Anybody wants a good laugh?!!

[Lorchen]

Every other year, on the last day before the summer break, my school has a 'carnival' day, full of games and activities. There is always a theme and everybody (students and staff) have to dress up. The theme for this year is 'Characters From Books'. Mmmmhhhh........ I can't see myself as Ophelia, Alice in Wonderland, or The Hobbit, But I did fleetingly think of making a very basic linen kaftan, get a very large toy hammer and a tool belt and wander around school, shouting: 'Noah, where are you? We have to build another Ark! It's going to rain!'

To my utter delight though I managed to sort out something different, and I'm going to carry the book, just in case anybody wants me to tell them a story (giggle). Because I'm 7 stone lighter I actually manage to get into this dress (but only just). The beadwork is amazing and actually much too nice for a school carnival. But I'm sure that this will be my last one before I retire, so I have pushed out the boat....... Meet "Sheherezade's Grandmother - Straight out of 1001 Arabian Nights"

[lotti]

looking fantastic, Lorchen. great costume... and im sure you could do the story telling withoutthe book :P :P :P

[Lorna1021]

How fun, Lorchen! great dress! Where did you get that? You are looking fabulous!

[Zarah]

What a great costume. I only wish you had put on a bigger photo, so I could see the details better and maybe get a better laugh :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[twiglet]

Wow Lorchen leprechaun's fairy godmother

[loise98]

What fun! Me too. I wanted to see more detail. I clicked on the picture but couldn't get it to open on it's own.

[anne1]

Lorchan,
7 stone that's a whole person....you look fabulous have a lovely summer and look forward to that retirement
Anne

[Lorchen]

Sorry, I was in a rush. Now that I'm back, thoroughly wet after a session in my son's garden, unable to escape Eva and the hose pipe....... I'm attaching a flat shot, a not so flat shot, and a detail. This type of Arabic / Indian dress is called a 'Farasha'. I think farasha means butterfly in Arabic. I luckily don't live too far away from parts of Nottingham and Leicester where there are a lot of Asian shops, and the fabrics and clothes are wonderful, not as boring as the average Western European stuff. So, here you are (should be 'clickable' this time).

[Lorchen]

As soon as I saw the title of the post, I just knew who put it up there.

Fantastic dress, fantastic success, and lovely story!

Keep it up! (the dressing up, I mean! :wink: )

[Zarah]

Thank you, Lorchen. You look fabulous and I really like to study all the details.

[Zarah]

Lorchen--what a great dress. I love the idea of carrying the book. You look great.

[Reetzbobeetz]

Lorchen what a fabulous outfit! The colour is beautiful and you look so fantastic. And I know somebody who will just love that outfit further down the line too.

[Lorchen]

Rita, I have the feeling that this outfit is destined to be shared around a bit, because I got it second-hand. I'm sure the lady in the shop tried to explain something about it to me, but she didn't speak any English and my Gujarati is zero. We smiled a lot at each other.

[clhdabb]

Beautiful outfit, Lorchen!

[Renata]

That is a beautiful farasha, Lorchen, and you look great in it. Thanks for showing the close-ups--it was interesting to see all the beading up close.