Random Encounter

  Obligatory photo in the hotel room because the second boots hit asphalt, all bets are off.   Wore the hat through the airport because both it and the box were too bulky and there's no way that's getting crushed. Big hit. No, seriously. If you ever want walk-by compliments, I highly recommend wearing a silly hat through an airport. It will make someone's day. Think of yourself like the frozen watermelons they give polar bears in July.    Truth be told I was really only planning to wear the costume one day. Locals tend to bristle when you point this out, but Atlanta in September tends towards the hot and humid. And you gotta walk. A lot .   Also, technically the hotel I was staying at isn't even on this map.    What? You think I'm making "stays at host hotel" kind of money? Flattered, but no.   Anyway, flipping through schedule and saw a FF shoot. Told myself I'd go if I got ready in time. And if they didn't look bothered. And if I got ready in t...

    In which we start work on the jacket. We're making the whole thing in one go, so grab yourself a sammich and let's get cracking on this.   Starting with the first version of this by seeing what alterations I want to make to this.    One: changing the trim to the same as the black and gold the cape has. Doing this by adding 1/4" to any side that has trim. That should give enough room to cleanly sew in the trim.   Two: adding a flap to one side of the jacket so that it can be secured without completely zipping it up or whatever. Why? Because I don't want to be constantly tugging at the jacket because the cape is pulling it all over the place.   Three: Going to button down the epaulets to maybe make them look nicer. Not a huge fan of them as is.   Four: Upgrade with nicer buttons. Not really an alteration per se, but I have newer buttons that match the vest.        For the record, this is McCall's M7616. It's a fairly straight...