OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Welcome back to the Costume Shop Blog!

We opened for business on Saturday. I wasn't able to work Saturday, Monday, or Tuesday due to obligations at my paying job. My amazing friends got the shop open, started in on the never-ending laundry, arranged pumpkins for display, lined the driveway with torches, and began making me lists of things that require acquisition or my attention. I LOVE MY AMAZING FRIENDS! Thank you to Barb, Mary, Danika, Janet, Katie, and Linda who got us off to a great start.

Tomorrow is "Dress as your Favorite Teacher" day for homecoming week at Hastings High School. It's also Octoberfest at the high school tomorrow evening. We had some teenage traffic today that included an Octberfest Queen, who will look amazing, and two versions of the retired Mrs. Mattson. (I hope I spelled her name correctly!)

Mrs. Mattson retired recently but is still a beloved instructor that the Seniors and Juniors remember. There will be both a male and a female person attempting to look like her on Thursday wearing Dress Me Up costumes. Thankfully Mary, our Dress-the-Men-in-Drag specialist was on hand to assist. And thankfully I've met Mrs. Mattson and could coach them a bit on their attire and accessories. It was great fun. Hopefully we can get some pictures posted sooner than later.

The best part of the gig:

I FINALLY rented a pair of hideous, bejeweled denim woman's dress flats that were donated to the shop by a former and still very gay co-worker. Thanks, G, for the incredible shoes. We finally found some feet to fit in them!