The Cornelia Quest for the Bow Tie Ensemble

Now for a departure from the theme of my last few posts. I would like to share with you all a fun little project I am starting.

I found this bow tie in a quaint consignment shop called The Storm Cellar. Looking at it I wished for a brief moment that I were a man who could put together a snappy outfit to match the bow tie. Once that brief moment of foolishness passed (for I quite enjoy my femininity) I realized I did not need to be a man. Why not reconstruct a traditionally masculine style into a uniquely female fashion?

So I bought it. And now it is my little project. One I believe Cornelia would be proud of (if you do not know who Cornelia is, please refer to the novel Love Walked In). Therefore I dub it:

The Cornelia Quest for the Bow Tie Ensemble. Cornelia Quest for short.

Little by little I will create the perfect swing dancing outfit based upon this bow tie, and I will record all of the findings here. The goal is that this will not only be a chronicle of how the ensemble is pieced together, but of how my dance experience is expanding. Dancing has found a place in the center of my life, and I fully expect it to stay there. Once the outfit is completed perhaps its premiere appearance will be in my first lindy competition. Or perhaps it will be another night at my favorite venue. Either way it will find its way to the dance floor.

So here begins the Cornelia Quest with a photograph of the swing-fashion inspiring bow tie:

Photo courtesy of Julia Vigen