Vagina Monologues

This year I participated in my university's production of The Vagina Monologues, an international cooperative effort to bring awareness to and end violence against women. The monologues address topics of rape, female circumcision, male oppression, and even the female repression of sexual topics and ideas.

 Our costumes for this project came out of our own closets: all black with accents of either pink or red. Since red is my favorite color, the choice was obvious. I decided that I would strive for a sort of French sophistication. The wide leg pants hide the shape of my thighs while simultaneously keeping me warm in our freezing venue. The vest gives me a higher waistline to shorten my torso and give some length to my inordinately short legs. My hair was pulled back and the ends of the scarf were thrown over my shoulder to give the outfit a more airy "floaty" feel. The pin was required closing night... otherwise I wouldn't have worn it. (Forgive the blurriness of the photo. I ripped it from facebook and cropped it down.)

Because the production is built primarily on the spoken word rather than on movement and blocking I pulled all the focus to my face by keeping almost all of my colored accents around my face and wearing a vest with a curved, scooping neckline instead of a pointed, diving neckline. Mission Completed.