Once in a lullaby

RAINBOWARMERS: Cute Crocheted Rainbow Earmuff headpiece with clouds -- crimsonetclover on Etsy


Happy National Coming Out Day! :) Whether you want to make a bright pro-gay statement, or just wanna rock a cheery rainbow on those nasty cold days, OR BOTH, these earmuffs are an intensely cute style solution. I first got a pair made specially as a Christmas present for a friend, and they were frankly so amazing that I had to get one for myself too. (They're even using my customer appreciation pics as modeling shots in the item listing! ♥) They started out as a custom order that I requested from the seller/maker (so don't be afraid to contact her if they're out), and now they've become a semi-regular item in the shop's stock! And they just put a new pair up for sale today. Highly appropriate. I wore my own pair today to the National Marriage Equality March, and they were quite well-received by fellow marchers! Almost makes me look forward to going back to the chilliness of Pittsburgh. (They're very good at their job of warming your ears.)


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Katie Kiyan, Allison Case, Kacie Sheik - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(Lyrics)


This song was featured at the post-march rally at one point, and later on, so was the cast of HAIR! So, here is a lovely combination of those two lovely things. Enjoy!

"Coincidence is the word we use when we can't see the levers and pulleys."

So my lovely mother scored a free copy of the September issue of VOGUE from her workplace... And I was just noticing a couple things as I paged through.

First:



Fantastic pair of jeans in a new ad for Hudson... very artistically destroyed, with the key being the Union Jack underlayer. I have been googling trying to hunt these down for sale, but all for naught. I hope they are released as an actual buyable item eventually, even if it's at a ludicrous price.

Obviously I can't move on from these without noting the HAIR "Manchester England" connection, a song I featured in a very recent entry! I'm sure a real-life, modern-day Claude would flip out if he came across this ad. But then, so would Mr. Neil WOOF Donovan... to make things more uncanny, the model wearing the jeans is none other than Georgia May Jagger, daughter of Micky Mick, Micky Jag himself.


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Second: Remember just last week when I did a little red riding hood post, featuring this clip from Sondheim's Into the Woods?

Well...




Yeah. Really.




It's like they knew.

This photo spread is definitely a highlight of the issue. Check out the rest of it out here, where a kind and google-able soul has shared it on their own blog. My favorite shot is probably this one. Amaaaazing riding coat. (Too bad it's 3,000 dollars...)


So then. Life's pretty funny, right?

THIS WEEKEND WAS VERY BUSY...

So I missed updating on Sunday and Monday. :( I was doing so well, too!

TODAY, I'm doing a big three-part post to make up for the neglect - and to give a nod to the three great shows I saw!


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First up:






The 2009 Tony Awards - Rock of Ages - Tony Performance Medley + Don't Stop Believing


Kick it kinda like Sherrie in ROCK OF AGES --



-- with a pair of badass red leather boots (vintage circa when else but the 80's). Take your pick off Etsy:



(The first and second pairs are my favorites...)


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Next to Normal - Just Another Day (promo clip medley)



Alternately, go crazytown without ever leaving the suburbs in a hot red shirt dress like Diana's from NEXT TO NORMAL:





The Fabulous 80's Shirt Dress - Schmoo1515 on Etsy



OR take a cue from her daughter Natalie's wardrobe instead...





...And my favorite thing she wears is her outfit for her recital.





Next to Normal - Catch Me I'm Falling (promo clip)

For that general look, you'd combine a white blouse (half-unbuttoned) with some kind of sleeveless knit v-neck dress...



Classy tights...

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...And classy flats (plain black ones would be good, but I'm gonna use these because I have loved them long time):




AND NOW YOU ARE READY TO PLAY PIANO FOR YALE!!!


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Unless you'd rather drop out of school, become an unwashed hippie, and channel some anglophilia/Brit Envy from Claude Hooper Bukowski in HAIR:





HAIR 2009 Broadway Cast Album - Manchester England





...In a bold flag-print mini dress:




British Pride Vintage Dress - BowTieVintage on Etsy


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THE END

Normal-sized entries will resume tomorrow.


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