Accessible Burlesque and the Art of Adornment
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
2y ago
Magdalena Truchan and Delilah Blue Flynn Greetings world. I will be in a new art exhibit, On Pins and Needles: Accessible Burlesque & the Art of Adornment at the Garner Arts Center in Garnerville, NY. (35 miles north of NYC.) The opening reception is Saturday, December 18, 3-7pm in Building 35. The exhibit is open every Saturday through February 5, 2022 3-7pm. It will be closed Christmas and New Years Day. Click for more info. Although millions of people are classified as disabled, the often misunderstood world of disabled Americans, and particularly of disabled women, is relegated to ..read more
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Headbands fit for a Sitting Queen
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
2y ago
Allow me to give your head some sartorial guidance. Perch a custom headband by @tongueinchicjamiekreitman What have all of you been up to since the start of the pandemic? Me? I have been watching the world burn from my entitled, privileged NY bubble. Some of my friends insist I stop watching the news, but how would I otherwise distinguish myself from the rubes that I run into on a daily basis? Knowledge is power, even if it means I leave my bubble pondering who I would love to punch in the face next. Don’t worry, I know how to mitigate rage via knitting pretty. I also like to stay busy with ..read more
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The Magdalena Wrap on Etsy
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
3y ago
The Magdalena Wrap in “Heather Woodland” on Etsy. It’s time to WRAP IT UP! Introducing  the Magdalena Wrap, now available as a stunning finished piece and as a knitting pattern on Etsy. This hand knit design is a collaboration with designer and fashion bestie, Jamie Kreitman.  These bespoke pieces are hand knitted by yours truly, then passed on to Jamie for finishing and completion- all done in the NY area. A first Jamie Kreitman® X Pretty  Cripple joint venture! This head-turning multi-texture fashion statement with a large Coconut button has a unique adjustable closure. W ..read more
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Let’s Call it a Wrap: Best DIY Knit Wrap Pattern
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
3y ago
Greetings comrades. How are you Putin-up with this year? Rather than have an interminable meltdown, I started a new endeavor. Allow me to present: The Magdalena Wrap Knitting Pattern. I teamed up with my bestie, fashion designer, @tongueinchicjamiekreitman, to create a Jamie Kreitman® x Pretty Cripple® knitting pattern. It knits up so quickly, make one for you, friends and family. It is an easy knit wrap in a myriad of colorways with a hood option. Style it YOUR way since the closure is adjustable. The yarn is Lion Brand Wool Ease. I love knitting with @lionbrand ..read more
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Create a custom wall mural with Scribit
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
4y ago
When I feel down during this seemingly endless pandemic, creating art can be my antidote. My illustrator friend, Blue (@BlueFlynn), was giddy with delight when her boyfriend bestowed upon her a write-and-erase robot that creates wall murals. Scribit takes a custom sketch, created on a computer and plots it out with markers on a flat surface, such as a bedroom wall. From that point, one can fill in the sketch to their liking using a variety of mediums.  Watch Scribit in action. For years I have not been able to find art to hang on my bedroom wall. Friends have nudged me to be mo ..read more
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A tribute to the Beastie Boys
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
4y ago
As a creative person, I need to keep busy during the era of self-quarantining. My newest creative outlet is paying tribute to one of many favorite bands from the 80s, hip-hop band, The Beastie Boys. Last year the Beasties released a memoir, and this year a new documentary, “The Beastie Boys Story.” So I decided to collaborate with my friend, Jesse, who happens to be a film and video producer. In this video I decided to dress up as Adam Yauch, the brains behind the Beasties, from their 1994 “Sabotage” video. It also happens to be one of the best videos ever, followed by Madonna’s “Borderline ..read more
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Dating in the age of Corona
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
4y ago
“It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” – R.E.M. “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” written by the band R.E.M. was one of many anthems of the cool kids in the late 80s. My friends and I belted it out proudly with our latch-keys swinging freely around our necks. We didn’t give a shit about much back then and existed in a state of bliss. But somehow over the decades after having witnessed catastrophic events and seismic global shifts we are viewing events from a wholly different perspe ..read more
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Fashion under the influence
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
4y ago
Due to creative doldrums, I have been off the blogging sphere for months. Additionally, the challenges we’re facing in the United States and the world have contributed to my malaise.  Perhaps due to global chaos, I wanted to gain control of what I could. So, roughly two years ago,  I took a look inside my bursting-at-the-seams walk-in closet and realized that amassing new garments was not bringing me joy, as per Marie Kondo. How much shit do I need to own?  Also, I didn’t feel compelled to write about the toxicity of the fashion industry.  Besides, few novel concepts piqued my interest and ..read more
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Ravelry has me tightly wound
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
4y ago
There are few safe spaces left in America. This great nation has become so politically polarized. Can a happy space exist devoid of political discourse? This past Sunday, a truly warm and fuzzy craft community platform succumbed to the toxicity of today’s politics. The privately owned 8 million-member online knitting and crocheting platform, Ravelry, was hit by a firestorm of media buzz due to a change in policy. The new policy bans content supporting Donald Trump in order to create their definition of a safe space which doesn’t support ‘open white supremacy.’  WHOA! One can only imagine the ..read more
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My beach life in Asbury Park, NJ
PRETTY CRIPPLE - Wheelchair disabled fashion lifestyle blogger - Humor blogger
by Magdalena
4y ago
Helmut Lang leather jacket, Supreme backpack, Moschino checkered sneaks and sunnies by Freeway. Frizzy hair by the Atlantic Ocean. It has been over one year since I came to the realization that this clotheshorse needs to stop buying clothing and accessories. These purchases which used to do more for me than psychotherapy, simply don’t make my heart sing as they once did. I own too much shit, which at times overwhelms me. The more crap you own, the more hemmed in you feel. It does zero for my fengshui, is a waste of money, a scourge on this planet and then when you croak, all your shit becom ..read more
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