AN AWESOME TESTIMONY FROM BACKSTAGE..EVEN KISS TOOK NOTICE OF OUR WORK

Let me start this testimonial by telling everyone that Barry Carr makes,builds,creates the very best Kiss costumes money can buy. Proof is in the pudding. I would put his costumes up against Kiss's own costumes. If Mr. Simmons was smart he should invest in Barry to build his costumes. So if your reading this blog Gene give some serious thought. It would be money in the bank. I have known Barry for many years and he has come through time after time. With everything he has made. As you can see in the photos I have sent in my latest meet and greet Paul Stanley signed my alive boots. All the members of Kiss were very impressed with the workmanship. So let me tell all who want a costume don't be fooled by the cheap stuff you can get from other makers. They make nothing but junk. Don't listen to the haters internet ramble attacking Barry he is honest and will do great job that you will never regret. I can promise you will be happy with what you buy from Barry Carr costumes they are high quality, strong and made to the original specs. All can say is thank you Barry for being a friend and suppling me with the best Kiss costume I could ever dream of owning.

MISS UNIVERSE 2009 STEFANIA FERNANDEZ

SHE'S LOOKING AWESOME

MISS UNIVERSE 2009 STEFANIA FERNANDEZ

SHE'S LOOKING AWESOME

Marelisa Gibson - Interviews

Before...


...and after the nose surgery.

Marelisa Gibson - Interviews

Before...


...and after the nose surgery.

PostScript to PS Shirt

A little while ago I had a tip-off from one of my readers.
He sent me a link to a website called tobi.com selling designer clothing, including a range of Paul Smith garments.

What he had spotted was the Paul Smith PS shirt as worn by Matt Smith – but not a version that had been seen so far (see below).

The only colourway available was the blue, with no sign of a burgundy option. When I looked at the site there was a S and a L option available with a drop down to chose how many, though only 1 was given.

I choose the L and made a purchase. When I returned to the page, the L option had gone, so I guess I grabbed the last one!
Within 24 hours I received an email saying it had been dispatched, and within the week it arrived by UPS courier (with an import duty charge, darn!)

This new look Paul Smith PS shirt has some design points to differentiate it from the previous version.

• There is no breast pocket
• The sleeves do not have straps
• The buttonstand is constructed differently, with large wide fold-backs half lining the fronts
• The cuffs are entirely made form the striped sleeve strap fabric
• The hem of the shirt is tailed rather than straight
• There is a small embroidered PS logo on one of the cuff plackets

For me though, the major difference to this shirt is the fitting.

When I ordered my existing shirt I have, sourced from John-Anthony.com, I chose a Large. They called me to let me know it was out of stock, so I settled on an XL instead. To my surprise it was too small for me, and I later had to acquired an XXL from eBay, which is a passable fit. Since letting out the back, it is much more comfortable.
This new shirt, by comparison, is straight off a good fit, and is just a Large. The whole cut is better.

This new shirt, however, despite being just a Large, is a very good fit, with a decent amount of room in it. This bares up the Fits true to size comment on the website listing.

Lastly, I was most amused to notice the footnote in the listing that states the model, Matt, is wearing a size large.

I wonder if they mean Matt Smith?

January Picturing America Winner

We displayed two different posters in January.

For the first one, the sculpture Ladder for Booker T. Washington, we asked "What kind of things or ideas can climbing a ladder symbolize? If you had to climb this ladder, what would you hope would be at the top."

Two answers that stood out were:
"Climbing a ladder could symbolize getting to the top of your goals. If I had to climb a ladder, I