This showed up in my inbox last week. From last October. A costume ball. i went with a friend who is a rather accomplished photographer.
He fussed with his makeup as i minced about his house in my costume. i’d catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror, or a reflection in glass. Madly in love with the hat and red wig, i exclaimed “i’d totally hit that! She’s hot!” while he finished putting the accesories on his Catholic schoolgirl costume…
It took him a few months to finish the pic, but he sent it to me a couple of weeks ago.
“Dear Daisyfae – Happy Valentine’s Day! If you don’t have a date, have a wank to this picture of yourself instead.”
Trailer Park Refugee 
I want to reply to this but it is very hard. There is something I must do first. Please excuse me 😉
me too… back in 5….
Wow. Just … Wow.
you want to do her, too? i just wish i could wear that rig to work every day. at least the hat…
OMG!!!
Daisyfae! You look WOW! You need to frame this baby and hang it where everyone can see!!
Sexy momma!
thank you! you are my inspiration — although i don’t rock the ‘everyday’ wardrobe the way you do, darlin’!
If the boots are 8 1/2’s I’ll take them.. The hat is awesome..
You look great!!!
they are 9’s. maybe if you wore thick socks? the hat was a ‘stumbled-upon’ thing find — and i built the costume around it! someday, i shall get to wear it again – but it will rest in my costume closet until the next opportunity!
How fun is that pic? Daisyfae, that’s one to blow up and hang on the wall, perhaps over a bed. 🙂
thinking about putting an “I Love Me” wall in the bedroom – and it would have a couple of “corset friday” shots along side this bad boy…. why not?
This is what I love about costume parties! That whole get up is awesome and you ROCK it! LOVE love love the hat. The legs aren’t bad either….
i can do a costume at the drop of a hat. at the hint of a drop of a hat… my wig collection would make a drag queen drool…. and that hat. that GLORIOUS hat. what i love about this pic is that it truly a photo of the hat. the legs are in the noise!
*gulp*
do we need to send oxygen?
BTW I’m assuming that you’re tiny and not that your friend is a giant.
he’s over 6′ tall. but it’s really the lens he used for the photo… some sort of fisheye. really don’t know the details…
Yeah baby! Hairy elbows are my thing too.
i finally found gloves that make the elbow-hair look good! problem solved!
Woo hoo!
and i got to dance for five hours! it was a good night!
You look fantastic! Cherish that one always.
Thanks! there is nothing more fun than a costume ball — i only wish they happened every month, and not just in October!
Throw your own daisyfae. Make it in July and I’ll come too xx
There’s a plan! You and dolce show up, and i’ll make the party happen! You know, i’m planning a 50th birthday party for this summer… Hmmm….
Be careful what you put on the internets you never know who might show up at that party… nudge nudge wink wink.
WHOO HOOO!
Party at DaisyFaes!
Costume at that!
WHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
if i could get her to the US again? would be thrilled to host this party!
Brings back memories…of a time when I could wear that sort of gear. sigh…:-(
When i was in my 20’s, if anyone had told me i’d be “mincing about” in public in a corset and boots as i approach 50? i’d have said ‘ewwww’…. but then said ‘cool!’ it’s a costume – and i’m heavily made up. but it sure is a grand photo!
I have to join everyone else and say WOW! And dinahmow in saying sigh.
as i said – it’s a costume. and there’s A LOT of hardware under that rig… but it was a blast! he’s a pretty talented photographer/artist. he’s been working on a giant portrait of me for the past 3 years. well… i’m pretty sure he hasn’t been working on the portrait that whole time. he’s been writing books…
a very “touching” dedication … 😉
as if i needed an excuse to wank?
who does?
exactly!
PHOAW, lady. Nom nom nom. 😀
loves me some costumes! 😉
Me too. But they be few and far between in this here town. When I get to your neck ‘o the woods, we’re going shopping, right? Shopping!
you get here? i’ll shop. and i despise shopping, but with you i shall shop… and carry your shopping bags until we drop! get here!
MEOW and RAWR!
The Hat ….
The corset ….
The pose ….
STUNNING!!!!!!
That is a frame worthy picture that someday your grandkids will look at and say, “I want to be just like HER!”
I think I need a cigarette now …… *phew*
It doesn’t hurt that the man knows his way around a camera… and a little photoshoppery (mostly on the light/shadows, he assures me!)
Hey, Purim is coming (this week)…Jews dress up in costumes and party hearty. OK, mostly just the kids and mostly as Queen Esther and other bible characters, but lots of leeway allowed…go for it!
i’ll have to root around through the bible to see what i can find. bible? bible. hmmm… where DID i put mine?
Now i know why you’re so popular with the boys… and girls….
it was a good night. i believe i covered boys, girls, and everything in between. on the dance floor, mind you…
damn, sugar! and yeah, i would, too! 😉 xoxoxoxox
life’s too short not to play dress up on every possible occasion!
Hot damn, Ms. Fae.
i look much better with a fisheye lens, and when my face is hidden by a gigantic (and ridiculously cool) hat! now, if i could just figure out how to live my entire life in this manner…
Woo hoo! You look gorgeous, Babe!
Thank you! Do you think i can lead glacial climbs with that hat?
If I were ever to switch teams….
I read a comment that you’re considering a 50th b-day party? That sounds fun, we could all come dressed as our favorite Daisy Fae story
i’ve been struggling with a theme for the party – which is why planning is stalled. i think you’re onto something. after all, it really is all about me.
i just feel bad for whoever has to wear that elvis costume…
WoW! This is fantastic Daisy Fae! I wish I had somehting like this of me. You know to look at in 10 years when alll goes south. *pretending it’s all still where it should be*
the fun part is that this photo was taken last october. i was 49. i may have to make a point to do this again at 59. probably going to need a bigger hat…
yes- a bigger hat. (smile)
or at least a longer one! ha!