I can’t decide who I want to be for Halloween.
My first idea,
since we’re going with a literary theme this year,
was to be Emily Dickinson,
‘coz she’s all kinds of rad,
and then I remembered that Dickinson requires Victorian garb…
which is a trifle hard to throw together from the thriftstore.
(and believe it or not, i actually don’t have any Victoriana in my costume wardrobe…i must have some sort of illness.)
So,
my faithful readers,
I need your super valuable input of inputtiness.
Here are the options I’m pondering (pinky):
1) Ophelia
Pretty dress! Crazy lady!
2) The Lady of Shalott
(I have these three different ideas for her…all of them by Waterhouse,
na-tur-all-eee)
A)
The sleeves would be the hardest part, I think...
B)
Do you s'ppose that's a nautical-themed pashmina afghan?
C)
Different hair and slightly different gown from the Mothereffing Boat Shalott
3) Circe
Oh, surprise!
More JW Waterhouse! 
I love this painting--I wonder if I could attach a sea monster to my dress, make it follow me around all night?
(and no, i would *not* have my right boob exposed, thankyouverymuch)
4) La Belle Dame Sans Merci
O what can ail thee, knight at arms!
Giant poppy patterned dress! GLURG.
5) Pandora
Naturally, I would *have* to have a box to carry about.
6) Le Frou Frou
Okay, okay, she's not *technically* a literary character...but she's on the cover of a literary magazine! ...fine. i just like her dress...
7) Ozma
Simple, lovely, art nouveau.
More ideas for Ozma:
I would probably make a decorative outer girdle for this, 'coz I'm not fond of the mumu thing.
Everybody listens to a Queen in Red. I'm just sayin'.
What do you all think?
I have a favorite of my own,
but I could easily be persuaded by the democracy of y’all.
I will be using thriftstores and the fabric district to shop for all materials…
And apparently,
I need to get me a long wig.
Now…VOTE!
(this post fueled by Trader Joe’s Gorgonzola Crackers, sweetandfancymoses)
