Love, Loss and What I Wore

Earlier this week at work we got an e-mail for Comp tickets to see the new cast of Love, Loss and What I Wore. I had the show on my list to see and what a better way to see it than free! The cast, which rotates monthly (usually) is five women telling stories triggered by the memory of clothing and accessories based on the book by the same name. The new cast includes Haylie Duff, Penny Fuller, Sharon Lawrence, Ashley Austin Morris, and Myra Lucretia Taylor. The stage is simple and they ladies are all in black dresses sitting on bar stools with music stands that have the stories for reference. What is so amazing is how much you have in common with the stories. I loved one that talked about choosing the right shoe, how you loved high heels but they hurt. It is hard to explain, but it was a unique concept that I really enjoyed. One character had images on coat hangers that showed the clothes she was talking about and at the end she showed the audience how to draw themselves. Here were her instructions (aka drawing for dummies):

draw two rectangles (one is the top; the other the skirt or bottom of the dress)
draw arms, but put your hands behind your back if you don't know how to draw them
draw an egg for the head
two lines for the neck
you can be sleeping, draw eyes and lots of mascara
an l for the nose
an m for the mouth and then add the lower part
add some hair
three lines for the legs
finish with the shoes
add detailing to the dress to match your clothes!

It's as simple at that!