Time For A Quickie
A quickie post before I head off for some imminent pain.
A wee while ago the wonderful Suzanne from Idee Fixe sent me an amazing package of lovely gifts. We loved the same kind of music in our young days and so have been talking constantly about great bands we have both seen like the Ramones and Danzig. She has also been sharing some of her great stories of her days at CBGB's in the 70's.
Inside the parcel were 3 t-shirts which were stock from her old shop, as well a necklace she'd made me and a copy of Where White Men Fear To Tread. (I'll add photo's of the necklace later as it's so very, very cool!).
I completely adored all the t-shirts and I immediately hacked off all the sleeves, necklines and bottoms (few t-shirts escape this kind of mutilation from me) but one was crying out for an extra special DIY. It's taken me weeks to do because I had to wait for the grommet tape arriving from the US since I couldn't find any here, but it finally arrived this week.
I cut out a section out of the front of the t-shirt and attached 4 stripes of grommet tape and then laced them all up. Easy but very effective methinks.
I didn't do it all the way around because I'd have gotten bored half way through and the damn thing wouldn't have ever been finished, but it would look great if had been all around. I can also imagine a t-shirt which is nothing but strips of grommet tape and lacing up the entire front, but that's another DIY for another day. And at least it's an addition to the sadly neglected DIY section of the site (I have more in progress but it's just getting the time to complete them that's the problem).
I'm wearing it with this glorious tie-dye skirt from a label I'd mentioned before, which just goes perfectly with the top to channel me circa 1986.
Queen Michelle






