This evening was my first opportunity to try on my costumes for the play. One is a dark print shirt waist dress, very typical of the 50s and it fit me perfectly. Then I tried to try on the second dress, a navy blue, sophisticated looking dress, suitable for wearing to visit someone who is grieving. When I pulled it on over my head, I realized something was wrong. There were big holes at the back of my arms where the back of the sleeves should be. At first I thought it was the current style of bare shoulders in sleeves but then I realized that was highly unlikely in a dress of the 50s. By the time I got the dress off, the sleeves were hanging on by threads and I hadn't put any strain on them at all. I guess it was really good that this happened in the dressing room and not on stage. I really don't want to do an Incredible Hulk imitation in front of an audience.
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