The Single Most Compelling Thing I Can Say

Before

Sue, one of the Account Executives at work kindly gifted me this pink dress. Her mother wore it to Sue’s first wedding in 1975. Apparently she had always dreamed of a pink lace dress and got it made for the special occasion of being mother-of-the-bride. Sue spotted it hanging in her Mum’s cupboard the other day and decided the only person who would be likely to wear it now, would be me!

After

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Inspired by http://pretavoyager.blogspot.com/, I started thinking about the best way to record our trip around the world. Of course this blog is a start, but I won’t always be able to use the internet. I also wonder is it the most creative way? I would like to take the time to make something that is tangible. I like to think of myself as creative. That’s my job title at the moment, and I’m owning that!

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So, I really should get a practical raincoat for travelling. It rains overseas sometimes, too. It’s just that raincoats can be so bloody ugly. I hate all that lavender/sky blue breathable, bomb-proof, pawn-your-family-heirlooms-to-afford Gortex crap in the outdoor shops. Yah-yoh, Ned, I’m hearing you. They’re comfortable in their non-sweatyness, worth the $200 and all that. Especially when compared to this gorgeous specimen above. I doubt this one breathes. Thing is, I’m not that fussed about a raincoat’s super wicking powers. More about whether it keeps me dry or not. If it’s raining, I can put a raincoat on and when the rain stops, I can take it off! No, really!

This “vintage” (bah! I HATE people calling everything they bought for six bucks from the oppie, vintage!) raincoat has given me an idea. What if I were to carefully deconstruct an existing light jacket (I’m thinking my 60s lollie-pink rayon swing jacket) trace the pieces onto some vinyl from Spotlight and sandwhich it all back together? Would that be lovely or what? Until we go bushwalking in Guatemala. Yes I can still hear you, Ned!