Fixtures and Fittings

So, last weekend we had some costume-related fun.

On Friday, Simmi and Chris went to get fitted for their dresses at the dressmakers in Southall on Friday. The lady doing the measuring commented that Simmi had lost a whopping 15 inches since she'd had preliminary measurements taken in February. Which is great news. They also picked up Gis' dress, as she'd been fitted for it some weeks ago and it was ready.

Simmi and Chris' day then degenerated into a boozy session, brought on by the juxtapostion of Dev's birthday and Kiran getting a First in his Maths degree! One good find of the evening was the posh Irish pub that Simmi, Ant and myself ended up eating at late on. Mulligan's of Mayfair is well worth a visit if you like Guinness, oysters and/or Magners and find yourself in the upmarket end of Tahn.

On Saturday we herded Rod and Tony (along with Mel and Natalia) onto the Tube system and trekked over to Pitshanger Lane in Ealing so the chaps could be fitted for their suits. This was not made easy by the Central Line being shut down for the weekend! We also met Dev and Kiran in the pub next door to the suit hire place (it was called Duffy's so I couldn't not go in could I?).

All four blokes got their measurements done with the minimum of fuss (apparently Tony's neck size is the same as Mel's waist size - and there was me thinking she was quite slim!), although the camp tailors were having fun with bantering with the boys and girls.

Having done that, and it being a particularly warm day on Saturday, the rest of the afternoon and evening deteriorated into a prolonged Magners-fest. Quelle surprise!