Masterpiece Theatre

Anyone who knows me well knows how much I adore Halloween. Frankly, I love any excuse to dress up in costume! Each year at work, my colleagues and I devise an "elaborate" theme for our department. The first year was The Wizard of Oz, but we have also dressed as pirates, pageant queens and the Rockford Peaches from A League of Their Own. This year we quickly agreed to dress as women from famous works of art. This posed a bit of a challenge as many of the most recognizable works of art featuring women happen to nude. (Not terribly work appropriate!)

After much debate, I choose Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère for my costume. Using my rudimentary sewing skills, I altered a velvet blazer and a periwinkle blue bridesmaid dress into a suitable replica of the barmaid's dress. The finishing touch was the highly unflattering blonde wig with blunt cut bangs. Definitely not a good look for me!

My design department is certainly one of a kind! Brittany as Girl with a Pearl Earring, Kristy as a diner patron from Nighthawks, Jody as Andy Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe, Maria as a Roy Lichtenstein pop art painting, Kristina as the Mona Lisa, and me. Together we won third place in the company's costume competition, each walking away with a cool $20 gift card to Target! Sweet!