A couple of weeks ago I posted photos of the kimono I hand-painted. Well, I wore it to the milonga when I went with Ale and Lina, and Ale asked if I would paint a jacket he had just bought for tango!
I have to say I was a bit nervous putting paint on his new jacket, but he had seen and approved my sketches and where they would go, so eventually I bit the bullet and did it. He was delighted, so that was a big “whew!” for me.
Anyway, last night he wore the new jacket to the milonga and was very keen to have it photographed. He wanted me in the photo too, as it is “our” jacket! He commandeered a woman at the next table to take the photos, and she took a lot. So here’s one showing the tango dancer design on the left side, and one with the fileteado design on the right pocket. He asked the woman to take one with a tango pose as well, and since Ale is the king of the gancho (leg wrap) that’s what we did for the camera! (I should have remembered to suck my stomach in for that one!)
You look fabulous. Jacket great.
Thanks Grace!
Wow! You look amazing and the jacket look great. Now you have to. Figure out how to run this new business. Did you use fabric paint?
Yes, fabric paint works best for this sort of thing, although I also like Posca markers.
Jacket looks amazing and so do you! Love the new tango outfit and new shoes eh?
Thanks Patti! Yes, new outfit. These are the shoes I ordered specially a few weeks ago and I love them.
I really think that the jacket turned out beautifully – I hope he loved it! And you, of course, look fabulous as always!
He did love it, and that was a vast relief to me! Quite nerve wracking putting paint on somebody else’s new jacket!
That’s great! And I love your skirt too!
Thanks Ali!
Looks really beautiful!
Thanks Venetia!