Everybody have fun tonight!
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missroseroseYou know, during our vacation, I did almost nothing but bitch about how there's nothing to do in Juneau to everyone who asked what it's like to live here. So it absolutely figures that as soon as I get back, there's about sixteen things that I want to do, including an 80s costume dance KXLL is throwing tonight to finish their pledge drive, and auditions for Juneau Lyric Opera, who are apparently doing The Marriage of Figaro and The Mikado this year.
Given that I only got back Wednesday, I didn't have much time to find a costume, but thanks to Alaska Dames and Fred Meyer (and the fact that giant chunky 80s jewelry is apparently back in fashion) I managed to put together a pretty awe-inspiringly awful outfit. Tight black satin pants with silver pinstripes, a bright pink sheer top (to be worn with my newly-acquired black Victoria's Secret bra beneath), and a black satin blazer with shoulder pads - which, at Brian's advice, I put extra padding into. (Silliness of the style aside, I can sort of see how it caught on with women's clothing - broadening the shoulders makes the waist look smaller and creates a rather flattering silhouette. Aside from, y'know, the whole linebacker-shoulders thing.) Plus, of course, a metric assload of beads, hoops, chunky heart earrings, and bracelets. How did Like Totally 80s put it? "We didn't accessorize...we excessorized." And I'm probably going to spend the entire evening teasing my hair and doing makeup. Wish me luck.
(And before everyone starts asking, yes, Brian's already promised to take pictures. Hopefully I can get him to process them quickly enough to have them up this weekend.)
I'm a bit apprehensive about auditions, 'cos they're tomorrow morning and I only found out about them today - not exactly a lot of time to learn a song. But I'll see what I can do...JLO's done some pretty stellar productions in the past, and I've always wanted to do Gilbert & Sullivan.
Given that I only got back Wednesday, I didn't have much time to find a costume, but thanks to Alaska Dames and Fred Meyer (and the fact that giant chunky 80s jewelry is apparently back in fashion) I managed to put together a pretty awe-inspiringly awful outfit. Tight black satin pants with silver pinstripes, a bright pink sheer top (to be worn with my newly-acquired black Victoria's Secret bra beneath), and a black satin blazer with shoulder pads - which, at Brian's advice, I put extra padding into. (Silliness of the style aside, I can sort of see how it caught on with women's clothing - broadening the shoulders makes the waist look smaller and creates a rather flattering silhouette. Aside from, y'know, the whole linebacker-shoulders thing.) Plus, of course, a metric assload of beads, hoops, chunky heart earrings, and bracelets. How did Like Totally 80s put it? "We didn't accessorize...we excessorized." And I'm probably going to spend the entire evening teasing my hair and doing makeup. Wish me luck.
(And before everyone starts asking, yes, Brian's already promised to take pictures. Hopefully I can get him to process them quickly enough to have them up this weekend.)
I'm a bit apprehensive about auditions, 'cos they're tomorrow morning and I only found out about them today - not exactly a lot of time to learn a song. But I'll see what I can do...JLO's done some pretty stellar productions in the past, and I've always wanted to do Gilbert & Sullivan.
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Date: 2008-09-12 06:37 pm (UTC)Also, you've got the sort of body that would allow you to pull off the Madonna fashions rather well, like the stuff she was wearing in her "Lucky Star" video. You could also do Cyndi Lauper, although that would require funky colour hair dye, but there are extensions at Claires. I think.
Either way, enjoy!
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Date: 2008-09-12 06:46 pm (UTC)Incidentally, I found this an amusing insight into the changing demographics of Juneau. Claire's closed a month or two ago, and they're remodeling the space they used to be in...to be an extension of the Nugget Outfitter. Oh well. :)
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Date: 2008-09-12 07:01 pm (UTC)Well damn.
I'm sure someone must have mentioned it to me before but I can't honestly recall. Also, going with something in the way of bright neon pink and safety orange can't hurt the general image :P I think of the 80's and I'm met with a combination of sickening neon, glitter, random sounds, and the urge to be Punky Brewster.
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Date: 2008-09-12 06:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-13 10:14 am (UTC)From Aunt Eileen
Date: 2008-09-14 02:42 am (UTC)