One of the kindest, open hearted, and gregarious people in Fandom,
Jay Lake has been battling cancer since 2008. Recently his prognosis has not been good and
Mary Robinette Kowal and Catherine Shaffer mobilized readers, writers and fellow geeks
to fundraise.
They are doing this by committing
Acts of Whimsey as certain goals are unlocked.
Within 24 hours they raised the funds necessary for a special treatment not covered by insurance and the efforts continue to buy Jake some time off from work. He's been writing and continuing his day job the whole time.
They've now reached over $40,000 and announced
everybody plays! I thought I might raise awareness by committing some random acts of fashion whimsey here. I'll probably do something more on my tour later on.
Self in a knitted petti four hat.
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| The absurdity that is the 18th century Calashe |
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| Self sitting on a very large chair, photo by J. Daniel Sawyer |
Some novelty items from past and present
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| Novelty Underwear 1940s Antique Dress | |
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| From Cake Wrecks Sub'd by Debbie B., made by Christopher Garrens |
Some whimsical pairings
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| 1Clips Cartier, 1930 Doyle Auctions |
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| Coccinella Franco Moschino, 1995 The Metropolitan Museum of Ar |
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| Sleeve Supports 1890s The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
And some whimsey from the past
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| 1820 Turban The Metropolitan Museum of Ar |
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| 1870 Fancy dress costume, Charles Frederick Worth |
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| 1870-1875 Bustle The Victoria & Albert Museum |
So, in summation if you're feeling whimsical and have a few bucks to spare Jay could certainly use all the whimsey he
can get.
You had waaaay too much fun with this!
ReplyDeleteI did, I did, it's true.
DeleteSorry. the calashe looks awesome and has to figure centrally in a story someday. . . .
ReplyDeleteIsn't it cool? A bit early for my books, but Ivy could always discover one.
DeleteI want that 1820s turban. That's just gorgeous. And I would war it everywhere. Every. Where.
ReplyDeleteWould you? Send pictures!
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