Calling all crafty/creative folks...

[aephi alum]

My husband made a great suggestion for Disney Day. It ties into what Tulip86 suggested.

I own a few fur coats. (Please don't judge me. I inherited the coats from my mother and GMIL. I would never buy a fur and support the fur industry myself, but given that the minks and raccoons in the coats I inherited have already been killed for their fur, why not wear them?) I also have a stuffed dalmatian. There's my outfit -Cruella De Vil (provided the A/C in the office doesn't break again). The problem is my hair - I'm not willing to bleach half of it.

Also, LOL at Once Upon A Time indicating that Cruella lived for some time in the same town where I grew up. Ohhh, it's so perfect.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

My husband made a great suggestion for Disney Day. It ties into what Tulip86 suggested.

I own a few fur coats. (Please don't judge me. I inherited the coats from my mother and GMIL. I would never buy a fur and support the fur industry myself, but given that the minks and raccoons in the coats I inherited have already been killed for their fur, why not wear them?) I also have a stuffed dalmatian. There's my outfit -Cruella De Vil (provided the A/C in the office doesn't break again). The problem is my hair - I'm not willing to bleach half of it.

Also, LOL at Once Upon A Time indicating that Cruella lived for some time in the same town where I grew up. Ohhh, it's so perfect.

If you have dark hair: Dry shampoo spray leaves a white residu if you don't shake it well beforehand. Available in most Wallgreens etc and costs very little.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

If you have dark hair: Dry shampoo spray leaves a white residu if you don't shake it well beforehand. Available in most Wallgreens etc and costs very little.

Hair chalk would work, too. Available at Walgreens or Sallys.

[aephi alum]

Thanks Tulip86 and KDCat. I'll give those a test drive over the weekend. I do have dark hair - very dark brown, almost black.

So many great ideas. Keep 'em coming!

Also, I should have OWNED All Black Day (or, as my husband referred to it, "Raid AEPhi Alum's Wardrobe Day"). But the winner was a guy who didn't even wear all black!

[aephi alum]

Score for camo day tomorrow:

My husband had to go down to Long Island for work. On the way back, he stopped by my father's house. Dad lent me one of his uniform shirts and his helmet from the time when he served in Vietnam. It's not camo (I gather doctors wore khaki uniforms rather than jungle camo fatigues) but, hey, that shirt and that hat have been in Vietnam.

Unfortunately, I will have to pair this with jeans and definitively civilian boots. I hope I don't send the wrong message to any actual vets out there, especially considering that we're coming up on Memorial Day. Perhaps slacks would be a better choice? (I have black pants, but no khaki pants.)

ETA: I won! I posted a selfie on FB. Dad didn't even recognize me, even though it was his (and, once upon a time, my) last name on the shirt.

[aephi alum]

All prepped for Harry Potter Day tomorrow - I will wear all black and my hand-knitted Ravenclaw scarf.

Still need ideas for Grease/50s day next week ... the only thing I can think of is to take one of my lightweight scarves and tie it around my neck or in my hair.

[HQWest]

For Grease day - Do you have an old letter jacket or bomber jacket? Would skinny jeans and high heeled sandals or open toed pumps work? Think pink ladies not pinky tuscadero. http://cdn26.us3.fansshare.com/photo...-882254583.jpg

Obviously not the second figure.... LOL

[aephi alum]

TTT...

Not only did I own camo day, I owned Harry Potter day at the end of May. I borrowed my husband's master's degree robe (I'm entitled to wear a master's robe, but I had to rent mine), wore a witch hat from an old Halloween costume, wore my Ravenclaw scarf (I suspect I got automatic points for wearing a scarf from a house other than Gryffindor ), and brought a stuffed cat with me.

June was a wash. I saw some amazing outfits, but really - how can you pick a winner for plaid day?

Upcoming:
- Nothing this week as we have Friday off
- Summer Whites and Linens Day (I found the perfect dress for this)
- 90's day (still trying to figure this one out - I was in college at the time)
- Disney Day (I still want to do Cruella De Vil but have yet to find anything that will turn half my hair white temporarily)
- Christmas in July (easy: green shell, red jacket)

- 60's day (I'm at a loss)
- Beach day (straw hat, beach cover-up over my normal clothes - done!)
- Nautical day (all I can do is wear something navy blue)
- Black tie day (I could borrow my husband's black clip-on tie, but I'd probably just look like a Playboy bunny )

- Sports team day (um... I don't watch sports)

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

July 17 is 90's Day. Plaid shirt, torn jeans for early 90s. Or one of those tattoo-choker necklaces, flared pants and a t-shirt for late 90s. Or wear an AEPhi letter shirt and be you in the 90s![/I]

I've got the perfect shirt for tomorrow. I still have my rush t-shirt from 1995, the first year that my chapter participated in FR as AEPhi. Jurassic Park was in the theatres at the time, so our theme was "Giraffic Park". The shirt has a take-off of the Jurassic Park logo on the back, with a giraffe skeleton, and the front reads "AEPhi Rush '95". So I'll pair that with jeans. That's pretty much what I wore in college - t-shirts and jeans. And since Jurassic World is currently in theatres ... it's perfect

[littlesquirrel]

Great idea for 90s day! Did you find anything for your Cruella hair? I know I bought silver hair spray from Sally's once.

[aephi alum]

Silver hair spray? Sally's? I'm not familiar with Sally's, do tell...

[littlesquirrel]

Sally's Beauty Supply. I think Ulta sometimes has it as well! Or hair chalk might work.

[aephi alum]

For Disney Day, I bought a few white hair extensions and wore a black blouse and skirt and a brown fur coat. I also brought along a stuffed dalmatian.

Check out Cruella De Vil:


I won the office vote.

[Sciencewoman]

Well-deserved! I hope the office AC was running at full blast!

[Tulip86]

That looks awesome!