one hundred and twenty-nine

how many owl tshirts is too many?

Because I want both of these.

one hundred and nineteen

old, but good:

I like the length of the dresses. Perhaps the time of the miniskirt has passed (I've been in them since 16).

one hundred and seventeen

I had a big post planned, about gender brainwashing and how and where gendered rules are made and reinforced; instead, I watched Masterchef (it's not even very good! argh.)

So in the meantime, here are some shoes I really, really want.

They are vegan, and handmade from recycled cotton and tyres. The company claims to be sweat-shop free and worker driven. Also, cats.

I made a promise at the start of the year to stop buying from high street shops (and to not buy anything first-hand if I could avoid it). Footwear is difficult for me: I have big feet and charity shops have an abundance of size 6 shoes and little else. So these are probably perfect, except i probably can't afford them. Sigh.

ninety-five

I'm off to Stratford-upon-Avon for a weekend adventure, as the Royal Shakespeare Company is having a costume sale (I will be able to afford a bootlace from a 1986 production of King Lear, I'm sure). The press release mentioned Egyptian headresses; if I don't come back looking like Theda Bara I will be disappointed.


1917: Promotional portrait of Theda Bara (1885-1955) wearing an Egyptian headdress and breast plates with a snake design for director J Gordon Edwards' film, 'Cleopatra'.

Theda Bara (1885 - 1955) posing for promotional pictures for director J Gordon Edwards' film, 'Cleopatra'.