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    Amy Sedaris Introduction To The Party Dress Book by Mary Adams

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    Mary Adams
    The author moved to New York City in 1993 and her brother took her to see Mary Adams's dress shop on Ludlow Street. The shop window was full of colorful ruffles and looked like a pastry shop. The author saw the unique shop as a vision full of bright colors. She eventually went inside and had her first dress made, a tangerine, purple and green dress with a hot pink petticoat. The author became friends with Mary and has since had nine dresses made by her. The author likes Mary's party dresses because they are non-traditional, unique, and complement her style.

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    Amy Sedaris Introduction To The Party Dress Book by Mary Adams

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    Mary Adams
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    The author moved to New York City in 1993 and her brother took her to see Mary Adams's dress shop on Ludlow Street. The shop window was full of colorful ruffles and looked like a pastry shop. The author saw the unique shop as a vision full of bright colors. She eventually went inside and had her first dress made, a tangerine, purple and green dress with a hot pink petticoat. The author became friends with Mary and has since had nine dresses made by her. The author likes Mary's party dresses because they are non-traditional, unique, and complement her style.

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    The author moved to New York City in 1993 and her brother took her to see Mary Adams's dress shop on Ludlow Street. The shop window was full of colorful ruffles and looked like a pastry shop. The author saw the unique shop as a vision full of bright colors. She eventually went inside and had her first dress made, a tangerine, purple and green dress with a hot pink petticoat. The author became friends with Mary and has since had nine dresses made by her. The author likes Mary's party dresses because they are non-traditional, unique, and complement her style.

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    Amy Sedaris Introduction To The Party Dress Book by Mary Adams

    Written by

    Mary Adams
    The author moved to New York City in 1993 and her brother took her to see Mary Adams's dress shop on Ludlow Street. The shop window was full of colorful ruffles and looked like a pastry shop. The author saw the unique shop as a vision full of bright colors. She eventually went inside and had her first dress made, a tangerine, purple and green dress with a hot pink petticoat. The author became friends with Mary and has since had nine dresses made by her. The author likes Mary's party dresses because they are non-traditional, unique, and complement her style.

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    Amy Sedaris

    GOOD TIMES: Origins and Influences

    The Party Dress Book

    FOREWORD BY

    hen I moved to New York City in 1993, my brother David would walk me around late at
    night so we could look into store windows. I remember him taking me to Mary Adamss

    dress shop on Ludlow Street.


    I had never seen a shop like that. All you could see were ruffles. They were everywhere, in
    all sorts of colors. It looked like a pastry shop full of cakes dripping in colorfully dyed buttercream
    icings. It was a deaf persons dreama vision chock-full of bright colors and dramatic textures. Her
    windows were lined with exotic party and wedding dresses mingled with plastic flowers. Her shop
    stood out among the butcher shops with their skinned lambs skull displays, neglected pet stores,
    and dilapidated, graffiti-riddled buildings. There wasnt much there on the Lower East Side.
    I started to walk by the shop during the day, but I never went in. I was working on my first TV
    show, and knew I wanted to use my first paycheck to have a dress made for myself. I finally went in
    the store, and between numerous fittings Mary and I became friends, and have remained friends
    ever since. Which means that, as of this writing, I have at least nine of her dresses.
    The first dress Mary made for me was tangerine, purple, and green with a hot pink petticoat
    that I wore to the Obie Awards. Ethan Hawk approached me and said I had on the prettiest dress
    that night. I told him it looked better on the floor, and watched him run away.
    I like Marys party dresses because they complement my style: Theyre nontraditional,
    unique, and one of a kind. Marys dresses have a humor about them; theyre whimsical, flirty, and
    guaranteed scene-stealers. I depend on Mary when I need just the right party dress, and she has
    never failed me.

    This darling dress was Amys first custom-ordered piece.


    Photo by Patricia Sullivan

    Adam_9780823033300_fm_r4.indd 8-9

    6/4/10 1:04 PM

    Amy Sedaris

    GOOD TIMES: Origins and Influences

    The Party Dress Book

    FOREWORD BY

    hen I moved to New York City in 1993, my brother David would walk me around late at
    night so we could look into store windows. I remember him taking me to Mary Adamss

    dress shop on Ludlow Street.


    I had never seen a shop like that. All you could see were ruffles. They were everywhere, in
    all sorts of colors. It looked like a pastry shop full of cakes dripping in colorfully dyed buttercream
    icings. It was a deaf persons dreama vision chock-full of bright colors and dramatic textures. Her
    windows were lined with exotic party and wedding dresses mingled with plastic flowers. Her shop
    stood out among the butcher shops with their skinned lambs skull displays, neglected pet stores,
    and dilapidated, graffiti-riddled buildings. There wasnt much there on the Lower East Side.
    I started to walk by the shop during the day, but I never went in. I was working on my first TV
    show, and knew I wanted to use my first paycheck to have a dress made for myself. I finally went in
    the store, and between numerous fittings Mary and I became friends, and have remained friends
    ever since. Which means that, as of this writing, I have at least nine of her dresses.
    The first dress Mary made for me was tangerine, purple, and green with a hot pink petticoat
    that I wore to the Obie Awards. Ethan Hawk approached me and said I had on the prettiest dress
    that night. I told him it looked better on the floor, and watched him run away.
    I like Marys party dresses because they complement my style: Theyre nontraditional,
    unique, and one of a kind. Marys dresses have a humor about them; theyre whimsical, flirty, and
    guaranteed scene-stealers. I depend on Mary when I need just the right party dress, and she has
    never failed me.

    This darling dress was Amys first custom-ordered piece.


    Photo by Patricia Sullivan

    Adam_9780823033300_fm_r4.indd 8-9

    6/4/10 1:04 PM

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