Lockdown wardrobe - and a little book

 

During lockdown one of my amuseuments was to "shop my closet" in search of favourite outfits. This is six months' worth. Quite a few items have moved on...

It started with the skirts (some of the many are shown above right) - I tried them all on, and wore some of them one last time before putting them in the donations box, taking them back where they came from!

As winter approaches and we're keeping the thermostat low, I have different priorities, different needs - warm clothes! (And always - comfortable shoes.)

Sometimes the reason you can't find anything to wear is that you have too many clothes. Too much choice.

On the closet/wardrobe theme, a little book I made in 2002 has surfaced. The original had brightly coloured tissue paper glued down, and then printed on with simple shapes made with waterproof glue, wood glue I think. This is a photocopy -

Quick trip to South Kensington

 ...to see two things - the Fashioning Masculinities exhibition at the V&A, which is finishing on 6 November, and a 72-foot rocket that is temporarily outside the Science Museum.

Simple and elegant, 18th century

Amusing little film danced by men in underwear

In "Spitfire", "choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne OBE ... takes an affectionate look at male vanity and the world of men's underwear advertisements"

Also visible is Aitor Throup's translucent "Ensemble"

Conspicuous consumption of fine fabric in India

"The finer the muslin, the more fabric could be gathered in a 

jama's skirt and ruched in its sleeves"

West meets East in two dragon robes, one made into a jacket

The rocket tucks under the wing of a converted 747  (you can just about see it in the final photo). During air launch to orbit the plane points upward to get LauncherOne at the best angle, and when it's released the plane lurches. (I feel seasick just thinking about it.) It will be launched from the UK soon, from Spaceport Cornwall, Newquay. So far, LauncherOne has delivered cubesats to low earth orbit.