Everything else was in service to the shoe, allowing it to captivate and command. We borrowed a tutu from a dancer friend who I prayed would not curse me out when I cut it shorter, dyed it black, and added more tulle—maximum flounce was a must. On top we had a simple black T-shirt, and I cut segments from it so that what remained reinforced the snaking effect of the shoe. When I was done it was a midriff: belly button on display, winking to the masses below. We took her Pocahontas wig and used it to construct a Mohawk—it was trimmed to a strip and placed on the center of the head, and the hair
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