When I was around 16 or 17, I made my first bust supporting fitted gown. It was made out of some sort of slightly drapey wanna-be-linen cotton fabric with the most spectacularly obnoxious retro print I could find--and this being the height of the grunge era, I cannot begin to describe how much I enjoyed wearing that dress with my neon orange polyester raincoat as I sat in front of Cafe Insomnia in Austin, TX, and competed with my fellow drag-rats to come up with the most annoying and/or ridiculous panhandling plea.
I don't particularly care to relive my homeless glory days, but darn it, I loved that dress. It has disappeared at some point during my past half a dozen moves though, and even if I could find it again I am no longer as scary skinny as I was whilst spending what little money I panhandled on espresso and cigarettes rather than food. And now, I would like to relive that dress! Therefore I am looking for a similarly obnoxious fabric, preferably in linen, hemp, tencel, or rayon. (Well, ideally in worsted wool, but I just can't see that happening.) The original had a retro print (although since I may have gotten it at a thrift store it might just have been old rather than retro) in a very 70s looking avocado green with orange accents, on a cream or ecru background. It was a very busy print, with the background receding almost completely; the green was dominant, but the orange was still noticeable. So, if anyone should happen to run across a retro print in avocado and orange, on a fabric that could be used for a bust-supporting fitted gown (read: NOT quilting fabric) please let me know! -Bob (E House) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
