When I reviewed some of patterns from Vogue Knitting's Holiday 2012 issue, I talked about the ruffled dress above and wondered where one could wear it. The only result of my brainstorming was that I could wear it when dressing as Klondike Kate for Halloween.
Fortunately Vogue Knitting has come to my rescue.
They've offered up an accessory for us to wear specifically with the dress, and helpfully designated them "Opera Wristers" (the pattern can be downloaded for free from the VK site here), though I'm still not clear on whether it's appropriate to wear such an outfit as a member of the audience or if it's meant to be worn only by those performing in the opera.
There was a memorable Elvis concert at which a man in the front row took off his toupée and showed Elvis his bald head. Elvis, who was in the midst of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", could hardly sing for laughing but rose to the occasion by ad libbing, "Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair?" If you make yourself this outfit complete with the wristers and wear them to a performance of Rigoletto, you too may make concert history when the soloist changes the lyrics of the "La Donna è Mobile" to "La donna è mobile.... ed è così il suo vestito".
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