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Ellen decided to go avant-garde and challenge our perceptions of "functional clothing" with this stunning piece entitled "Crotch Bow." Tres chic! Paris awaits, mon petit génie!
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Hahaha.
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After I was finished modeling my new look, Ellen and Leigh set out to make a version for Meredith. Notice the wonderful feminine re-interpretation of the original work that resulted in an off-the-shoulder look with a full-length skirt!
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But the most exciting thing about Meredith in the outfit...
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I do know, however, that he would have approved.
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If you would've asked fifteen year-old me what I'd be doing on the night of my thirtieth birthday, I know without a doubt that he wouldn't have even come close to describing this photo.
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...was that I was no longer the only person in the room who looked like a complete and total jackass!
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Behold! The majesty of Art!
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Inspired by Ellen's willingness to use her art to challenge convention, Leigh and I worked together to create a special birthday outfit.
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Here's is our masterpiece! It's called See-Through Birthday Suit at Thirty. The saran-wrap garment serves as a skin-metaphor for identity and reminds us that that the world is new to us each and every morning. Which means, we are reborn a new each and every day.
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...FOR VAMPIRES! HISS!
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Yep, we have.
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Meredith models the "Periwinkle Pillbox Pile" version of the hat while Edie wonders if we've all lost our fucking minds.
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Leigh demonstrated how this piece can also be worn as a hat...
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Ellen modeled the new "cone collar" piece from her forthcoming spring collection.
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Hey, they don't call her a fashion innovator for nothing! And then a full-on, saran-wrap-as-haute-couture riot broke out!
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I hated it too.
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Meanwhile, Leigh took it upon herself to make me a "designer shirt" of my own.
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Then Ellen decided to make Leigh a shirt (and Leigh decided to dance while she made it).
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Edie was exploring our new apartment and was really intrigued by a roll of saran wrap that she found (that'd we'd used to wrap boxes in our recent move). So I took it upon myself to use the packing-wrap to make Edie a little doggie outfit.