"She wears high heels, I wear sneakers."
Tailors are all light & love. Put on a few pounds? Popped a button? No problem--let me just take out the waist a notch. Tore a seam? Let me sew that up for you. No judgment--just unconditional love.
| I felt an outpouring of this love as I left the Tailor Swift Black Sheep Fridays event at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Denver Friday night. Leave it to the hippest museum in town to come up with such a clever event, a happy hour with flair--Taylor Swift songs played by a live band while four beautiful seamstresses hemmed people's pants. There is, ahem, the small issue of payment, of course. In this case, every item sewed was just $5. The going rate would be at least $10. |  Seamstresses at work at the Tailor Swift event at the CMA |
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
| Now no one will claim to like Taylor Swift (even my kids put their fingers in their ears & yell when she comes on the radio), but, let's face it, her songs are catchy, & she does have a sweet voice. Her songs sounded edgy & haunting sung by the live band at the CMA. |  "We are never ever ever..." |
I just want to know you better (a little more about the seamstresses...)
I didn't meet all the seamstresses though they were working in unison. After a short talk with Claudia Miller (on the right), I learned that they are professional seamstresses & advanced sewing instructors at the Fancy Tiger craft store on South Broadway. They teach everything from quilting to embroidering. For a complete list of classes, click here.
Sweet & beautiful Sadie Fox & Claudia Miller donated their hemming skills for the night, though they both typically teach advanced sewing classes at The Fancy Tiger
The lovely Tina, one of the seamstresses who went beyond the call of duty altering some pants for me.
These lovely tailors are the seamstresses who can make things--skirts & scarves & dresses. Imagine a bride-to-be describing her dream dresses for her bridesmaids, & the person who sews them--tailors make dreams come true.
Everything has changed.
The Museum of Contemporary Art has been open since 2007. They are currently featuring Pattern: Follow the Rules.
The works "begin with a system or set of rules (mechanical, technological, digital or otherwise) and, through repetitive action, create objects that are rigorous in their optical repetition" (read more here). The MCA exhibits change about every four months. The CMA building is as cool as the exhibits, and the rooftop cafe is one of the best features.
| |  Taylor Swift cupcakes (along with beer, wine, tea, cocktails, & other treats) were served |
The lobby lightening in the CMA
| Black Sheep Friday attracted a happy, hip crowd to the rooftop cafe in the heart of downtown Denver's Riverfront district |  |
Like ever.
I look forward to the next Tailor Swift event & to all the Black Sheep Fridays because it was, like, the most fun ever.
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