They seem to think that just because they are little old ladies they can get away with pushing and shoving without needing to acknowledge or apologize for it, or for the fact that they almost knocked me into an exhibit. I almost pushed them back, but I couldn’t because they were little old ladies. They must realize this… Conniving.

This was all at the Exoticism exhibit at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. It was a smaller exhibit than I expected but it was still worth going to see. I got to see how Western fashion has been influenced by other cultures and they had dresses in the exhibit that dated back to the eighteenth century. They had a robe à la française from 1755 that had some similar aspects to the dress that I have to make for She Stoops to Conquer, but it was made with what Molly Sorkin, the assistant curator of costume, called a bizarre silk. It had a traditional Western floral pattern, but it also had a leopard print on the pattern. Which I found incredibly amusing. I think Emma’s dress should be made with a leopard print. No?

Currently stacked under my bed is my weight in books. I’ve started research for my senior project and I now have more than I know what to do with. But at least now I know what my dress looks like, I got my assignment yesterday. I won’t go into any of the specifics of it right now, I’ll only say… that I’m nervous. I don’t want to worry you, Emma, it’s a beautiful design and I’m going to work my hardest to make it a beautiful dress. I’m just worried about my ability. I mean, I know I’m a good stitcher and I’m understanding what I’ve learned so far in my patterning class, but I’ve never made anything this big. Just pre-senior project jitters, I hope. Now I just have to figure out how to transport my research to New York without it being the only thing in my suitcase.