This brought back a memory I'd almost forgotten. I went to a fashion show at ISU during my freshman year. This cute little redhead from my stat class invited me to go since she was helping put it on. She said her ancestors were gypsies, which is still the only time I've ever been told that in my life.
There were mostly avant garde pieces, and my naive ass I didn't know what to expect. I had come straight from an intramural sand volleyball game and was wearing a tank top, my favorite shorts that were made out of a burlap material and sandals (probably Birkenstocks at the time). If there was a game of Where's Waldo at that show, you could have found me in a second.
The girl was helping to put on the show, but she also designed some of the items and walked the runway wearing a couple of her pieces. One of the first things she wore had some kinda mermaid tail on and she basically shimmied (nicely) down the runway backwards. The last thing she walked out wearing was a strategically placed ribbon and nothing else.
Nothing ever happened between us cuz I was way too shy at the time and didn't make any kinda move with her. I think she ended up dropping out of college a month or so later because I only saw he in class a few more times. I do wonder if I dodged a crazy bullet or a crazy night, though.