Well, as you may or may not know, I've made more than 325 entries in this blog, nearly every one about dresses. I think I'm running out of strident assertions of indefensible opinions, and I want to expand the focus of the blog a bit.

In fact, I'd like to take up the banner of one of the most misunderstood and unfairly deprecated pieces of clothing known to man and woman — the spandex catsuit. Take a look at this one — who wouldn't want to wear it and stride confidently down the quotidian streets like a Centauri colossus? I can't imagine a situation that wouldn't be improved by showing up in this. Weddings (bride, groom, bridesmaid, OR guest — hey, it's not black!), funerals, job interviews, you name it. You don't even need accessories; it's complete and self-contained. And, a huge bonus point — because the gloves are merely bifurcated (they're like mittens with a plus-one) if you wear this to client meetings no one will dare ask you to type or even take notes!

Anyway, I'll still post about dresses from time to time, but I think from now on the spandex catsuit (especially those with a fantasy bent) will be the main focus of this blog. Like this one — isn't this an awesome print?
Absolutely gorgeous. And such a savings in terms of not needing makeup or hairstyling!

Sadly, I'm not finding a lot of patterns for these styles, and I haven't sewn with spandex, leather, pleather, mesh, vinyl, or neoprene before, so there's going to be a bit of a learning curve before I can post pictures of my own Katsuit Kreations (isn't that a cool name? I'm thinking of trademarking it!). But stay tuned!

And, of course, a major part of the new focus will be elaborate animated GIF birthday shout-outs. So, readers, email me your birthdays now! I just wish I'd gotten my act together in time to do a hopping bunny, a giant spinning fish (or maybe the banana from "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" — warning, that link NSFSanity) for FRANCIS, who was lucky enough to be born today, April Fool's Day …