measure twice, cut once / aztec camera / fur

[oiran]

Today, I have sewn sequins onto bra cups, and have padded an already-padded bra for maximum boobage. I have burned my fingers with hot glue while reassembling a set of huge ostrich feather fans. I have spray-painted sandals metallic gold (they need at least one more coat). I have knelt behind a woman dressed in fishnets and gold panties and tried not to stick pins in her ass while attaching beaded fringe. It is 10:30 and I am tired.

If anyone has tracks (besides Oblivious) from Aztec Camera's High Land, Hard Rain to share, I would appreciate them ever so much. We've been listening to the vinyl obsessively, and I want to be able to keep up the fixation in the car, as well. Oh, and Roddy Frame (Mr. Aztec Camera) is Scottish. More proof that the Scots do everything perfectly.

I have a bunch of old fur pieces (some with heads!) which came from my grandmother. Many of them are gorgeous and in good condition. I used to wear the fox wraps in the winter, but times have changed and I don't want to have paint thrown on me. I realize I'm in Nashville, not in Seattle (where strangers might feel perfectly justified in lecturing me about wearing fur), but I'm having West Coast fur guilt. So, tell me...

[Poll #409396]

Comments

[pepperjackcandy.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on the animal, though. I mean, I've never seen a Galapagos-Island-Tortoise-shell comb, or an evening gown trimmed with amazon parrot feathers or anything, but they have 50 year+ lifespans, so when I say "probably dead by then," I mean, you know, most of the things that furs are made from -- foxes, minks, etc.

I have a purely-synthetic faux lynx coat that looks and almost feels like the real thing. I love that coat. I carried the tag around in my pocket for a long time, because it said that it was a fake fur on it and I wanted to be able to prove the coat's lack of authenticity, should anyone ask me about it.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

I've got fox, beaver, bear, mink, Persian lamb and some kind of cat. The cat looks like lynx, but I can't be sure. It's a big, 1940s collar that I'm going to take apart and make a scarf from. The fox wraps *were* the kind with heads and feet, but only one is intact. The other was determined to be an enemy by a pet cat and lost its head and three of four legs. Since it's now basically a scarf, so I'll probably be taking that apart, as well.

I would have trouble with tortoiseshell - the whole idea really upsets me - but I'm okay with the (old) fur. I have no idea why - it seems quite hypocritical.