Dress #25 "I envisioned this differently, therefore I am not a fan."
* One king sized dust ruffle
* Toddler T shirt tie dyed for 2005 scout camp theme that was worn by a pink flamingo outside my tent
* thread, 5 phone wires, 7 safety pins, 8 quilting pins
* 1 90âs era cat pin
* 3 1970âs vintage glasses cases (mine) used to hold the fan collection, quiver style
* 51 fan sleeves from the JHS black light halftime show 200__. Fans were used as props then thrown away except for the 5 used on this dress
* 43 pairs of eyeglasses from the 1960âs to present day including sunglasses, reading glasses, my childhood prescription glasses, my sonâs prescription glasses, and novelty glasses.
* Fan collection: one ostrich feather from the 30âs or 40âs, two from the 1950âs, one from the 1960âs, one marabou from the 1970âs and one metals class project called âthe fan brushâ, early 2000âs
Nametag is my 1983/84 Smithsonian membership card with my maiden name.
Originally intended to feature only eyeglasses, I had to figure out how to hold them safely. The fan sleeves were a natural derivative of a glasses case so I sewed them like petals onto the dust ruffle. Weight is an issue as usual so the bulk of the fabric and three of the band fans, wired to stay open, support the skirt. As I accumulate discarded sunglasses each season, this dress will be a work in progress. The vintage fans have sat in drawers tucked away for years unseen so it was time to enjoy them! Why I kept my old eyeglasses and cases from elementary school and junior highâ¦.I will never know. I got my first contacts at age 15 and never looked backâ¦.so to speak.
* Toddler T shirt tie dyed for 2005 scout camp theme that was worn by a pink flamingo outside my tent
* thread, 5 phone wires, 7 safety pins, 8 quilting pins
* 1 90âs era cat pin
* 3 1970âs vintage glasses cases (mine) used to hold the fan collection, quiver style
* 51 fan sleeves from the JHS black light halftime show 200__. Fans were used as props then thrown away except for the 5 used on this dress
* 43 pairs of eyeglasses from the 1960âs to present day including sunglasses, reading glasses, my childhood prescription glasses, my sonâs prescription glasses, and novelty glasses.
* Fan collection: one ostrich feather from the 30âs or 40âs, two from the 1950âs, one from the 1960âs, one marabou from the 1970âs and one metals class project called âthe fan brushâ, early 2000âs
Nametag is my 1983/84 Smithsonian membership card with my maiden name.
Originally intended to feature only eyeglasses, I had to figure out how to hold them safely. The fan sleeves were a natural derivative of a glasses case so I sewed them like petals onto the dust ruffle. Weight is an issue as usual so the bulk of the fabric and three of the band fans, wired to stay open, support the skirt. As I accumulate discarded sunglasses each season, this dress will be a work in progress. The vintage fans have sat in drawers tucked away for years unseen so it was time to enjoy them! Why I kept my old eyeglasses and cases from elementary school and junior highâ¦.I will never know. I got my first contacts at age 15 and never looked backâ¦.so to speak.