Fancy dress

[vilakins]

I went to the fancy dress party last night, dressed as Hypatia of Alexandria (as was suggested by several people), carrying a scroll with a B7 essay in the Symbol font on it--and only one person knew who Hypatia was. :-( I suspect I looked a lot more frivolous than she did, but hey.

Here I am just before we left home. kerravonsen has, I think, seen the wig. Recognise the necklace, snowgrouse? :-)



Everything I have on is mine (wig, 'goddess' dress, necklace and other jewellery, sandals). The dress is ankle-length and has panels on it which drape in Greek-like folds. People at the party kept telling me I should grow and wear my hair like that all the time. Nice idea, but I had it long a few years ago. It's just vaguely wavy when left to itself, not all crimped like the wig,and I think that's the flattering part of it. Really, it looks better short. I have however been tempted to wear the wig out.

The party was great, apart from being so I had to cool down before I went to bed. The costumes were fun, though only about three of us seemed to have picked someone we admired, and included:

• Wilma and Fred Flintstone
  
• Marilyn Monroe
  
• two Roman emperors
  
• a Morticia Addams who was so tall and thin she, as Greg said, looked disturbingly like a wraith
  
• Charlie Chaplin
  
• a tiger (in a suit with just the ears , a striped bow tie, and a jaunty tail)
  
• an Enterprise crew member (a yellow, not a red shirt)
  
• two 20s flappers
  
• three Dame Edna Everidges and one Les Patterson (don't worry if you don't know who these Australian icons are)
  
• a friend in Emily Drumm's cricket uniform complete with team signature (this friend's mother was buried two years ago in an All Black uniform)

Comments

[ultrapsychobrat.livejournal.com]

How cute! Love your costume.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You can't see most of it, but I didn't like the full-length photo. :-P

[hafren.livejournal.com]

How fortunate no one went as Bishop Cyril! And I take it there were no oysters?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, the old oysters up the nose trick.

[kindkit.livejournal.com]

Such a cute pic! And that necklace is made of fabulousness.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

snowgrouse sent it to me! :-)

[communicator.livejournal.com]

What a great idea and you look lovely too. The wig is just perfect for the part.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's a very cool wig. I can wear it out or partially tied back with loose tendrils like here. :-)

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

Those curls and your high cheekbones make you look like a younger Cleo Laine.

Did Greg go as Einstein? You said he was thinking of it.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you!

He did. Unfortunately he got his hair cut last week so it wasn't very wild. I put powder through it but it didn't go anywhere near white enough. :-(

[vandonovan.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, what a great, fun costume! You look smashing!! :D I like your shiny straight hair, but the wig, for being a wig, is nice! It

[vandonovan.livejournal.com]

Whoops, hit enter before I was done! WAs gonna say, It quite suits you. :)

[kerravonsen]

Very pretty!

Three Dame Ednas?! Golly.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Oh and an Elton John almost as garish!

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

You look great in that photo. And I too can see a resemblance to Cleo Laine.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's just the wig! :-)

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

You look lovely, that hair style does suit you but I do understand you not wanting to grow yours. I give in to the longing every decade or so, grow it down to below my ears and get fed up in 3 months and get it cut.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I did grow it past my shoulders but it didn't really suit me. I'm not sure why the wig does. I tried on several in the second-hand shop where I bought it, but it was the only one that looked good on me.

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Great photo. :-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

and only one person knew who Hypatia was. :-(

Sigh. What do they even teach people in schools?

Very cool picture, though!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Well, only one person I spoke to; she teaches classics. I was very surprised the classics student didn't know.

Thanks!

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

Oh, but that's lovely! (And yes, hee at the necklace!) *huggles you*

And people are lame for not knowing about Hypatia. It'd probably be too much to expect of people anyway, sigh.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I was looking about for an appropriate necklace and when I saw that one, I thought it would go very well with the hair and outfit and what's more, matched the pale bracelets I wore. Luckily I had bone earrings in a similar colour. :-D It looked wonderful! It's a stunning necklace.

People often don't know about brilliant and accomplished women. :-(

[matildabj.livejournal.com]

I'm going to hold my hand up and admit I've no idea who Hypatia was.

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that I don't have to stand in the corner with a dunce's cap on all by myself, but will have you for company. :)

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

You look lovely! Was Emily Drumm's cricket gear with trousers? England used to have this weird cross between skirts and trousers but fortunately they phased them out a few years ago - apparently a male coach got embarrassed because he said he could see more than he thought he should if he was standing behind the players when they leaned over.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It was with trousers, and very like the men's gear, with a big DRUMM on the back. :-)

I hate that netball players are still expected to wear microscopic skirts when they have to jump all the time. I think hockey players still have to too. [stab] Shorts would be so much better and much more dignified, esp when wearing similar clothes to men gets sportswomen more respect and acceptance.

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

You look great.
As for not knowing who Hypatia was, I was never taught about her in school, I first encountered her in a fantasy novel.

I know who Dame Edna was but not Les Patterson.
Did you mean a Stargate Atlantis wraith?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I don't think she's taught at school because she was a woman.

Les Patterson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Patterson) is also played by Barry Humphries. The site describes him well, though there's no pic. He has a pot belly, big teeth, and food and drink stains on his tie. :-P

I did indeed mean an SG! wraith!

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Oh, you looked great! That wig did really suit you; perhaps because it adds a little height, but is still 'airy' on the sides. With a fancy hat and a few combs that wig would also work well as part of a Victorian costume, I think.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was considering wearing it in a Victorian outfit complete with B&W straw boater (I'd have put most of it up) but I've also worn it all out and wild as a gypsy or wench. It still suit me! It must be the crimping. [shrug]

[shimere277.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's great! And the necklace really is gorgeous.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Isn't it! It's very flattering and covered some of that big décolletage. :-P It was a gift from snowgrouse.

[daiseechain.livejournal.com]

Looks great. The look really came together.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That wig is so verstaile.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

The photo looks really good! And your choice was a whole lot more interesting than some of the others there.

I'm glad it was fun, anyway. Did Greg do Einstein?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

He did, but I couldn't get his hair anywhere near white enough although I put so much talcum powder in it that I was coughing all the way there. :-(

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

That's great! You look really nice!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-D

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

You look really great in the photo... ^_^

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's a fluke (or the wig) because I usually hate photos of me.

I've worn this wig to Roman feasts (pretty much like this, but with added stola), medieval bloths as a wench (all out and wild), and to a 60s party as a hippy. :-)

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

you look wonderful :0)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! [hugs] I think the wig suits my round face.