Nothing like a giant-mouse maxi skirt to freshen up an otherwise dull
wardrobe. This vintage get-up says something, but what exactly?
"I am a professional."
"Beware the Rodent of Unusual Size."
Nail it & I'll send you a gift of some sort. I'm in the thick of fabric design and can use a good laugh — clearly.
I
missed the end of the auction while I was out of town or I might have
caved. I imagine wearing this number to the studio with a white shirt,
drippy earrings, and an I'm-dead-serious business-bun. There would be a
candy bar in store for whomever on my team snickered first.
Missed opportunity : (
*said in a deadpan voice…* Is this skirt cheesy?
or is it just saying, “I’m a bit of a nutter!!” ??
Alternatively, that mouse has kind of a hypno-mouse thing happening, a kind of a “look into my eyes and then hand over the cheese” so I’m thinking this skirt is for all the brie lovers out there.
LOL! Love it! Wish you could have retrieved and worn it though! It either says “I’m a fashion victim in desperate need of attention” or “Wannabe Mickey Mouse” IDK Any way you look at it, this is a dreadfully funny skirt!
I’d have to cut holes where the eyes are so my knees peeked through! Maybe then you could draw various kids of eyes on your kneecaps to brighten up you day even more (as if that skirt wouldn’t be enough).
That is one very odd skirt whichever way you look at it.
To me this skirt says “I ate the cat”
I “mouse(must)” admit that this clothing has a certain “je ne sais croix(I don’t know what)”. But “cheese(geez)” it sure looks “gouda(good)”!
“Rodent(wouldn’t)” you like to know what people would say if you were able to wear it?
I would say it is “mousevelous”!
With apologies to Ray Parker Jr
If ya all alone
pick up the phone
and call
MOUSEBUSTERS!
I ain’t afraid of no mouse
I here it likes the cheese
I ain’t afraid of no mouse
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Who ya gonna call?
MOUSEBUSTERS
If you’ve had a dose of a
freaky mouse baby
Ya better call
MOUSEBUSTERS
Lemme tell ya something
Mousin’ makes me feel good!
I can just see a photographer wearing this and yelling “Say cheese and I’ll shoot ya”
But that’s just me.
And we’d love some sneaks of the new fabric. lol
“Give me the cheese platter and no one gets hurt!” or a good way to get everyone off the floor and up on chairs, “AHHHH mouse” style!
Ain’t nothin’ “Minnie” about me!
“Mouse is the new poodle.” This thing is great!
I like to imagine the thought-process that concluded with “yep, that skirt needs a giant mouse on the front with creepy eyes and a military bearing”
Now I have to make a Rodent of Unusual Size dress for my 2yo daughter. There goes my schedule for the day.
Yo, watch out peeps ‘cuz da mouse IS IN da HOUUUUUUSSSSE.
Realy? It’s a giant mouse on your cloths. Is this for an adult?
You can run, but you can’t hide from “MOUSEZILLA”
Perhaps wearing this skirt would scare away the mouse I hear in the cupboard. Eeeek!
…just when you thought my hair was mousy…
Oh man! Our small town in Wisconsin just celebrated Cheese Days. You could have totally worn this there and been a super star!
“A little cheese never hurt anyone..”
this skirt totally hisses “say ‘hello’ to my little friend……” 🙂
“Wesley, what about the R-O-U-Ses?”
“Rodents of Unusual Size? I don’t think the exist.”
Who doesn’t love the Princess Bride? 🙂
That would scare the crap out of my two cats! He looks purely evil… And what’s with the pom-pom fringe?!
I’m a big fan of the MouseBusters comment above, she should take the cake. (I mean, cheese.)
BTW…what exactly were you searching for that you came across this auction???? Do tell.
Princess Bride! =)
LOL one of my favorite movies of all time…just let my daughter watch it as they are old enough to get it and fall in love with it…I too would wear that skirt! Ah Wesley “as you wish”….thanks for showing that skirt!
Haha for some reason that reminds me of the couch dress. Take a look and have a laugh: http://www.thefashionpolice.net/2008/03/couch-dress.html
Best wishes from Germany 🙂
No more rhyming. I mean it.
Does anyone have a peanut??
“I’m with skirt.”
It reminds me of a school teachers skirt maybe with the thought, “this is what happened to the last student who thought they’d misbehave…”
“There’s a rat in the kitchen, what am I gonna do” Sorry, I love that reggae song!
I kind of imagining it being for all those moms whose little sweet kids are trying to hide from the strangers their moms are talking to. You know the ones that hide behind their moms legs or cover their faces with moms skirt. This skirt would be perfect for that. Hide the kid (cause he’s obviously too shy) and the eyes could be openings for the little darling to peek out of so they don’t get claustrophobic.
The official housewife’s mouse chasing apron! of course!
I think this skirt could be called Squeak Chic.
my first thought was ,”Hand over the cheese and nobody gets hurt”, but that thought has occurred to others before me. Have a good day!
I’m a good witch not a bad witch 🙂 I would totally wear that too 🙂
“I eat small, naughty children.”
Hilarious skirt!
Nutter.
Easy cheesy. It says “I am THE big cheese. ”
I am LOVING the comments!!! I also love the Princess Bride…. So I would say you could name it aaaaaaaas yyyoooooooouuuu wiiiiiisssshhhh! 🙂
(although my fave comment was ‘does this look cheesy?!)
Mouse in the House!
