top, with the little tendrils on my neck. Maybe some silk flowers...

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Oh I can see where that would be a problem. It's not like you have a lot of hair to anchor it to. I was sort of thinking, actually, about a sort of I Dream of Jeannie sort of thing, with the pony tail coming up out of a...hell, I don't know what to call it...like a jeweled cone coming up from your head, it would seem to me that scarves could disguise how that could be anchored...

Silk flowers are always nice.


D.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Although I also have to add that the whole turban thing is one of the things that struck me about you when I first saw you dancing at faire. It has an air of authenticity to it that some of the other dancers don't convey (something I tried to get across to you when we first sat down so long ago at the Vermont Street BBQ)...you seem, when you are dressed in that fashion, to be a temple/harem dancer transported through time, and made flesh in that in environment.


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[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I still like the turban look, and it looks really good on me. I'd like to add something new to my costume repertoire, though.

And frankly, temple/harem dancer is not the vibe we're going for at Smoker. =D

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can certainly understand you wanting the change up. And getting to do something nifty and new is always a good thing.


D.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

If you'd like to try borrowing my "Queen o' Sheba" headpiece to anchor with the yak, you're welcome to play around with it. It's mounted on a stretchy headband.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ooo. When could I look at it?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Oh! You mean *this* one...I think it's too heavy on the metal. The rest of this costume is light on the coins and stuff, and I don't think the Afghani style would match. Thanks, though!

[theoneinblue.livejournal.com]

Those pictures are fun! And as always, you look faboo!

Do you have photos of your new dance costume yet? (I'm assuming you will be sporting a new costume as you often do...) :)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not dancing with J's group for ME weekend this year. But I am going to guest-dance at the Sunday smoker. And yes, actually. I am leaving work early to try to complete a new costume. For one performance.

*cough*

Yeah.