Toto, we're not in the Valley anymore

[ninevirtues]

I have a presentation to give today, which means I must wear "professional dress". Some of my classmates interpret that as "skirt and heels". No way. How about "Clunky San Francisco stylish shoes, black slacks, and a button shirt".

(Some of my classmates wear bows in their hair, too. You would be able to tag one of those only on my dead body. Should you decide to try it, make sure I'm completely cold first. ;-)

In any case... I opened my closet door this morning and discovered.... three un-ironed white button shirts. Surely to God, I do not have to iron to go to school today. Aha, wrinkle releaser was invented for this.

Quick trip to the store.... hit the laundry aisle...

Damn! Stupid blue collar neighborhood. There are seventeen kinds of starch (spray and non-spray), ten kinds of stain remover, and NO WRINKLE RELEASER. Sheesh, people!

I finally settled for dryer sheets that promise to mimic dry cleaning and leave you with little or no ironing to do. (I'll take the "No ironing" option, please. ;-)

Comments

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So, lemme make sure I get this right.
You'll sew your own period costumes, but ironing is out of the question.
You'll wear corsets and bustles under said costume when appropriate, but you won't wear a skirt, heels or hair bow.

Okay, just checking. :-)

why yes, there is no contradiction here.

[ninevirtues.livejournal.com]

Ironing, skirts, and heels are modern irritants, and thus to be avoided unless there is darn good reason to wear them, like a date, or a party.

Costumes are art, therefore, any inconvenience experienced wearing them is called "suffering for your art".

And hairbows are only stylish if you are under five years old and female. :-P