“MeMadeMay (2019) day 10. I missed posting this on the actual day because yesterday can eat a dick, honestly. I had an art modeling gig in the morning, taught burlesque in the evening, and had a show last night. In between those, I was either driving or desperately trying to finish costumes for my students, and the universe kept going “I don’t think you need food today.” Fortunately, I squeezed in dinner, etc. and survived to see another day.”

Lol. I have no idea what exactly I was referring to here. I mean, I definitely have some memories of being absolutely trapped in my car during this time (when Vaudezilla was moving from their old studio space into their new studio space, for example, there was one time that I had to pick up the studio feather fans from one space, where they had been used for a class, so we could rehearse with them for the show, and Belmont was all construction, all the time [AND THEY WERE REBUILDING THE ENTIRE BELMONT BLUE LINE STATION], so I was stuck on Kimball between Belmont and Irving Park for over an hour).

Also, holy Instagram Filters, Batman. But, you do actually get a pretty ok view of the dog-ear collar that this dress has. I definitely went out of my way to cut it so that there was a flower centered in each collar point. The pattern is, once again Simplicity 9800, from 1971. I remember really liking making this dress. If I wasn’t so horrifically behind in other things I want to make, I’d probably just make another one of these. It’s super easy to wear and very comfortable.

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“MeMadeMay (2019) day 3. Already running out of clothes, lol. This is the first set of photos I have of this dress that shows the whole thing! The fabric is a gorgeous Anna Sui (headstock) rayon crepe from Mood Fabrics and the pattern is a late 60’s/early 70’s Simplicity. This might be the nicest thing I’ve ever finished, technique-wise.”

The dress is, in fact, Simplicity 9800, from 1971. And it was really beautiful and is finished very nicely. And it does still exist! But I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to put rayon in the dryer. So it is a pilling nightmare. I still own it and wear it though. Also, this particular May was super cold, and so I’m wearing my coat in a ton of the photos, and it’s just reminding me how absolutely much I *loved* that coat. I wore it until the whole back was threadbare.

And! Photos are once again in the middle of the sidewalk on Rockwell.

As always, if you’re new to the blog, or to MeMadeMay, you can read my overview here!

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