Coach and Louis Vuitton all leave their brands in oversized ways on their products, so this is how I imagine the mice on Cinderella left their trademark on the back of the dress they made for her. Rodent chic.
‘You’re all so last season’
I want to be Ms. Frizzle (Magic School Bus) when I grow up.
Every time I see the capybaras at Happy Hollow I simply must quote The Princess Bride. http://www.hhpz.org/index.cfm/id/70/
Could this be what Cinderella wore on casual Fridays? Perhaps Beatrix Potter tried her hand at fabric design before she turned to children’s books. Or, and lastly, was there a third mouse in Disney’s arsenal: Micky, Minnie, and Maxi?
How about:
“The cheese stops here!”
🙂
The cheese STARTS here.
You guys are awesome. These comments are making my day in a big way.
Does my mouse (butt) look big in this?
the blind wearing the blind
(minus one blind)
That mouse is actually a fashionista. She is slightly awkward due to her size (too much Gorgonzola cheese) But she loves parties and dressing up. Her name is Glitz and would appreciate some bling for each of lovely pink ears. Have fun wearing her….she (and you) deserve it. 🙂
The Princess Bride is the greatest movie of all time! R-O-U-S es!
“Here Kitty, Kitty.”
My fried just asked if that was a vacumn cleaner cover. LOL!
Hickory, Dickory, SHUT UP (and give me some CHEEZE)!!!
I got rattitude!
the mouse takes the skirt
the mouse takes the skirt
hi-ho the dairy-o, the mouse takes the skirt.
the skirt stands alone.
the skirt stands alone.
hi-ho the dairy-o
the skirt stands alone!
think of the poor poodle who used to be on this skirt and was eaten by the GIANT mouse!
Perhaps some teacher wore it for story time when she read Stuart LITTLE? haha
well as Tim Gunn would say “make it work, just make it work”….LOL
Mouse wears human costume of unusual size…
You could always ‘mod’ the mouse.
Bondage mouse with strips of strategically placed tape and a whip in the free paw would be guaranteed to taise a few eyebrows (and laughs), an ornate mask for a Venetian ball, a grubby bathrobe and cigarette for that trailer trash look, suit and gun for the evil Mafioso look. The possibilities (aside from extermination) are endless!
I’m hearing it say”
“Talk to me, I’m all ears!”
“Don’t mess with the mouse!”
Who moved my cheese?!
It puts out a “Step aside Ladies. There’s a new mouse in the house.” kinda vibe. I have a silly image in my head of you walking in the skirt in a schwanky kinda way & the mouse shakin’ its hips back & forth with each step. Very schwanky.
I keep picturing a school play where the students act out “The Farmer in the Dell” and have to wonder where the rest of the skirts in the song have gone.
“The mouse takes the cheese, the mouse takes the cheese, hi-ho, the derry-oh, the mouse takes the cheese.”
And whatever else he wants, judging from those eyes.
Please, do wear this to a meeting. It would be worth it for the laughter that would ensue.
“Pardon me, but who Cut The Cheese?” – ROTFL!!!!!!!
Sorry Heather, I couldn’t help myself 🙂
Considering the attitude on that mouse I’d say the HMIC (Head Mouse In Charge) is in the house.
“I was trapped into wearing this.”
Love the Princess Bride! 🙂
Don’t run, I want to be your friend!
Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run, see how they run,
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice?
This is the one that got away
“I ain’t afraid of no farmers wife”
“You wanna piece of me”
I have read all the responses and this is a very funny post!!
There’s something disturbing about the visual I’m getting on the coordinating mousetrap pants that go along with this.
But did the cheese really stand alone? Of course not. Because the farmer’s wife stole the cheese back from the stinking rat. She had, after all, spent a long time milking the cow, making the cheese, and waiting for the fine aged cheddar to ripen and she wasn’t letting it go to waste on a dirty rat, no matter how large he was. And so in homage to her triumph, she crafted this lovely skirt with an image of the conquered rat on it, so that each time she sat down to eat a piece of the cheese she could imagine the rat was having to watch her savoring her triumph. She like to think of it as her “Big cheese” skirt. 🙂
Muskrat Love!!!!
“BYOM! Bring your own man? No bring your own Mouse! Duh.”
Cheese and crackers! Why is everybody looking at me???
Love the comments…I’m all about sarcasm and loved the first one – Is this skirt cheesy? I can just see it. Or the “I’m with the skirt” comment – funny girls!!
Man Trap.
“My Mom just didn’t get it when I asked for a cute little mouse costume.”
“She of the Mouse Coven has arrived!!! Out damn cats!”
Can I say damn?
“Bring it on.”
I believe it’s intended to be worn in conjunction with a glimmery shirt and fancy shoes to a Nutcracker themed Christmas party.
Princess Bride!! Such a favorite movie in our household.
The Mouse Stands Alone
You know, from “The Farmer in the Dell”
Looks kind of like an alien mouse…
Take me to the big cheese.. … umm I mean your leader…
“Taking the Mickey out of the Minnie-skirt”
Don’t mouse with me!
..anyone else notice that the mouse’s eyes follow you wherever you go in the room?? The Mousa Lisa..
It’s the ultimate parenting skirt , “I’m busy BUT THE MOUSE IS WATCHING”…
Does this skirt make my ears look big?
the big cheese
i’ve got nothin’, but that skirt is FABULOUS.
the mouse”skirt”eer
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