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!)